losing a bunch of weight

lephty

i was also lucky that this year dutchess county just made the "Hudson Valley Rail Trail" so i had a place to bike to that was 5 miles away and is currently just under 2 miles long. its still under construction. last i read its going to be over 20 miles long... hopefully its ready for the spring but i think i read its project schedule is to go into the fall of 2009.

Drowned Out

lephty wrote:

i was also lucky that this year dutchess county just made the "Hudson Valley Rail Trail" so i had a place to bike to that was 5 miles away and is currently just under 2 miles long. its still under construction. last i read its going to be over 20 miles long... hopefully its ready for the spring but i think i read its project schedule is to go into the fall of 2009.

:cool:

Good for you for stickin with it, and congrats on all the little pleasures youre getting to enjoy

riffrandall

Last year at this time I was at the tail end of a 2 year bout with major depression.
I was very heavy- BMI pushing 40, a smoker, heavy drinker & had pain in just about every weight-bearing joint in my body.
Then- and this is the God's honest truth, as ridiculous as it may sound- I went to the Bridge Benefit & I saw James Hetfield, and something clicked. I thought, "If that fucking guy can get his shit together, then I can too."

I quit smoking that day (October 27th).
Bought the book, "Skinny Bitch," cleaned out my cupboards, ditched the beer and the animal products, and joined a gym.

Here I am, 11 1/2 months later, 110lbs lighter, a non-smoker, and a runner. Life is dreamy.

OffHeGoes29

Keep up the hard work.....

Limit fast food and soda as well. Eating right is half the battle. There is no short cut to losing weight, just hard work if you want the results.

Sian-of-the-dead

Wow indeed! Kudos to you!

I understand and sympathise completely with your weight issue. I used to be 82lb heavier.

I took the decision one day to lose weight (It had spiralled way out of control) as I was unhappy, uncomfortable and unfit. I won't tell you what I tipped the scales at cuz i'm a lady (;)) but lets just say I was very large.

I joined Weight Watchers and the weight started to fall off me. I too took up biking (again - I was an avid mountian biker as a kid) and got my ass fitter. Afer losing about 50lb I did something I never thought I would - Took up running.
I completed the Race For Life this year and ran my first half marathon in 2006.

To others it might be weird that you like the way that you can feel yourself and not rolls of fat when you lie down but I know exactly what you're talking about! It's a massive achievement to lose any weight but over 40lb is incredible - well done!

Like yourself I'm not at my goal. I too have about 25 - 30lb to go. I've been off the diet wagon for a while now but started again recently and i'm starting to feel good about myself again, something i'm sure you understand

I'll never be tiny and if i'm honest, I never want to be but i'd like to be happy in my skin. I'm the happiest I've been for the whole of my adult life, even though I know I still have a way to go.

You will lose the last bit of your weight and I promise you'll feel fantastic. Keep going and let us know how you get on

intodeep

Good for you. As somoene who is trying to take off some weight i know it is a hard thing to take off and keep off.

riffrandall

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Wow indeed! Kudos to you!

I understand and sympathise completely with your weight issue. I used to be 82lb heavier.

I took the decision one day to lose weight (It had spiralled way out of control) as I was unhappy, uncomfortable and unfit. I won't tell you what I tipped the scales at cuz i'm a lady (;)) but lets just say I was very large.

I joined Weight Watchers and the weight started to fall off me. I too took up biking (again - I was an avid mountian biker as a kid) and got my ass fitter. Afer losing about 50lb I did something I never thought I would - Took up running.
I completed the Race For Life this year and ran my first half marathon in 2006.

To others it might be weird that you like the way that you can feel yourself and not rolls of fat when you lie down but I know exactly what you're talking about! It's a massive achievement to lose any weight but over 40lb is incredible - well done!

Like yourself I'm not at my goal. I too have about 25 - 30lb to go. I've been off the diet wagon for a while now but started again recently and i'm starting to feel good about myself again, something i'm sure you understand

I'll never be tiny and if i'm honest, I never want to be but i'd like to be happy in my skin. I'm the happiest I've been for the whole of my adult life, even though I know I still have a way to go.

You will lose the last bit of your weight and I promise you'll feel fantastic. Keep going and let us know how you get on

Nice!!
I have 21 lbs to go & I am hoping to get there by New Years.
We should make a weight loss challenge for the pit!!

lanners

I've lost 62lbs since February, 22 of them since August. I am following a local program called Food for Life, which just incorporates Canada's Food Guide into daily life, and our little breakfast trick. I have been walking quite a bit (until i recently hurt my leg...although i did manage to limp 2.5Km today for the Run for the Cure).

I still have a LONG way to go, but i'm happy that i can shop in regular stores now.

My big problem right now isn't losing the weight, it's making the connection between brain and body...I don't see myself as smaller. Sure most of my pants now fall off, but when i see pictures or look at myself in the mirror, i still look just as big, if not bigger than i was. I am hoping that one of these days i'll be able to see it.

Oh yeah, the breakfast trick...when you get up in the morning, IMMEDIATELY drink a tall glass of COLD water, then eat a citrus fruit. 30 minutes to an hour later, eat your breakfast. The cold water and the citrus fruit get your metabolism going.

mdigenakis

This time last year i was 6'2'', 225.

