I've been using my stepdad's Panasonic SL-SX330 portable CD player and it's never skipped on me even on vigorous walks. And best of all, it's cheap--only US$39.95. Decent .MP3 portable players start at US$90 and go WAY up from there. 
Posted on 01/21/2006 7:21:11 PM PST by RightOnline
Chunks of fatback?
After years of yo-yo dieting, I switched to the several very small “meals” a day. I also cut back on meat from three times a day to once every couple days. Peanut Butter sandwiches make a fine substitute, as does the occasional protein shake.
I have noticed the body going into survival mode about every ten pounds. After losing about 40 pounds it kicked in. I would cut back on the food intake and increase the exercise and get nowhere. I would go from 240 to 230 and (without increasing food intake) bounce back to 240. I would cut back further and increase exercise (weights) and drop to 230 – then bounce back to 240. I am now trying to get below the 220 mark – but my body just seems to like being around 225-230.
I can increase muscle easily, almost like I’m on steroids – but as the muscle mass increases and the body fat percentage (now around 20 - 25%) drops I gain weight. When I stop working out I also lose muscle mass fast – a result of age?
I actually have to stop the workout to lose a couple pounds. That’s hard to do – weight work is as addictive as running. It feels good when I’m done.
Sounds good. I figured almost all of those out on my own since the end of September as I've lost over 40lbs. One slight variation I have is on the carbs. Don't be afraid of carbs, just be reasonable and don't eat "empty" carbs. If it is bread or pasta, ALWAYS go with whole grain wheat. My wife has found whole wheat everything in the store or she grinds our own wheat and makes it herself. She's lost 25lbs in the same time period. We both feel so much healthier and younger not to mention how much slimmer we look. She's got only 5lbs to go but I'm only a little over half way to my goal.
I don't eat 4-6 meals a day. I eat 3 with a light snack in between each one. Breakfast is usually fatfree, low cal yogurt with some whole grain granola mixed in it and about 6oz of Hot&Spicy V8 juice. Snack is a piece of fruit around 10am. Lunch varies but is kept to about 250-300 calories and is very lowfat. I sometimes have a very low cal, low fat dessert after lunch like sugar free jello or fat free pudding or something. Afternoon snack is usually some 94% fat free popcorn or some rice cakes. Dinner varies but portion control is done and I avoid high calorie or fatty foods. Usually a ton of salad, 3-4 ozs of lean meat (if any), and a low fat, low calorie side dish. I usually wait an hour or more after dinner for a low fat, low cal dessert. Calculations say my body burns over 2500 calories a day and I'm keeping my intake at less than 1500 while eating healthy. I lose, on average, about 2.5 lbs a week doing this.
Get an MP3 player. No skipping at all. Learn about podcasts and find some favorites. Exercise your mind and body at the same time. My treadmill has a "media tray" specifically designed for a note book computer. I web surf while I exercise.
I'll word this terribly, but for a given volume, muscle weighs more than fat.
When I began working out, I was 180 or so (but had almost always been around 165). After a while, I was 192....but had dropped several inches around the waist and added inches to the chest and other areas.
IOW, when weight lifting, do NOT just go by 'weight' alone. You may very well put ON weight (especially when downing protein shakes right before and right after lifting; aka "the bracket method", a philosophy with which I happen to agree and have had great results), but the right kind and in the right places. Look at how your clothes fit; that's a sure sign...and that's what I go by now. My goal is to weight 200 pounds with < 10% body fat (and I'm 50 years old). Not far from that right now.
The rule my wife and I follow is "eat meat sparingly". Some may recognize that rule. It is part of a set of rules that we follow that we've had so much success with.
After a while, I was 192....but had dropped several inches around the waist and added inches to the chest and other areas.
I lost 30+ pounds a couple of years back (on advice of a Cardiologist)by exercise (brisk walking an hour a day) and Atkins.The pounds seemed to melt off of me.Atkins was surprisingly easy for me (a chocoholic and lover of all carbohydrates)...but you've gotta like water,chicken salad
and beef.
