diet pills are for strong minded people that want that extra edge on top of their hard work with dieting and cardio. weak minded people that take diet pills in an attempt to lose weight won't get any benefit out of them.

3/15/2007 6:28:22 PM

thank you, eleusis!...

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3/15/2007 6:33:25 PM

In that book I jsut read they said the body wants to be at it's ideal weight. Obviously, a body suffers when overweight, so all you have to do is eat the right foods.

They also say a diet led by will power will never work, if you listen to what your body is telling you, you can use food to fight with you not against you. Like know when a food you're eating is hurting you or when you are actually full. It's ok to make mistakes as long as that one cheeseburger doesn't lead you down a slippery slope of failure, just make a u-turn!

I love it, it describes in simple ways the way the body works, why it stores fat, which it uses first, how to use foods to our advantage. The only reason we eat food is for energy, learn to cut the emotional eating. Enjoy the flavors but do it in a natural way, no saturated fats, no trans fats.

I could keep going....

3/15/2007 7:37:03 PM

6 more pounds to my first goal weight....(which is a loss of about 21)

holy god

3/17/2007 10:13:12 AM

im down 40. 5.2 more to go for me, to bring me to 170. then its time to start working on getting cut.

3/17/2007 10:59:51 AM

girls who take amphetamines to reach ideal weights are braindead

3/17/2007 11:02:13 AM

13lbs. so far and going...

3/17/2007 9:29:29 PM

I was looking at before and after pictures, I've lost a ton!

From looks and feel, I'm down to the weight I usually get at during the summer, even if the scale doesn't say so. Awesome.

3/20/2007 4:21:41 PM

pics plz?

3/20/2007 4:22:44 PM

Maybe when I've lost all I want to.

I didn't realize just how big I got until I saw it in the pictures. It really does make a difference, gah damn.

3/20/2007 4:24:18 PM

I've gone down almost two pant sizes!!!

3/23/2007 2:33:49 PM

I need to buy a scale.
I know im about where i was pre-deskjob years (which put about 35-40 pounds on me)...

so thats all gone. I could stand to drop another 20 though

3/23/2007 2:35:36 PM

im having a hard time getting past 175.

3/23/2007 2:55:13 PM

man you guys are inspiring, but dern if I can't lose any of this pudge.

3/23/2007 3:25:48 PM

I dont think I came in here since seeing the nutritionist.

Basically she said for me to be taking at least 10,000 steps per day and to be wearing a pedometer. About 20 minutes should spent walking, with intent of working out, (ie: raising my pace and heart rate). Also, to cut my calorie intake to 1500. I have lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks.

3/23/2007 4:03:11 PM

i need someone to stand around with me, and when i try to eat something... punch me in the face, then chase me for an hour

then i know i could lose some of this damn weight

3/23/2007 4:07:30 PM

I've lost 15 lbs. so far. It's beena slow and steady process but I'm getting there. I don't count calories but I eat less processed foods. I'm not awesome on my diet, I eat ice cream sometimes, but it's much better than before. I take supplements to insure I get the essential vitamins. I workout but the last few weekends I've skipped it because my job HAS been my workout. I feel I deserve the break after the long days I've been having, I allow it because I'm still losing weight, I'm going at least four days a week with two of those being resistence and I know I'll be back to a normal schedule afterwards.

I love to do things naturally, like they were supposed to be done before science and technology intervened. Our bodies are supposed to be fit, cavmen and women didn't count calories or shit like that. They ate way better foods but more importantly they exercised to get that food. Keeps my life simple. Just having the freedom to eat what I want makes me not want to eat it whereas before I felt I could never have chocolate again so I'd splurge on it one day and ruin my whole idea od dieting. Not anymore!

Omg blog.

3/23/2007 7:33:33 PM

im aiming to be at 40lbs on monday. ive hit it during the week, but ive yet to start a week off at 40 lost. next monday i want 42.5 and 45 by the following. then im done with losing...

i think.

3/23/2007 7:38:12 PM

after that comes the hard part - maintenance dieting. congratulations to both of you for what you've lost.

3/23/2007 7:41:30 PM

exactly, ill be done with weightloss...but then comes the attempt at getting cut.

3/23/2007 7:43:27 PM

you're actually going to start working out now?

3/23/2007 7:44:32 PM

once i hit my weightloss goal.

3/23/2007 7:45:00 PM

You don't really change your diet to mantain a certain weight do you? Just keep eating the same foods... Or maybe slightly more so you don't keep losing?

