215 ----> 195 . Feelin good.

pantheist462

pantheist462

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4-20-10
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210-215 lbs I think


Today 8/8/10
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193-195 lbs.

Update 9/15/10 : http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9015/image000nq.jpg

188-189 lbs.

Update 10/6/10 ... 182-183 lbs
Update 10/29/10 180 lbs (more dilly dallying =\ It's hard to do intense work out a lot)
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I dilly dallied for a while I definitely wasn't doing all the things I needed to do for a long time. On and off. But this is my progress so far. Lots of protein, less carbs, jogging, lots of fruits and veges. Very little starchy carbs. I got about 20-30 pounds to go before I start bulking I think!
 
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thanks man...I think I'm at a plateau right now...I think I've been consuming only around 1500 calories a day and I'm not gonna lose any more weight for some time. Any advice?
 
underestimating your calorie intake. Find out exactly how much you're eating and then adjust it appropriately.
 
Huge difference in the 2 pictures. Congrats:) I'm plateauing as well and have upped the exercise to see if it makes a difference as I really don't want to eat less than I am at the moment. If the exercise doesn't work then I will have to re-think the eating.
 
Update 9/15/10 :

188-189 lbs. Think I can make it to my goal of being pretty much totally thin by my birthday on December 6th???? I hope so. I do curls, push ups, crunches and sit ups. Along with a lot of leg work pushing carts around all day at my work. I've been eating a LOT of non-fat greek yogurt (TON of protein), fruits, veges, granola (my vice), chicken and very little bread...I jog on my days off of work. I intend on participating in another HIIT session soon. Any tips greatly welcomed.
 
Great job! Keep up the good work & your hard work will pay off... im on a weight loss attempt after being 340... im down to 290.... and weigh in is in 12 days. Check out my weight loss contest in the diary section to win monthly prizes just for guessing my weight.
 
Continue doing the HIIT workouts, if you want to do cardio. I gave up cardio all together and found that I have been making much more progress towards my goals. Switch to lifting weights three or four times a week -- resting 30-60 seconds in between to keep your heart rate up. Not only will you burn fat during your workout, but you will continue to burn for up to 48 hours after an intense workout. Keep your protein high (roughly 1 gram per pound of body weight) and cycle your carbs. Eat more carbs on the days that you workout and less on the days you do not. Stick to carbs that digest slowly such as beans, brown rice, sweet potatoes, etc. Try and give up bread, or eat it on the days you do your workouts. Consume most of your carbs early in the day and right before and after a workout. Cut back to just protein in the evenings -- sleeping with excess carbs can slow the fat burning process. Also, remember to get a lot of sleep. They have linked lack of sleep to obesity. Your body will actually burn fat after 5 hours of sleep, when the body has depleted its glycogen storages. Well, hopefully, this has given you some information on getting past the plateaus.
 
Thanks BigBenny. I'm not sure I understand the whole lifting weight thing, though. I do some push ups, some crunches and sit ups, and curls, and I push carts a lot too. I do just enough so i think I'm retaining the muscles...but I never thought of lifting weights as a means to burn fat, I mean, I know it increases your metabolism, but doesn't that just make you want to consume a lot more? Won't muscles be demanding more calories so they can be bigger, all the while fat being ignored? I could really use some clarification on this topic. I really don't even like cardio and would much rather lift for a while each day to lose fat.
 
Your metabolism burns the food you eat and your stored fat when your body needs energy. It's gonna happen whether you lift or not. The only rules are: consume less calories than you burn, and consume what your body requires nutritionally speaking.

As far as technique, generally it is a good idea to do a mix of lifting and cardio to keep your muscles and your heart/lungs fit. You have already toned up a bit in the chest so I had assumed you were already lifting! good work!
 
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