*** Official Fatballguys v.6 Weight Loss Jamboree*** (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

I had a checkup in December and it became obvious I needed to do something. Routine overindulger in alchol. Cut the alcohol completely, work out once a day for about and hour and have been eating fairly well. I hadn't been weighing myself at all but the belt was telling me good things. Went to the doctor for a sore knee and was down 18 pounds in thirty days. 275 to 257. Blood pressure dropped from 140/90 to 130/84. I assume the cholesteral numbers will show an improvement whe they come in. My diet was extremely poor and I've kind of been surprised at the amount you can eat and still lose weight when you are not pounding calorie dense food. I will have a lot of salads dressed with vinegar and olive oil and you can pound a big ol salad for what a couple of measely tacos or something would cost you. I like a low sodium V-8 with some tobasco added. Kind of blah otherwise. The alcohol was a triple killer for me with the calories, then the munchie over eating and the tendecny not to want to work out.Overall I am in a good space about everything.

My alcohol tip is to start drinking bourbon or scotch. A decent sized glass of bourbon has about 100 calories, maybe a little more. If you put it over ice and just sip it, it can last quite awhile. You can get a little buzz, not feel full, and really take your time with it. Skip the soda, juice, and beer and you won't get the munchies. Just drink straight bourbon or scotch.

I've got a buddy who's switched to mixing rum and water for calorie conserving reasons.

 

[Sabertooth]

Height: 5'8"Starting Weight: 215.5Goal Weight: 175 lbsPrimal Blueprint starting today. Not looking forward to the carb flu the next few days but I know this will be effective.

Sitting at 208.5 today at around noon. Didn't have a carb flu. Easing into this thing a bit. I want to be at 205 on the morning of February 6th (my 39th birthday). Looking to be at 175 by my wife's birthday (June 14th).

 

[Chaka]

My alcohol tip is to start drinking bourbon or scotch. A decent sized glass of bourbon has about 100 calories, maybe a little more. If you put it over ice and just sip it, it can last quite awhile. You can get a little buzz, not feel full, and really take your time with it. Skip the soda, juice, and beer and you won't get the munchies. Just drink straight bourbon or scotch.

For 1.5 oz of whiskey (which is a typical shot):80 proof = 97 cal86 proof = 105 cal90 proof = 110 cal94 proof = 116 cal100 proof = 124 calSource

 

[HateDaBears]

I had a checkup in December and it became obvious I needed to do something. Routine overindulger in alchol. Cut the alcohol completely, work out once a day for about and hour and have been eating fairly well.

I hadn't been weighing myself at all but the belt was telling me good things. Went to the doctor for a sore knee and was down 18 pounds in thirty days. 275 to 257. Blood pressure dropped from 140/90 to 130/84. I assume the cholesteral numbers will show an improvement whe they come in.

My diet was extremely poor and I've kind of been surprised at the amount you can eat and still lose weight when you are not pounding calorie dense food. I will have a lot of salads dressed with vinegar and olive oil and you can pound a big ol salad for what a couple of measely tacos or something would cost you. I like a low sodium V-8 with some tobasco added. Kind of blah otherwise.

The alcohol was a triple killer for me with the calories, then the munchie over eating and the tendecny not to want to work out.

Overall I am in a good space about everything.

Spicy Hot V-8... Not low sodium but delicious like a bloody Mary

 

[NJDawgPound]

Height: 5'8"Starting Weight: 215.5Goal Weight: 175 lbsPrimal Blueprint starting today. Not looking forward to the carb flu the next few days but I know this will be effective.

Sitting at 208.5 today at around noon. Didn't have a carb flu. Easing into this thing a bit. I want to be at 205 on the morning of February 6th (my 39th birthday). Looking to be at 175 by my wife's birthday (June 14th).

I'm right there with ya man. 39 in July. The goal is to look better at 40 than I did at 30. At the rate I'm going I'll look better at 40 than when I was 20. Being a fat, gluttonous wildebeest is no way to go through life.

 

[Nucker101]

Height: 6'Starting Weight: 182Goal Weight: 165MyFitnessPal: Nucker101(just joined)Started in September and currently at 175. I'm still young and am not happy with my muscle to fat ratio, not in good shape and definitely have a gut. Basically trying to burn fat and get a bit more tone and definition.

