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So I went to one of those weight loss places and we spoke. I began our meeting with a joke about how overweight I have allowed myself to become. We all laughed.

They asked me about my weight loss goals. I told them that I wanted to get down to the weight I was when I was in the Marine Corps. I let out a nervous chuckle because I know I am a big man now. The specific weight loss specialist talking with me at this point chuckled too.

She asked to know my age now and my age when I was serving in the Corps.

40 now, 18 - 22 back then. She said some other stuff and I don't remember what she said because I had tuned her out as I thought about how small I was back in those days.

She asked my for a specific weight that we should work towards.

I said 130 - 140. She seemed startled. I reminded her that because of my height that is where I needed to be in order to have a healthy BMI and if I aim for 130 - 140 and land at 150, I would be ok, but near the top of my healthy BMI limits for a man my height.

She put me on one scale to give me my weight at that very moment.

Oh the guilt and shame!


She put me on this other scale and it printed out a hole bunch of numbers and stuff.

We went to her office and she sat me down, looked me in the eyes and told me that it was IMPOSSIBLE for me to ever weigh 130 or even 140 pounds ever again!

I was genuinely shocked. I even became defensive as I swore to her my determination to meet my weight loss goals. "Maybe she doesn't think I am serious about this," was one of my thoughts. My mind was racing as I tried to convince her that I was absolutely serious about losing weight!

She said, "Mr. Davidson, calm down just relax. It is impossible for you to ever weigh 130 pounds again and be healthy because (approximately) 160 pounds of your weight is Fat Free Mass."

"What? What do you mean by Fat Free Mass?"

"160 pounds of you is not fat. You have a lot of mass that we don't need to get rid of. You are NOT (emphasis hers) as fat as you think you are."

I smiled.

"Really? I am not that fat?"

"You need to lose weight in order to be healthy, but you're not as big as you think you are and you don't have to lose as much as you think you do in order to be healthy. I've seen men and women in much worse situations than you. We have helped them and we will help you too!"

Until that moment, I had not felt that good about my weight in such a very long time.

I need to lose weight and I will-- but apparently, I really am "big-boned" and maybe, just maybe, my brain is big too!

I walked out of that office feeling like "the BOSS!"

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JD, it isn't a program. it is a lifestyle. Do you brush your teeth? Do you shower on a regular basis? Use toilet paper on a regular basis? Well, if you answer yes to all the above, then you would understand what I'm saying. Your parents taught you to brush teeth, shower with soap, and use toilet paper. They never taught you to exercise, to eat properly, and to lift heavy. How many push ups did you do in Boot Camp? How many did you do when you got there, and how many did you do when Boot Camp ended?

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Dude, ain't no way in heck you can mistake mine for fat free mass.

The machine they put you on measures fat, muscle and water weight...it's possible water weight is a big contributor to your weight.

Up your water intake and you will get rid of a bunch of it. Your body will start releasing it's resverves.

I wish you the best man and hopefully I can join you on the journey soon.

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JD, I am glad you are trying to better yourself. I have lost 18 pounds in the last couple of months. I started at 252 and I weighed today at 234. I have been doing intermittent fasting with low carb and high fat and vegtables diet. I have been trying to drink a lot of water as well.

Question: I don't mean to be grose, but I wander if anyone has any ideas to why a low carb diet would cause your bowel movements to become very infrequent? Is this a normal thing?

Sorry JD for asking this question on you thread.

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here are the conclusions I came to on how to live my life:

* first you need a mission statement, narrow life down to the most important things you want to be and accomplish

* then decide what steps you need to take to accomplish your life goals

* next you need a schedule, make a daily schedule of when you are going to do the things you need to do to

for me it is like this:

my values
*relationship with God
*health
*family

It's like being in the service, I set my alarm clock for 5AM so I can read my bible, pray, workout, and pack a healthy lunch before I go to work every day. Evenings and weekends I plan family time.

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:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

My wife and I have started making a weekly eating schedule for ourselves. It helps her with groceries and worrying what to fix each day. We have saved money cause we waste less and eat out less. We are eating at home things that are more nutricious. A schedule helps to become more aware and prepared. A person can deviate sometimes a little from it, but from my own experience it helps keep us on track.

