I have started my first ever get-fit-this-year new years resolution! Stumbled upon this group again and wondered if anyone else out there was doing the same?

My goal is to lose close to 25 lbs OR to be able to fit into a 2/3 dress size. I'm not overweight, (close, but not quite BMI-wise) but I have a pretty tiny bone structure without any real curves... so when I start getting curves that's kind of a problem

SO... anybody got fitness-related goals this year?

OK, I'm putting this to paper.

6' 220#.

BMI puts me at overweight, not obese.

I have been lifting a lot last year, gonna step it up another notch and cut the drinking in half *again*. Military weight was 182, but I'm bigger muscle-wise so I can expect to find the hint of a six pack at ~195, which is what I'm shooting for.

There, I said it, lets see if I stick to it

I took the last couple weeks off from lifting. Going to get back to that and also throw in some cardio. I like lifting but hate cardio. Going to try to get leaner. I really need to write down some specific goals though. "Get leaner" is really vague. Also going to try to reign in my diet and get back to eating smarter. I have been eating practically everything in sight during the holidays.

Good luck to everyone in their fitness goals this year.

Starting tomorrow.... I have put together a diet plan and workout schedule.
Plan to cut up while losing 10-12 pounds over the next 60 days.

Taking my "before" pictures tomorrow morning and heading to the gym tomorrow afternoon.

Gawd, I'm not looking forward to eating oatmeal and egg whites.

Try using splenda, cinnimon and a bit of honey in the oatmeal. For the egg whites try Eggbeaters. They ARE egg whites that have been pasturized. You can just pour some in the pan and go. They are actually more nutritious than regular egg whites. You can also get them in veggie or southwest which are really good. Otherwise hotsauce is your friend.

I was just getting ready to start a post and spotted this...


New Years morning 196 lbs. The heaviest I've been in years I'm 5'10" and most of the weight gain is in my gut. I look like shit, feel like shit and need to do something.


Sooo....


My wife does Weight Watchers and I've decided to join her. She has been very sucessful with the program which I am very proud of. I sort of follow it due to her cooking, but when she doesn't cook for me I go astray. I'm going to learn to cook and eat better for myself. Wednesday we will go to a meeting together and get my fat ass signed up.


Goal is to lose 25 pounds and keep it off.


This morning I weighed in at 193 lbs.






Good luck all!!

Thanks.

Did some research after I posted last night and ran across those same answers. Today I picked up some organic brown sugar and some egg beaters. Those things are 'spensive!! Ouch.
It's almost cheaper to be fat

Whadda ya mean?

I am in the same boat the hollidays really put a hurtin on me I am 5' 9" and I am wieghing in at 191 I have not been this heavy since I was in school gravity is a very bad thing.

I would like to loose at least 10 lbs and tone up what muscle I do have maybe build a little more. Basically push my gut upward.


My wife and I are going to exercise together cause she needs to do it for her back and she would also like to loose about 10 lbs.

Here is to everyone lets all try to keep our goals.


Good Luck to all

Include multi-vitamins and amino acids with your heavy workouts and that should help, no?
I hope I don't get sick. Dammit


**edited**... include them with ALL your workouts.... yeah, that's it!

As far as getting sick goes..

When I work out really hard, then don't get rest, I catch a cold.

I've found making sure I get enough sleep (I have no kids, so it's pretty easy) is the key. Also, I take an average of 5000mg of vitamin C a day, and I have found that when I do get a cold, I've cut it from a 14-16 day ordeal to around 6. Even when I am sick, I don't feel as bad.

FWIW

On a serious note, I am shooting to get back to 210.

Before my hip went south I found 210 a good "fighting weight" so to speak.

So I have my work cut out for me. I think I am about 250 right now.

I recently found a nice cheap gym(Snap fitness) that opened in a convenient spot for me to hit on the way home from work.

For some added motivation, a friend asked me to play volleyball again.
I was a pretty competitive player before my hip gave up.
So I feel it has helped me find incentive/motivation to work out and be more careful with my nutrition.

Good luck all with your goals.

189 lbs.


7 lbs. lost since 1/1/08.

I've decided to skip the WW meetings (due to the leader being what many call an asshole) and put the $12 dollars a week in a jar. I've been following the points system and have changed many of my eating (and drinking) habits. I'm trying to decide between joining a local gym or purchasing some excercise equipment. As of now I'm leaning towards buying some equipment as it is much easier for me to find time to work out at home than drive to the gym. Example... instead of spending the first half hour of my morning fooling around on here I could workout

I've resolved to get at least 3 good workouts per week. I'm averaging about 1 or 2 right now, probably nearer to 1

A "good workout" is at least 30 min good, challenging cardio, plus some weight training and stretching. I feel like it's acheievable, and I'll build on the 3 per week as we get into the spring months.

