My (and your) big, fat ass

footfootfoot · 08-25-2012, 05:08 PM

Actually, in my case my ass is still pretty buff, but the rest of me is enveloped by a carpet of fat that I was pretty fucking shocked to see in a recent photo of me at the beach. Fri-ten-ing.

I also have noticed what appears to be a pronounced gut developing. This is not how I want to spend the rest of my life. This morning my BIL and I went to the local diner for breakfast and I noticed that, at 6 feet and 220# I was by far the slimmest person in the diner. Every person in there, myself included was obese by any metric.

This has to stop now.

How do you eat and elephant? One bite at a time. Or a journey of 10,000 miles is taken a step at a time. (until you get to the airport and discover that the plane is on a tread mill, so instead while you are killing time waiting for another flight you go outside to do a bit of squirrel hunting...)

So, one bite at a time. I began thinking about this because it always made me feel defeated, even before I started, to hear things like "you just need to exercise" or "join a gym." All very effective, I'm sure, but vague-sounding, and in pst experinces I'd work my ass off at the gym only to discover that I hadn't even burned off one snickers bar. And the whole thing sucked.

Out of curiosity, I looked up just how many calories I need to burn to lose a pound. (3500) and I thought, well, I could certainly create a 3500 calorie a week deficit without even noticing it. Much. And if I could do that for 52 weeks, I would lose 52 pounds. In theory. I know there are adjustments to be made as weight comes off.

So that's my plan, to reduce just one pound per week, or 500 calorie deficit per day, by a) watching what I eat, and b) cycling an hour a day.

This will be my weekly check in page. I aim to keep it simple and achievable. At 220# (nearly 16 stone for you bog trotters) 60 minutes of cycling at 15mph avg equals about 1000 calories.

I'm looking at this as training for this ride, next year. I did it twice in my 20s

photos:http://100-200.org/2012Ride.htm

Gravdigr · 08-25-2012, 05:14 PM

Leave my big fat ass outta this.

jimhelm · 08-25-2012, 05:25 PM

Foot, I highly recco myfitnesspal.com

You can plan, graph, count calories and see your results.

Friend me, ill try to get in on this with you.

Aliantha · 08-25-2012, 06:01 PM

Yeah, I used myfitnesspal.com too. It was really helpful.

I'd also recommend that if you're only a bit over weight, you'll probably drop most of it simply by knocking off carbs and fats for a while. Those are the killers. Just eat salad, veges and proteins mostly with the odd treat every now and then. It's usually a very effective way for men to lose weight and pretty quickly too.

Good luck with it. I'll be back on the treadmill as soon as this little alien pops out.

footfootfoot · 08-25-2012, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimhelm

Foot, I highly recco myfitnesspal.com

You can plan, graph, count calories and see your results.

Friend me, ill try to get in on this with you.

done

Griff · 08-25-2012, 07:25 PM

I had my annual physical last week. Doc says my cholesterol is the best its been since we started watching it 5 years ago. <w00t>

I've been getting 4 cardio workouts per week this summer 2 bike / 2 fence. My weight is okay as I've cut my portions a bit as well. Do it as simply as you can.

monster · 08-25-2012, 07:43 PM

I went with the "bigger engine burns more fuel" approach. Slow start, but seems to be working now. They key is doing something , something that you can sustain. Me, I'm no good at dieting, but I can work out.

ZenGum · 08-25-2012, 08:11 PM

My weight is not where I want it either. Just that I want to gain some weight, not lose it. 180cms 68 kgs. 5'11" & 150# I've found a few things that have helped.

First is to get a set of digital scales accurate to 100 grams. I began weighing morning and night and found that the morning weights were more variable so I settled for evening weights. I write each evening's weight on a piece of paper and keep a running tally. If I did something notable, such as a big hike or missing lunch, I record that. This fairly quickly clued me in to what actually produces changes in weight, and I could focus on those behaviours. You have to be careful, though, not to mistake a bit of dehydration or a belly full of water for a weight change.

