Better to have been fat and lost...
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
code-frog wrote:
I used to way 260 pounds
I am still dreaming of that day. :) I was once 175, in Tulsa while going to school. But I didn't have any food and jogged to forget being hungry. Ironically, that was the only time in my life I ever got howled at by a bunch of college girls in a convertable. They didn't stop for more, pity. ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
-
VuNic wrote:
starting to look like potato and in deep depression now.
you can always go back. Few people know this, but I did weight lifting and martial arts in college, I was desperately trying to loose my "image" back then. I was always the chubby kid growing up, though my fiancee looks at the pictures and doesn't see it. Perhaps it was just another of those things families do "to" you. but eventually I did become the fat guy. 478 at my highest, and used a cane to walk (but never a motor scooter -- I saw one guy larger than me on one of those, I refused). It isn't easy, and it has had its ups and downs. I lost to 330 and regained to 430 (danger will robinson, danger!). But I am loosing again, though slower and steadier than ever before. There are plateaus but few slips back up and only within the fluxuating water-weight zone. I am within ten pounds of 300lbs and still loosing between 50-75lbs a year. Not much, but slow and steady. I wouldn't mind living to see 175, but my goal right now is 225 and then reassess with medical professionals.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Best wishes to you:rose::rose:. Eating ON TIME and regular jogging-walking helps me get hold on my fitness. But you know, after doing a lot of jogging, I'm finding it a bit difficult to do push-ups or weight lifts.
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
-
code-frog wrote:
I used to way 260 pounds
I am still dreaming of that day. :) I was once 175, in Tulsa while going to school. But I didn't have any food and jogged to forget being hungry. Ironically, that was the only time in my life I ever got howled at by a bunch of college girls in a convertable. They didn't stop for more, pity. ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
For me the journey started in 15 minute victories. I promised myself that no matter what day it was I was going to dedicate 15 minutes to being healthy. If it was a 15 minute walk, 15 minutes on a bike or 15 minutes at a gym. That's all I did. Over time I slowly got more confident and more desire and I added minutes as a reward. I still view adding time to exercise as a reward to life. Right now I am up to 120 minutes a day maximum of exercise. Though my mountain bike rides shatter that and approach 400 to 600 minutes I only do that once a week and I treat that as unusual. My current reward is 120 minutes a day and I really enjoy it. I don't plan on adding anymore minutes for a while. What I'm doing now is focusing on increasing the intensity (aerobic) of exercise in that 120 minute window. When I mountain bike I'm just a victim. I get exhausted, I get firewalled, I'm anaerobic and it's just a blast it's the one thing a week I use to measure my health gains. Am I climbing better? How is my climbing technique? Is my cadence smoother and more consistent? Is my breathing more even and controlled? Is my form improving. Anyway, 15 minutes a day is how I got my life back. I viewed adding minutes as a reward and a right that had to be earned and I was able to stay motivated that way.
-
For me the journey started in 15 minute victories. I promised myself that no matter what day it was I was going to dedicate 15 minutes to being healthy. If it was a 15 minute walk, 15 minutes on a bike or 15 minutes at a gym. That's all I did. Over time I slowly got more confident and more desire and I added minutes as a reward. I still view adding time to exercise as a reward to life. Right now I am up to 120 minutes a day maximum of exercise. Though my mountain bike rides shatter that and approach 400 to 600 minutes I only do that once a week and I treat that as unusual. My current reward is 120 minutes a day and I really enjoy it. I don't plan on adding anymore minutes for a while. What I'm doing now is focusing on increasing the intensity (aerobic) of exercise in that 120 minute window. When I mountain bike I'm just a victim. I get exhausted, I get firewalled, I'm anaerobic and it's just a blast it's the one thing a week I use to measure my health gains. Am I climbing better? How is my climbing technique? Is my cadence smoother and more consistent? Is my breathing more even and controlled? Is my form improving. Anyway, 15 minutes a day is how I got my life back. I viewed adding minutes as a reward and a right that had to be earned and I was able to stay motivated that way.
code-frog wrote:
I viewed adding minutes as a reward and a right that had to be earned and I was able to stay motivated that way.
that is one of the big ones, and what I didn't do the first times. Exercise should never be a punishment. I had birthday cake so I must run an extra mile. If you punish yourself with excersize, you will hate it, of course. But making it part of a happier lifestyle, makes it easier. I hike, sometimes for hours as my reward. I have the bike and weights, but a wonderful weekend treat is to get outdoors and hike for an hour or three. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
-
code-frog wrote:
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all.
