Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Posting this, if only because knowing that other people are aware of it will make it harder to mess up

I'm fat, I need to be less so. I have a plan to make that happen.

Thoughts, advice, abuse?

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

seems like a worthy goal! another thing that might work well is, if you like to run, sign up for some local road races where you live. sign up for a 10k race in a couple of months, and it will give you a goal to train for. you would be amazed at what you can accomplish with a good, reasonable training program. I never thought I could run a marathon, but I got in to the nyc one a couple years back and now I've run two! hal higdon has a bunch of good, free training programs on his website, www.halhigdon.com

--turnipmonster

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

You might already know this but The South Beach Diet is far, far superior to raw Atkins.

Good luck.

/mc

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

go you!

suggestions:
a whole lot of folks i know are doing the south beach diet -- it's carb-restricted, like atkins, but it doesn't have that "what, so you'll never eat a cookie again?" level of restriction. i don't know much more about it because i kind of tune people out when they start south-bitching (as we call it). another bunch of folks i know continues to swear by weight watchers (both at regular meetings and online), but really, it doesn't matter what the diet is as long as it's healthy and you can live with it and won't get all frustrated and go binging.

you might try reading the book "intuitive eating". it's more about dieting in general and the stuff that goes on in your head (and why people "screw up" diets) than just the "here's what to eat".

if you're looking at running, the marathoners i work with strongly suggest http://www.coolrunning.com/

i've been doing the "work out a few times a week and eat less crap" diet plan and it's been doing pretty well for me.

but it sounds like you've got an achievable goal and a good plan. good luck!

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Exactly a year ago, I realized I was in horrendous shape (I knew it wasn't good but I didn't realize it was as bad as it was). I had been doing the treadmill thing - walking briskly (my knees don't take kindly to running) about 20 minutes a day, 4 days a week. But that wasn't doing my cardio any good and wasn't getting me any weight loss.

Once I realized how bad things were, I started doing a bit of research on the internet. I bought myself a cheapo polar heart rate monitor. I don't think they make the one I bought anymore, this Polar F1 is similar. Over the next couple weeks I increased the length and intensity of my workouts, until I was doing 45 minutes 4 days a week.

This site discusses fitness walking and this link in particular Target Heart Rates and how they are used for weight loss.

Once I increased the length and intensity of my workouts my weight started dropping and my heart got more efficient. I dropped about 27 pounds in the past year and got my bodyfat percentage to a more reasonable 17.5% (still could use more work there). Most of my weight loss was in the first 6 months. The last half year has been fairly stable, although I expect that diet improvements would yield further good results. Although I eat healthier than before that is one area that still need a lot of improvement for me. But I don't much like cooking or taking the time to prepare lunches, so I eat out far too much for lunch and don't eat as well as I should for dinner.


Site I found helpful:

The Walking Site

Rockport Walk Test

ExRx.net

MyBodyComp.com


GOOD LUCK!!!

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Thoughts,

Don't be a fat ass man. There are enough people on this planet that may not judge you on your appearance alone, but certainly will get their first impression from your belly and multiple chins (more than the chinese phone book). I, for one, see a fat guy and think "doesn't he even care about his health?"

advice,

Don't worry about lifting weights and all that. You can't get rid of a belly with situps. Do stuff that's fun.

Play basketball for an hour every day until you're drenched in sweat. Then the next day organize a football game. Call up friends who you know are mildly athletic and suggest roller hockey. Working out is way more fun when you're trying to beat someone at it. When nobody is around, go for a 1K/2K/5K/10K run in the nearest park and try to beat your best time. But sports are the best way. sign up for a rec basketball league.

The key: if you're not sweating profusely, you didn't work out hard enough. Although something tells me you don't need to run to sweat.

Diets will only kill your motivation, and a good diet never ends. Believe it or not, you get used to salad and chicken and stuff like that - I used to hate that stuff, and over time it just becomes normal, as if there was nothing else to eat. You drive by McDicks and want to puke when you think about the [censored] in there.

Frankly, it's easy to love junk food - McDonald's, Oreos, etc. While I've never been anything close to overweight (actually a little too thin if you ask me), I finally over time got sick of junk food - probably a result of knowing what junk food really is; it's food made in test tubes, not real food that someone killed or harvested.

