Need to lose around 100 lbs

[ck]

Hi

Right now I am about 308 lbs...
I have been playing DDR for almost 3 years now and my weight has fluctuated throughout those 3 years.. I have tried getting on diets before but I always fail

I know I need to do this so I am going to take another crack at it.. I am going to try to eat 1000-1500 calories a day and played DDR for at least 45 minutes..

I should be able to melt off lbs pretty well if i play a lot of hard songs

The funny thing is I weight 308 but can beat every song in the game except paranoia survivor max oni steps...

Anyways i want to lose this weight by Febuary, and if that goal is unatainable then definitly by may

[abrannan]

By February is 5 months, or about 20 weeks. That's an average of 5 lbs per week. I have my doubts that you can lose weight that quickly safely. By May is 8 months, or 33 weeks. That's 3 lbs per week, which is IMO a much more realistic timeline.

Now for the good news, you'll probably look and feel so much better just losing 20-30 lbs that you'll be happy losing weight no matter how long it takes you.

[Laura Moncur]

I would definitely recommend you get some nutrition training so that you spend your 1000-1500 calories wisely. Nutritionists can meet with you for a nominal fee and will give you sound advice (check with your local university for referrals).

Of course, I like Weight Watchers because they are very supportive. Since you have exercise down pat, it sounds like the only thing holding you back are your eating habits. WW is really good at getting to the roots of overeating or bingeing patterns.

Good Luck!

[ck]

ugh i ate taco bell tonight

[iamjay]

well at least it was a salad, right?

right?

if you seem like the person who doesnt like to watch there calories try cutting your carb intake. Eat more salad, have as much meat as u want, cheese bareley has any carbs and veggies are the good carbs. try and keep the intake of less then 100 a day. you'll slowly lose wieght and you can binge on stuff really like. I like pizza alot so i get thin crust with meat and veggies. bareley any carbs. the best part is that you can eat as much bacon, eggs, meat, chesse, salad as you want.

and dont eat at tacbo bell..... I hear some people say that there meat is one grade level better then dog

[abrannan]

iamjay said:

well at least it was a salad, right?

right?

if you seem like the person who doesnt like to watch there calories try cutting your carb intake. Eat more salad, have as much meat as u want, cheese bareley has any carbs and veggies are the good carbs. try and keep the intake of less then 100 a day. you'll slowly lose wieght and you can binge on stuff really like. I like pizza alot so i get thin crust with meat and veggies. bareley any carbs. the best part is that you can eat as much bacon, eggs, meat, chesse, salad as you want.

and dont eat at tacbo bell..... I hear some people say that there meat is one grade level better then dog

Be careful with that. You can't eat as much as you want, and you need to stay away from fatty meats. There's way too much cholesterol and saturated fat in a lot of that to be healthy in the long term. Same with the cheese, go for low fat/part skim/2% when available.

[orangina]

WHAT!!! Bingeing is not the way to go. NO NO You cannot eat all the fat and protein you want and lose weight. CALORIES COUNT.
Here is the scoop ..when you eat protein its very satisfying and you dont desire as much food.
So people on high protein low carb diets tend to think they are eating more. BUT if you add up the calories you will see that the amount they are eating on these plans is LESS than what they were eating before so they lose weight.
BUT they often cant stick to the plans because good bread and other carbs are delicious and enjoyable.
You are much better off reducing your sugar intake by cutting out processed foods (you may still use sugar in small amounts) and cutting back on the fakey foods you eat like ding dongs..and the fried foods you eat (trans fats are not good for you) and eating whole natural foods ..
YOU ARE BETTER OFF TRAINING YOUR BODY TO WANT LESS!
Each day eat a little less..eat slower. Dont use aspartame which can cause cravings. Dont eat chemical foods.
The idea is NOT to binge..but to get control of your food intake and your weight and thus your life!

[orangina]

Abrannan I do agree and yet disagree with you on the dairy. If you are going to eat a TON of dairy YES you should go skim but if you are eating just a little full fat is fine. Skim is fine also if you prefer it as its not fake but full fat is fine so long as its used in moderation
I dont believe in drinking tons of milk..but like cheeses in moderaton and no way do I like skim cheese..not that its bad for you..but full fat is fine in moderation.
I point to the French again. They use full fat yogurt, cheese, etc.

[Laura Moncur]

I point to the French again.

