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by the scummy one

just wanting to get some sleep.

When my mind goes into overdrive, I feel insanity leaving. But I dont take drugs for it, as I am not a pill popper.

by ontheropes

One capsule, prescribed by my shrink. I can live with it.
Edit: I think that if a person genuinely has to take 20 prescriptions to get through the day and have some semblance of a 'normal' life it's just fine with me. It's the people that lie to get meds and go to several different doctors, or easy doctors, to get them that are the crazy ones.

by ontheropes

I hit weight loss plateus at 184/185 and 171/172. Now I'm stuck at 170. Maybe it's a three pound weight plateau, 170-172.
I've found that plateaus are difficult to break. It's takes patience and willpower.
I'm giving myself until August to hit 165. That's more than reasonable for five pounds. After taking a good look at myself I'm actually considering changing my ultimate goal down to 160 even though that seems kind of low it might be right for me. I know that my Mother would try to fatten me up now if she saw me.
I don't know as my skin will ever shrink to fit my new weight. I think of those contestants on the Biggest Loser losing a hundred pounds or more. I just know that they have folds of loose skin. I have my own but not as bad. It used to be puffed out with 65 pounds of fat, now I look like there's something wrong with me.
Screw it. My skin will either shrink back to fit me or it won't. Maybe time will take care of it. I have too many benefits from losing weight to worry about a bit of skin.
Sixty five pounds in less than two years. Nothing to crow about really but I do think of the people who've made New Years resolutions and/or decided that they were going to lose weight over the past two years and they haven't moved past a couple of pounds, if that. Two pounds can be just water weight. I know that when I push mowed the other day I likely lost 3 or more pounds just from persperation. That's easily and necessarily gained back. Losing 5 or more pounds is perhaps an easier goal. Lose five pounds at a stretch and once you lose that reset another five pounds weight loss goal. It's worked for me, so far. I've been hungry but it hasn't killed me. :)

I keep my weight loss goals in the forefront of my mind all day long. Gives me something positive to think about.
I've also made it a hobby looking at fat people. :^0 I've always been one to watch people but I watch for fat people in particular now and think, I don't want to be like that. Politicians are my favorite. Man, have we ever elected a bunch of fat mofos. :0

by ontheropes

One hundred sixty by September. I don't think that I'm becoming anorexic. I think that it's a realistic weight.
I've seen 168/169 on the scale today and to think that when I first started this thread I was trying my hardest to hit 180. Funny how time changes things.

by jdclyde

Been working on this myself, and by changing lifestyle (NOT DIETING) I have dropped 15 lbs since Christmas.

Still got a ways to go, but am confident.

I don't think I will ever see under 200 again, but who knows?

by the scummy one

current 204-206 range. Been hot here too, and started working out again (after Winter hibernation). I am thinking 190 as a goal -- Hmmm -- Sept huh Ropes? You're on! 15 pounds by Sept sounds like a good goal. Maybe it'll keep me from putting it back on too :D

by ontheropes

Too many useless calries. I've had to retrain the waitstaff in three of our favorite restaurants. They wre always ready with two Cokes or Pepsis.
I do the calorie counting thing. If you read down thru this discussion there's quite a bit of good advice. Advice that I failed to follow after I hit 180. Live and learn.
If I can hit the 160's you should be able to hit the 200's, I'd say. My biggest advice now? Keep the diet thing at the forefront of your mind because it takes willpower.
I ended up being pretty disappointed in myself when I shot back up in weight after working so hard to get it down. Fortunately, this last go 'round has been pretty easy except for hitting the weight plateaus. A plateau is where you end up staying the same damn weight day after day. Eventually you break it but then you hit another one. PITA!

by jdclyde

sitting at 240.

But I have been training ThingOne for his Cross country, so I am on the bike everynight, and that helps.

