I can be silent no more.

[Pbartender]

Just thought I would add that, ultimately, losing weight shouldn't really be a persons goal. The goal should be to live healthier. The numbers on a scale can be a big downer sometimes and my not exactly reflect whats going on with your body.

I haven't weighed myself in the three or four months since I started working out again. My gf said this morning that she finds it a little easier to get her arms round me. That means more to me than a number.

Especially if you're working out as a part of your program... Muscle tissue is much more dense than fat. According to the scale you may not be losing much weight, or even gaining weight, as you replace fat with muscle.

Instead, keep track by measuring your waste size, or by how much "pinch" you've got in your belly.

 

[Ranger REG]

I haven't weighed myself in the three or four months since I started working out again. My gf said this morning that she finds it a little easier to get her arms round me. That means more to me than a number.

A least you have a cheerleader.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

"Save the cheerleader, save the world!"

 

[Ranger REG]

"Save the cheerleader, save the world!"

Well, gee, how long have you been waiting to use that line?

[Honestly, I'm getting really annoyed at that damn line.]

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Shoot the Cheerleader, save your sanity!

 

[Ranger REG]

Shoot the Cheerleader, save your sanity!

Hehehe.

I prefer "Shoot the Cheerleader, Save your Mind."

 

[Dykstrav]

I thought I had a weight problem when I was about 20, since my gut sticks out over my belt and all that. I watched what I ate (less than 3,000 calories a day and I was expending about 3,800-4,200, eating mostly vegetables) and I excercized more (took up karate and jujutsu, which kept me vigorously exercising 6 days a week). This went on for almost 2 years.

I never lost a pound. In fact, I gained a few.

I gained alot of muscle mass and I certainly had more stamina and strength, but the size of my belly never shrunk. Not one inch. My doctor couldn't explain it, my blood pressure, glucose and all that was perfectly fine. I was 5'10" and 270 pounds, although no one believed it until I stepped on the scale. Supposedly, I look like I'm about 220, but the scale says differently.

Then I tried specifically to lose weight. Took up jogging and even done Atkins. I still never lost any weight.

So now several years later, I kinda gave up on the idea of being thin. Sure, I've got a belly (which I don't understand) but I can do pushups and situps and chinups. I can jog a mile. I still work out 3 days a week and usually eat only once or twice a day (for right around 1600-2200 calories a day). My blood pressure ia actually kinda low now, but otherwise I'm perfectly healthy.

So am I "fat?" I have a gut, yeah, not as much of one as some gamers I've seen though. I have more stamina and strength than alot of skinny people I know. By these criteria, I don't consider myself 'overweight,' although I'd like to lose a few inches off my waist. I seem to be perfectly healthy despite my apprearance.

 

[Ranger REG]

I thought I had a weight problem when I was about 20, since my gut sticks out over my belt and all that. I watched what I ate (less than 3,000 calories a day and I was expending about 3,800-4,200, eating mostly vegetables) and I excercized more (took up karate and jujutsu, which kept me vigorously exercising 6 days a week). This went on for almost 2 years.

I never lost a pound. In fact, I gained a few.

I gained alot of muscle mass and I certainly had more stamina and strength, but the size of my belly never shrunk. Not one inch. My doctor couldn't explain it, my blood pressure, glucose and all that was perfectly fine. I was 5'10" and 270 pounds, although no one believed it until I stepped on the scale. Supposedly, I look like I'm about 220, but the scale says differently.

Then I tried specifically to lose weight. Took up jogging and even done Atkins. I still never lost any weight.

So now several years later, I kinda gave up on the idea of being thin. Sure, I've got a belly (which I don't understand) but I can do pushups and situps and chinups. I can jog a mile. I still work out 3 days a week and usually eat only once or twice a day (for right around 1600-2200 calories a day). My blood pressure ia actually kinda low now, but otherwise I'm perfectly healthy.

So am I "fat?" I have a gut, yeah, not as much of one as some gamers I've seen though. I have more stamina and strength than alot of skinny people I know. By these criteria, I don't consider myself 'overweight,' although I'd like to lose a few inches off my waist. I seem to be perfectly healthy despite my apprearance.

Have your guts checked out. Hopefully there is no tumor (heard of a lady who carried a 100-pound tumor on her stomach and she thought she was overweight).

If that's negative, then you have fat that cannot be used by your body for energy. You might have to explore the option of liposuction.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

That means he like to call women Mistress and get spanked.

So I leave for a few days & this is what Gamers come up with?

Corporeal Punishment to Reduce Obesity.

"Would you like to Super-Size that for only 2 Swats"

I'm pretty sure any Singapore-Style Buffets won't survive.....

Then again.....

I'm not sure wether that woud help or hurt the obesity problem.

 

[Mycanid]

So I leave for a few days & this is what Gamers come up with?

Corporeal Punishment to Reduce Obesity.

"Would you like to Super-Size that for only 2 Swats"

I'm pretty sure any Singapore-Style Buffets won't survive.....

Then again.....

I'm not sure wether that woud help or hurt the obesity problem.

I was WONDERING when you would come back into the thread. I was thinking you might be kinda surprised where it went too.