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Old 12-27-2009, 07:27 AM     Post subject: BooG690 Stops Being Fat #1 (permalink)  
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Yup, you read the title correctly. I'm finally going to get serious about losing the weight and I've chosen to actually blog it. So why the hell did I choose FTR to host this blog? Why didn't I choose some gay fitness site? Well, I don't necessarily want my blog to be read by randoms that I don't know. I feel more comfortable writing here. I've chosen to write a blog because I feel it's helped a bit with my poker and hopefully it will do the same for my attempt to stop being a fatass. Additionally, I chose to create an entirely new blog for this because I don't want to get my pokers and fitness all mixed up. If you have a problem with this, take it up with Courtie. She sayz I could doz whatever I wantz (well, not really, but I can do this).

I begin my conscious effort to lose the weight by getting a personal trainer. I had a consultation with a personal trainer today and he's perfect for the job. He's more than a personal trainer as he will help me put together meal plans with smart substitutes of crap I already eat. He seems real knowledgeable on how to get people to lose weight. He says I would be able to totally "transform" my body in four months. The idea of "transforming" my body got me pretty pumped. He also let me know that I have to help him help me. I can't just expect the sessions with him to do any good if I continue to be lazy and eat shit.

So obviously, I am going to change my eating habits altogether. A lot of carbs will be nerfed and some carbs that I eat will be substituted with healthier alternatives (this basically means white rice is now brown rice, everything else is gone). Any caffeine I choose to put into my body will come in the form of green tea. I only drink water so I don't have to worry about my beverage intake so much. I will stay away from sweets. I actually don't like sweets much...besides ice cream. That's basically my kryptonite. Unfortunately, there's always ice cream in my freezer due to my brother continuously buying it. I will use this as motivation and will look at it as the enemy whenever I open my freezer.

Today I had:
1) a turkey, ham, & cheese (cheese'll soon be substituted out) sandwich on 12-grain bread (bread may need to be nerfed).
2) steamed chicken & peapods with white rice (I forgot to ask for brown rice).
3) An orange and some random pieces of salami (yeah, I got hungry for a little something and took this down, salami is no bueno).

I have the next session with my trainer in the beginning of the week (depending on my work schedule). I think we're probably doing before/after pics...so that'll add to my motivation. Being that it's so cold out, I may just join the gym close to my house to do his recommended workouts on my own. I seriously plan to follow my trainer's plan to a T. I hope to not only change my body, but change the way I treat my body.

I'm not going to try to lose this weight...I WILL LOSE THIS WEIGHT.

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Old 12-27-2009, 09:21 AM #2 (permalink)  
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Omg! Before and after pics in a banana hammock are a must sir! Good luck with this man, I'll need to do something like this soon methinks. Sitting around in a squad bay doing nothing and eating a lot of nasty chow hall food isnt as healthy as you might think.
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Old 12-27-2009, 10:36 AM #3 (permalink)  
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If you want to change your attitude towards yourself and how your view yourself and your body you should do a lot of working out and running beside changing your diet. Work your way up to the point, where you can look in the mirror and realize that you´re looking really good and hard pays off, from there on you´ll be in no danger of falling back into old bad eating habits.

Good luck on that and in tough moments remember Kate Moss saying "Nothing tastes better than to know you´re looking good and thin"
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Old 12-27-2009, 03:24 PM #4 (permalink)  
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I am on a very similar path currently, so lemme know if you wanna chat it up. I do have one very insightful piece of information that I recently read:

One of the greatest struggles with doing something new, that you really wish to have success with, is hitting the "progress wall". In the beginning, things typically come easier to accomplish and your progress is often more drastic and immediate, but as we progress, our achievements appear to level off, when in fact we were just running good at the start and less good towards the middle. It is maintenance that is more difficult and more importance than progress. If you are using a good program, the results will come, so your job is just to consistently do what you need without much concern for immediate results. This has a very obvious and important parallel to this game we play. I'd equate constantly looking in the mirror and checking the scale to looking at AIEV and your W/L every day.

