Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:51 pm**

I lost 40 lbs last year, July to December (and won an excellent bottle of Cognac -- Remy Martin Louis XIII to be exact).

I have put 13 back on, so I am taking that back off now -- I work out, play league tennis, and eat right.

My key to success last time was to have one day (I chose Saturday) to eat anything I wanted, as long as I exercised and ate well the rest of the time. When Saturday came, I drank as much as I wanted, and if I cared to eat a dozen doughnuts, I did. Sunday AM, back on the wagon.

It works. being too stringent all the time exhausts you, and when you fall off the wagon, it always turns out you fall down the cliff as well.

Posted: **Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:59 pm**

I've been clobbered the last 6 weeks or so with a cold or flu. I've had no energy whatsoever and haven't been doing my workouts.

I have no idea how much weight I've put on (if any), but I can feel how out of shape I am. Getting old sucks. If I don't work out every day, I lose it quickly.

Posted: **Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:02 pm**

Cail wrote:I've been clobbered the last 6 weeks or so with a cold or flu. I've had no energy whatsoever and haven't been doing my workouts.

I have no idea how much weight I've put on (if any), but I can feel how out of shape I am. Getting old sucks. If I don't work out every day, I lose it quickly.

YIKES me too!

I turned 42 Tuesday, and I am feeling it. If I dont workout it comes back in spades. egads! I feel your pain.

Posted: **Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:24 pm**

Prebe wrote:
I am still tracking my calories. I noticed that on some days I am not eating enough fat, according to the diet goals on the tracking site I am using. I wonder if that's a problem. Even when I do eat "enough" fat, it's usually on the low side of the range.
I wouldn't think so. If you, for a prolonged period of time, starve your body, your general metabolism will go down however.

This (contrary to popular belief) can't happen without: a: Your average body temperature going down, or b: your activity level going down. The activity level can be HIGHLY subconscious.

It has been shown that office workers performing the same job have as big a variation as 25% of overall energy expenditure, simply from differences in the non-exercise related movements. Things like getting up and opening windows, shufling in your seat, stretching, using the stairs etc. It was a real eye opener to me to make the calculation, that I (working on the 5th floor) will actually use up energy coresponding to 1 g of pure fat just by walking up the stairs. And that is using a 100% energy efficiency on movement. Judging from my increased pulse, transpiration and respiration frequency AND my knowledge of biomechanics, it's likely to be a lot closer to 2 g

I was asked by Aliantha to join you guys over here, because I revealed (in the galley of all places) that I was trying to lose weight (40 lbs).

I am going for the Preb patented diet: Eat less, exercise more. Just about the most unpopular diet there is, but the only one that works.

When I say eat less I mean less energy, not less by volume.

So far just making the first two days af no candy, no junk-food, filling up on more lean protein less carbs at main meals, has gotten me three pounds of the way. Yes, yes, I know. It's water

Welcome to the thread, Prebe!

What you said above about calorie intake, metabolism and weight loss makes a lot of sense to me.

And I used to go on the type of diet you are trying. Specifically, I found that cutting fat, salt, and sugar made a big difference. It's not so easy anymore, now that I'm older.

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:40 am**

Do any of the rest of you deal with stress/comfort eating? That seems to be my biggest problem and even though I know a lot of things that are supposed to help, it all seems to go out the window when I am either under a lot of stress or depressed (those usually seem to go together for me).

Right now I am job hunting and it is killing me!

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:59 am**

@ iQuestor Yeah! thats what i do when the first lbs will be away!! One day in a fortnight eating as much chocolate as i can

but i have a sports competition an 19.4 and so i have to be chocolateless

i will be 42 in 11 days, but i dont want my body to be so old!

@rbwright oh yes, thats a problem...but if you manage it for a while the loosing of weight can make you happier than eating when there is any stress around

but one thing is sure.. Eating makes happy!

its day 5 today and i do not intend to eat anything i should not

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:59 am**

rbwright wrote:Do any of the rest of you deal with stress/comfort eating?

(In other words, yes.)

I've been eating like a piglet all day long, arrgh. Back on the wagon tomorrow....

Oh, and hi, Prebe!

Glad you could join us!

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:05 am**

Hallo to Prebe (forget that yesterday

)

have a nice sunday,everyone!

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:17 am**

rbwright wrote:Do any of the rest of you deal with stress/comfort eating? That seems to be my biggest problem and even though I know a lot of things that are supposed to help, it all seems to go out the window when I am either under a lot of stress or depressed (those usually seem to go together for me).

Absolutely! I have a lot of problem controlling my eating when I am stressed/depressed/studying.

I am trying to eat things that are filling and low in calories, like raw vegetables, and drinking water or tea (unsweetened) instead of stuffing my face with high calorie stuff when I am stressed.

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:58 am**

Hami: Your signature wouldn't happen to be Covenants "Hellfire and damnation" in the German translation would it?

MrM wrote:I am trying to eat things that are filling and low in calories

Which is (and should be) a part of every effective diet. Also at the main meals.

