I put on 20 pounds!

Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
That is, put BACK on.

I exercise, lead a pretty active life, in decent shape but, I weigh a good 40 pounds too much. Starting January 1, I simply started cutting down on portion control and dropped 20 pounds, pretty easy, by spring, simply by doing what I do, eat what I eat BUT, just eat 2 chili dogs instead of 3, ice cream twice a month instead of 4 or 5. Three pieces of pizza instead of 4.

I tended to be a little hungry all the time but, I was in no way staving or craving. All I had to do was stop eating before I was full, something I'd never done my whole life.

So, there it was, eat, stop, and just get through the next 15 minutes as what I ate caught up with my hunger. Fine. No problem. Food, which I love, started tasting even better. Meals, I looked forward to even more.

And I lost 20 pounds.

Well, somewhere end of summer I have totally gone back to eating until I am full and, as of last night, I found the 20 I lost. :killingme

So, today is day one, again, back to eating a portion and then stop.


I'm already hungry for lunch!!! :jameo:
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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All that work to lose weight, and just a couple months of snarfing and it all comes right back. That crap pisses me off. :mad:
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
vraiblonde said:
All that work to lose weight, and just a couple months of snarfing and it all comes right back. That crap pisses me off. :mad:
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Hey, we know it's a life style change. I just gotta get my head back around accepting it as just the way it is.

I get by.

One day at a time.

:lol:
 
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aubriana

New Member
Larry Gude said:
That is, put BACK on.

I exercise, lead a pretty active life, in decent shape but, I weigh a good 40 pounds too much. Starting January 1, I simply started cutting down on portion control and dropped 20 pounds, pretty easy, by spring, simply by doing what I do, eat what I eat BUT, just eat 2 chili dogs instead of 3, ice cream twice a month instead of 4 or 5. Three pieces of pizza instead of 4.

I tended to be a little hungry all the time but, I was in no way staving or craving. All I had to do was stop eating before I was full, something I'd never done my whole life.

So, there it was, eat, stop, and just get through the next 15 minutes as what I ate caught up with my hunger. Fine. No problem. Food, which I love, started tasting even better. Meals, I looked forward to even more.

And I lost 20 pounds.

Well, somewhere end of summer I have totally gone back to eating until I am full and, as of last night, I found the 20 I lost. :killingme

So, today is day one, again, back to eating a portion and then stop.


I'm already hungry for lunch!!! :jameo:
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Blame it on the cooler weather - nature wants you to fatten up for the cold winter months. I could stand to lose 20+ myself. Maybe I should try your approach.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
aubriana said:
Blame it on the cooler weather - nature wants you to fatten up for the cold winter months. I could stand to lose 20+ myself. Maybe I should try your approach.
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Blame it on my love of eating! :lol:

Hey, it works. If you take in 3,500-4,500 calories a day like I do, it's really not that much to cut 500. That should be somewhere around a pound a week, keeping the same level of activity. If I can just stick to it...

:jameo:
 
glhs837

glhs837

Power with Control
I hear ya, Larry. It aint super easy choosing less food, or leaving food on the plate, or god forbid, having fewer tasty beers in a week:buddies::cds:, but its that or pack on the pounds. And I know theres certainly tougher things in life to face than going with the broiled fish with rice over the Bacon Cheese Burgerama with extra fries.
 
libertytyranny

libertytyranny

Dream Stealer
vraiblonde said:
All that work to lose weight, and just a couple months of snarfing and it all comes right back. That crap pisses me off. :mad:
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What pisses me off is that I ate the kind of things he described..I would be obese. "2 chili dogs instead of three" .... yeah.

Men. SO eats one less dorito and drops ten pounds. I eat salad for a month and drop a half a pound.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
libertytyranny said:
What pisses me off is that I ate the kind of things he described..I would be obese. "2 chili dogs instead of three" .... yeah.

Men. SO eats one less dorito and drops ten pounds. I eat salad for a month and drop a half a pound.
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OK, well, I am a pretty big guy so, you only get one chili dog! :lol:
 
kom526

kom526

They call me ... Sarcasmo
If you weren't Sasquatch's little brother you wouldn't need 4500-5000 cal/day. Look into catabolic foods to munch on between meals.:yay: Good healthy stuff that is portable for the nurseryman on the go such as yourself.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
kom526 said:
If you weren't Sasquatch's little brother you wouldn't need 4500-5000 cal/day. Look into catabolic foods to munch on between meals.:yay: Good healthy stuff that is portable for the nurseryman on the go such as yourself.
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Cata wha??? Does it have cheese???? :evil:
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
libertytyranny said:
What pisses me off is that I ate the kind of things he described..I would be obese. "2 chili dogs instead of three" .... yeah.

Men. SO eats one less dorito and drops ten pounds. I eat salad for a month and drop a half a pound.
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How the F big are your doritos, and where do you get them.
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
I can feel it. I'm losing weight. Every few minutes I go "I'm hungry. Wonder what's for dinner?" Been a little hungry all day, the magic place! :dur:

:yahoo:
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

Well-Known Member
Larry Gude said:
I can feel it. I'm losing weight. Every few minutes I go "I'm hungry. Wonder what's for dinner?" Been a little hungry all day, the magic place! :dur:

:yahoo:
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You never went through the, 'I'll have TWO Whoppers with cheese, two large fries, an apple pie and a DIET COKE' phase; or go to the gym and work out for two hours, then go to Wendy's, or someplace like that afterward, did you?

I remember, for a while; when I was in Middle school, I think; I would come home every day for about a year and peel and eat 3 or 4 carrots. Then before bed, I'd have cookies or chips or something. Kinda like putting a fire out with gasoline, huh?
 
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Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
DEEKAYPEE8569 said:
You never went through the, 'I'll have TWO Whoppers with cheese, two large fries, an apple pie and a DIET COKE' phase; or go to the gym and work out for two hours, then go to Wendy's, or someplace like that afterward, did you?
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:lol:

No. What kind of twit does that?




Double whoppers. And no apple pie. Super size diet. :yahoo:
 
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