ivyconniver.quite impressive,that youd take the time,to read this whole thread..as barney fife would say youre 'nippin this thing in the bud'...pictures are so honest,i keep a pic of me and the grandson,at the base of my tv,i want to always remember exactly what i looked like,when i was 295 pounds..talk about no definition,my face was so swollen,i looked like the man in the fkn moon..5 ft11,wearin 4x tshirts,annnd they were tight on me..as terry bradshaw would say..NOT FUNNY,NOT FKN FUNNY...i remember how long it took me to go from 250,to 248,,,forever..im not sure why,but the fact that i was over 1/4 of the way to 1000 pounds,bothered the hell out of me..i have one question,and i think its important...what is your long term goal?..when it gets rough out there,just remember this...old hognuts is pullin for ye,annnd.we're all in this together....... 'keep the continue'
had to take a trip to docs office today,and got some zithrowmax...i could have waited this thing out,but im ready to get back into some kickass cardio..right now,looks like it might be monday,before im fully recovered,but iof i wake up in the mornin feelin froggy,im goin to jump...buuut,here is the good news,official weigh in at docs read 223,it aint much,but every little bit helps...losin one pound of weight,say from 224 to 223...means so much more,than goin from 295 to 294...265 to 264.etc....at this juncture,i dont even think about 5-10-15-or 20 pounds....i just dont feel like its necessary...now if i still had 100 to lose,that mindset just wouldnt have done it for me...right now,my mindset is this..i weigh 223 pounds,and im really goin to work hard,til i can get down to 222.hopefully ill make my goal of 222,tomorrow,buuut,if i dont make it tomorrow,then maybe ill make it in the next few days,or next week...now heres the good part,if i dont make my goal,who gives a fk,in the mornin,ill just go out there and kick that trails ass!!! and here is one more thing that i know..eventually ill make my long term goal,of 200 pounds...it might not be nov 1st(ive still got a shot)and it might not be dec 1st,but its like i always say....i aint the doctor,or the doctors son,but i'll be here,til the doctor comes!..............'keep the continue'
didnt feel like doin shit again today,but there is ome news o report...was down to 222 pounds this mornin...think one of the reasons for my weight loss,is for the last week or so..ive been eatin about half of what i usually do.1 boiled egg..can of soup..apple..small container of yogurt,etc.....if i get own to 220,in the next week or so..im goin to make a huge run at gettin down to 200 before winter...it seems the closer i get to 220,im becomin motivated again to make my goal...it is simply amazing how a little bit of success,just a few pounds,can change your attitude..cause just the other day,i recall writing that i didnt give rats ass,when i made goal,just as long as i did.and that was %100 the way i felt.. but after losin 3 pounds in about 3 days,hmmmmm.......my fellow fatasses,hang in there..we're all in this together..........'keep the continue'
DOWN TO 220 POUNDS THIS MORNIN..YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHA..i guess if ye really want to lose weight,decrease your caloric intake by 50 percent,and increase your intake of water by 50 percent,cause thats what i have done..it took me 50 days to lose 1 pound,and now ive lost 5 in 10 days...i just decided to take the lemons that were given me(flubug)and make myself some good old fashioned lemonade(make a positive out of a negative) because of my inability to at least do some cardio,i knew i had to change things,or i would gain a few pounds,and i decided that i was not goin to use that as an excuse,cause no matter what i say,it still comes down to what i do,that really matters.(im beginnin to sound like a fkn adult,scary shit,hehehe)my thoughts, after fightin the fat for almost 8 months is this..there aint nothin like bein in control of yourself...just little bitty stuff,like,im goin to have 2 slices of pineapple,instead of the whole fkn can..i could eat another piece of chicken,but i know i dont need it,cause the piece i just ate,is bigger than a deck of cards....honestly,it is little shit like that,that is now,almost seond nature(key word almost,old habits,are really really hard to break..not unbreakable but it takes time)that has changed the way i look at life....i used to wonder,what the fk is wrong with me,how in the hell did i allow myself to get this fat......well,im very happy to say,i dont do that any more..now its more like..im enjoyin the hell out of this annnd no thank you,i cant join you for icecream..its only friday,and icecream day is monday..thanks.........'keep the continue'
