Diet - For REAL this time!

[slickpitt]

OK so I didn't go on a diet as planned a few months ago. But I did officially start in the beginning of August!

July 28: 273
August 11: 264


Next weigh in August 25. Weigh myself every 2 weeks.

Basically my diet now consists 1500 calories a day. Protein shake for breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and sometimes an evening snack. My snacks generally include 1 serving of lunch meat, or a piece of fruit, or even those little "100 calorie packs" of crackers, chips, cookies, whatever. I find those little packs really help... I can have sweets or stuff that really isn't "health" food, but the 100 cal pack really helps me portion it and not sit and eat 4 pounds of cookies. Saturday is a "bonus" day where I can have 2000-2500 calories. So there I can pretty much eat what I want... but I still regulate the calories so I don't go on a 6k cal binge ;p

I've also found a great web site that helps you track you calories throughout the day. They've got about every meal you could possibly think of there. Really handy for seeing what you've had and what you can have for the rest of the day. The Daily Plate | LIVESTRONG.COM

We have a tradclimber that I do 20-25 minutes on at least 4 times a week, and I walk every other round of golf. Walking the course is still a little rough on my knees and ankles because of my weight, but I'll get there. Getting a pull-cart really helped.

I can almost literally feel the weight peeling off. I feel great, and my pants are starting to fit better. Now that I've got into a routine I'm really motivated and will get the pounds off.

 

[SiberianDVM]

I thought you were dieting all this time! Cheater!!!!

I need to get back on it myself.

 

[slickpitt]

I thought you were dieting all this time! Cheater!!!!

Yeah I didn't

I need to get back on it myself.

wtf!

 

[eclark53520]

Good luck slick!

I really hope you goet down to the weight you are looking for!

My dad was diagnosed with diabetes and they gave him a diet and he went to some classes, he has lost TONS of weight simply from the diet they gave him(and only drinking two beers when he goes to the bar instead of 20...)

The amount of energy you get just from loosing weight is worth it, let alone all the other physical and medical advantages there are!

 

[slickpitt]

Thanks! I'd like to get down around 215-210 area. Any less than that I think I'd start to look too small. I don't want to be "skinny" by any means.

Oh yeah that's another thing... I never was a BIG drinker... but I've had to cut out the beer I probably only averaged a 12 pack every 2 weeks... but still... I miss my beer! Now I just have to settle for a couple beers on Saturday lol

 

[goatster]

good luck with your diet.

i havent been dieting but have cut back on eating.(part of it being working 60+ hrs a week for 2 months) checked in the other day at 301 down from 323 a couple months ago.

 

[xamilo]

I think 1500cals a day is way too little for most people and could have a huge impact in yur health. How tall are you? Weight? Age?

 

[ezra76]

Good luck with the diet. Just make sure you get enough. Basically your body can sort of "panic" and store as much fat as it can if you eat too little. It'll think it's starving to death.

I'm out on the diet thing. I weighed in at a whopping 147.5lbs. this morning.

 

[Stooonne]

1500 calories? Unless you are like 4'9 that's way too little. If you are losing weight without exercising, most likely it's unhealthy.

 

[eclark53520]

If you are losing weight without exercising, most likely it's unhealthy.

Not necissarily, say a person is used to eating 5k/day if he dropped that to 2500/day at the same activity rate he would lose weight...


Ezra's right(at least from waht i know) the body will start storing fat quickly if it feels its malnurished. Its a natural survival technique. Still have to eat, just make sure those calories are heatlhy calories.

 

[slickpitt]

1500 calories? Unless you are like 4'9 that's way too little. If you are losing weight without exercising, most likely it's unhealthy.

I'm intaking somewhere around 1500-1700 a day. I'm 6'1", 264(as of last weigh day) and I'm 30 years old. I do some form of exercise every day. Be it 20-25 minutes on the treadclimber(resistance 6, 2.1 MPH.. keep heart rate around 125-130) or walk the course. Sometimes both. The thing about it is, I feel like I eat all day long, I just really watch what it is. I have at least 5 scheduled times every day when I have something to eat, sometimes 6 if I feel like having an evening snack. I think I'm losing weight pretty fast... but I feel great... tons of energy, etc.

 

[Crossfire]

Im currently doing the same thing. After a full year of binge drinking, heavy drug use and overall lathargicness, I feel it is time to grow up.
1500 calories a day is rediculous. At your weight, you can most likely lose 2lbs/week with something like 2600. Im only 220 and will lose 2lbs/week at 2400. I find its actually hard to even get to that number with no alchohol, junk, empty calories. I am also feeling great, I now do 30 mins cardio before breakfast, then workout with circuit training followed by either more cardio or swimming laps for 30 mins. Overall, im happier now. My next goal is to quit smoking. One mountain at a time

ps- best of luck mate! keep us updated.

 

[goatster]

Good luck with the diet. Just make sure you get enough. Basically your body can sort of "panic" and store as much fat as it can if you eat too little. It'll think it's starving to death.

I'm out on the diet thing. I weighed in at a whopping 147.5lbs. this morning.

that has allways been my main problem i still am guilty of it from time to time.
i always used to wait till i started to feel sick from hunger before i would eat.my cousin told me a few yrs ago that me and his father are the same.like bears we dont eat till were starved.

 

[warbirdlover]

I was diagnosed with diabetes (glucose level 140) two years ago and given a diet that mainly was no sugar and no potatoes, white bread, regular pasta etc and I lost 50 lbs. in nine months eating enough to be satisfied. It was just melting off. I've kind of been stuck at the same weight for the last few months because I've fudged a little bit but glucose level is still out of diabetes range (over 100) and I'm doing good.

 

[slickpitt]

Today's weigh in: 258

So 14 pounds in the last 4 weeks.