just wrapped up a body fat competition at our gym at work. lost 14.5 lbs and 7% body fat in the last 8 weeks. started seeing someone the last three weeks, so meals out slowed my progress. my team won the competition and netted us each $310 bucks.

simply kept eating right (had already dropped a bit of weight in the last year after becoming a grad school fatty) and work out 4-5 times a week if not more.

gj dropping your weight!

6/18/2007 10:37:26 PM

I couldn't weigh 127lbs. even if I wanted to. skin and bones are not hot.

6/18/2007 11:04:48 PM

kiwi, i just read an article on that diet pill. . . its pretty much a laxative. bad idea imo!

6/18/2007 11:46:10 PM

the only reason Alli is going OTC is because no doctor in their right mind would write a prescription for the Xenical/Orlistat product. Any drug that won't allow your body to absorb fat from the lower intestine will result in your body losing control of your bowel movements. It's a disgusting side effect that never should have made it through FDA testing in the first place. It also blocks the absorption of Omega-3 fats and other necessary dietary fats, which is incredibly dangerous.

The FDA passed this drug just because it went along with their bullshit dietary recommendations, and now it's going to come back and bite them in the ass.

6/19/2007 8:28:26 AM

62 down

6/19/2007 8:44:49 AM

So, am I going to see a fatty shit his/her pants over this?

6/19/2007 9:32:33 AM

Yeah when I read the explanation oh how alli works I just pctured people having a lot of greasy shits because it blocks the body from absorbing it. Not all fat is bad and they're saying if you eat a well balanced meal and take alli you'll lose more weight but if you're eating a good balance of food then you shouldn't be getting enough bad fats to gain weight. At least enough to warrant a fucking pill to block it out.

NASTY NASTY

Did you see the one info sheet that said something like "Most people make a promise to start dieting by monday but quit by lunch. You could commit yourself to eating 600 calories and exercising 4-5 times a day or you could use the help of alli which guarantees up to 50% more results."

Any idiot that thinks 600 calories a day is sufficient deserves to shit their brains out.


Today's workout was TUFF. He wants to put me on his website as a success story, I told him only if I could write it and he wouldn't proof read.

[Edited on June 19, 2007 at 10:11 AM. Reason : GOOD JOB GOALIE!!!!!! ]

6/19/2007 10:11:06 AM

haha. what's his website. link.

6/19/2007 12:23:41 PM

He doesn't have one yet but we've discussed using success stories as advertisement. We discussed all the myspace poses we could use with weights and shit. TWAS A LAFF

When I know it I will post it.

Oh and

199--->167 and still counting

HOLY FUCK

[Edited on June 19, 2007 at 12:35 PM. Reason : omz]

6/19/2007 12:34:36 PM

Alli was Xenical back in the day and was prescribed for extremely obese patients to aid in their weight loss. It's definitely not a long term fix...the Alli pamphlet at my boyfriend's pharmacy even states that once you start using it, you shouldn't stop.

Pretty sad stuff.

I need to buy a scale.

6/19/2007 9:21:16 PM

xenical = orlistat

[Edited on June 19, 2007 at 9:33 PM. Reason : google teaches you everything]

6/19/2007 9:32:37 PM

And what could orlistat be??

OMZ

6/19/2007 9:34:20 PM

YES I KNOW

GEEZ

POINT OUT MY NOOBNESS WHY DONT YA

6/19/2007 9:34:54 PM

I weighed in at 279 this morning. Down from 301 eight weeks ago.

And BTW, I ate a whole bag of those damn Ruffles made with olestra once...I had the fire-hydrant splatters, and it left a ring of oil around my toilet bowl.

NEVER AGAIN.

6/19/2007 9:35:49 PM

Keep yer poop outta this thread!

6/19/2007 9:36:59 PM

I'm really surprised that Alli isn't very expensive. I saw it at Wal-Mart for like $49.99 or something. I was prescribed Xenical because I asked to be put on it, but my insurance doesn't cover weight loss medicines (yet it pays for Viagra, go figure), and the script for one month was $350 or so. Thats for the 90 mg Xenical for 2 times a day. In the Alli packs you get 90 60mg pills, so you can take em 3 times a day. My doctor told me Xenical is pretty worthless. If you diet and lose 10 lbs without Xenical, you'd probably only lose an extra 2 lbs on the Xenical, and considering you shit oil, yeah, not going there.

6/19/2007 9:39:05 PM

wow, so did you have the nasty side effects that i've read about, or were you one of the lucky (few) who managed to lose weight and not shit your pants?

6/19/2007 9:45:08 PM

oh, I didn't take it, theres no way I was blowing that much a month - the thing they don't tell you is that your avg weight loss is only 2-3 lbs a month usually, which is what my doctor found in her info, with my weight loss goal, it was gonna cost waaaaay too much - I just worked out for a few months and stayed on a 800 calorie a day diet and finally lost 10 lbs doing that.

6/19/2007 9:47:30 PM

finally got back in the gym after a week long break from being sick and dealing with family shit.

felt good to get back into working out though honestly.

i wanted to hop in the pool for a late swim, but that thunder outside is telling me no

6/19/2007 10:30:56 PM

Yay good job!

