Workout, Get Fit, and Weight Loss Thread 2011

Free Ajent · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:23 pm

Chris_in_joliet wrote:

I would love to start working out again but I really have no time. By the time I get done with my 10 or 11 hour day im exhausted. Im doing that six days a week as it is already. Sunday I usually just sleep and watch football.

Guys like you keep me in business

Chris_in_joliet · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:32 pm

Free Ajent wrote:

Chris_in_joliet wrote:

I would love to start working out again but I really have no time. By the time I get done with my 10 or 11 hour day im exhausted. Im doing that six days a week as it is already. Sunday I usually just sleep and watch football.

Guys like you keep me in business

I really really dont like you.

Rod · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:35 pm

shakes wrote:

Used to weigh 250 back before Rickey Henderson changed my life in 1993. Got down to 180 by spring of 1994. Kept it there for about 6 years till i started having back problems and had to stop playing basketball. Used to play basketball 5-6 days a week for a couple hours a day. Switched to just playing hockey, but with my back problems (6 back surgeries) I can only do so much exercising. Add that to just getting older and the weight has been creeping back on for the past decade. Had it steady around 200 a few years ago but lately its climbed up into the 220s. Was as high as 225 after I got back from my cruise a few weeks ago.

At least we know it wasn't water weight.

lipidquadcab · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:45 pm

Me: 30 minutes

Coworker: Damnit

Hawkeye Vince · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:42 pm

Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote:

I'm hoping to lose about 25 lbs - primarily using an elliptical in conjunction with South Beach.
My wife is using the WII Resort Fitness Plus (the balance board actually calculates and tracks your BMI). It will be interesting to see how effective it is (1.8 lbs in 3 days so far).

Hoping won't get you anywhere -> get your ass to work.

Ugueth Will Shiv You · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:46 pm

Eating an apple can actually wake you up much more efficiently in the morning in comparison to a cup of coffee.

Ugueth Will Shiv You · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:52 pm

So I signed up for the FitDay.com website that Darko suggested and it says that in my "Seated All Day" lifestyle, I burn 888 calories a day?

No shit?

sjboyd0137 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:57 pm

Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

So I signed up for the FitDay.com website that Darko suggested and it says that in my "Seated All Day" lifestyle, I burn 888 calories a day?

No shit?

No shit.

You theoretically burn calories just by breathing.

Terry's Peeps · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:01 pm

Sweet.

Gotta breathe more.

lipidquadcab · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:01 pm

So my mom called and said my brother had to go into the hospital because he was having pains in his arm...ended up with a blood pressure of 200/130...

...ugh...

Terry's Peeps · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:05 pm

Hope he's ok.

That's one thing I'm glad for. Even though I'm overweight, my blood pressure and cholesterol are great.

Still need to get fit.

lipidquadcab · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:10 pm

Yeah, he's out now...but based on family history, it will be the first of many trips...

...I say the same thing...last time I got my numbers, they were fine...but that definately won't last at this rate...

Terry's Peeps · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:12 pm

Nope. Longer I'm overweight, the worse those numbers likely will be.

Hence the "Commitment to Averageness".

spmack · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:50 am

My dinner last night was celery sticks, carrots, split peas, and broccoli.

Yummy. :cry:

Hoping to be 215 by end of the weekend.

I'm 6'2 btw for those wondering....

T-Bone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:58 am

I have a bag of Granny Smith apples in my desk. Hell, if it can work
for Tall Midget, maybe it can work for me. Better than buying crap out
of the machine in the cafeteria anyway.

Ugueth Will Shiv You · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:15 am

T-Bone wrote:

I have a bag of Granny Smith apples in my desk. Hell, if it can work
for Tall Midget, maybe it can work for me. Better than buying crap out
of the machine in the cafeteria anyway.

Careful with basing stuff on that man.

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 81487

doug - evergreen park wrote:

i gave up cigs and coffee cold turkey for about 3 weeks...then i had a smoke. i smoke once every few weeks when i'm around friends that do.
however, i'm pretty functional nowadays without coffee. it was weird for the first couple of days. bottled water worked for a while, but now i'm addicted to fruit punch G2.

As a cancer survivor, how could you possibly justify to yourself ever having a cigarette? The thought of even being around smokers would scare me.

T-Bone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:33 am

Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

I have a bag of Granny Smith apples in my desk. Hell, if it can work
for Tall Midget, maybe it can work for me. Better than buying crap out
of the machine in the cafeteria anyway.

Careful with basing stuff on that man.

Sage advice. I am only eating the apples as a snack alternative. Between the
stuff that was laying around everywhere for the holidays and buying stuff out of the
machine I am sure that accounted for a few pounds the past month. No way I could
only eat an apple for lunch and have that be the only thing I eat between 5am and 5pm.

Tall Midget · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:42 am

T-Bone wrote:

Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

I have a bag of Granny Smith apples in my desk. Hell, if it can work
for Tall Midget, maybe it can work for me. Better than buying crap out
of the machine in the cafeteria anyway.

