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Hektore · 07-20-2006, 03:10 PM

Well, last time I tried this, I kinda failed miserably, well not miserably, but it only took me three months to put back on the 20 lbs I lost. Why? Pretty simple, I'm a boredom eater, that's right, boredom. Nothing to do? How 'bout I sit back and eat this big ol bag of dorito's start to finish. Also, I tended to drink whole milk pretty much exclusively, about 1/2-3/4 of a gallon every day. What's scary is I level off in weight at about 238.5. Every day on the scale, same time, same weight. I could get away with it. Except my lean body mass is in the neighborhood of 175lbs. And I know I can do better. Don't worry I'm not here to get sympathy, only to have a few people wondering why I suddenly stopped updating my weight and calling me out on it. I think.

The sudden unhappiness with my weight has been brought on by my discovery of a love for rock climbing and hauling my 238.5lbs up the face of a rock wall isn't as easy as say, hauling my 190lbs-Duh.

My strategy for weight loss is pretty simple, it all boils do to how many calories you use vs. how many you eat. Since I'm already pretty active, I cut down to 2000 cal/day max. I also cut out pretty much all junk food(except some ice cream now and again, but it all gets counted) I've replaced my chips/soda in my lunch with water and oranges/kiwi. I've also discovered if I have to have something flavored gatorade is pretty good. At 50 cal/cup it has about half as many calories as soda.

So far It has worked pretty well, i've gone from 238.5lbs to 233 lbs at my pre-dinner weigh ins in just 13 days. With improving my climbing as a main goal I'm setting my target for 190 lbs. Seems major, but I can do it, if I really want to.

07-20-2006, 03:10 PM	#47 (permalink)
Hektore Junkie Location: Greater Harrisburg Area	Well, last time I tried this, I kinda failed miserably, well not miserably, but it only took me three months to put back on the 20 lbs I lost. Why? Pretty simple, I'm a boredom eater, that's right, boredom. Nothing to do? How 'bout I sit back and eat this big ol bag of dorito's start to finish. Also, I tended to drink whole milk pretty much exclusively, about 1/2-3/4 of a gallon every day. What's scary is I level off in weight at about 238.5. Every day on the scale, same time, same weight. I could get away with it. Except my lean body mass is in the neighborhood of 175lbs. And I know I can do better. Don't worry I'm not here to get sympathy, only to have a few people wondering why I suddenly stopped updating my weight and calling me out on it. I think. The sudden unhappiness with my weight has been brought on by my discovery of a love for rock climbing and hauling my 238.5lbs up the face of a rock wall isn't as easy as say, hauling my 190lbs-Duh. My strategy for weight loss is pretty simple, it all boils do to how many calories you use vs. how many you eat. Since I'm already pretty active, I cut down to 2000 cal/day max. I also cut out pretty much all junk food(except some ice cream now and again, but it all gets counted) I've replaced my chips/soda in my lunch with water and oranges/kiwi. I've also discovered if I have to have something flavored gatorade is pretty good. At 50 cal/cup it has about half as many calories as soda. So far It has worked pretty well, i've gone from 238.5lbs to 233 lbs at my pre-dinner weigh ins in just 13 days. With improving my climbing as a main goal I'm setting my target for 190 lbs. Seems major, but I can do it, if I really want to. __________________ The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.