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"And I'm gonna join a gym and start a diet and whip this body into shape, cause no one is calling me Fatty McButterpants anymore!"


"Someone called you Fatty McButterpants?"


"Yeah in line at the bank yesterday..."


"And it took seeing the Big&Tall bag to put you over the edge?" ~ King of Queens



Okay, I've started this journey before and quit. And started this journey again and re-quit. So far what I have been good at doing is quitting, but from here on out that is going to have to change.


I guess I will start with a little background on myself.


I wasn't always a bigger person and by that I mean it wasn't genetic to the point where I was always born a chubby kid. When I was young matched my peers and there was no problem, it wasn't until middle school things took a turn.


When I started to go through puberty, like my older brother I started to gain weight and a lot of it at a rapid pace. I remember the stats of it from year to year as a matter of fact. Grade 6 was 120lbs, Grade 7 150lbs, Grade 8 200lbs, and finally Grade 9 250lbs. That is correct there were two straight years where I gained 50 lbs a year. Now mind you I am on the taller side, but this puts me grossly above a healthy weight even still.


My first encounter came with weight loss in Grade 10 when I decided to just monitor my portions. It started out great, I quit pop and chips and dropped 10lbs. I monitored how much I ate and dropped another 40... for a total of 50lbs in a short period of time (over the summer I believe). Then I hit a plateau, I was eating healthy portions but no longer losing weight. Unfortunately I went the wrong route from here, I started eating even less until I starting seeing results again. From the beginning of Sept till sometime around my bday (Nov 12) I lost an additional 25lbs... in the most unhealthy form ever. Needless to say I ended up needing to get help because I had starved myself to the point I couldn't function properly anymore.... something I dont even want to get into details about.


I started eating healthier again and got back up to about 190, still wasn't "in shape" but I was happy. The problem with the in shape thing, I was never active enough to BE in shape.


Fast forward a couple years and I was back up to nearly 240lbs again, Of which in 2009 I dropped 30 lbs going back to 210. I gained a bit back, (about 10lbs) and then dropped down to the lowest I've been in about 5 years at 199 in about May of 2011.


Needless to say.... I am back at 215 again.


What is the lesson learned here?


Clearly none.


I start eating well, I start living a healthier lifestyle, I start seeing results and I start to slack off. I never follow through!


I have a butt-tonne of excuses but none are REALLY legitimate.


So here I am.


What has changed this time?


I have told myself for years "If I just get in shape now, my body will still have time to bounce back.." I've been saying that for about the past 5 or 6 years. Convincing myself it will be better for my body if I lose the weight while I am still young as apposed to leaving the damage for years and years.


I turned 25 on Saturday.


I haven't even nearly accomplished this "do it while you are young" motto, and if I don't do it soon I am afraid the damage done to my body will be harder to repair (ie skin elasticity, general appearance, stretch marks, and just difficulty level)


So I refuse, like absolutely refuse to go any longer.


First off, because I am currently unemployed (just got laid off a cpl weeks ago) I need to watch my money situation for the time being, ie a gym isn't in the immediate forecast. For the next 2-3 weeks I intend on trying to get my eating habits straightened away. I was eating all my meals outside of my home, costing me a fortune and costing my body a fortune. I have already begun stocking up on the necessary supplies to get my healthier eating going -- this is something that will be a huge struggle for me as I am not even nearly a cook.


I am going to try to keep a daily journal (TRY being a key word, may not be every day but at least 3-4 times a week) with progress on how its been going. I hope to meet people in this forum who are in a similar situation as me who may have tips or motivation whom I can also return the favor too. For now I will post a current photo of me to show kind of where I am at, I will also list my goals below.


This time is HAS to happen... it really, really HAS too.


I can't go on being this un-confident in my own skin, it literally feels like it is slowly killing me (which it probably is). I want to feel better, be better and obviously look better!


Cheers and goodluck to everyone out there!


FM


CURRENT STATS:

Height: 6'1

Weight: 215lbs

BMI: 28.4 (Overweight)

(I WILL ALSO PUT MY MEASUREMENTS IN HERE AS SOON AS I GET THEM)


LONG-TERM GOAL WEIGHT:

170lbs

BMI: 22.4 (In normal range)

Add Muscle tone, not bulk but tone


SHORT-TERM GOAL:

There is a little over a month left until Christmas. I am hoping to start off with a bang and lose 15lbs by then. Thats about 2lbs a week give or take. It may be a lot to ask for in one month, but I was always told to overshoot and aim for higher so I will do that)


CURRENT PHOTOS:


B&W - November 5 2011, Puss In Boots - October 31 2011




As you can tell from the fotos most of my weight is carried in my upper body, as is the case for most men I think... more specifically; stomach, chest, upper/lower back and face.



Throughout my journey I welcome all types of feedback... I need those to support, those to kick my ass when I slack, those to encourage, those to criticize, everything. If you have any tips/tricks, notes, ANYTHING... drop it off... you never know what will help. Any guys out there around my age and weight holla at me too... lemme know what you do and what works.