Kick ass and I completely understand the ice cream thing...mmm Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
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Old 12-27-2009, 05:08 PM #6 (permalink)  
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GL, don't be afraid to ask if you have questions, I'm always around. 4 months is very doable to make huge changes. You only want enough carbs to fuel the workouts. If your not sweating a ton and working hard, keep the carbs down. Eat most of them around your workout.
 
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Old 12-27-2009, 09:27 PM #7 (permalink)  
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Good luck man, I'll be following this.
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GL Boog, you need to be in shape for the next WW anyway imo
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WOOT. First update. I've been eating rather well. It really hasn't come that hard. I loves me some chicken breast. I've been throwing in some mushrooms in there and sweet potato.

I just ran a mile and biked three. Hopefully as this goes on, I can get myself up to running three miles in a single session. Also, I have my first session with my personal trainer tomorrow.

I've never felt so focused about this. It should have been done by now. My goal was to lose the weight by January...and it's sickening that it hasn't been done. Now this simply seems like a resolution. But fuck that, it's not a resolution for the new year. This is how I'm going to be living my life. My goal is to be in shape by the summer (ldo). Let's do it.

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I had my fitness assessment today with my personal trainer. He assessed that I'm out of shape and need to get fit (obviously he assessed more than that, but you know).

I ate pretty well today. Gonna finish the night off with some kind of fruit. I'll be working on getting my sleep schedule back on track (it's so off right now). Maybe a midnight bedtime and a 8-9am wake-up. Hopefully I can do that. I have my first real session on Tuesday with the trainer. I also bought a heart rate monitor and will be doing cardio within my "zone." I'M FOCUSED MAN.

Update on 1/3/10 at 12:30AM - going to sleep now. Gym in the morning. EZGAME.

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Once you´re on a regular work out schedule sleeping times will become much less of an issue.

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Old 01-03-2010, 09:22 PM #13 (permalink)  
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I had an egg, turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich this morning. One slice of each meat, two slices of cheese (I know, too much cheese). Perhaps I'll try that low-fat cheese out? I finished it off with an apple and some green tea.

I just got back from the gym where I treadmilled (both walked and ran a bit) 1.5 miles and biked four miles. I came back home and made myself some stir fry (Why do they call it stir fry if it ain't fried?). I wanted to throw in more than one serving of chicken but restrained myself. I'm proud of myself for restraining. I'm also happy I didn't throw in that much chicken because I'm pretty full. Instead of throwing in the extra piece of chicken, I threw in an egg and extra vegetables. EZGAME.

P.S. I'll probably be washing this down with some more green tea soon.

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exercise and diet => weight/body shape.
watch out for snacks, you;ll be in shape and it will be great.
 
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So I just got back from my first personal training session. My personal trainer basically kicked my ass. We started with some basic cardio and I practiced staying within my heart rate zone. I did fine with that. Then we basically focused on my abs while keeping a cardio pace. I'm pretty fucking drained...but I like it. If I keep this up along with my trips to the gym, I really should lose the weight.

I'm still eating well. Today I had a cold cut sandwich and two protein shakes. In the end, it's probably not enough food. I'm not starving myself or anything...I simply wake up late and kind of miss breakfast. This is another reason I need to get my sleep schedule back on track. When school starts, it should all get better I guess.

I really do hope I keep this up. I've gone on runs like this before...and have stopped. I want to make it this time...and actually be in shape for the summer. Seriously, it would be nice. Therefore, I ask you guys at FTR to fill this blog up with good looking women. However, keep them practical. No porn stars or super models. Just your everyday girls. Also, keep them clothed (SFW), preferably bikinis. What motivates me is being able to get your everyday hotties at the bar, library, beach, whatever. Seeing these girls when I open this blog up would be positive imo.

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Standard fatass trying to lose weight meal:



Chicken, frozen stir-fry vegetables from bag (no sodium), apples. Quick and easy. Done and ready to eat in thirty mintues, BAM!

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I just got out of the showering off the sweat from my recent PT session. It's going very well. My stamina has increased dramatically. I'm doing my exercises quicker and am less tired after doing them. I'm also learning new exercises which is great (now I can do them on my own!). He's really concentrating on resistance training at a cardio pace which I think is great. My core is getting worked on hardcore. I know that is the first part of the body personal trainers usually do since everything else builds off that.

