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2/22/2007 2:31:57 PM

i posted a pic at 25lbs down. and i dont count calories. i just went vegetarian, so i know my calorie intake has dropped a lot. heres the before and after of the 25 mark. next pic will be at 35, which should be about March 1st.



I also have a scale, and use weighttracker.info. here is the day to day since i started.

Date Weight / Change / Total Lost / BMI
01/01/2007 215.2 30.0
01/02/2007 213.8 -1.4 1.4 29.8
01/03/2007 213.8 0.0 1.4 29.8
01/04/2007 211.8 -2.0 3.4 29.5
01/05/2007 210.8 -1.0 4.4 29.4
01/06/2007 210.6 -0.2 4.6 29.4
01/07/2007 209.6 -1.0 5.6 29.2
01/08/2007 211.0 1.4 4.2 29.4
01/09/2007 209.4 -1.6 5.8 29.2
01/10/2007 208.4 -1.0 6.8 29.1
01/11/2007 208.6 0.2 6.6 29.1
01/12/2007 206.6 -2.0 8.6 28.8
01/13/2007 207.6 1.0 7.6 29.0
01/14/2007 209.8 2.2 5.4 29.3
01/15/2007 208.4 -1.4 6.8 29.1
01/16/2007 205.0 -3.4 10.2 28.6
01/17/2007 202.6 -2.4 12.6 28.3
01/18/2007 205.2 2.6 10.0 28.6
01/19/2007 203.8 -1.4 11.4 28.4
01/20/2007 202.2 -1.6 13.0 28.2
01/21/2007 202.2 0.0 13.0 28.2
01/22/2007 202.2 0.0 13.0 28.2
01/23/2007 201.4 -0.8 13.8 28.1
01/24/2007 200.0 -1.4 15.2 27.9
01/25/2007 198.8 -1.2 16.4 27.7
01/26/2007 198.4 -0.4 16.8 27.7
01/27/2007 198.8 0.4 16.4 27.7
01/29/2007 200.2 1.4 15.0 27.9
01/30/2007 199.2 -1.0 16.0 27.8
01/31/2007 196.2 -3.0 19.0 27.4
02/01/2007 195.4 -0.8 19.8 27.2
02/02/2007 193.6 -1.8 21.6 27.0
02/03/2007 192.4 -1.2 22.8 26.8
02/04/2007 194.0 1.6 21.2 27.1
02/05/2007 194.4 0.4 20.8 27.1
02/06/2007 194.0 -0.4 21.2 27.1
02/07/2007 192.0 -2.0 23.2 26.8
02/08/2007 192.4 0.4 22.8 26.8
02/09/2007 191.2 -1.2 24.0 26.7
02/10/2007 188.8 -2.4 26.4 26.3
02/11/2007 192.0 3.2 23.2 26.8
02/12/2007 191.4 -0.6 23.8 26.7
02/13/2007 189.2 -2.2 26.0 26.4
02/14/2007 188.0 -1.2 27.2 26.2
02/15/2007 187.2 -0.8 28.0 26.1
02/16/2007 187.6 0.4 27.6 26.2
02/17/2007 185.4 -2.2 29.8 25.9
02/18/2007 187.0 1.6 28.2 26.1
02/19/2007 187.0 0.0 28.2 26.1
02/20/2007 186.4 -0.6 28.8 26.0
02/21/2007 185.0 -1.4 30.2 25.8
02/22/2007 184.4 -0.6 30.8 25.7

2/22/2007 2:46:54 PM

nice shirt.

2/22/2007 2:58:39 PM

^^ That's awesome man. Glad someone out there is trying to be in shape.

2/22/2007 3:00:07 PM

congrats kiwi! you're doing awesome

what are you eating for snacks? or did you completely cut them out?

2/22/2007 3:25:31 PM

Bear Naked granola thingers, nutrigrain bars, carrots, celery, wheat crackers, apples, bananas, strawberries....pretty much everything.

My coworker said my faint feelings could be from over exerting myself, is this a possibility? I hope not because I want to work hard and lose it!

2/22/2007 8:36:30 PM

I lost 20 lbs in 1 month. July-August.

2/22/2007 8:38:15 PM

^^I have to eat little snacks every couple of hours or I feel faint.

2/22/2007 8:49:29 PM

I thought maybe it was a blood sugar issue but eleusis said no! My coworker said I need to eat like two hours before going to the gym, which I don't. I either go at 9am after I wake up or 8pm after work when my lunch break was at noon.

I really hope it's not the over-exertion because I don't want to put a limit on what I can do, I only have hour sessions, I want them to be worth it!