UPDATE:

As a recommendation by Loch, I am going to do the 30 day challenge to assist me in hopefully staying on track. Since yesterday was day one I will backdate and then start day two!


Day 1-


Age:25
Height: 6'1"

Weight: 215lbs
Waist: will get tomorrow
Hips: will get tomorrow
Thighs: will get tomorrow
Shirt/dress size: L

Pants size: 34
Highest recorded weight: 250
Goal weight: 170
 
AHello, fella, welcome to the forum.

First off, I've just had a red bull, and I have no filter on my mind.

You're gorgeous.

Now that that's out of the way, let me go on to tell you something awesome that a few of us have done, and are doing. It's called the thirty day challenge.

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/t/32050/taking-back-control-a-diary/60#post_807688

That's the link to the one I did in my journal. Just copy and past that bad boy question list and start. Not only was it insightful, but it kept me on track for a month. I lost 7lb in 30 days (and if I hadn't had Thanksgiving, I'd have lost 10).

You sound a little like me, my weight shot up, and then went down, then shot up again. High school was a disaster. I developed horrible self-loathing symptoms and...it was a dark time. I still have my dark days, but as I've said in my journal, the point of this isn't about the losing weight and looking pretty. This is about being healthy and healing both the mind, and the body. Being pretty is just an awesome bonus ^^.

What motivates me? SO much! Although I have my bad days, and my slumps (I just got through a 2 week slump), there is NO such thing as FAILURE unless you never start over. You keep going, this is a lifestyle change. You're back, you're ready to try again. Look at yourself in the mirror and picture your body at your goal. Picture yourself in situations where you would normally feel awkward, and instead, picture yourself at your goal and rocking the pants off that situation. You have to keep your mind positive, or it'll drag you down. Mind over matter! I think of myself learning kick boxing and ballet. I picture going to clubs for the first time in my life, and being the most smoking hot babe in the entire establishment. I see myself smiling for the first time in 10 years. You have to keep those images in your head, remember why you want this.

If you have a bad day, or week, come here. Look at the before and after photos. Talk to us, tell us what's making you feel bad. Ask for advice, never forget that although we're all strangers, we're also in the same situation, or close to it. We know how hard it is. NEVER get upset at yourself if you cheat. Tomorrow is a new day. As long as you get back up and go at it again, you'll be fine.

You don't need a gym. For me, I just count calories (I barely exercise, most of my weight loss is through diet). Be healthy, cut out the soda and the junk. Never go under the calories you need for your body. Drink lots of water, walk more. Find some at home exercises, like push ups and stuff, those are good! Walk up and down stairs. There's a lot you can do.

I hope this helps, I get hyper when I drink red bull (haha yeah, so healthy, no?). Like I said, just stay positive, and you can totally do this.
 
Hello, Hello to you too!


Nevermind having a filter around me anyway, I hate filters people are generally better without them.


Thanks a lot for the vote of confidence. It is true what you say, as long as I continue to plug forward and make some sort of progress it isn't over yet.


Kudos to being able to drink redbull btw the way! If I drink that 'ish I am like a five year old after halloween -- I cannot handle energy drinks or coffee, they wind me up and make

me dizzy no joke! haha


Stay in touch; we can help motivate each other... I will take you up on that challenge too... sounds interesting!


FM
 
holla 'atcha boy,


Okay, first I will start with DAY TWO of the 30 DAY CHALLENGE... and then I will move into my second day stats.



Day 02 - How tall are you? Do you like your height?


Currently I stand in at 6'1, I am still holding out hope I might grow an inch or two ;). I was always pretty happy with my height, because I was the tallest in my family under my little brother (whom is the only rake in our family) shot up a bunch of inches in his teen years. So now my little brother is approx 2 inches taller than me. I have a bit of height envy. I wouldn't want to be any taller than 6'4" but I would like to be a couple inches taller. But all and all, I am happy with 6'1", just being over 6' is good in my mind.



Now to the more depressing news of the day.


I knew today would be a bust, I had a busy, busy day and I had little resources and time to prepare food for it. So.... without further ado


Breakfast - Nothing

Lunch - Nothing

Dinner - Thin Crust Pizza

Snack - Toasted Cucumber Sandwich, handful of grapes


Exercise - 45 min walk around the neighborhood.


Okay. So the exercise I am happy with, not because it is a lot but because it was something and I didn't expect to get anything in. The diet is the shits. I had a busy day with work and interviews... yes plural. So I was on the run all day and I had little to NO time this morning to prepare... so until I got home at 6pm I ate nothing... which is easy for me to do but then usually I binge. I held myself back from binge eating like I normally would but I definitely didn't eat enough today which isn't good either. Things are less hectic tomorrow so I am hoping to have 3 good meals, with a couple healthy snacks. I want to soon cut down on the amount of carbs I take in... but that will be off for a while.


So tomorrow my goal is; do the same amount of exercise... but pick up the eating, and make it healthier choices! Here is hoping. I am also starting a new temp job tomorrow so wish me luck.