I don't think I'd make that statement. Just because one appears healthy now doesn't mean that years of obesity didn't do irreversible damage to vital organs and/or arteries.
code-frog wrote:
If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed?
I'd say you covered it pretty well. P.S. In February 2005 I weighed 270lbs, I've been hovering around 190lbs for the last 12 months. I hope to get down to 175 in the next 6 months. :)
"Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest." - Isaac Asimov
Mike Mullikin wrote:
doesn't mean that years of obesity didn't do irreversible damage to vital organs and/or arteries.
Unfortunately in my case that is putting stress on already damaged organs from illness. I used to have doctors envious of my blood and pulse, etc. I was always "remarkably healthy for my weight" or something equivalent. Everytime I visited a doctor there was the initial panic at my size and a few weeks of tests to finally marvel at how lucky I was. BUT, once an illness damaged those organs, all bets were off. No more luck to live on. I may have lost up to 20 years off my life from that illness, but I will loose more from pressure of weight on damaged organs. The doctors would love to cut the weight off, but that I still worry about too.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
-
code-frog wrote:
What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed?
Well, duh! You left out the most obvious and enjoyable one! Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
Well, duh! You left out the most obvious and enjoyable one!
Being able to look down and see your um- toes!!:)
God Bless, Jason
DavidCrow wrote:
It would not affect me or my family one iota. My wife and I are in charge of when the tv is on, and what it displays. I do not need any external input for that.
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I tried various things, but I could never enjoy, or even get addicted to, excercise. But that seems given for me (I can smoke half a pack anight, but usually have just one cigarette in three months, dope never "did" something for me, most my addictions - food, moving pictures, programming - are for the majority nonphysical). I cHave you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy Have you enjoyed the increased energy I didn't feel healthier with less weight (and probably I live healthier now with more), but I feel more springy, which ain't bad. OTOH springiness reduces the enjoyable feeling of balance Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age I'm a spoil, I learnt enough to fight off every improvement suggestion as "useless", "dangerous" or at least "naive". Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better Not really. On the contrary, I feel fat is a kind of social protection shield. I'm a social misfit at any weight, being fat just avoids a lot of the situations where you have to realize it. Being the awkward one out never bothered me as such (beyond some results), but it makes me cynic and incredibly bored. Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life I don't know how that correlates to weight, although there was that interesting US scientific study... Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it? No, I am an impulsive eater. I never felt I am "cheating my diet", so I don't know how much fun that is.
We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist -
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
I was up to just over 200lbs after The Summer of China Buffet. But that went away after a while. I'm probably 5-10lbs over what would be considered ideal for my frame, but don't really worry about it. Biggest benefit of loosing weight? Improved appetite! :-D
----
...the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more...
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
code-frog wrote:
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all.
CATCH(Err E) Wrong. I'm delighted that I've never suffered from that affliction, and maintain that discovering the benefits you describe is just as important to one who has been inactive but slim. I've been parked at 125 lbs since I was 17. Despite a slothful life behind a desk and a complete lack of interest in any physical activity except one, I had always before been unable to gain weight. Since starting karate and attending a gym, I've not only gained weight for the first time (142 lbs and climbing), but have experienced every one of the benefits listed. Even the pleasure of cheating once in a while...:)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
I started out extremely skinny, I started college 6'1" and 120lbs. I slowly put on weight since then and peaked at 205. I'm now down to 175 which I've done over the past 2 years. My goal is to stay steady around 170 for the next 60 or so years. :)
- I've enjoyed the addition to exercise. I've been doing martial arts for the past 2 years and I'm loving it.
- When I eat like crap I'm feeling it for the rest of the day. I don't know if that is due to age or eating better, but I definitely notice.
- It hasn't really been a big deal.
- Yeah, I've got more energy to do things like hiking with my kid and it's great.
