Packer Rats Lose the Pudge Challenge

[Partial]

All it takes it commitment and smart choices!!

Horse hockey. People are wired very differently. Some are more strongly driven to food than others. Somebody who is very heavy, and has been that way since they were a toddler, has a HUGE psychological challenge to change the patterns that are burned deeply into their brains. The success rate for people permanetly changing their body types has got to be about 2% or less. Why else would some people resort to something as drastic as gastric bypasses surgery?

I'm not criticizing your experience or encouragement! Just offering a reality check, people are very different. Winston Churchhill had the self-discipline to sit down and write an encylopedia length "History of the British People." Yet he couldn't resist a pastry to save his soul.

I understand for some people it is very tough. The reason there are so many failures is because people don't have the will power to resist temptation. If anyone wants to change bad enough and 100% commits themselves to doing so, they most definitely can change. It's that commiting 100% that most people have a problem with. It is definitely a very mentally challenging, especially at the beginning.

I recommend you guys check out John Stone Fitness. It's a very good website run by a man who was a pothead and alcholic and very overweight, who three years ago committed himself to living a healthy lifestyle. He doesn't update his site with the same frequency as he used to picture wise, but he still writes a daily update. Here is a slew of images he took every morning during his initial fat loss stage several years back.



edit - if it doesn't work, right click on it and go to view image or something to that effect. It will work then.

[Badgepack]

One thing that I fine very hard to resist, when trying to eat healthy, is all the donuts and snacks people are kind enough to bring into the office each day.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The reason there are so many failures is because people don't have the will power to resist temptation.

It is more complicated than this. Ahman Carroll has plenty of will power and commitment, but he just wasn't able to keep his hands off of recievers. Changing ingrained habits requires reprogramming of the brain. And in the case of habits like eating that are so intertwined with emotions, it takes some special attention beyond brute-force will power. I've see many people lose a lot of weight, almost always they gain it back.

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The reason there are so many failures is because people don't have the will power to resist temptation.

It is more complicated than this. Ahman Carroll has plenty of will power and commitment, but he just wasn't able to keep his hands off of recievers. Changing ingrained habits requires reprogramming of the brain. And in the case of habits like eating that are so intertwined with emotions, it takes some special attention beyond brute-force will power. I've see many people lose a lot of weight, almost always they gain it back.

I completely agree. I'd say food is even more addictive than nicotine, atleast in my case, and it is extremely difficult to reprogram the brain. My nose is perking up everytime I smell pizza or anything that I love to eat. I get so hungry and I have thought about breaking my plan atleast once every day so far. But, I've gone up to the food i've wanted to break for, stared it down, and turned away and said no. I realize its kind of pathetic, but it is what it is. I am doing what I need to do to beat my brain and temptations and break these habits. It is taking a tremendous amount of willpower

[Deputy Nutz]

All it takes it commitment and smart choices!!

Horse hockey. People are wired very differently. Some are more strongly driven to food than others. Somebody who is very heavy, and has been that way since they were a toddler, has a HUGE psychological challenge to change the patterns that are burned deeply into their brains. The success rate for people permanetly changing their body types has got to be about 2% or less. Why else would some people resort to something as drastic as gastric bypasses surgery?

I'm not criticizing your experience or encouragement! Just offering a reality check, people are very different. Winston Churchhill had the self-discipline to sit down and write an encylopedia length "History of the British People." Yet he couldn't resist a pastry to save his soul.

Harlan were you the fat kid growing up? If it is any consolation there are a lot of fat kids out there. You better hope you're at least funny

[MJZiggy]

Parital, what are the foods that have been tempting you most this week?

[Deputy Nutz]

Pink Tacos

[MJZiggy]

Those aren't fattening.

[Scott Campbell]

Well then, bon appetit.

[Partial]

Parital, what are the foods that have been tempting you most this week?

well, it really depends what is around. I keep myself extremely hydrated so that cuts down the temptations. I work in the executive suite as an intern, so they always bring in food for lunches and meetings, so it really depends on what they have. Today they have turkey sandwiches so its not too bad, but other times they'll have chinese, pizza or mostacholi. I'm hanging in there though, i'll beat this. It's probably going to take a while, but I am going to drop my weight and change my habits for good.

[MJZiggy]

First things first. Harlan, while I fully recognize that the statistics you cite are true, the encouraging thing here is that Partial is young, was not always overweight and is at a crossroads in other aspects of his life as well. I say if you're gonna overhaul everything, Partials chances of success are better than others simply because ALL of his habits and surroundings will change when he graduates and gets full-time work.

Partial. On days when the office is offering something particularly bad, yet tempting, give yourself a raincheck. If they're having pizza, tell yourself that you'll make yourself a healthy pizza after work. If they're having chinese, promise yourself some terriyaki chicken when you get home. You can remind yourself that all their fat asses got that way by eating that crap and always keep food for yourself at work so if they break out the junk, you can break out something healthy. PM me if you need recipes.

[SkinBasket]

I ate a bowl of oatmeal this morning. It wasn't very good

I ate that yesterday. I put a banana in mine to make it taste like not ass

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I am 5 foot 10 and 153 pounds and want to add about 20 pounds because I want to start wight training. I cant add muscle to nothing so I need to add the wight on.

I guess my goal is a lot easier than your partial

[the_idle_threat]

I ate a bowl of oatmeal this morning. It wasn't very good

Did you eat the bowl too?

If so, then that may be your problem ...

If not, then maybe it's worth a try ...

[Harlan Huckleby]

First things first. Harlan, while I fully recognize that the statistics you cite are true, the encouraging thing here is that Partial is young, was not always overweight and is at a crossroads in other aspects of his life as well. I say if you're gonna overhaul everything, Partials chances of success are better than others simply because ALL of his habits and surroundings will change when he graduates and gets full-time work.

Losing weight is always hard. I agree, people who are dedicated and have less than 50 pounds to lose have a good chance of success. And I think anybody can succeed, with the right strategy, and a lot of time.