MY QUESTION OF THE DAY:

I have purchased a mens one a day vitamin which I am going to start taking tomorrow. Are there any other vitamins/supplements that anyone would recommend with diet to ensure I get what is necessary or that may aid in weight loss? I am interested more in healthy options, more natural aid if such things exist.



CHEERS!


FM
 
AI had days like that. I didn't eat at all during the day, then I had fast food. Sometimes it's hard. Now I start making my lunch/snacks before bed, or in the morning while I wait for my breakfast to cook. I find it so helpful to have those little "100 calorie" snacks. I toss a couple of those in my bag and I'm good for my lunch. Lately though, I've been eating a lot of subs, healthy but oh so expensive.

As for vitamins, not sure. I asked my doctor when I had my exam just as I started my diet, and he said I don't NEED to take them, but they wouldn't hurt. I just keep forgetting to take them!
 
MISSED A DAY!



It's alright though cause I will just post two days worth of information, starting now.



First of my excuse, of course. I started a new temp job yesterday, one that I thought was going to be very, very sedentary.... I was wrong. I didn't stop moving for more than the amount of time it takes to go up 20 floors on an elevator and I sat for under 30 seconds.... and I would like to declare these to be "overstatement", I can assure you they are not. And after over 10 years of working many different jobs including having to; answer angry phone calls at a call center, be sworn at, be laid-off, call 911 for some lady passing out, picking cigarette butts up by hand in the parking lot of the restaurant, scrubbing walls, etc.... I declare yesterday the WORST day of work I've ever had. I never sleep before midnight and last night I fell asleep at 10pm and didn't wake up until 7am to go back to work. The good thing in all this; because they are moving their office which is the entire floor of HUGE building and because I am the ONLY person doing any of the moving.... I am getting lots of exercise which is clearly good for my goal... So I will TRY to see the good in it.


That being said....


DAY 3


Breakfast - Nothing

Lunch - Whole Wheat Chicken Wrap; lettuce, chicken, tomato, red onion, tazieki

Dinner - Sweet N Sour Chicken w. Rice

Snack - None I fell asleep


Exercise - No designated exercise, just whatever I got at work.


30 Day Challenge Update:


Day 03 - A picture of your fitspiration. What features do you like about this person?


This will be hard to pick, because there are some fitspiration's which I know would be impossible for me to ever attain; mainly because I don't have the structure, the will power, work ethic, time, money, etc.... but that would be my ideal, ideal. So I guess I am going to have to go with my ultimate fitspiration is Ryan Reynolds. Dude is built like a tank. Now I know he obviously has to work very hard for a body like that and I am sure it would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to attain. Very close second place goes to Channing Tatum. He is not quite as ripped as Ryan so it might be a little more attainable but he is still pretty shredded. Now like I said these are more unattainable but I like to shoot for the moon, then if I get halfway there at least I get that far... better to overshoot than under!


As for features I like; I definitely would be happy with a nicer upper body all around. I have no abs to speak of (that you can see anyway), I have smaller than average arms and no pecs. My lower body is fine by me, my legs are actually in pretty good shape and its prob from carting all this extra poundage around. Anyway for the ladies out there here is the pictures or my fitspirations:






DAY FOUR


Breakfast - Toast, Nutella

Lunch - BLT Whole Wheat Wrap; Mayo/Mustard, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato

Dinner - Nothing yet

Snack - Toasted Cucumber Sandwich


Exercise - Just what I did at work again, hopping to start back to at least walking on Monday after I get into a routine at work.


and finally


Day 04 - Your greatest fears about weight loss.


I think my biggest fear about weight loss is that it doesn't matter how much I work or how much I do, I will never reach a point where I am happy with myself. I am worried that even if I were make it to my goal weight it wouldn't be enough to make me feel the way I want to feel. I've never been confident in my appearance at all, and it actually hinders a lot. So I am definitely worried about that. Physically my BIGGEST FEAR is loose skin/stretch marks. Anyone who has been bigger has them, I think most people have them in general. But being fair skinned mine are worse than others and I really wish there was some miracle of getting rid of them. The ones of course that bother me the most are the couple I have on the front of my stomach. And the other point in the loose skin. I've been bigger now for a LONG time. I know I have read a few places the younger you are when you loose weight the more luck you have with elasticity. I am just worried my skin is stretched beyond the point of bouncing back and to me having the loose skin will be just as debilitating as being bigger; it will be just yet another reminder I was bigger before.



So I think that is pretty much it for my fears. I've decided to post my shirtless BEFORE fotos today; even though it is strictly against what I would normally do. As you will be able to see from the photos my main trouble spots are definitely my very mid section (stomach around to love handles around to back and back up to stomach again). As I said above my arms are like string-beans which makes it that much worse and I definitely need to loose some fat from my chest.





There so it is officially done. These are my BEFORE photos which I took 2 days ago so they are pre-tty current. I will take some on Dec 12th or so to compare and hopefully there will be a difference.


Thanks for the ongoing support LOCH, it truly means a lot! That was my shout out to ya!
 
