December Weight Loss Challenge

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  • The Champ
    The Champ Posts: 4,063
    Saturnal wrote:
    Well I'm not saying that eating carbs is gonna kill you or not let you lose fat. I'm just saying low-carb diets are typically better for losing fat. If you need to eat say...2500 calories/day or less to lose fat, you'll lose lots more fat if the majority of those calories are coming from protein and fat rather than from carbs.

    I agree, and I think some common sense is in order as well. You can eat more in the morning and at lunch as you'll work it off, but should watch the intake at night. At least it's what worked for me when I had to make weight..and of course no junk food, and absolutely no fucking sugar..
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  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Saturnal wrote:
    Yeah, people generally have mixed feelings on this I've noticed. I do cardio in the morning before eating any carbs, and I'm fine. But if I do my lifting routine without eating carbs prior, I can barely get through it...and all my lifts go way down.
    That makes sense if you are lifting weights...I don't do that. I do yoga for strength.
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  • roar
    roar Posts: 1,116
    The Champ wrote:
    The Italians live forever and they practically inject themselves daily with pasta, potatoes and wine.

    The Italians who "live forever" are the ones who follow a Mediterranean diet (from the Greeks). Key components of the diet: vegetables, fruits, healthy fats (olive oil, nuts), consuming fish on a regular basis, little red meat, red wine (in moderation).
  • turnedmyworldtoblack
    turnedmyworldtoblack Posts: 151
    i managed to pull off a 2 lb loss in 4 days and have just been eating healthier and thinking better.

    starting to exercise has defintely lifted some mild depression.
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    roar wrote:
    The Italians who "live forever" are the ones who follow a Mediterranean diet (from the Greeks). Key components of the diet: vegetables, fruits, healthy fats (olive oil, nuts), consuming fish on a regular basis, little red meat, red wine (in moderation).


    indeed. glad someone else pointed that out. italians do not enormous portions of pasta. that's the american way of eating italian. ;) in italy it's almost a precourse or side-dish...and never a huge amount. and following a LOW-carb diet does NOT mean NO carbs.....BIG difference. beyond that, it's all moderation and balance. every body is different. find what works for you, keeps you in relatively good shape that you are content with and can maintain.....and live healthfully. :)
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  • Whizbang
    Whizbang Posts: 1,314
    Ok....I'm jumping on this a little late. I've slowly let my weight creep back up in the last few months. Busting my ass at work with crazy hours during September and October pretty much started the gain. I am a Weight Watcher, lifetime but I'm close to going over my goal weight right now and I'm not happy about it! But...back on track with a goal in mind to lose 7lbs. Other than a stressed look to me, I loved the tone I had to my body about a year ago - active at the gym and eating right. I've allowed too much bread as of late plus the snacks at work during the busy season.

    fruits, veggies, healthy oils, lean meats, plenty of water....allowing for snacks and alcohol in moderation. And back to the gym....

    Tuesdays are my weigh-in at WW....I'll report Tuesdays. I'm looking for support late and am starting this with you guys up 0.2lbs. In light of the fact I didn't moderate much for booze over the weekend, I don't consider that all that bad!
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    turnedmyworldtoblack wrote:
    starting to exercise has defintely lifted some mild depression.

    it's amazing how that works. I too feel a little better from the exercise I have done this week.
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    turnedmyworldtoblack wrote:
    starting to exercise has defintely lifted some mild depression.

    Hell yeah! Are you doing weights or cardio, or both? I used lifting/cardio to get my mind out of some stuff in 2004/2005. I took a hiatus but have been pretty consistant since early last year. It's so good for the mind.

    I love to lift at lunchtime and it greatly elevates my mood/energy level for the second half of the day. There's a gym right by work. I can go at lunch, get my lift on, (most importantly) do it consistantly MWF, and the bonus that it doesn't cut into my personal life outside of work hours. I do circuit training to get a lot of moves in 35 minutes. Quick shower, back to work, and graze for lunch. Bangin.
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  • turnedmyworldtoblack
    turnedmyworldtoblack Posts: 151
    fanch75 wrote:
    Hell yeah! Are you doing weights or cardio, or both? I used lifting/cardio to get my mind out of some stuff in 2004/2005. I took a hiatus but have been pretty consistant since early last year. It's so good for the mind.

