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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Progmetty on November 04, 2011, 04:50:35 PM
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See I've recently completed my transformation into a Brachiosaurus so I wanna go back to human form!
I remember a couple years ago you guys had a thread based on a tv show about people competing to lose weight, any chance we might do that again now?
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I just decided I'm going to be Freddie Mercury next Halloween so I'm in.
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If I became a Brachiosaurus, I'd never want to be human again. Those things ruled. :metal
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I just decided I'm going to be Freddie Mercury next Halloween so I'm in.
Do you know who arranged this last time? I have no idea how to work this so I can't be the "admin" or whatever.
I know Chino was involved..
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No idea; I was not involved :(
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I'd like to drop 25-30 lbs. I'm 5'10-11" (depending on whom you ask :-\ ) and being 190 lbs. doesn't appeal to me.
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I actually could stand to gain a few pounds. I am 5'7" and weigh about 125-130. And I have high blood pressure. It is very strange. I do need to eat more healthily to help bring that down (low sodium, low caffeine, etc).
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Am about 5'7'' to 5'8'', and generally weigh 130-133, but have an unhealthy diet. My blood pressure and heart rate are fine, but I bet I'll be needing to make improvements within the next 6 years as my metabolism goes down.
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Get out of the thread skinny people. Most of you weigh less than my IQ.
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5'9"-5'10" and about 203 pounds so yeah I could really lose some weight
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5'9" 230lbs.. i coukld stand to lose more ... too bad this isnt going on back when i was 280lbs
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
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So WTF boyz n' girlz, we doin' dis shit or wot?!? I weigh 233 and would love to drop weight. Some friendly encouraging competition might be just what I need!
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
6'5, 160?? Do you have to run around the fucking shower to get wet?
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If he wants to get wet all he needs to do is picture you wearing only a chef's hat and a grin.
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6 foot 3 and 270 pounds, Any skinny people can here can take some of my weight. Even though apparently I do look intimidating to some people.. Which I don't understand...
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My weight has been yoyoing in the last few years. I got up to around 80kg last December, then went down to around 62kg by May this year, and am probably somewhere in the middle of those two by now.
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If he wants to get wet all he needs to do is picture you wearing only a chef's hat and a grin.
Trust me, not a pretty sight. It's one only a mother could lov.....wait, wat?
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:rollin :rollin
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Get out of the thread skinny people. Most of you weigh less than my IQ.
They are skinny mofos..
I'm 290lb but I'm 6'4 so that helps a bit right now but it can deteriorate into forklift measures in a few years. How much are you?
It's weird I still can't stop making fat jokes even after I myself became fat :lol
I fuckin hate the nature valley candy thing that's supposed to make me feel full. It makes me feel angry heh
Cheese sticks as snacks and only salads for everything else ---- who are you talking to? where is the human version?
The idea that I think would surely be successful is a lock down. A prison like state where I can't get to the bad foods. Will power is sucking rhino horn. But I can't see a scenario where that would work in normal life.
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
6'5, 160?? Do you have to run around the fucking shower to get wet?
:lol
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As a former whale, I lost 80 lbs the old fashioned way: diet and exercise. Nothing more, nothing less. If I can do it, anyone can.
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
What does that mean exactly? change how?
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
What does that mean exactly? change how?
Once my metabolism starts going away the fact I'm always eating will finally start to affect me. :P
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I see. I never really looked into the whole metabolism mojo. I dunno when I lost mine but I hope it was classy heh
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I'm in.
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I'm up for it if I can find out how much I weigh! I just want to lose the puppy fat but it isn't fucking moving!
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As a former whale, I lost 80 lbs the old fashioned way: diet and exercise. Nothing more, nothing less. If I can do it, anyone can.
That's awesome bud! You look in really good shape in your pics, well done man.
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As a former whale, I lost 80 lbs the old fashioned way: diet and exercise. Nothing more, nothing less. If I can do it, anyone can.
That's awesome bud! You look in really good shape in your pics, well done man.
Thank you! It was extremely hard work, and I actually had a few moments where I'd go up and down with 10 or 15 lbs, but it was all worth it in the end. I'm in the best shape of my life.
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Good to hear Raven, how long did it take you?
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
What does that mean exactly? change how?
Once my metabolism starts going away the fact I'm always eating will finally start to affect me. :P
The whole metabolism thing is a bit of a myth IMHO. Sure, it *does* slow down, but what really makes the difference is the change in lifestyle. From running around all day long with irregular meals, one switches to sitting in an office all day with three regular meals.
I was actually surprised that my weight hasn't changed much on my world trip. I sorta assumed I would lose weight due to all the activity, but I've stayed the same essentially.
rumborak
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
What does that mean exactly? change how?
Once my metabolism starts going away the fact I'm always eating will finally start to affect me. :P
The whole metabolism thing is a bit of a myth IMHO. Sure, it *does* slow down, but what really makes the difference is the change in lifestyle. From running around all day long with irregular meals, one switches to sitting in an office all day with three regular meals.
I was actually surprised that my weight hasn't changed much on my world trip. I sorta assumed I would lose weight due to all the activity, but I've stayed the same essentially.
rumborak
It's very rare when I disagree with you Rumborak, it's not a myth at all. When I was in college I lost about 60lbs, I did this by salad and exercise. My goal would be to only consume 10 grams of fat a day. Now of course as time went on my workouts became more and more intense I will not deny that but it got to the point where I should not have been losing weight any more. The whole 10 grams of fat thing went out the window, I began eating everything in sight.
One time I went to a restaurant with a friend and his girlfriend. I ate my food, and half of each of their's, then stop at McDonald's afterward. A few hours after that I hit the gym. My metabolism got so fast I was hungry all the time. Then again I was at the gym 4 time a week and at the Dojo twice a week.
Seeing the scale now just aggravates to no end.
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I topped out at 360 lbs (i'm 6'4) about 2 1/2 years ago..I'm currently towing the 300lb line for the better part of the last year and a half. I still need to lose alot more ,but would be content being 230-240 lbs whereas most BMI indexes and height to weight indexes would still consider myself obese or overweight at those weights. I would be down to try an on-line type thing here , support is a big factor in dieting for myself
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I topped out at 360 lbs (i'm 6'4) about 2 1/2 years ago..I'm currently towing the 300lb line for the better part of the last year and a half. I still need to lose alot more ,but would be content being 230-240 lbs whereas most BMI indexes and height to weight indexes would still consider myself obese or overweight at those weights. I would be down to try an on-line type thing here , support is a big factor in dieting for myself
As a former whale, I lost 80 lbs the old fashioned way: diet and exercise. Nothing more, nothing less. If I can do it, anyone can.
