Big Mac's Lifestyle Change

Breakfast: 3eggs w/ salsa n hot sauce, pb southbeach bar
Lunch: 6" turkey on wheat
Snack: whole wheat pretzels and lowfat cheese
Dinner: Small turkey sandwich and side salad w/ basalmic dressing
Snack: lowfat yogurt w/ granola and an apple

Lots of water and a little green tea.
 
nc_bmac08 said:
I think I was misunderstood. I'm not saying that getting complements means a woman is shallow. I'm just not into a woman who bases her decision on looks. I want more than that. Looks only last so long, we all get old and wrinkly. Maybe I'm jaded but I want someone who is into me for my smarts, sense of humor, spirituality, and a lot of other things. I'm just not into a "I'm hot you're hot... lets hook up relationship". I'm just talking about what I'm into. It is my dairy after all. Ya'll can be into whatever you want. :D

Also, I would say that if gaining 20-30lbs makes you invisable to someone, that is shallow.

Just my thoughts on things, I want someone who is into me for me. If I got paralyzed in a car accident and gained 50lbs they'd still be lovin the Big Mac. :D
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I'm totally with you on this. I was 65 pounds heavier, and James was still loving on me! He never once said anything about my weight when I was much, much bigger. I was about 170 when we met, I ballooned up to 210 while we were together, and now I'm down to 145. Of course now he tells me how hot I am all the time, but when I was a fatty, he never had one ugly thing to say. He loves me for me!
 
daiseeangel said:
I'm totally with you on this. I was 65 pounds heavier, and James was still loving on me! He never once said anything about my weight when I was much, much bigger. I was about 170 when we met, I ballooned up to 210 while we were together, and now I'm down to 145. Of course now he tells me how hot I am all the time, but when I was a fatty, he never had one ugly thing to say. He loves me for me!
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That was exactly my point Tyly. I think its awesome that you two have that.
 
nc_bmac08 said:
I think I was misunderstood. I'm not saying that getting complements means a woman is shallow. I'm just not into a woman who bases her decision on looks. I want more than that. Looks only last so long, we all get old and wrinkly. Maybe I'm jaded but I want someone who is into me for my smarts, sense of humor, spirituality, and a lot of other things. I'm just not into a "I'm hot you're hot... lets hook up relationship". I'm just talking about what I'm into. It is my dairy after all. Ya'll can be into whatever you want. :D

Also, I would say that if gaining 20-30lbs makes you invisable to someone, that is shallow.

Just my thoughts on things, I want someone who is into me for me. If I got paralyzed in a car accident and gained 50lbs they'd still be lovin the Big Mac. :D
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I know I am not really part of this convo but I thought I'd comment. I find that in order to even begin developing feelings for someone there needs to be even the slightest bit of physical attraction. If a girl, or a guy, is not physically attracted to someone because they are 20-30 lbs overweight then well you can't really force a relationship there. But if a girl does date a guy (vice versa) and they gain weight throughout the relationship, I doubt that the relationship would end. But the person is not really shallow if they are still with their partner who has gained weight.

I dunno just saying.

I, personally, date guys that are skinny. They generally don't even have any muscle build. My last bf had a shit load of gaps in his teeth and was in basic classes ("stupid school") all his life. But he treated me with respect and really paid attention to me and cared about me for who I am. Which is what attracted me to him. Most of my bfs have always paid attention to me and haven't shut me out which makes me care and respect them... looks is just a small part of it.
 
Yeah, I'm not saying physical attraction is unimportant, I'm just saying that it shouldn't be THE priority. Again I'm speaking for myself, I'm not saying what anyone else does is right or wrong. It's not my place to judge people.

I can't believe my musings in my diary have sparked this much controversy. :D
 
nc_bmac08 said:
Yeah, I'm not saying physical attraction is unimportant, I'm just saying that it shouldn't be THE priority. Again I'm speaking for myself, I'm not saying what anyone else does is right or wrong. It's not my place to judge people.

I can't believe my musings in my diary have sparked this much controversy. :D
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I agree with less priority for physical attraction, and musings in diary.
 
My take is that there has to be something that attracts you to the other person. Physical beauty is fleeting, but still there. Beauty of the sole , the mind, spirit, it's all beauty of some sort, and that's attractive.

I've looked at the before pictures of so many people who are unhappy with the way they look, and I think, "Now there is a great looking person." Sure the weight loss will help, and a physically healthy person is certainly more attractive then an unhealthy one, but weight doesn't correlate directly with health.

I consider myself to be quite physically unattractive, but my wife looks past that and sees a person who is exactly what she wants, and she's the kind of person who can get any man she wants. It doesn't matter in the long run what you look like, but it does help in the short run.
 
Trops said:
My take is that there has to be something that attracts you to the other person. Physical beauty is fleeting, but still there. Beauty of the sole , the mind, spirit, it's all beauty of some sort, and that's attractive.

I've looked at the before pictures of so many people who are unhappy with the way they look, and I think, "Now there is a great looking person." Sure the weight loss will help, and a physically healthy person is certainly more attractive then an unhealthy one, but weight doesn't correlate directly with health.

I consider myself to be quite physically unattractive, but my wife looks past that and sees a person who is exactly what she wants, and she's the kind of person who can get any man she wants. It doesn't matter in the long run what you look like, but it does help in the short run.
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I would agree with that. I'm looking to run a marathon, not sprints ;). I feel pretty much the same way about it that you do Trops. Obviously a good topic though with a lot of participation.

