making a strong commitment to lose weight

[pellegrino viking essays]

For the last 6 weeks of 2011 I lived like I was trying to drink all the beers and a significant portion of the scotch in New York City, plus ate like a total idiot. Shake Shack for lunch 3x a week? Why not? Gained 15 lbs and shot up to 235.

Yesterday was my first day back in the gym since early November, and I also ate clean while recording all my calories. Back to the gym tonight too. Hopefully I can drop back down to 220 by the end of the month (not planning on drinking any beers) to give me momentum to get back to 190 for the first time since undergrad (2006) sometime by July 1.

Personally, I eat low-cal style for breakfast and lunch so I can enjoy a beer or two at night. Otherwise, this shit would all fall apart

[Automatic]

I'm not sure you'll shed the 15 in 3.5 weeks, but you could definitely put a dent in it by February

Don't let the scale stump you, either--you're going to be building up your muscle mass so weight changes won't be as noticeable while standing on the scale

Luckily I won't have a access to a scale until I move back home in February. I'm just concentrating on eating clean and getting some vigorous exercise in every day. The weight goal isn't as important as fitting into my suits better.

Personally, I eat low-cal style for breakfast and lunch so I can enjoy a beer or two at night. Otherwise, this shit would all fall apart

Targeting 1750 cals/day. I usually have enough left over for a pint at the end of the day, but 1 or 2 at home turns into watching sports on the couch until they're all gone.

[pellegrino viking essays]

I'm not sure you'll shed the 15 in 3.5 weeks, but you could definitely put a dent in it by February

Don't let the scale stump you, either--you're going to be building up your muscle mass so weight changes won't be as noticeable while standing on the scale

Luckily I won't have a access to a scale until I move back home in February. I'm just concentrating on eating clean and getting some vigorous exercise in every day. The weight goal isn't as important as fitting into my suits better.

Personally, I eat low-cal style for breakfast and lunch so I can enjoy a beer or two at night. Otherwise, this shit would all fall apart

Targeting 1750 cals/day. I usually have enough left over for a pint at the end of the day, but 1 or 2 at home turns into watching sports on the couch until they're all gone.

Right, I guess the beer self-control thing is necessary to do this.

1750 is what I've been doing too. feels fucking great a few days in.

My problem with the beer thing is I like huge, west coast IPA's which tend to have 2-300 calories per bottle, so i've just been buying a make-your-own-six pack of 3 IPA's and 3 session lager's which i think is the best balance between good beer and low cal (130 a pop)

[Automatic]

Part of my problem for November/December was exclusively drinking huge hoppy IPA. So delicious. I wonder if Dogfish Head has a light IPA?

[grammatron]

Welcome, shotfrog.

[pellegrino viking essays]

Part of my problem for November/December was exclusively drinking huge hoppy IPA. So delicious. I wonder if Dogfish Head has a light IPA?

Thought I replied to this but don't see it....anyway


Ranger (New belgium IPA) is delicious, widely available, and 185 calories, which is pretty great for an IPA

[Shotfrog]

Welcome, shotfrog.

Unhappy to be here.

[grammatron]

Aren't we all.

[dog liver]

i've been living pretty well the last month and a half or so and my pants are feeling kinda snug now

making a strong commitment to losing 5-8 lbs. shouldn't be difficult, but i'm feeling lazy as shit

[Hal Jordan]

i wanted to go out for lunch but instead i stayed in and had chicken with brown rice. B)

my pants aren't much tighter than usual, and i weigh about the same as i always have. but i've basically transformed a good amount of muscle into fat. sucks.

[Hal Jordan]

also: no longer have a gym membership.

anybody have good routines to gain muscle at home with limited weights? i have a couple adjustable dumbbells (6-26 lb's each) and an IRON GYM pull-up bar. i want to gain muscle but i don't think i can do it with what i have.