Careful with basing stuff on that man.

Sage advice.

Not sure what's so funny, as my plan has worked effectively for me.

I lost about 15 pounds between Halloween and Christmas and would like to lose at least another 10 pounds or so. As chronicled in another thread, I began my weight loss program by severely limiting my caloric intake for lunch (basically just eating apples or oranges during the day, but having a "normal" dinner) and running a couple miles twice a week. As I began to lose weight and my endurance improved, I gradually increased my workout routine so that I am now running an average of 6 miles 5 or 6 times per week. Would like to incorporate some weight training into my routine--I lifted pretty religiously for more than a decade up until about a year ago--but I don't really have the time for it.

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43449

T-Bone wrote:

No way I could only eat an apple for lunch and have that be the only thing I eat between 5am and 5pm.

You might be hungry as fuck when you first start out, but your body will adjust to it after a couple days.

Tall Midget · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:48 am

Douchebag wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

No way I could only eat an apple for lunch and have that be the only thing I eat between 5am and 5pm.

You might be hungry as fuck when you first start out, but your body will adjust to it after a couple days.

This is true. Basically you experience a couple days of withdrawal, but after that you are fine. Right now I generally have a couple oranges and a snack bar or two between 5AM and 5PM.

Ugueth Will Shiv You · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:49 am

Weight loss is contingent upon your individual metabolism, as well. While TM's plan may have worked for him, that doesn't mean it will work for everyone. Eating smaller meals throughout the day, for example, works better for me than starving myself in the morning/afternoon followed by a hefty dinner at night.

T-Bone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:51 am

Tall Midget wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

Sage advice.

Not sure what's so funny, as my plan has worked effectively for me.

I lost about 15 pounds between Halloween and Christmas and would like to lose at least another 10 pounds or so. As chronicled in another thread, I began my weight loss program by severely limiting my caloric intake for lunch (basically just eating apples or oranges during the day, but having a "normal" dinner) and running a couple miles twice a week. As I began to lose weight and my endurance improved, I gradually increased my workout routine so that I am now running an average of 6 miles 5 or 6 times per week. Would like to incorporate some weight training into my routine--I lifted pretty religiously for more than a decade up until about a year ago--but I don't really have the time for it.

I agree your plan worked just as you hoped it would. I try to run 3 miles at least 3 times a week,
and like you, I hope to increase the frequency and distance. I just couldn't only eat an apple, but
was incorporating your idea to utilize them as a snack.

spmack · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:00 am

Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

Weight loss is contingent upon your individual metabolism, as well. While TM's plan may have worked for him, that doesn't mean it will work for everyone. Eating smaller meals throughout the day, for example, works better for me than starving myself in the morning/afternoon followed by a hefty dinner at night.

Everything TM says is for everybody.

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43449

Tall Midget wrote:

Douchebag wrote:

T-Bone wrote:

No way I could only eat an apple for lunch and have that be the only thing I eat between 5am and 5pm.

You might be hungry as fuck when you first start out, but your body will adjust to it after a couple days.

This is true. Basically you experience a couple days of withdrawal, but after that you are fine. Right now I generally have a couple oranges and a snack bar or two between 5AM and 5PM.

I pretty much lost 25 pounds 2 years ago by cutting back on what I eat. I worked out twice a week for 30 minutes, and ate healthier with smaller portions. Dropped all that weight in about 3-4 months.

Tall Midget · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:07 am

spmack wrote:

Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:

Weight loss is contingent upon your individual metabolism, as well. While TM's plan may have worked for him, that doesn't mean it will work for everyone. Eating smaller meals throughout the day, for example, works better for me than starving myself in the morning/afternoon followed by a hefty dinner at night.

Everything TM says is for everybody.

Never said it was for everybody. It has worked for plenty of people, though, and is hardly a novel approach. Many wrestlers adopt a similar method when cutting weight.

Seacrest · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:35 pm

I've lost seven pounds already this year because my current situation after surgery leaves me unable to get around and get food for myself. I am eating only what I am served and i have no other choice but to accept that.

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43449

Seacrest wrote:

I've lost seven pounds already this year because my current situation after surgery leaves me unable to get around and get food for myself. I am eating only what I am served and i have no other choice but to accept that.

Anyone looking to drop weight fast? I recommend getting busted in Kane County. You'll shed those pounds in no time.

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Frank Coztansa · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:37 pm

Seacrest wrote:

my current situation after surgery

You're now a Mrs. Rozcrest?

Phil McCracken · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:39 pm

Douchebag wrote:

Seacrest wrote:

I've lost seven pounds already this year because my current situation after surgery leaves me unable to get around and get food for myself. I am eating only what I am served and i have no other choice but to accept that.

Anyone looking to drop weight fast? I recommend getting busted in Kane County. You'll shed those pounds in no time.

http://score670.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=54630

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