Down to 167, hoping to get down to 165 in a week or 2 then might just continue until I reach 160. Watching my calories(and carbs) after calculating my BMR and running on the treadmill 5 days a week for 30-45 mins. Also doing some light lifting and pushups/situps when I can. Having some trouble with finding some good snacks that are low in carbs/calories, anyone have any good suggestions?

 

[NJDawgPound]

Seek out La Banderita brand Extreme Fiber tortillas. Large whole wheat tortilla, tastes awesome and doesn't break apart and crumble, only 72 calories. Great for turkey wraps and chicken or ground turkey tacos.

 

[rascal]

Wrigley,Status on your diet plan?

 

[HateDaBears]

Height: 6'

Starting Weight: 182

Goal Weight: 165

MyFitnessPal: Nucker101(just joined)

Started in September and currently at 175. I'm still young and am not happy with my muscle to fat ratio, not in good shape and definitely have a gut. Basically trying to burn fat and get a bit more tone and definition.

Down to 167, hoping to get down to 165 in a week or 2 then might just continue until I reach 160. Watching my calories(and carbs) after calculating my BMR and running on the treadmill 5 days a week for 30-45 mins. Also doing some light lifting and pushups/situps when I can. Having some trouble with finding some good snacks that are low in carbs/calories, anyone have any good suggestions? :)

Beef jerkey, cheese, cheese sticks, cheese curds, cottage cheese, natural peanut butter and celery, most any vegetable, Chicken cut up snack size, walnuts are pretty low in carbs

 

[trogg78]

Height: 6'Starting Weight: 182Goal Weight: 165MyFitnessPal: Nucker101(just joined)Started in September and currently at 175. I'm still young and am not happy with my muscle to fat ratio, not in good shape and definitely have a gut. Basically trying to burn fat and get a bit more tone and definition.

Down to 167, hoping to get down to 165 in a week or 2 then might just continue until I reach 160. Watching my calories(and carbs) after calculating my BMR and running on the treadmill 5 days a week for 30-45 mins. Also doing some light lifting and pushups/situps when I can. Having some trouble with finding some good snacks that are low in carbs/calories, anyone have any good suggestions?

I really like the whole wheat ritz crackers.

 

[Nucker101]

Thanks fellas!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Have come to grips that I have to lose weight. I have simply felt awful for weeks now and it's all weight related. So, I weighed myself today. Ouch. 304.6 pounds. I'm tall but not I'm not Minute Bol.So, starting P90X again tonight. It works I just have to do it. Lunch is all salad and fruit. Have to just erase from my mind the fact that Jack Daniel and ice cream are inventions that I am allowed to partake in. I should be able to drop 20 pounds with little effort because I lose weight fairly well when I'm eating right and exercising. Just have to do it. My overall healthy target weight is probably in the 260 range. 240 would be ideal but I would look ####### thin. Eating salad at the moment. Secretary has Chinese food. FML.

 

[MAC_32]

Have come to grips that I have to lose weight. I have simply felt awful for weeks now and it's all weight related. So, I weighed myself today. Ouch. 304.6 pounds. I'm tall but not I'm not Minute Bol.So, starting P90X again tonight. It works I just have to do it. Lunch is all salad and fruit. Have to just erase from my mind the fact that Jack Daniel and ice cream are inventions that I am allowed to partake in. I should be able to drop 20 pounds with little effort because I lose weight fairly well when I'm eating right and exercising. Just have to do it. My overall healthy target weight is probably in the 260 range. 240 would be ideal but I would look ####### thin. Eating salad at the moment. Secretary has Chinese food. FML.

Don't ignore protein, need it to optimize not only your body functioning but workouts too. Salad and fruit diets often create a deficit. Reads like you've done P90X before, yes? Just asking because zero to P90X when overweight and out of shape is usually a recipe for injury, but if you've done it before without issue you're probably fine.

 

[Wrigley]

Wrigley,Status on your diet plan?

Stuck at 194(although I've leaned out a bit)Wife and I just had our 3rd on the 17th. I've still been able to make it to the gym(hit the weights 5 days last week), but lunch and dinner have been a complete fail. Neither my wife nor I have had the energy to cook(not a very good excuse)Back in the saddle today. I'll give this a couple more weeks.....if I don't see a huge difference, I'll go back to the slow carb diet.

 

[MAC_32]

Wrigley,Status on your diet plan?

