Where the hell is that fat bastard Habibibibibibi?! No updates since 03-13-2005 @ 12:07 PM.

Hope all is well & your not all hopped up on twinkies & cupcakes.

 

December'ish I was pushing 250, and a tight size 38.

Now 196 and can get into most size 32's. My legs are just too thick to get into regular fit jeans.

Just yesterday I added running to my routine which for the past few weeks has been moderate weight lifting. (3 sets on 3 body parts). I did 1.2 miles yesterday and managed to do it again today despite my quads killing me

Im seeing huge results now and its just snowballing. Good job to everyone that is still hanging in there

 

Just a quick update for me as well. Super Bowl Sunday I was 190ish. Last week I was still at 182. Goal is 165 (I'm a lil guy). Well, somehow I managed to get a touch of Montezuma's Revenge twice this week. Once was from the grocery store deli chicken and the other time was from a chicken burrito from a local Mexican place. Tonight I weighed in at 172.

 

Great job bigd199! (you skinny bastard) We had the same starting point at the same time and I'm only down to about 228. The first 20 came off pretty easy but I seem stuck at this weight right now but I'm not giving up.

 

just curious, has anyone noticed a drop in blood pressure and heart rate with the loss of weight?

 

I have been trying to keep up with this thread but there are too many posts to read them all. I have been doing the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital diet and have lost 7 lbs in 5 days, but. After reading most of these posts to get a little help with what I should eat to loose more I basically see, exercise, count callories and eat less comments. All good, but speciffic meals would help alot. Habibi seems to have a diet that drops lbs quickly but what is it? Any suggestions or diet names I can look up? Anyone that can do this for more than a week deserves a medal. Thanks for your help.

 

I guess everyone is following their own diet. After losing a few lbs. you sure are aware when you pick up that bag of chips or

 

Update: 307lbs, that's 7 pounds less of D than last week. I'M BACK BABY!!! Gonna try to roll that momentum into this week... sub-300 is going to be no issue by month end!!


Thad - Specific meals are tough since who knows what each person likes. The easiest meathod I found for how MUCH you should consume at a sitting is easy - use your hand. Either flat or a fist, that is one portion. Every meal should contain a single portion of protien and carbos. So, let's say you have a yummy steak, grilled chicken, pork chops, whatever... it can be no more than the size your hand. Then, add a fist-siezed portion of carbs (ie, potatoes, light pasta side, whatever). For two of your meals tack on some veggies. It's that simple. Eat what you want but be smart about it. Pizza is not a meal. Big Macs are not protien nor carbs. Eliminate fast food & pop and you'll be just fine.

Now, if your into the fad thing and just want to drop fat fast and don't want to be concerned with that whole lifestyle change that will keep you healthy forever... then try Adkins or a variation there of. The theory is good and it works great for a lot of folks, that is assuming you actually do the program correctly.

 

That helps a lot. I am new to this diet thing. I dont want to drop more than 20 lbs. but after 7, I feel better already. Thanks.

 

Good job.

I have a DR's appt next month to find out WTF is wrong with me. I'll keep ya'll updated.

 

Good points, D. Hey Thad, if you would like to know the truth about fast food....I would recomend watching "Super Size Me". I have tried to stay away from fast foods as much as possible after seeing that show. Some scary stuff in fast foods.

Also....drink plenty of water, and stay away from sweets, soda's, and eat a light snack between meals (apple, carrots sticks, etc). About every 2 hours. This will also help.

 

Here's a link to some pretty good info:

http://www.intense-workout.com/weight_loss.html

Enjoy.

 

Thad,

I've kept a fairly decent journal since February with what foods I've eaten and how much. It's in an Excel spreadsheet that I'd be willing to email you if you'd like. Just PM me with your email.

I have eaten roughly 1300 to 1500 calories a day and the biggest keys to not being hungry is following what dzervits and jamzwayne have already said: lots of water and eat smaller portions roughly every 2 to 3 hours of the "good" stuff.

bone


One note of caution though about my menu journal, I eat 1 can of tuna with one cup of noodles covered in Texas Pete and Tabasco almost every day for lunch at work. There's a WHOLE lot of sodium in that meal so if you have high blood pressure or anything, I'd stay away from that one.

 

Thanks for the input. You sound very well organized. I think the info you all have given me should be enough to lose the weight I need to lose. My problem seems to be the exercise part. I will just have to get into an exercise routine and eat less more often. I have all kinds of equipment collecting dust in the basement and we can use the sidewalks here now. The snow is finally gone. I will get at it. Thanks again for the help.

 

Way to go D.

Week 11 update.

I am down to 194. The scale wanted to say 193 but clicked over to 194 at the last second (bastard). So thats another pound down. I was very good over the weekend. I ate very sensibly & walked at least a mile at the track. I feel great.

Thad, I haven't worked out nearly as much as I should (hardly at all & 90% of my exercise has come from "personal workouts" with my husband). My main effort has been watching my portions & counting calories. I also have a spreadsheet (on my palm pilot) where I calculate my calories both for daily totals as well as weekly. That has been a huge help for me. I can see when my bad spots are & have been adjusting my habits accordingly. As for Habibi's routine. He was going to the gym for a couple hours DAILY until he got sick (nonrelated to the workout).

My suggestion is try something little at first (like o****ing calories). Keep trying little things until you find something that works for you. Then if you plateau, add something else on to that. Most of all, don't get discouraged by set backs. They happen to the best of us.