Thread: Anyone have a few extra pounds? I've dropped 35 on nutrisystem

Cool! I need to find a good doctor and get cleared to start changing habits. The NS thing sounds cool...is the jewish rye your choice or their recommendation?

When I was in the Army and worked out (ugh...to think what great shape I was in)...2+ hours a day workout, high protein, non-wheat carb diet - wheat has estrogen which inhibits muscle growth apparently....so rye, oats, rice, taters for carbs, running 4 miles 2-3 times a week.....44C, 32 W......

Congratulations! I personally dropped 55 pounds (taking me to 170) on the don't eat any meat for the rest of your life diet. Vegetarianism is a good option for building a strong, lean body on a budget (as all the food works out to be pretty cheap.) It also lets you eat a lot of foods you never would have tried and find out you love them. Again, congratulations, and to the rest of you gentleman ready to lose the weight, carpe diem! You will be glad you did.

I am probably out of place here, with my 76 kg (160 lbs).

Over the years I have found that
a) for me, fat causes less weight gain than alcohol and sugar.
b) as long as I work out regularly and eat / snack in moderation, I keep whatever weight I am at.
c) dieting is a lifestyle, not a temp thing. Your weight is the result of your lifestyle, so crash diets are useless if you revert to your old lifestyle. Find a lifestyle that you can comfortably live with.

Gol Darn! I have to congratulate all of you that hit your goal, or even got near it. It's a tough thing to do!

I'm on something of a yo-yo diet... I do whatever is needed of me at for the role. sadly that means I alternatively starve and gorge myself as needed. bot take extreme dedication and I'm proud for you that manage to stick to one diet for the long term.

Thanks folks, you're an inspiration.

Originally Posted by Bruno

c) dieting is a lifestyle, not a temp thing. Your weight is the result of your lifestyle, so crash diets are useless if you revert to your old lifestyle. Find a lifestyle that you can comfortably live with.

Most important thing said so far. This is what makes it work and keeps it working.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I am probably out of place here, with my 76 kg (160 lbs).

Over the years I have found that
a) for me, fat causes less weight gain than alcohol and sugar.
b) as long as I work out regularly and eat / snack in moderation, I keep whatever weight I am at.
c) dieting is a lifestyle, not a temp thing. Your weight is the result of your lifestyle, so crash diets are useless if you revert to your old lifestyle. Find a lifestyle that you can comfortably live with.

+1

At some point, you're going to need to know how to eat healthy - unless you want to buy pre-made foods for the rest of your life.

I try to avoid processed foods in general. I watch my sugar and keep an eye on fat (not eliminate it). I try to only eat 3-4 servings of whole grains each day and no white bread. I find 5-7 meals/snacks a day, each containing healthy carbs and fairly lean protein and good fats keeps me trim. If you don't eat right, working out will do little to help - especially as you get older. It takes some extra time, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Jordan

I'm about 3 weeks into a very-low-calorie doctor-supervised diet. The plan is via a company called HMR, offered at my doctor's clinic. The food is good, I've lost about 16 pounds in 2 weeks (5 lbs a week is more realistic, the rest is probably water), and I'm not uncomfortable.

'Course I see a nurse/doctor every week, I'm on a couple of meds to prevent things like gallstones, and have frequent blood tests.

This isn't necessarily for everybody, but I want to drop 70 or so pounds, and it wasn't happening by itself.

We'll see how it goes. Another weigh-in tomorrow.

Jim

I started changing my diet & exersize in January of this year. I stopped
drinking beer which is hard for a Canadian to do. I don't miss it much
but if i'm going to have a drink now it will be rye & gingerale.
I also cut down on the amount of potatoes & bread that I eat by 90%.
Don't drink tea/coffee but haven't did that in 5 years anyway.
Will drink pop but only as a mix and it will be diet pop.

Eating only lean meats and alot of fish. Tons of salad which I never
get bored of. I don't eat so much fruit but always have a jug of acai juice
in the fridge. Everything in my diet I can safetly say I could eat for the rest of my life.
What my wife & I buy at the grocery store is 90% of what we eat.
If you buy junk food and frozen crap you'll never get anywhere.
For exersize It's just a 5 mile hike 4 to 5 days a week and sit ups / push ups.
Then some heavy dumbells in the house a few hours a week for the upper body.
Be careful if your losing a lot of weight and not exersizing. What will
happen is you'll end up with loose skin/extra skin which is not pretty.
So from Jan 2008 till now i'm down 32 pounds. I went from 210 LBS to 178 LBS.
My wife only lost 20 pounds so far because she refuses to do push ups &
sit ups, but she still is more active than ever. Nothing we do with exersize & diet feels extreme to me or my wife. We just go at it at a different pace. Oh s**t I'm writing a damn novel here. Thanks for reading.

Cheers,

Gary

That's great Gary! Congrats.

Jordan

To those of you who have lost a few lbs.... You needn't worry, I have found them. . I would be most happy to return said lbs to their original owners, no charge for shipping.

Regards

Kaptain "Your loss is apparently my gain" Zero

PS: On a more serious note, great going guys!