Mike

Gotta get ready for July 13th

Brett- I'm doing the WW thing as well and to be honest, I love it! So far, I've dropped a bit over 7lbs so far. I'm not going to meetings simply because I've got a lot on my plate at the moment with 15 credit hours (but I'm actually in class for 18 hours per week. Gross) and 35 hours of work plus homework. The online thing has worked really well so far, especially since I'm online for half the day anyway.

I went to the gym today for the first time in a while and it felt really good. Only ran a reeeaallly slow mile and stretched, which is a lot less than I usually do, but it felt good!

EXXcellent! The WW program is fantastic, the only reason I'm not going to the meeting is because of the leader they have at my local WW center. My wife isn't going back either because of her. Yes many people have called to complain so I'm sure the situation will change soon. Have you tried any of the Smart Ones meals yet? They're pretty good and really help with tracking the points. Our local supermarket (Shop Rite) has them on sale for $1.49 to $1.99 on a regular basis so we stock up.

The WW Giant Fudge Bars are very good too


Weighed in at 187 this morning and that was after eating breakfast

184 lbs. this morning

I have weened myself from using sugar in my coffee, and 1 tsp of nonfat creamer.

We started a biggest loser competition at work, everyone put in $20 bucks and the winner takes all. we have 30 days. Weighed in jan 4 at 315 my goal is to drop below 300 for the month, but eventually i would like to get to 260. I've cut out pop (soda), fast foods, and fried foods. I have not done any cardio, and I've stopped eating at least 3 hours befor bedtime. weighed in this morning at 304. 11 pounds in 19 days I can live with that, plus this is a routine i can stick with, Its not really dieting just common sense.

Well today is the 30th only 5 more days to go and i've lost 15 pounds. at this rate of a pound every two days i will be Americas Next Supermodel. ha ha

Way to Go!!!


Weighed in at 182 this morning. 14 lbs. lost this month


Feeling great, but I could really go for a Cheesesteak

Nice job Brett you got me beat. I am stuck at 188 but I have not been real strict on my eating, I have been exercising and feel much better but I am weak when it comes to the diet.

OK, basically 0 change for the month.

No real excuses, I've been keeping it a priority to not lose muscle mass, while cutting the fat away. I talked to Carol here at www.cbass.com who happens to be in my home town. Apparently Clarence is in his seventies, has a few books about bodybuilding and lean mass that he's published over the years.

This is what he looks like at 70...

A photo collage of him thru the years...

http://www.cbass.com/PICTORAL.HTM

A few minutes of a conversation with Carol, his wife and I learned a critical error in my training. I bought Ripped 3 and Fit for Life, will try to apply these to my real world. Ill start a separate thread in HP Gain, so anyone interested can track my progress. From looking over the website, I really think you could glean all you need from there, but we'll see.

Ill see if I can get the lady to take a pic of my fat ass (in a tank top, so as not to gross everyone out too much) so the before and after shots are for the record.

Consider this day one and pic added when I get it, when I will also start the new thread.

Just got this from his website, guess I'll make another trip out there and get this book too.

My program is coming along quite nicely.

Started out at 217 ... down to 203 as of today.
Don't really want to lose anymore weight. Just plan to get cut up now.
Hitting the gym 5 days, riding the bike 6-7 days.
Drastically changed my eating/drinking habits.

What a difference a month makes.

That right there I think is what is helping me the most. I was drinking at least 5-6 glasses of wine per night, now I'm down to 1 and occasionally 2. Not only is the alcohol empty calories, but it leads you to say "Screw it, pass me another bacon sammich"

Good job ya bunch of losers. I was tempted today. I went in to the gas station to pay for some petro and I saw the krispy kream display and they were fresh. YUMMY!!! But I was a good guy and passed them up. 280 here I come.

I wieghed myself this afternoon after work and I was 185. Granite I had not eaten all day but I hope to stay close to that. I have a hard time with the sweets if they are not around I don't look for them but with the kids having them in the house I can't stop myself but I am getting better Only 1-2 cookies instead of 10 I always drink water and once in a while I will have a beer, I probably drink 1/2 gallon of water a day. OOH I have to PEEE
Good luck to all and keep up the good work.

YES, I won. We did our final weigh in and I lost 17 pounds. I am down to 298 now. 280 here I come!!

Good job keep on keepin on

You refer to WW, I'm assuming you mean weight watchers??

Care to share the points system??

you can email it if you like..

chipsahoy_33@hotmail.com

Here's a link to the website. I don't have anything on the computer, I just use an old points guide.