Next time you grab a piece of junk food, think about the scientist who sat there mixing chemicals into a test tube until he finally found the combination that would make it so chemically dangerous that bacteria died when they tried to eat it so it would stay preserved. Then, he poured in a little chocolate, and wrapped it in tin foil for $1.00.

Now, I can't even stand the sight of it.

abuse?

Fat ass. Get to work, you miserable piece of giant flab, then make me eat my words (are words junk food)?

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

they're right, coolrunning.com has a great free running log!

gamblor had some great advice re fast food and team sports. I hate team sports, always have, so running/swimming/biking is way more fun to me. you just have to figure out what type of person you are.

one more thought regarding your diet. going on a diet implies a temporary thing, something that you're going to go off of. what you want to do is change the way you eat in your regular life, from now on. not eating any fast food (and maybe learning to cook) are a great way to start.

eat stuff you like, but just eat less of it. if you snack, then snack on fruit.

--turnipmonster

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Hey good luck.

I myself have decided to drop about 45 lbs. Which will put me in territory I haven't seen in about 12 years.


I've dumped about 10 lbs so far, though since I'm working out pretty hard, I've also gained some muscle, so maybe its a bit more than that in fat loss (I like to think so at any rate--but in the long run it doesn't matter as long as I keep working toward the goal--the exact numbers at any given time arent' that important).

Here's a thought about snacking. Don't buy snack food. Ever. If its not in the house you can't eat it. If snacking is a must, fruit is good--I think grapes are kinda like candy.

When I feel the urge to snack I make myself a healthy sandwhich, if the thought of the sandwich isn't very satisfying, I figure I'm not hungry enough to need anything. Maybe I'll just have a glass of water.

Oh, and I got a big boost by pretty much cutting soda out of my diet--and I was a huge soda fiend (I'll still have one if I go to a movie or something but there aren't any in my fridge). So if you have some regular but unecessary calories in your life that you can cut out like that, its a good jump start.

--Zetack

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Posting this, if only because knowing that other people are aware of it will make it harder to mess up

I'm fat, I need to be less so. I have a plan to make that happen.

Thoughts, advice, abuse?

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My honest advice: Focus on the exercise more than the diet. You might lose some weight on a diet, but you have to stick to it basically forever. If you become more active, you'll lose weight and feel better all the time. And you don't have to worry as much about the foods you eat.

But here's the key: Pick an exercise that you actually ENJOY. If you hate running, don't try to be a runner. You'll just get frustrated and quit.

I happen to like basketball, so that's my exercise of choice. But almost anything will work, as long as you participate frequently and work up a good sweat.

Here are some ideas:

Basketball
Soccer
Tennis (maybe even Ping-Pong, if played vigorously enough?)
Volleyball
Cycling/Mountain Biking
Swimming
Tetherball
Ultimate Frisbee
Batting Cages/Softball
Weights
Breakdancing
Martial Arts
Hiking

I could go on and on. You could probably head to the local community center or Y and sign up for a league, or just play pickup games of your sport of choice. It might be intimidating at first, but there are often leagues based on beginner skill levels and/or non-competitive leagues.

The point is, if you enjoy your exercise, you'll do it all the time without complaint.

Exercise enough, and what you eat becomes less important. Although I'd refrain from putting bacon on your ice cream.

Hope this helps in some way. Good luck!

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Dids,

We're Brothers, Man!! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] As a matter of fact, today I started up my exercise program again (put off starting it last week [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]) to lose about 10 lbs that I've put on in the last couple of months (since I started playing poker regularly).

One of the things I HATE about poker is that it is VERY easy to fall into an unhealthy lifestyle. Hours upon hours of sitting, sitting, sitting, eating unhealthy food (if at all), (sometimes) smoke-filled rooms, booze...

Prolonged exposure to this is not any good for you/me/anyone, and I've been having a real problem with it for the last couple of months. In alot of respects, I think it's been the toughest part of my game to handle. Part of me wants to play and put in the hours to learn/improve/win, but part of me hates myself for allowing myself to become so lazy and put my health in jeopardy.