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Eating less isn't good, eating foods which have the proper nutrients is good. Sedentary lifestyles are killing off more people then any other illness. Again, people need to understand that exercise is hygienic and not something we fit into a schedule. We shower, we use our tooth brushes, and the toilet paper roll. Because we were trained to do so, we were never trained to exercise, .Lifting heavy, calisthenics, cardio all these exercises to fully achieve wellness. I applaud any beginning in taking care of your health, so please don't get me wrong. You and your wife want to eat right, but there is an issue called 'skinny fat" Losing weight shouldn't be the overall goal. Becoming stronger and healthier is the goal. Not being tried all the time and weak is more likely to happen as your goal is just to lose weight. Fat burning also must be understood that your brain is made up of fat. So, be very careful what you are burning up. High protein low carb diets aren't made for everyone. Everyone is different, and the bathroom is usually where the high protein diet takes its toll. Carbs and proteins go together. No way around it, and it shows up in the bathroom. So, unless you want to pass cinder blocks with rebar, regulate carbs with protein. Everything is a balance, which is done holistically.

I pray for your work in getting good health. :thumbsup

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oatmeal, broccoli, cabbage, and salads are good for digestive health.

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I've been doing soup and salad when people are not feeding me breakfast tacos.

Flour tortillas are from the debil.

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Jermyn, keep us informed about what you learn in the program and your progress towards your goals. It will keep us all motivated to do well.

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I can't swing their program financially at the moment. I can modify my eating habits and make a conscience decision to make exercise a bigger part of my life.

Bodily exercise profits little, but I want that little bit of profit.

I will probably do that program in the future but I might as well change my lifestyle now so that when I really start to lose pounds, I won't gain it back.

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I don't go to the gym, but I do labour physically. Busting wood today and not with a hydraulic splitter, but with a 14lbs maul. busted about an entire cord yesterday and working on my 2nd cord today. 95 degrees and lots of sweat, but it feels good. Told my kids I would take them swimming this afternoon as well.

This has not always been my lifestyle, but I have always been moderately physical. Foods has been the problem with me. If I like it, I want seconds. lately I have felt great with the high fats/proteins and low carbs. I have lots of energy as well. The inttermitant fasting, for me means a good breakfast and good but somewhat earlier supper. I simply skip lunch and drink lots of water and no snacks (except for maybe eating a little out of the peanut butter jar). I am consuming probably close to the same amount of calories, but just getting it from better foods and in 2 meals.

The bathroom is what is concerning. Again not trying to be gross, but I have gone from being daily to maybe 1-2 times a week. I am drinking a lot of water and am passing a lot of waste by urine. I am just a little concerned why so little stool. I don't think it is constipation because I'm not passing rocks, but I just don't know what is going on my body.

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Had a fried minute steak in olive oil, 2 scrambled eggs/with melted sharp cheddar, 1 slice of whole grain bread with all natural blackberry jam. Any suggestions if that sounds healthy?

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I have read where fatty foods are more filling then carbs and so you actually are not as hungry. For me I have been finding that is true, if I eat a meal with the fats I am not hungry for a longer amount of time. I have been watching some Eric Berg videos on youtube and have found them to be informative. I don't take any of the vitemans he recomends though. I feel like the best vitemans is in the foods we eat.

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For breakfast I have oatmeal, with a tbsp. of peanut butter mixed in and some almond milk. its tasty and filling and good for digestion.

I cooked 12 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the crock pot this weekend, loaded each one into a sandwich baggie and then froze them. I defrost a few out at a time and use them to make meals with.

today for lunch I cut up a breast, added a little mayo, some pecans, and dried cranberries. and also brought some cut up broccoli with a little ranch dressing.

yogurt for a snack.

I really like blackened salmon for dinner. We do eat steak and chops with salad, but I try to eat mostly fish and chicken.

and you are right, high protein foods with a little fat are nice and filling.

