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ark_ader:
Well I am not finished.  I have a lot more to lose over the next eight weeks (well just before college starts again) and I'm figuring that my body has gotten wise to this type of behavior as I haven't been able to shed more.  It took me a fair while to gain it back last time and I had help from Häagen-Dazs (strawberry shortcake) and Ben & Jerrys, stuffed crust pizza and bags of M&Ms.  But it didn't just pack on it snuck up on me as my exercise was constant and I was walking more.

This time around I have to me more mindful of my actions as I am over 40 and its harder to keep a slimmer figure and not indulge.  The Atkins diet is not a fad if you stick with it and have a life eating right and being healthy.

I did moan a bit about food being expensive, but eating fatty is expensive too.  I stand in line looking at those who are morbid obese buying all the bread and cakes on sale, booze and cigarettes.  So sad.

I'm just lucky this time around, but the headaches, cramps and the shakes are starting to appear.  I'm drinking more milk and doubling the protein and that is having a positive effect,and the multi-vitamins are helping.   

I went to see my doctor today for my monthly prescription and he wasn't a happy camper when I told him, as he twigged on how I looked, and he said my symptoms are due to my body going into shock.  I'm now getting my bloods done, and I have stopped donating blood at the hospital.  Oops.  ;D  That would explain why I was tired all the time.....  :P

So I'm in good hands.  I didn't do a before and after, but I'm sure I have some tubby photos somewhere. 

At the moment I look and feel like yuck, but that should all change when buff up at the gym.   :woot

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 13, 2011, 01:05:12 pm ---
Also look at the reality of the numbers.  A person can lose 100lb.  That person is not going to put on 100lb of muscle to fill up that space.  You can't take 100lb out of a bag, put 20lb back in, and expect it to be full.  Yeah, the skin adjusts a certain amount, but not enough to make up the difference when a person is losing that much weight.

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What like this:



That guy needs surgery.  Mine looks like " a spare deflated tire" instead of a spare tire.  :lol

TOK:
A dude I work with had gastric bypass or something and lost a huge amount of weight... I'd imagine enough to look like the guy in that picture. I never asked to see his body (eek), but they wrapped his arms in legs in some kind of bandage type things to help that flab shrink back down.

He was probably over 400 pounds and I'm guessing he's down to around 200 now.

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: Vigo on June 13, 2011, 12:33:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on June 13, 2011, 12:14:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 13, 2011, 09:08:10 am ---Loose skin is a fact of life for people who lose a lot of weight.  It doesn't just shrink on its own.

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Loosing weight at a slower, healthy rate (1-2 lbs a week) and muscle-building exercises does help curb excess loose skin.  Excess skin is a result of losing muscle in addition to fat as a result of "crash diets".    Again... doctor.. see one.     

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You got to look at the reality of it though. Someone who has 150 pounds or more to lose, at a rate of 1-2 pounds lost a week would require a diet that takes years. You are not going to find anyone with the will go on a diet for that long. It the person is going to lose the weight and will work to then keep it off, I say the crash diet is well worth it. Better than weaving in and out of diets and various weight changes for a course of many years simply trying to lose that initial body weight to begin with, without even getting to the maintaining a healthy body weight stage.

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150 lbs / 2lbs week = 75 weeks.  That's only a year-and-a-half.  And in reality, changing of the lifestyle instead of striving for "overnight weight loss" is much better in the long run.  Because crash diets, almost by definition, involve making unrealistic changes to the way you eat. 

Besides, scratch that 75 week figure.  You'll see noticeable results in much less time; enough that people will compliment you and you will be motivated to continue.  So in reality, smaller goals will ultimately lead to a big change before you'd even know it. 

Also, if you are describing dieting as "harsh" or "torture" then you are doing it wrong.  Do not diet and don't call it a diet.  Adjusting your eating habits means making some better decisions about what you take in.  It does NOT mean eliminating certain foods altogether.   Add more "greens" to your diet and maybe replace white bread with whole grain bread and cut out excess fats but with moderation, anything can be enjoyed.     


--- Quote from: ark_ader on June 13, 2011, 03:01:59 pm ---I went to see my doctor today for my monthly prescription and he wasn't a happy camper when I told him, as he twigged on how I looked, and he said my symptoms are due to my body going into shock.  I'm now getting my bloods done, and I have stopped donating blood at the hospital.  Oops.  ;D  That would explain why I was tired all the time.....  :P

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...and yeah, then there's that.  But you know what:


--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 13, 2011, 02:11:38 pm ---I think I'll ignore any and all diet advice dispensed on this forum.

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Probably the best advice in this entire thread.   :cheers:







Cakemeister:
I agree with DaveMMR on everything he's posted in this thread.

Listen to him!

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