Plateau?
10-28-2010, 09:02 AM
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Jason, I'm pretty hard to offend 
And I wholeheartedly agree--if one exceeds the 400 pound mark (not once, but twice) then there is a problem there somewhere. Although I avoid head shrinkers, I think it's pretty safe to say that I have (and have always had) an eating disorder. Like I said, I've never in my life, ever, actually maintained a weight--it's always been going up or going down.
It's really funny that 330 feels REALLY good after being well over 400 six short months ago and barely able to walk a couple hundred feet without gasping for breath.
Anyway, I am trying to implement your suggestion of increasing the protien to fat ratio and the scale moved 4 lbs down last week. I have also decided to take your advice to further limit alcohol intake--I will see how once a month works out.
Thanks again for your valuable insight!
Regards,
Michael
And I wholeheartedly agree--if one exceeds the 400 pound mark (not once, but twice) then there is a problem there somewhere. Although I avoid head shrinkers, I think it's pretty safe to say that I have (and have always had) an eating disorder. Like I said, I've never in my life, ever, actually maintained a weight--it's always been going up or going down.
It's really funny that 330 feels REALLY good after being well over 400 six short months ago and barely able to walk a couple hundred feet without gasping for breath.
Anyway, I am trying to implement your suggestion of increasing the protien to fat ratio and the scale moved 4 lbs down last week. I have also decided to take your advice to further limit alcohol intake--I will see how once a month works out.
Thanks again for your valuable insight!
Regards,
Michael
10-28-2010, 10:38 AM
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Awsome!
11-14-2010, 12:26 AM
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Update
Looks like the "plateau" is gone for a while. After implementing some changes, the body has decided to seriously dump some weight. Have lost right around 15 lbs in the last two weeks--simply amazing!
Still eating roughly the same number of calories, except for keeping the weekends better under control, and no alcohol (still plan to have some once a month).
Have also:
Upped weekday excercise to a full mile walk at lunch time.
Stopped coodking my breakfast w/olive oil (for some reason it never occurred to me that this was a source of calories until reading Jason's food log (thanks again, btw.)) now use no-stick spray.
Made a modest attempt at keeping my protein to fat ratios better (not always successfully, but I do try).
That's it. I'm amazed that after 6 months of this I can go into turbo mode like this. Thanks again to all who posted suggestions in this thread!
Regards,
Michael
Still eating roughly the same number of calories, except for keeping the weekends better under control, and no alcohol (still plan to have some once a month).
Have also:
Upped weekday excercise to a full mile walk at lunch time.
Stopped coodking my breakfast w/olive oil (for some reason it never occurred to me that this was a source of calories until reading Jason's food log (thanks again, btw.)) now use no-stick spray.
Made a modest attempt at keeping my protein to fat ratios better (not always successfully, but I do try).
That's it. I'm amazed that after 6 months of this I can go into turbo mode like this. Thanks again to all who posted suggestions in this thread!
Regards,
Michael