[mcwop23]

A million wide arm and short arm pushups, chinups and pullups til you die, very deliberate dumbbell exercises with lots of reps. You can get some size and tone up nicely

[mcwop23]

You can do dips utilizing a coffee table too

[Hal Jordan]

word. i guess the trick is to mix up sets. i can do consecutive sets of curls with the 26's until my arms fall off but not really get stronger/increase reps over time 'cause i'm pretty sure i've plateaued on curls at that weight. feel like if i had dumbbels that went p to 50 i'd have a ton more stuff i could do.

[Architecture]

No more Planet Fitness, Hal?

[nakedlunch]

I almost feel sort of shitty about still being in shape

itd be nice to have goals

[deep space]

Currently 160 lbs. Hopefully going to lose 7 lbs this month, 14 lbs by the summer. The weather really isn't helping me out with the exercise side though.

[Hal Jordan]

No more Planet Fitness, Hal?

moved south, around oltorf and 1st. it's no longer convenient and i don't know of a close, low cost alternative.

[Hal Jordan]

Currently 160 lbs. Hopefully going to lose 7 lbs this month, 14 lbs by the summer. The weather really isn't helping me out with the exercise side though.

are you a girl or really short? not sure how 145 is a healthy goal otherwise.

[Architecture]

Isn't there a PF south? Looks like there's one on Slaughter and one on east Riverside

[acidity regulator]

Surprisingly lost a bunch of weight during holidays. It seems like the recipe to success is to drink to get drunk and stay up till 5am, wake up late and eat whatever at like 5-6 in the evening, then start drinking again. Repeat. Good luck!

[Hal Jordan]

Isn't there a PF south? Looks like there's one on Slaughter and one on east Riverside

gotta admit, if it takes more than 10 or 15 minutes to get to the gym, i'm probably not doing it (previous place was a straight shot to the Lamar location in maybe 8 minutes). my new job keeps me workin weird hours, and i'm not a morning person. i need to find something to do at home if i'm going to do anything at all.

[deep space]

Currently 160 lbs. Hopefully going to lose 7 lbs this month, 14 lbs by the summer. The weather really isn't helping me out with the exercise side though.

are you a girl or really short? not sure how 145 is a healthy goal otherwise.

5'9", guy. 145lbs is still healthy.

[pellegrino viking essays]

Yeah, how tall is everyone?

I'm 6'3'', so my perfect weight is 175-180. I was 175, now i'm working my way down from 195, which is still not overweight but right on the brink. Like 2 pounds from the edge

[Hideaway Lights]

the fiance and I started P90X last week.

[Dinosauria We]

p90x is fucking crazy. i tried it last year and had to give it up, way too intense. plus my downstairs neighbor really didn't appreciate the jumping and such.

i'm feeling pretty good today, with the third day of healthy eating under my belt and third work-out session in as many days in the books. i'm finding that the protein drink really helps, i had it in the morning today and it kept me pretty full until lunch. i think the weirdest time for me is the hour or so leading up to the gym.

what are you guys eating before you get to the gym?

[Dinosauria We]

Yeah, how tall is everyone?

I'm 6'3'', so my perfect weight is 175-180. I was 175, now i'm working my way down from 195, which is still not overweight but right on the brink. Like 2 pounds from the edge

i think i'm like 5'9" or 5'10", so the being 200 pounds is pretty fucking bad. i'm terribly pear-shaped.

[Frank]

p90x is okay but it gave me a bit of tendonitis in my shoulder

[grammatron]

I'm 6'1.

[pellegrino viking essays]

p90x is fucking crazy. i tried it last year and had to give it up, way too intense. plus my downstairs neighbor really didn't appreciate the jumping and such.

i'm feeling pretty good today, with the third day of healthy eating under my belt and third work-out session in as many days in the books. i'm finding that the protein drink really helps, i had it in the morning today and it kept me pretty full until lunch. i think the weirdest time for me is the hour or so leading up to the gym.

what are you guys eating before you get to the gym?

Lean protein. Deli turkey or chicken.