Stuck at 194(although I've leaned out a bit)Wife and I just had our 3rd on the 17th. I've still been able to make it to the gym(hit the weights 5 days last week), but lunch and dinner have been a complete fail. Neither my wife nor I have had the energy to cook(not a very good excuse)Back in the saddle today. I'll give this a couple more weeks.....if I don't see a huge difference, I'll go back to the slow carb diet.

Same weight, but leaner is a great thing. Body fat % is much more important than weight.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Have come to grips that I have to lose weight. I have simply felt awful for weeks now and it's all weight related. So, I weighed myself today. Ouch. 304.6 pounds. I'm tall but not I'm not Minute Bol.So, starting P90X again tonight. It works I just have to do it. Lunch is all salad and fruit. Have to just erase from my mind the fact that Jack Daniel and ice cream are inventions that I am allowed to partake in. I should be able to drop 20 pounds with little effort because I lose weight fairly well when I'm eating right and exercising. Just have to do it. My overall healthy target weight is probably in the 260 range. 240 would be ideal but I would look ####### thin. Eating salad at the moment. Secretary has Chinese food. FML.

Don't ignore protein, need it to optimize not only your body functioning but workouts too. Salad and fruit diets often create a deficit. Reads like you've done P90X before, yes? Just asking because zero to P90X when overweight and out of shape is usually a recipe for injury, but if you've done it before without issue you're probably fine.

Not ignoring protein. Would just prefer it in bacon cheeseburger form. And yeah I've done P90X before. It's a great workout. I stopped for a multitude of reasons, none of them good, and just need to get back on the horse.ETA: I have a MyFitnessPal account. Honestly typing in everything I eat sucks. But I'm going to do my best to track it while I use the P90X track as well. For all of my faith I still have no fracking clue why God didn't make pizza a health food. I mean, WTH!?! One chick who couldn't listen eats one apple and I can't have a pizza without feeling like crap.

 

[MAC_32]

You can eat pizza, just make your own, don't order out. Make your own sauce from raw tomatoes and fresh herbs, use a modest amount of cheese, and throw it all on whole grain dough.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

You can eat pizza, just make your own, don't order out. Make your own sauce from raw tomatoes and fresh herbs, use a modest amount of cheese, and throw it all on whole grain dough.

That's not pizza. That's some kind of bastardization of pizza akin to turkey bacon or veggie burgers.

 

[MAC_32]

You can eat pizza, just make your own, don't order out. Make your own sauce from raw tomatoes and fresh herbs, use a modest amount of cheese, and throw it all on whole grain dough.

That's not pizza. That's some kind of bastardization of pizza akin to turkey bacon or veggie burgers.

Respectfully and strongly disagree. Raw tomatoes >>>>>> canned tomatoes/paste. Difference between types of dough does very little. If cheese is the issue then I can't argue, I just think you can make a quality pie without gobs of cheese. Develop enough flavor in the sauce, grill up some veggies, and dice up just enough of your meat of choice to get that added flavor without killing your calorie count.It's taken some trial and error, but I think I've learned how to make good pies without feeling like I need to run 10 miles before and after to justify it. Although, to be fair, sometimes I do go nuts with the pizza (and beer) then just offset with exercise...not when I was in weight loss mode though.

 

[Peak]

Still at 205 this morning. Rough week last week with kids getting over the flu and last grandparent passing away. My motivation to do anything went into the crapper. Jumping back on the wagon this week. I received copies of the Tapout XT program, and heard it was about the same as Insanity but with less cardio. Going to check that out for the next couple of weeks. I dropped 12 pounds the last 2.5 weeks using Insanity. I'd like to be sub-200 by Feb 1.Aside from that, think I may have gotten the flu from my son as my head is swimming and throat is scratchy. Took a lot of Vitamin C today to help hold this off. I can't have another setback.

 

[Chaka]

You can eat pizza, just make your own, don't order out. Make your own sauce from raw tomatoes and fresh herbs, use a modest amount of cheese, and throw it all on whole grain dough.

That's not pizza. That's some kind of bastardization of pizza akin to turkey bacon or veggie burgers.

Not to be negative but you really don't sound like someone who is committed to losing weight and maintaining that weight. It seems that you are going into this looking at the whole process as a negative in your life and it looks like your goal is to get to a weight that will allow you to eat poorly again, which will most likely lead you to regain the weight.I think starting this with a more positive outlook and realistic perspective would be very helpful to you.