I've been using my stepdad's Panasonic SL-SX330 portable CD player and it's never skipped on me even on vigorous walks. And best of all, it's cheap--only US$39.95. Decent .MP3 portable players start at US$90 and go WAY up from there.
Har har har. ;-) Chunks of tofu.
Fatback goes much better with a pot of beans than tofu.
the Tao of Tofu indicates that substituting tofu for meat is a sin... But tofu& beans aren't bad together. ;-P
the Tao of Tofu indicates that substituting tofu for meat is a sin
A lot of people dislike the texture; however, it can be changed by boiling it, freezing it, or soaking it in sake. Tofu is the Chuck Norris of food. :-)
End of list.
Soaked in Saki? That I might be able to handle.
MP3 players start at about $30. The more songs/audio you want to hold, the more expensive it gets. I find it hard enough to manage 60 audio files, let alone the thousand the expensive players hold.
But you really need an MP3 player to practically listen to podcasts. You could do it with a CD player that plays CD RWs you burn on your PC, but it would be kind of painful.
I lost 60 pounds in this past year and I did it by not eating out as much, walking and biking and then I also got on weight watchers flexplan which I am a huge fan of. I am still looking to lose quite a bit more, and it's just a process. I think that one mistake a lot of people make is wanting it all off RIGHT NOW and when they don't lose 10 pounds in the first week they give up. Healthy weight loss is slow, steady weight loss!! And with exercise, your clothes start falling off of you which is the really exciting part of it.
Actually eating 6 times a day is a great way to lose as well. It keeps your metabolism going.
I also do Weight Watchers flexplan- I love the idea that I can have anything I want to eat- that takes away the guilt that comes from drinking a coke or having a cheeseburger-- I can have what I want I just have to compensate with what I choose for the rest of the day. And usually whatever food I am craving- I will start eating it and find out that halfway through the allure is gone and I stop eating it. If you are forbidden a food under a diet, you are more likely to eat it b/c if you're going to break the rule then you might as well go ahead and totally break it!! This way- I think "hmm I dont' really want this cheeseburger anymore and if I stop now I only have to write down that I ate half of it instead of the whole thing." LOL--- for me, writing down what I eat really changes what I choose b/c I look at something and think "OMG I don't want to have to write that down" so I won't eat it. Some people don't like this idea or think it's a lot of work but you'd be surprised how little effort it takes- especially as you can log in online, which is what I do-- log in my points and then head over to FR! :-)
And in re: exercise-- again people have to keep in mind that the goal is not to become a marathon runner after a month. I started out walking because I was so heavy that not much else was practical. And I would walk first for 15 minutes and then 20 and then- when I would get to 20 I would think-- just go another 3 minutes... Just pushing yourself for just a little bit more.... and the next thing I knew I was up to walking an hour. Same thing with my bike- go 2 miles and then see if you can go just a little bit more than you did before. Before i knew it was riding 5-6 miles no problem.
To really be successful at losing weight and keeping it off, you have to look at it as a lifestyle change and be willing to accept that you might gain a pound or two here or there, but that's ok- you can take it off next week. It's a gradual process, and this is not a race.
Learn to love your blender and your juicer. If you don't have a juicer, Black & Decker makes an affordable one for under $25. You can find it at Wal-Mart or Target, etc.
We keep the weight off by making healthy shakes, smoothies and juice mixes from fresh ingredients. I absolutely love carrots and apples juiced together and for breakfast today I had a smoothie made from frozen melon chunks, banana, skim milk (I also use soy milk), vanilla and a packet of Splenda. Scraps from our juicer go to the chickens, or you can throw them into your compost pile, too.
There are many cookbooks out there on juicing and smoothies, and of course you can find recipes on the web. It's an easy way to get a lot of nutrition & fiber into you without getting a lot of calories into you, too! :)
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