speaking of eating, here's what I did yesterday:



I was fine until I ate half a large pizza

but I also worked my ass of at work and came out even at the end of the day

6/21/2010 4:13:43 PM

Let's make a party of it this week. You and Cass bring the wine, I'll supply the wax

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:14 PM. Reason : damn, too slow lol]

6/21/2010 4:13:44 PM

you free tomorrow?

6/21/2010 4:14:40 PM

?

6/21/2010 4:15:24 PM

^^I am.

^Ack, I'm not like that. For reference lemme pull up my photo from last week...



just a little ramble below my neck

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:19 PM. Reason : SHUT UP RAY, I thought we were buds ]

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:20 PM. Reason : eek]

6/21/2010 4:16:25 PM

hahaha

^^ that's really his hair

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:16 PM. Reason : carat]

6/21/2010 4:16:29 PM

Quote :

"just a little ramble below my neck"

haha not too bad then

6/21/2010 4:22:24 PM

Quote :

"Don't drink Juice In fact, drink only water and very little milk."

Do whatever works for you... it'll take a while to fine tune everything you want, but every day I landscape and work out. Then when I'm home, I drink a quart or two of skim milk. Even though skim milk's wicked high in sugar (glucose), it's still a decent source of protein. I've already had a quart today and it's been working well for me.

6/21/2010 4:24:31 PM

begonias and I could do some damage to a pizza.

6/21/2010 4:25:23 PM

^^ milk has lactose, not glucose. but yeah, it is a simple sugar.

6/21/2010 5:25:18 PM

youre right but glucose is close enough.

(kinda like when someone calls it "dextrose"...makes me lol)



[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 5:34 PM. Reason : doesnt really matter though i guess....]

6/21/2010 5:32:12 PM

i just drink lactose free milk

yesterday i ended up with a 1000 calorie deficit because i rode & just wasnt hungry enough to make up for it and now today im like stark raving STARVING nothing is filling me up and im eating like every 30min.... lol

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 5:39 PM. Reason : sdfkdhf]

6/21/2010 5:37:54 PM

I'm free on Tuesday. Let's wax those angel wings!

I need to calorie count my food but today I had:

scrambled eggs with nonfat milk and a spice of nonfat American cheese, a banana, a turkey sandwich with avacado green peppers onion tomato and mustard on gluten free bread, nonfat geek yogurt, a protein drink after my workout, and dinner is homemade steak stirfry with brown rice and veggies.

6/21/2010 5:41:07 PM

lactose-free milk is not milk from which lactose has been removed. lactase -- the enzyme that breaks down lactose into the 2 sugars it is made of, i.e., galactose and glucose -- is added to milk and that is marketed as "lactose-free milk".

it tastes sweeter because you can taste the glucose and galactose in the milk, and i find the taste nicer.

and so of course, it still has the same number of calories as regular milk. now if they could actually remove lactose from milk or at least reduce it by 50%, that would be great. it would reduce the caloric value of milk and make it more nutritious.

btw, yogurt is way better than milk nutritionally speaking, and also some/much of the lactose is converted to lactic acid.

6/21/2010 5:57:28 PM

ah i see, so my milk is being pre digested for me since my tummy has troublz doing it itself

cool

i usually only use my milk in 1/2 cup increments...i toss some in a protein shake & i'll also toss some in cold oatmeal w protein powder & blueberries. NOM A NOMA

6/21/2010 6:03:22 PM

I'm late to the game, but I'm starting this tomorrow. I hit 240 while I was sick last week and that is my signal to get my ass in gear. Will post disgusting fatty photo and stats tomorrow.

6/21/2010 6:17:17 PM

Pushup Report:
Set 1- 14
Set 2- 18
Set 3- 14
Set 4- 14
Set 5- 21
Set 6- 9

Situp Report:
Set 1- 75
Set 2- 40
Set 3- 35

My abs are really hurtin today

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 7:05 PM. Reason : fuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

6/21/2010 6:56:41 PM

you mean 'set' instead of 'rep', right?

6/21/2010 7:01:22 PM

^haha yeah... Thanks . I haven't been able to speak much english today either. 3 hours of sleep last night, going to work at night, taking summer session classes during the day, and now working out is just too damn draining on my mental health



[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 7:10 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2010 7:06:31 PM

My pics, this morning, 194 lbs:

6/21/2010 7:18:11 PM

im still only down 2lbs but i am also down 4 inches overall (mostly from waist & hips, holler!)

kinda have a headache.. havent done my workout yet. dont want to turn the headache into a migraine so letting it go away before i exert myself!

also i checked my body fat again today & i made a mistake last time i reported it. i said i was down 4% but that was incorrect. it has not changed, still at 26%

any ideas why 3 weeks into this i've only seen 2lb drop & no change in body fat? i'll take the inches reduction (although i think some of it is measuring error, i've prob lost 3 inches more reasonably)

i was hoping to see more solid results. im not going to let it get me off track but am i doing something wrong?

6/21/2010 7:25:42 PM

I'd rely more on physical results and how your clothes feel than some tests or calculations that may have errors or aren't that accurate.

6/21/2010 7:39:40 PM

how are you taking the measurement?

im certain i have much more fat around my lower half than my upper half and whenever i take it via one of the handheld machines, it gives me my bf based on my arms and chest. which makes it seem low and not change much....

at least thats my theory.


youve been losing INCHES though girl! get it!

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 7:45 PM. Reason : juhgjhgj]

6/21/2010 7:40:26 PM

yes im very glad i started the challenge with my measurements, without those i might be freaking out! less inches is def better!

i am using a handheld device. i know they aren't super accurate and with only 2lbs lost i guess i shouldn't get too down on the number. 3 weeks isnt long enough to build that kind of muscle.

just frustrating, we're all fighting our battles, right??

