Resolution to New Years - Obese No More: 270 lbs to 195 lbs (75 lbs in 150 days)

[markprivinius]

Lunch, yummy!



Snack - Could have porbably gone without it, but that apple and cinnamin raisin bagel thin looked soooo good lol.


Food Log: Food Log

[markprivinius]

Summary: When shooting with my dad for like 4 hours was out and about most of the day, didn't do too bad. In the old days, I would have had another fatty burger instead of sushi.

Weights: 30-45 sec between sets, 1.5 min to 2 min between exercises.
Hammer Lat Pulldown: 70 lbs/each, 12 rep, 75 lbs/each, 12 reps, 80 lbs/each, 12 reps, 80 lbs 2 sets of 8
Low Row Alt: 90 lbs/each, 10 reps, 3 sets of 8
BB Curl: 65 lbs, 4 sets of 12
High Row : 80 lbs/each, 12 rep, 2 sets of 8 reps, 6 reps
DB Seated Curl: 20 lbs/each, 2 sets of 8, 2 sets of 6
Pullover Machine: 60 lbs each, set of 8, set of 6

Calories Burned: 764


Food Log: Food Log

[Gen1GT]

Keep it up Mark! Are you 280 or 275 right now?

[markprivinius]

Keep it up Mark! Are you 280 or 275 right now?

Between probably, was a bit bloated last Friday, I hope to finally start moving down again.

[GravyVeins]

How we doing?

[markprivinius]

How we doing?

Didn't get a chance to weigh myself this morning, was almost late for work. Food has been a bit all over the place.

I have finally discovered why it doesn't seem like I want it enough. My mind is my best friend and worst enemy. I can convince myself of anything, thus make any and every excuse to not eat on point.

[markprivinius]

Food Log: Food Log

[markprivinius]

Summary: Alright everyone, here we go, Extremely Extreme! As you all can see, if I give myself an inch, I take a whole pizza. I need to do this protein shakes for the majority of the meals, with a real meal here and there.

[Luclin999]

Summary: Alright everyone, here we go, Extremely Extreme! As you all can see, if I give myself an inch, I take a whole pizza. I need to do this protein shakes for the majority of the meals, with a real meal here and there.

Mark.

While I understand your line of thinking the problem with it is the sustainability. The key to long term weight loss is in moderation and finding a balance between the food you like and the body that you want to have.

"Extreme" programs are basically the cause of almost all major rebounds, in that they are both unsustainable in the "real world" and instill an exaggerated sense of deprivation which in turn leads to depression, resentment towards the process and finally binge/rebounding.

Portion control trumps deprivation dieting almost every time.

The key to "not eating the whole pizza" is not in banishing it from the table entirely but rather in just learning how to "not eat the whole pizza". The same thing applies to most other foods as well.

Except for Oreos. Those things are simply evil and deserve to be banished to the deepest pits of Hell...

[MrM27]

Mark.

While I understand your line of thinking the problem with it is the sustainability. The key to long term weight loss is in moderation and finding a balance between the food you like and the body that you want to have.

"Extreme" programs are basically the cause of almost all major rebounds, in that they are both unsustainable in the "real world" and instill an exaggerated sense of deprivation which in turn leads to depression, resentment towards the process and finally binge/rebounding.

Portion control trumps deprivation dieting almost every time.

The key to "not eating the whole pizza" is not in banishing it from the table entirely but rather in just learning how to "not eat the whole pizza". The same thing applies to most other foods as well.

Except for Oreos. Those things are simply evil and deserve to be banished to the deepest pits of Hell...

Logic^^

[markprivinius]

Mark.

While I understand your line of thinking the problem with it is the sustainability. The key to long term weight loss is in moderation and finding a balance between the food you like and the body that you want to have.

"Extreme" programs are basically the cause of almost all major rebounds, in that they are both unsustainable in the "real world" and instill an exaggerated sense of deprivation which in turn leads to depression, resentment towards the process and finally binge/rebounding.

Portion control trumps deprivation dieting almost every time.

The key to "not eating the whole pizza" is not in banishing it from the table entirely but rather in just learning how to "not eat the whole pizza". The same thing applies to most other foods as well.

Except for Oreos. Those things are simply evil and deserve to be banished to the deepest pits of Hell...

Thank you Luclin for the input. As everyone can see, I struggle with trying to eat in "moderation and finding a balance". When I attempt portion control, I make compromise after compromise, eventually leading to what everyone can plainly see in my Food Log. Though I have done something similar to lose 50 lbs, and gain back 25 lbs, I still am down 25 lbs.

When I am strict on myself, I don't allow for any compromise because no matter what somehow I convince myself that having something like pizza is ok. Then I say, hey I
Ate less calories
or
exercised a lot this week / yesterday / today / or will tomorrow
or
eat less tomorrow
=
eating over maintenance

Clearly what I have been doing for almost 6 months now isn't working. I am going to try a more extreme approach to kick off the fat loss. I only have 80 day left to my initial goal and will lose no where near what I set out to. BEST case scenario (which is nearly impossible) is lose 50 lbs.


