How Far Will I Go Not to Die

[swede]

Six feet 244 pounds at my Blood Health Screening. Cholesterol 235.

I walked out and consulted the interweb. Plan of Action:

No bread.

No sweets.

No fast food.

Obviously no soda.

Five meals a day averaging 350 calories.

100 oz of water a day.

Walk the dogs every day.

Three workouts of thirty minutes every week keeping my heart rate over 120 as I mix up free weights and core work--whatever--just lift, plank, and step like a maniac.

When I get down to 215 I'll start to run again with a goal of finishing a 5K this summer.

Goal is 205 by next August 14th.

I'm not afraid of death. I am afraid of the firefighters calling me a fat fuck after they have to haul a gurney with my fat myocardially infarctioned ass down the front steps.

[MJZiggy]

Six feet 244 pounds at my Blood Health Screening. Cholesterol 235.

I walked out and consulted the interweb. Plan of Action:

No bread.

No sweets.

No fast food.

Obviously no soda.

Five meals a day averaging 350 calories.

100 oz of water a day.

Walk the dogs every day.

Three workouts of thirty minutes every week keeping my heart rate over 120 as I mix up free weights and core work--whatever--just lift, plank, and step like a maniac.

When I get down to 215 I'll start to run again with a goal of finishing a 5K this summer.

Goal is 205 by next August 14th.

I'm not afraid of death. I am afraid of the firefighters calling me a fat fuck after they have to haul a gurney with my fat myocardially infarctioned ass down the front steps.

http://toughmudder.com/

One of the guys at work dropped 41 lbs. just getting ready for that event. I'll be there on Sept. 8 to take pictures. I'm not a mudder, but I am looking for less tough ways to get myself moving.

[swede]

Wow. That looks tough. And dirty. And scary.

I might have given you the wrong idea with all my talk about free weights.


Free weights:

[HowardRoark]

You should consult Partial. I always pictured you skinnier; good luck though, those kids need a dad.

[swede]

You should consult Partial. I always pictured you skinnier; good luck though, those kids need a dad.

I'm pretty skinny from behind. From the side view it becomes obvious that I would suffer delays with the security guys at the Watermelon Depot.

It feels good to be at war with something besides crabgrass.

[Freak Out]

Fruits and veggies all day baby. Lean meat every once in awhile. Vegan Boca burgers you bitch!

[Deputy Nutz]

Well last December I tipped the scales at a robust 268 pounds, apparently the sky was the limit. I went to the doctor and their scale said 273 pounds, but I had my keys in my pocket and my shoes on. I thought, "Holy shit I am now the people I make fun of."

Well I joined a gym(see the thread I just created about getting arrested), I gave up fast food completely. I was slowly burning off the fat, but not as fast as I used to. Then I went wheat free at the beginning of July and now I lose about a half pound to a pound a day. It isn't easy, wheat is in a lot of shit. Think Gluten free and go one step beyond, and then avoid rice and potatoes as well. Starch free is livin. Truthfully my body has never felt better, all my stomach problems and aches and pains have gone away.

I work out between 4-6 times a week for 40 minutes of high intensity circuit training, boxing, kickboxing type stuff. It is really good for my torn up shoulders and it isn't boring.

I am currently down to 235 pounds, which may seem like a lot and it is, my goal is 220 and we will then see if 200 is in the cards, but I haven't weighed 200 pounds since my sophomore year of high school.

Good luck Swede, it is a bitch at first, but it gets better once the habits are broken.

[SkinBasket]

I gave up drinking 3-4 nights a week. When I drink, I eat. So on those nights I don't drink I eat about 1500 fewer calories. Combine that with modest workouts 2-5 times a week and passively avoiding obviously fat food, and I've dropped from 220 to 205 in the past 4 or 5 months. I also eat whey protein/banana/honey/ground red pepper shakes for breakfast, but I don't know if that helps or hurts.

[Deputy Nutz]

Skinbasket thinks he is a lightweight. When we went to BBJ he kept saying I was too much man for him, but then he told me what he weighed and I was like "Dude your a heavyweight!"

I think that made him sad.

[SkinBasket]

Sometimes I feel trapped in this body.

[hoosier]

Losing weight is (relatively) easy. The hard part is keeping it from creeping back. Good luck--not for your battle with the bulge but for what happens afterward when you start feeling good about your body again.

[MJZiggy]

I have the solution. Just date a hottie. I've never wanted to work out at midnight before in my life!!

[easy cheesy]

I have the solution. Just date a hottie. I've never wanted to work out at midnight before in my life!!

Depends on what the "work out" entails... ***wink wink***

[swede]

Please, ladies, I'm a married man.

The only gymnastics I do in bed involve grabbing my big toe to settle down a leg cramp.

[SkinBasket]

Please, ladies, I'm a married man.

The only gymnastics I do in bed involve grabbing my big toe to settle down a leg cramp.

I was just talking to nutz about this topic yesterday. I get ass cramps during sex. I think it makes me a better lover.