    I love to lift at lunchtime and it greatly elevates my mood/energy level for the second half of the day. There's a gym right by work. I can go at lunch, get my lift on, (most importantly) do it consistantly MWF, and the bonus that it doesn't cut into my personal life outside of work hours. I do circuit training to get a lot of moves in 35 minutes. Quick shower, back to work, and graze for lunch. Bangin.

    Right now I use an ellipticall (Sp?) for 30 mins a day, and 4x a week I do a 3 sets of 15 pushups, and 4x a week i do some curls with my 20lb dumbells. Nothing too intense but I definitely am going to step up my workout as soon as I feel a bit more athletic.

    I really hope that the feeling good isn't just a temporary high. I know myself and if it stops making me feel good I will be pretty discouraged, but with losing LB's and looking better I can't see it really going too badly.

    I don't know if its the sedintary (sp?) life style I live sitting in a cube and then sitting around my house but I just have gotten very depressed over the last year. And with this new routine only 3 days in I am feeling more confident, more energetic, less anxious, less depressed... and more!!

    any testimonials on exercise and its overall mood lift over a certain time frame????? LONG POST SORRY
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    turnedmyworldtoblack wrote:
    Right now I use an ellipticall (Sp?) for 30 mins a day, and 4x a week I do a 3 sets of 15 pushups, and 4x a week i do some curls with my 20lb dumbells. Nothing too intense but I definitely am going to step up my workout as soon as I feel a bit more athletic.

    I really hope that the feeling good isn't just a temporary high. I know myself and if it stops making me feel good I will be pretty discouraged, but with losing LB's and looking better I can't see it really going too badly.

    I don't know if its the sedintary (sp?) life style I live sitting in a cube and then sitting around my house but I just have gotten very depressed over the last year. And with this new routine only 3 days in I am feeling more confident, more energetic, less anxious, less depressed... and more!!

    any testimonials on exercise and its overall mood lift over a certain time frame????? LONG POST SORRY

    The feeling better part is definitely permanent I think. After a while, you get used to feeling good, so you might not notice it as much...but if you go back to your old habits for a week, you'll feel like complete crap. Then you can tell the difference.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    I weighed in at 213.5 this morning. That's a 1 lb. gain from yesterday despite eating very healthy and doing about 40 minutes of cardio. My weight fluctuates quite frequently so it didn't bother me that I gained. I'm doing very well so far and am feeling a lot better mentally and physically already. I'm drinking a ton of water and cutting out all the junk I was taking in. Hopefully I will be down to 210 by weeks end. I always lose a big chunk the first couple weeks when I make a big lifestyle change. It's sticking with the changes long term that I usually have a problem with. I'm determined to do just that.
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  • turnedmyworldtoblack
    turnedmyworldtoblack Posts: 151
    adam42381 wrote:
    I weighed in at 213.5 this morning. That's a 1 lb. gain from yesterday despite eating very healthy and doing about 40 minutes of cardio. My weight fluctuates quite frequently so it didn't bother me that I gained. I'm doing very well so far and am feeling a lot better mentally and physically already. I'm drinking a ton of water and cutting out all the junk I was taking in. Hopefully I will be down to 210 by weeks end. I always lose a big chunk the first couple weeks when I make a big lifestyle change. It's sticking with the changes long term that I usually have a problem with. I'm determined to do just that.

    Nice Job Dude. Yea I wouldn't worry too much about just 1 day, I don't think the effects could be that immediate. That 1 LB might just be the food in your stomach despite how healthy it was. I am no health expert but I would just imagine that after a week or so your body turns on the turbo-mode if your exercising and starts eating up some beer gut.

    Just keep plugging away and sharing your success because any success story could be the sole motivation for someone to change their mindset completely.......
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    adam42381 wrote:
    I weighed in at 213.5 this morning. That's a 1 lb. gain from yesterday despite eating very healthy and doing about 40 minutes of cardio. My weight fluctuates quite frequently so it didn't bother me that I gained. I'm doing very well so far and am feeling a lot better mentally and physically already. I'm drinking a ton of water and cutting out all the junk I was taking in. Hopefully I will be down to 210 by weeks end. I always lose a big chunk the first couple weeks when I make a big lifestyle change. It's sticking with the changes long term that I usually have a problem with. I'm determined to do just that.


