I need to lose 200+ Pounds! The time has come to lose it!

Thanks !

Thanks toxic tessa! Good for you! I am always up for a good chat. If anyone wants to talk feel free to add me on here, facebook or skype (SgtSkullSmasher)

Got you added on skype! Poke me anything, if I am home -I respond. :)

Woo! Tuesday is going to be the best day evar! Good things are coming tuesday! Like my motorcycle! I will be able to go back the gym and get a job. w00t w00t!

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Woo! Tuesday is going to be the best day evar! Good things are coming tuesday! Like my motorcycle! I will be able to go back the gym and get a job. w00t w00t!

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Congratulations! Don't forget to post pics of the bike too when you pick it up. ;)

Thanks so much everyone one again you are all amazing.

So far between this thread and the one on reptilecanada I have had over 1000 views on the 2 threads alone and over 70 replies with people supporting me.

Even better I have had about 20 pms from people on here giving me lots of info.

Even even better I have gotten about 5 people tell me that I have motivated them to change their lives!!!!!!

Thanks so much everyone!

One small tip--I took off about 40 pounds, a much smaller amount of weight, using calorie counting.

The 'trick' to it was to stick to it absolutely religiously...except for 1 day every 2 weeks. On that day, you get to eat whatever you want, as much as you want, the more horrifically high in calories the better. It was a friend of mine who tipped me off to this.
If you're combining it with lots of physical activity and exercise, you can do it once a week.

What it does, is fool your metabolism into thinking the famine is all over with, so it can stop storing fat--as a result, you lose weight faster after the 'splurge' day, and you don't plateau. I lost 2 to 3 pounds steadily every week for the entire time.

Folks are correct that it takes longer to lose a smaller amount of weight, though. Took me about 5 months.

The other positive point to this is that it makes it easier, psychologically, to say no to treats, snacks, and other goodies. You simply tell yourself that you can have them--you just have to wait until that day comes up. (In reality, your stomach will have shrunk, and you will not remotely be able to eat every thing that you put off for later on that day, lol).

I will warn that this trick does NOT work for a low carb diet. Low carb diets are intended to be permanent diets. Cheating doesn't just add a few calories, it destroys the metabolic shift you were trying to induce, and it takes 3 days to reset. I did try a low carb diet, but found that my metabolism would not adapt to it--I had 0 energy, and was unable to function on it, and lost no weight at all after 3 weeks.

I have gone from 275 to 175 and everywhere in between. It is a constant struggle, and even when you meet your goal, you can't give up. I am on my way back down from 255, and reading this thread has motivated me to get serious about it again. Congrats on making the decision to give it your all, and good luck in your endeavor!

I want to add a little bit. I know what you mean about veggies. EWWWWW!!!

But, the secret I found is herbs. That's right, herbs. By adding different kinds of herbs to veggie dishes, I found out that vegetables CAN taste good. Who'd have thought ?

Also, try different methods of cooking or not. Steamed broccoli will make me yak, no joke. BUT, hit the same broccoli with olive oil, sea salt, balsamic vinegar and a touch of garlic and bake it in the oven for about 20 minutes, and I'll lick the pan clean.

Same thing with bell peppers. I can't stand bell peppers, cannot stand them. But, I have learned that roasting them in a 450 degree oven for about 15 minutes until they are soft, then slipping off the skins before dicing them up and adding them to a dish is actually good.

My new favorite dish is really simple and really good. Take an ear of corn, shuck it and silk it, cut or break it into 3 pieces. Take two yellow potatoes and cut them in wedges, leave the skin on. Take a handful of baby carrots, or even a big carrot cut into small pieces. Put these three things into a baking dish and sprinkle generously with Fat Free Italian Dressing. Add a sprinkle of water and cover it with foil. Put it in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Then remove it from the oven, take off the foil, and add a zucchini or yellow squash cut in pieces and a handful of fresh green beans. Toss the veggies in the dressing so they are all coated, and return the foil. Put back in the oven for about another 15 minutes, then serve. I could eat this stuff all day long.

So experiment! Even if you start out with just one thing, keep eating that one thing until you decide you really won't vomit if you eat it, then add another. Learning the tastes you have now took time, and learning new tastes will as well.

Gale

If you like almonds, then a great snack is a little Baggie of 10 almonds, anytime you want. They satisfy hunger And are really healthy!

Thanks again guys!

I will be getting a big amount of money on tuesday from my car accident law suit so I will be able to go out and do some groceries shopping :banana: and some other shopping haha.

I will be putting up another video on youtube tomorrow so make sure to look for it!