**OFFICIAL** Jan 1st - April 1st [2013] Weight Loss Thread/Competition

[stormtiger]

****. It's been mardi gras weekend (holiday where I live) and I've been eating the **** out of eeeeeverything hahaha. I've drank around my bodyweight in alcohol and eaten my bodyweight in cake lol. I can definetly feel it too. I've been getting the symptoms of my old ****ty eating habits such as lethargy, greasy hands/face, not feeling like an aesthetic ****, slight facial acne, all that bad ****. It's interesting to see how my body reacts to a good diet and to a bad one, and how fast it reacts. I'd say I've gained maybe a pound back from just Friday and Saturday .

Have any of you read A Guide To Flexible Dieting by Lyle McDonald? I read it I think it was Thursday night and it really changed how I felt about losing fat and dieting.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check out his book. I used to read his website a couple of
years ago, and need to start back using it as a resource.

[MallyOnSwole]

Weighed in today at exactly 364.2lbs looks like i maintained for the week, it was a little messed up with a severe schedule change at work...went from working 2pm-11pm to a 6am - 2pm shift and my lady had a baby shower were there was pizza hut homemade wings, baked mac n cheese and a huge ass cake...but eh guess at least i maintained instead of gained

[ShortBrah3030]

lmao. I haven't weighed myself since like last monday, out of curiousity I weighed myself today and I weigh 148 POUNDS!!! lmao last weigh in I was 133!!!!!

It's amazing how much glycogen, water, and just food weight can add to your weight. That's pretty weird how I started at 147 a month ago, now I'm 148, but I'm 5% bodyfat less. Oh well, I'm starting my second course of the crash diet tomorrow so I'll soon be like 130 hahaha.

[billthekill2012]

Same weight as last week.

However, after stalling for 3 weeks, Waist measurement dropped a 1/4", so happy about that.

Good job to all that are still in this. Most of the "water weight" we had is gone and the rate of loss is drastically lower. Losing 1 to 2 pound a week is actually very good from this point on. It's all about being consistent with the smaller weight loss. I'm sure you guys all heard the "It's a marathon not a sprint".

[wutang9o]

Had a week to forget, absolutely disastrous. Still, I'm going to see this through...

Going to start popping in here more regularly despite my busy schedule. Hoping the constant reminder will keep me on the straight and narrow.

[RugbyColt]

also had a bad few days, didnt count calories but im sure from the amount i ate i went over cals. monday tomorrow so that means a new week, which means a fresh start, which means im gonna go hard to get back on track. think im going to go PSMF this week or just extremely low cals for the week to get me back on track

[thisguyfromsp]

Had a disastrous weekend myself. Actually, compared to how routine and adamant I was in November and December before I joined bb.com, I have been quite erroneous and inconsistent the past few weeks.

It's been tough with the cold weather and winter blues. Some days, it just seems that much more difficult. I've got a lot of motivation around me and the bigger picture so gonna get back on track this week.

[Vikingly]

Anybody know a good way to cook sweet potato? I got some when I was out shopping, not sure whether to roast it, boil it or throw it at children.

[Kelekin]

Anybody know a good way to cook sweet potato? I got some when I was out shopping, not sure whether to roast it, boil it or throw it at children.

Use heat, for sure.

[Vikingly]

Use heat, for sure.

For reals?! Now I know why I never liked normal potatoes.

[Bathos]

Gained 1lb this week, setting me at 263. All good, had to increase my calories this week and for next, then cut them back little by little so I don't crash my metabolism again. ~4 months of eating a 1k deficit = Bad juju. No thanks to MFP saying that's what I should do to lose 2lbs/week. I have learned, and now I shall apply. Eating 20% deficit for another week (or 636 calorie deficit) and then dropping back down to the 1k deficit and see how it goes. I expect I'll add another pund or two this next week even though I am eating under my TEE, simply because of my extreme 4 month deficit.

Staying positive, everything is under control, or so I think!

[Vaylor]

Gained 1lb this week, setting me at 263. All good, had to increase my calories this week and for next, then cut them back little by little so I don't crash my metabolism again. ~4 months of eating a 1k deficit = Bad juju. No thanks to MFP saying that's what I should do to lose 2lbs/week. I have learned, and now I shall apply. Eating 20% deficit for another week (or 636 calorie deficit) and then dropping back down to the 1k deficit and see how it goes. I expect I'll add another pund or two this next week even though I am eating under my TEE, simply because of my extreme 4 month deficit.

Staying positive, everything is under control, or so I think!

Huh? At your size you should be able to have a 1k deficit easily. Hell I have been doing over a 1.5k deficit for the past 5 months.

[ShapingUp]

Anybody know a good way to cook sweet potato? I got some when I was out shopping, not sure whether to roast it, boil it or throw it at children.

Cut them into french fries, add seasoning salt and bake in the oven!