6/21/2010 7:46:44 PM

^fo real woman

i am genuinely impressed with everyone in this thread though
we all have our battles, but we're taking them in stride.
and we have no problems to admitting we cheated

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 7:48 PM. Reason : tygtytd]

6/21/2010 7:47:49 PM

i had a beer yesterday after i cleaned out 2 closets & my dresser

ha

and i kinda got drunk on it

6/21/2010 7:57:11 PM

i had ribs for fathers day. holy cow i got the meat sweats when i finished! it was embarrassing.

6/21/2010 8:24:25 PM

never heard of meat sweat... what is that

6/21/2010 8:30:52 PM

you sweat beef bouillon.

6/21/2010 8:38:14 PM

Quote :

"you sweat beef bouillon"

hahaha man i am still laughing!


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meat+sweats

6/21/2010 8:54:11 PM

^Or... just eat an Italian sub and you will wreak afterward. I'm glad I only eat seafood & poultry

6/21/2010 8:57:40 PM

my calories were a little higher today than i wanted (expecially considering all i did today was jog about 2 miles AND i took a 2 hour nap )

but oh well. tomorrow's another day!

6/21/2010 9:03:19 PM

I always get the meat sweats after every visit to a Brazilian steakhouse

6/21/2010 9:16:54 PM

^

6/21/2010 9:28:23 PM

ok, measurements are in...dun dun dunnnnnn!!!!

stomach: 34 1/4
chest (under bust): 32 1/4
hips: 39 1/2
thigh: 23 1/8
arm 12 1/4

geeeeezzzzz, seeing it written out kind of sucks...but at least it's getting taken care of.

6/21/2010 10:18:56 PM

In case anyone is looking for an alternative workout (if this is your thing):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdziTZqHNEE (semi-nsfw)

The amount of abdominal and leg strength to do that kind of stuff is just ridiculous, on par with gymnastics. She looks to be in amazingly fit shape. Half of those things, even if I had the flexibility, I could never even attempt because I don't have the core strength.

6/21/2010 10:36:35 PM

All of those things, even if I had the flexibility, I would never attempt, because I'm a dude.

6/21/2010 10:39:56 PM

Is it true that you shouldn't eat a few hours before bed? Sometimes I feel pretty hungry at 10-ish but I go without food to avoid packing on fat. I was wondering what others do.

6/21/2010 10:41:25 PM

^Eating before bed is fine. You should always eat ever 4-5 hours even if it's right before bed.

6/21/2010 10:44:15 PM

Quote :

"I could never even attempt because I don't have the core strength."

and because it would shred your penis

6/21/2010 10:48:16 PM

i ate like a fiend today

my insanity work out was a shit show, my legs are fucking SORE from biking & running this weekend, but i made it through.

glad i took the nap earlier but my headache didnt totally go away until after i exercised, go figure!

also, i have to say my favorite snack has become a diced apple mixed with plain greek yogurt, 1 tbsp chopped walnut & a squirt of honey

delicious! and pretty low cal depending on your yogurt!

6/21/2010 11:22:21 PM

I found out my camera has a 10 second delay feature, so now I don't have to worry about taking photos in the mirror anymore. I'm around 270lbs right now. I took a few steps backwards last week by drinking a weeks worth of calories at the birthday party my wife threw for me, but that was to be expected.

6/21/2010 11:43:41 PM

I didn't go to the gym today, the guy I lift with was out of town today. I'm gonna do [user]Shmorri[/user]'s pushup regiment a couple times, plus some ab workouts and call it a night. I ate relatively low calorie and extremely low fat today, so I should be fine.

6/21/2010 11:59:43 PM

^^SO TUFF!

6/22/2010 12:00:18 AM

^^^shows how fucked up your leg alignment is when your toes point outward when standing and moving

6/22/2010 12:44:31 AM

Whelp, time to go for another bike ride. Going to knock out somewhere between 20-30 miles this morning and then it's off to work around 11:00. This should be fun.

6/22/2010 6:55:43 AM

I so wish this thread had started last year. I got motivated last October to start dropping weight and getting back into decent shape and have been on a good routine ever since. Went from 192 to now 173. I wish I would have tracked body fat because I know I've lost more than 20 lbs of fat. I didn't think to take photos, that would have been interesting...

What worked for me (if it helps anyone):

- Lots of exercise (obviously). I did a modified P90X where I followed their weight routine and did my own cardio
- Cardio. I play soccer and basketball regularly, plus run a day or two a week. I feel like these are better cardio work outs than what was in P90X so I did them instead. Also started doing some of the Insanity work outs for cardio too.
- Diet. Cut out all candy, caloric drinks (other than the occasional coffee), packaged snacks, etc. I eat pretty much the same lunch every day of spinach salad with chicken. Also started eating more regularly instead of going a long time without eating then binging later in the day

I didn't really start losing weight until about 3 or 4 months into the new routine, but I could tell a difference in body composition. Muscle ton was getting better and I was losing fat, but not dropping weight. I've seen a couple people in this thread say the same thing so just stick with it and eventually the fat will start to go too.

Good luck everyone!

6/22/2010 7:04:40 AM

Yeah when I first started, I weighed myself every morning and made a spreadsheet to track my progress so I wouldn't get discouraged if I went up a little instead of down. I don't think I have lost much "weight" in the past couple of weeks but I look better in the mirror. It took me a while to stop obsessing about how much I weigh and learn to look in the mirror.

6/22/2010 7:16:24 AM

eleusis you may have more pounds of muscle than I have on my body. Impressive, man.

6/22/2010 7:39:08 AM

eleusis and I standing side by side would be amusing. I look like an avatar creature

6/22/2010 7:50:52 AM