Posted on 03/28/2006 1:05:39 PM PST by Lazamataz
Another rule: No lame jokes! :)
I was amazed by how easy Atkins was for me,a guy who once took carbs intravenously,to stick to.But then,my doctor did a good job of motivating me.
Then my hip went bad about a year ago and the weight I lost is back.
Talk about depressing!
The moral of the story? Atkins works when combined with regular exercise.
No problem there.
Just leave the pizza off and you'll be fine. :)
Yikes, thanks for the link to my caloric output. According to the link I find the following facts about me:
Resting (basal) metabolic rate: 1355 calories per day
Typical daily activities: 723 calories per day
Total calories burned: 2079 per day
Note: 3500 calories = 1 pound weight loss
If I want to cut 700 calories a day, it leaves me 1200 calories which isn't very darned many. Even if I cut (or expend) 700 a day it would take me 5 days to lose one pound....I give up already :-(
That's close to what I've been doing. I'm down 53.5 lbs now since the end of September, my pants size has gone from a 44" waist to 38". I've had to drill 5 new holes in the belt that I bought in October. I've dropped from an XL size shirt to just L, from 17 1/2 to 16 in a dress shirt.
It was just so obvious but I never got busy and started getting healthy. Now I feel better all the time, sleep better, get sick FAR less often (barely at all), etc., etc., etc.
I never wanted to be a "health nut", but once you've tried it you want to tell other people how they can solve all the problems that they complain and complain and complain about by doing a few simple things to get healthy.
Now, my biggest problem is when I travel - and I travel alot. I can't seem to get myself all the way downstairs in the hotel to use the fitness room every single day. I do a few times, but not every day. Bad Spiff! Bad! And then I do tend to not eat quite right because I don't have access to the same food I eat at home and I am forced to eat out alot. I'm working on that. I tend to gain a little weight when I travel, but the odd thing is that I consistantly lose that weight the day after I get back. No, really. Both of my recent trips saw a weight gain of 2 to 3 lbs. The day after I got back, each trip, I dropped between 2.5 lbs in one 24 hour period and then lost the remainder the next day.
My wife and I are leaving tomorrow for a 4-day vacation in Acapulco - all expenses paid, all inclusive resort, etc. We're not going to be so careful about what we eat as we really want to enjoy ourselves as we've never been able to go on a vaction like this. However, we also plan to counter some of the fattening effects of the food we'll eat by hitting the fitness room at least once per day. Hopefully, we won't do too much damage to our diets over the period. And if we do, we'll just have to work it off over the next week or so.
Another observation. I don't even get tempted anymore to eat some foods. Often, people will bring in donuts. I used to eat one or two before I went on my diet. Now, they are literally nauseating to look at and smell. Someone tried to give me a chocolate cake the other day. They insisted I take it. I said I would give it to my kids. Just carrying the thing made me feel ill - looking at it and smelling it. I actually did talk myself into trying a Quarter Pounder with Cheese the other day after not having a burger since September. I was deeply disappointed. I used to love Quarter Pounders, but it was not good at all. Not like I remembered it. Now I have no desire to eat one ever again. By the way, the burger didn't hurt me. The scale told me I'd lost a half pound since the day before. It's all about tracking calories and keeping them consistantly below your matabolic level.
Time to get that looked at! My uncle (only 7 years older than me.....and that keeps you well under retirement age!) had a bad hip and a serious weight problem. He had to lose a good amount of weight (around 25 pounds) to allow the surgery, then had the hip replaced. Since then, he's back to walking and has dropped another 45 pounds. Drastic to have surgery, yeah, but....
Thanks Laz....I haven't been on this thread like I wanted to but will try to participate more. I am a personal trainer so I will help anyway I can.
spoken like a true fast metabolism guy
I started at 260 and I'm down to 206.5. My goal is 180 which is the top end of the "healthy weight" for a man who is 5'11" that I've seen on all the charts. I've gone from "severely overweight" to just "overweight" on those same charts. I've got 26.5 lbs to go. My weight loss has slowed down a little bit, especially with all my recent travel, but my weight is still consistantly going down.
Oh, and body fat content. I went from 34% to 26% in that same time period.
Hey, Laz. Thanks for taking over the weekly thread for retrokitten. I for one appreciate having this venue for inspiration and encouragement.
Good for you, and keep up the good work!
Thinkin' of cheeseburgers tonight...What do ya' think?
Laz, thank you for picking this up....I look forward to it since retrokitten started it. If I can help in anyway I'll certainly do it. I started a low fat and excersize diet on the 1st of Feb. I've only lost 11 lbs but I've dropped 2 pant sizes and look and feel a lit better. I still have an enormous amount to lose ( I gained 70# over the last few years) I have a herniated disk and am in menapause so it's SLOW moving. I'm giving myself a year to be where I want and I'm being patient with myself.
I did.My problem (a "labral tear") is one that very few Orthopedic Surgeons deal with.There are only three in Boston (the medical capital of the world) and only a handful in NYC (I was on waiting lists in both cities).
I had to wait almost four months for my first appointment,then a month for an MRI and then a couple of months for the surgery itself.
So,I'm still healing from the surgery and hope I can get back to my walking routine soon (which my surgeon says is the likely outcome).
How's the running coming? I'm doing okay, but need to step it up a notch if I don't want to buy a swimsuit resembling a burqua this summer.
Wow.....
Ok- I've been reading up on pilates- haven't kept up with the thread enough to know if this has been covered...but am thinking of investing ($25) in one of the pilate circles from Winsor Pilates.
Any of you have experience with this kind of toning/exercise?
I really eat well- but since (excuse me gents) menopause- pounds that used to drop like flies will not BUDGE.
This thread is a great idea!
Increase your activity, and lower your deficit from my 700 calories to maybe 400 or 300. Then it's very doable.
This losing weight thing is just plain hard ... I'm glad your quest is going so well! I went on the South Beach Diet before Christmas and lost 10 pounds in about 3 weeks; good progress for me. Kept it off over the holidays but it has crept back since then. Thanks for starting this thread! Maybe it will motivate me.
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