AYou know, I actually never found Ryan R. all that attractive. He's got a nice body but I never understood what a lot of women liked about him xD. Great inspirational photos though. If you put in the work you could get there. Really, we all have abs, we just have to work our bodies to make them show =P.

I have those fears too. I already feel like I have loose skin in places I really don't want it :s it sucks. I also really hate my stretch marks on my stomach. I hope they go away...

Kudos on posting shirtless. I only did that for my belly. I know some of the other female members do underwear photos but I'm way too shy for that! Anyway, it looks like you're doing well so far! Keep at it, and you'll see the difference :).
 
"i'm always eating, after midnight, out in the moonlight, just like i always do" modified lyrics to 'walkin' after midnight, patsy cline.


Loch: I think those fears with weight loss are common; I am not sure if it is true or not but I read somewhere that skin elasticity is still pretty good in your twenties and that it can bounce back quite well. I also heard it requires losing most of the stubborn fat before it will happen so here's hoping. I know in the past when I have lost weight my stretch marks have faded, and I actually have a friend who lost some weight and I know his stretch marks faded to the point they weren't really visible but they were still there. :(


if only there was some way to get rid of those hideous reminders!



Btw the reason I am here right now is because it is midnight, I have done quite well with my eating today... however now I get hungry. Night is when I am always most awake and it is always hard for me to sleep. I find it is around this time I would normally do my WORST eating, I crave a bunch of junk for seemingly no reason. I am trying to curb this once and for all but its very difficult. The most difficult thing about it is I am trying to give up chocolate cold turkey and it's like I am addicted to that 'ish. Ever since I was a little kid I have been chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. I never cared for chips, pop, candy, etc. Just chocolate. The others I go without all the time and could care less. Chocolate I generally have once a day, minimum. And at approx 300 cals a pop that's really not acceptable especially since I generally have more than one. And unfortunately this is no cutting back for me, I just need to find a way to quit it all together and maybe someday forget how much I love it haha.


Question of the day? Does anyone have any tips for curbing snacking? Any tips of quitting or replacing your unhealthy snacking habits with something else?



Hopefully by coming here and posting now I have reminded myself it isn't worth it to eat something and ruin my few days of hard work.


Cheers to that possibility!


See you all soon
 
Hi :)


I saw the Walkin After Midnight lyrics in the thread preview and I was like, haha awesome!


A couple things about snacking... first of all, do you live alone? If so, get that crap out of your house!! Seriously, out of sight, out of mind! If you don't, you can always ask the people you live with to keep it in their room or put it somewhere else -- my bf has candy stashed alllllllllll over this house, but I don't know where it is and the thought of going looking for it just puts this terrible image in my head of chubby girl on an uncontrollable rampage tearing apart the house for her fix... not cute :p It works for me, maybe it will work for you. Also, I found that after about a month or 2 of having been off junk food, your body just does not crave unhealthy food like it used to, and when you do it eat it, somehow it's just not as satisfying as it was before. So, try and get it out of sight and get through the detox phase and you're golden!


If you find you have to have the chocolate, then maybe just switch to dark chocolate which has shown to lower blood pressure and boost your immune system. I'd try and get servings that are individually wrapped so you're not tempted to just keep taking another bite.


Now the question is: are you snacking because you're actually hungry or because you are bored?


If you're actually hungry after midnight, be prepared for that. Allot calories into your day for late night snacking and make sure you have healthy options around: grapes, almonds, string cheese, celery etc.


If you're not actually hungry, try thinking about something you'd like to do when you hit your goal weight. Maybe you'd like to take an awesome snow boarding trip for example, then when you feel like needlessly snacking, go research your trip. Look up resorts and gear and how awesome it will be when you finally get there. I use this all the time, I've already got an entire trip to Spain planned, not to mention the wardrobe to go with it! ;)


Hope that helps, best of luck!
 
(this part of post from earlier today, wouldn't send from my phone)


Thanks for your comments Sparked! Its greatly appreciated!

I'm a fan of good ol Patsy Cline, I am not gonna lie ;).

But to the topic on hand. The snacking....

I am lucky enough to have roommates who don't eat what I like for snacks so that's not an issue,
even if they has it I wouldn't take their food, I do have that boundary thankfully. What is the
problem is that although I am an avid snacker, I am unfortunately not lazy when it comes to my
snacking. If I get hungry at midnight I will literally leave my house and walk to a open
convenience store to get something -- that avid of a midnight snacker.

I completely agree with you on the replacing though. I def snack when I am bored and I an
identify that, such as I did last night. I think the REAL problem with me is my mind things
unless I am stuffed full to the point I can't move, that I must be starving. So I feel hungry the majority of
the day, I rarely feel full and when I do it doesn't last long. But I know this will get better
as I cut out the crappy eating because it has before in the past and suddenly what didn't fill me
before, would then fill me.

I think what I should do is when I get the urge to get something, I should get up, I should go
out and I should walk to the store and then when I get there I should turn right back around.
That will teach me a lesson, plus, hey, its exercise right.