That's awesome bud! You look in really good shape in your pics, well done man.
Thank you! It was extremely hard work, and I actually had a few moments where I'd go up and down with 10 or 15 lbs, but it was all worth it in the end. I'm in the best shape of my life.
I want to give you both the hand clap emote but I don't know what the command is. good job guys!
edit: Found it!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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It's very rare when I disagree with you Rumborak, it's not a myth at all. When I was in college I lost about 60lbs, I did this by salad and exercise. My goal would be to only consume 10 grams of fat a day. Now of course as time went on my workouts became more and more intense I will not deny that but it got to the point where I should not have been losing weight any more. The whole 10 grams of fat thing went out the window, I began eating everything in sight.
One time I went to a restaurant with a friend and his girlfriend. I ate my food, and half of each of their's, then stop at McDonald's afterward. A few hours after that I hit the gym. My metabolism got so fast I was hungry all the time. Then again I was at the gym 4 time a week and at the Dojo twice a week.
Seeing the scale now just aggravates to no end.
Maybe I'm misreading your post here, but aren't you proving my exact point? You're in college and because of activity, your metabolism is through the roof. And these days you don't, so you're gaining weight.
rumborak
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Good to hear Raven, how long did it take you?
I started during the summer of '08 and lost 70 lbs by Fall of '09. I remained there for about a year, with the occasional weight gain of 10 or 15 lbs, but I mostly stayed stagnant.
I lost an additional 10 lbs within 2 or 3 weeks after intensifying my workout routine. I'm hoping I can stay at my current weight or possibly even improve further.
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Board competition on weight loss? Gotta be by % weight, as I'm 20lbs too heavy and only 130lbs
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Maybe I'm misreading your post here, but aren't you proving my exact point? You're in college and because of activity, your metabolism is through the roof. And these days you don't, so you're gaining weight.
rumborak
Perhaps I misunderstood your point. In no way is the metabolism "speed" a myth.
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I'd like to drop 25-30 lbs. I'm 5'10-11" (depending on whom you ask :-\ ) and being 190 lbs. doesn't appeal to me.
At that height 190 pounds seems pretty damn healthy....I'm confused....
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Metabolism a myth? Ummmm....no....you're largely responsible for your own metabolism. Of course, with age it will break down somewhat, but if you're conscientious about the amount of physical activity you get you won't balloon to twice your normal size if you maintain a particular diet.
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I'd like to drop 25-30 lbs. I'm 5'10-11" (depending on whom you ask :-\ ) and being 190 lbs. doesn't appeal to me.
At that height 190 pounds seems pretty damn healthy....I'm confused....
In the right clothing I look average bordering on thin but I'm poorly distributed since I'm not large-framed. I'm probably slightly on the smaller side of what would be considered "average-framed" so even at 5'10/11" I probably should be around 165-170. Also, I'd probably be losing all that weight in the face and beer gut as the vast majority of the rest of me ain't all that bad.
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Board competition on weight loss? Gotta be by % weight, as I'm 20lbs too heavy and only 130lbs
I think that's how they do it on the biggest loser, sounds like a plan ^^
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Okay so how the fuck does this work? I'm ready to lose the 20 lbs I gained when I moved to Denver and started drinking all this beer.
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Since nobody from the previous thread is stepping up then we have to figure it out on our own or make up our own thing.
If I had to make something up I would say we post our weights now then mention our choice of diet style and maybe discuss it or recommend to each other then every time I go to whataburger I come to this thread and confess then you cuss me out until I think twice before I cheat again.
So.. diet ideas that doesn't entice social hatred?
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Perhaps we should set a day for when we post weights and achievement etc.. Just so the thread is flooded with random weights. That way the thread can focus on conversation. Just a thought.
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Metabolism a myth? Ummmm....no....you're largely responsible for your own metabolism. Of course, with age it will break down somewhat, but if you're conscientious about the amount of physical activity you get you won't balloon to twice your normal size if you maintain a particular diet.
I think we're using different ideas of metabolism here though, that might be the source of confusion.
I'm referring to the common use of the word "metabolism" as the base rate of burning energy, i.e. disregarding physical activity. That's what people mean when they say "my metabolism slowed down", they mean that with similar physical activity during the day than when they were young, these days they start accumulating weight.
With that definition, IMHO the statement of "I'm gaining weight because my metabolism slowed down" is mostly a myth. It's because of the lack of physical activity that you're gaining weight, not because your body inherently processes caloric intake differently.
rumborak
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Something tells me I am going to be of absolutely no use in this contest. :P
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Something tells me I am going to be of absolutely no use in this contest. :P
I'm sorry, but I think we might have to ban you and your bacon from this thread.
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Something tells me I am going to be of absolutely no use in this contest. :P
I'm sorry, but I think we might have to ban you and your bacon from this thread.
:lol
Actually, I can offer some good tips on how to make seemingly boring ass food liven up a bit, so if anyone wants to convert a recipe to be healthier, I can help without making it suck balls.
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Can you just be my personal chef plz
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If you're serious about getting in shape, I would suggest the P90x workout. Its not easy, but im 3 weeks in and people have already commented about how I look like I've lost weight...
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Well i'm up for any ideas on how you guys want to do this, I've already started losing some weight :D
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It seems like last two times we started but didn't finish (in typical diet fashion :\) but I lost weight both times. I will be glad to give it a shot running it this time. Pm me if interested and ur ideas on the best way to run it
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If you're serious about getting in shape, I would suggest the P90x workout. Its not easy, but im 3 weeks in and people have already commented about how I look like I've lost weight...
My son is one his 3rd 90 day cycle..he really didn't lose lots of weight (that wasn't his goal) but has definately added mass...I tried to do the warm-up DVD with him when I purchased it for him and barely made it through the warm-up before the real exercises start :facepalm:
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Can you just be my personal chef plz
In a heartbeat dear. ;)
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
How does the Wii weigh you? Does it make you stand on the Wiimote or something? As for the percentage thing, I think the most sensible thing would be to always make the percentages relate to the starting weight but I think you may have been indicating that any way and I just didn't clearly understand it the way you worded it.
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
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Can you just be my personal chef plz
In a heartbeat dear. ;)
:D :heart
So guys, I decided I was going to take a walk/run today to get myself started on getting back into some sort of exercise routine, and I fucked up my knee (again). Woooo!
I need to find some kind of exercise that doesn't involve being on my legs so I can keep drinking beer... and I currently do not have access to a pool :(
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Try to get addicted to another drink. A diet soda for example.
Starting tomorrow I'm not going anywhere near rice, bread or pasta. I think I can do it and people said it would make a huge difference.