I've been under a lot of stress from poker which I will explain in my poker blog (click sexy George to go there!). We finished with a bit of boxing tonight and my throwing punches. In the middle of doing so, I remembered all the bullshit, bad beats, and coolers that put me on tilt and went to work. I turned up the heat and got all the stress out. I feel fucking GREAT!

Also, it was warm today and will be warm tomorrow in New York. I plan on going out for a jog which I haven't done in a while. Dranger called me a pussy for not running in the cold. This got me thinking: I probably am a pussy for not running in the cold. Maybe I'll give it a shot when it gets cold again. It can't be that bad. If anyone actually reads this that is fit or jogs or whatever, any tips for running in the cold weather? Kthx.

I'm still eating pretty damn well. I slipped a bit and ate Burger King on Sunday. I hadn't eaten all day, was starving, and it was the only thing open at the time. It was my first slip-up in half a month. I know that's no excuse though. To be quite honest, I felt like absolute shit the next day. I was guiltier than ever. I don't plan to ever eat that shit for a long, long time. I'm continuing with the generic chicken and vegetables meal which is still delicious (I'm not tired of it yet). When I'm done eating all the chicken, I will be asking for any ideas for good, healthy meals (maybe I'll try fish?)!

THIS LOSING WEIGHT SHIT IS EZ!

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Boog, as far as slips go with nutrition you will be better to pick a time and pick your cheat. Instead of waiting until you snap figure out what you really want and reward yourself on Friday night or some night during the week. It will help you with the long term just knowing that you will have that junk when it's time and allow you to be more selective. I am sure you can come up with something you would rather have eaten for a 1000 cals than BK. Cheating is necessary and good, it helps the brian and kick starts the metabolism. Just don't use it as an excuse to slide backwards.
 
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Boog, as far as slips go with nutrition you will be better to pick a time and pick your cheat. Instead of waiting until you snap figure out what you really want and reward yourself on Friday night or some night during the week. It will help you with the long term just knowing that you will have that junk when it's time and allow you to be more selective. I am sure you can come up with something you would rather have eaten for a 1000 cals than BK. Cheating is necessary and good, it helps the brian and kick starts the metabolism. Just don't use it as an excuse to slide backwards.
I was going to send this as a PM but I figure this may help others out as well:

Thanks for the idea of "cheat days." I've actually heard about them but never liked the idea.

How do they work exactly (do I eat WHATEVER I want? How far in between are these cheat days?)? Also, how would my impulse eating BK be any worse (or different) than my cheating with BK? Thanks jyms.

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Hey good luck to you sir. I have the exact opposite prob i cant seem to gain any sort of weight
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There hasn't been much to update. Everything has been pretty standard. My personal trainer is still kicking my ass...but my body is doing a much better job at keeping up. I'm still eating relatively well. However, I'm my eye is starting to stray from the prize. My motivation was dwindling a bit in the beginning of the week. Luckily, no huge slip-ups.

I started getting my motivation back though. Summer is getting closer and closer each day. I don't want to be the fatter one when I go on vacations (it makes it a lot harder to get the bitch imo). So yeah, motivation is rising.

Additionally, I'm thinking of attending FTR Vegas 2010 this year. So yeah, another reason I gotta get my ass in shape (I wanna impress micro ldo). Anywho, that's it for now. Again, pictures of normal bitches or even vacation spots (beaches help) would help with the motivation.

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Get your ass back to NYC and I'll use a cheat day on your dumbass!

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Are details being released about FTR Vegas 2010? i.e. dates.

keep it up buddy, you'll be a skinny mofo in no time
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It'll all be worth it in the Summer. I must keep my eye on the prize.

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So here I am. In a nutshell...
Very low carb, low saturated fat (poly/mono-unsat fats are good), low sodium, high protein, high fiber, lots of veggies, chicken, fish, daily aerobic exercise (walking my dog 2-3 miles/day or cycling on gym day), weight training every other day in gym, and calorie-shifting.

