I'm on a diet!!!

[Greg]

I went through a mental inventory and in the past week I drank 40-50 beers..and I don't drink light beer.

Cripes. :-o Might want to hit a few AA meetings before you worry about shedding some pounds. :lol:

 

[Grassi21]

I drink between 2-3 liters of water a day. The only days I will treat myself with a soda is on a ski day. I am prone to bouts of diverticulitis. So I'm doing the high fiber/low fat thing. I can control my fat intake but my fiber intake is dominated by cereal and bread. I need reduce the baked goods and increase fruit and veg.

Speaking of baked goods, if you really want to lose some lbs. GSS, take a break from the greenage. I'm used to eating some form of dessert every night. If the greenage is not present I don't crave dessert at all.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It's not the sweets I crave so much..it's the greasy bar food...Wings, nachos, mozzerella stocks, popcorn, chips...

O.K. time to find something healthy at the market across the street..maybe some bananas..

 

[drjeff]

I follow a simpler rule- If I don't have to pee, I'm not drinking enough.

At just over 200 lbs, I pee ALOT during the day with how much water I drink

Seriously though, I have a 32oz glass that stays on my desk at work. I'll usually fill it 3 times before lunch, have a few glasses of unsweetened iced tea with lunch (my caffiene splurge) and then refill my water glass usually 1 time after lunch before I head home. This way I'm drinking somewhere around 150oz of water between when i wake up at 6AM and when I get home from work around 6PM, some I can do some "dehydrating" before bedtime and avoid having to get up 6 times a night to pee. Plus, I'm plenty hydrated this way for when I do my usual 8PM or so evening workout.

 

[drjeff]

It's not the sweets I crave so much..it's the greasy bar food...Wings, nachos, mozzerella stocks, popcorn, chips...

O.K. time to find something healthy at the market across the street..maybe some bananas..

Another different way to look at "food", is don't look at it as "food", but as fuel, and your body as the engine. Crappy "fuel" in = crappy performance from the engine out.

Also, ALWAYS put your food on a plate before eating a meal, NEVER eat directly out of the pot/pan/bowl that you used to prepare the food. This is a great way to control portion size. You'd bu suprised how much food you can eat when you start start eating directly from the usually much larger pots/pans that we tend to cook in.

 

[ctenidae]

Also, ALWAYS put your food on a plate before eating a meal, NEVER eat directly out of the pot/pan/bowl that you used to prepare the food. This is a great way to control portion size. You'd bu suprised how much food you can eat when you start start eating directly from the usually much larger pots/pans that we tend to cook in.

One of many reasons to eat from a plate.

 

[drjeff]

One more trick, WEIGH YOURSELF EVERY DAY!! You'd be amazed how just knowing that you'll be getting on the scale each day can work for portion control! Also, write your weight down on either a calender or in a journal/log, that helps a bunch too!

 

[Grassi21]

One more trick, WEIGH YOURSELF EVERY DAY!! You'd be amazed how just knowing that you'll be getting on the scale each day can work for portion control! Also, write your weight down on either a calender or in a journal/log, that helps a bunch too!

Are you a DDS or a dietitian? ;-)

Good advice BTW.

 

[ctenidae]

One more trick, WEIGH YOURSELF EVERY DAY!! You'd be amazed how just knowing that you'll be getting on the scale each day can work for portion control! Also, write your weight down on either a calender or in a journal/log, that helps a bunch too!

See, I would advise against this. Your weight fluctuates by as much as 2-3 pounds every day, throughout the day. I would recommend once a week weighing at most. If you do weigh every day, then don't look at day-to-day weights, look at the trend over time. Take those daily weights and graph them, with a trendline. Otherwise, you may start taking a day to day approach to your diet, when it should be a long term plan with the goal of permanently modifying your eating habits.

 

[bvibert]

See, I would advise against this. Your weight fluctuates by as much as 2-3 pounds every day, throughout the day. I would recommend once a week weighing at most. If you do weigh every day, then don't look at day-to-day weights, look at the trend over time. Take those daily weights and graph them, with a trendline. Otherwise, you may start taking a day to day approach to your diet, when it should be a long term plan with the goal of permanently modifying your eating habits.

I see what you're saying, but the daily thing has worked for me. I think it helps keep my mind on the goal. When I was going that I was graphing the data so that it was easy to see the trend. To keep things as consistent as possible I always weighed myself 1st thing in the morning, before consuming anything but after expelling anything that needed to be expelled.