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Fuck that! Soda is way worse for you than beer. Beer is good for your bones, you know :biggrin:
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Fuck that! Soda is way worse for you than beer. Beer is good for your bones, you know :biggrin:
Not always. Whiskey dick kills boners :(
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I'm grateful I don't have that beer problem.. I'm gradually quitting cigarettes and it's going fine but my food appetite is on the rise because of it :/
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
Measuring in lbs is not very fair. I weigh 130lbs and hope to lose 20lbs (16%). But for someone who weighs 210lbs to lose 16% has to lose 34lbs to compare.
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Can you just be my personal chef plz
In a heartbeat dear. ;)
:D :heart
Didn't say I was free, or even cheap, just said I would love too. I'm sure we can work out some sort of "arrangement".
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
Measuring in lbs is not very fair. I weigh 130lbs and hope to lose 20lbs (16%). But for someone who weighs 210lbs to lose 16% has to lose 34lbs to compare.
Either you're not very tall or very young. 130lbs is almost underweight for most.
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
Measuring in lbs is not very fair. I weigh 130lbs and hope to lose 20lbs (16%). But for someone who weighs 210lbs to lose 16% has to lose 34lbs to compare.
Either you're not very tall or very young. 130lbs is almost underweight for most.
She's like 5' I think, maybe shorter, and in her twenties. She's just short.
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
Measuring in lbs is not very fair. I weigh 130lbs and hope to lose 20lbs (16%). But for someone who weighs 210lbs to lose 16% has to lose 34lbs to compare.
Either you're not very tall or very young. 130lbs is almost underweight for most.
She's like 5' I think, maybe shorter, and in her twenties. She's just short.
Just making sure we weren't encourage anorexia. :lol
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Try to get addicted to another drink. A diet soda for example.
Eh, going from regular soda to diet soda is like eating a small pizza every day instead of a large pizza. Anyone serious about losing weight should cut soda out of their diet almost altogether. The "almost" being that you can still have one when you have a cheat meal once or twice a week, which I always encourage, simply to keep your sanity.
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
How does the Wii weigh you? Does it make you stand on the Wiimote or something? As for the percentage thing, I think the most sensible thing would be to always make the percentages relate to the starting weight but I think you may have been indicating that any way and I just didn't clearly understand it the way you worded it.
You stand on the wii fit, subtract approximately how much your clothes weigh and you get your height, weight, and Bmi done, and yes, the percentages should relate back to the starting weight :)
And yes, lets stick with the percentage weight loss, it's fairer for everyone :)
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Fuck that! Soda is way worse for you than beer. Beer is good for your bones, you know :biggrin:
Not always. Whiskey dick kills boners :(
:rollin :rollin
(also the subject line: :tup)
Try to get addicted to another drink. A diet soda for example.
Eh, going from regular soda to diet soda is like eating a small pizza every day instead of a large pizza. Anyone serious about losing weight should cut soda out of their diet almost altogether. The "almost" being that you can still have one when you have a cheat meal once or twice a week, which I always encourage, simply to keep your sanity.
Well his comment was in reference to me regarding beer. I don't like soda (ever since I wasn't allowed to drink it for two years), but there's no way I'm cutting beer out of my diet. The problem is having no idea about the calorie content, etc. in what I'm drinking.
Didn't say I was free, or even cheap, just said I would love too. I'm sure we can work out some sort of "arrangement".
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If you're serious about getting in shape, I would suggest the P90x workout. Its not easy, but im 3 weeks in and people have already commented about how I look like I've lost weight...
My son is one his 3rd 90 day cycle..he really didn't lose lots of weight (that wasn't his goal) but has definately added mass...I tried to do the warm-up DVD with him when I purchased it for him and barely made it through the warm-up before the real exercises start :facepalm:
Ya its so tough. So you think he's in a lot better shape?
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I'll break the Wii fit out in a moment and take my weight. Should we start it next week on a Monday? Mondays are always good days to start things. If we all post our start weights next Monday, then Metty can update the front post with everyone's starting weights and then percentage weight loss after the first Monday weigh in. So, am I right in thinking that the equation for percentage weight loss would be Last weeks weight divided by weight lost this week? I'm no mathematician.
Is the percentage thing mandatory? can we just compare by pounds? Otherwise I'm on board for everything else you mentioned.
Measuring in lbs is not very fair. I weigh 130lbs and hope to lose 20lbs (16%). But for someone who weighs 210lbs to lose 16% has to lose 34lbs to compare.
Either you're not very tall or very young. 130lbs is almost underweight for most.
She's like 5' I think, maybe shorter, and in her twenties. She's just short.
Just making sure we weren't encourage anorexia. :lol
hahaha I'm 4'11 I think... oh and 26
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If you're serious about getting in shape, I would suggest the P90x workout. Its not easy, but im 3 weeks in and people have already commented about how I look like I've lost weight...
My son is one his 3rd 90 day cycle..he really didn't lose lots of weight (that wasn't his goal) but has definately added mass...I tried to do the warm-up DVD with him when I purchased it for him and barely made it through the warm-up before the real exercises start :facepalm:
Ya its so tough. So you think he's in a lot better shape?
absolutely he now has some definition and can go through the majority of the workouts with pausing as opposed to when he started he was pausing the DVD to catch his breathe
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I think my biggest issue is my sheer lack of motivation. I want to get myself to lose weight/get in shape, but everytime I find excuses to put my methods on hold for a while.
Someone bitch me out or something so that I never want to eat gresae ever again.
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If anything I need to gain some weight. I'm pretty skinny. 1.76 meters tall, 60kg. But I have no desire to hit the gym or anything, I simply don't care.
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Try to get addicted to another drink. A diet soda for example.
Eh, going from regular soda to diet soda is like eating a small pizza every day instead of a large pizza. Anyone serious about losing weight should cut soda out of their diet almost altogether. The "almost" being that you can still have one when you have a cheat meal once or twice a week, which I always encourage, simply to keep your sanity.
Well his comment was in reference to me regarding beer. I don't like soda (ever since I wasn't allowed to drink it for two years), but there's no way I'm cutting beer out of my diet. The problem is having no idea about the calorie content, etc. in what I'm drinking.
I know, but I was going for a more general comment. ;) It just drives me nuts when I hear people talking about losing weight and then acting like going from regular soda to diet soda is gonna make some big difference. I know, I know, baby steps, but sometimes you gotta suck it up and radically change it up.
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Try to get addicted to another drink. A diet soda for example.
Eh, going from regular soda to diet soda is like eating a small pizza every day instead of a large pizza. Anyone serious about losing weight should cut soda out of their diet almost altogether. The "almost" being that you can still have one when you have a cheat meal once or twice a week, which I always encourage, simply to keep your sanity.