Don't let it happen to you, either!!

Take control of your life and your health. It is, truly, the only thing you have in life.

The biggest thing I can say, has already been said: SWEAT

You MUST exercise vigorously in order to lose weight!! Don't just go through the motions (like so many do) and think you are getting it done...it won't happen. At first, I think you need to ease into it. But after the initial period of your body adjusting to the "shock" of exercise you need to keep pushing yourself. You will be so happy/proud of yourself!!

Lastly, you may want to check out www.mattfurey.com. He advocates using body-weight exercises (rather than free-weights) that you can do at home that are VERY effective at building strength as well as endurance (cardio conditioning).

I ran onto his site a couple of years ago when I was looking for a fighting/conditioning program and although I am not fighting anymore, I still use it to this day. If you have any questions PM me.

If you want something more tradional (free-weight oriented), I recommend The TRUTH, by Frank Sepe. This is a great book that promotes a graduated weight training and cardio program along with solid diet advice (carbs are OK, you just have to watch them).

Best of luck to you, Dids! I am rooting for you, and will be checking your blog to keep up with your progress.

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As an addendum to my post, try to think of your activity of choice in the same terms as Poker.

That is, make it a challenge. If you pick, say, basketball, you'll probably get your ass handed to you for the first couple weeks. But try to work on your game, and make it a point of pride to improve. Just like poker.

If you become competitive in a healthy, excercise-like activity, the weight-loss will come naturally.

Also, take lowroller's advice: Start slowly, but once you're comfortable, always push yourself.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

First of all, I congratulate you for having the guts to post this here. You're pretty much asking for people to respond with smart-aleck cracks, posting something like this. I'm glad people have been civil so far.

Those who have responded have provided some excellent advice and links.

Throwing in my two cents, there is no fast or easy way to do this. Diet and exercise are the key. Period. Any by diet, I'm talking more of what types of food you eat, compared to just limiting the amounts, or not eating carbs.

I have never been in a situation where I tried to lose as much weight as your stated goal, but I can say that there's an easy way to start losing weight. Stop eating out. When I first left college, I was working a job where I would eat out for lunch pretty much every day. Ate out a lot at night too. This was before I got married, and it was a lot easier to just eat out instead of cook for one person.

Once I moved in with my wife-to-be, I started to cook a lot more dinners. Also started to pack my lunch a lot more as well, which not only was healthier, but also saved money. Try to do the same, and you can also tie in the money savings to your WSOP goal.

Go to the grocery store, and price out how much an average meal costs to put together. I know when I did that, I was surprised how inexpensive it really was to make meals at home. Yeah, McD's is only $5 a pop, but you can cook meals at home for less than that.

Cutting out pop was also a big key for me. Same with beer, although I haven't kicked the one-beer-a-night habit yet. Those calories add up.

When it comes to working out, I would suggest finding a gym partner with similar goals, that you could work out with. Going to the gym by yourself consistently is very difficult I think. If you can find someone also looking to lose some weight, it's easier to rely on each other for motivation on those days that you just would rather stay at home.

Keep us updated on your progress, your goal is very possible, but very difficult. To truly achieve it, it requires not just a short-term fix, but really a lifestyle change in regards to eating IMO.

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Anyone who is on the atkins diet is an idiot. I would almost go so far as to say that anyone who buys a diet book and reads it is an idiot. If you are going to buy a book buy a basic nutrition book.

I think the intelligence of america hit an all time low when Dr.Phil weight loss book became a bestseller. who buys a book on how to lose weight when the author and guy on the cover IS A FAT MAN??!?!?!?

I'll break it down for you plain and simple, as a poker player it should be easy to lose weight cuz its all a numbers game. Calories in vs. Calories out. When the out number is higher than the in, you lose weight.

There is 3500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you eat 250 clories less a day and burn 250 more clories a day then usual, you will lose 1 pound of fat a week. Anything higher than a 1,000 clorie a day defecit and your body starts doing funky things like not burning fat, but muscle instead, thats why if you see any diet that advertises weight lose of more then 2lbs a week ITS NOT ALL FAT!!!!!!