220 is a totally reasonable and reachable goal.

by ontheropes

My most recent heavy weight was 234/235 a couple of years ago. Took better than two years to get to where I am today. I like to think that people who knew me then wouldn't recognize me today. If I meet any of them I'm going to pretend I'm somebody else, just for the hell of it. ]:)
I tweet about my weight. :D Most of my followers are into weight loss one way or another.

by the scummy one

Oh Yeah, I am gonna be gloating for winning so bad... Ya cant beat me, once I start drinking again -- which will happen if I fall too far behind! :D

by ganyssa

But I'm definitely a member of the herd in need of thinning. My current goal is 20 pounds by September.

by ontheropes

Some of us could get used to being paid. The High Deacon position should be paid the most, you ask me.

by ontheropes

Two to three pounds a week weight loss is generally what's recommended. Usually the first 5 or 10 fly off. The rest aren't as cooperative.

by the scummy one

looks like I have bicardi for lunch/dinner in my near future then :0
Honestly, I feel better, now that I am eating again. And kept the loss, just eating less and working out. Didnt realize how much better I would feel 20 lbs lighter, but I feel great. another 15 should get me back to my mid '80's weight.
As now, my energy levels seems to be higher. This should help to take more off I think, cause I am doing more.

by jdclyde

mostly water and 100% juice.

I know, the juice has calories, but at least they are not processed calories.

I have been doing less diet, and more life change.

will see where it goes.

by ontheropes

Not that I'm a fitness/diet guru or anything.
Thing is, I've read and heard how the real fitness and diet gurus say that dieting alone won't work; you'll just put the weight back on.
It does take a change of lifestyle. Eating better foods, keeping track of the calories you eat, if only in your mind, and a determination that you're not going to have your weight balloon back up like mine did.
The way I'm losing weight now I've got to face that lifestyle change once I hit my target weight. That might be harder than all of the dieting.

by jdclyde

I look at it as finding a better and more active way to live, that also will make me healthier.

the new job is a big help too. NOT geting home at 6:30/7 at night gives me a chance to do more than have dinner and go to bed. I LOVE getting out at 2pm.

by santeewelding

Now that I've commingled with those of the communion -- seen with mine own eyes that they are delightfully real -- I look over every word of your posts from now on...heh...heh...heh.

Gun show, eh? Whatcha gonna do -- learn the front end from the back? (I confuse the two all the time)

It was inexcusable that you were not there. I will have to pull some strings for next time.

by ontheropes

A lot of it is psychological.
I've read about how fat and obese we are as a nation. It bothered me when i was 234/235. I was obese, according to BMI calculators. It was an eye opener. Not even fat now and I like that feeling. The bad part is that some of my old pants will fall right off without my belt. :^0 I look like I'm wearing someone elses clothes.

by nicknielsen

I am not far overweight, but did have a medical scare a couple of months ago that required a dietary change. What surprised me was that with the new diet went about 15 pounds (so far).

The change? More fiber. My doctor said I was eating too much restaurant food and gave me a choice: four servings of high-fiber fruits (apples, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, etc.) a day or 3 glasses of grit. I did a little research and discovered that a lot of the foods we perceive as "high in fiber" really aren't. I also discovered that one banana or apple provides 10% or more of your recommended daily fiber intake in one place.

I don't think the weight loss will continue at the current rate. Over the last few weeks, I've worked through a few lunches, only taking a break to scarf down a quick lunch of a banana and a bottle of of water with a flavor packet thrown in. I've discovered Crystal Lite "Hunger Prevention". I've only seen it in Strawberry-Banana, but the label says it's got 5 grams of fiber (20% of what I need!) and only 30 calories.

The bad part is that, until your body gets used to it, high-fiber means high-gas. That doesn't bother guys too much-we like farts-but the ladies may have embarrassment problems...

by jdclyde

My EX didn't fart because she wouldn't shut up long enough to build up the pressure..... :D

by the scummy one

that you stopped smelling them cause they burned the membrane completely out.