You're right. The change from regular to diet sodas is a radical and tiring one but let me tell you this; once you get over that bitterness of soda-sugar loss and hooked on Aspartame. Aspartame is the sugar substitute they use for diet sodas and it's much tastier than sugar imo now. I've been hooked on diet coke and diet dr pepper for 5 years so even before I needed to lose weight or went on a diet. I'd order a diet coke with a pizza and people would be laughing and going "What kinda diet is that! you think the diet coke will save you from the pizza?" and I realize it looks weird so I have to explain that I'm having the diet coke merely for the taste, not the diet.
And it's definitely a strong cut in your calorie intake if you're a 5/6 cans of soda a day guy like me. Beside the while-driving big cups from drive-thru places.
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Ugh, diet soda is gross. Those artificial sweeteners give me headaches, too.
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I've lost exactly 4 lbs in 4 days, mind you when I weighed myself this morning I took a major bowel movement when i got to work. So i have probably lost more than 4 lbs.
Breakfast is an apple, 2 pieces of toast and fruit/vegetable juice. Lunch and supper are whatever low fat item i can get my hands and a large salad with no dressing, usually with 0% milk. And lots of water during the day.
At around 7pm I go for a jog/walk for 35 minutes. So I am probably consuming about 15-30 grams of fat per day. Burning about 300 calories on the treadmill, which is about 33.33 grams of fat.
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I came to uni, and have become less of a fattie. It's a noticable difference.. Because when I bought a lab coat early October it was a tiny bit tight on me, now it's not :D
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I came to uni, and have become less of a fattie. It's a noticable difference.. Because when I bought a lab coat early October it was a tiny bit tight on me, now it's not :D
:tup
My pants are growing loose!
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I've lost exactly 4 lbs in 4 days, mind you when I weighed myself this morning I took a major bowel movement when i got to work. So i have probably lost more than 4 lbs.
Breakfast is an apple, 2 pieces of toast and fruit/vegetable juice. Lunch and supper are whatever low fat item i can get my hands and a large salad with no dressing, usually with 0% milk. And lots of water during the day.
At around 7pm I go for a jog/walk for 35 minutes. So I am probably consuming about 15-30 grams of fat per day. Burning about 300 calories on the treadmill, which is about 33.33 grams of fat.
I'm seriously considering joining the gym. I haven't changed my diet as drastically as you, just drastically reduced my portion size down and snacking between meals. I have found this works, but not as quickly as I'd like. I have lost a chin from my face (I only have one now :metal ) and I still have 1 Subway a week :P.
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I just bought a bicycle & I'm enjoying it a lot.
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Can I join? Perpetual Change called me a fatass >:(
Seriously though...I've been off and on of trying to lose weight, but with school pretty much over for me, I can focus on other things like losing weight. School always makes me wanna stress eat.
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Can I join? Perpetual Change called me a fatass >:(
Based on your recommendations from the diet thread I've been reading this www.marksdailyapple.com for a few days and really considering it. I just need a jump start :lol
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Sorry, no English units here. In Europe (well, most of it at least) we use the sensible metric system!
So, I'm 190cm tall and went from weighing 125kg in May to around 100 kg now. Since it's getting really cold here and I can't cycle outside anymore, last week I got myself a training bike. Time to lose another 20kg by the end of January!
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Sorry, no English units here. In Europe (well, most of it at least) we use the sensible metric system!
So, I'm 190cm tall and went from weighing 125kg in May to around 100 kg now. Since it's getting really cold here and I can't cycle outside anymore, last week I got myself a training bike. Time to lose another 20kg by the end of January!
Congrats dude! I think you'd be 6'3" and went from 275 lbs. to 220 lbs. and are looking to end at roughly 175 pounds. You may wanna try to lose some height though since, at 190 cm, you are in that "at risk" group :P
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I'm from a metric system country as well but I do all my conversions before posting so I wouldn't confuse the folks here :lol
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In Canada we try to go metric but there is too much US influence.
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I'm from a metric system country as well but I do all my conversions before posting so I wouldn't confuse the folks here :lol
Yeah, I tried to do that 3 times and each time I finished typing my post the browser crashed. Eventually I said to myself "screw this" and decided to just go with metric :D But from now on, I shall convert.
Sorry, no English units here. In Europe (well, most of it at least) we use the sensible metric system!
So, I'm 190cm tall and went from weighing 125kg in May to around 100 kg now. Since it's getting really cold here and I can't cycle outside anymore, last week I got myself a training bike. Time to lose another 20kg by the end of January!
Congrats dude! I think you'd be 6'3" and went from 275 lbs. to 220 lbs. and are looking to end at roughly 175 pounds. You may wanna try to lose some height though since, at 190 cm, you are in that "at risk" group :P
Thank you! Yeah, we'll see how that goes. If for health reasons I decide that enough is enough before reaching the goal weight, the world's not gonna end. ;)
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I'm 6'0" and weigh 218 lbs so I could lose 20 pounds and be at a perfect weight. Trouble is I'm not motivated to lose 20 pounds. I don't the best way to go about doing it. If you don't have a good plan you can't succeed.
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Can I join? Perpetual Change called me a fatass >:(
Based on your recommendations from the diet thread I've been reading this www.marksdailyapple.com for a few days and really considering it. I just need a jump start :lol
let's do it together! I've been slacking on it because of school and also no motivation.
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Motivation. My biggest problem with this and it's directly connected to the time factor. I'm impatient expecting the results but now I'm gonna see it through.
Jamesman let's do this! when do we start? cause Domino's have a kick ass offer on their 7 cheese pizza. 7,99$!!!! Large!! Seven ninety nine!!!
No seriously when do we start?
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Whenever you are ready! Although I would wait til tomorrow for me XD
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Also, if you wanna go Primal with me, I'll give you a list of cheaper and faster foods that work well in this thread. I've seriously been off and on Primal for a year. I just have no accountability
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Okay I'll wait til tomorrow (Pizza tonight :biggrin:)
I'm anticipating the first week when you mentioned you felt really weak and had headaches. But I really have nothing to do for a while so I'm gonna sleep that week off. Just video gaming, bike riding and diet. I have to keep the video gaming into that particular equation or I'll mess up my sexual orientation :lol
I'm gonna prepare a shopping list and hit the super market tonight.
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I'm also gonna have pizza or hot pockets tonight...school has stressed me out but it is over tomorrow!
I'm having to eat cheaply for the next 3 or so weeks. Thanksgiving is gonna be a big cheat day for me. Here is what I'm gonna be primal on:
Ground beef or Hamburgers
Eggs
Chicken Wings
Broccoli
Shredded Cheddar or Sliced Cheddar
Butter
Gonna ask the butcher for bones and organ meat (should be free or very cheap)
It's actually really cheap.