    Good luck and keep up the good work! I only weigh myself once a week due to the fluctuations. Plus the last time I lost a lot of weight (120 lbs.) I got a little OCD and would weigh myself 5-6 times a day. No longer have a scale in my apartment, and stick to weighing in on Saturday's only, contest or none.
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    adam42381 wrote:
    I weighed in at 213.5 this morning. That's a 1 lb. gain from yesterday despite eating very healthy and doing about 40 minutes of cardio. My weight fluctuates quite frequently so it didn't bother me that I gained. I'm doing very well so far and am feeling a lot better mentally and physically already. I'm drinking a ton of water and cutting out all the junk I was taking in. Hopefully I will be down to 210 by weeks end. I always lose a big chunk the first couple weeks when I make a big lifestyle change. It's sticking with the changes long term that I usually have a problem with. I'm determined to do just that.
    Yea, I wouldn't worry about it at all. If you ate right, the 1lb gain is almost certainly water..that fluctuates all the time.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    turnedmyworldtoblack wrote:
    Right now I use an ellipticall (Sp?) for 30 mins a day, and 4x a week I do a 3 sets of 15 pushups, and 4x a week i do some curls with my 20lb dumbells. Nothing too intense but I definitely am going to step up my workout as soon as I feel a bit more athletic.

    I really hope that the feeling good isn't just a temporary high. I know myself and if it stops making me feel good I will be pretty discouraged, but with losing LB's and looking better I can't see it really going too badly.

    I don't know if its the sedintary (sp?) life style I live sitting in a cube and then sitting around my house but I just have gotten very depressed over the last year. And with this new routine only 3 days in I am feeling more confident, more energetic, less anxious, less depressed... and more!!

    any testimonials on exercise and its overall mood lift over a certain time frame????? LONG POST SORRY

    Fear not, it is not a temporary high!

    Over the long frame it becomes a mindset and you'll get depressed/down if you miss. I think your body truly becomes addicted to the endorphines (is that right?) and testosterone from lifting, because I miss and my self esteem isn't quite as high.

    I'll just come out and say it - when the changes in your body start happening and people start noticing your results, you'll feel like a badass. Not in an asshole way, but in a "Fuck Yeah!" way. I just got back form the gym and I'm ready to tackle the rest of my work day and go home and enjoy my evening afterwards b/c I've earned it today.
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Thanks for all the encouragement. I'll keep posting. This board is what's gonna keep me accountable!
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  • turnedmyworldtoblack
    turnedmyworldtoblack Posts: 151
    adam42381 wrote:
    Thanks for all the encouragement. I'll keep posting. This board is what's gonna keep me accountable!

    Nice man. I never realized how much music makes a difference in a routine. The last 2 days I worked out to the first 7 tracks of the Boston '03 night 3 acoustic set. It is wierd that acoustic music motivates me but it puts me on a high where I can just keep pushin through. Damn I love that feeling.

    But yea seriously keep in touch with the thread and I'll do the same, that goes for everybody!

    It is wierd feeling good makes me feel like I did about 4 or 5 years ago, and it is like de-ja-vu. Sweet feeling though.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Weighed in at 212.5 this morning. Back down 1 lb. from yesterday and at the same point as the day before. I really want to make it to 210 by weeks end but don't know if it's gonna happen. I'm eating very well for the first time in a long while.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • covered in bliss
    covered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    Down from last week, my jeans are much more comfortable today. Now that the water weight is gone, I have 'officially' weighed in. Yuck. :/

    Had my first -real- workout as a non-smoker and I LOVED it. :) Made a deal with myself ---> for every 10 health-club visits, I can spend 20 bucks at the Spa. I also won a free 30 day pass to a new Shapes Express so I have 2 places to work out at.

    No excuses!
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    12/8 results: 197 down 1lb!
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