2/22/2007 8:51:41 PM

^If you're only doing an hour a day, and eating healthy enough to support the exercise I wouldn't think that'd be the issue.

2/22/2007 8:54:52 PM

Good. He works me hard, to the point where it hurts to do another one, and I get all sweaty and dizzy then. It passes but I gotta concentrate for a quick minute before going again.

My coworker was like "Have you told him?" I was like no. Gosh, who'd do such a thing?!

2/22/2007 9:00:08 PM

holy shit

weighed myself this morning....137.5

2/24/2007 9:40:42 AM

ill be lucky if i lose 2 pounds this week. 1/2 of what ive been averaging...but i might not even hit that. god damn shit is slowing down, and having ihop at 2am last night didnt help.

2/25/2007 11:09:12 AM

i've been eating complete JUNK yeasterday and even this morning, but it's all good

2/25/2007 12:00:58 PM

you can eat my junk.
HAR HAR HAR

2/25/2007 12:01:37 PM

im talking queso and chips and cake and cheese n crackers


horrible shit, but i dubbed this weekend as my "junk food weekend"

2/25/2007 12:03:24 PM

I usually eat worse on the weekends...but all that food at IHOP last night was definitely not needed....and im dying for some fast food or at least pizza

and i just noticed you wrote YEASTerday

[Edited on February 25, 2007 at 12:06 PM. Reason : ]

2/25/2007 12:05:25 PM

ive been dieting for about 6 weeks noe and for every 2 weeks, ill have about 2 days of "eat what you want"


it works great for me

2/25/2007 12:06:41 PM

yea, but are you averaging 4lbs a week?

2/25/2007 12:07:46 PM

nope

2/25/2007 12:10:36 PM

im just paranoid if i slack too much, ill have a hard time going back.

2/25/2007 12:11:35 PM

it makes it easier for me to go back after a day or two

2/25/2007 12:12:20 PM

god i miss arbys and hardees and steak and fat.

2/25/2007 12:13:09 PM

i eat steak every night!

i've got a corned beef brisket in the oven and some cabbage to have tonight

here's my diet:


breakfast: fruit, usually cantelope or honeydew, and strawberries

pre-lunch: salad with 2 tablespoons of whatever dressing i want (big fan of onion peppercorn)

lunch: tuna steak or Boneless skinless chicken breast, and salad

post lunch: hard boiled egg whites, or fruit

dinner: chicken breast or steak (ny strip or sirloin), steamed veggies, and maybe a salad, if i'm feelin it.

my salads are usually just the Fresh Xpress pre-packaged salads with added chopped or grape tomatos

you'd think this would be expensive, but it's really not, because i don't drink alcohol, i don't go out to eat, and i really don't shop that much (because i'm not buying clothes until they fall off my bum).

this week i got some flavorless oatmeal that i'm stewing strawberries and peaches to add to, i figure that will give me a carb boost in time for saturday's 8 mile run i'm planning.

the only supplements i'm taking are a multi-vitamin (centrum knockoff), a potassium supplement (because i hate cramps AND bananas), and whey protein. i thought about l-glutamine, but i'm not there yet, realistically. i'll hold off on that for as long as i have to, and may never really take it.

2/25/2007 12:20:24 PM

Lately my diet has consisted of

breakfast; banana or granola bar

pre lunch; bear naked nuts and berries, granola bar, fruit

lunch; uncrustable pb and j sammich(so easy just thaw and eat), carrots w/ tiny bit of dipping sauce for flavor, something sweet maybe a hershey kiss or fruit

after lunch; granloa bar

dinner; another sammich, or cooked meal with lots of veggies.

I'm determined to learn how to cook now! I read online that they recommend 7 hours of exercise a week, I'm averaging 4 and a half. But I make those half hours worth my visit.

I feel good tonight!

2/25/2007 9:30:40 PM

Quote :

"uncrustable pb and j sammich"

yeah, you should really cut that shit out...they're unhealthy, go for a pb and j on whole wheat bread

also, cut the carbs from your last meal

[Edited on February 25, 2007 at 9:46 PM. Reason : a]

2/25/2007 9:45:20 PM

It's a small sandwich with 210 calories, 6 grams of protien, not much sodium and no saturated fat. If that's the worst thing I eat I'm ok with that.

2/25/2007 9:46:54 PM

for that amount of calories you could have a large veggie wrap, or soup and salad, or a veggie burger, or a turkey wrap, etc. you just need to watch the condiments and the bread.