If you get a really bad headache, buy a SMALL candy bar. I did that and it helped. Sleep also helps. Lots of water. Your body is addicted to that bad crap. You literally have to detox it (as will I, though it wont be as bad as the first time). You will make it through. PM me if you need support.
Do you wanna post pics? I think it could be very motivating to post unflattering pics of ourselves in here.
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Ugh, here I am, overstressed and too much eating:
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111115_175203.jpg)
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111115_175114.jpg)
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Okay I'll try to get a couple of those looking exactly the same way :)
I'll get the ground beef and the other stuff tonight.
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Sweet, glad to have you man...we're gonna look goooood
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Also, foods to avoid:
Corn in any form
Fake fats like margarine...use butter
Bread
Pasta
Rice
Cereal
Juices
Sugary fruits
I would also say milk. It's alright sparingly but when you eat less sweets milk tastes phenomenally good and sweet, but milk has a decent amount of sugar in it. Dairy wise, go with full fat greek yogurt, full fat cheese, and butter.
It'll amaze you how much your tastes buds will change.
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Also, foods to avoid:
Corn in any form
Fake fats like margarine...use butter
Bread
Pasta
Rice
Cereal
Juices
Sugary fruits
I would also say milk. It's alright sparingly but when you eat less sweets milk tastes phenomenally good and sweet, but milk has a decent amount of sugar in it. Dairy wise, go with full fat greek yogurt, full fat cheese, and butter.
It'll amaze you how much your tastes buds will change.
The bit about milk is soooo true. Before saturday, I didn't have any chocolate/sweet stuff for nearly a month. Milk was terrible because of it's creamyness and sweetness, shame I ruined it by pigging out last week when I went home :(
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Jamesman did you buy the Primal Blueprint book? Cause I'm kinda lost on the website when it comes to locating a straight forward "Step by step; this is how you do the diet" kinda page.
I'll buy the book if I have to.
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Oh okay when you subscribe they give you access to 4 e-books about the whole thing, I'll just put them on my iPad :)
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I bought it a few days ago (finally). If you buy it on the kindle website on your iPad, it should only be like $3.99.
Also, something else I wanted to mention before I forget: if you get hungry and carb cravings come at you, eat more things with fat in them. Fat is your friend on this. People will think you're nuts for that, though. :lol
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Everybody look the fuck out.
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/DSC05566i.jpg)
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/DSC05571s.jpg)
You know if this diet doesn't work I'll have to leave the forums to atone for these pics.
I tried to imitate jamesman pics but he looks exhausted and I look suspicious :lol :lol
So on a serious note I got the ground beef 96/4 (I just found out what these numbers mean today btw heh)
I got zucchini cause broccoli is kryptonite to me and I got spinach, both as presumably acceptable substitutes for broccoli.
I'll drink more water and I keep refilling my 1 ltr. plastic bottle. But I don't see me breaking up with the diet coke anytime soon.
It's a weird thing to see you guys discuss the milk ban as a fairly tough ban but I can't even remember the last time I drank milk cause I "wanted to" :lol
See we didn't have the childhood cereal tradition.
I love Chocolate but it's absence doesn't upset me.
I'm very optimistic right now :)
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I love your facial expressions!!
So I bought a scale tonight and it looks like I've lost about 10 lbs since the last time I was weighed... but that was a while ago, so I don't really know when I lost the weight :lol... I do know that today I had to make my belt one notch tighter than usual, though :metal
I will probably weigh myself in the morning tomorrow (since we generally weigh more at night and I just wanted to test out the scale) and then not again for a week.
I have just been writing down everything I eat/drink and trying to pay more attention. I am definitely eating less sugar/junk but haven't really changed much else about my diet at this point... which is partially because I haven't gone food shopping in weeks and don't have much to work with :p
I also haven't been working out since I hurt my knee trying to run last week. I will soon start doing something else, though.
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Sounds great, writing what you're eating and keeping weekly track of your weight are things I intend to be doing as well.
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Yeah, I'm gonna post what I eat daily in here. Maybe take pics sometimes of what I eat.
Every Tuesday let's post pics? I'm not weighing myself either. Weight can be a good indication in a more extreme case of obesity, but it's easier to tell by looking at my pictures if I am losing weight and getting healthier. Like, in my pics, I am not tired, but it does look like it. That's because I am unhealthy.
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I'd make it every other Tuesday, give it some chance to work.
I won't weigh myself until a month has passed from today. In my mind it seems like it would be of significance to see how much I can lose in a month.
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Sounds good.
Good choice. I'm good with visible assessment, and for you more objective data in terms of numbers would be good.
How's your first day going?
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I don't eat breakfast so nothing yet.
My wife suggested these as snacks (she does something called the south beach diet):
(https://www.snack-girl.com/m/i/cheesestickb.jpg)
https://www.snack-girl.com/snack/cheese-sticks/
Basically it's a snack to have as an occasional alternative to the Greek yogurt. But it has 1.0 g carb and that's just the thing we're trying to completely avoid in the primal diet in the first place as I'm starting to gather.
I think I'll have my first Greek yogurt in a few :)
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I loooooooove cheese. But I like to get Cabot cheese. Extra sharp cheddar. I'll microwave a quarter of a bar cut up into small cubes and eat it slightly melted/gooey.
Bacon is also allowed in more copious amounts.
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So you think this cheese idea is okay?
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Yes! At least, for the time being. Cheese has a lot of fat (unless you get reduced fat--don't do it) like milk does, but none of the carbs. Especially as you hit carb flu, the fat will hold you over and maybe help you feel better or more satisfied until the flu passes. Cheese is readily available as well, so there really is little to no prep time.
Heck, I would eat cheese wrapped in bacon every morning and I would lose weight and feel great. It is weird to grasp that concept at first, though. :lol
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What's bad about the reduced fat cheese?
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Primal emphasizes higher fat consumption. Reduced fat means less fat means less good stuff.
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Yeah, eww. I love cheese and would never stop eating the real stuff. You can always find less important stuff to cut out :lol
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First day report!
The driving force of high motivation from yesterday kept me full all day heh
I didn't have breakfast or lunch and I was okay with it. I just had 2 cheese sticks; one at 9am and another at 4pm.
Drank a lot of water and diet soda.
Now for my dinner:
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/DSC05573.jpg)
Zucchini with ground beef. The ground beef has been cooked with sliced onions and jalapenos.
I had two servings of this bad boy and I'm a happy camper.
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11:30pm snack:
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Some Greek yogurt and some majesty tea :hat
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It's MajesTea noob! :P
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:rollin I'll use that from now on.
jamesman report!
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Awesome job Metty! Dinner looks good!
