I guess its in style to make one and I always have questions so instead of making new thread after new thread might as well keep it in one.

Food
Morning: Shake (1/2 banana, 1 scoop hydro whey, 1tbspn natural peanut butter, 1/4 cup nutty nuggets *publix brand grape nuts*, 3 frozen peach wedges, handful ice cubes, 1 cup skim milk)
Snack: Broccoli
Lunch: Turkey wrap (Small amount of deli mustard and light mayo, whole wheat wrap, 3 slices of turkey, tomato, broccoli)
Snack: Apple or Broccoli, usually broccoli
Dinner: Half Chicken breast, brown rice, Broccoli

*Note: Broccoli is about one of the only veggies I like to eat.

Workout 6 days a week (fridays off)
I do this before I eat breakfast which is the shake
Elliptical 35 minutes (avg HR 162, High HR 166-170)
Pre weights: 45 pushups, 60 sit ups, 60 toe touches, 30 leg raises
Weights 1 body part a day 3-4 excercises, I lift heavy so only about 7-9 reps.
Elliptical 15 minutes (same HR but at 10pm)

Current
Weight: 260lbs (gained 10 lbs the last 2 to 3 months being a lazy bum)
Bench Press: 225lbs 7 times
Lat Pulldown: 200lbs 10 times
(I don't squat or I would post that)
Started: 10/18/2007

1st 6 month Goal
Weight: 220 lbs
Bench Press: 250 lbs 12 times (not an important goal)
Lat Pulldown: 240 lbs 10 times
Goal Date: 3/18/2008

2nd 1 year Goal
Weight: 185-190lbs
Bench Press: I dunno as long as its more then before
Lat: same as bench
Goal Date 10/18/2008

My main goal is to lose weight and maintain muscle because for someone who doesn't work out often I think I am pretty damn strong already. Before working full time and finishing school fulltime made me have a lot of excuses now I am being a bum and studying to get into tech support so I might as well start now. Dont plan on working till January so I think I will have a good foundation by then.

Posting:
Weight Every Monday before workout
Time and distance and calories: daily
Questions whenever I want!

Thanks IS300 for the info you sent me, good shit!

 

So weight loss = more calories burned then taken in
Problem: I usually only burn like 600 calories on the elliptical a day but I eat probably around 1800 calories
Does lifting weights burn all that much? or am I spinning my wheels. I don't see how its possible for me to eat less then 1800 calories and survive.

PS no low carb crap, tried it and was too tired to do shit. So I just do the whole wheats.

 

You will burn calories just living -- if you're 260 and at 1800 calories, I'd guess you're at a calorie deficit without exercising.

 

Damn I burn that many calories not doing anything...cool!

Ok one thing, I need to regulate my bad foods. I am scared I will relapse if I never get to snack on some Mc D's every once and a while. How often do you guys reward yourself with a big mac or something?

 

a quick google, I found this...

http://www.slp-slimming.co.uk/metabolism.html

 

So how the hell does one lose weight and keep metabolism up? With the 6 meals a day does your body never know its hungry? Basically I have figured out that if I ever stop excercising I will gain weight and gain it quickly. So what I am doing now is going to be a lifetime thing. Actually once I get to my goal weight I will probably drop cardio down to only 3 days a week. What happened before when I gained weight in 2 months is I started working out hard, crashed, then started eating junk. My body absorbed that shit like it was pure fat.

 

okay, 1800 calories a day just seems waaaaaay too little for you... I know you're on a mission, and that's good... but you have to understand, if you come in too little calories in a day, especially being active... it can actually slow your metabolism down.

I mentioned that I have a machine that does VO2 testing? Well, that machine actually does 2 things... and the other test that it does is that it does something call RMR test, which stands for Resting Metabolic Rate... in a nutshall... it bascially tells you where your metabolism is at, from slow to normal to fast and anywhere in between... and it also tells you... (roughly) how many calories you burn in a day... this is a very hopefully tool for people that are trying to lose weight (dietitians/nutrionists use this type of machine as well)... People I've tested that actually tried eating very little in day... thinking that'll help them lose weight usually have VERY VERY slow metabolism... which makes it really hard to lose weight. That's why a lot of people who try losing weight by eating very little in day... will usually start off losing some weight... but eventually, their metabolism just slows down... along with their weight loss... then they just give up... with the attitude that they're helpless...