Jyms hinted at the gist of what calorie-shifting is ("cheat days"), and though I don't meticulously calculate calorie intake like in this example, I have been cooking most of my meals and reading all nutrition labels of ingredients I use long enough that I now have a general, almost-instinctual understanding of whether I'm going low-calorie or high-calorie on any given day:
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The basic idea is that not all your days are low-calorie days indefinitely. Doing so will train your body to only burn the low calorie amount even on the rare days when you will slip, with the excess turning into fat. Throw in a high-calorie day every 4 days or so (after you've established healthy eating habits for several weeks). This will confuse your body into maintaining a high calorie-burning metabolism all the time, so even on your low-calorie days, your body is burning more calories. With a regular exercise routine (at least 30 minutes of aerobic daily with weight training at least 3 days a week), you will notice your metabolism skyrocketing -- you will be hungry a couple of hours after eating... all the time. This is a good sign, but you must maintain good eating habits.

As far as healthy eating habits...

I've learned to never eat until I'm completely full. I don't leave myself hungry, but I don't like to feel full anymore. I eat every 2 or 3 hours... healthy snacks or small meals. This means on the high-calorie days, your calorie intake is spread out through all the little meals during the day; don't gorge yourself in any single sitting just because it's "cheat day."

I keep what little carbs I do eat (including natural sugars like berries in my high-fiber cereal or apples and other citrus or low-sugar fruits; no high-sugar tropical fruits like bananas) relegated to the mornings or no later than mid-day. Virtually no carbs in late afternoon/dinner. Breads, pastas and other carbs are fine as far as carbs go, but ONLY if they're balanced with high fiber content, i.e., whole wheat & flax bread, whole wheat pasta. If you're going to eat carbs, do it before working out. After working out, eat lots of low-sat fat protein. Obviously, if you're out to dinner with friends, avoiding carbs is nearly impossible. Try to choose high-fiber carbs, if available, or just don't eat the white rice or potatoes; eat only the meat and vegetables.

Always drink lots of water. Water flushes out stuff, and helps with the high-fiber eating. But eat low-sodium foods because sodium promotes water weight gain. Be sure to take in electrolytes when working out (in the meal immediately after or in the form of pure coconut water while working out -- none of that high-sugar Gatorade crap or other "workout" drinks).

I try to never skip breakfast. If I'm going to skip any meal, it will be dinner. I've basically stopped eating after 7:00pm. I might slip occasionally and eat something as late as 8:00pm. I never eat any fruit in the evening (sugar).

I've developed some serious eating discipline. I haven't eaten any pizza since May of last year. I hadn't had a hot dog in that long, until just recently because I was at a NASCAR event and being it was a stadium and I hadn't had dinner, I didn't have a choice. I basically gave up cheese. I rarely eat potatoes (starch), but will have an occasional "cheat day" serving of french fries -- but not for dinner.

Finally, notice I never used the word "diet." This is not a diet. It is a lifestyle.

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This is very true. I wasn't as disciplined as I am now right off the bat. It took months to get to this point. But, after the initial 4 months of slowly working up to a much healthier overall lifestyle, I would see myself in the mirror, and be able to see below my belly, and that is where the motivation comes from. Now, I am completely addicted to seeing the changes in my body happen. Not just in weight lost, but in better physical tonality.


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Xianti commenting in a blog? Sicklife! Blows my blog with 18328503958 views out of the water. GG sir, gg.
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lol... he personally asked me to, and on a subject that I know intimately. I was compelled to oblige.
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Haha I'm just pokin' fun with BooG. Nw though Xianti, on dropping the 40lbs! I'm sure I'll be congratulating BooG on similar results over the next year.
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This blog has officially become the SHIT now that Xianti has posted. Basically, this blog > all other blogs that Xianti has not posted in.

All kidding aside, I really appreciate you sharing what you've learned with me X. Thank you for the website on calorie-shifting. I will try to grasp, understand, and execute what is said on the website.

My diet has been getting better. I tried out that coconut water you recommended...it's goood. I don't drink much Gatorade and such anyway...but I can get used to having a nice coconut water after workouts. One question that I do have for Xianti, daven, jyms, etc.: what are some good ideas for snacks between meals? Xianti hinted that fruit may not be the best thing late at night (especially fruit that is high in sugar). I've been eating a lot of fruit throughout the day (even at night). What should I be replacing them with at night?