Its simple, eat healthy and exersise. You follow that one simple sentance and you will lose weight and save hunders of dollars not having to buy stupid deit books or gimmicky exersise equipment.

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Atkins works. I don't think it's stupid at all. The problem is that it doesn't leave you much of a place to go on you lose weight. I think for the right person, it's very viable diet, espeically if you just want to drop a small amount of weight. For somebody in my spot it fails because I don't require a diet, I require a change in the way I live my life.

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Atkins is for fat chicks who want to squeeze into a prom dress. It's temporary, it gets your weight down after 2 weeks.

It is possibly the most unhealthy diet in the world to sustain.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

That's actually kinda what I was trying to say- you just put it better.

IF done right- it can be healthy- it's just that doing it right is hard, and when you fall off of it- or don't stick to it hard, it can hurt you.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

eat less food and exercise.

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by the way ... "greg raymer fat"

that's just funny.

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Atkins works. I don't think it's stupid at all.

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Carbohydrates cause you to retain water, when you adopt a high protien/low carb diet, the weight you are losing at the start is simply water weight. This is why before a competition body builders eat diets incredibly high in protien and almost 0 carbs, because they "shed" all their water and get that ripped look. Thats why when you see them in the gym they don't look anywhere NEAR as ripped (or "gross" as most people would say) as they do on stage.

There is a difference between weight loss and fat reduction. The latter is good, the former can be acheived many ways, lots of which are very unhealthy.

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How much weight are we talking about here?

On 6/30/2003, after mowing my tiny yard, and it taking over 3 hours for me to cool down, I came to realize that my life expectancy could probably be counted with the fingers on both hands.

Not sure how much I weighed, scales only went to 330 (I am guessing 360-365).

I guess the diet I chose was more south beach than atkins, though I believe the most important thing was spending an hour a day walking. A 365 pound guy can burn a TON of calories just by walking. By the time daylight savings time came toward the end of October, I was walking 90 minutes a day, averaging around 4.5 mph. If you do this, I highly advise purchasing a good mp3 player, music makes it tolerable, and you can spend a lot of time thinking about poker as you walk.

A year later, I am at 190, having lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 165 pounds.

I cant begin to describe how much my life has been positively changed by this.

The only downside, I probably lost it too fast, I have some extra skin that may require surgery to correct, or it may eventually vanish.

I have some before/during and after pictures, if anyone is interested.

Gewürtztraminer

Easy diet help
 

For anyone who wants to avoid fast food permanently, read Fast Food Nation.

Re: Easy diet help
 

Fast food is probably my biggest weakness, but that book (I only skimmed through it for about 10 minutes) got me off fast food, almost completely, for about 6 months.

That is HUGE, for me, by the way. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

I really wanted to see that documentary, "Super Size Me", but it never came out around here I guess. That is supposed to be another eye-opener.

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I would almost go so far as to say that anyone who buys a diet book and reads it is an idiot.

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I would almost go so far as to say that anyone who lives in Arizona is a fag. But I won't, because I wouldn't want to accidentally insult somebody.

/mc

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

As a musician, I usually kept myself in pretty good shape, but two years ago I came out of a period where I was doing more recording and teaching private lessons, than gigging. Well I was about 4 months out from hitting the road and after looking at myself in the mirror with disgust I decided I needed to make a change. Not just go on some diet, but actually lose weight and be healthy and get back to looking good. Before I tell you what I did let me repeat a couple of things said here that I think are most important for you to remember:

The first one you said yourself : I don't need a diet, I need to change my lifestyle.

The second one was said by Alobar, who has given you nothing but good nutricional advice here: Calories in vs. Calories out. It's so simple yet people want to ignore it for more faddish advice like "No Carbs! Where else can you eat a pound of bacon and lose weight?" & "Don't eat at night, you gain more weight" & "Eat 6 small meals" & "Skip Dinner and only eat twice a day" and the list goes on and on. The simple fact is if you burn more calories than you take in, you lose weight. Simple. Period. My wife who was in nursing school at the time gave me this grand piece of wisdom and I took it to heart and the truth is it works. 1000 calories at midnight will add no more weight than 1000 calories at noon. It is all numbers. So here is how I went about it (and I found the changes were not really all that drastic to my lifestyle).

