Losing weight in 2004

“LOL Gemini! Sounds like a plan!

No cereal in Phase I. In two weeks, I can start high-fiber cereal. Its like introducing a baby to new foods, it seems!”

“Normally when I go to the gym I never take a radio or a CD player. I had just bought a new CD and wanted to listen to it while I worked out. I should have been doing that all along. I found that I worked harder at what ever I was doing. Guess the music pumps you up. I took it again this morning and not only did I do the elliptical machine a lot faster it also drowned out that whinny a$$ woman who is always there...lol”

“When I started Atkins I couldn't stand the eggs at first, but you do get used to them. Just alternate cheese omelets, veggie omelets, fried eggs and hard boiled. Now when we don't eat eggs for breakfast we're surprised how hungry we get mid morning.”

“Yesh you got to eat breakfast. My favorite is half eggs half egg beater fittattas. Basically an open faced omlet with whatever I have left over in the fridge. Asparagas and cheese is good, so is artichoke ham, onion and cheese.”

“i'm not talking about skipping breakfast, i'm just not a big egg fan. don't like 'em scrambled, and really don't like 'em fried. hard boiled I can stand a little. i'm sure i'll figure something out.

Ewker, my gym has TV's and you can plug headphones into the machine, and flip channels all you want. they have music channels too. i think its fun to laugh out loud when watching a show, i love it when the person next to you is watching somethign different and is confused as to why i'm laughing!!”

“Smiley, they have TV's it just at 5:00 in the morning there isn't much on but the news.”

“Gotcha. Actually, I like watching the news while working out. I can accomplish two things at one time. But I can see how some music can get ya moving more.”

“I ate egg beaters with canadian bacon, sometimes with green chili or peppers etc for two weeks.

I've discovered that I plateau on the weekend, then my weight drops quickly the first half of the week, slows near the end.

206 today, same as Friday, hit 204 on Sat.

On phase 2 of South Beach as of this weekend. Now I get some fresh fruit and complex carbs. I worked 85 hours last week, exersize really took a hit, but I got in 2 hours skiing Sat and Sun.”

“Funny, I couldn't find Canadian Bacon at Meijer the other day. What's up with that? I got some ham instead. Not sure what the differnece is. Anyone?

Pathman, how long have you been on the diet?”

“I just started my forth week. I lost about 12 lbs the first two weeks. Another two the third week.”

“I have decided that 6 lbs in two weeks will be success. I don't have that much to lose, so I didn't want to make my expectation too high. If its more, that'll be great. But I've got to get back to my exercise, I honest to God haven't had time in the last week. Will get back to it tonight.”

“I know how you feel SG. This week I can at least get a walk in during the day, if not an hour of two of skiing. Other weeks my only workout is walking from my car to my office. Luckily I can park a 20 or 30 minute walk away.”

“SG, Canadian Bacon is often found in the lunch meat section instead of with the bacon and other stuff like that.

Here is an online source for the real deal.”

“hey Path! You should be looking like a ripe young stud with all the exercise you been getting, man! What's the numbers on on your scale?”

“204 this am.”

“Wow, that's great, Pathman. I am moving down towards that 200 mark myself. My new scale busted, so I am not sure how far I have gotten down. Last I looked, it was around 212..”

“Good for you guys! Treebeard, what did you start at?

I will weigh in Wednesday or Thursday and let ya know how my week goes.”

“Oh the luxury of phase 2. I get a piece of whole grain bread and an apple today. :D”

“Whoo! You go! I'm only on day 2, but I want a piece of chocolate so bad, I can taste it. I read that the cravings go away in a couple of days. I watched someone eat a nice looking bowl of pasta for lunch, and was coveting that, too.”

“Treebeard! It might be a bad sign if your scale broke!

j/k

Sounds like everyone is doing well on their respective plans.

Hang in there, smiley! You can resist!

I'm still holding steady in the 153-155 range, depending on the day. Should burn some calories XC skiing and winter camping this weekend....”

“I'm still holding steady in the 153-155 range, depending on the day. Should burn some calories XC skiing and winter camping this weekend...."
BowlderMan
03:18:11 PM
02/17/04

unless your 4'10" tall, I don't want to hear about you holding steady at 153-155 lbs ;)”

“Smiley Girl, I started at about 226”

“Wow, BoulderMan, lose about 20-25 more and you'll weigh less than my wife! You go man!”

“lol @ Bowlderman!