 

[Grassi21]

I see what you're saying, but the daily thing has worked for me. I think it helps keep my mind on the goal. When I was going that I was graphing the data so that it was easy to see the trend. To keep things as consistent as possible I always weighed myself 1st thing in the morning, before consuming anything but after expelling anything that needed to be expelled.

Tell me more of this expulsion... j/k.

I always thought the daily weighing thing was demoralizing. But if you shift your way of thinking I can see it more as keeping your eyes on the prize.

 

[Paul]

I weigh-in in the morning, and at night. I try to synch it with teefus-brushing, so I don't skip or forget. The alpha-omega weigh-ins help compensate for daily fluctuation.

 

[drjeff]

See, I would advise against this. Your weight fluctuates by as much as 2-3 pounds every day, throughout the day. I would recommend once a week weighing at most. If you do weigh every day, then don't look at day-to-day weights, look at the trend over time. Take those daily weights and graph them, with a trendline. Otherwise, you may start taking a day to day approach to your diet, when it should be a long term plan with the goal of permanently modifying your eating habits.

This concept (weekly scale sessions) works well for folks in a weight maintenance phase, but often for folks starting out, once a week will end up being to infrequent since the mental aspect is needed. I.E. seeing that initial first couple of days quick basically water weight drop will act as a positive event and get the average person strating out on a diet the motivation they need in those first few days to stick to their new lifestyle pattern and not revert back to old habits. The once a weeker early on may choose to stray from their new pattern early in the week figuring that they'll have to to "make it up" later in the week.

 

[drjeff]

One other tidbit that typically helps out. If you can get another person, or even a few folks to get on the helth kick with you, it will very often be alot easier!

 

[ctenidae]

This concept (weekly scale sessions) works well for folks in a weight maintenance phase, but often for folks starting out, once a week will end up being to infrequent since the mental aspect is needed. I.E. seeing that initial first couple of days quick basically water weight drop will act as a positive event and get the average person strating out on a diet the motivation they need in those first few days to stick to their new lifestyle pattern and not revert back to old habits. The once a weeker early on may choose to stray from their new pattern early in the week figuring that they'll have to to "make it up" later in the week.

True.
I guess the point is, be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of your approach.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

look at an event calendar...plan on doing some type of race to motivate you to work out....a 5k, 10K a sprint triathaon, anything that will keep you working towards a goal

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

One other tidbit that typically helps out. If you can get another person, or even a few folks to get on the helth kick with you, it will very often be alot easier!

The office manager at my work is under strict orders not to suggest Taco Bell, Wendys, McDonalds or any other tasty fast food..

Oh and Dr. Jeff I'm going to the dentist in an hour for a cleaning..wish me luck..lol..The last time I went..I ended up needing three fillings(first time in my life) and I was told I was a tooth grinder but I now sleep with a bite guard..lol

 

[Grassi21]

One other tidbit that typically helps out. If you can get another person, or even a few folks to get on the helth kick with you, it will very often be alot easier!

We could do the AZ Biggest Loser Contest. GSS is sure to be the biggest loser. ;-)

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

We could do the AZ Biggest Loser Contest. GSS is sure to be the biggest loser. ;-)

Haha..well I really just want to lose 20 pounds and keep it off..but it's a great challenge because I've never really dieted for more than 2-3 days before. For lunch I had a little microwavable chili, diet coke, and a little bag of pretzals. I'm thinking maybe a frozen yogert from TCBY will be a nice post dentist snack..

I saw that a pint of Magic Hat #9 is 210 calories and I think of that as a light beer and I easily consumer 4 of those in an hour at the bar. Yikes

To maintain the overweight weight that I'm at now..I was cosuming upwards of 3500 calories per day..if I can drop to around 2500 or so..I can see losing 2 pounds a week..since 3500 calories equals a pound of fat..we'll see and my numbers are not concrete...

 

[wa-loaf]

At just over 200 lbs, I pee ALOT during the day with how much water I drink

Seriously though, I have a 32oz glass that stays on my desk at work. I'll usually fill it 3 times before lunch, have a few glasses of unsweetened iced tea with lunch (my caffiene splurge) and then refill my water glass usually 1 time after lunch before I head home. This way I'm drinking somewhere around 150oz of water between when i wake up at 6AM and when I get home from work around 6PM, some I can do some "dehydrating" before bedtime and avoid having to get up 6 times a night to pee. Plus, I'm plenty hydrated this way for when I do my usual 8PM or so evening workout.

Ever get stuck in a Root Canal and have to pee real bad? That's gotta suck. :lol: