Losing weight goal.

[EverettB]

[nsracing]

I know a guy who is a vegan and he is about 150 lbs overweight. He eats a very large bowl of salad every meal -enough for 4 people. He cannot even fit in a regular size chair has to sit on a bench.

I think the reason people eat so much is that they cannot taste the goodness of the food so the tendency is to eat more. If we cook quality food, it is very satisfying -IMO.

There are times one can sleep all day and feel so tired. But sometimes a well placed nap is enough to invigorate you and go another round.

Quality food and proper excersise and rest = good living.

Of course people who don't work for a living have a tendency to be fat.

[mark tucker]

I see people scorch their mouth&toung with boiling coffie...wtf? how can that taste any thing after a life time of that...

[vwracerdave]

I started this thread 13 years ago. I weighed 200 Lbs. back then. Today I weight 210 but I am actually 15 pounds lighter than my heaviest weight from a few months ago. The last 2 months I have been slowly getting back on track. The last 2 years have opened my eyes and it is now clear that the majority of people that are dying from COVID are people that are overweight. Now that I have retired, I see way too many seniors my age that have let themselves go and ballooned far too big.

I'm still shooting for that 170 Lb goal.
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[Abscate]

I’m down from a peak of 250 to 225. I might reach 200 , but I don’t really have a set goal..I’m focusing on cutting out crap like black water of death, portion control, buying smaller , more expensive cuts of meat, and lots of sex for exercise. My sister in law is helping out a lot
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[madmike]

I weigh 170 lbs. so I whipped up some Homemade 'Outback bread'
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[obus]

Had major hernia surgery across my mid section. whole 1st week after surgery i was bloated so no real desire to eat a bunch. Lost almost 10lbs. Lots more to go.
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[oprn]

[2type2]

Retiring helps to remove a lot of bad stress and poor eating choices. Being on no schedule allows you to exercise and eat more wisely. I am happy that I dropped 60# since retiring about 2 years ago. If you're still working, start to avoid those greasy lunches!
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[oprn]

Right! When I was working I was up at 4:30 and had breakfast, at work at 6:30 to 7:00 hungry by 10:00, hungry again at 3:00 then home by 7:00 to 8:00 and starving.

Now I am still up at 4:30 (just habit) breakfast at 8:30 with the wife, lunch at noon and supper at 5:00 to 6:00 and never feel hungry anymore. Stress had a lot to do with the hungry feeling I think.
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[nsracing]

this thing is alive?

I gained a couple more lbs..since we were here last. Lost 2 friends since that time...both VW hobbyists.

I asked my wife to please not skimp on things that I love to eat...but I agreed to moderation. Goal is let go the beer - and any alcohol for that matter. SEe if I can reclaim some usefulness left from this body.

You all stay well..

[Bonesberg55]

I'm 6'-2" and 230 lbs. A doctor I saw maybe 10 years ago told me that my target weight should be what I weighed when I graduated high school. I told him I was 160 lbs(same height) then and I was as thin as a rail. Then he said "Okay, you can add 10 lbs". I think I was 220 lbs at the time.

"Give us a week, we'll put on some weight"!

[oprn]

Ya, that notion is just plane stupid! No male of the human race is done growing/filling out at 18 years old! Girls? Maybe, but not guys! Doctors with that opinion need to give their head a shake!

My view is that you should weigh no more that you did at your physical peak in life. Depending on your job/activity level that would be somewhere between 25 and 30 for guys.

Unless of course you adapted a sedimentary lifestyle at 18 years old and never developed any more strength or muscle tone...
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[nsracing]

When I was in the military - i cannot max out 168 lbs for 5' -6" height. I was 160 lbs when I got discharged and I look at my pictures - I look like a twig. I was 128 lbs and change from bootcamp.

I am comfortable if i can be 185 lbs or so for my height..but not 200 lbs.

[EverettB]

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[2type2]

This morning I was amazed to see that I am under 200#. For the first time since college, which was in the late 70's lol! Looking at the BMI chart, that's about 20 scale. My doctor said the "recommendation" is 186#, but I'm getting old and saggy- and I say most doctors are 50 percent guessing or opining BS, so I'm good. Thatis a 25 percent reduction, by God. The situation I'm in in retirement is "not having enough time to do everything ", as opposed to " now I can sit on my ass all day."
Point is, I was even More active/busy while working, but ate crap and too much of it. For those of you fighting to lose weight, listen to those who have won the battle, their stories of improved energy, stamina, digestion, sleep, sex, backpain relief....enough to get you convinced that it is truly worth the Hard Effort.
So if you're "wanting to" but just can't follow through on effort, put the priority where it belongs.....long term health vs. continued discomforts! I have yet to meet anyone who says their health issues got better after 50!
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[oprn]

Mine have after 65 when I walked away from the stress of work. I had no idea it was effecting me that much!
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