 

[Banemorth]

*gulp*5'11262 on 1/7/13Goal Weight - LESS (I'd like to at least hit 220) Myfitnesspal ID- Banemorth

Going to start weighing in Sunday nights since that's probably when I'm at my heaviest what with the weekend and all.Weight on 1/13/13 - 258 - 4 pounds lost since last weigh in. 4 pounds total.

Weight on 1/20/13 - 255 - 3 pounds lost since last weigh in. 7 pounds total.The above actually frustrates me since I was 252 the night before. Football Sundays always kill me.

Weight on 1/27/13 - 253 - 2 pounds lost since last weigh in. 9 pounds total.Was really busy last week and ate out a few times which put me over my calories but not too much. Didn't get to exercise as much as I'd like either. With Superbowl Sunday this week I'd be happy to just lose another two pounds. Going to try and push myself more during the week to compensate for what I know will be a bad Sunday for calories.

 

[Sabertooth]

Height: 5'8"Starting Weight: 215.5Goal Weight: 175 lbsPrimal Blueprint starting today. Not looking forward to the carb flu the next few days but I know this will be effective.

Sitting at 208.5 today at around noon. Didn't have a carb flu. Easing into this thing a bit. I want to be at 205 on the morning of February 6th (my 39th birthday). Looking to be at 175 by my wife's birthday (June 14th).

207 this morning after kind of blowing it this past weekend. I'm on pace for my first milestone of 205 on February 6th. The first ten are the easiest though and I really need to dial in to get under 2 bills.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

You can eat pizza, just make your own, don't order out. Make your own sauce from raw tomatoes and fresh herbs, use a modest amount of cheese, and throw it all on whole grain dough.

That's not pizza. That's some kind of bastardization of pizza akin to turkey bacon or veggie burgers.

Not to be negative but you really don't sound like someone who is committed to losing weight and maintaining that weight. It seems that you are going into this looking at the whole process as a negative in your life and it looks like your goal is to get to a weight that will allow you to eat poorly again, which will most likely lead you to regain the weight.I think starting this with a more positive outlook and realistic perspective would be very helpful to you.

I'm trying to have fun with it is all. Did good yesterday. Chinese food in front of me, no thanks. Ice Cream cake at home. No thanks. Lean protein and a ton of fruit veggies all day, only consumed 2000 calories when I can do 3000 (wasn't trying to do that, just that kind of day) but didn't exercise for very long because of the kids. Gained .4 pounds. Gotta love that. My orange and blue dots are down as well due to feeling like crap. Believe me, I have all the motivation I need. Sarcasm gets me through the day.

 

[Banemorth]

*gulp*5'11262 on 1/7/13Goal Weight - LESS (I'd like to at least hit 220) Myfitnesspal ID- Banemorth

Going to start weighing in Sunday nights since that's probably when I'm at my heaviest what with the weekend and all.Weight on 1/13/13 - 258 - 4 pounds lost since last weigh in. 4 pounds total.

Weight on 1/20/13 - 255 - 3 pounds lost since last weigh in. 7 pounds total.The above actually frustrates me since I was 252 the night before. Football Sundays always kill me.

Weight on 1/27/13 - 253 - 2 pounds lost since last weigh in. 9 pounds total.Was really busy last week and ate out a few times which put me over my calories but not too much. Didn't get to exercise as much as I'd like either. With Superbowl Sunday this week I'd be happy to just lose another two pounds. Going to try and push myself more during the week to compensate for what I know will be a bad Sunday for calories.

Weight on 2/03/13 - 248 - 5 pounds lost since last weigh in. 14 pounds total.Wow. Last week was a good week. Went over the 10lbs lost mark and dipped below 250 for the first time since High School. Hoo rah.

 

[PatriotJohn]

Started Insanity workout tonight with the wife. Fit test to start......and I'm whooped! Yeah, call me a wimp. On the good side, I did lose about an inch off my waist during January. Will be interesting to see what my mile time is going to be after sticking to this program for 60 days. I'm usually at about 10:15-10:30 on my good runs, and maxed out at 9:20 during half marathon training last summer. Hopefully losing about 20-30 pounds will make a huge difference.