The other thing is to actually write down everything you eat for a few days, then analyse it to see how much protein, carbs, energy etc you're getting from each source. Most foods have this on the packet, but for fresh stuff, the internet has it all. Estimating portion size is a bit tricky. This allows you to target certain foods as being helpful and others as being unhelpful.

footfootfoot · 08-25-2012, 11:52 PM

I'm just gonna throw this out here:

A Jewish mother was walking down the street and as she passed a bum he said to her, "Lady, I haven't eaten in three days." She looked down at him and said, "I wish I had your willpower."

Aliantha · 08-26-2012, 01:25 AM

Zen, if foot uses MFP as it's meant to be used, he'll be recording all his food anyway. It's an awesome tool which calculates your calories really well IMO. You can set it to tell you what you should be having depending on what level of carbs you want to intake etc, and you can adjust it depending on how you're going with achieving your goals. I found it to be a great tool.

classicman · 08-26-2012, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Friend me, ill try to get in on this with you.

I lol'd was just on FB and this made me laugh for some reason.

Lola Bunny · 11-19-2012, 03:50 PM

I just joined myfitnesspal and find it to be very cool. It made me realize I consume too many calories.

Gotta exercise some more this afternoon to get more calorie allowance so I can eat dinner.

Anyways! Anyone who's still using this site? Let me know and I'll pm you for your screen name.

Chocolatl · 11-20-2012, 01:00 PM

I really liked myfitnesspal -- used it a lot before I got pregnant. The iPhone app was great for making me accountable to myself for what I eat, as I seem to have a selective memory when it comes to snacking. I've been told not to worry about cutting calories right now while I'm breastfeeding, but I'll definitely join back up once I'm done!

Lola Bunny · 11-20-2012, 01:10 PM

I just got a tablet, making getting on the apps really easy. That's why I joined. I'm that lazy. Explains why I have excess fat. :p anyways, recording all my calorie intake explains my weight gain. Doh! I've ate and drank through my caloric allowance for the day by noon today. :-/ you'd think a piece of candy here, a sip of juice there is nothing. Wrong, you just consumed more than 200 calories.

Big Sarge · 11-20-2012, 08:05 PM

Oh Lola, you aren't fat. Most women would kill for your figure. Plus, you eat like a bird

08-25-2012, 05:08 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	My (and your) big, fat ass Actually, in my case my ass is still pretty buff, but the rest of me is enveloped by a carpet of fat that I was pretty fucking shocked to see in a recent photo of me at the beach. Fri-ten-ing. I also have noticed what appears to be a pronounced gut developing. This is not how I want to spend the rest of my life. This morning my BIL and I went to the local diner for breakfast and I noticed that, at 6 feet and 220# I was by far the slimmest person in the diner. Every person in there, myself included was obese by any metric. This has to stop now. How do you eat and elephant? One bite at a time. Or a journey of 10,000 miles is taken a step at a time. (until you get to the airport and discover that the plane is on a tread mill, so instead while you are killing time waiting for another flight you go outside to do a bit of squirrel hunting...) So, one bite at a time. I began thinking about this because it always made me feel defeated, even before I started, to hear things like "you just need to exercise" or "join a gym." All very effective, I'm sure, but vague-sounding, and in pst experinces I'd work my ass off at the gym only to discover that I hadn't even burned off one snickers bar. And the whole thing sucked. Out of curiosity, I looked up just how many calories I need to burn to lose a pound. (3500) and I thought, well, I could certainly create a 3500 calorie a week deficit without even noticing it. Much. And if I could do that for 52 weeks, I would lose 52 pounds. In theory. I know there are adjustments to be made as weight comes off. So that's my plan, to reduce just one pound per week, or 500 calorie deficit per day, by a) watching what I eat, and b) cycling an hour a day. This will be my weekly check in page. I aim to keep it simple and achievable. At 220# (nearly 16 stone for you bog trotters) 60 minutes of cycling at 15mph avg equals about 1000 calories. I'm looking at this as training for this ride, next year. I did it twice in my 20s photos:http://100-200.org/2012Ride.htm __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-25-2012, 05:14 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Leave my big fat ass outta this. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-25-2012, 05:25 PM	#3
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Foot, I highly recco myfitnesspal.com You can plan, graph, count calories and see your results. Friend me, ill try to get in on this with you. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