Yesterday, ironically, I had milk with whey protein (I had some left over so I didn't want to waste it) for breakfast and some coleslaw for lunch (like 6 oz.). For dinner, I grilled about 12 oz. of ground beef as a hamburger and topped with some cheese and the fat that dripped out of the hamburger (I hate dry burgers). It was so good! I did try something new with the ground beef by premizing spices, salt, and Worcestershire sauce into it and making patties out of it.
However, little carbs made me wanna sleep so early last night, and I slept for about 10 hours. It's 6:45am as I type this and I am wide awake and feeling relaxed, though very hungry. I know the hunger will pass. Looking forward to my clothes feeling looser...always a good feeling.
In a week we have thanksgiving...gonna be a cheat day, sorry. Though I'm going to make Primal pumpkin pie that day so I am not as guilty on the sweets. I'll post some recipes I've been using.
And :lol at Majestea
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It's 6:45am as I type this and I am wide awake and feeling relaxed, though very hungry. I know the hunger will pass.
I haven't met "very hungry" yet and I don't imagine I will. I do the yogurt snack or the cheese stick if I absolutely have to eat between meals. Why don't you do that when you feel that hungry?
Also the ground beef meals leave me good and happy for at least 6 hours and I haven't gotten to the point where I start doing variations on it as I'm not bored yet. I got the frozen burgers to grill when I need to too so I guess that will be tomorrow's lunch and dinner.
In a week we have thanksgiving...gonna be a cheat day
It's gotta be! I know it's a big family tradition here so don't feel guilty about it ;D
Don't forget to get pictures of your meals! Or at least dinner.
Anyone joining us? If you're too lazy to read about it we can tell you what to do here and we'll take it slow.
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I have a bottomless pit of a stomach. I can eat and eat and eat, it's scary.
Next time I go to the store I'm gonna buy some blocks of cheese. Low on money so I need to be frugal.
AND! Pictures on preparing the ground beef:
Ground beef in my crock pot ceramic bowl (bowl is cracked so I only use it for mixing things in)
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111115_215553.jpg)
Oh, herro spices:
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And MAH SAUCE:
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111115_215741.jpg)
THEY JUST HAD SEX (HEY) AND IT FELT SO GOOD
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I had 3 bags like this. That little piece is for when I am cooking it and I am hungry, I can get that piece faster as it gets done way faster. This is over a pound of ground beef, should last at least a day and maybe 2 days (I only had one last night):
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111115_220413.jpg)
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By the way, the burgers with cheese and grease on top were fucking excellent. I put a lot of cheese on mine. I have broccoli in the freezer which I plan on nomming on at some point today or tomorrow to get my veggies in. I'll take pics of the process of cooking the burgers (which you should know how, but hey, why not?)
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Oh, and chocolate...I dunno how you feel about dark chocolate, but upward from I think 70% is good in decent amounts. Especially in the beginning if/as carb flu hits you.
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Sorry I haven't checked in much this week, school work, it's been getting me down man!
So, I've been having my five a day and my two litres of water, I start off with green tea in the morning instead of coffee for those damn fine anti-oxidants. I've been eating Lunch as well, which is weird for me bearing in mind that I've been going without for upwards of three years now, so I'm not pigging out on things I can buy from the garage either.
The only thing is, I think something is speeding up my metabolism. I'll eat dinner and I'm hungry. Constantly. This never happened before.
Also, my sister's giving me her Zumba thing next week, this should be fun ^^
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I'll take pics of the process of cooking the burgers (which you should know how, but hey, why not?)
Yes!! Do that and as I get better at the cooking thing I'll do the same and maybe videos too just for fun. But for now I'll stick to pics of the final products since I'm still a microwave-limited man.
Oh, and chocolate...I dunno how you feel about dark chocolate, but upward from I think 70% is good in decent amounts. Especially in the beginning if/as carb flu hits you.
I love dark chocolate. I'll get some and have like a couple squares a night.
I'm really craving chocolate milk but it's not painful or anything hehe
What's the situation on chips? I was just checking them at the super market and these healthy cattle cooked chips are 18g carbs so that's too much to work with our diet I guess.
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Chips: Make it very rare. They have to be potato. Potatoes can be allowed, but the chips are usually made with not so good oils. But you know, if you really just need a little splurge, grab a bag and have away. It's better to indulge sensibly once in a while then be stuck eating shit 24/7.
I made chicken wings for breakfast. Marinated in white vinegar and some salt (aka Salt and Vinegar):
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111118_121201.jpg)
I can explain how to make these as well. It's so easy. That's usually my goal...to make good tasting food that is very fucking easy to make.
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Please do!
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OMG, they were so good. I think I have my method perfected now.
Jamesman's Chicken Wings (v. salt and vinegar)
HARDWARE
1. Oven that can broil
2. Flat pan
3. Big ziploc bag
SOFTWARE
1. Chicken wings or thighs
2. Salt (I use Sea Salt, it tastes better imho)
3. Distilled White Vinegar
STEPS
1. Put chicken into bag (however many you want)
2. Pour over some vinegar. I just eyeball it. You don't want a tiny amount, just enough that the wings/thighs can be touching some vinegar. Don't fill the whole bag with vinegar either...that would be a waste.
3. Let sit for at least 15 minutes to over night. Either way you'll get good results, but I find that overnight marinating tastes better and stronger.
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4. Heat oven to 350 degrees (not broiling).
5. Line flat pan with foil and spray or use butter on the foil. This helps prevent the skin from sticking.
6. Lay your chicken pieces so they're not touching.
7. Put into oven for 10-15 minutes, moving around some as to avoid skin sticking, though at this point it shouldn't be a problem.
8. Turn the oven to broiling (broiling uses the heating element on the ceiling of the oven space so it heats food from above, FYI).
9. Broil until the exposed sides are not white. I usually do it until they are fairly darker but not black or totally dark. A nice darkish yellow means it is time for the next step.
10. Leaving the broiler on, take out quickly and carefully. Flip all pieces over so that the parts that were touching the foil are now facing up. Again, no pieces should be touching.
11. Put back in and broil until the newly exposed sides are also dark yellow.
12. Done. Make sure to turn your oven off. :biggrin:
I did all that and got that picture I just posted. Can easily be applied to however many wings you can fit onto a pan so that the pieces are not touching. Toward the end, the chicken may be a bit harder to detach from the foil, but I've never had any real issues with foil being stuck on the chicken.
The skin has good flavor and is not bitter. The salt is a must, imho. This method has given me the juiciest chicken yet. I hate dry chicken. The insides are always well-cooked, never had any questionably under-cooked chicken.
Enjoy!
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Mmm that looks so nice man, thanks for posting the pics & the instructions. I'm a chicken greats only guy so I'll get adventures and apply these steps to breasts.