I'm not saying that'll you won't lose weight by intaking only 1800 calories/day, but it's just not healthy and it won't help with the metabolism... I'm thinking you should be around 2200-2500/day, that's just my And again... I'm just a trainer and NOT a nutrionists... I don't pretend to know all there is about diets... cuz it can get tricky... What diet works for me, may not work for you...

check your PM again, in about 5 minutes... I'd like you to answer a series of questions when you have the time...

 

Yeah I was thinking it was too little but I don't know what else to eat. I guess I can increase my serving sizes?

Shake for Breakfast has 440 calories
But I dont realistcally know how much the turkey wrap or the chicken dinner have?
Tell me what you think of this. Since I work out twice a day I was thinking maybe eat more at lunch time. I know what you mean I don't really want this to be a diet as more of a lifestyle. Like right now I am hungry cause I fucked up and woke up late. So waking up at 11am, working out at 12pm I didnt eat breakfast till 1:30pm so lunch was at like 5pm and I dont like eating at night so I have been hungry since about 12am. I just ate a slice of bread with peanut butter.

 

Good luck! + for progress threads!

 

Just catching up according to my polar HR watch

10/27
35:31
583 cal
Max HR 172
Avg HR 158
Shoulders

10/28
30:28
498 cal
max hr 167
avg hr 158
Chest

10/29
Morning
30:47
524 cal
max hr 167
avg hr 162
Back

Night
15:06
248 cal
max hr 167
avg hr 159

10/30
35:07
562
max hr 167
avg hr 156
Arms

 

ahhhhhhh shit! I forgot to do that questionnaire yesterday... I'll get to it later today

 

LOL no sweat man get to it when you can

 

35:04
568 cal
max 167
avg 157

 

Strange your burning more calories than me and my HR is pretty much around 170 the whole work out.

 

I weigh 80lbs more then you and most likely have more muscle then you (I don't see you ever post that you lift heavy, I do it every time I lift)

 

Additionally, machines are designed to give an estimation.

 

according to the machines, I'm suppose to be at around 119bpm for fat burn yet... after testing myself on the VO2 machine I don't go into anaerobic until 161 Which means if I wanted to burn fat, keeping it at 119bpm is still do-able... but I'm a lot more efficient in the upper 150's...

 

I used to lift heavy. Stopped and got a little chubby. Thats why I do mainly cardio now and plan on going back to lifting in January.

Makes sense though.

 

11/1/2007
35:03 Min
high HR164
Avg HR 156
560 cal

Today is my day off and I always feel so lazy

 

11/3 (went to the USF football game and woke up late had to rush to the gym)
15:05
247 cal
169
158

11/4
45:19
765 cal
high hr 171
avg hr 161

 

I read "I do this before I eat breakfast which is the shake"

I'm not sure its a good idea working out before having anything in your system to get your body started.

 

I read somewhere that its better to do that when you first wake up because your body will use your fat for energy instead of whats in your stomach. BTW I dont get dizzy or light headed. I am a big dude so my body has a lot to live off of

 

^^Interesting...I'd do some more research into that just in case. Just doesn't sound right to me

Anyways, good work! All one needs is motivation, anything can be done. Mizouse should take a hint.

 

11/05/2007
33:02
551 cal
High HR 168
Avg HR 160

11/06/2007
35:26
588 cal
High HR 166
Avg HR159

 

40:32
662 Cal
High HR 173
Avg HR 158

 

30:28
489 cal
164
156

 

Extra Fucking Cardio
Running from the car shop
1.7 miles 20 minutes
Barefoot because I had fucking flip flops on.

 

11/9 - 11/13 I didnt do any exercising but I walked around DC all day usually more then 2 miles...so I guess its something.

To make up for it...