NOW here is my next issue everyone and hopefully someone will be able to help.

I do NOT know how the whole Carb/Cal/Protein/Whatever deal works. I don't which I should be
getting or how much of it. I will give my example for the day and maybe someone will be able to
help me. This morning I had a piece of toast with nutella which reached a whopping 290 cal. Then
I had a bottle of apple juice for 130 cal. For lunch I had a meal replacement for 240 cals and
this afternoon I will have a snack for 100 cals.

This puts me at 740 cal if I added right at about mid day with one meal and snack to go before
I head to bed. Is this enough? Is this too much? What should be contained IN the things I am
eating. I read for weight loss I shouldn't really eat over 50 g of carbs a day and the shake
itself had 33 g with the snack having 21 g. That puts me over just with those two things.

What should a 215lb man be taking in for Cals, Carbs and Protein a day?

Help, anyone who is knowledgeable on this stuff cause I am certainly not.

For the record I have yet to implicate a strict exercise regime. My current job has me packing
and moving a whole office for the next couple weeks and makes me sore enough as is. Before
starting here I was walking 30 mins to 45 mins a day. I won't be able to really get a bunch of
exercise until I get a gym membership HOPEFULLY next month IF I get a new job
to support it.

Any feedback is appreciated!



Okay, now for this evenings post! I kept very good track of the actual calories I took in today so I can report back a little better. What I need to know is what if what I am eating is not the right

things which I suspect it probably isn't. Once again feedback please!


DAY Five


Breakfast - Toast, Nutella (cals; toast 190, Nutella 100)

Lunch - On the go Meal Replacement (Cals 260), Apple Juice (Cals 130)

Dinner - Grill Cheese (cals; toast 380, cheese 60), Tomato Soup (Cals 100)

Snack - Snackers Snack Bar (cals 100)


this means for today I have a total calorie intake of; 1320, give or take a bit... most like around 1400-1500. I think this is pretty good for intake of calories but what I don't know was if it was of the right stuff. I read that losing weight without exercise that I should have very many carbs. Unfortunately within these foods I think there are WAY too many carbs, correct? Should I cut them back and how much should I cut them back?


Exercise - Just what I did at work again, BUT I still may go for a walk tonight for approx 30 mins)


and finally


Day 05 - Why do you really want to lose this weight? Are you doing it for you?


Well like many people I have several reasons for wanting to lose weight. I am not ashamed to admit the reason at the forefront of my journey, which has to do with vanity. I want to be better looking. Plain and simple. I want to have a body I can be proud of in the summer, so that when I go to the beach with my friends I can feel confident in taking off my shirt and not have anxiety about it the whole time. I want to feel more confident in general, anyone who know me would be able to tell you that I am extremely hard on myself about my weight. I currently don't even bother approaching women because I am not confident in the way I look, and I see no reason for them to be attracted to me (except for my impeccably timed, witty and funny sense of humor... which not all women go for ;)). So this is the main reason, I want to look good so I FEEL better about myself. But there are also other reasons. When I get bigger I can feel it take a toll on my body; my joints, like my knees, hurt more often. I feel a sort of pressure in my chest on my upper body where I keep a lot of my weight. So it's health reasons too. But the question asks am I doing it for me, and the answer to that is 100% yes. What this will do for me is in a way everything. If I were to lose the 35-40 extra poundage I know I would feel better in every way. Hopefully this time I can do it and make the lifestyle changes to accompany to keep it in check for the foreseeable future



UPDATE as of 10pm


I was starving, or at least I felt like it... is this normal? I had the worst hunger pangs ever, so I had to do something to curve it because nothing I was trying was working. Instead of having a whole bar for a snack, I cut it in half and only did half with a very small glass of milk. I feel better now but I prob just another 100-150 calories. I think this time my body was trying to tell me something though, because it didn't feel like the normal "I'm bored and wanna eat" dealios. Maybe I should in future serve myself up a big glass of water and see if that helps? I am definitely going to go for a half hour walk now even though I am zonked. BOO me for giving in. :mad:
 
I was raised on Patsy Cline and all that old school country, but I've never met anyone else my age who was a fan, so that's pretty cool!


It's interesting what you said about your body not feeling satisfied until you are stuffed because being heavier has been tied to having a lack of pleasure sensors in your brain, so it takes more to get your brain to say ohh that was good, I've had enough. That'll get you over-eating real fast. So, yeah, the only way to get around that is too retrain your brain, which happens when you start eating healthier, all the bad food kind of desensitizes your brain a bit!


I think the taking a walk idea is great for when you want to snack, and even if you end up getting something, at least you burned some calories doing it! Often times people will say if you have a craving, give it 15 minutes, and if it's still there then eat something. Then you know your body is really hungry and not just bored. Oh, and if you are starving like you were tonight, then definitely eat something! Feeling uncomfortable like that isn't just a random craving, it's your body being like, hey! wtf, feed me.