 

[Eviloutsider]

I changed my program around. I was working out 5 times a week (Insanity/Elliptical) and kind of watching my diet and lost 1 pound in two weeks. I realize that I want to spend time with my family more and cut out weeknight workouts (Sat/Sun still), cut out all soda/drinks (besides water), and am keeping my calories under 2,000. We'll see how that turns out.

 

[pack100]

I changed my program around. I was working out 5 times a week (Insanity/Elliptical) and kind of watching my diet and lost 1 pound in two weeks. I realize that I want to spend time with my family more and cut out weeknight workouts (Sat/Sun still), cut out all soda/drinks (besides water), and am keeping my calories under 2,000. We'll see how that turns out.

One thing I keep finding out is I cannot out work a bad diet. If you really watch your diet and work out = Amazing results. MFP was a great find for me. When I keep track of my calories it seems easy. Good luck.

 

[Northern Voice]

I'm in6'Staring weight: 216Goal Weight: 190MyFitnessPal: mattnvDropped from 240 to 200, as low as 190 a few years back, have obviously put a bunch back on, was in around 210 before XMas, so hoping a few come off quickly here at the start.

204 this AM, was hoping to be at 200 by the 15th (next Friday), going on a 7 day cruise and want to be as low as possible going in, because I know I'll put a few back on (plus, bathing suit reasons), I'm not sure if I'm quite going to make it. It will be really close, but I also have a concert and a hockey game to go to in the next few days, both of which typically involve dinner out before and a couple beers during.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm down 5 pounds.

 

[Wrigley]

I'm down 5 pounds.

:highfive:

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm down 5 pounds.

:highfive:

Thinking of celebrating with a full rack of ribs from Outback....

 

[kutta]

I'm down 5 pounds.

:highfive:

Thinking of celebrating with a full rack of ribs from Outback....

Low carb and full of protein. Great choice Just hold the fries and garlic bread.

 

[Nucker101]

Finally reached my goal of 160 after starting at 182.

 

[Wrigley]

Finally reached my goal of 160 after starting at 182.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm down 5 pounds.

:highfive:

Thinking of celebrating with a full rack of ribs from Outback....

Low carb and full of protein. Great choice Just hold the fries and garlic bread.

Actually a big fan of their sweet potato. But can't have that either. Also, the 4 or 5 double Jacks I usually get would be out as well. :sigh:

 

[Banemorth]

*gulp*5'11262 on 1/7/13Goal Weight - LESS (I'd like to at least hit 220) Myfitnesspal ID- Banemorth

Going to start weighing in Sunday nights since that's probably when I'm at my heaviest what with the weekend and all.Weight on 1/13/13 - 258 - 4 pounds lost since last weigh in. 4 pounds total.

Weight on 1/20/13 - 255 - 3 pounds lost since last weigh in. 7 pounds total.The above actually frustrates me since I was 252 the night before. Football Sundays always kill me.

Weight on 1/27/13 - 253 - 2 pounds lost since last weigh in. 9 pounds total.Was really busy last week and ate out a few times which put me over my calories but not too much. Didn't get to exercise as much as I'd like either. With Superbowl Sunday this week I'd be happy to just lose another two pounds. Going to try and push myself more during the week to compensate for what I know will be a bad Sunday for calories.

Weight on 2/03/13 - 248 - 5 pounds lost since last weigh in. 14 pounds total.Wow. Last week was a good week. Went over the 10lbs lost mark and dipped below 250 for the first time since High School. Hoo rah.

Weight on 2/10/13 - 246 - 2 pounds lost since last weigh in. 16 pounds total.Not as good as last week but I'm still happy. Unfortunately I got the notice last night from MFP that I should "recalculate my goals." I said OK SURE! They cut my daily calorie allowance from 1730 to 1650. Bastards :(

 

[Sabertooth]

Back up to 209.5 this morning after slacking over the past 5 days. I hope I can just drop it back to 205 as quickly as I brought it up.

 

[Cunk]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

 

[MAC_32]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

When you don't eat enough your body goes into starvation mode and absorbs everything as fat. Slowing down metabolism. Similar metabolic rate issues with alcohol. Also, with all that shoveling possible you gained muscle, which is heavier than fat.