after learnin that i had finally made it to 220,i was ready to go kick some ass..well,it didnt work exactly like that ... went to the forest,and although i didnt feel up to it,decided id do one,very slow trail hike,that usually takes me about 30 minutes....not today....i had to stop at 2 different benches,to rest,and it took me 55 minutes,to do a 30 minute job...the only thing i did do,was finish,and i didnt give in....still got some lingering effects of the flu bug,but i expect to be much improved tomorrow.....it will take me about a week,to get back into good walkin shape,and im talkin walkin..the 5 miles a day,walkin til yer nuts fall off,pickin yer nuts up,puttin them in yer pocket,and keepin on walkin type of action...right now,im one inspired mfer...one thing ive been wonderin about is this...when i get down to 219 lbs,will i feel like a teenager again?....last time i remember bein in the 2teens,was when i first got clean and sober..14 years ago...i never paid attention to my weight back then,but i had a cousin,who was also an alcoholic,and id see him almost every night at aa functions..to put it mildly,we were very competitive...he was always tryin to prove that he was stronger,quicker,bigger dick,etc than me,and i wasnt about to let him get the best of me,sooo....he would carry his bathroom scales in the trunk of his car,and would pull them out in front of god and everybody,and challenge me to a weigh in(after we arm wrestled of course,hehehe)anyhoo,the reason i remember that i was at 217,is cause orvis(dont ask me to explain that fkn name)weighed 227,annnd he started walkin his ass off,,got down to 220..and thats when young hognuts realized he was goin to have to start walkin,or leave town....i remember very well,i got down to 209,and he started makin up excuses,why he couldnt walk,you know the type.busted appendix,back hurts,ass is achin...NEXT...sad part of this story is,orvis died a few years ago,of throat cancer...i loved my cousin orvis a lot,we were like brothers,and i have thought about him many times.during this last year....... 'keep the continue'
:thumbsup: , thats some hilarious shit Hog. Fuck the "dance off" like what young kids are doing these days, lets have a "weigh off" in front of every god damn person. Haha.
My progress has been abit stagnant the last few weeks since I dropped from 265 to 240. It seems like the weight is not going down but I can see my face is becoming more angular and my waist size is diminishing. :think2:
O also, do you know anything about interval workouts? I heard its the best cardio method to burn calories. I think the basic idea is to mimic sports' start and stop motion with periods of sprinting followed by light jogging/walking in our case. Well, I'm looking forward to your opinion.
My progress has been abit stagnant the last few weeks since I dropped from 265 to 240. It seems like the weight is not going down but I can see my face is becoming more angular and my waist size is diminishing. :think2:
O also, do you know anything about interval workouts? I heard its the best cardio method to burn calories. I think the basic idea is to mimic sports' start and stop motion with periods of sprinting followed by light jogging/walking in our case. Well, I'm looking forward to your opinion.
Hognuts...congrats on getting down to 220...you are one dedicated son of a bitch....200 will come before you know it...I just completed my third week of weights and was amazed that I gained 5 pounds...my trainer told me to do more cardio and drink more water and cut out the starches that I have been eating since I lost the 100 pounds...my clothes still fit the same and my golf game has improved, but he said my diet has to be more strict....keeping the continue...
vb,cousin orvis was one intense mfer..i swear he would get on the scales and do the old 'drop and lean'..if you do it right.you can knock off a couple pounds.....vb,dont let these periods of no weight loss,get to ye...thats the number 1 reason,people stay fat..they work their ass off,see no results,and say fk it,im out of here.....go back and read this whole thread,and you will see how many times,i went as high as 2 fkn months,and didnt lose 1 pound(on the scale)....just continue to watch yer clothes,and eventually it will happen...ive also learned to take time off..several times,ive laid off for a week or so,and thats when i would finally lose a few pounds.....losin fat,is the most unpredictable damd thing ive ever experienced....ive learned that its because our bodies are always changing..and conditions have to be perfect,before the body releases fat....ive studied this shit til my nuts are blue,and i still dont understand it......that guerilla cardio,aint for sissies..iow..itll kick yer ass,even if you are in damd good shape..if youre overweight,youll probably spend more time talkin about it than doin it...hehehe..all that said..i believe if you do it right,it can be very effective...the reason i stopped doin hiit,is cause i needed too many recovery days.and when youre tryin to lose fat,i wanted to get in as much time as i possibly could,doin somethin...from time to time.i still do it,but on a much smaller scale..for example,at the end of my workout.i will decide to go just as hard as ipossibly can,for about the last 1/8 