As far as the calories, you're probably eating too little. I'm guessing on your height, but you'd probably wanna shoot somewhere in the 1750 -1900 range. I swear by this website http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm, so you can go check it out and see what it says for you. I'm pretty sure it's going to tell you to eat more, which you will want to build up slowly since you've probably slowed your metabolism just a bit by eating so few calories for your body (don't worry, it bounces back!)


Macronutrient breakdowns for 1500 looks like this to give you an idea. 50g of carbs is craaazy low and really hard to get in all the nutrients you need to run your body. I'm on 100g right now and that's still considered "low carb". But yeah, your diet looks like it could use a little more balance.... and maybe throw something green in there! ;) It really helps with aiding fat loss.


Check out that website - it's awesome, hope that helped.
 
Well I was also raised on country! Johnny Cash and the whole works -- along with the 90's country too which is actually my fav like Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, etc. But just so we are clear I am not a country fanatics, it just reminds me of my childhood.... I spend more time listening to other music now rather than country ;)


I actually did end up going for a walk last night, so I should edit last nights post to reflect that. I did about a 45 min walk and felt good after it, like not hungry I mean. The only issue is when I walk it doesn't really do much for my heart rate, I am not that out of shape that a long walk tires me so I am not really burning much for calories... but it is part of what I can do now until I get a gym membership. I think next week or maybe the week after I am going to start with some basic at home exercises every couple days too. I didn't want to jump into too much all at once because there is more of a risk of quitting or failing. But I think in a week or more after I am settled into a better eating pattern I can add some pushups, planking and basic at home work-outs to my regime until I get a full time job and can afford a gym membership. I actually love running on the treadmill, I've always enjoyed it so I would really like to get back into a gym.


Sparked, I took a look at the site you sent me and it looks brilliant. It gives so much information in the calculator and below... I just feel like it makes the whole calculating your diet much easier for a person. I am DEFINITELY going to use it. I also like the idea of zig-zagging and having a cheat day where you eat worse to trick your body so it doesn't get into a pattern or hit a plateau. It all makes really good sense and also seems very attainable!


I think as far as the breakdown of calories go I am going to aim for the "low carb" too. I may not hit it EVERY day but if I can hit it or close I feel like that would be good. For me it stated that low carb would be around 106 carbs a day; yesterday for example I got about 150 carbs so I was over but I could have fixed that by changing what I ate for dinner and instead of having grilled cheese I could have had salad and then I would have eliminated the carbs from the bread!


I am also going to try to bring up my calorie intake per day. The minimal it gave me to do was somewhere between 1700-1800 which would mean I am going to have to find a way to add approx 400 extra cals to my daily diet but ensure they are healthier choices.


Thanks again for all the tips; if you have any other tips or tricks you use frequently let me know! They all seem to be very useful. So far between you and Loch I have received some good information -- it's good to have others to talk to and see what works for them.


Sooo... its too early in the day to do my intake and exercise for the day since I just woke up.... but i will post later!
 
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!


I cant nearly get to where I need to in terms of CALS!


I am going to lay out my day and show you how I did but I don't know why I can't get near the right amount of calories.


Breakfast:

Half a snacker bar

Bacon

117.5 calories


Snack:

Toast w/ Peanut Butter

175 calories


Lunch:

On The Go Shake

240 calories


Snack:

Hand full of grapes

Unknown calories


Dinner:

Lean Burger w/ onions, ketchup, relish, mustard

and one slice of bread

Glass of milk

370 calories


TOTAL CALORIES: 902.5


My goal today was to get up to around 1700 because it said that was my minimum I should have for one day where I am not exercising or doing anything really that will

be burning extra calories. From my goal of where I wanted to be I am down nearly 832 calories! How can this happen? I am not hungry at all either but I know I need to

get closer to the minimum if I wanna burn fat. For a snack tonight I think I am going to have some celery with peanut butter since I need a little more green in my diet

and a little more protein.... but this shit is whack. This is always my problem when I try and eat healthy I think I under eat. Mornings are especially hard for me cause

even having that bit of bacon made me feel nauseous, I hate eating in the mornings...


Today feels like a fail.


I got about 30hr of a walk in to and from the grocery store, other than that I have been just chilling and a bit of cleaning at my apartment so I have burned next to nothing


If anyone can help what I really need is to stick to this sort of diet... like these sorts of things but add more protein without a whole lot more carb and add calories obviously,

Is there any recommendations you could make on this day meal plan of things to add or remove to make it flow more healthy? What I am really looking for is intake of more

calories from protein.


My nutrient intake for the day looks like this:


Carbs: 99g

Protein: 71.5g

Fat: 61g
 
ACelery has little to no calories, they say you actually burn calories just eating it. If you need more greens and calories, try a salad.

If you need more calories, look into getting 100 calorie snacks and eating them every couple of hours. You could even drink some juice, or have more of a large breakfast. It can be hard, if you're not hungry (wish I had that, I'm always hungry).

When I eat a handful of grapes or otherwise, I chalk it up to 100 calories. I'd rather guess than have no number.
 
