a poll for overweight folks (1 Viewer)

[James Daulton]

Woz is going to be 300 by the time he's 35. lol

Just wait until kids enter the picture and he approaches 40. He'll shoot past 300.

Buy hey, he'll probably be able to hit the #### out of a softball.

 

[Jack White]

I've always been on the slender side, but about two years ago, I did find myself maybe 10-12 pounds over where I wanted to be, with most of that extra weight in the belly.

I lost that weight owing mostly to adopting the paleo/primal lifestyle. I also cut down (don't think I could ever eliminate alcohol - especially beer) on the beer.

For those of you who are looking to lose weight, I definitely recommend trying paleo/primal for 30 days. Basically just cut out all the grains and sugars and eat animal protein, healthy fats, nuts, vegetables, and fruit (in moderation -fruit contains fructose). It absolutely works.

 

[Spanky24]

Kids. Well, the pregnancies anyways. Both times my wife was pregnant i gained more weight than her and only lost half afterwards. 30 lbs later, I'm now 5'9" and 210. Can't seem to lose any.

I've done insanity twice. Started p90x twice but too boring. I really don't eat bad. Beer is the killer. Trying to switch to wine and not as much booze. Still no loss. Crazy thing is, I coach soccer 3-4 days a week in fall and spring and basketball 2-3 days a week in winter and didn't lose any weight and I'm active on the field/court.

Tried to pick up men's league soccer again this fall and made it a whopping 2 games before I realizd my feet/knees/back just can't take it anymore. I turn 39 next month.

Too many aches and pains to do anything too physical anymore. I'd swim if I had a pool. No time for a gym. I'm at a loss as what to do. My body hurts and my blood pressure is climbimg.

If you read these forums at all, you can't possibly be at a loss on how to lose weight.

I'd bet if you added your calories you're taking in way more than you think. Cut way back on the booze. Otherwise just learn to expect your weight to keep climbing each year.

Not a reason, thats an excuse.

 

[Cyclones]

Kids. Well, the pregnancies anyways. Both times my wife was pregnant i gained more weight than her and only lost half afterwards. 30 lbs later, I'm now 5'9" and 210. Can't seem to lose any.

I've done insanity twice. Started p90x twice but too boring. I really don't eat bad. Beer is the killer. Trying to switch to wine and not as much booze. Still no loss. Crazy thing is, I coach soccer 3-4 days a week in fall and spring and basketball 2-3 days a week in winter and didn't lose any weight and I'm active on the field/court.

Tried to pick up men's league soccer again this fall and made it a whopping 2 games before I realizd my feet/knees/back just can't take it anymore. I turn 39 next month.

Too many aches and pains to do anything too physical anymore. I'd swim if I had a pool. No time for a gym. I'm at a loss as what to do. My body hurts and my blood pressure is climbimg.

If you read these forums at all, you can't possibly be at a loss on how to lose weight.

I'd bet if you added your calories you're taking in way more than you think. Cut way back on the booze. Otherwise just learn to expect your weight to keep climbing each year.

Not a reason, thats an excuse.

You can eat all the good food you want, if you are 210 lbs and eating over ~2200 calories a day you aren't going to lose any weight. I'd suggest cutting out the beer completely. I drink 4-6 oz of bourbon most nights, catch a decent buzz, and save a few thousand calories a week vs drinking beer instead.

The flat out simplest way to lose is to maintain a calorie deficit. Diet is 80% of it, unless you have to time to burn off several hundred calories per day exercising.

 

[Zow]

At age 27 I did crossfit everyday, ate pretty darn close to paleo, and weighed 165 lbs. and was maybe 5% body fat. Was casually dating at this time and didn't work much more than 45 hrs./week so I had plenty of free time. Played multiple sports and really cared about being fit as it helped land hotter chicks. Typical day was wake up and go for a run, work until like 5:30, crossfit right after, go play basketball or softball after that, then hook up with some chick at like 10 PM and boot her out/leave at 11:00 so I'm in bed at the same time to get at least seven hours of sleep each night. Weekends just eliminate the work and add much more time playing sports.

At age 28 two things happened: I met my wife and blew out my knee. Couldn't maintain the cardio and stopped caring so much about looking good. My wife and I both love good food and good alcohol so my nightly workout/sports was replaced by a lot of nights out to dinner eating and drinking whatever I wanted. Slowly started to add weight.

At age 29 I took a job where the more I worked the more I got paid. The pay increase was great, but I started and have been working like 60 hrs./week minimum and the stress level greatly increased. Lifestyle didn't change much and most days have been coming home at like 8 PM and eating and drinking whatever I wanted while watching TV just so I could decompress from the day. Still work out and play sports on a regular basis, but nowhere near the amount I did and the more cardio-intensive sports like basketball and soccer were eliminated for golf. Stepped on the scale a couple weeks ago (hadn't done that in a long time) and I weighed 244 lbs. I knew I had gained a lot of weight but I had no idea how much.

Started dieting immediately after and have been trying to get my heart rate up at least once a day. Also trying to cut out alcohol as much as possible. Down six lbs. in a couple of weeks. Hoping to get back below the Mendoza line by the end of the year.

Star softball player physique.

Still hitting .800 without issue and playing plenty of tournaments. However, instead of a middle outfield position I now play 1B or catcher.

Lots of singles or are you still legging out the doubles and triples? Maybe your team can put some Hostess snacks on the bases for you to get you to that second gear.

Hit .800... with a slugging percentage of about .805!

Softball is all about OBP and not giving away outs, anyway.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Woz is going to be 300 by the time he's 35. lol

And 450 pounds by the time you're 45.

The good news is, you'll plateau around there, because you will die of a heart attack at age 46