Oh, and thank God I don't like Oreos lol...

[markprivinius]

Logic^^

^^ Welcome back Captain Obvious lol

[kureransu]

Thank you Luclin for the input. As everyone can see, I struggle with trying to eat in "moderation and finding a balance". When I attempt portion control, I make compromise after compromise, eventually leading to what everyone can plainly see in my Food Log. Though I have done something similar to lose 50 lbs, and gain back 25 lbs, I still am down 25 lbs.

When I am strict on myself, I don't allow for any compromise because no matter what somehow I convince myself that having something like pizza is ok. Then I say, hey I
Ate less calories
or
exercised a lot this week / yesterday / today / or will tomorrow
or
eat less tomorrow
=
eating over maintenance

Clearly what I have been doing for almost 6 months now isn't working. I am going to try a more extreme approach to kick off the fat loss. I only have 80 day left to my initial goal and will lose no where near what I set out to. BEST case scenario (which is nearly impossible) is lose 50 lbs.


Oh, and thank God I don't like Oreos lol...

it won't matter how extreme you go. As soon as you bring back the other foods into your life, you'll gain it all back if you don't learn how to control your intake. It's that simple. Portion control should be what your focus is on first and foremost in my opinion, then shift over the weight loss. YOU need that foundation if this is going to work for you long term.

also, why are you taking an EC stack?

[markprivinius]

it won't matter how extreme you go. As soon as you bring back the other foods into your life, you'll gain it all back if you don't learn how to control your intake. It's that simple. Portion control should be what your focus is on first and foremost in my opinion, then shift over the weight loss. YOU need that foundation if this is going to work for you long term.

also, why are you taking an EC stack?

PLanning on having 1 "real" meal every other day for 2 weeks. Then 1 real meal every day for 1 month, etc until I have control.

EC stack kills my appetite, keeps my energy level up.

[MrM27]

^^ Welcome back Captain Obvious lol

The ironic part is I'm so obvious but yet logic eludes you.

[markprivinius]

The ironic part is I'm so obvious but yet logic eludes you.

And here I thought I could be friendly with you, and instead you go and be a d*ck. Also, no one asked you.

Welcome back Troll.

[MrM27]

And here I thought I could be friendly with you, and instead you go and be a d*ck. Also, no one asked you.

Welcome back Troll.

I don't need you being friendly with me, wouldn't make any difference.

Feel free to say whatever you want, just don't send me any PMs like a 12 year old girl.

I do see you still like the extreme dieting. No self control. And all that jazz. Great job.

[Edman316]

How did you come with 764 calories burned on your weight training session on 10/05/14?

[markprivinius]

How did you come with 764 calories burned on your weight training session on 10/05/14?

I don't remember the exact way as its been a while since I entered the info into MyFitnessPal. Its combination of body weight and body fat percentage taking into consideration Heart rate. It may be a bit high, I use it more of a guide than anything else.

[markprivinius]

I don't need you being friendly with me, wouldn't make any difference.

Feel free to say whatever you want, just don't send me any PMs like a 12 year old girl.

I do see you still like the extreme dieting. No self control. And all that jazz. Great job.

You're right, I should know better than to try to be civil to the likes of you. I PM'd months ago to your filth from taking up space on my threads. If you did any reading of the thread at all, you would see I haven't attempted anything extreme in months.

Good luck in life.

[shwick]

Good job on continuing to track your progress losing weight isn't easy.

[markprivinius]

Good job on continuing to track your progress.

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[Emma-Leigh]

Just a gentle mod-ly reminder for everyone to play nice please... Don't make me get cranky.
Thank you muchly...

[stingray72]

Just a gentle mod-ly reminder for everyone to play nice please... Don't make me get cranky.
Thank you muchly...

Thank you for bringing order in these parts. Were all good peeps with changing our lives for the better as a common theme and thats what matters but we need to support each other in positive ways. Subscribed OP and I wish you the best as you continue your journey.

[markprivinius]

Stationary Bike 60 minutes resistance 14.
Calories Burned: 699

Food Log: Food Log

[markprivinius]

Big surprise, screwed up already. I got a raise at work on Wed, so I "celebrated". This poured a bit into Thursday as well. Getting right back on the wagon today...

Food Log: Food Log

[Strobe56]

Big surprise, screwed up already. I got a raise at work on Wed, so I "celebrated". This poured a bit into Thursday as well. Getting right back on the wagon today...

Yeah man getting back on the wagon is crucial! I freaken ate Mcdonalds yesterday QQ. But back at it as well

[GravyVeins]

Keep on rolling buddy. Jealous of that sushi!

[TheNormalMan]

Mark, I think you should try focusing on some other goal other than just what the scale says.

For me, the last few weeks, I've been focused on getting stronger at the gym and increasing all my lifts.

I still track my weight and measurements, but it's just to make sure I don't backtrack.

Might make it easier for you to stay disciplined and get that focus back it sounds like you want/need.

[Gen1GT]

You were still in a deficit those three days. Just saying....