2/25/2007 9:49:50 PM

10 grams of sugar
260 grams of sodium
25 carbs

if you're looking to cut weight, you cut the simplest things first...that would be one.

2/25/2007 9:50:19 PM

Quote :

"I'm determined to learn how to cook now! I read online that they recommend 7 hours of exercise a week, I'm averaging 4 and a half. But I make those half hours worth my visit."

Probably not, that's why they recommend 7 hours.

2/25/2007 9:53:28 PM

also studies have shown that regardless of the intensity of a work out, a longer work out session is going to increase HGH (human growth hormone) more than a shorter one.

2/25/2007 9:55:30 PM

^that's correct. also, studies have shown that losing weight via prolonged exercise preserves muscle mass better than short duration exercise and calorie restriction.

2/25/2007 10:20:57 PM

^ Yeah, I mean you really don't have to work all the hard to lose weight, if you eat healthier and do pre-breakfast cardio it'll be easy. Seriously, go to the gym and set a treadmill to a fast walk on an incline (3-4 percent is fine) and go at it for 45-90 min

2/25/2007 10:24:38 PM

I recently started playing DDR, and I get a fairly decent cardio workout from doing that. Playing that game for a couple of hours a night is a lot more entertaining than my normal cardio routine at the gym.

2/25/2007 10:33:54 PM

On my off days I workout at night for half and hour. I guess I should lengthen the time.

2/26/2007 12:43:10 PM

impossible goal.

2/26/2007 12:52:07 PM

Well if I don't lose it by then I will some time after that. I'm too far in to give up now!

[Edited on February 26, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ghkhjl]

2/26/2007 12:53:25 PM

Soooooo what if you get sick and you can't make it to the gym or you do and your potential isn't reached??


This has been the case for the past week and I feel like a slob When I try to run again I am goin to be worthless... Fuckin' flu!!! I am so pissed now

2/26/2007 12:56:20 PM

ummmmm....then you dont reach your goal?

2/26/2007 12:57:31 PM

don't ever get discouraged. just because it takes you a while to see results doesn't mean that they aren't achievable. talk to anyone that has lost massive amounts of weight, and most of them will tell you that it took a year or more to get to the weight and look they wanted originally. lots of people will lose some initial weight quickly, but they too also had to struggle for that last 10-15 pounds they wanted to take off.

you got your whole life to be healthy, so don't fool yourself into thinking it all needs to come off in 3 months. losing even as little as 5 pounds a month will have you at your goal in less than a year.

2/26/2007 12:57:54 PM

Ohh fuck yea I am reaching my goal!!!



Just a minor setback thats it... I decided that i dont drink enough water too

2/26/2007 12:58:38 PM

So then lose 50lbs. by NEXT July?

2/26/2007 1:23:07 PM

i need to get back into drinking water more. that's a huge contributer.

2/26/2007 1:24:20 PM

i'm so glad I don't give a fuck about my weight other than "am I in shape or not?"

last time i checked I was 198 or so, but in much better shape now that I'm swimming ~6 miles a week

I still need to find something to chew on or drink while at work other than water and soda water is good but not 80oz of it....

I need some female cuddling or something as lame as it sounds, but I get jittery when I don't have enough human contact (sex or no sex really, just contact)

but yeah you could lose 50 by july...

i'm looking up ultimate teams / pickup games here in durham so i have something to do on off swimming days.... plus I'm pretty good at it...

2/26/2007 2:11:01 PM

I saw my family this weekend and a friend I hadn't seen in a while and everyone said I looked great w/out me telling them about the diet.

I don't know if I am losing weight though. I got this scale but it is all over the board all the time... Grrr...

A weird question though... This last week my rings (which used to fit really well) are slipping off my fingers and I am having to move them up to the middle finger instead of the ring finger... Why is this exactly? Am I really losing weight in my hands???

[Edited on February 26, 2007 at 2:29 PM. Reason : hmm]

2/26/2007 2:27:21 PM

yes, you will lose weight in your hands. my college ring didn't fit me anymore, now it falls off if i don't keep an eye on it.

2/26/2007 2:28:09 PM

I need to buy some new pants

and a some new belts

2/26/2007 2:29:08 PM

THAT was an awesome feeling - buying that first new pair of pants

i'm about another month and a half before i buy my next pair, and i'm excited about that.

2/26/2007 2:30:08 PM

I just didn't know because I didn't think my hands were fat or anything before... I mean the rings that are falling off are a size 6 which is pretty small.

2/26/2007 2:30:19 PM

weight =! health

2/26/2007 3:53:09 PM