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HaRuMaN:
And his training leading up to the Olympics...

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: HarumaN on August 29, 2008, 02:27:08 pm ---And his training leading up to the Olympics...

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Probably not nearly as much - lots more than even most pro athletes for sure but still not as much as you'd need when competing in all of those events in a short span.

shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 29, 2008, 02:30:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: HarumaN on August 29, 2008, 02:27:08 pm ---And his training leading up to the Olympics...

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Probably not nearly as much - lots more than even most pro athletes for sure but still not as much as you'd need when competing in all of those events in a short span.

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He also does  the U.S. trials, the World Championships, and various other meets all year round. He is currently taking off a month or two, then it is back to the same training/eating regimen he always uses to train.

ark_ader:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 29, 2008, 10:53:20 am ---If you weren't a diabetic when you started Atkin's, you will be afterwards.

My plan essentially works out to low unrefined carbs, low fat, and lots of fruits and vegetables.  There's a wide list of food you can eat and you just stock your kitchen with foods from the list. 

That way, when you get hungry, you can just eat whatever you lay your hands on.

I don't think 50lbs in 3 weeks is possible unless a tumor was removed.  Besides, going from a 44 to squeezing into a 40?  No.  I've lost ~52lbs and I've gone down 8 pant sizes, not 2.  (sounds more like he lost 20 to me, which is typical)

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Well the scales do not lie.  I would be happy with 20 pounds but it is indeed 50.  My pant sizes are not enough to justify the loss, as I did not plan ahead with documentation.  Last time I took a picture of my big gut and the newspaper of the day to show the date.  I enrolled in the Body For Life program until I found out how much the shakes cost... :o

I was thinking about what to do with my flap.  Yes the skin is drooping (and the stretch marks look yuck), giving me a false impression that I am not losing more.  The  thing is,  I cannot go by is the reaction of my friends.  They just don't see it.  I left for the US in December with the same weight as I am now.  I came back in July looking like I was 9 months pregnant.  When I walked I had a shadow.  It was embarrassing.  My immediate family are impressed but that is as far as it goes.  I lost 20 lbs on the first week, which I figured as water.  Heck you drink a lot of soda in 115F heat. My waist was 44-45 when I started Atkins.

I was curious and weighed in today at 18 stone 10 pounds.  I didn't trust my scales at home so I went to the Pharmacy (Chemist) and got on there height weight mass scale at 50p a pop.  You obviously cannot strip in public so I took my shoes off and figured the weight of my clothes and it was sure near as damn is to swear.

I still have a way to go, and I keep up the exercise.  it might sound like I'm blowing my own trumpet here, but with the myth that Atkins is a joke and doesn't work, is BS.  It does work, you just have to be honest with yourself and stick to the menu.  I originally posted this to encourage those out there who are clinically obese, to get back to their original shape. 

I wish I had the remote control like on the movie CLICK.  But I still have to be kind and rewind a few more weeks.  While I'm on the topic:  Stomach Crunches.  Is it worth it, how many and will I put my back out?   ;D



HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on August 29, 2008, 03:20:59 pm ---it might sound like I'm blowing my own trumpet here, but with the myth that Atkins is a joke and doesn't work, is BS.  It does work, you just have to be honest with yourself and stick to the menu.

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Sure it works...  it just kills you in the process...

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