Last night's dinner:
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/64daf7ca.jpg) (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/64daf7ca.jpg)
I put that cheese there on the beef and microwaved them and it tasted like awesome chili fries without the fries, enjoyed it a lot but now everybody is the house secretly thinks my diet is a joke, I saw it in their eyes though didn't say anything :lol
The extra water there was me forgetting to dump all the water I boiled the zucchini in. I know it doesn't look pretty on the plate.
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I'm very tired and hungry.
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Metty, I ever tell you how awesome your new sig is? :hefdaddy
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Oh tell me you're a fan BF! I need one here. I voted for them in your extravaganza poll :lol
They have a thread here but I've been the only posting in it for a while so I stopped cause it looked like no one wants to discuss Rammstien. I've been roaming the internets trying to find a good discussion forum for them since then but nothing decent so far.
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Dinner was tuna with cheese, the idea seemed good and it looks good on the plate but it's not as satisfactory as a meal as beef unfortunately.
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I thought I posted in here yesterday.
Anyway, I made this last night and started having some today...Primal Pumpkin Pie:
(https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111120_092120.jpg)
Realllllly good especially if you are missing some dessertness and especially with Thanksgiving coming up. I made this this weekend to see if it was worth making for TG. I think it is. My roommate tried it and said it was a bit dry and not as sweet as he would like. I think it tastes really good, though. It is sort of like a pumpkin pie meets a cheesecake, though it leans heavily in the pumpkin pie corner.
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Oh tell me you're a fan BF! I need one here. I voted for them in your extravaganza poll :lol
I'd be lying if I said I knew much more than Du Hast but I dig that enough to give Sehnsucht a shot. Would that be a good starting point? Also thanks for voting :metal
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Metty: I love me some Rammstein. At least like 10 songs. Sonne might be my favorite.
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I thought I posted in here yesterday.
Anyway, I made this last night and started having some today...Primal Pumpkin Pie:
https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/highaerials36/IMG_20111120_092120.jpg
Realllllly good especially if you are missing some dessertness and especially with Thanksgiving coming up. I made this this weekend to see if it was worth making for TG. I think it is. My roommate tried it and said it was a bit dry and not as sweet as he would like. I think it tastes really good, though. It is sort of like a pumpkin pie meets a cheesecake, though it leans heavily in the pumpkin pie corner.
Looks good! I've been having a couple squares of dark chocolate a day to keep me sane but now I want that pie. Is it a "you can have as much as you want" item? cause one piece would just be torture.
Metty: I love me some Rammstein. At least like 10 songs. Sonne might be my favorite.
Probably mine too :)
Oh tell me you're a fan BF! I need one here. I voted for them in your extravaganza poll :lol
I'd be lying if I said I knew much more than Du Hast but I dig that enough to give Sehnsucht a shot. Would that be a good starting point? Also thanks for voting :metal
You bet. I like that poll a lot, well crafted ;)
Rammstein main lack of appeal for us is the language barrier but they have a lot of excellent music that really jumps over that barrier if you give it a chance.
This is their soft side https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiRxEs2xG58 I love that song. Translation is in the "Show More" tab under the video.
This is the song James mentioned, called Sonne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XvyI01SC8M I love their weird genuinely nasty live vibe. Their sense of humor is awesome though and all their official music videos are masterpieces in my opinion, varying from hilarious to thoughtful. I recommend the album Mutter from start to finish.
All the band members are pyrotechnics experts and that toy with that to all extremes at their live shows check this out https://youtu.be/mt4Sj1vmFiA @ 2:29 time stamp.
My dinner
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/3fac7442.jpg)
Zucchini, green beans and spinach with ground beef, again.
If cows revolted they're gonna bring me to justice Gaddafi style.
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Re: Pumpkin Pie....I'll say yes. I ate half of it this morning and felt fine. It probably has more protein and fat than a usual pumpkin pie. It's a nice change. I plan on finishing it off tomorrow.
Your dinners are looking good man!
Here's my daily log:
Breakfast - Pumpkin Pie
Snack - 2 oz. Cheddar cheese
Lunch - 12 chicken wings (salt/vinegar)
Dinner - Hamburger patty with cheese on top, some broccoli
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Sorry bad stuff has been happening in my country and this diet makes sitting at my laptop for more than 5 minutes impossible for some reason :lol I'm roaming a lot and riding my bike. (haven't done that today though)
Today they had some really good food at the house but I was keen to play it cool (I was irritated a bit heh)
Picture of my dinner is on the iPad and I can't operate touch screens when I'm sleepy. I'll post it when I wake up for sure cause it was special meal and I wanna show it to you (Nothing as brilliant as Jamesman stuff which I'm building up to. Before this the only food I could make is pasta with shitty mixed tomato sauce)
I wanna take a peak at the scale.. too early? :lol
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Yeah, I've been wanting to sit at my computer less and less as well. But I have a shit-ton of work to do here for the next few weeks, so...ehhhh. :lol
You know....take a peak right now. Then wait until your designated time that you had planned. I think it will do you fine.
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I dropped 5 pounds according to the scale. I'm heavily doubting that figure. I don't remember what I was wearing on the inital measure last week so that's the the fucked up part.
Anyway, check out this beauty:
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This is a brilliant production from the madam or her day off. To the untasting eye it's chicken with melted cheese on it but the spicing of that bad boy during cooking made it a smash hit. (She made at least triple the amount in the picture and it last two days)
I'm sick of Green Beans, Spinach and Zucchini.
I haven't ridden my bike today either. I feel I can't do any real physical effort.
I'm waiting for my wife's next days off to make the pie James made.
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Get some other vegetables in there. :) Maybe salad?
That chicken looks great. And yeah, spices make the primal lifestyle much more manageable.
I might make the pie again today. I dunno yet...
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I had salad with that, not pictured hehe
Today will be a normal ground beef day with the added torture of watching family eat gravy. Inconsiderate dill holes.
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Sorry but today I am cheating really badly!
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I know, you deserve it bud. Indulge ;)
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I was not able to eat nearly as much tonight as I wanted :(
I should've had lunch, dammit.
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I know, you deserve it bud. Indulge ;)
So. Fucking. Full.
Back on tomorrow!