What I ate while in DC
Friday:
Big Mac (I ate this when I was driving to DC 13 hours) Chicken breast sandwich on sourdough, chicken breast with asparagus and crab grits
Saturday:
Chicken Breast sandwich on sourdough (there was a great cafe on Conneticut street), White Chocolate espresso grande from starbucks, 2 hotdogs one with chili, Crab Cakes with sweet potatos and mac and cheese
Sunday:
Chicken breast sandwich on sourdough, White mocha Espresso, Low Fat Frozen yogurt on waffle cone, Jerk chicken burrito from California tortilla (OMG! it was nasty! only ate half)
Monday:
Fish Filet, Cheeseburger from McD's, Hibachi Steak w/ asparagus and mashed potato from cheesecake factory, peanutbutter fudge cheesecake slice, Half Quarter lber (I ate mcd's when I thought I was leaving DC but I turned back and spend the rest of the day there the other half quarter lber was actually when I did finally leave it was at 4AM on Tuesday)
Tuesday:
Baked Chicken
Sleep...
Today:
Back on track

1:00:23
1038 cal
max hr 180
avg hr 163
distance 6 miles

 

There is no such thing as a white mocha espresso....

 

LMAO I usually just go there and tell them I want something good and hot. The lady told me white something so I assumed thats what it was. I have no idea what they sell at starbucks. Every time I go I tell them what kind of drink I am in the mood for and they make something.

 

Well, espresso is a shot of strong coffee. They don't put syrup in that. You had a latte my friend...

 

11.15
35:10
587cal
max170
avg160

11.17
33:13
557cal
max173
avg160

30:07
510 cal
max174
avg161

Weigh in..
254.14 lbs as of 11/18
When I started on 10/18 and weighed 262 ish...
I was curious as to how my weight lifting would affect my weight. I lift heavy (example 3 sets of 7 reps of 225lbs on bench, 3 sets 60lbs dumbbells on shoulders, 3 sets of 10 reps of 220lbs on lat pulldown) Curious how long it takes to put on a lb of muscle.

Need to switch up my Ab workout because I want bigger abs, I know losing weight shows your abs but when I do get down to ab level I want my abs to be big like a football players.

 

11/26
30.39
528 cal
175
163

11/25
30.44
517cal
170
161

11/22
7.38
44 cal
150
139

11/21
7.55
113
159
147

11/19
30.32
513 cal
174
160

On 11/21 and 11/22 I had asthma attacks...no fun had to stop
Same thing happened on the 25th but I tried pushing through it. Figured a way to stop it. Go hard for a while then slow down let it pass then start hard again. For some reason it didn't stop again.

I gained about 2-3 lbs over the holidays, I could feel it...
I have burned it off it seems because I was at 257 now I am back to 254
I really want to be 250 within a week and a half.

 

f*ck man, how tall are you?

 

5'9

BTW this is a "before" picture I guess

picture link

I am the large person

 

so thats what you look like.

 

^I am surprised you didnt see the other million pictures I have posted over the years of myself

1:05.14
1108 cal
171
162

Made up for yesterday since I didnt do any cardio.

 

11/29
30:24
518 cal
174
162

11/30
1:00:12
1015cal
168
161

12/1
21:27
317 cal
160
149

12/4
20:06
319cal
162
154

Weight: 251.4

I saw a guy who was my same weight when we started working out a year ago. He is now 170 Made me realize how good it would be right now i I hadnt stopped. he is built like me, good muscle mass under fat. We were talking about our workouts and he was saying he only did 20 minutes cardio and focused more on weights. This is the first person I have met who was fat and is now very muscular, basically what I want. So I am trying it out and its working fine.

 

12/6
20:02
356 cal
171
165

12/8
20:06
345 cal
167
162

I have been lifting everyday but I have been depressed about getting a job so I have been scarfing down comfort foods. Past 3 days I have eaten 3 slices of pie with Americone Dream Ice Cream, 1 Big Mac, 2 Chipotle burritos. I am plateauing because of this so I am sticking around 250-253. Time to suck it up and go hard the rest of this week.

 

I normally don't like sweets but had a slice of pecan pie with ice cream late last night. You are not alone