of mile...it doesnt take you out of the game,and eventually.you will be much stronger......vb,you probably need to shock your system.whatever you are doin,do the opposite....for example.if youve been measurin your success,in terms of how many miles you do every day,for about a week,measure your succcess in terms of intensity...annnd if youve really been goin at it.slow down,and see how many miles you can do.....somethin i do a lot,and seems to work,is,one day,ill do hills,next day ill go for a lot of distance..next day ill jog,walk,jog,walk....i dont think you can do much better than those last 3 examples,as far as keepin your body guessin....from what ive read,there are very small muscles that are involved in these different forms of cardio,and the days you are not workin on that particular exercise,they ae recovering and gettin stronger.......'keep the continue'
got out early this mornin,but it was still muggy.glad i got it done early...was still a bit slow,but was much stronger than yesterday...parked at the bank,by the police station,thru the college,around the track and tennis courts,up 595,down by the soccer field,up the hill at the arts center,over to chestnut street,and back to the bank....glad to be back in the ac...this mornin,even cut my scrambled eggs down to 2.with a can of celery soup,a fresh cucumber and tomato,sliced real thin on top of all this mess,a lil black pepper,and ive got myself a young feast....tomorrow,i might try some joggin,or guerilla cardio..OUCH..the sound of that wears my ass out....i know ive got a long way to go,but lately ive been thinkin about how nice it will be,when i get down to 200.(or whatever my ideal weight winds up being)the thought of wakin up in the mornin,and thinkin to myself..well,i dont need to lose any weight,and i did walk for 20 minutes yesterday..hmmm...oh well,i might take a stroll,later,but then again,i might just watch the game,and finish readin my book...hehehe...what a fkn trip that will be..it cant happen soon enough...thats why,startin in the mornin,im goin to start pushin the envelope just a bit...but you know,there is a little voice that i hear at least once a day,and it says..hognuts,youve lost 75 pounds,take it easy,be proud of what you have done,you will eventually lose the weight..its my firm belief,that its this lttle voice,that causes fat people to stay fat..because if i start takin it easy..im fucked....buuuut,and this is a huge but...if i was at maintenance level,and i gained 5 pounds,it wouldnt mean shit,i could asily knock it off in 30 days.....atmy present weight,if i gained 5 pounds,id have 25 pounds to lose,just to get back to where i started...my point is..maintaining your present weight aint shit..a little 30 minute walk everyday,or 5 days a week,and you are good to go...'keep the continue'
was out early again today.. same route as yesterday..about 50 minutes,and its still muggy,muggier,and muggifknest..buuut,here is th good news,DOWN TO 219 AFTER MY WORKOUT..YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHA..old hognuts is on his way...during my walk this mornin,i was reflectin back,and tryin to figure out exactly why,i have lost 6 pounds,in about 12 or 13 days...it couldnt be anything but my diet...the one thing ive really cut own on,is the amount of meat,protein,yhat ive been eatin...i havent cooked any chicken,and i just realized this mornin,that the only meat i hav had for the last 10 or 12 days,is 1 boiled egg per meal..sometimes for a snack,ill have a oupe tomtoes,and a couple cukes,sliced up,with a bit of mustard,vinegar,or salad dressin.....i also realized that most everything ive been eatin,is full of water...for example,i get 1 lb bags of brussels sprouts,cook the whole bag,put a little mustard on it,1 boiled egg,1 peach,and or apple,and that is a meal.....not sure how many calories that is,but it really doesnt matter,at this juncture,i know how much food my body needs,and thats what i eat,no more or less.......it is amazing to me,how much less food i need at 219,than i did at 295.....another trick ive learned is after a meal,if i still feel like i need another egg,apple,peach,etc,anything that i really want,ive made an agreement with myself,that i can have whatever it is that i want,but im goin to postpone eatin it,for 1 hour..i have found that after doin this for 2 or 3 months,it has became second nature....if you do it long enough,whether its positive or negative,your body will sooneror later,hook up to it....lookin back onsome of the areas where i have failed,i see now,that i didnt take my own advice,and 'keep the continue'.....i read somewhere,that it takes 30 days,to form a new habit..in my experience,it takes me 60 to 90 days..but after that period of time,its a piece of cake..i mean its a uh..walk in the park.hehehe...'keep the continue'