Weight Watchers


178 lbs. as of Thursday morning. 18 lost and 8 to go

I always forget to check this part of the site.

I went to the gym today and hit a new personal record doing rack pulls/deadlifting. 315 lbs for 1 rep, 2 sets.

If you do not know what rack pulls are, check out the women in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc7Wgrdh3MA
I figured you would rather check out some woman working out. The last effort, she is going for 335lbs.

My goal is to workout extremely hard and fix some lingering problems that I have.

The deadlift was my favorite when I use to lift, The most I was ever able to get was 475. Thought I was going to crap my pants when I did it, alot of grunting going on.

Here's my update from 11 days ago...

I've been rollercoasting for about 6 months now, bouncing between 218 and 224. Mostly I sit around 221. I am not afraid to admit that I don't know anything about something and I figured getting advice from a fella that has maintained his weight for over 60 years was a good place to start. Looking at the previous posts I made here, you can see Clarence Bass links all thru it.

I bought a couple of books just before February. I have been lifting consistently for over 6 months now, but I hit a wall, weight wouldn't come down and strength wouldn't go up. I've been doing what conventional wisdom said, cut caloric intake drastically and excercised like crazy.

What I got so far is that I was over training by doing the cardio, burning off any gains the weight lifting workout gave me. My muscles were constantly being torn down right after being built up. Additionally, my severe calorie reduction put my body in starvation mode and I was constantly tired, living on energy drinks and binging every weekend to sate my hunger.

I have been using www.fitday.com to track my eating and shooting for a target calorie intake of 2300 to 3000, while shooting for 2400 as a goal. Based on what I read, a moderately active man burns about 14 calories per pound of mass, so I wanted to get near that but slightly less to start losing the weight. My aim is for ~180 by the middle of the summer and I am trying to not lose any muscle. It was very hard to get the muscle and I don't want to accidently lose it by losing the weight too fast. I set my target calorie intake to 14*180=2520.

The first thing I noticed is that I gained 4 pounds and peaked at 225, roughly 2 days after I started my new diet. As discouraging as this was, I decided my body is probably all out of whack and if I give it consistent fuel and maintain my exercise routine, I should be fine. As of today, I'm down to 221. The difference is I feel great! It's amazing how much food I am putting away. I'm hungry almost all the time, but it's more like "I could eat" instead of "my face is caving in!". My coffee and energy drink need is almost gone. I'm drinking half caff and I get jittery now. I work nights and Im not exhausted and dragging ass all night anymore. I guess my body is off starvation mode now, cause I am consistently just below 2400 calories and I am full of energy and constantly eating.

As much as I've heard that eating 5 or more times a day was the key, I'm finally seeing this in practice. Still hard to wrap my head around it since it's never what I did before but it is working. I never claimed I was a rocket surgeon... I still enjoy my bourbon and beer, albeit it's cut down a little. Key was to set up a meal plan that I enjoyed and didn't feel deprived with.

The second thing is that my muscle strength is exploding. I do 375 deep knee leg presses and I've hit the squat limit my back surgery allows at ~200 pounds, but my legs have grown a half inch in a week. My body seems much more responsive to my workouts and, again, I feel great! I feel my muscle mass is pretty much where I want it to be, so when I get close to 180, I should not be gaining a lot more muscle. My body fat meter on my scale broke (lol) so I can't calculate how much muscle I have, but Im going by feel. Pants fit better around the waist. I ordered a new scale will start punching in my bf as well as weight next time I check in.

Johnny

Sounds like your on the right track. Good job and keep posting your improvements it may keep some of us inspired to keep trying

176 lbs this morning, 20 lbs. lost since the first of the year

My pants are falling off me and my belt has gone from the 2nd hole to the 5th and last hole. Need to go find my leather punch


This past weekend was tough. I went to help my brother move and all I ate was pasta, beer, and Entemanns cookies. I was 181 lbs. Monday night when I got home

Great job, I wieghed in yesterday @ 292 and my body fat percentage and had dropped 5%. so 315 - 292 = 23 lbs since the first of the year.

hopefully this pic wont be me this year. lol

I made/exceeded my goal for my 2 month program.
Started at 217, ended at 197.
Celebrated with a big beer and pizza!!!!
Off the gym for a week which is a good thing since my back is out and
the floor is my new best friend.

PIZZA tell me what it taste like I cant remember

Oh buddy, I feel for ya.

I had 2 slices of Papa John's meats pizza last night, with ranch dressing Utter heaven, I tell ya.