It is not a fail Chunky, you didn't start running the second you could crawl and it's the same with diet and weight loss. There is a lot out there to learn and discover, some things are going to work for you and some things are going to give you trouble. Luckily, the internet has some great information and ideas, so if you are feeling completely lost, just do a little research and I'm sure it will make you feel much more comfortable to start on the journey - it really is something to get into slowly because all the information and things to keep track of can be overwhelming if you just jump in at once. There's a military quote that says, "The commander must decided how he will fight the battle before it begins," and that's what you have to do, go slow, develop a plan that will work for you long term so that you are prepared and you don't find yourself halfway through your day having to ask yourself, "well what the hell do I do now?" Trust me, I've been there, and that's a really easy way to lose your motivation.


As far as the green, that's great that you are trying to get it in, you definitely need it! Personally, I don't even count green vegetables into my calories totals, since the numbers are pretty negligible anyway and, let's face it, no one ever got fat from eating too many vegetables!


I know that a reduction in my appetite is something that I always battle with when I start making changes to my diet, but your body still needs that fuel, it's not like you are overeating, so sometimes you just gotta get it in to make sure you keep your metabolism high.


If you're looking to keep carbs down I might suggest staying away from the grapes, they have some of the highest sugar content of all the fruits. I pack my day with a ton of berries, especially raspberries - a cup of grapes has 28g of carbs but a cup of raspberries only has 11. Blueberries and blackberries are good too, strawberries are a little higher. I buy them frozen so it's cheaper.


I also live on greek yogurt - 140 cals, 7g of carbs, 20g of protein - it's a life saver on a low carb diet! Super lean (like 99%) ground turkey has protein through the roof, yet low fat, no carbs, and surprisingly high in calories! Let's see what else... low fat string cheese, whole wheat low carb tortillas, cottage cheese I have these around all the time. If you're still have trouble maybe try a protein shake, I have them from time to time, I use Designer Whey because they are high protein, low carb.


Those 100 cal snacks that Loch mentioned are great - but I do terribly with them because I'm a snacker and I'll just keep going through bag after bag saying, "oh it's just a 100 calories psssh" I think they are mostly crackers and stuff though? So they'd be high in carbs - but I'm not sure, maybe not all of them, definitely check it out.


Also, maybe try eating something milder for breakfast? Bacon can be kind of heavy so I wouldn't be surprised if it upset your stomach if you aren't used to eating in the mornings.


Just stay focused and make a plan, we've been doing this for a while so hit us up for questions and check out the internet. You've got all the resources you need, you're golden!


Oh and yeaaaaah I'm definitely not a country fanatic. But I spent a ton of time with my grandparents when I was kid and we sang Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Eddy Arnold, and Hank Williams on every single road trip we took, so it reminds me of that time. They were also driving me around in the 90's, so I got all that in my back pocket too! But yeah, country isn't something I listen to now, but I've got a bunch of those old songs on my iphone to remind me of the good times! :D


Oh, and why can't you just go run outside? I much prefer it to treadmill.
 
H'okay.


So I decided early on in the day today would be my official cheat day for the future rest of life to come. It seems like sunday would be a good day to put aside the strict eating, get a little careless

and have some things I want so I don't drive myself insane.


Bad idea.


Well not totally bad idea... haha... I just got a little more carried away then I would have liked. But I guess that's the point of it and it will be back to the strict eating tomorrow.


So without further ado, I will post my daily calorie intake (which I am actually just calculating now for the first time today... sooo eek)


here we goooo



Breakfast:[/b]

On the go

240 calories


Snack:

Snackers bar

100 calories


Lunch:

Pizza Cone

200 calories


Snack:

Chocolate Glazed Donut (pure heavenly evil)

Hot Chocolate

490 calories


Dinner:

Lean Burger w/ onions, ketchup, relish, mustard

and one slice of bread

Glass of juice

370 calories


Snack:

Toast with Nutella

Milk

295 calories


TOTAL CALORIES: 1725


So today I managed to get the right amount of calorie intake but it was in all the wrong things. My goal this week is to go grocery shopping and find food which can help me up my protein intake and up my calorie intake without sooo many carbs. Sparked I am going to take some of your suggestions on these for sure!


Loch and Sparked thanks for the ongoing support I really appreciate it. It keeps me motivated when I come here and see the comments you leave encouraging me. I just need to keep plugging forward
 
AHey....... I saw the title and had to check out your thread. I then scrolled down to see you dressed as Puss in boots(awesome by the way)... I think I'm officially hooked. hahahha! Good luck! :)
 
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Hey....... I saw the title and had to check out your thread. I then scrolled down to see you dressed as Puss in boots(awesome by the way)... I think I'm officially hooked. hahahha! Good luck!
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Thanks Jen!


Puss in Boot is my fav! You have no idea how hard it was to put a costume together though. I was through like 10 different stores anything from dollar stores to costume shops. Strangely enough orange panty-hose was the hardest thing to come by haha


I forgot the PAST TWO DAYS of my 30 day challenge! What is with me? Loch you should have been all over that. I will post now. I am hoping this next week goes even more splendid then the last. My goal for the week, because I am gonna start making really short term goals as well, is to eat EVEN healthier this week. Meaning less carbs, more greens! Here's a hoping! I need to get a lunch bag cause I am packing lunches for the first time since grade 5 I think!



