Please help me lose 20 lbs

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by Connemara

I've hit 170. I want to cry! I'm eating better now, but it's just so hard to resist that cheeseburger or that double chocolate muffin.

i understand you. i need to hug you.

 

[Thomas]

Sho, my big priority on big-eating days is to run some mileage before the day's festivities. That way I more or less get a running start with a calorie deficit, and it keeps me from getting too hungry throughout the day.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

i understand you. i need to hug you.
When I'm having a long day (which is every day) a big brownie or a nice chocolate donut gives me a few minutes of bliss. That makes it really hard to stop.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Sho, my big priority on big-eating days is to run some mileage before the day's festivities. That way I more or less get a running start with a calorie deficit, and it keeps me from getting too hungry throughout the day.

yes. that is my point earlier with the holidays coming i want to get a jump head start and try to work out as much as i can before the big eating festivities. dam it

Originally Posted by Connemara

When I'm having a long day (which is every day) a big brownie or a nice chocolate donut gives me a few minutes of bliss. That makes it really hard to stop.

i know it is hard to stop. those minutes of bliss, no matter what people say, are really important to you. dont deny that

 

[quevola]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Sho, my big priority on big-eating days is to run some mileage before the day's festivities. That way I more or less get a running start with a calorie deficit, and it keeps me from getting too hungry throughout the day.

That's what I'm talking about. Before most people are out of bed on Thanksgiving morning, I'll be running in a 10K Turkey Trot

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by Connemara

When I'm having a long day (which is every day) a big brownie or a nice chocolate donut gives me a few minutes of bliss. That makes it really hard to stop.

You go to a couple classes every day, spend time working in an office where you admittedly only work maybe 20% of the time, and the rest of your day is spent ******* around online and drinking.

Forgive me for asking, but why are your days so long?

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

yes. that is my point earlier with the holidays coming i want to get a jump head start and try to work out as much as i can before the big eating festivities. dam it



i know it is hard to stop. those minutes of bliss, no matter what people say, are really important to you. dont deny that


Guys! Moments of bliss are found everywhere, if you just look around. It doesn't have to be chocolate and flour and lard! Try music, or books, take up a hobby or learn a new skill. Read P.G. Wodehouse while sipping a good bourbon. Play with your pets, if you have them. That kind of thing.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by quevola

That's what I'm talking about. Before most people are out of bed on Thanksgiving morning, I'll be running in a 10K Turkey Trot

I'll hopefully be banging out another 8-miler, with any luck. That is, once I put the turkey in the oven.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Guys! Moments of bliss are found everywhere, if you just look around. It doesn't have to be chocolate and flour and lard! Try music, or books, take up a hobby or learn a new skill. Read P.G. Wodehouse while sipping a good bourbon. Play with your pets, if you have them. That kind of thing.

but chocolate, flour, and lard is so tasty. especially combined.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You ponder the great questions of the universe every day, almost single-handedly run the Great State of Ohio, and the rest of your day is spent reading the Great Works in your mahogany-paneled library. Forgive me for asking, but why are your days so long?
It's not obvious?

 

[BDC2823]

10K Turkey Trot? I assume thats the one in Dana Point. Looks like a beautiful run around that harbor. I had dinner at the harbor last night. Thanksgiving morning I will be waking up early and getting a round of golf in before the festivities later on.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

but chocolate, flour, and lard is so tasty. especially combined.

seek happiness outside the pantry, young paduan.

 

[adobe10]

i just bought a pedometer. tells me how many steps i did for a day. 1000 steps a day is my target

 

[wahwho11]

post pics of yourself twice a month and we judge you accordingly. if internet criticism doesn't get to you, nothing will.

 

[Viktri]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

good question. this has always been my weak point of the year all my life. i am statistically heavier during the holidays (fall /winter starting around halloween) than any other time of the year.

it is going to be tough and eating alot will not be an opt out in many cases as my family and functions and so forth requires me to join in the fun. so i do and dont worry about it. this is one of the reasons why i want to ramp up as much as i can before the big holiday (xmas for me) hits. thanksgiving this year luckily will be a non factor as it will be pretty much non eventful for me as no body is getting together due to some strange anomalous circumstances.

but during the xmas peak season: a week before xmas and up through new years and a few days after, there are tons of shopping with family, eating out, vacation days to go to functions, eat, family dinners, shopping and eating out and leftovers and eating at the office as so many depts let out food and treats.

so i wil have to ramp up quickly through now to about mid december as much as i can

You could try eating less at family functions

Instead of eating each type or each aunt's desert eat one instead and eat it slowly to match the speed of your family. It might help.