After you do, look around at how many people are gagging and running.

by the scummy one

Just make sure that Guido stays away -- he might just get shot :D

yes, the gun show -- I want to pick up a few items while there. Been saving up and all.

by the scummy one

mainly because they were worn, but now everything is loose again. I need to punch some holes in the new belt, and if I lose the 15, then new pants will be needed again. Already thought of it.

by ontheropes

I almost threw my scale out this morning. Three pound weight gain. It's a good scale too. I call it a miracle because all I had, after weighing myself before, was coffee. Dunno what happened but I sure don't like it. I guess I'm still at my latest plateau.

by santeewelding

The Thursday morning I left for Louisville, I was at...well, never mind what I was at.

This morning I was 5.6 pounds more.

All I ate was the very best and plenty of it. The 16-year-old Scotch didn't help, either.

What you need to do is re-jigger the x and y axis of your chart, and the units of measure, to hide it. That's what I'm going to do.

I'll be anything I want to be.

by ontheropes

I bought it too large. I used the second to last hole when I bought it, finally moved to the last hole and then had to drill a hole farther back then the spaces between holes. I'm about ready to drill another hole. :^0
I could just buy another belt but I'm using this one to gauge my progress. There's a LOT of overlap.

by ontheropes

Not surpisingly, those who have a lower BMI as they age have a tendency to live longer. Nice benefit right there.
My Dad died at 58 of a heart attack when I was 8 years old. He was overweight/obese. I plan to live longer than he did. Having a normal BMI will help.

by jdclyde

did two, and it is loose again.

Don't want to get a different belt for the same reason, progress.

Also the reason I am looking 15 lbs at a time instead of the 60 total at once. if it takes to long to reach a goal, you stop trying.

Keep it realistic.

by santeewelding

Was right down the alley of first and last things.

But not even Deepsand is capable of sorting it out. I know I'm not.

by ontheropes

I'm stuck. Not the first time. It took awhile to get past the plateau I had at 182/183. Better than a week. Seems like two weeks. I'm not charting my weight like I used to so I can't say for sure.
Now, even though I've seen 168/169 I'm right back at 171/172 and it doesn't seem possible that I'm back up there.
Frustrating and not just a little bit.
This is what happened when I hit 180 over a year ago. I ballooned back up. I'm determined that it's not going to happen again. I've got a contest to win! I'm going to hit 160!
Others that are losing weight will run into plateaus too. It takes time and willpower to get past them. I'll get past this one but it's been screwing with my attitude. < insert loud, angry, profanity filled scream here >
On the bright side, I did drill another hole in my belt. It's still not tight. I can also fit my smallest 34" jeans with very little dunlop. I'm making some gains.

by jdclyde

i think I am six months to a year away from getting back into my 34's. Well, probably the year.

Off for a little primal scream therapy.... ;\

by jdclyde

the biggest fluctuations will be from water loss/gain.

do you up your activity when you get stuck?

by ontheropes

Takes about four hours. There are a lot of obstacles.
What I do when I get 'stuck' is to reduce my calorie intake. I do drink plenty of water so some weight can come from that but it's okay. I think my body eliminates the water it doesn't need.
Lowering/counting calories is the only thing I've found that works. It takes patience and willpower. I've plenty of willpower, not very patient.

by jdclyde

was that you NEED more water now, and just to recognize it as a factor in watching the scale to closely.

You are doing much better than I am.

by ontheropes

A steady 170 this morning. This plateau makes me wonder if maybe I'm being too ambitious in striving for 160. I'm still going for it. I remember being at 165 and being in excellent shape with a lot of energy. I'm not kidding myself that I'm as muscular as I used to be so 160 seems like it should be an attainable goal.
Within another week or two I should find myself regularly in the 160's.

by santeewelding

Recovering my svelte shape from all the good food in Louisville. I spiked up six pounds. Would be more without exercise.

Whenever I escape discipline, and forage like that, I allow myself bread and potato. One serving of wedges will do it. I have it documented.

Maybe if I cut off my unit, I could reach ideal. Afterall, it ain't what it used to be, either.

by jdclyde

set the bar to high, it is easier to get discouraged.

