Arson Smith wrote:Scale right this exact second sez 288.5 lbs. OK - I had a Dr. appointment this morning, and their scale was maybe more precise (?) (plus the difference between weighing in the morning vs. weighing in the evening?):278 lbs. A slightly less soul-crushing number, BUT STILL.First steps today: get off my ass and walk to Illinois and back (Eads bridge) at noon.I didn't pack a lunch today, so I will have to figure a lesser of evils option, such as a salad or lite sandwich from the SubWay/Quiznos/JimmyJohns dimension. NO CHIPS.I did have 1 can of PepsiMax to start my day, but no more soda today - WATER TIME.Here we go.

I exercise because I like exercise - it makes me feel good. I don't want to lose weight especially.I would never deny myself an extra helping of pasta or a buttery bacon sarnie or a pint.I'm not dissing people who do - just saying maybe it's better for your mental wellbeing just to forget about your weight and have some fun doing stuff - run, bike, walk, shag. Make your goal just to get off the couch a bit more and enjoy the summer weather. You might lose weight along the way - but you shouldn't care.My younger Brother is the same height as me but about 2 stone heavier... and I'm not little so that's offically lardy. But he can whip my arse on the squash court and bikes every day. I'd be pretty sad if he was weighing himself or worried about it - he's as fit as a fiddle... he just likes beer and biscuits - you can't deny a man that. So any way... I think you should have fun and leave the weighing and diets alone.

Wood Goblin wrote:MrFood wrote:B\_M\_L wrote: So any way... I think you should have fun and leave the weighing and diets alone.Fine advice except for the bolded part. If someone is really only eating crap - that can't go unchecked forever. It really can't.Exactly. And plenty of non-crap food tastes delicious. I daresay that most of it does.I said 'diets' not diet - I meant calorie controlling, measuring, special preped meals, 'lite' stuff, shakes - that kind of stuff. All that will just make you fatter in the end.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n ... 1113317181http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/ ... key=115187

I'm in.I'm like 216 right now - I'd like to be at 200. Strange thing is that I'm actually in pretty good physical shape - did 35 miles on the bike yesterday in just over 2 hours. It's my diet that sucks - chocolate chip cookies, etc.This will give me motivation - great idea Ringo.

With marathon training - the last long run is usually 3 weeks before the race, then comes the taper.http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/inter2.html

Camus quotes in an exercise thread. I love it. (Camus, right?)Dudes, be sure to re-up your electrolytes in the Summer since you will likely be sweating a lot. Emergen-C is great for this. If you skip this step you will not recover as quickly.Best wishes to you all. The benefits are not immediate, but they are cumulative and once you start to feel them (which will happen before you see them), be sure to let the momentum ride.

knoxdaley wrote:Not here:I would be satisfied with this. Because right now I'm more like this

Hello- I have a plan that will guarantee that you lose weight. The closer you follow this plan, the faster that you will lose weight. I have never seen this fail. People may fail at this plan but the plan always works. 1- No fast food. If you must eat it, make it a last resort and hit up the sandwich shops, Subway, etc. Skip the chips, dummy! You are on a diet! 2- No soda. No diet soda. No energy drinks. Gatorade has almost as much sugar as all of these. If you need caffeine, drink black coffee or unsweetened tea. The fake sugars are terrible also. 3- Examine your labels for high fructose corn syrup. Avoid as much as possible. THE SHIT IS IN EVERYTHING. Do the best that you can. 4- No alcohol during the week. Friday and Saturday you can jam down all the beers that you can because Monday's coming and shit is gonna get tough.... 5- Drink a lot of water. There are recommendations on the internet. I bet you don t drink enough! 6- Run. The more you run the faster this works. If you are a bad runner or have injuries take it slow and work up into it. Walk 2 miles every other day. Build your walk into a gentle trot. MOST PEOPLE HATE RUNNING. It gets easier. All the walking/jogging will help stretch your ankles and knees out and strengthen your joints enough where some of your initial aches and pains will diminish. There are a lot of people who don t run and use pain as an excuse. If you have DIAGNOSED knee, ankle, or back injuries, run on an elliptical or a cross training machine. Those have no impact on your joints. I saw a guy in my gym who weighed 300+ jog the treadmill every day. He would run until the meter showed that he burned 500 calories (not that the machine is super accurate) but he busted his ass and lost weight at a tremendous rate. First he would go slow and it would take him over an hour, then he ran harder and he could get it done in half the time. 7- Do 40 pushups a night. For some of you, this will be very difficult at first. Do them in as many set as you need to. Someday you should be able to do 40 in a row with ease. When you get to this point, it should take less than a minute. It makes you think back to when it took a half hour to do 40 ¦.The plan above requires a lifestyle change. It is something that I adapted a little at a time. It is pretty jarring to do it all at once. I started by making the changes in order that I have listed. Once you start feeling better, your body will thank you by giving you more energy and the more energy will help you go further. The smokers usually feel better and their smoking usually decreases without trying. This usually leads to thoughts of quitting, sometimes with success!

MrFood wrote:Arson Smith wrote: SubWay Shit is evil. Avoid avoid avoid. Bad bread, bad dressings. Try to cut down on bread anyhow. Try to have a rice lunch perhaps?I did have 1 can of PepsiMax to start my day, but no more soda FOR A GOOD COUPLE OF MONTHS - WATER TIME.Subway is not great. I agree, but if you have bad eating habits it can be a big step up. If you need food on the go, it can be a passable option. Opt for wheat bread and no dressing and you can be okay. If you need anything I am close by, friendo.

Sox wrote:The trick to losing weight is finding food that tastes like cardboard, then seasoning it yourself! If it's tasty, it's probably fattening, so get out there and find the most tasteless food that you can afford, and get used to eating it!Or, you can eat fish instead of red meat and drink tea instead of coke. Small step, huge difference.That's not true. Are fresh veggies that expensive or something? Learn to cook, that always helps. A carrot isn't that expensive and tastes good by itself. Maybe learn to like something like that. Anyway, I lost all this weight at the end of the year and maintained a decent weight until about the spring, now I can't fit into my pants again. I'm trying to get more exercise, but I can't go running much anymore due to a back condition, so I ride my bike. Also, I need to cut down on the beer drinking. I drink way too much. I'd like to lose 20lbs. I feel like a fatty. The beard helps.