 

[Keerock]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

Did you have teh bonerz when you were on the scale?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Height- 6'1Age- 39Starting weight- 210 (Jan. 1)Current Weight- 197Goal Weight- 185Here's one I haven't seen expressed here. My diet is heavy on protein, fruit and veggies, basically no carbs except for 1/2 cup of cereal in the morning. Like many others MFP has been a huge help for me, just knowing I have to report to it keeps me honest. I have slowed down my weight loss some over the last week, my still inching downward, which is fine.Here's my problem...when I was eating with minimal discipline (if I had to guess, probably 2500/cal a day), I was the most regulat MF'er around. Every morning, my son would wake me up, I would put on the TV for him, and once I started walking around for two minutes, I was in the bathroom two minutes later. You could pretty much set your watch to it.By comparison, since I've started watching myself (1800/cal a day), I've been a lot less regular, and have seriously slowed down recently. I've gone once since Thursday (and when I say once I really mean 4 times over 90 minutes with the help of a laxative). Anyone else notice this issue, or have recommendations around it? I took a fiber supplement yesterday and this AM to no avail.

 

[Chaka]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

When you don't eat enough your body goes into starvation mode and absorbs everything as fat. Slowing down metabolism. Similar metabolic rate issues with alcohol. Also, with all that shoveling possible you gained muscle, which is heavier than fat.

The notion of entering some sort of starvation mode that causes you to not lose weight or actually gain it is pretty outrageous. People who are starving lose weight, they don't maintain weight and they certainly don't gain weight. Your body doesn't enter anything like the starvation/fat storage mode like you describe, particularly after less than one day of restricted calories. Restricting calories over time will generally cause a reduction in metabolism (typically it will cause people to be less active) in an attempt to conserve energy but again this does not happen from Saturday to Sunday morning and the science is kind of unclear how much of a caloric restriction is required over how long of a time frame for this to occur.Also under calorie restriction your body will initially use fat as its primary back up energy source and it is only after fat stores severely diminish that it will stop using fat and switch to protein in muscles for energy.

 

[Chaka]

Height- 6'1Age- 39Starting weight- 210 (Jan. 1)Current Weight- 197Goal Weight- 185Here's one I haven't seen expressed here. My diet is heavy on protein, fruit and veggies, basically no carbs except for 1/2 cup of cereal in the morning. Like many others MFP has been a huge help for me, just knowing I have to report to it keeps me honest. I have slowed down my weight loss some over the last week, my still inching downward, which is fine.Here's my problem...when I was eating with minimal discipline (if I had to guess, probably 2500/cal a day), I was the most regulat MF'er around. Every morning, my son would wake me up, I would put on the TV for him, and once I started walking around for two minutes, I was in the bathroom two minutes later. You could pretty much set your watch to it.By comparison, since I've started watching myself (1800/cal a day), I've been a lot less regular, and have seriously slowed down recently. I've gone once since Thursday (and when I say once I really mean 4 times over 90 minutes with the help of a laxative). Anyone else notice this issue, or have recommendations around it? I took a fiber supplement yesterday and this AM to no avail.

What is the difference in your protein:carb intake from your 2500 calorie days to your 1800 calorie days?One of the common complaints about very high protein diets is that they cause people to be less regular and when they do poop it can be quite painful.

 

[Chaka]

PSA - Natto is a fermented soybean preparation commonly eaten in Japan. This stuff packs a super health punch. Natto has very high levels of vitamin K2, selenium and a substance called nattokinase all of which are either natural blood thinners, help reduce risk of heart attack and stroke as, lower cholesterol and improve the bone formation process. Natto also has a great probiotic impact as it contains tons of live bacterial culture which help improve your gut health (i.e. nutrient absorption and regularity). On a personal anecdotal note I think eating it regularly really helps to curb hunger I imagine because the improved gut health helps to absorb more nutrients from the food I do eat so I end up simply not being hungry.

It has a pungent smell, is slimy and quite unattractive but the taste is pretty bland and I find it easy to eat, although I imagine many will disagree. Still, throw a little hot mustard on it, suck down a small 50 gram container every day then sit back and watch the health benefits roll in.

 

[MAC_32]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

When you don't eat enough your body goes into starvation mode and absorbs everything as fat. Slowing down metabolism. Similar metabolic rate issues with alcohol. Also, with all that shoveling possible you gained muscle, which is heavier than fat.