Quit pointing. I've seen some massively fat French people in my life.

[abrannan]

orangina said:

Abrannan I do agree and yet disagree with you on the dairy. If you are going to eat a TON of dairy YES you should go skim but if you are eating just a little full fat is fine. Skim is fine also if you prefer it as its not fake but full fat is fine so long as its used in moderation
I dont believe in drinking tons of milk..but like cheeses in moderaton and no way do I like skim cheese..not that its bad for you..but full fat is fine in moderation.
I point to the French again. They use full fat yogurt, cheese, etc.

I'm going to use the same argument you used against the mini-meals concept. People don't know how to moderate their intake.

[orangina]

Laura, I doubt you have seen a number of massively obese French people.
The French are very slim as a culture..Americans are much fatter. Its a fact, period.

Abrannan ..again I personally dont like the mini meal concept but what works for someone works..is it working for you?

[abrannan]

orangina said:

Laura, I doubt you have seen a number of massively obese French people.
The French are very slim as a culture..Americans are much fatter. Its a fact, period.

Abrannan ..again I personally dont like the mini meal concept but what works for someone works..is it working for you?

Orangina, most cultures are slimmer than Americans, so you could just as easily look to the Brazilians, or the Japanese. I think what you're running into here is a little of what I had mentioned in some of our PMs, it's all well and good to say look to the French, but what does that really mean? The French smoke more than Americans, should I take up smoking? They also work a 35 hour week, by law. Should I do the same? There are so many more issues that play into overall health than just average diet.

And yes, the mini meal concept works out great for me, but my point re: cheese was (as your was re: minimeals) that people tend not to moderate what they eat. For reduced fat cheese, that translates to 30 calories, 4 grams of fat (3 of which are saturated) and 10 mg of cholesterol less per ounce than regular cheese. That adds up fast.

[orangina]

You make very good points A. as usual.
I will just say that I prefer a small amount of a full fat cheese than a lot of a lofat cheese. ..and everyone is different. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using skim dairy products.

Are you doing the 6 mini meals now?

BTW the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans despite a higher intake of saturated fats.

[iamjay]

I wonder why you do what you do or even what i do

[abrannan]

orangina said:

Are you doing the 6 mini meals now?

More like 5 (Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, evening snack/dessert).

[Laura Moncur]

I also follow the mini-meal plan:

breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner

My snacks are usually one serving of fruit and one serving of veggies so that I can get those five servings in a day. I like them fresh better than cooked.

I started the mini-meals thing because I couldn't make it to lunch and dinner without getting so hungry that I would binge at those meals. Now that I've added protein in my breakfast and lunch, I don't need the snack as much.

I also prefer a small amount of full-fat cheese to the low-fat varieties, but that's because of the melting problem. If they made a low-fat variety that melted well, I think I could change over. I prefer fat-free milk and yogurt. I like the low-fat cottage cheese.

It seems like it's a taste issue, so eat what you like and pay attention to calories.

[iamjay]

explain why it would help someone to cut thier meals from 3 to 5 and making the portions smaller. why is it better to eat in smaller portains that's what i'm getting at.

[orangina]

HI Iam...
some folks like the minimeals because it keeps their blood sugar level and as Laura says helps them go from one meal to the next without starving.

Personally I like 3 meals per day of moderate size and one midafternoon snack. If I eat protein at each meal I have no problem getting to the next meal.
I dont like the minimeals idea for me but others like it.

[abrannan]

iamjay said:

explain why it would help someone to cut thier meals from 3 to 5 and making the portions smaller. why is it better to eat in smaller portains that's what i'm getting at.

Think of it like this. Food is fuel, right? And your body is the engine. Now picture driving by flooring the accelerator for 1 minute and coasting for 4 minutes, and repeat that three times. Look at what your average speed would be, and how far you'd go. Now, starting from the same point, we'll drive the same amount of time, but we'll accelerate for 30 seconds and coast for 2.5 minutes and repeat that 5 times. Total driving time is the same (15 minutes), but we'll have a more constant average speed, a much more enjoyable ride, and we're less likely to stop moving during our coasting. We're giving the engine (our body) a little less fuel (food) at each acceleration (meal), but we're doing it more often.

I have no idea if my metaphor just made sense or not.

[iamjay]

yeah u lost me at hello, but thanks for the greeting