3/23/2007 7:46:50 PM

I've lost about 5 pounds this week. Working 15 hour days and not having time to eat drops the weight off like you can't believe.

3/23/2007 8:42:25 PM

My legs are killing me, we really worked them yesterday. Would it be better to do cardio through the pain now or give it a day's rest? If I do workout it has to be now/soon because my day is booked the rest of it.

3/28/2007 10:34:16 AM

take a break and let your legs heal. they'll be even more sore tomorrow, but try to work through the pain and do light cardio tomorrow instead.

3/28/2007 10:40:11 AM

Sounds good, I've got resistence training tomorrow am too, I'll be sure to tell him to work my upper body that day.

3/28/2007 10:41:58 AM

kiwi, 15 lbs is awesome!!! congrats!
I wish I could afford a personal trainer. It's hard to stay motivated. I started taking some dietary supplements to help with my weight loss endeavor. So far they are working great and I have boat loads of energy.

I wanna see some pictures soon!

3/28/2007 11:55:21 AM

i'm about to go running. excited.

3/28/2007 11:57:30 AM

Thanks! I'm pretty pissed at myself for slacking these last two weekends but that just shows how important this is to me. Now that my hectic work schedule is over I can go back to normal and watch the weight slide off.

I take a multi vitamin and fish oil supplement. I feel great, lots of energy and general good health.

I am buying more personal trainer sessions, I enjoy it, it keeps me motivated and ensures I do the workouts the correct way. Awesomeness.

3/28/2007 11:57:39 AM

my max bench has gone up 50 lbs since i started lifting 3 months ago


benched 205 today - my max on january 11th was 155 (pitiful).


me and my lifting buddy both hit all-time highs today!


i'm probably celebrating with a pizza while i work on this paper

3/28/2007 3:27:58 PM

3/28/2007 3:32:39 PM

wow you need to tell me what you do.. seems I hardly ever have any energy after a hard day of school, running and such

3/28/2007 3:44:25 PM

This thread has inspired me...off to lake johnson I go.

3/28/2007 3:45:00 PM

yeah i am about to take my dog and go running to campus and back

3/28/2007 3:48:04 PM

Stuck at 15lbs. I've been misbehaving lately.

4/4/2007 2:48:30 PM

a cool pic of a guy's weight loss / muscle gain

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=22742

4/4/2007 3:56:09 PM

wow, he gets kinda scary there around the end

4/4/2007 3:59:39 PM

^^ Look at all the weight he gained from 12/1/2006 to 1/1/2007! Dude needs to lay off the cranberry sauce at Christmas.

4/4/2007 4:29:55 PM

^^ I agree he looks best during the end of 05 beginning of 06

4/4/2007 4:51:14 PM

Wow his leg muscles skurr me.

Down about 15 lbs!!!

8 more or so to go till my FIRST goal.

4/4/2007 4:55:15 PM

supposedly i've gained like 3 pounds since january, and thats after changing my diet hardcore

so like i'm guessing i've gained like 5 pounds of muscle or something

4/4/2007 4:56:31 PM

Is a stationary bike as effective as the elliptical? I'm tired of the elliptical and know I'm not getting a great workout from it now so I need to switch things up. I'll probably do the Jacob's Ladder but I last ten minutes at most on that damn thing.

HALP!

4/4/2007 5:59:46 PM

i lost 100 lbs, but it took me over two years.

if running is too high impact, use a cross-trainer. they burn more calories anyhow. i go to Planet Fitness - they have a special now to join for $10/month.

and what everyone else said - don't eat after 8pm, no refined carbs, lean meats, do light weights/high reps... etc, etc.

4/4/2007 6:35:22 PM

^^For me, a stationary bike did absolutely nothing. I might as well not have wasted my time.

4/4/2007 6:36:18 PM

Cross trainer, is that the skiing type one? I did the elliptical and just sucked it up, then went to sit down bike which fucks my ass muscles (HELLS YEAH) then onto that ski thing, don't know what it's called.

I haven't had dinner yet so I'll be eating after 8pm!!!

4/4/2007 7:53:28 PM

Double post; what would be better? Fasting til tomorrow morning or eating something light?

I just got finished working out...........

4/4/2007 8:20:56 PM

replying to this thread got me an egg!!


anyways, eat some protein (chicken, fish, or beef) and some veggies

EDIT: you should always eat after you workout anyways, no matter what time of day

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4/4/2007 8:22:18 PM

I have tuna! How about a small salad? Or corn!? Corn would work but does a tuna sandwich and corn go together? ha

4/4/2007 8:23:02 PM

set em up

4/4/2007 8:23:03 PM