- I might actually look in the mirror every once in a while
- I don't think I'll ever have better judgement.
- I don't consider it cheating, but I make some great deserts and I live next to some great ice cream stores.
When I turned 30 I couldn't touch my toes and thought I'd never be able to do it again. Now I can nearly kick the top of a door frame, lift my body from a kneeling position to one with my torso and legs sticking straight out balanced only by my arms, do a headstand, do a hand stand for a few seconds. I can't believe half the things that I can do now. I only wish I had started earlier, though I probably would have given this up and gotten bored with it if I hadn't found such a good school. Getting out of shape and hating every minute of it has really been a motivating factor for me to keep at it, that and the thought of being able to show off the ab muscles that I've been working on. :-> I know it seems petty, but it is all about reaching a goal that I thought was impossible.
Using the GridView is like trying to explain to someone else how to move a third person's hands in order to tie your shoelaces for you. -Chris Maunder
-
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
Hmm. I understand what you're saying, even though I wasn't fat. I was, however, a pack-a-day smoker and devoted couch potato. Then my wife got pregnant, and we quit smoking January 1, 1991. I realized very quickly that I must never, ever have another cigarrette, or I would never be able to stay off the damn things. About a year after I quit, I started walking during the lunch hour. A guy who worked down the hall from me convinced me to go running with him and a couple other people. We ran 3 miles, and thought I was going to die. 15 years later, I've run two marathons, several half-marathons, and dozens of shorter races. I've done two 350 mile bike tours, and I'm getting ready to do another one in a couple of weeks. The same guy also got me to start lifting weights. I actually weigh more now than I did when I started running and lifting. Of course, a lot of it is bone mass in my legs and muscle mass everywhere else. I won't deny I've got a little extra weight around my waist, but it's minor. I've found a somewhat petty, but important for me, benefit from the exercise. For me, I was the nerdy kid who got pushed around by the jocks when I was in junior high. I hated gym class because I was never any good at football, baseball, or any of the other hand/eye coordination things. My last high school reunion was fun, because I didn't attend. When I received the invitation, I RSVP'ed that I wouldn't be there. One of the committee members (a cheerleader, as I recall, and married to one of the jocks) called me up to ask why I wasn't coming. The silence on the other end when I told her I was going to be in the middle of a bike tour was priceless. I like being a stud in my middle age, when all of the jocks are overweight slobs.
Software Zen:
delete this; -
ASSERT: Better to have been fat and lost the weight than never to have been fat at all. How many of us are there? I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds. I believe my target weight is going to be around 175 pounds. I used to be in top physical shape playing soccer at the olympic level and didn't really worry about being healthy, making healthy choices or being informed about medical risks, conditions, etc... For those of you that have always been fit and trim I don't think this will make as much sense as it does to us former-fatties but it might. For the former-fatties out there that are winning your life back with rigorous exercise and proper diet:
- Have you enjoyed the addiction to exercise? I've been back in exercise for 2.5+ years and the cravings for fitness are such a relief.
- Have you enjoyed the increased awareness of healthy vs. unhealthy and do you have the conviction you will never go back to unhealthy again?
- Have you enjoyed your increased knowledge of health issues and concerns for people of your gender, ethnicity and age?
- Have you enjoyed the increased energy?
- Have you enjoyed the anti-depressant your life has become now that you feel and look better?
- Have you enjoyed having more confidence and better judgment in nearly every area of your life?
- Have you enjoyed the freedom to eat healthier and pleasure that comes from being able to cheat once in a while with a favorite snack and truly enjoy it?
How many of you think you are so much better off having been fat and then fighting back to thin? Where in the course of the journey back to health you learned so much about yourself, health, lifestyle, etc... that you probably never would have learned had you not made the epic journey back to health from where you were? If your like me and have lost a lot of weight, totally enjoy your new life, etc... What other benefits that I haven't listed have you enjoyed? What other comments would you make that might encourage others to decide to get back in control of their own lives and make healthier choices that might include exercise on a regular basis and improving their daily eating habits? Just Curios...:)
-
code-frog wrote:
I used to way 260 pounds and am now down to about 195 pounds.
:omg: How tall are you?
