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ndtx06
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Posted: 6 December 2007 10:24 pm |
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Started in June of this year, 250 pounds. I am 5'10 and 38 year old male. I have set little goals for myself with my final goal of 189 or 12 percent body fat.
Got on the scales this morning and I was 216 pounds! and my Body fat was around 22.1 percent. I eat 4-5 meals a day for around 2500 calories, every fourth day I eat around 3100 calories. And on hard to lose pounds I carb cycle. 3 days a week of upper body Strength training with dumbbells and push ups and 3 days of either my row machine or aerobics or playing outside with my kids and dogs.
Started out by researching all the possible ways to lose weight and ran across an article about a Body builder that made a book on how to lose weight. At first I was really skeptical about it and was trying to avoid the scams. Until I started to read it, it really opened my eyes to the abuse i was putting my body through. I had such a wrong attitude and conception about food and how to lose weight. Body builders are the master of gaining muscle and losing the fat. That is what I wanted, I have no desire to look like them but heck, they really know how to lose weight while gaining muscle and losing the fat. So I gave it a try for a month and I was so surprised by the results.
Burn the Fat and Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto
If you are interesting in losing weight start with this book and please start out slowly, the book is a bible to losing weight without losing muscle and teaches a life lesson about nutrition. In my opinion it is the only book you will ever need for losing weight, the no BS attitude that dispels all the bad myths about losing weight and tells you straight to your face that losing weight is simple but not easy.
Calories per hour website is an awesome source for inspiration or guidance, with Tom's book and this website you can achieve any weight loss goal.
Thank you all for the inspiration and guidance.
P.S Go buy a fat caliper for 20 bucks at your local GNC store and stop weighing yourself every dang day! Once a week do a weigh in and a fat caliper test. That way you can see real results not just whats in your gut or how much water you have in your system.
The Strong take from the Weak, but the Wise take from the Strong.
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Theresa
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Posted: 11 December 2007 10:39 am |
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Well done NDTX06. Keep it up
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ndtx06
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Posted: 11 December 2007 03:53 pm |
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Thanks!
After seeing the results over a few months I am convinced of weight loss success, although I am having thoughts of my daily life after the weight loss. I keep reading that life is easier when you are in weight loss mode when it comes to daily intake. Because you can adjust the amount of weight loss depending on much you ate.
But after I hit my goal I will switch over to Maintenance mode and will really have to watch the daily intake. Maybe I am just over worrying it, or should at least wait until I hit my goal to worry about that stuff. 
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suenos
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Posted: 12 December 2007 01:09 am |
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Hey ndtx06! Love your enthusiasm over Burn the Fat - I personally agree that Tom V. totally rocks!!!!
About the maintenance thing, I've been maintaining for about a year and a half and I've discovered (to my surprise) that in many ways it is much, much easier to stick to your food plan when in weight loss mode than it is when you're maintaining. I think it's smart and proactive that you are thinking about it now - not in the least "over-worrying". To make a bad analogy: planning for maint. while still in weight loss mode is like driving cross country armed only with with a crude map...but waiting till you hit your weight loss goal to seriously think about how you're gonna maintain the loss is like making the same trip with no map at alll! Good luck and congrats on the success you've had to date.
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ndtx06
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Posted: 12 December 2007 05:08 pm |
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Tom's book should be given out to everyone at birth! Its that good.
Thanks for the input Suenos, I agree that thinking of maintence this early is a bit of a stretch but after seeing first hand at the success I am having I figured that I might want to start planning it out.
How is your maintence going? Still maintaining your weight?
The Strong take from the Weak, but the Wise take from the Strong.
Last edited on 12 December 2007 05:08 pm by ndtx06
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Victor version 4.0
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Posted: 12 December 2007 07:18 pm |
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Suenos is "dead on the money".
Maintenance is way harder than body fat loss. One of the "tricks" I used was during the last several months of loss mode was to eat like I was maintaining (upping calories). That way It was not so much of a "rapid change", but I was able to "ease" into maintenance mode.
Victor
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