Keep it up going down! B-)

One "Attaboy" coming up! ;\

by ontheropes

I want to get in a rush but these things take time. I've plenty of time.
I have weight loss incentive all around me when I go out. Went to Walmart yesterday. THAT place will give you incentive to watch your weight. Daaaaaammmn! Surrounded by fatty fatty boombalattys.

by ontheropes

I drink liters of water when I mow. I think that is eliminated pretty quickly if my body doesn't need it.
What still gets me is the change in eating habits. My body automatically goes into what I'll call starvation mode. Screws me all up. One man's regularity is another man's constipation, or so I've read.

by the scummy one

to get some ammo (12 Guage/.22) and could hardly get around. Was anyone there under 350 aside from me and employees???
Geez -- the majority was well over 300 :0

by ontheropes

I saw a woman with the biggest butt I've seen since I was an over the road truck driver. A massive thing. Of course wearing the standard issue stretch pants. I wish I'd had my camera. Huge. Looked like a flabby mushroom cloud inside of those pants. :0
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I wanted to talk to you anyway. I'm going to have to call off my part of our bet. I think that I'll be hurting myself shooting for 160. If I can get to 167/168 I believe that I'll be able to hold an average weight of 170 which is where I was this morning.
I'm definitely not fat. I'm close to the mean for a healthy BMI and I don't think I'm copping out. Hell, my tighest 34" jeans fit with hardly a bit of dunlop. I don't want my ribs to be sticking out.
Bet's off!
Now my obsession with losing weight will be replaced with an obsession for maintaining weight. :^0
I do want to wish you good luck with your goals. I still have to reach 167/168 so I'm not done yet. Close but then the hard part starts, maintaining it.

by the scummy one

I am still shooting for mine -- although 2 woman told me I was probably stretching it, and looked good as is when I brought it up.

1 actually told me she thought that it would be bad for me to try 15, and to shoot for 7-8 instead.

However, I have my sights set on 15 now -- so thats my goal.

On a side note -- I just picked up my MC permit. Here is the bike I am looking at.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/1252094117.html

by ontheropes

The quickest bike I ever rode would do 0-60 in 5 seconds. That was my 1974 Norton 850. It seems I read of bikes that'll do 0-60 in half the time nowadays.

Back to the weight thing. When I started this thread I had a goal of reaching 180. That seemed unattainable but I did it and promptly put weight back on. I've been told that I looked good at 200 too. I've also been told that losing weight just didn't look good on me.
Screw it. My body, my life. If I can maintain 170 average I'll be happy, don't care what anyone else thinks.
Seems like I've read where having a healthy BMI is more important as you age. It ties in to having good overall health, living longer.
I don't want to be overweight at 58 and die from a heart attack so I'm going to do my best to maintain this weight. That's going to be the hardest part of losing weight, speaking from my little bit of experience. No more yo-yo dieting for me. Catch it quick and nip it in the bud.

Get a great helmet, gloves and a full set of leathers. No riding in sneakers. Good luck, have fun. :)

by the scummy one

for riding gear.
Wish I knew where my old gloves and helmet are -- I am sure I still have them somewhere.

but all new is better anyway, once I wear them in a bit.

I used to ride a 600, this is a 600 frame (great for cornering) with a 954 cc motor :D
sitting on it, feels heavier than the current 600's, but my old Ninja was still heavier, so I think I can ride this beast, once I learn to hit the throttle and keep the front wheel on the ground.

by ontheropes

I liked the comments on the Doctor's comments the best.
Since I'm 170 and so close to my new goal of 167 I've thrown out all dietary advice and am basically starving myself down to my goal. I've been on a proper diet and hit a plateau of 170 and could NOT break it. Haven't really yet.
It's been good for me though. I hit weight plateaus along the way, toughed them out, and knew I could go lower based on what I saw in the mirror. Now I think that I've hit my best weight but the thing is, I want to average 170. That means I need to go below it a few pounds and be able to bounce between 167 to 172/173.
I know that starving one's self isn't 'proper' but I don't care. I just want to get there. I'm looking at it as a fast. People fast all of the time without deleterious effects.
I feel surprisingly good. Not lightheaded, weak or even hungry. I take my multivitamin and water. That's it. Well, I smoke a lot and drink coffee too.
Come on 167! Come on! Maybe tomorrow morning!