Now i'm 185.

All i can say is work and coffee. A majority of my diet is liquid.

THC

congrats man! i would recommend men's health magazine. its fricken awesome..i am telling you. worth every cent. great workouts, meals, everything..

Sian-of-the-dead

riffrandall wrote:

Nice!!
I have 21 lbs to go & I am hoping to get there by New Years.
We should make a weight loss challenge for the pit!!

I'm hoping to lose 30lb by my 25th birthday at the end of January... We should so start a weight loss challenge!

nuffingman

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I'm hoping to lose 30lb by my 25th birthday at the end of January... We should so start a weight loss challenge!

I need to lose 25-30lb as well. But it's that damn cheese, somebody ban cheese.

Sian-of-the-dead

nuffingman wrote:

I need to lose 25-30lb as well. But it's that damn cheese, somebody ban cheese.

:eek: I agree!

My vices are cheese pasta and bread... can't get enough of 'em! I think I need to cut down if I'm gonna lose 30lb before the end of January though

How about replacing normal cheese with a half fat version? Or cottage cheese on jacket potatoes instead of grated? Goats cheese is also lower in fat.

I get my daily cheese fix by eating Babybel light. They're 40 cals each and you can keep track of how many you've had without weighing... besides, there's no better feeling that eating a lump of cheese

PJPixie

I've lost a little bit of weight lately, mostly because I'm flat fucking broke and can't afford to eat much.........

PJPixie

sponger wrote:

I dated a beautiful redhed back in the day. Now she's heavy. We still talk. She calls me with her boyfriend troubles. I say, "Do you realize how hot you used to be? My friends still talk about what a lucky bastard I was to be banging you. All you have to do is hit the gym three days a week and you can date anyone you want."

She goes, "I don't want a guy to date me just because I'm hot. I'm happy this way."

I'm glad she seems to be happy, that was a shitty thing to say to her. Sounds like she's a good friend and can put up with you saying things like that.
Of course, this is just all my opinion. Sad that this society is so hung up on looks, I'm just as guilty and I'm no prize.

_Crazy_Mary_

PJPixie wrote:

I'm glad she seems to be happy, that was a shitty thing to say to her. Sounds like she's a good friend and can put up with you saying things like that.
Of course, this is just all my opinion. Sad that this society is so hung up on looks, I'm just as guilty and I'm no prize.

I thought that was a pretty mean thing to say, too. She calls with boyfriend troubles and he tells her how hot she used to be I could understand if she called complaining about her weight that they might end up talking about it....

riffrandall

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

I thought that was a pretty mean thing to say, too. She calls with boyfriend troubles and he tells her how hot she used to be I could understand if she called complaining about her weight that they might end up talking about it....

The thing is- it's not that mean, and I'm thinking that guys who say that kind of stuff don't really understand that it sounds a lot meaner out loud than it does in their head.

I spent most of my life on the fat side of the fence. I made tons of excuses for it, said that people could F themselves if they didn't like me how I was, and I was just as happy fat as I could be thin.

Yeah. Screw that. After losing 110lbs, I'll say with certainty:
Society likes me better.
I am happier.
I am way prettier.
People notice me.

Sorry, but anyone who says they are happy being fat in this society is really kidding themselves. And I wouldn't say that if I hadn't been there myself.

PJPixie

riffrandall wrote:

The thing is- it's not that mean, and I'm thinking that guys who say that kind of stuff don't really understand that it sounds a lot meaner out loud than it does in their head.

I spent most of my life on the fat side of the fence. I made tons of excuses for it, said that people could F themselves if they didn't like me how I was, and I was just as happy fat as I could be thin.

Yeah. Screw that. After losing 110lbs, I'll say with certainty:
Society likes me better.
I am happier.
I am way prettier.
People notice me.

Sorry, but anyone who says they are happy being fat in this society is really kidding themselves. And I wouldn't say that if I hadn't been there myself.

I'm happy and I'm overweight, but I will agree with the fact that society is tough on us. I'm as happy as I've ever been and I've been much skinnier in my life.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

riffrandall wrote:

Yeah. Screw that. After losing 110lbs, I'll say with certainty:
Society likes me better.
I am happier.
I am way prettier.
People notice me.

Sorry, but anyone who says they are happy being fat in this society is really kidding themselves. And I wouldn't say that if I hadn't been there myself.

Not everyone is like you, though. Not everyone cares if society likes them or if people notice them.

On top of that, I've lost a little more than you have, and I really don't notice people treating me that much differently. I get hit on more, but there's nothing significant. The thing that's really different is my health and how I feel about myself....society is generally the same towards me.

riffrandall

Saturnal wrote:

Not everyone is like you, though. Not everyone cares if society likes them or if people notice them.

On top of that, I've lost a little more than you have, and I really don't notice people treating me that much differently. I get hit on more, but there's nothing significant. The thing that's really different is my health and how I feel about myself....society is generally the same towards me.

You may think that's true but it isn't. If you lost more than me, trust me- before you were invisible. Now, you're an actual person who's worth something.

Not saying it's right, just saying it's true.