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Originally Posted by The Clk Man (Post 2820987)

LIAR!!! :D

lol what? :confused::D

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Originally Posted by tbomachines (Post 2820999)

lol what? :confused::D

Also, what's the deal with those Granny Glasses that you wear? :eek::D

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Originally Posted by Skippy (Post 2820979)

I wish my thread in DD about my non-working blower got this much attention.

I'm keeping it pretty simple, but the result is pretty similar to what Jolly Roger is doing. A few months ago I kept track of everything I ate and drank, except water, for five days and then calculated my intake of calories and various nutrients. I came up with an average of 2636 calories per day. I decided to cut the calories by 1000, but keep my protein intake adequate to maintain muscle mass. My original goal was 100 grams per day, but I've been averaging a little over 80. So far it seems to be working. I was concerned about glycogen depletion affecting my PT regimen, but so far it doesn't seem to be a problem. I was expecting to be a lot hungrier a lot more of the time, but that hasn't happened to any great extent. I think the high protein content has something to do with that. I don't drink sodas anyway, and my candy and/or ice cream consumption happens maybe once a month. I don't do artificial sweeteners or fake fat.

My PT program consists of a three day cycle. Day 1 is lifting-upper body for about 50 minutes. Day 2 is a long bike ride, and day 3 is a four mile run/walk in which I run for the first part of each mile and then walk the rest. I've been gradually extending the length of the run portion.

Edit: Speaking of beer, I've quit drinking for extended periods of time on two occasions and didn't lose any weight. I think the environment may have had something to do with it. Both times I was working a lot of hours, to the point of not having much time for exercise. Most of the exercise I did was weight training since there wasn't much opportunity for cardio, and I ate most of my meals in chow halls staffed by third country nationals who are apparently told in their orientation that Americans like to eat more food in one meal than a family in their home country eats in a week.

With a BMR of 2600, a 1000cal deficit is huge :eek:

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Originally Posted by The Clk Man (Post 2821003)

Also, what's the deal with those Granny Glasses that you wear? :eek::D

hahah those are long gone, I think I might have actually left them in that car when it got towed off by accident. They were quite stylish!:cool::D

Diet modification and exercise, works every time.

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell (Post 2821010)

At least one business in the vicinity of the OWS is laying off people due to the protests.

Cafe Owner Says He Was Forced To Cut Staff By Nearly A Fourth Because Of 'Occupy' Protests | Fox News

And for all you lefties who automatically try to discount a story if it comes form Fox News..

Mark Esptein, Owner Of Milk Street Cafe On Wall Street, Says Barriers Put Up Because Of Occupy Wall Street Demonstration Are Killing His Business « CBS New York

Wrong thread!!! :mad:

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Originally Posted by tbomachines (Post 2821008)

hahah those are long gone, I think I might have actually left them in that car when it got towed off by accident. They were quite stylish!:cool::D

Yeah, if your a 77 year old woman. :eek::D

I did the lemonaide diet for 16 days, and lost about 19 pounds. (Not sure how accurate the bathroom scale is). it cleaned a real lot of crap out of my system too. after the frist few days, when I stopped crapping out flatworm looking things, I was dumping out chunks of black stuff that were pretty hard that some said was lining my stomach and intestines...
didn't eat as much as I usually did for quite a while...

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Originally Posted by amosfella (Post 2821120)

lemonaide diet

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Your body stores up to 10lbs of glucose for situations when food is scarce. So you will have to burn that off first, which will be easy before your body starts to slowly consume the fat.

Lemonade diet?:confused:

Before our last BCA (Body Composition Analysis) a guy in my unit stopped eating for two days. He passed. Barely. I've also heard of the tuna diet, which I think consists of canned tuna and little if anything else.

I'm curious about the 10 lbs of glucose thing. What I just read on wikipedia was that muscles can store up to 2% of their mass as glycogen, with another 120 grams or so stored in the liver. For a guy my size that works out to a maximum of something like a pound and a half.

Side note: I just made my second attempt at a coffee mug microwave poached egg. It came out pretty nice.

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Originally Posted by Chris Bell (Post 2821010)

Diet modification and exercise, works every time.

Funnily enough I've lost 2" off my waist (about 10 lbs) in the last couple of months by doing less cardio. Seems the more cardio I do, the hungrier I get, and the hungrier I get the more I eat.

Sounds like somewhat of a self destructive diet. Lose a bunch of weight then gain it all back again once you start eating food again!

Ive done the Master Cleanse a few times. I only did it for 3 days or so. The first one was a bit rough. A bit dizzy at times. Felt a lot better afterwards. You can subsitute watermeleon instead. Some recomend two fastings a year.
About 4 years ago, I weighd 230 lbs, 40 inch waist. I was nearing the obese range on the BMI scale. I restricted my diet and walked a bit at work. I came down to 214 lbs after a few years. Still, my glycerides etc. were near diabetic levels. Years before, I was near perfect for all that stuff. Desk jobs will kill you.
I restricted my diet and walked, and also Ballroom dance leasons once a week. They were private leasons, so constant moving. I was droping 2 to 3 lbs a week. I was down to 178 lbs and a 33-34 waist. I stopped the ballroom lessons, eat a bit more, but still walk about an hour a day. I steadily increased weight. I am at 200 to 205 lbs. presently. OT at work doesn't help.
I wouldn't restrict you diet to much. I think the formula is 10x of your body weight. Restrict your diet to much and your body goes into crissis mode. Your metabolism will slow way down. Also, fat is not the evil it is made out to be. Your body needs some amount of fats to functions. It is the type of fats etc. As for a Hamburger, the meat isn't the problem, it is the bun.
One of my friends was/still is way over weight. I told him to stop eating the hotdogs for breakfast etc. Wouldn't listen. Then discovered he's diabetic. Really, adjusted his diet. Not much bread, cookies, sweets etc. Not much white, like rice, breads, sugar etc. He has dropped 50 lbs. Probably need to drop 50 more.
Tom