I have the distinct advantage that, because I work nights, I get a night a week when my overlap of eating per day calorie intake lets me splurge. Last time I had a regular angus sammich from Quizno's.

I get the nutrition info from the web when I go to a chain, plug it into fitday and it tells me where I need to go to finish the day.

I now know that Quizno's is gonna put a 900+ dent in my intake and 2 slices of yummy pizza is right at 1000 with the dressing. I am still goaling for 2400 calories a day, give or take 300.

Im down 13 pounds, or almost 2 hp as of today

At the end of the month, I will post stats, since it seems like a good time to do it. Remember, I started this program in the beginning of Feb, so AirborneXX has a distinct advantage over me. Also, I threw my back out 2 weeks ago and I haven't been able to go to the gym since, but I think I will be starting again slowly Monday morning. So as to keep the weight I personally have lost in perspective, I have lost 2.166 pounds a week on average. I noticed that on the tv, they are actually posting the time it takes for those slimming hydroxy type thingies. Most of the models lose 30-40 pounds, but over a period of 28+ weeks to get there. Considering I am not taking anything of the sort and just watching what I eat, I am doing alright. And I had pizza!

Oh, props to AirborneXX, you are a gentleman and a scholar, although in this circle, that may not be a compliment

Great to see others are sticking with their programs and losing the weight!!!


I'm at 172... well maybe not today as I really over did it yesterday at our St. Patricks day feast. I'm really gonna cut the calories this week and exercise everyday so I can drop a few more before nexxt weekends Easter feast. My original goal was 170, but I'm shooting for 165 now as there's still more fat to lose.

Beginning of May my favorite deli opens up for the summer and I'm going to have a cheesesteak with fried onions and hot peppers. I use to eat 1-2 per week and I haven't had one since Christmas!

My goal was to be 170lbs. for Easter, and for the past 3 days I have weighed in at 170 lbs.



NeXXt goal is 165 lbs. for opening day at Voltacco's Sub Shop in Ocean City. That is the day I'm having my first cheesesteak since before Christmas

I'll post the date tonight

Dammit opening day was last Saturday! I'm MSF'ing the nexxt 2 weekends. So April 12th is the day.


168 lbs. this morning


Last time I was in the 160's was eight years ago following 3 weeks of post Cancun squirts

168...FUCK YOU

Yeah, what he said

I went thru the Easter day(s) festivities and I knew I was gonna put a few back on. I am coming back down, at 215 today, but I have had a hankering for pickles and saurkraut these last two days so I am sure it's water weight and I am more likely at 214 or 213.

Being out of the gym for 2 weeks has done a number on me, I was finally able to get back in and start slowly getting some pressure on my back. For those that know, L5-S1 disk slipped out, pinched the sciatic on my right side. Was the left last year and it put me out for about 3 weeks then, but I recognized the symptoms and I knew it was nothing serious enough for another cat scan. The feeling is almost normal in my leg now and I'm just waiting for the inflamation to go down before I go back in full speed.

Still eating what I want, still moving up in hp. Last night I had a burger and a diet coke while staring at little orange shorts and watching cage fighting on the tube. This in addition to breakfast, lunch and snacks. I am feeling NO PAIN in this process, just a little irritation in my ass for watching everything I put in my mouth.

Keep it up folks, and AirborneXX, I hate you!

I'll be right there with you in oh, 9 months or so!

C'mon guys, cut Brett some slack..... just how much do you think someone 5'4" is supposed to weigh?!

I was thinking I haven't been in the 160's since Jr. high

Good work Brett.

I need to get discipline in my eating/exercise routine (oh thats close to poutine)

5'10" jerky


167 this morning

Yesterday, update.

211, from 225 in 2 months, average weight loss is 1.75 lbs/week. Just where I want it.

I plateau'd, but I seem to break about 3 pounds when I crash thru it. I'm having a birthday, and I cook like a demon, so I expect to not have any gains this week, may even backslide. I'm happy, not feeling deprived, my clothes fit better, it's getting easier.

I've maintained <2600 this whole week in calorie intake, eating what I usually do, just not so much. I'm not really pushing hard on this thing, just keeping an easy pace and reminding myself that I didn't become a lard ass overnight and I won't go back that way either. After my birthday, I am lowering my average daily to <2400 as a target, which I think I will be able to do. I find myself grabbing a pile of deli turkey or scarfing a can of tuna on work nights, just to stay over 2200, so I don't think it will be too hard to do.

I think I am on the right track. I still track every single thing that goes in my mouth, but it's getting easier and easier. I am making better decisions for what to eat and still educating myself about what is a good thing to eat and what is not.

Yay me!

Johnny

Well, how is everyone doing??