I am stuck at 218. Football season starts tomorrow, and I always lose during the seasons due to all the running, but I have never been below 225 since 1989 ;)



Who knows, still feel good and think I look good

Oops, overslept rotating shifts and missed the deadline. 218 again, no loss.

I have a basic salad I have twice a day (lunch and dinner)



2 cups romaine lettuce chopped

1/2 cup raw mushrooms diced

1/2 cup raw onion diced

1/8 cup FF cheddar cheese

1tbsp Kraft's reduced fat French or Italian dressing.



Total damage is about 86 Calories (3g Fat, 8g Carbs, 3g Fiber, 7g Protein)



I try to drink 1/2 liter of water before eating the salad.

Denise Austin, turned 50 this year, seems very down to earth yet intense. And for the boys, she has a decent face. ;)

Whiile reading that I thought it would be funnier:



If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up with the wide end.



Modified by me.



Truth: As I hit the post button, Queen's "Fat Bottom Girls" started on the radio.

I use Cooper norms for sit ups, push ups and the 1.5 mile run because my fitness bonus at work is based on the score in those three categories. (Oh, and the sit ups are hands behind the heads, fingers interlocked, so I have to remember to safeguard my neck)

Week one weigh in:

6' 0" (Ok 5' 11.75" because I have shrunk, I swear)

Last week 220

This week 218

Loss 2lbs

+1 and a point that cannot be repeated often enough.

Just watched a commercial last night for KFC, "No same great taste and no Trans Fats." ;)

I am married with kids, I don't have nightmares until I wake up.



<Sorry couldn't resist>

All the research I have read indicates this is a myth. Last study I read is summarized here:

Study





Is there more recent research on the subject?

I like something "heavy" in fat/protein and light in carbs if I snack before bed. I usually go with a light yogurt or cheese stick to fill that need.



Carbs, especially simple sugars like in fruit, make it hard for me to get to sleep. If you can do it, power to you.

Book by Bill Phillips, has a web site, but I don't recall the url exactly, do a google.



Plan basics, 6 days of low calorie high protein diet (5-6 small meals a day) and working out for 20-45 minutes hard. 7 day rest and anything you want to eat. I took that day 7 to new extremes.

Currently I use an Omron Bioimpedence hand held model and a skin fold test. I intend to hit SU in a couple of weeks and get bod podded, which is a body displacement/density test, so that should be the most accurate of all. The Omron puts me at 19% and the skin fold puts me at 14%, so I am curious to see which is more accurate. FWIW, they have both steadily dropped, although when I was at my max weight it had me at 32% on the Omron and 29% on the skin fold, so the skin fold shows fat loss faster than the omron, although the omron shows fat/lean loss at about a 4:1 ratio, which is what I would expect, even weight lifting during the loss. I will post my Bod Pod experience later, $30, 30 minutes, most accurate test that doesn't require submersion.

Stats are the same 220, 5'11.75",male

Not currently, only in the past. My off days were out of control. I needed a 7 day plan It worked a bit for me, but something just wasn't there. 1lb/week is not bad, especially if you are exercising as much as the plan calls for. That is likely 1.5 to 2 lbs of fat a week, with some of the loss being offset by lean tissue gains.



I don't have my logs from doing it anymore, but I seem to recall a very small decrease in weight compared to a weight loss program.

Ok first official weight in for V



Height 5' 11.75"

Weight 220

Male

Not and expert, but yes. When muscle's grow other than during puberty, you only change the size of the cells, not the number of cells. So as they start to shrink they will just go back to a non-workout state. Don't know if they will get back to skinny, but unless you cut back on calories your muscle would become marbled as the fat cells grew.

Neat idea, but I don't think the fact I have been lazy for the last 15 years and finally got off my a$$ qualifies me to be a guru full of wisdom, more like a lab rat to be studied.

Ok, updated my pick, here it is:

And hungry babies.

Jennie,



Amazing, simply amazing. Nice work.

FWIW, I have lost 66 pounds on a nationally available diet plan. They do work, just do your research before you pick one. I cannot say the same system is right for you, but it definitely worked for me and was easy.

Thanks.



21 weeks on NS picture tomorrow. Switching to their maintenance program after today.

Moobies will reduce along with everything else. While the skin may have to catch up, the size will diminish.

Some recipes that match the NutriSystem Stats plus some other items not related.



http://plussizenow.com/ns/

Do we need to post our 8/8 weight and work from there, or do we post on the day we join? (latter seems unfair)



Currently 6' 222lbs (But I will be converting to metric just so I can brag about going to double digits in 3 pounds ;) )

1) Don't think about long term goals in short term time periods.

2) Mix up resistance training and endurance training

3) Log what you eat and what you do (workout)



More on 1, you want something for when you show up in 3 1/2 weeks but that is too short of a time period for major change. But 3 1/2 weeks is fine for a mini-goal of increasing reps, decreasing split times, or losing X number of pounds. Wanting to improve appearance is a long term goal which needs true long term objectives and a long term plan. Sit down, write it out, keep a log of what you do, and the long term plan will be a lot easier.



My $0.02

I want to play but may be at goal early in the contest.

This is not a NutriSystem ad, but this is what I do on their system for 6 meals/day:



Breakfast (0700) (~360 Calories)

NutriSystem Breakfast Entree (~180 Calories)

Fruit Serving (~100 Calories)

Low Glycemic Carbohydrate Serving (~80 Calories 4g fiber)



Morning Snack (1000) (~445 Calories)

Protein Shake (Mine is a double shot 54g protein 325 Calories)

NutriSystem Snack/Dessert (~120 Calories at least 6g protien 3g fiber)



Lunch (1200) (~380 Calories)

NutriSystem Entree (~180 Calories)

Salad w/Reduced Fat Dressing (~100 Calories)

Dairy/Protein (~100 Calories at least 8g Protein)



Afternoon Snack (1500) (~425 Calories)

Protein Shake (Mine is a double shot 54g protein 325 Calories)

Fruit (~100 Calories)



Dinner (1700) (~450 Calories)

NutriSystem Entree (~220 Calories)

Veggie Serving (~50 Calories)

Salad w/Reduced Fat Dressing (~100 Calories)

Low Glycemic Carbohydrate Serving (~80 Calories 4g fiber)



Evening Snack (2000) (~220 Calories)

Dairy/Protein (~100 Calories at least 8g Protein)

NutriSystem Snack/Dessert (~120 Calories at least 6g protien 3g fiber)



That works out to be ~2280, but currently averaging 2263/day