I've been all over breakfast and have been eating a shitload of oatmeal. I feel this has helped a lot to be honest.

As for my exercising, I've revved it up this past week. I don't have a car so getting to a gym (aside from my trainer) has been a real bitch. Also, the weather has been freezing so going for a jog outside has been a no-go. I've chosen to begin going to my school gym three times a week (in addition to my trainer twice a week). I really think this'll be the final push to get me to the promised land. I've worked out twice so far at the school gym and it's been great. However, I've been hungry as anything after workouts. I've heard protein bars are good for curbing this hunger (obviously the low-carb/calorie ones). Does anyone have a good suggestion? I have an hour before I'm able to get home to eat a home-cooked meal and a snack in between would be great.

Anywho, that's all for now. Thanks for everyone's support!

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Old 02-09-2010, 05:21 AM #33 (permalink)  
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Boog, you would do best by not thinking about snacks in general. I don't know how much the trainer has talked to you about nutrition or what you are using for guidelines but it's best to know how much your supposed to eat in a day and have targets to hit. If your supposed to get, say 200 gms of protein a day and need to eat 5 times then you need to spread out your meals as fits your schedule. You should never be eating at any time of day without having protien. you should be eating most of your carbs (if you eat them) almost exclusively in the am and/or immediately post workout. I can tell you that when it comes to fitness and exercise, eating is 75%+ of any plan. You can do more with eating than you ever will achieve in the gym alone. Food is the key to muscle building, fat loss and energy levels. With the right meal plan and knowledge you can do in 3 months what may take you a year of trial and error. FWIW, I don't think fruit is a good thing for anyone trying to lose fat. There are better forms of carbohydrate for the body depending on why your eating it. As an example, you need high GI sugars for post workout to replace muscle glycogen and boost insulin for protein to help rebuild muscle. You need low GI carbs to burn slow and steady and keep the energy up and not spike insulin and stop fat loss all day. Stop thinking about carbs and focus on protein.

And no fucking protein bars. Drink protien, get a post workout type drink and plan one of your meals for an hour after that.
 
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re: snacks between meals

As Jim said, I generally will only eat a low-sugar fruit in the morning, often just before working out -- if I eat any fruit at all in a given day. I don't eat too much fruit, though I eat a lot of veggies all day long. When I say "snack," I obviously don't mean typical junk-food snacks. What I mean is a protein-rich, low-carb, low-fat mini-meal. Eating small portions more frequently throughout the day (4 or 5 times daily) will keep your metabolism high, as opposed to larger, less frequent meals. And you WILL be hungry often enough to want to eat this frequently as you continue working out.

Some favorite such "snacks" of mine are smoked SOCKEYE salmon (has 1/2 the sodium as the more common smoked King salmon) on REDUCED FAT Triscuits -- I've looked at all "low-fat," high-fiber crackers commonly available at the supermarket and Reduced Fat Triscuits has the highest fiber/lowest carbs/lowest sodium... it's basically just toasted whole wheat -- sometimes with some fat-free cream cheese; low-sodium white tuna in water -- either just by itself or on same Triscuits; raw broccoli in hummus, guacamole or tatziki (Greek cucumber dip) -- all lowest-fat varieties I can find; Dolmas (Greek stuffed grape leaves; usually has some white rice, but not terribly high in carbs, if you eat just 3 or so); plain, pitted olives straight from the can (not the pickled kind; those are very high in sodium); low-fat or fat-free (vegetarian) refried beans with high-fiber/low-carb wheat tortillas.

Trader Joe's has most of these items. Most are high in protein. Some are simply good for you, i.e., olives are a great source of monounsaturated fats (good for you in moderation) with no saturated fats -- avoid sat. fats like the plague.

These are just some stuff off the top of my head. Just keep in mind the target levels of the key items you find on all nutrition labels and you'll be able to find foods you like that you can "snack" on.
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Also, I don't consume protein bars or drinks. I was drinking low-fat protein drinks when I first started, but I think those were raising my triglycerides (blood fats). Most of that crap is high in sugar.

