A weight challenge

[Delirium]

Down 44.2lbs in 6 weeks and another 20lbs to go.

[Brooke]

Wow, that is super fast.

[ghi]

The future of urban commuting is here,  don't give up, keep your thrust to weight ratio >1.      

[Rondar]

Lost 3.7 lbs this past week, so down 6.9 altogether.  It frosted me that I did not lose any in the week previous so I worked fairly hard this last week. 

[APDrone]

Lost 3.7 lbs this past week, so down 6.9 altogether.  It frosted me that I did not lose any in the week previous so I worked fairly hard this last week.

WTG Rondar!

I'm down 2.4 this week. I think the quicky losses are behind me.. but I've dropped a pants size.

[Rondar]

APDrone you are doing great also.  We need to keep it up.  Semp?  Semp?? How are you doing?   And anyone else willing to step in with us?  Never too late.

[guncrasher]

Gained 7 lbs .  still trying.



Semp

[The Fugitive]

lost 2 this week. Seeing I had a zero for last week Im ok with this. As long as I keep losing Im happy, how much each week isn't that important to me.

[guncrasher]

I am at 217 down from a high of 265 a year ago.  gained 7 lbs. but I hope to go down to 210 next week.  down below 200 by june.  .  even betty looks at me and points and says damn you fat.


semp

[Rondar]

Semp how do you gain 7 lbs and then gonna lose it in a week?  Did you drink a gallon of water then go weigh? 

[guncrasher]

Semp how do you gain 7 lbs and then gonna lose it in a week?  Did you drink a gallon of water then go weigh? 

no went to vegas for a couple of days. spent enough for free buffet and free drinks. that's an easy weight to lose based on my experience.


semp

[nrshida]

Any thoughts on this?:

[Estes]

I cut out the Cokes and Dr Pepper (I admit I will still have one on occasion - but not like several a day anymore), and between that and just being busy and away from all the fast food joints I used to frequent I've lost a good bit myself. I'm 5'11 and  170ish-something myself now I think? Down from 210 yay me lol!Been awhile since I've been weighed heh.

[Brooke]

Any thoughts on this?:

I have the suspicion that we will soon find that healthy diets are:
-- High meat and fat, low carb, with very little sugar, but not calorie restricted, or
-- Low meat and fat, high carb, with very little sugar and no processed flour, but maybe not enormously calorie restricted, or
-- A calorie-restricted diet of whatever mix of meat and carbs you want, but with very little sugar.

Eating low sugar (especially fructose) will, I think, be an important part of any of them.

[Bizman]

Any thoughts on this?:

Now that's something that makes sense!

A thing I still can remember from Sinuhe the Egyptian (book) is Sinuhe telling how he used to dream about wealth and riches, so that he could get so fat that he'd have women like heavy hanging boobs. And that when he finally reached that position he noticed he had been happier when he didn't have it all.

Another thing I've noticed while visiting the medieval type restaurants: Meals they describe as "Rich Merchant's Feast" have substituted our daily bread. It's like Christmas and Thanksgiving and Hanukkah and whatever every day.

Further thinking, could we afford more luxury in our lives if we ate more starch? Like traveling, fine dining, a faster Internet or an AH3 capable gaming computer? At least here rice, pasta, potatoes and beans are much cheaper than meat. Guess I'll edit our family menu a little...