Oh, and I saw you picture on a street corner the other day, Marty!





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“Wow, tree! I look like a "tripod image"!

Hah, Ewk and Bit! The only way I could lose another 20-25 would be to start sawing off limbs.... (I'm a hair under 6 feet, BTW....)”

“I haven't weighed 153 pounds in 25 years...and that was after a summer of Drum Corps and the beer-and-bologna diet...”

“I'm with you Bit, I can't ever remember weighing 153 lbs.

I gained a lb or two and I am back at 200-202. It seems I can't get past that 200 lb mark. I have 3 months left to lose 20 lbs. (personal goal to be at 180 by mid May)”

“my gain is a 12lb loss. It was nice when a co-worker noticed and told me I looked delicious...lol”

“Here, I'll post that insensitive photo of me that treebeard found:

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“That was before the weight loss effort, of course....”

“Only reason I remember it is because that is how much I weighed when I got back from Drum Corps...

I guess I probably weighed about that much from, oh, about the sixth grade until the seventh or eighth...then I shot up to an unbelievable 165 or so in high school, then back down to 153 in 1979, then I piled it back on up to about 168 when I graduated...the rest is history, lol...”

“For me it was the 138 pound weakling all through high school. Then the fatty, starchy dorm food had me up to 175 in college before I got back down in the 155-160 range for a few years. Once I really got into serious running I dipped down below 150, then up to around where I am now until my ankle injury caused the balloon effect. So here I am at my ideal weight - it'll be interesting to see how much effort it takes to stay here....”

“Gosh, I can't remember ever weighing 153 either, but that just might be because I've never weighed that. But, I'm not too far off.

I'll be happy with 15 lbs off of me, but I'd be even happier with 20 lbs off of me.

Time to go work out....talk to you all tomorrow!”

“I've lost 10 lbs since the first of the year. Some weeks I lost a couple pounds, other weeks I didn't lose any. I have another 10 lbs to go.”

“I lowered my cholesterol.


L o w e r e d m y c h o l e s t e r o l.







Thought this was a good thread to do my impersonation of that commercial”

“Can't get past the 8 lb loss mark. aarggh! 12 lbs to go- STILL.”

“And I've worked hard to get there!”

“must be the drugs”

“Hey Bowlderman,

Thanks for re-posting your self portrait! It was there when I posted it yesterday. But, it must have been so thin that it slid right off the thread!”

“Marty, you are aware that I only kid because I am jealous that I can't weigh that little anymore...”

“I did exercise last night, but it was either the new workout that kicked my butt, or my energy level is very dimished after 2 days. I barely got through 15 minutes of the lower-body workout, and didn't even bother with the rest. I can still feel that my legs are tired today. today, i'm feeling slightly lightheaded and notice that I have very little concentration (not that there's much to begin with!). I'm going to try a little something different for lunch today and see if that helps. If not, I'm going to move on to Phase II and start adding in some fruit and whole-grain breads. There's no point in feeling crappy just to lose some weight.”

“Maybe you're coming down with something, SG?”

“My big problem is eating out. My wife can only eat about 8oz. Of food so she shoves it at me as soon as she’s full. I just gotta stay away from eating out.”

“SG are you on the Southbeach diet? or some other low carb diet. I had the same problem that you did in the beginning, it should pass. I think it was because I was a major carb junkie.

My diet is going ok. I am down to 212lb after some cheating on vacation and some yo-yo loss and gain. Now I am back on track and have 17lbs to go for my goal in June! as soon as the snow melts I am going to start Mountainbiking, it should be great for building up my quads for hiking.”

“Nige, just order one entree for the both of you. That will help tremendously.

Most restaurants' entrees are really big enough for two, I've found.”

“or order her an appetizer. I've seen places that sell appetizers that are large enough for a small meal...”

“lthiker, yes, i'm on the South Beach diet. i tend to get light headed easily (no jokes, please!), especially if i'm dehydrated. i'm concentrating on drinking more water today than I did yesterday. i too, am a carb junkie, and i really, really want my carbs back! but i promise i'll stick to the diet, i just may need to make some room for modifications.”

“No kidding, TB...Sometimes that's what my wife does, just gets an appetizer.”

“I was being serious. I am a large eater (at least I was) and I have been some places where I could easily make a meal of an appetizer or two...”

“carbs. When I crave them I go for some pistachios or low fat string cheese. I had a couple of low energy days early on, but I attributed to too much work and too little play.”