Just plan on eating a good high-protein meal after working out.
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Also, I have a big jar of milled flax seeds that I always add to my low-sugar/high-fiber cereal in the mornings. Sometimes, I sprinkle a tablespoon-full in my veggie omelets or other home-made meals. Flax seeds are great for fiber and also have lots of the Omega fatty acids-- Omega-3, -6 and -9 -- which are also good for you. Got it at Trader Joe's, I think. Or maybe CVS Pharmacy.. don't remember.
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flax is awesome. I make bread, muffins and pizza crust with it. Low car/high fat. I am not on a low fat diet but a lower calorie, low carb diet, think anabolic/keto type diet with carb ups. I mill my own ina coffee grinder Xianti. It's cheaper, they are always fresh and never have to be refrigerated. If I need a flour mixture I just grind the shit out of it, if I need it more course for substance i just give it a quick whip. The fats alone you get form flax seed can change your health. I add it to cottage cheese, meatloaf and salad.

Boog, if you have any questions on fixing that diet hit me up on MSN/AIM

Also Xianti, about protein drinks, some people are susceptible to insulin spikes from the fast absorption of whey. If there is any natural sugars in it they will surely fatten you up. I make my shakes for two meals a day, one with peanut butter/almond butter or some heavy cream to slow it down, and the other is right after my workouts when I need that quick infusion of proteins to start the process. It's very important to know what you actually expect and need from a protein supplement and get the right one. There is a huge difference int he macro set ups of most powders.
 
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dude, i'm replying, but basically listen to Jyms and x-man ^^

I only have a few things to add
1) gym at school + trainer = all good, keep up the good work. Impressive stuff.
2) riding a bike. I'm not sure where you live vs where you go to school vs where your gym is. But if you're able to bike commute then you'll increase fitness/decrease fatness even more quickly. I get 10-20km of exercise each day simply servicing my caffeine addiction (although that is on hold for a few weeks, detox ftw)
3) keep drinking loads of water
4) Try not to snack much, but carrots make good snacks (i don't know much about glycaemic indexes etc - Jyms may have a comment on this, but they're tasty, mostly water, 0 fat, etc)
5) re flax - flax seed oil is good too.
6) oatmeal (cooked we call it porridge, guessing it's the same) is a great breakfast cos low in sugar, high in slow release energy, filling, no hunger for longer than most foods = less snacks. Cool.
7) dude, keep on keeping on. You've been running at this thing almost 8 weeks, that's commitment. Another 4 months and you'll be all over it.
 
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Hey BooG690, a few years ago I decided to take a weight loss journey myself. I didn't really blog about it per se, but I did weigh myself daily and saved the results. After a year of losing weight, I posted a retrospective with what I learned along with my weight loss graph and data to that point.

There's probably no big secret there for losing weight, but it'll give you another person's perspective and might give you another push to your goal.

Hope it helps and good luck!
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That's pretty impressive Jason!

Just wanted to add my support here Boog Healthy lifestyle = best way to live for both the physical, mental, and emotional benefits. I've done a ton of research and tried a lot of different weight training programs and exercises over the last couple years and am trying to compile a program right now. When I get it done maybe I'll post it somewhere.
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So I haven't updated this blog in a while. It's really been the same thing as before. I'm working harder and harder each new week since each new week my body becomes stronger and stronger (and thus I can complete a more rigorous workout). I train with my trainer on Tuesdays & Thursdays and try to hit up my school gym on Monday & Wednesdays. My job is pretty labor intensive as well being that I have this huge bin (and cotton candy machine) I have to bring in.

I also eat rather well naturally now. I don't want the shit I used to eat...there's simply no urge for it. All in all, fast food and junk food are addicting. You have to treat it like a drug or alcohol and mindfully attempt to quit. You'll have urges that you have to contemplate and fight. If you logically think through the benefits and consequences of having, say, White Castle, you'll choose against it.

And as for an update on my weight and progress...I have no idea how much I weigh. I haven't weighed myself in about three months since I've chosen not to be results-oriented. BUT...I need new pants. Yup, I need new pants, my pants are getting a bit big on me. So I've lost inches on my waist but nothing much in my chest/face. Hopefully that'll be the next to go. Now if only I can pwn the pokerz to make enough money to buy new jeans...