by ontheropes

The end of the weight loss and the start of weight maintenance.
This morning my scale showed 167/168. It makes a ticking sound between the two numbers.
My two day fast finally broke my last plateau of 170. I've felt good fasting. I was prepared for another day of it but don't need it.
I think of where I started at 235-240. I sure didn't set any records for rapid weight loss as it's taken better than two years to lose it all.
Prevously, in this thread, last year, I was trying to hit 180. Did that and lost my mind. I didn't maintain it. I also knew that I should strive for a lower weight and didn't do that either. Oh well.
Odd side effect of this weight loss. I cut my own hair, a buzz cut, as short as possible without shaving my head. Yesterday I ended up pulling my skin taut, like shaving, because I've lost fat on my head and there's extra skin. :^0. Literally used to be a fathead. :^0 (Some of you always suspected that. ) Cracks me up!.
Now I get down to the business of maintaining my weight. I want to average 170. I intend to do that by weighing myself every day and eating accordingly.
I can fill up on fruits and vegetables on the days my weight is higher than 170 and remain well under my calorie cap of 2400 calories for the day. I have to watch out for some of those ridiculously high calorie restaurant meals. Too easy to eat two to three days of calories in one meal.
I intend to maintain a deficit every day anyway. Easier for me to do it that way and if I slowly creep downward in weight I can live with that. I'm sure I'll have the occasional splurge but I rarely have moments when I crave a LOT of food. I have my appetite under control.
If a fathead like me can lose weight I'm saying that anyone can. For me it took willpower, knowledge, patience and awareness. Patience was the hardest part. IF you're reading this and on a diet, hang in there. Took ME awhile but I'm finally there.

by jdclyde

between always being on the go and chasing the boys, it is hard to eat as healthy as I would like.

been mixing ground turkey in with ground beef (93 %) and doubling the vegies.

tonight was pasta. wheat pasta, slightly lower calories, 4 times the fiber. Dumped in lots of broccoli and cauliflower as well.

I have a long ways to go, but hoping to hit 230 by the end of summer.

Congrats on breaking 170.

by ontheropes

I'm holding steady at 167. I'm not starving myself either. Just eating sensibly.
I went to a party Saturday, scoped out the lowest calorie dishes and ate sensible portions of them. Other than that we've mainly had restaurant meals. I seldom eat more than one meal a day and don't suffer for it. If I snack it's fruits or veggies.
I ran into an old acquaintance today, one that remembers me at 235-240. That was kind of cool. Didn't talk to her but I'm sure she noticed the difference. She has put on weight. That was the best part.

by nicknielsen

but need to drop another 20-25 pounds before I can determine what it is. I've been keeping water in the car/van for years, but I've started keeping fruit (apples, bananas, and raisins, generally) and crackers there as well.

I can make a good lunch on a banana or an apple, a handful of Triscuit, and a bottle of water with a Crystal Lite flavor pack. I ran the numbers for last week compared to three months ago (before my medical tests) and am consuming, on average, about 750 fewer calories/day. The weight loss is not startling, but it is progressive.

What's slowing me down is nights like Saturday: we went to Carraba's. I ate several slices of that great bread, a salad, and an entire entree. A full day's calories all in one sitting!

by nicknielsen

It's hard to resist Pasta Weesie...or Linguine Pescatore...or almost anything else on the menu!