Today we did lunges back and forth while I held a 4lb. medicine ball above my head, then we did backward lunges with the ball over the head. It sucked and i'm sore.

Afterwards he made me do push ups with my hands on medicine balls. JEEZ MAN

I like that they're really tough.

6/19/2007 10:58:11 PM

yeah, push ups on medicine ball is pretty hard.

specially one ball per hand.

talk about balance

6/19/2007 11:03:01 PM

It sucked.

6/19/2007 11:08:25 PM

http://ask-for-health.blogspot.com/2007/06/weight-loss-of-186-kilograms-photos.html

6/20/2007 12:06:53 AM

WOW

6/20/2007 8:03:42 AM

That's crazy.

I watch those weight loss shows all the time when I am on the elliptical.

It's just motivation.

I have been eating healthy all week.

6/20/2007 10:53:43 AM

Quote :

"oh, I didn't take it, theres no way I was blowing that much a month - the thing they don't tell you is that your avg weight loss is only 2-3 lbs a month usually,"

That would be 36 lbs. per year on average. Which means if you're strict it could add up to 50 lbs. or more in a year. That's a pretty big payoff for someone who needs to lose a significant amount of weight.

6/20/2007 10:55:22 AM

there are much better weight loss drugs out there if you want to lose an extra 14 pounds over the course of a year. $350 a month for a drug with such harsh side effects is ludicrous.

6/20/2007 12:49:20 PM

I found this prduct called Enviga made by nestea. It's carbonated green tea essentially. 5 calories and 35mg of sodium, everything else is a big fat 0. I've read several places that green tea is wonderful for you but I can't stand the taste. I can with this drink, so if you hate tea or green tea try this drink!!

6/20/2007 4:15:02 PM

Black tea is just as good for you, hit up Bojangles

Hot teas are good soda replacements for work if you are trying to ween off of soda...

6/20/2007 4:16:41 PM

^^ does that have sweetener?

6/20/2007 4:17:41 PM

Where did you get it kiwi?

6/20/2007 4:20:42 PM

I see aspartame listed but that's the only negative that sticks out to me. No fats, sugars isn't even listed on the nutrition guide.

I found it at Food city our local grocer chain. I just happened to look at some yummy cappuccino type things listing TWO HUNDRED calories a pop when I saw this. Don't know where they'd normally be, probably soda caffeinated isle.

OH THEY HAVE BERRY AND PEACH TOO!! ergh caps

http://www.enviga.com/#Home

[Edited on June 20, 2007 at 4:27 PM. Reason : website]

6/20/2007 4:23:04 PM

why cant you just get anything with a pinch of sugar - gah

it's a rotten tooth market out there

6/20/2007 4:33:33 PM

Quote :

"Black tea is just as good for you, hit up Bojangles"

Ignoring the fact that Bojangles tea is loaded with sugar, black tea is not "just as good for you."

6/20/2007 4:34:30 PM

Quote :

"Aspartame is an attractive sweetener because it is 180 times sweeter than sugar in typical concentrations, without the high energy value of sugar. While aspartame, like other peptides, has a caloric value of 4 kilocalories (17 kilojoules) per gram, the quantity of aspartame needed to produce a sweet taste is so small that its caloric contribution is negligible, which makes it a popular sweetener for those trying to avoid calories from sugar."

6/20/2007 4:36:51 PM

Scary article about restaurant desserts

http://food.yahoo.com/blog/hungrygirl/9000/scary-sweet-hg-s-restaurant-dessert-shockers-and-awesome-alternatives

6/20/2007 6:58:10 PM

But they taste so good!

6/20/2007 7:01:50 PM

sugar free whip cream is a good desert.

cant put it on anything though

6/20/2007 7:04:10 PM

I'm a chocolate fiend myself.

6/20/2007 7:09:29 PM

The little 90 calorie candy bar ice creams are very yummy and satisfy a sweet tooth craving.

6/20/2007 7:18:51 PM

I just had an 80 calorie fudgcicle. OR HOWEVER YOU FUCKING SPELL IT

6/20/2007 7:20:30 PM

ugh i love calories

6/20/2007 7:26:15 PM

aight i'm gonna eat some food...prolly only had like 1000 calories today if you count milk

6/20/2007 7:27:56 PM

Quote :

"sugar free whip cream is a good desert. cant put it on anything though"

sugar-free jello, sugar-free pudding, fresh fruit...

6/20/2007 9:44:07 PM

strawberry sugar-free jello
walnuts
whipped cream

OMG

6/20/2007 9:47:36 PM

sugar free strippers and sugar free cool whip go great together.

6/20/2007 9:50:58 PM

pervert

6/20/2007 9:53:22 PM

Your body more readily absorbs green tea extract than green tea drink.....so I take it in pill form....

6/20/2007 10:34:46 PM

^Interesting, I haven't heard of the green tea pill.

6/20/2007 10:42:21 PM

damn it is frustrating. especially if you fuck up one day, how it seems to completely cancel out two weeks of good dieting

6/21/2007 3:06:29 PM