Losing Weight ...

Wow, hell of a job Eric.  Keep up the good work.  I really need to get myself into shape and shed at least 30 pounds, nothing but laziness and apathy is holding me back.

Padraic wrote: Wow, hell of a job Eric.  Keep up the good work.  I really need to get myself into shape and shed at least 30 pounds, nothing but laziness and apathy is holding me back.

Thanks, Patrick. I really implore people to take action and drop some weight before a doctor tells you that you either have to, or that it's too late.

I think what makes me a little torqued is since we've had the fitness center open up at work, hardly anyone takes advantage of it. It's free to use and they have really good equipment and private showers--one could easily work it in on their lunch hour. We have a guy who easily tips the scale at 400+. He's in his early 30's and will probably suffer his first heart attack before he's 40. It's actually quite sad, but he's not being proactive. Me and only a handful of people at the office utilize a free gym that would normally run us about $50 a month.

Hate to sound like a Nike commercial, but just do it.

E

E-Dub wrote: Epignosis wrote: And as I read all this I'm drinking beer and eating cheesecake.   Beer? And cheesecake? Dude, don't you have a quart of milk with which to wash it down? Face is puckering just thinking about it. E

I actually don't eat sweets often at all.  This is leftover from Mother's Day, so I've been eating a sliver each night (my wife has the sweet tooth).

But man, I like beer.

Epignosis wrote: E-Dub wrote: Epignosis wrote: And as I read all this I'm drinking beer and eating cheesecake.   Beer? And cheesecake? Dude, don't you have a quart of milk with which to wash it down? Face is puckering just thinking about it. E I actually don't eat sweets often at all.  This is leftover from Mother's Day, so I've been eating a sliver each night (my wife has the sweet tooth). But man, I like beer.

As do I, but with a good cheeseburger or steak.

E

geeze I'm about to go out for beer and fried aps. haha

Cut the soda out. All that high fructose corn syrup just adds the pounds on. I dropped 25 lbs by not drinking soda anymore. No exercise. Just walking during my work hours. 

Captain Capricorn wrote: My wife & I just bought bikes whith which we have been riding to work rather than driving ...I haven't noticed any changes in weight yet (though others have commented on me looking thinner) but it certainly wears me out! I'm hoping that after a few months of biking to work I'll notice some results...   I have a serious problem losing weight. I have exercise & heat induced asthma, so I can't do anything too strenuous, but biking isn't bothering me at all. I eat 100% vegan & never take in more than 1000 calories a day, but my bmi has been at 36 for the past 15 years...I have only eaten a vegetarian diet for 7 of those years, but you'd think there would be some change

I honestly find that hard to believe.

http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html

Even if you don't work out at all, your body needs around 2000 kcal a day. Are you *really* sure about that caloric intake?

Obviously one first step would be to not simply every snack or meal that's mentioned in a thread about losing weight ... 

^ you could try exercising your chin by raising a pint of scrumpy with your teeth....or enjoy your form :-)

Seriously beer bellies are virually impossible to get rid of.....

Edited by Chris S - May 16 2009 at 01:55

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Edited by mrcozdude - May 16 2009 at 04:00