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I personally work with people in construction and demolition who look like they are on their last leg. Brother I work in the Florida HOT, and when I come home I exercise. You can load a truck with 90 lb bags of Portland cement, and still be out of shape. But when you exercise regularly you have the endurance to load the truck with 90 lb bags.

If you look like a skinny puppy passing peach pits, then your diet is out of whack. Balance and moderation, you should be drinking ph tested water all day until bed time. Carbs and proteins.

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How do yo get ph tested water?

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Just finished spaghetti with whole grain pasta. Best spaghetti I have ever eaten. I helped my wife cook. We sauteed mushrooms, onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalepeno's, and kelbaso in olive oil and added it to our hambrger meat and spaghetti sauce. My wife added heavy whipping cream, garlic, parmesan to the noodles. We mixed the noodles and meat sauce in our plates. DELICIOUS!!!! Hey EB, I need to go excercise now. It was high fat and protein though.

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Exactly right on this.

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No! You guys can't start agreeing! It'll ruin everything! Lol jk

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Ha. It won't last long. But he is kicking it on this subject. It's hard to beat a good lifting program. I lift,run and study Kung Fu. I'm best at running and suck at Kung Fu

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Its a by product of a paleo diet. Add a salad with a light oil/vinegar based dressing (no ranch!) every couple days, drink orange or apple juice, etc it will help keep you regular

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Boxing. Western style, Queensbury /USA Boxing rules, that will clear up the suck.

:D

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Interested!

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You can lose fat on a twinkies and soda pop diet, fat loss comes down to one thing: carbs in<carbs out. Find your BMR calorie needs, eat 200-350 calories less each day, and you slowly but surely lose fat even if all you do is sleep 23 hours a day.

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I haven't been doing ranch, but mostly olive oil and ms. dash garlic and herb. I do still eat a lot of dairy. I thought the fats in dairy are good, of coarse in moderation. I might try and add some juice regurally to my diet. I do eat a lot of vegatables but not as much fruit. Thanks.

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why is ranch bad? because it has sugar in it?

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Lots of fat and msg.

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Higher calorie than Italian, I believe. It all comes down to calories in ---> calories out.

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Just find a boxing gym with a coach who actually has a decent amateur record. Also look for belts on display from the students.

If you're in or near Greenville TX I can recommend one... :D

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not close My current is Trey Crake's Academy of Kung Fu in Ridgeland MS

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Also, YouTube Fran Sands and JT VanV, those are some of the best boxing coaches on utube, lots of videos explaining proper technique, form, training methods, etc.

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Thanks!

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You've never been hit till you've been hit by a trained boxer.

:D

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JTVanV has interactive mitt drills on YouTube, he stands and holds the mitts as you work combos. Really cool. Like this:

Interactive Boxing Home Workout #1: http://youtu.be/odwYhqk_Qdw

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Fran Sands:

Defend Any Boxing Combination in 3 Simple Steps!: http://youtu.be/5GoS9gyrGCE

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Do y'all do hard sparring, full contact tournaments, etc?

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http://pearlboxingclub.tripod.com

These guys are in the Jackson area. Golden Gloves USA Boxing, the sweet science, etc

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I dunno bout healthy but that sure sounds good!

lol


We try to buy the most natural stuff we can. There is a difference, in my opinion, between say "Mrs Baird's whole wheat bread" and homemade all natural unbromated unenriched whole white wheat bread, or between Jiffy PB and all natural peanut butter where the ingredients are "Peanuts" and that's it.

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yesterdays breakfast, sausage, egg, and chees on whole grain bread no condoments just these ingredients. Cup of black coffee no sugar.

water all day, split a can of tuna with my wife about the lunch hour. No crackers but a little mayo,garlic powder, and onion powder.

Last night had baked pink salmon brushed in mayo and seasoning,turnip/mustard greens mixture, pinto beans, and grapes and dark chocolate for desert. Also had coffee with butter and coconut oil (homemade bullet proofcoffee) to drink with my meal. I appreciate suggestions.

PS Kraft mayo has no sugar. High in poly- and monounsaturated fats, but aren't they good fats?