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ark_ader:
Well I was tired of the diet I was on and got myself in trouble by pigging out on cookies, chips and chocolate.  I stepped off the Good Ship Atkins and I turned to the fat side.   The weight jumped on in 6 weeks and before I know what was going on I lost all my hard work.  :banghead:

Got strict after I tried on my graduation suit and realized I was not the slim guy I was before and burned off 30 lbs in three weeks following this horrible and painful alternative. This was worse than coming off cigarettes.  After the second week it got better, but it was like doing belly flops in the pool every night.  I think about Popeye in the French Connection and yeah it was pretty close.

Did it on an Atkins pure protein liquid diet and a rigorous workout routine.  Just started at a gym and I'm already getting odd looks with my flabby skin belly.  :puke

I'm doing free weights and a new idea of running by walking fast and alternating sprinting for 30 secs for about 4 miles a day.  The first week I thought my legs were coming off.

Started to gain weight again for the 4th week after but it was due muscle and not fat.  I'm having to mix it up as my body has figured out what I am attempting to do and I just plateaued.

I just added a half pint of Guinness for a night cap. Sleep is vital as you are fasting.  No shakes or jitters yet.  I've lost 3 pant sizes and back into my normal clothes.  I'm totally stoked.

This time I want to tone up and keep it off.  I liquidize all my food now, and take a one-a-day vitamin.  Plus 3 liters of water and two cups of Starbucks.

Naturally my physio wants me to go on a GI diet and the Doc is totally pissed with me and said I was reckless, but the weight staying off and I feel great! 

Just 50 more pounds to go!

I recommend it 100%.   :woot

DaveMMR:
Well I suppose congrats but if your doctor is pissed with you, maybe that's a red flag that you're losing weight too fast.  :dunno

pinballjim:
Friend of mine dropped about 30-40lbs on a protein shake routine in the month leading up to his weight loss surgery.  He had the one where they make your stomach the size of a banana.  He's still going to McDonald's every day and eating "just one" sandwich despite everyone screaming, in all senses of the word, at him about it.

I dropped 90lbs 3-4 years ago on Weight Watchers Core and I have managed to keep 50 of them off long term.  I do not recommend that company anymore for a multitude of reasons.  (We'll see how the thread goes before I go off on that rant)

Hell of a lot more active than I ever was at any point in adulthood but wouldn't mind shopping in the regular section again.  Blood pressure's great, too.

 :dunno

Thenasty:
I knew a guy who was in the chubby side for years. He decided to lose some of that weight, and he did.

Make a long story short, he died 3 months later  :dunno

Knew some guys who smoked, and died cause they stop smoking  :dunno

coincidence  :dunno

I want to lose maybe 5-10 lbs, and I'm doing it very slowly, I mean really slow (it' hard to lose it, but easily gained). Why can't it work the other way around :) EAT more and lose the weight :)

Like I always say "Everyone will lose all that weight a the end"

theonegoku:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 11, 2012, 09:49:54 am ---Friend of mine dropped about 30-40lbs on a protein shake routine in the month leading up to his weight loss surgery.  He had the one where they make your stomach the size of a banana.  He's still going to McDonald's every day and eating "just one" sandwich despite everyone screaming, in all senses of the word, at him about it.

I dropped 90lbs 3-4 years ago on Weight Watchers Core and I have managed to keep 50 of them off long term.  I do not recommend that company anymore for a multitude of reasons.  (We'll see how the thread goes before I go off on that rant)

Hell of a lot more active than I ever was at any point in adulthood but wouldn't mind shopping in the regular section again.  Blood pressure's great, too.

 :dunno

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Yea people who dont know alot about nutrition and cutting will always yell when you do something they "think" they know alot about.  Getting your stomach shrunk must suck, but it served its purpose.  If he is eating one sandwhich at mcdonalds and thats his lunch, then good on him.  Last time I was on a cut, i went from 152 to 130 on double quarter pounders every day for dinner.  It's all about calories in<Calories out, the sooner people realize that, the better the world will be.

And to OP, congrats on ur weight loss, a little fast for my taste, but as long as ur ok with losing some muscle along with the fat, and u dont binge and gain it all back when u hit ur goal, then you should be proud.  Your walking/running routine is referred to as HIIT, look it up, and just keep track of what your eating and let us know when u lose the rest of weight :D

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