1) No fast food. You can eat so much more food for less calories and more nutrition if you can just avoid the fast food. Somehow the fast food industry finds ways to pack more calories into smaller amounts of food. When I found myself in a situation where I was with a group and we were eating fast food, I went with a grilled chicken sandwich no mayo, and skip the french fries. After I lost my weight I would occationally hit fast food. The first time I thought I was going to puke, my stomache was so used to good stuff.

2) If you drink regular pop, switch to diet. If you have to have a drink, get off beer and get into vodka and/or red wine.

3) Chips, cookies and french fries....depending on how fast and how bad you want to lose weight these are no no's. That being said, I am a jalepeno popper lover. I lost my first 10 pounds, I was rewarding myself with poppers. This leads me to the food secret to losing weight:

If you change your complete diet, it is almost impossible to stick to it because what we eat is actually a big part of ourselves. That's why people don't stick to diets that are totally different than what they are used to eating. Find things you like that are healthy for you. I love chicken terriyaki so for a few months I ate a lot of rice with veggies and chicken breast. Rice with fish and veggies. I fixed more veggies than usual and what I discovered is veggies that have come into contact with terriyaki sauce or BBQ sauce, rock the house. I started paying attention to how many calories I really put in my mouth.

Also, I let my stomache get back to a regular size. I was used to stuffing it to the point where I didn't feel full unless I was overfull and it became a habit. For maybe a week I ate about half to 2/3'rds the amount that I normally would. If I went back for seconds it was a few spoonfulls rather than a whole plate more. After a week I found I was full after the first plate and didn't need seconds. This was also a big part of losing weight.

Then the other part, exercise:

Muscle burns calories. After exercising with weights your metabolism stays higher for longer than after running. More muscle = more calories burned even while at rest. You don't have to try to get ripped but I know that lifting weights really made a big impact on my weight loss. Every other day I would lift, nothing too heavy, as a matter of fact it was almost cardio weight lifting. In between each set I would do 15 sit-ups, leg-lifts, or crunches. This gave my muscles a few seconds to recover before the next set but kept my heart rate up while I lifted. By the time I was done lifting I had done around 300-350 ab exercises, but in such small doses it didn't kill me. I discovered I actually did have abs.

The off days I would get some form of cardio be it basketball, running, bike riding. No matter how far overweight you are there is some form of cardio you can do and it is really important for healthy weight loss.

To tell the truth the hardest part was making the time to do the lifting/cardio. I had to force myself to make a 45 -60 minute break in the day every day. That was really hard but I told myself I had to do it for me. Even when I didn't feel like working out, I would force myself and once I started seeing the result (about 4 weeks) it was no longer a hassle. I WANTED to get in that 45-60 minutes because I knew it was making a difference. 3 months later I was looking pretty dang good at 40 pounds less.

I wish you luck. Starting is the hardest part, as well as keeping a positive attitude. If you do a plan like mine, don't look at the scale for the first month because you will gain weight as fat is turning into muscle, even if you can't see it. Once you get going you will find it easier and easier because it becomes a familiar pattern, and then a way of life.

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Awesome post, that is great advice, top to bottom.

I also agree that once you stop eating fast food all the time, it can taste pretty horrible once you get off it. I still like McD's once in a while, but I always feel like crap after eating it.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

Buy some free weights and do some research online. Thats all you really need and you'll see amazing results in 1-3 months.

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I just skimmed the replies, so I don't know if this was covered, but one thing that will make life seriously easier on you is getting professional help, i.e. dietitians, personal trainers (assuming it is within your budget...don't skimp if possible). Knowing what exercises are best for me and what unhealthy food on which I can and cannot indulge to avoid a weight exposion makes my gym trips more efficient and my meals far from miserable. For instance, I'm not supposed to eat tropical fruits, but good-sized helpings of ice cream are just fine for me. It'll truly be eye-opening just how unique your body is.

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I would almost go so far as to say that anyone who lives in Arizona is a fag. But I won't, because I wouldn't want to accidentally insult somebody.

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I thought they were retarded fags, but I guess I'm out of touch with the world these days.