[billthekill2012]

Anybody know a good way to cook sweet potato? I got some when I was out shopping, not sure whether to roast it, boil it or throw it at children.

I just throw them in a toaster oven. 400 degree for 50-60 minutes.

[billthekill2012]

Huh? At your size you should be able to have a 1k deficit easily. Hell I have been doing over a 1.5k deficit for the past 5 months.

Agree with above. 1000 calorie deficit for you should be more than OK.

[Osbornezo]

Already up to 3,400 mg of sodium. Sodium is my enemy

[Bathos]

Huh? At your size you should be able to have a 1k deficit easily. Hell I have been doing over a 1.5k deficit for the past 5 months.

Agree with above. 1000 calorie deficit for you should be more than OK.

The issue I have is I didn't ease into a 1k deficit, I went right into it, and stayed there for ~4 months. The past month I've been teetering between 262-265, and normally at that point it's recommended you lower calories more, but I don't want to lower it any more since I'd only be eating about 1800cal a day if I did. So, I figure if I eat at a 20% deficit for two weeks then cut my cals back to where I had been eating I will begin losing weight fast like I did when I started. If there is some flaw in my logic, I would like to know, since I def don't wanna be wasting my time lol.

[Tayler8]

Anyway to post progress pics without 50 posts?

[billthekill2012]

Anyway to post progress pics without 50 posts?

You can do this:
1. Post a link to the picture and someone here will post it on here. You will need an account at ImageShack or something similar.
2. If you post the pictures in your body space account, I can pull them out and place them here.

[billthekill2012]

The issue I have is I didn't ease into a 1k deficit, I went right into it, and stayed there for ~4 months. The past month I've been teetering between 262-265, and normally at that point it's recommended you lower calories more, but I don't want to lower it any more since I'd only be eating about 1800cal a day if I did. So, I figure if I eat at a 20% deficit for two weeks then cut my cals back to where I had been eating I will begin losing weight fast like I did when I started. If there is some flaw in my logic, I would like to know, since I def don't wanna be wasting my time lol.

I don't think you are in any danger of suffering from some type of metabolism damage. No harm in upping your calories for a couple of weeks though, and it might actually be good for your mental state since you've been cutting for a long time now.

[matman1813]

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[Schnitzl]

All righty. Bought myself some protein powder so i´m up to 6 meals a day again. Also bought a gym membership and doing 3 days a week of full body workout to get me started again. Tried pull-ups today but failed miserably 2+lbs/week until summer is what i would be happy with.

[matman1813]

I bought some protein muffins, they arrived today. They are f'n delicious but 387 calories in each one, not really very cut friendly. I also bought like 5 protein shakers because I tend to use them as water bottles and I've lost every one I've ever owned.

Macros in them: 19g Protein 17g Fat 36g Carbs

All righty. Bought myself some protein powder so i´m up to 6 meals a day again. Also bought a gym membership and doing 3 days a week of full body workout to get me started again. Tried pull-ups today but failed miserably 2+lbs/week until summer is what i would be happy with.

I'm just being able to do pull ups, I think my first one was around 230lbs. Can do two or three now, feels great. I don't know how you can do 6 meals though. F dat ish.

[cunfewzed]

Miss this thread for a few days, miss a lot.

[MallyOnSwole]

Everybodys week seems to have been a lil off...but ay lets make a comeback....

And @bathos...are u sure u are counting calories exactly? Because i believe even if you raise your cals if you are still at a deficit the you shouldnt gain

[cnh57811]

Gained 1lb this week, setting me at 263. All good, had to increase my calories this week and for next, then cut them back little by little so I don't crash my metabolism again. ~4 months of eating a 1k deficit = Bad juju. No thanks to MFP saying that's what I should do to lose 2lbs/week. I have learned, and now I shall apply. Eating 20% deficit for another week (or 636 calorie deficit) and then dropping back down to the 1k deficit and see how it goes. I expect I'll add another pund or two this next week even though I am eating under my TEE, simply because of my extreme 4 month deficit.

Staying positive, everything is under control, or so I think!

Are you eating back your workout calories?

[krete77]

Hey guys,

Down 12 people this week.

Hope you all had a good one!




https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...sRTZkNEE#gid=9

[MCrow]

Down to 207.1 this week, not sure why but I dropped 4.5 pounds this week. I did spend a lot of time at the gym, shoveling snow and taking the daughter sledding this week. Maybe I had some water to dump.

[cunfewzed]

Down to 207.1 this week, not sure why but I dropped 4.5 pounds this week. I did spend a lot of time at the gym, shoveling snow and taking the daughter sledding this week. Maybe I had some water to dump.

Strong. At this point I would LOVE to lose 4 lbs in a week. I'm getting lean and hitting that wall. Well done!

[MCrow]

Strong. At this point I would LOVE to lose 4 lbs in a week. I'm getting lean and hitting that wall. Well done!

Thanks! I'm pretty cunfewzed about it but not going to complain. lol.