Don't go very often, though. With appetizers, entrees, drinks and tip, it's very easy for four people to push the total cost well into three figures.

by ontheropes

Progress is progress and if you ask me you're doing it the right way. It's all about maintaining a calorie deficit.
When I first started this thread, first started losing weight, I was hungry all of the time. It doesn't help that I take medicine which has a side-effect of obesity. :0 Just what I need.
Something happened along the way of losing weight, over the past year, I seldom get hungry anymore. I'm not sure why that happened but I predict, if you continue on, that you'll reach a point where you don't get hungry either.
That's when it's fun. Can down half of a great pizza without guilt because you know you'll be able to balance out the calories over a couple of days. Maybe it's not the 'proper' way of dieting/maintaining weight but it works for me.
I'm interested. Keep posting your progress. It helps me and will likely help others too.

by ontheropes

If I ever run into people, by myself, that remember me as a 240 pound dude I'm going to pretend that I'm somebody else if they talk to me. Screw with their heads.

by ontheropes

I need to eat more or I'm going to continue to lose weight.
Time to break out the steamer bags of veggies and cheddar and feed myself whether I'm hungry or not.
We went out for a big breakfast this morning, me-steak and 3 eggs, but it still didn't meet my recommended calorie intake so I ate a full container of strawberry yogurt for lunch.
No commercial junk food for me anymore. It's going to be good food or I'm not wasting calories on it.
I did devastate a plate of large homemade sugar cookies this week. No harm done.
I'm trying hard to maintain my weight. This isn't easy when I'm just not hungry most of the time.

by ontheropes

In the next couple of weeks I'm going to be using two different herbal products from Nature's Sunshine to ensure that my digestive tract is what it should be and not infested with parasites or other build-up.
I have my suspicions about parasites. That whole idea freaks me out. :0
I know that Nature's Sunshine has supplied me with the only herbal products that have worked. I recommend them to anyone desiring a natural remedy for whatever ails them.

by jdclyde

Mae did a purge that was pretty natural, and I have been wanting to give it a shot myself.

for the extra weight I have been carrying around for the last decade, parasites is not a concern this way.

What is the actual product you are going to try?

by santeewelding

Comes with a magnifying glass so you can wave to the critters. The others -- you have no problem. They roar audibly at you.

by ontheropes

http://tinyurl.com/4g5yla
It's a 10 day treatment plan. 1 packet in the morning and 1 in the evening.
Along with that I'm going to take their Bowel Detox. I've used them. The directions say to take 3 capsules but I take four, in the evening. They work really well. Predictable, no gut-ache. Clean you right out.
From everything I've read it's recommended that you use a product like Bowel Detox when you're trying to rid yourself of possible parasites/clean out your system.
I won't even bother with another herb company. I took NS's Sinus Support EF as my first NS product and it started working within half an hour. I'll be buying more of those this winter when my sinuses bother me.

by ontheropes

Ordered it Monday and here it's just Wednesday.
I'm going to follow the directions to the letter. Part of the instructions say no coffee. :_| I washed my TR mug and put it away for the 10 days of the program. :_|
That's going to be the rough part. Tomorrow we're going to the store to get some bagged salad. I'm supposed to eat a lot of high fiber food, it specifically says leafy vegetables. I can handle that. No alcohol isn't going to be a problem but no coffee? C'mon! I'm going to hate that part. I have a bottle of Aspirin handy.
At least I'll be relatively sure I'm alone here in this body. :0

by ontheropes

I've been reading up on parasites. More common than I expected. I might be using Para-Cleanse every six months or so.

by shellbot

Gross..thats stuff usually has a taste on it..preservatives!!

Just buy the lettuce and veggies and make it yourslef??? Much cheaper and healthier!

I'm living off of salad and fish and fruit at the moment..going pretty good..losing weight..not hungry..

Concerned I maybe should be eating some carbs though..gonna research that tomorrow..

I'm not gonna check into this parsite thing though...just one more thing to freak me out..like i need anymore things

by ontheropes

It took until this year before I could eat bagged salad again. Last year I got a slug in my salad. I didn't notice it until I'd munched the d****d thing. Not good.
Just talking about it to my OH and she reminded me of the leaf lettuce in the garden, duh! :0 I'll use that.
Do NOT read about intestinal parasites. Don't do it. It'll especially freak you out if you have symptoms. It did me.

by ksoniat

When my husband was just my fiance he visited me during the summer between college when my parents lived in Issaquah, WA.

