2004 the yr. I lose 60 lbs!!! so far lost 20 lbs..

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I am came into 2004 kinda large..very large..After devoting 2003 to my resturant working 14hrs/7days/wk...I grew and grew..to 200lbs..wow..So what did I do..i sold my biz in Canada and moved to India..Now in my 3rd month of my recovery phase. Here in Chennai, my top priority is to lose weight.So i immediately started walking in the mornings, cutting out any junk food, and also started a weight program.

Forward 2.5 months ...I now "jog" in the mornings approx 30 min. 3 x/week..Jogging is the core of my weight reduction. I am sure I would not have lost 20 lbs in 9 weeks.

In the evening I do weight training about 3 times a week. So far no big gains in fact very little progression. I would love to see muscle in my arms, chest but so far nothing...

Finally and most importantly my eating habits are something i am very proud of....I say NO..to a lot of food. Sugar is out..after eating it all my life and oh loving it, I eat within reason..
Also the protein fad is out for me.I eat very little protein....however lots of fruits,carbs, and water.I do not starve myself and rarely miss a meal.

I still have a long long way to go..if anyone wants to chat with me..I look forward to it...


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I am sure I would not have lost 20 lbs in 9 weeks
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First of all congrats, that's a huge move to give up your lifestyle/career for your health!

Way to go on loosing the 20lbs. It sounds like you've done it in a healthy way, exercise and eating right. You've gotta get healthy in a way you enjoy and that is sustainable.

I've also started getting into the weight training about 2 months ago (for the first time ever.) Since I've started I've been keeping my ears open, reading everything I can about healthy training habits (no point working hard if it's not going to pay off in the long run I say), and I've also been sucking in the advice of a friend who is a personal trainer/studying nutrition.

One thing I noticed you mention is the protein. While I completely stay away from the protein overload (protein shakes, extreme protein diets etc), there is no denying that protein is vital in building muscle. If you want to see some muscle gains, I suggest you include protein in your diet naturally. As I mentioned, I stay well away from protein shakes (too many conflicting arguements.) After a weights sess, I like to have a nice mixed salad and add a can of tuna, a steak and salad sandwich, an omlete, or fish with a salad on the side. These are all healthy meals that include high protein levels, but aren't overdoing it. Since I started eating this sort of food post-workout, I actually have seen real muscle gain. I've also heard from a few reliable sources that milk is the ideal thing to have, I'm not 100% what it is about milk, but more than solely the protein factor I've been told.

One other tip for muscle gain is to eat within 30 minutes of your workout, apparently it's a must.

Anyway, you sound pretty positive, which is the main thing. 90% of success is in the mind.

One more thing, you probably know this already but, lower reps of higher weight = muscle gain, more reps of lower weight = muscle tone.

All the best
 
It's interesting seeing old posts like this, you often wonder how the inactive and idle members are doing today.
 
there are 10's of thousands of one and two post wonders on this forum and other forums as well - some probably succeed -- some well -were hoping that just joiing would have some sort of magical property... :)

Check the intro threads of some members who've been here for a while and see how far they've come :) those are reallyt he interesting ones :)
 
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