08-25-2012, 06:01 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, I used myfitnesspal.com too. It was really helpful. I'd also recommend that if you're only a bit over weight, you'll probably drop most of it simply by knocking off carbs and fats for a while. Those are the killers. Just eat salad, veges and proteins mostly with the odd treat every now and then. It's usually a very effective way for men to lose weight and pretty quickly too. Good luck with it. I'll be back on the treadmill as soon as this little alien pops out. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-25-2012, 07:25 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I had my annual physical last week. Doc says my cholesterol is the best its been since we started watching it 5 years ago. <w00t> I've been getting 4 cardio workouts per week this summer 2 bike / 2 fence. My weight is okay as I've cut my portions a bit as well. Do it as simply as you can. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2012, 07:43 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I went with the "bigger engine burns more fuel" approach. Slow start, but seems to be working now. They key is doing something , something that you can sustain. Me, I'm no good at dieting, but I can work out. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-25-2012, 08:11 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	My weight is not where I want it either. Just that I want to gain some weight, not lose it. 180cms 68 kgs. 5'11" & 150# I've found a few things that have helped. First is to get a set of digital scales accurate to 100 grams. I began weighing morning and night and found that the morning weights were more variable so I settled for evening weights. I write each evening's weight on a piece of paper and keep a running tally. If I did something notable, such as a big hike or missing lunch, I record that. This fairly quickly clued me in to what actually produces changes in weight, and I could focus on those behaviours. You have to be careful, though, not to mistake a bit of dehydration or a belly full of water for a weight change. The other thing is to actually write down everything you eat for a few days, then analyse it to see how much protein, carbs, energy etc you're getting from each source. Most foods have this on the packet, but for fresh stuff, the internet has it all. Estimating portion size is a bit tricky. This allows you to target certain foods as being helpful and others as being unhelpful. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-25-2012, 11:52 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'm just gonna throw this out here: A Jewish mother was walking down the street and as she passed a bum he said to her, "Lady, I haven't eaten in three days." She looked down at him and said, "I wish I had your willpower." __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-26-2012, 01:25 AM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Zen, if foot uses MFP as it's meant to be used, he'll be recording all his food anyway. It's an awesome tool which calculates your calories really well IMO. You can set it to tell you what you should be having depending on what level of carbs you want to intake etc, and you can adjust it depending on how you're going with achieving your goals. I found it to be a great tool. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-19-2012, 03:50 PM	#12
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	I just joined myfitnesspal and find it to be very cool. It made me realize I consume too many calories. Gotta exercise some more this afternoon to get more calorie allowance so I can eat dinner. Anyways! Anyone who's still using this site? Let me know and I'll pm you for your screen name.

11-20-2012, 01:00 PM	#13
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I really liked myfitnesspal -- used it a lot before I got pregnant. The iPhone app was great for making me accountable to myself for what I eat, as I seem to have a selective memory when it comes to snacking. I've been told not to worry about cutting calories right now while I'm breastfeeding, but I'll definitely join back up once I'm done!

11-20-2012, 01:10 PM	#14
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	I just got a tablet, making getting on the apps really easy. That's why I joined. I'm that lazy. Explains why I have excess fat. :p anyways, recording all my calorie intake explains my weight gain. Doh! I've ate and drank through my caloric allowance for the day by noon today. :-/ you'd think a piece of candy here, a sip of juice there is nothing. Wrong, you just consumed more than 200 calories.

11-20-2012, 08:05 PM	#15
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Oh Lola, you aren't fat. Most women would kill for your figure. Plus, you eat like a bird __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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