I've had the same problem all my life also of being over weight. :) It started when I was about 1 1/2 years old. I ended up with a parasite in me the made me have a very high fever and crossed eyes. After getting out of the hospital my father set me on the obese road by always saying "you are not eating enough". This lead to being the fat kid that always got beat up in school. I joined the Air Force in 1973 and had got my weight down to 235 pounds. For those four years I fought to stay below 220 pounds. (I think I looked pretty good at that time.) :-D Since I got out, my weigh has gotten up to about 500 pounds at the maximum. :omg: Over the last 3 years, and while on a 2000 calorie a day diet, I have slowly dropped to about 450 pounds. It is a sloooow process. My self set goal is 225 pounds. This may take a while. I have recently joined the local YMCA/YWCA where I can swim for exercise. This type of exercise is less painful on my old joints. In case your interested I'm 52 years old and 6 feet 3 inches tall. Losing the weight may also help clear up some of my medical problems. ;) The one thing that I have trouble putting up with are these people who have been skinny all theirlives and have to "lose 10 to 30 pounds because I'm to fat". they do not know the struggles of the people that are truly on the fat side. :mad:
-
I've had the same problem all my life also of being over weight. :) It started when I was about 1 1/2 years old. I ended up with a parasite in me the made me have a very high fever and crossed eyes. After getting out of the hospital my father set me on the obese road by always saying "you are not eating enough". This lead to being the fat kid that always got beat up in school. I joined the Air Force in 1973 and had got my weight down to 235 pounds. For those four years I fought to stay below 220 pounds. (I think I looked pretty good at that time.) :-D Since I got out, my weigh has gotten up to about 500 pounds at the maximum. :omg: Over the last 3 years, and while on a 2000 calorie a day diet, I have slowly dropped to about 450 pounds. It is a sloooow process. My self set goal is 225 pounds. This may take a while. I have recently joined the local YMCA/YWCA where I can swim for exercise. This type of exercise is less painful on my old joints. In case your interested I'm 52 years old and 6 feet 3 inches tall. Losing the weight may also help clear up some of my medical problems. ;) The one thing that I have trouble putting up with are these people who have been skinny all theirlives and have to "lose 10 to 30 pounds because I'm to fat". they do not know the struggles of the people that are truly on the fat side. :mad:
I can hear you! Most of my life has been on the over side of things. When I was in my early 20s I dropped down to 155 lbs at 6'2", I was thin, thin, thin. Prior to that I had never been over 220 lbs. I let the pounds come back to a set point of around 212 lbs which I remained at most of my 20s until I quite smoking. It seemed like I replaced one addication with another and gained 75 lbs in just two months. After getting back in control, I remained in the upper 200's until I got married, but bloated me to a max of 365. I have dropped to 311 lbs (as of yesterday) by mostly moving my life to a "mini-meal" type style of four to six meals per day. We make large meals early in the day one and divide them up into small portions and freeze them. When a meal time comes along, we pull two out and mic them. While they are not "as" good as fresh, they are close and we never have extra (as the rest is frozen) to splurg. While we do not throw anything into a "banned" mode, we do focus on a somewhat balanced mini-meal of chicken and potatoes, chicken and rice or roast and potatoes for the majority of our daily meals. For example, the chicken and potatoes mini-meal is boneless chicken breast boiled in heavy seasoning and the potatoes are often diced (chunks about the size of the upper part of the thumb) and roasted in the over with olive oil, italian seasoning, salt, pepper and real butter. The size of the meal is 100 grams of potatoes and 70 grams of chicken beast. While it does not fill you up, it makes it so that you are not hunger for about three hours (after you have been on the plan for a few days). Our weight loss is not drastic and we still have some blunders, but it is consistant, we keep on losing. We look at it more of a change of life style than a diet and plan to stay on it permanently. As I said, we eat anything we are hungry for at least once per day but we keep the portion small and fill most of the meals with high protein and carbs. Yesterday, I made a huge lasagna, with five types of cheeses, meat and tomatoes. It made 22 mini-meals..
Rocky <>< Latest Code Blog Post: Linq - Way too easy! Latest Tech Blog Post: Microsoft Surface!