Re: Fatties. My money where your mouth is.
Latest update.
weight: 298.6 lbs
total loss 8.6 lbs
The diet plan is still going well, though im now on the look out for other healthy recipes in addition to the one cook book i have. If anyone has any recommendations for cookbooks designed with one or two people in mind and that provide nutritional information, im open for suggestion. I did, after discussing with some friends, realize that for the first week or so i was essentially starving myself, in that a person of my size uses around 2400 calories a day, and the minimum number required for healthy wieght loss is around 1600. I was definitly eating around 1200 a day. So, ive added in a couple of fruit/veggie snacks, and a meal replacement shake into my daily routine.
The exercise program is proceeding nicely. Im still doing near-daily bouts on the bike of ~7 miles, and have also increased my general level of activity by biking while watching tv (not very high impact, usually very slow-paced) and also by walking to the store a few times a week. One thing i am lacking in is adding more core exercises to my routine. I am wanting to increase my level of muscle mass to promote a more efficient burning of calories. Sadly, i hate situps and have done virtually none. Thats the goal for this week.
One serious problem im having is my bi-weekly trips to the lake. My friend has a place, and pretty much all we do is sit around and drink. This usually entails at least 20 beers a day, and not very healthy food. I think this has seriously hampered my progress. In that i will not being giving up drinking in excess just to be skinny, im thinking of trying to improve my eating. Im thinking of taking some of the vegetarian grill-food replacements with me. Im sure that will entail quite a bit of mockery, but if it comes down to a choice between alcohol, and meat, thats no choice at all.
in general, life proceeds quite nicely, many people have commented on how much happier ive been lately (this diet plan is only partly responsibly), and i think im dating a 21 year old chick with sassy-librarian glasses.
peace
john nickle
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