I feel a bit guilty for not updating the blog since people have shown their support since my last post.

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Hey BooG690, a few years ago I decided to take a weight loss journey myself. I didn't really blog about it per se, but I did weigh myself daily and saved the results. After a year of losing weight, I posted a retrospective with what I learned along with my weight loss graph and data to that point.

There's probably no big secret there for losing weight, but it'll give you another person's perspective and might give you another push to your goal.

Hope it helps and good luck!
Jason, this is great. Congratulations on your transformation! I certainly agree with all your tips except for one: tip #8. Poker has taught me not to be results-oriented and I've taken that with me to weight loss. However, that is not to say tip #8 is wrong. It's right for you but it wouldn't work for me.

Tip #1 is certainly the most important one. I definitely fell in the category of eating out of boredom. Again, you must mindfully identify your urge to eat while bored and fight it. This falls into the category of fighting the urge to eat while at the movies, carnival, etc. Some people see movies and popcorn going hand-in-hand...I rarely ever ate at the movies (my mother never had the money to spend on popcorn) so I never developed that habit.

Well, that's all for now. I'll try to post more consistently on this blog. Later folks.

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If you don't already know, Stacks, Kiwi, and I have a prop bet going. For full details, visit this link: Click me.

I'm pretty happy I joined up with Kiwi and Stacks to do this. First of all, it forces me to run when I'd just be lazy and choose not to. Today was a great example of this. I had to run before work to make sure I didn't have to cough up $20. I was real happy that I ran today too...it was a great run. The right songs came on the iPod and running isn't too hard anymore. Hopefully I will get to run my 5K soon enough by getting all this cardio in. More importantly, I hope that I continue to slim down to be able to look good in the summer.

Anywho, I just wanted to update this quickly to notify anybody that reads this that I am part of that prop bet as of last week. Later gaiz

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I'm turning into a lazy fat shit. I need to start working out a bit as well since the weather isn't sucking total moose balls and now theres no excuse.
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I was lazy through all of yesterday and didn't do much. I had to do something for work last night and after that I chose to put in some hands last night as I hadn't played in days. It almost felt as if I've never played poker. I was almost clueless at the tables. Actually, it was as if I just didn't want to play poker anymore. It was quite pathetic. What was weird is that I sat at the tables and was almost already tilting. I knew that there was something on my mind stressing me...but I played anyway. Anywho, the point being that I had something stressing me (female frustration fwiw; every interesting girl I meet has a damn BF) and probably shouldn't have played at all.

So I knew that time was closing in on the day ending but I kept playing poker (though, again, my mind wasn't into it). Finally, I chose to sign off at about 11:20pm. However, I didn't get up to go running. I chose to fuck around on Facebook and at about 11:37pm, I IMed Stacks & Kiwi on Facebook and told them I'd be owing them $10 by the end of the week. Kiwi didn't answer (standard) but Stacks basically told me I was being lazy and that I really should run. I answered that I literally didn't have time today (if I began to run atm, I couldn't finish before midnight). Basically, Stacks could have taken my $10 or even rationalized being lazy himself. Instead, he made a deal with me. He would let me off the hook for $10 if I ran 45 minutes.

Simply seeing that he would offer such a thing instead of profiting pretty much inspired me to run. It slapped the laziness out of me. I couldn't say no to running as it would be pretty pathetic if I had. The run last night was pretty much dedicated to me getting the stress off my chest...and it worked quite well. I ran to 45 minutes straight of this. In all honesty, it was my best run ever. I wasn't tired at all and probably could have gone for a lot longer.

After my run, I felt a shitload better. I remember why running was the shit. The stress basically melted off and my mind was clear. I took a quick shower and got back to the poker tables. I played a lot better that session around and it felt great. I shall be going for a run in a few minutes as soon as I eat a bit, brush teeth, let it digest, etc. I will then be playing a session then heading to the library to study a bit. FWIW, I probably would have been lazy as shit without that run last night.

Thanks Stacks.

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