Getting his luggage out of the car he literally slipped on a slug (think banana peel gag - that size too!).

For years after that every gift was "slug" related. Chocolate slugs, slug t-shirts etc.

I would not be pleased to find one in my salad - and especially in my mouth!! :(

by ontheropes

Collections are chosen for you. My wife chose dragons for me. I have nine shelves full of dragons and one cool looking, large dragon head that she won't let me hang up anywhere. :( None of the family collects slug related stuff. Your husband is the only one I know about.
Slugs don't taste bad. They pretty much have no taste. It's like biting into a piece of moist, tasteless fat. I'm still no Bear Grylls, I could not bring myself to chew and swallow. Nope. Uh uh. I hope that was a once in a lifetime deal. Just talking about it has pretty much made me swear off of bagged salad again. Grossed me right out!

by ksoniat

"Collections are chosen for you. My wife chose dragons for me."

Sounded different to me.... makes more sense your way. :)

by ontheropes

You CAN lose weight and keep it off.
I've been on a perpetual diet for over two years. I started at 240, reached my goal of 180 and promptly packed on 15 more pounds. This spring I finally quit dinking around with dieting and slowly got down all of the way to 165. Blitching about it almost everyday. I had to change my lifestyle.
I was going to shoot for 160 but at 165, sideways, I look like a PEZ dispenser. :D I decided to stop there a couple of months ago.
My goal since has been to maintain an average weight of 170. I'm doing it. To give heart to dieters I just want to say that maintaining a lower weight has been relatively easy. Easier than getting there.

My biggest and best diet tip? Eat as many vegetables and fruits as you can. I'm talking about pounds worth of them per week. They're nutritious, low in calories and you feel full.
Second tip? Quit drinking soda and energy drinks. Read the label. See how many empty calories you're consuming. Empty calories are, of course, those calories that have no nutrtional value. I drink water at every restaurant meal instead of getting a soda and a refill.

There are several online calculators that will help you know what you need for calories per day. Shoot for a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.

Calorie counting has worked for me. I'm holding at 166/167. We eat pretty well too. I'm rarely hungry. There are days when I think I'll eat anything. Sometimes I do. I can control my impulses if I'm above my average weight. I'll drink a lot of water instead. I like sparkling water. Sixty-five cents for a 2 liter bottle at Meijers. If I don't have it I'll drink some good country well water. Zero calories, right?
Using a BMI calculator to judge what you *should* weigh isn't entirely accurate. I used it as a guide. A man that can do repetitions bench pressing 300#'s or more could show up as obese even though he has a low percentage of bodyfat. You have to use your own judgement.
Chances are, IMHO, you can lose more weight than you think you can.

Pinch an inch! :^0

I've never felt so good. My blood pressure is 120/80 and I use salt, thank you. My resting pulse rate is 60. Respirations? Smoke-filled but normal.

I felt like bragging up on myself, saying howdy and thought I'd post here instead of there or there. It's been awhile for me and TR. I be gone now. Bye-bye.

by santeewelding

Same experience here. Not near as great a spread, but profound changes came about as a result of primary foods.

Now, quit being a stranger here.

by michael jay

oh, you did not actually say that, but I hope you are.

Good job on the diet, and lots of good suggestions about taking care of ones self.

Silly me eats anything and hovers around 150, bones would say that is too light you need to fatten up but I feel good about myself and think I look good, so it is good.

Been 2 months since you posted glad to see you back, everything is ok, right?

by av .

You should be proud of what you did. It takes a lot of self discipline. You are right-on when it comes to what you have to do to lose weight.

Eat lots of fruits and veggies. Personally, I always thought that I wouldn't feel full enough if thats all I ate. What I found is that you do lose weight, but you have to spice it up. Otherwise its a little boring.

My favorite is string beans almondine in EVOO. Good stuff, add a little grated Reggiano.

AV