The only thing I partialy disagree with is weight not correlating with health. To an extent I agree, I've said plenty of times on here that skinny doesn't mean healthy. On the other side though, I believe obese does mean unhealthy. Fat is just dead weight, and the portions or food you're eating to get to and stay at that point isn't healthy either. I've realized this and am living the change.
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Cliched, but true. :eek:

I agree with you though Bmac. I do think obesity is unhealthy, I think mostly because it reflects an unhealthy mindset...
 
maverick said:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Cliched, but true. :eek:

I agree with you though Bmac. I do think obesity is unhealthy, I think mostly because it reflects an unhealthy mindset...
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Yeah, I agree. The original point of this conversation was that I'm into girls who are looking for things deeper in me than physical attraction. I guess it sparked quite the fire. :D

Yeah, I'll be glad to get outta the obesity stage. I think I'm close BMI-wise.
 
I'll agree that excess fat can cause bad health, but just because a person has an extra 10 or 20 pounds does not mean that he or she is unhealthy. I have a friend that is very lean and eats well and still has high cholesterol. I have another friend that is about 25 pounds over weight and is as healthy as a horse. Weight doesn't come into it in these cases. Another example is the people who are super skinny. They are not the healthiest, and therefore not all that attractive, as far as I am concerned.
 
nc_bmac08 said:
Yeah, I agree. The original point of this conversation was that I'm into girls who are looking for things deeper in me than physical attraction. I guess it sparked quite the fire. :D

Yeah, I'll be glad to get outta the obesity stage. I think I'm close BMI-wise.
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I am convinced BMI is a crock.
 
Trops said:
I'll agree that excess fat can cause bad health, but just because a person has an extra 10 or 20 pounds does not mean that he or she is unhealthy. I have a friend that is very lean and eats well and still has high cholesterol. I have another friend that is about 25 pounds over weight and is as healthy as a horse. Weight doesn't come into it in these cases. Another example is the people who are super skinny. They are not the healthiest, and therefore not all that attractive, as far as I am concerned.
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Yeah, I made the same comment on skinny in my post ^. I also did say obese ;), overweight and obese are two different stories. I'm workin my way from obese to overweight now. Although I do think those BMI calc's are biased against tall guys. I mean 190lbs ideal weight? I'd look like a skin wrapped skeleton. You're right though trops, you can't always judge health based on physical appearance. It's a pretty strong indicator though.
 
edco76 said:
I am convinced BMI is a crock.
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BMI is such the crock, especially for people who have any real muscle. You can easily have 15% body fat and still be considered obese. I wish that there was an easy way to test BF% but I have yet to find one.
 
Bioelectrical Impedence from leg to leg has been shown in studies to be pretty accurate. Even when matched up against water testing. My scale I bought for 40 bucks does this :D.
 
Trops said:
BMI is such the crock, especially for people who have any real muscle. You can easily have 15% body fat and still be considered obese. I wish that there was an easy way to test BF% but I have yet to find one.
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Yeah I think I will buy some callipers. Not the most accurate in the world but I have been told that even if it isnt accurate they will still track your progress.
 
nc_bmac08 said:
Good, agreeing with me means you must be right. :D

How are ya Amanda?
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Meh I'm doin alright. I'm sure you've seen my journal I've been falling off the horse a lot lately. I'm having trouble finding a good routine for workouts and am overeating quite a bit. I look in the mirror and I feel like shit. My stomach is getting all blah. But besides that things are going pretty well. I hardly have any free time on my hands with the 3 jobs... and not my dad asked me if I want to work this weekend with my sister... it;s super easy labour for decent money. If I could just get my eats right with the half hour of spare time I have between my jobs then I wouldnt have to worry about the whole binging... I don't really have time for it lol.

How's things going with you buddddddy?
 
adeon said:
Meh I'm doin alright. I'm sure you've seen my journal I've been falling off the horse a lot lately. I'm having trouble finding a good routine for workouts and am overeating quite a bit. I look in the mirror and I feel like shit. My stomach is getting all blah. But besides that things are going pretty well. I hardly have any free time on my hands with the 3 jobs... and not my dad asked me if I want to work this weekend with my sister... it;s super easy labour for decent money. If I could just get my eats right with the half hour of spare time I have between my jobs then I wouldnt have to worry about the whole binging... I don't really have time for it lol.

How's things going with you buddddddy?
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Yeah I noticed that, I've been checking in on you. I don't really know what to say, and even if I do I'm not sure you'd want to hear it. The advice I would give is to make a priority for your health. Do you really need all 3 jobs? I'd rather have a healthier lifestyle with 2 jobs than unhealthy with 3. I know it can be tough though, I work about 55-60 hours a week myself. Sounds like that or you just need to plan your meals a little better. I used to use Sunday evenings to cook some meals for the week. That way if I come home hungry I'm not forced into eating bad food, I've got a healthy meal ready to go!

I'm doing ok. This cheating on the weekend has been killing me though. I lose 2-3lbs a week, then gain some back on the weekend. After that, its usually wednesday before I'm back down to what I was friday. The next 3 weeks are cheat-free though. Keep me on track!
 
Todays Food so far

Breakfast: 2 south beach bars, lowfat yogurt
Snack AM: Whole wheat prezels, lowfat cheese, trailmix
Lunch: grilled chicken w/ peppers and onions, rice, and a side salad
 
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