Why Bother Having Rules If You're Going to Violate Them Before You Start?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by plthijinx

i used to work with a guy that was so big he had to use a commercial scale to weigh himself. he did the gastric bypass and lost a lot of weight, something like 300 or more pounds. but rumor has it, he;s gained it all back.

I know I throw this out there far too often, but here it is. I lost 250 lbs. with diet and exercise. I've kept all but about 10-15 lbs of it off, and most of the gain has been muscle.

I hit my lowest weight in mid-2005 at 220 lbs (I'm 6'6").

I'm not a fan of gastric bypass. It's fine when it's used to save a life that is in immediate danger. I know some people have done it and succeeded. But most of the people I know that did it used it as a workaround for their lack of self-control and discipline.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, even if that lunch costs thousands of dollars. (I love faux wisdom.)

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I know I throw this out there far too often, but here it is. I lost 250 lbs. with diet and exercise. I've kept all but about 10-15 lbs of it off, and most of the gain has been muscle.

I hit my lowest weight in mid-2005 at 220 lbs (I'm 6'6").

I'm not a fan of gastric bypass. It's fine when it's used to save a life that is in immediate danger. I know some people have done it and succeeded. But most of the people I know that did it used it as a workaround for their lack of self-control and discipline.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, even if that lunch costs thousands of dollars. (I love faux wisdom.)

250+220=470
Dude, that is some serious ass will power!

And Wolf, you should stay in and win then do a victory dance.

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dude, that is some serious ass will power!

Not if you take it one decision at a time. That means you have to stop and actually make the decision and frame it as a good versus poor decision. You get in the habit, and it becomes self-perpetuating.

[kerosene]

That is a cool way to look at it. And transferable to all types of decisions.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

And Wolf, you should stay in and win then do a victory dance.

That is my current plan.

Originally Posted by DanaC

If she's almost at the average weight for her height, then she is actually at a disadvantage not an advantage. The less you have to lose the slower it comes off. It's when you are really overweight that the weight comes off fast and in high amounts.

I'm kind of counting on this effect. So is my male shift-partner who outweighs me (probably by about 60 to 75 pounds, I'm not going to ask him, though).

[Tulip]

You should take a before and after picture and post them for us to see. I wish there's some contest for me to participate so I would make myself to lose the fat I want.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Tulip

You should take a before and after picture and post them for us to see. I wish there's some contest for me to participate so I would make myself to lose the fat I want.

Which is it? You need to make up your mind.

[Tulip]

Originally Posted by Tulip

You should take a before and after picture and post them for us to see. I wish there's some contest for me to participate so I would make myself to lose the fat I want GONE.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I know I throw this out there far too often, but here it is. I lost 250 lbs. with diet and exercise. I've kept all but about 10-15 lbs of it off, and most of the gain has been muscle.

I hit my lowest weight in mid-2005 at 220 lbs (I'm 6'6").

Keep throwing it out there, that is a powerful story that could be applied to a lot of things. Well done.