The notion of entering some sort of starvation mode that causes you to not lose weight or actually gain it is pretty outrageous. People who are starving lose weight, they don't maintain weight and they certainly don't gain weight. Your body doesn't enter anything like the starvation/fat storage mode like you describe, particularly after less than one day of restricted calories. Restricting calories over time will generally cause a reduction in metabolism (typically it will cause people to be less active) in an attempt to conserve energy but again this does not happen from Saturday to Sunday morning and the science is kind of unclear how much of a caloric restriction is required over how long of a time frame for this to occur.Also under calorie restriction your body will initially use fat as its primary back up energy source and it is only after fat stores severely diminish that it will stop using fat and switch to protein in muscles for energy.

8 hours of shoveling with little to no food intake and you expect the body to behave normally?

 

[Otis]

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Height- 6'1Age- 39Starting weight- 210 (Jan. 1)Current Weight- 197Goal Weight- 185Here's one I haven't seen expressed here. My diet is heavy on protein, fruit and veggies, basically no carbs except for 1/2 cup of cereal in the morning. Like many others MFP has been a huge help for me, just knowing I have to report to it keeps me honest. I have slowed down my weight loss some over the last week, my still inching downward, which is fine.Here's my problem...when I was eating with minimal discipline (if I had to guess, probably 2500/cal a day), I was the most regulat MF'er around. Every morning, my son would wake me up, I would put on the TV for him, and once I started walking around for two minutes, I was in the bathroom two minutes later. You could pretty much set your watch to it.By comparison, since I've started watching myself (1800/cal a day), I've been a lot less regular, and have seriously slowed down recently. I've gone once since Thursday (and when I say once I really mean 4 times over 90 minutes with the help of a laxative). Anyone else notice this issue, or have recommendations around it? I took a fiber supplement yesterday and this AM to no avail.

What is the difference in your protein:carb intake from your 2500 calorie days to your 1800 calorie days?One of the common complaints about very high protein diets is that they cause people to be less regular and when they do poop it can be quite painful.

I would actually say I eat about the same amount of protein that I always did, but instead of carbs, I am eating more vegetables.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed.

Isn't eating right before bed like the cardinal sin of dieting? Not sure, just asking. I've always heard it is one of the worst things you can do.

 

[Chaka]

Was 186 on Friday. Had a fairly normal day of eating. Woke up on Saturday had a little bread and headed out for about 8 hours of intense shoveling. Was drinking dark and stormys throughout. So Sat night not eating much, shoveling a ton and drinking I was pretty gone. Took a shower, ate a couple of slices of chicken pot pie and went to bed. Wake up Sunday morning feeling surprisingly well. Ate a bagel with roast beef then helped a neighbor shovel for another hour. Felt like I was going to hit a new weight record seeing how little I ate and how much energy I expelled the past couple of days. Stepped on the scale: 191. WTF!!!!!!!????????I just keep bouncing up and down, up and down every friggin' week!

When you don't eat enough your body goes into starvation mode and absorbs everything as fat. Slowing down metabolism. Similar metabolic rate issues with alcohol. Also, with all that shoveling possible you gained muscle, which is heavier than fat.

The notion of entering some sort of starvation mode that causes you to not lose weight or actually gain it is pretty outrageous. People who are starving lose weight, they don't maintain weight and they certainly don't gain weight. Your body doesn't enter anything like the starvation/fat storage mode like you describe, particularly after less than one day of restricted calories. Restricting calories over time will generally cause a reduction in metabolism (typically it will cause people to be less active) in an attempt to conserve energy but again this does not happen from Saturday to Sunday morning and the science is kind of unclear how much of a caloric restriction is required over how long of a time frame for this to occur.Also under calorie restriction your body will initially use fat as its primary back up energy source and it is only after fat stores severely diminish that it will stop using fat and switch to protein in muscles for energy.

8 hours of shoveling with little to no food intake and you expect the body to behave normally?

Actually, yes I expect it to act as it would after any hard day of work. And he wasn't exactly starving himself, the likely explanation for the weight gain is a simple natural fluctuation in weight, inconsistency in the scale and/or the conditions under which cunk weighs himself and the carb/sodium rich "couple of slices of chicken pot pie" shortly before bed.You actually expect your body to to shut down as if it thinks it is starving after less than one day of low calories and hard work? You are underestimating the human body. And the point is that the type of "starvation mode" you are referencing is a myth. It's a very common dieting myth, but it is absolutely a myth.