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Good article on metabolism.
https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/9-tips-to-increase-metabolism.htm (https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/9-tips-to-increase-metabolism.htm)
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alright folks i cant believe ive just found this thread!! well at about this time last year i was about 23 stone and decided it was time to do something about it. so after talking to a friend of mine who is an army p t i and the doctor i decided to take up cycling. i started slowly and gradually untill over the summer i was cycling two and from work about 23 miles a day so far i have lost about 6 stone without severly altering my diet!! anyway its winter now and i am on to swimming till the weather gets better :-) anyway thats my story so far happy slimming everyone :hefdaddy
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alright folks i cant believe ive just found this thread!! well at about this time last year i was about 23 stone and decided it was time to do something about it. so after talking to a friend of mine who is an army p t i and the doctor i decided to take up cycling. i started slowly and gradually untill over the summer i was cycling two and from work about 23 miles a day so far i have lost about 6 stone without severly altering my diet!! anyway its winter now and i am on to swimming till the weather gets better :-) anyway thats my story so far happy slimming everyone :hefdaddy
Congratulation! That's a lot
84lbs btw
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i know i have had to get new clothes lol not been this slim since i was 22 and that wasnt yesterday lol
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That's awesome tartarus, congrates man :tup
I got a bicycle a couple of weeks ago and started out loving it but the diet I'm on now is making me too tired to continue cycling everyday. I hope that changes when I adapt to the diet more.
And what's a "stone"?
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14 pounds in a stone i think dont know what the conversion is sorry!! stick with the cycling it will get easyer honest and its funny the more you excersise the more you will want to excersise so get on that bike (my tip is to start at just a mile a session for the first week then up it to two and so on in know time you will be zinging here and there all over the place :-) )
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Dumb question: How do you know while you're cycling how many miles you made?
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I've been doing well on this...
But I'm gonna say, I think it's time for me to step away from DTF for an undetermined amount of time. Some people here suck and I'd rather not get risk being banned over them since I seem very susceptible to being banned.
metty, if you want my email address, I'll give it to you.
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I've been doing well on this...
But I'm gonna say, I think it's time for me to step away from DTF for an undetermined amount of time. Some people here suck and I'd rather not get risk being banned over them since I seem very susceptible to being banned.
metty, if you want my email address, I'll give it to you.
Suck as in detrimental to your progress in fitness? Or just negative in general? Either way I'm always sorry to hear when someone is being pushed away from DTF because of other's poor attitudes.
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In general, and yeah, it sucks. Sorry
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ManJames, am I a person who's attitude came across as negative to you?
If so, I apologize for giving off that sort of impression.
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In general, and yeah, it sucks. Sorry
Well if you have to go and clear your head or just to get away for a bit do what you have to. Although, if it is possible to ignore other threads and stay in this one. It might be good for motivation. :tup
Here is what I wrote up for the next couple months.
Sunday
27-Nov
Run 45min
Chest/Arms/Abs
Monday
28-Nov
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Chest/Head voice
Tuesday
29-Nov
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
Wednesday
30-Nov
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Chest/Pharyngeal Resonator
Thursday
01-Dec
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
Friday
02-Dec
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Agility/Whistle
Saturday
03-Dec
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
It continues like that, alternating days.
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Dumb question: How do you know while you're cycling how many miles you made?
very generaly you can cycle about twice as fast as you walk (although when you get a bit fitter you can go alot faster) but when you are starting out about 6 miles an hour so five mins out and five mins back should get you up to about a mile or you can google it and plan a miles route ;-)
hope this helps ;D
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very generaly you can cycle about twice as fast as you walk (although when you get a bit fitter you can go alot faster) but when you are starting out about 6 miles an hour so five mins out and five mins back should get you up to about a mile or you can google it and plan a miles route ;-)
hope this helps ;D
It does! Thanks man.
Here is what I wrote up for the next couple months.
Sunday
27-Nov
Run 45min
Chest/Arms/Abs
Monday
28-Nov
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Chest/Head voice
Tuesday
29-Nov
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
Wednesday
30-Nov
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Chest/Pharyngeal Resonator
Thursday
01-Dec
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
Friday
02-Dec
Back/Shoulders
Vocals Agility/Whistle
Saturday
03-Dec
Run 45
Chest/Arms/Abs
It continues like that, alternating days.
Sounds cool but with the diet it's really hard to keep a commitment of physical effort. But maybe once I get used to the diet I can do it too.
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I hear ya. Here is what I have in the morning with breakfast
Greens+
Fish Oil
Protein
Super Multi-vitamin
Vitamin C
Zinc
Arthur's Smoothie or any juice I happen to have.
(https://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h460/eljonno/IMG_20111122_065056.jpg)
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Dumb question: How do you know while you're cycling how many miles you made?
The best way is buy a bike computer. They don't cost too much. 20-30 bucks for a half-decent one probably. Takes a bit of wiring, maybe 30-45 minutes, to put everything together on the bike, but it's def. worth it. It'd be foolish not have one.
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Last night's dinner:
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/th_04d3b4a1.jpg) (https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/?action=view¤t=04d3b4a1.jpg)
Beef chunks cooked with green beans and butter and Zucchini on the side.
Tonight's dinner:
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/th_SAM_0599.jpg) (https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Met-Fan/Food/?action=view¤t=SAM_0599.jpg)
Left over beef chunks from last night with Zucchini and funny chopped green beans with a layer of melted cheese between them.
I hear ya. Here is what I have in the morning with breakfast
Greens+
Fish Oil
Protein
Super Multi-vitamin
Vitamin C
Zinc
Arthur's Smoothie or any juice I happen to have.
This.. this is hardcore man! Is life joyless with this or do you manage to make it normal?
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This.. this is hardcore man! Is life joyless with this or do you manage to make it normal?
:lol
Surprisingly (or not) it has been making my life better. I have more energy, I don't feel sluggish in the mornings at all and I have more energy for exercising. The first day I took it I extended my run time by 5 minutes and my over all time on the tread mill by 10 and have kept it up.
It doesn't take long to make and it doesn't taste bad. Well doesn't taste bad when compared to when I was 19 and used to mixed protein and creatine in just water, now that tasted bad. I just grab the juice put a scoop of protein, scoop of greens and a tease spoon of the fish oil in it. Take my handful of pills and wash it down while my breakfast is toasting. Then it's drink plenty of water all day so my body is a well oiled machine.
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Quick update: been doing more of the same pictures I posted before, screwed up a bunch of times with Chinese food and such.
Lost 8 pounds so far, not much cause I give up to a daily piece of dark chocolate 70%. I'll keep going and try to practice more self control.
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I eat tons and tons, but wanna get out of the habit. I'm 6'5, 160 pounds, but once my metabolism starts going away that'll change.
Yes, it does. I'm 6'5" and weigh 245. I'm not "fat" per se, just a little plump. I'm 44 years old, but when I was in my early 20's, I was about 190 and ate anything in site. Once that metabolism slows down, you really need to keep it in check.
FYI - Weight is irrelevant if you are in good shape & work out. I was this same weight in my mid 30's, but had a waist that was 2 inches less and was jacked with muscle.