Yeah, we all understand that you were offended, and we all understand that you think that of course he's offended now and that you showed him. The problem is that some people just don't get offended by anything. Not that that's a problem - I think that people who take offense to anything are morons.

~D

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

I had two wierd things happen when I lost enough weight and was keeping active enough I felt like I could have fast food again. The first time I got a quarter pounder from McD's, man it tasted good but my stomach didn't want any part of it. It gurgled, it hurt, and in general I felt like crap. The next thing I tried was KFC a few weeks later. This didn't hurt the stomach at all, however within about five minutes of eating a fried chicken breast, I could feel this surge of heat in my body that made me feel flushed, almost high. It was really wierd. It's amazing how our bodies will adjust to crappy food when you eat it all the time, but when you go off of it and then try it again....your body tells you what it really thinks of it!

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

First thing, get educated, a lot of the posts are a little off track for ya. Check out t-mag.com, its a bodybuilding site. Its a little hardcore, and a lot of stuff that they deal with is "advertisementish", but it has TONS of great info, trust me. Its a lot like this site, wade through the BS to find some good info. Also search t-mag for the T-dawg diet, or just talk to me on irc, I gots all kinds of good info for ya. lates

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

RoidBoi has got the skinny(pun intended)

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

Damn you may have just inspired me to lose weight. I went on the southbeach diet for about a month, i lost about 15 pounds, but Finals came arround and i stopped. I think now might be a good time to start trying to exercise again. I like dids plan, and while i need to lose in the neighborhood of only 30 pounds. If he can drop 80 i can drop 30. Anyway... good luck.

Listen up man
 

First Lets start off with the diet. NO DIET! i mean no diet with a proper noun such as ATKINS or SOUTH BEACH. the reason why is going on a diet assumes getting off. you want a life changing "diet" if you will. some easy and quick fixes are no soda and all water(gatorade and such for workouts is absolutely ok). you alone will drop tons from laying off the carbonation and consuming the water. water is very underrated. As for eating just stay away from the junk foods and fast foods. most posters have hit the head of the nail with this one so no need to go into great detail.

as for the workout running, biking, swimming are excellent cardio but you need to do them for extended periods of time. the poster that said you need to be drenched in sweat is right on. since your looking to lose weight and dont seem to interested in lifting weights(i may be wrong) dont worry to much about it at first. cardio cardio CARDIO! sit ups and crunches, though are a good idea as they help your posture and strengthen your back. so ab workouts are a good idea plus when you burn off that fat it would be nice to look down at a 6 pack ya? im rooting for you and best of luck to ya i hope we all have helped you [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

The simple fact is if you burn more calories than you take in, you lose weight. Simple. Period.

How do you calculate how many calories you burn?

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/fitness/beginners/

This is a magazine in the UK that as it says deals with mens health, there are some good articles and examples of basic moves etc if you are wanting to avaoid the gym.

Re: Easy diet help
 

Ironically, after watching that movie "Supersize Me," I have been eating McDonald's more frequently than before. Something about seeing all those McDonald's logos got their image into my head. Yummm, salt.

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Dont know if its happening in the states but in the UK Macdonalds is trying to rebrand as healthy eating, lots of salads and chicken dishes added to the menu.

They have also reduced the salt in Chicken Nuggets and running reassuring adverts for us worried parents about how happy we can be when our kids have them in happy meals. Unfortunatly that s all my daughter will eat when we go there.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

I just wanted to thank everybody for their responses. Kinda touching.

A lot of this fitness/diet (and yeah, what I'm doing is NOT going on a diet, but changing the way I eat) stuff I know, but some of the advice here has been fantastic. Of course, the harder part is applying it, and that's where The Plan comes in. I'm a creature of habit, and right now my habits involve too much ice cream and sitting on my ass. Hopefully what I'll be able to do is use this schedule to change to habits to involve more time at the gym and less McDonalds.

Re: Dids\'s WSOP \'05 Get Less Fat Incentive Plan.
 

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I think that people who take offense to anything are morons.

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I think all Cretans are big, fat liars.

/mc

Re: I lost 40 in about 3 1/2 months, here\'s how:
 

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