DAY 6


Day 06 - Do you binge? If so, explain why you think you do.


Yes I binge... unfortunately it is one of my worst habits. This is the thing I struggle with most I think. What I do is I can keep myself pent up for a certain amount of time and then I break. And when I break I just eat WHATEVER is in sight. That being said I think the reason why I binge is because sometimes I try to deny myself and then when I finally allow myself I just go nuts. Like honest, legit nuts. Like I mean I have literally bought a box of cookies before and ate the entire thing... 15 mins flat no issue. I don`t even know how that is humanly possible.


Another reason for my binging is when I am in a bad mood. It`s not when I am sad, or depressed... it`s when I get severely pissed off. For some reason I get angry at life then I take my frustrations out on cookies like a cookie monster out of rehab. I eat other emotions too but I don`t binge eat them, that is save especially for anger haha.


DAY 7


Day 07 - Do your friends and family know you’re trying to lose weight? Do they support you?


Um yes and no. I live provinces away from ALL my family so they don`t know I am specifically putting an effort in at this moment. I have friends here that know, and they are all very supportive. There is especially a couple that I talk to on a daily basis about it who encourage me and help me through from their experiences.


But having brought up the family thing.... I feel the need to vent as it may help me.


As I said in my first post I was your average child -- I was thin and active and happy. And as I narrowed in on puberty something went awry with my body and I began to grow massive. I got uncontrollable cravings like you can`t even imagine.


Now here is my issue.


I got fat... and I got fat fairly quick. I started to notice I was getting fat and I felt bad about myself. So I sought support from my parents on the issue of my weight to which the reassured me:


``You are a growing boy, your not fat, you are big-boned it is your structure``


The issue with this was I was young, naive and looking for excuses and I believed it. My whole family supported this idea. So I got larger and larger and larger and larger.... (had to do the dramatic effect cause I literally gained 150lbs in just over 2 years) and then I was at the doctor and he was saying... Yes you are overweight and you are overweight by a lot.


Now what I want to stress is that I wish my parents and family had of been more honest with themselves and me when I was younger.... they could have save me A LOT of grief. It`s not up to them to make decisions for me but when you are like 11 and 12 you are impressionable. I believed what they told me and the cold hard truth behind it is.... it wasn`t true


My bones were no bigger than anyone elses, my structure was no bigger than anyone elses and although I was a growing boy there was no need to drink a 2L Pepsi and eat chocolate icing from the can.


I know it is hard for parents or family to be honest with something as touchy as weight but I assure you it has to be better than ignoring the issue. I know it is awkward but hey... its gotta be done. And I don`t mean send kids to fat camps or anything silly like that. But they could have tried to help me in some way... or at the very least not encourage it by saying its normal and I am growing.


Honesty is always better even if it hurts.


I have a good friend who over the course of a few years got quite big and when she discussed it with me I was honest with her. This was back in 2009 when I mentioned above that I had lost weight again. I got her to start the gym with me, I got her to eat better with me and we encouraged each other. I was the ONLY person in her life who was honest with her. She ended up losing nearly 70 pounds and kept most of it off till today (save 10lbs). When she needs motivation she still calls me even though I am provinces away, because she knows she can get an honest answer from me. And I still kick her butt into trying to be healthier and she still appreciates it.


So I guess you can tell this is something close to me as I am rambling about it. I know I shouldn`t worry about what could have been but I TRULY believe had the right steps been taken when this began that some of the damage could have been salvaged. So moral of my story, whether you agree or not, is for the sake of children sometimes its better to be honest with them and possibly have a chance at saving them a lifetime struggle by starting healthy regimes early.


Okay thats my ramble for the night... and it felt kinda good.


((disclaimer: I am not blaming my parents or family for making me fat in no shape or way; I am just stating I feel there was a better way for them to be there for me. I understand their reasoning, but I have learned from how my situation was handled and if I ever am placed in that situation I believe I will handle it differently)
 
Hey there... welcome I too think your puss in boots picture is awesome I too ate chocolate frosting from the container. I too was told I probably have big bones! Although my wrists are actually really tiny and I'm short! I like your fit spiration (or whatever) pictures.... you can do this! I've never seen my abs.... my brother used to say I had a keg instead of a six pack although I wasn't totally fat then he'd just mess with me cause my girl body didn't have much a chance at abs I guess. I don't know if I ever had a six pack under there but it would be cool to see one some day.... I'm caffinated tonight so hopefully you don't mind a little ramble :santa:


So on your day 5, I can see why you were starving, your calories are low for your height.... you can definately do more calories and still lose... I know it feels good to lose fast, but maybe not as healthy or sustainable as far as long term weight maintnance goes... but hey you're doing awesome!!!
 
AAhh...yes. Frosting from the can. I did that too. Except my frosting of choice was usually vanilla with the little rainbow chip candies in it. :blush5:
 
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