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I've finally joined a gym again and I plan to lose 15 pounds.
Oh, and I was gonna suggest we try some kind of massive AST get healthy...thing.
I've dropped like 10 pounds in two weeks since cutting junk food and most carbs out of my diet. I feel lucky to live in a place where fresh veggies and such can be gotten easily.
Although I did have a funny thing happen last night when I ate at a restaurant; I had fish & chips, my first deep-fried meal since July, and I could FEEL my body crying out for carbs and fat, in a way that it usually cries out for vegetables and drinks that aren't soda.
I did Weight Watchers last year and part of this year and lost almost 10 pounds. It's the only thing that works for me because I hate to move and with Weight Watchers, if I want to eat candy for lunch, I can. I just have to eat salads for the rest of the week.
I did buy an exercise bike for the basement. Since we're trying for a kid I want a backup plan so as not to get TOO fat....
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I've been entertaining joining a gym for a while now, and I think I may actually be about to pull the trigger. There's one less than three blocks from my apartment with good consumer ratings for $60 a month. I'm not fat, but I have put on about 30 pounds since moving to Chicago almost a year ago. That's not as bad as it sounds, because I was very scrawny beforehand, and the filling out has done me good, but it is right now pudge and not muscle. Could definitely use some toning. Let's do this, AST!
I think I'm getting a pretty good deal. This gym membership is going to be 23 bucks a month, and there is one near where I live and where I work, as well as in Arlington and Alexandria, which I may move to eventually. Basically the whole MD/DC/NOVA area is covered. (Fitness First).
I've lost 6 pounds in the last month or so almost accidentally. I got some other stuff in my life sorted out which indirectly led to me having more ownership over my food intake/the way I view food. Now when I see a huge plate of delicious food, my first thought is "Do I really want that inside me?" and I'll usually eat half the portion of what I used to eat. I've also found I consciously enjoy the taste and entertainment of that smaller portion than when I used to mindlessly scarf entire bags of snacks. Also less soda and a lot more water.
Also the discipline of cooking your own food can help. I feel like over eating is entirely a discipline/lack of control thing manifesting itself as "me hungry". And that diets are hard because the problem branches out past just what you eat, it's a thinking/control problem. I'm sure that is "no duh" but it makes more clear sense in hindsight than when you're on the inside.
My new apartment complex has a gym, so perhaps I'll join in. I'd like to be among a group of hot sexy nerds.
It's weird to be a vegitarian trying to loose weight, because what I eat everyday everyone thinks is healthy. I just have to cut down on portion sizes, white sugars, and olive oil.
This summer I worked two laborious jobs and everyone commented that I lost some weight, so I guess exercising is the answer.
Okay AST, you've convinced me. Imma buy me some yoga pants today!
Eyes are the losers in the skies.
I also made some rules for myself like a) no french fries on weekdays/weeknights b) no pastries, muffins or bagels for breakfast during the week (Unless it's a healthy muffin or an english muffin or something small like that c) no "office candy" -- you know that candy jar on the conference room table? Yeah. None of that.
That helped. Oh... and no sweet coffee drinks. I can put sugar in my coffee but no mochas or frapacchinos or anything like that during the week.
By making all the rules for weekdays I could splurge on the weekends but it never made me gain weight.
many tine tanies
Going to a gym is just about the best thing you can do. Diets are alright, and having a good diet is definitely important, but nothing beats actually burning off the food that you eat in a healthy way.
Formally Max Geinachoff.
Well, you have to do both to be healthy. A few years ago I had a free gym membership as a hold over to a job I didn't even have anymore. I went on an almost daily basis, and it did wonders for my self confidence and esteem. There's definitely psychological benefits as well as physical benefits.
Oh yeah logic tells me to go to the gym. But I hate it. Abhor it. I'm better exercising at home, when I actually do it. The idea of being in a room full of people exercising is horrifying for me.
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Being 15 pounds over your ideal weight does not make you fat or disgusting.
That was the joke. I don't suffer from body dysmorphic disorder or anything. I should emphasize that this is about getting healthier rather than purely losing weight.
I will eventually be taking pictures of myself holding up some fat pants though.
Last edited by Berliner; August 16, 2010 at 1:46 PM.
I've lost about 10 pounds since the beginning of July.
I run about 2.5 miles every morning (except weekends) on the home elliptical (best exercisy thing I've bought by far. I'm looking at you, EA Active for Wii.) and I follow that with an ice cold protein powder shake thing for breakfast. It makes me feel totally dude-bro, but it jumpstarts my metabolism and it's very filling, so I don't feel like I need to do anything else for breakfast. Other than that, diet-wise I try to cut out sugars and carbs entirely where I can.
The only thing that sucks is getting out of rhythm. I just got back from a vacation, and I have a feeling that getting back into a regular routine is going to be a bit more painful this time around. But it's awesome when it's working.
I've lost 70 pounds or so in the last year. The secret? Eat nothing but avocado omelets and Del Taco crunchy tacos. Also, ride 20 miles on your exercise bike every night.
Also, ladies, don't listen to the "I lost 10 pounds in a month by not drinking soda" guys. It takes a bit more effort on our part to lose the same amount of weight.
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I hate when people like Dr. Phil say, "If you don't get mayo on your sandwiches, you will lose 10 pounds in one year alone." As if everyone eats the exact same thing every day, and the same food has the same effect on everyone in the world. It doesn't work that way, Dr. Phil.
i lost some weight backpacking this summer. not sure how much, since i never weigh myself, but i dropped a dress size. i was gone for 5 weeks. would've been 7, but i got severe food poisoning and dehydration and came home early. the food poisoning probably took a few extra pounds off, since i didn't eat or drink anything for around 50 hours. i mean, you may have to go to the emergency room, but not eating anything at all really works wonders.
when i got better, i started hitting my school's gym, which is free. elliptical and cycling for an hour, stretching and core for 30 minutes. i went every day until the gym closed up for the rest of august. so now i'm back out of the habit and won't get into it again until september.
i have the best of intentions but i need peer pressure to hit the gym, and my gym-going buddy has signed up for something else. a total brosef tanning salon juice bar "all patrons must be completely hairless below the eyebrows" sort of gym that is actually reasonably priced ($45/month, includes any of 75 classes they teach, tons of equipment, yoga, a lap pool), but reasonably priced still costs more than free.
i've also been eating like crap the last week. i was doing well before, low sugar/low carb all organic blah blah. then i tore through an entire bag of chips by myself in two days.
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