****** Hey, thanks everyone for your kind words. Yeah, I'm definitely an extremist ...
The holidays, yes, that was hard, I definitely cheated a few times during that week ... it was impossible
not to do that ... slowed me down .. darn !
I was fighting through that period actually, cos' it's depressing
when you are cheating on your diet, but I was keeping on with the exercises anyway so it was not
affecting me too much in the end, plus I was making sure not to cheat 2 days in a row or not to skip
my exercises.
You have to fight through this, cos' it would be easier to give in of course, it's not fun
to be exercising on Dec. 24 at 4pm, when you know you won't be able to do it later that night, cos' ... well,
it's Christmas.
I did this once before too, when I was about 20 years old (I'm 36 now) I lost 35 pounds within
100 days. I had less weight to lose back then (Went from 205 to 170) ...
They also say guys can lose weight more quickly than gals. I plan to stick with it long term now,
so I don't take all the weight back on when I am done with my 'extreme' year. I'll eat in a more reasonable
way, exercise as well ... and I can weigh myself once a week to maintain my weight. 180 to 190 pounds
would be ideal for me, especially if I have more muscle than fat of course.
I am doing a No S diet hybrid ... I do the no seconds, but for the S days, I only have 2 per month
(I'd rather not have too many since it makes me feel guilty & depressed anyway) I like using the habitcal
to track all this ... I have 8 days where I can cheat a lil' bit too every month, if you call that cheating,
having one sandwich extra during the day for example ... but for the rest of the month, 20-21 days,
I am sticking to my plan. It's really not so bad when you are motivated.
No snacks, that's a bit flexible
for me, I can have a snack sometimes and I don't feel bad about it, as long as it's something good for me, or if I feel I need it before exercising
no problem. Since I exercise so much, , I could snack all the time and I would probably lose weight anyway.
Most days of the week
I would shovelglove 15 minutes in the morning and then in the evening do a bit of training with my dumbells and cardio exercises for about 50 minutes ... not to mention the times during the day when I do exercises as well, goin' up and down
stairs often, I even take the opportunity to go to the mailbox on foot instead of taking the car. I take the long way to the
mailbox, so that's an extra 10 minutes of jogging nearly everyday. I have already spotted a place nearby where
I can do some jogging as well, when the snow melts here in Canada. I have to do nearly all my exercises indoors now. This is regular, about 5 to 6 days a week.
It's worked out really well so far and I think of food as fuel to do
my exercises now, I am not even tempted by sweets or junk food, I like food that fills me up
and gives me energy instead, like oatmeal or bran fiber cereal, I add a bit of milk, unsalted nuts and raisins
and I actually like it a lot. When you combine the diet with exercises, the results can be really nice,
I even had to change my plan a couple of times already because I was losing weight too fast,
I was planning on being at 236.0 pounds on march 1st and when I stepped on the scale I was
at 234.0 ... just to make sure it wasn't a glitch I stepped on the scale again the next morning, 233.6 pounds.
I usually only weigh myself once a week.
It's nice to use the new technology now ... online graphic, you can check it from any computer.
Also lots of information on training and nutrition, back when I lost weight in the early 90's, there
wasn't any information like that available on the web, tellin' you what to do. Much easier to find out
what would be the best way to achieve your goals.
What decided me to lose weight this time. I was goin' to buy some clothes and nothing would really fit me well
in the store, I was depressed I would have to go to a 'heavy set people' store for clothes.
Why buy something that you don't like wearing. So I came back home and
I was all set to lose some weight, Nov. 1st 2008. The funny thing is now that I have lost some weight,
and will keep on losing, I won't have to buy new clothes anymore ... my old(er) clothes fit me now.
Good thing I didn't throw or give everything away 2-3-4 years ago.
Anyway, thanks for your site, Reinhard, it has been very helpful. Shovelglove, Exercises, HabitCal.
Lots of good information and tools here.
Marc
Fills you up and gives you plenty of energy too. I also notice how I am not as tired as I was before and I have more energy too. I can train for 50 minutes straight now and when I started training 4 months ago I could barely do 12-14 minutes.
Debs