parked at the bank,walked down to the sports complex,jogged 1/4 mile on the track.on down to the bike trail,did that(3.8 miles,round trip)back around to the soccer field,up the hill to chestnut street,and back to the bank.....tomorrow,im goin to try and jog for 1/2 mile...my plan all along has been that when i got under 220,i was goin to start pushin the envelope just a bit, at 219,it should be much easier to do some sustained joggin....i want to work myself up to being able to jog 5 miles,every other day....i dont expect to do it immediately,but i do expect it to happen within the next 30 days or so.....of course if my knee starts actin up,ill have to slow it down...i also need to start back with the weights....its been so muggy outside..once i get inthis recliner and get the ac goin,i dont want to go back out in the heat..at this juncture,im looki forward to this fall,by that time,i should be in pretty damd good shape....when the leaves start turnin,im goin to climb every mountain in ky... whew..2 solid hours of walkin..if i do that every day,this fat aint got a chance..felt good this mornin,almost 100% my old self...figured up today while i was walkin..ive been losin at appr,1.25 pound per week,5 pounds a month...its very im portant to me,that ive not gone on some crash diet,or starved myself to death,while losin this weight..from what ive learned,,the slower you lose it,the more fat,and less muscle you lose...'keep the continue'
have discontinued meatskins..nothin really wrong with them,but,i would eat a whole bag of them,and that was too much.. ive come to believe,from my exp,that i was eatin too much protein...now,rather than a bunch of snack type of stuff
i eat a bowl of soup or somethin.....one of the tricks ive learned is to eat a big bowl of soup.reeeal slow...sometimes i find that it fills me up,for a couple hours,especially if i follw it up with a cup of decaf...'keep the contine'
i remember this like it happened yesterday...while i didnt journal it,,the thing that reall stands out in my mind is...all the fat people had one of those foldin chairs,and were sittin around watchin everybody else have fun...the look of sadness,tryin to pretend they were havin fun,has stuck with me...i decided right then...i wasnt goin to be a fat man,with my little folding chair,pretending to have fun.....'keep the continue'
made it out to the track early this am,tryin to beat the heat...was on the track by 6:30....walked 1/4,jogged 2/4,walked 1/4,jogged 2/4...then i headed down to the bike trail,and did a round trip...total was 1 mile joggin,4 miles walkin......buut,here is thegood news..i knew my 44 waist shorts had been loose for a while..so much so that i had put a belt on,and it was down to its last loop..sooo, i stop after my workout,to try on some 42s...annnd,they fit me just right,yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha....when i looked in the mirror at myself in those pants,i could finally recognize the guy who was starin back at me.....before,all i would see was this huge stomach..i couldnt see the rest of my body for the fkn fat...ive never spent so much time in a dressin room,in all my life.hehehe.....you dont realize how being obese has changed your life,until you turn it around....i mean,i never thought of buyin clothes,as somethin that was enjoyable....takin the time out of my day,to go to a clothing store,was never a part of my life,that i looked forward to,or so i thought..i guess what happens is you go into denial,and tell yourself that you dont need this,and you dont need that,and before you know it,youve got that fat persons attitude..which is..if i dont recognize my need for it,it cant hurt me,and all of a sudden you have isolated yourself,(gone into denial) from all the "small stuff" that added together,if left out of your life,makes for one sad existence......the real kicker to all this is..until you have had enough of that shit,and have made a decision to turn your life around..you are forced to go through every single day,pretending that you are enjoying life...you dont enjoy softball at the family reunion,cause youre 'too old'you take the elevator,cause youre 'in a hurry'..you sit at home behind the computer because,'thats what you enjoy'...annnd in my experience,what is at he top of the list is..you pretend that you are just not the kid of person,who gets into all that 'clothes stuff'..because no matter how you dress,as an obese person,no matter how much money you spend altering clothes,you are still a fat mfer..its like puttin socks on a rooster,it dont work.........well,enough preachin.....gettin down to 42s has motivated me to go through my closet again..found 3 pair of 42s,(long pants) and a pair of 40s......i hung the 40s up in the garage(thats where i go sit,watch the news,and drink coffee,before i go walkin)with a huge note attached..it says,and i aint shittin ye..THIS IS MRHOGNUTS NEXT GOAL,TO FIT INTO THESE SIZE 40 WAIST BLUEJEANS..JL HOGNUTS......what i particularly enjoyed tryin on this mornin was a pair of 42 jeans..i swear i felt 20 years younger,it is simply amazing how clothes change a persons perspective.....its been one hell of a day for old hognuts.....'keep the continue'