I find a good trick is having sticks of carrots and cucumber in the fridge with a spicey dip made of 10% yoghurt on the side. Now, it sounds like fatty, and it is. But the trick is that you actually eat very little of the dip compared to the amount of raw vegetables you eat. So even if you stuff your face til you burst, you are probably going to end up consuming 100g's of yoghurt, meaning 10 g's of fat (app. 150 kCal), AND you have ruined your appetite with 300-400 g's of raw veggies

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:29 pm**

Prebe wrote:Hami: Your signature wouldn't happen to be Covenants "Hellfire and damnation" in the German translation would it?

MrM wrote:I am trying to eat things that are filling and low in calories
Which is (and should be) a part of every effective diet. Also at the main meals.

I find a good trick is having sticks of carrots and cucumber in the fridge with a spicey dip made of 10% yoghurt on the side. Now, it sounds like fatty, and it is. But the trick is that you actually eat very little of the dip compared to the amount of raw vegetables you eat. So even if you stuff your face til you burst, you are probably going to end up consuming 100g's of yoghurt, meaning 10 g's of fat (app. 150 kCal), AND you have ruined your appetite with 300-400 g's of raw veggies

Cail wrote:Getting old sucks

Actually I find that if you look at all the different..... Nah! Who am I kidding. You are absolutely right: getting old blows!

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:34 pm**

Heh. I've lost about 25 pounds in the last three weeks and none of my clothes are fitting right anymore. Did it the worst way, too. Had bloody diarrhea about three weeks back and ended up in the ER. Have been having trouble eating since. Any little bit of fiber or spice and I end up having diarrhea again and have to go back to clear juice and crackers.

For a foodie, this is near torture.

I needed to lose some weight, but this is unpleasant and ridiculous.

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:44 pm**

prebe said:

Cail wrote:Getting old sucks
Actually I find that if you look at all the different..... Nah! Who am I kidding. You are absolutely right: getting old blows!

the only thing worse that getting old is ... not getting old.

Posted: **Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:46 pm**

aliantha wrote:
rbwright wrote:Do any of the rest of you deal with stress/comfort eating?

(In other words, yes.)

I've been eating like a piglet all day long, arrgh. Back on the wagon tomorrow....

Oh, and hi, Prebe! Glad you could join us!

my problem is comfort drinking -- I love to drink: scotch, cap'n and coke, beer. love it love it love it. but it'll pack the poundage on you!

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:18 am**

duchess of malfi wrote:Heh. I've lost about 25 pounds in the last three weeks and none of my clothes are fitting right anymore. Did it the worst way, too. Had bloody diarrhea about three weeks back and ended up in the ER. Have been having trouble eating since. Any little bit of fiber or spice and I end up having diarrhea again and have to go back to clear juice and crackers. For a foodie, this is near torture.

I needed to lose some weight, but this is unpleasant and ridiculous.

Oh. . . that's terrible! Hope you get better soon.

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:53 pm**

@ duchess of malfi
Best wishes to you!

@ Prebe yes.. hell and damnation..
hellfire would be "Höllenfeuer"

day 7 today...i just had some chinese food

tomorrow (after training

) i will see how much weight i have lost so far (but i fear it is not much..for my belly still looks round)

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:30 pm**

duchess of malfi wrote:Heh. I've lost about 25 pounds in the last three weeks and none of my clothes are fitting right anymore. Did it the worst way, too. Had bloody diarrhea about three weeks back and ended up in the ER. Have been having trouble eating since. Any little bit of fiber or spice and I end up having diarrhea again and have to go back to clear juice and crackers. For a foodie, this is near torture.

I needed to lose some weight, but this is unpleasant and ridiculous.

You said it. Not the recommended weight loss strategy, Duchess.

Hope you feel better soon!

iQ: "comfort drinking"

Yeah, that stuff will do a number on your calorie intake in a hurry....

Re: getting old: It's like I used to tell my mom when she'd complain about being old, "Given the alternative...."

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:52 pm**

Get better soon Duchess. It sounds like a very bad round you are having there.

Hami: Ah, thanks. Have you read the German translation? Does TC actually say "Höllenfeuer"?

Just curious. I love languages.

I never read the Danish translation though. Only LFB and TIW have been translated to Danish anyway ;(

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:54 pm**

bit off topic..
I first triedt o read the OV..but put it away..then years later i found the german translation
yes i like it..much better than LOTR (there are passages when Sam calls Frodo "Chief" instead of Mr. Frodo

)

and yes he says "Höllenfeuer" other things have quiet funny names..e.g "Peechwife" ist called (backtranslated) Peechnose and so on..

back to diet...i would have liked to eat some chocolate this evening but i did not , just because i wrote here i would not...strange thing

Posted: **Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:23 pm**

I finally felt decent enough to go back to the gym today.....Ugh. Kids, start working out when you're young. A couple of weeks off when you're pushing 40 is like never having worked out before.

At least I'm still eating well and not smoking.

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