Im tryin to gain weight.

I was at 155lbs before i went to army basic. came home at 195 4 months later. lost about 20lbs over the next 4 months. finaly back up to 185.

Thanks for the kind words Zin. My faith isn't affected by such inflamitory outbursts... Because of my faith. :) I agree, that while we all may feel strongly about different things, we should all remain respectfull of one another. We are here to encourage each other in our weight loss. Peace. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM .

Just saw this thread guess I can post my progress so far.

November 20th went to the doctor, had to get a stress test, ekg and some other stuff. I weighed 220 pounds. At that point I figured I should probably do what I can to get healthy, I don't like the idea of having a heart attack.

My original goal was to weigh between 175 and 180 by April 3rd. That is the first race of the season.

12/6/04 I started at the gym. After my workout I weighed 215.6. Just guessing I would say that before the workout I weighed right at 220.

Well today is 2/22/05 and I weigh 186. So far I have lost approximately 34 pounds.

I have been going to the gym 4-5 times a week since 12/6/05. I do mostly cardio workout, my current routine consists of 28 minutes on the stationary bike (level 15 weight loss), 28 minutes on the stairmaster (level 11 weight loss), 25 minutes on the treadmill, warming up 2 1/2 minutes, run 20 minutes at 6 mph, cool down 2 1/2 minutes.

I have also cut way back on my food intake. My typical meals consist of a large bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios with 2% milk for breakfast. For lunch I have a bowl of Campbells Chunky soup. For dinner I have something that feels me up but I try to keep it half way healthy. I have cut out all sweets, which was the primary reason I had gained so much weight.

Anyway, until I reach 175 or 180 I am planning on continuing to do mostly cardio work. Once I reach my goal I intend to change my workout to 1/2 hour of cardio a day and weights the rest of my workout.

I can already tell such a big difference in my riding it is unbelievable. I am climbing hills in two or three gears higher than I was before. I can go on three or four hour mountain bike rides and still feel pretty fresh afterwards.

This race season is going to be so much better than last year. I still have another month and a half to reach my goal. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be able to do it.

Good job! I hope to post sucsessful results like that. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM
308 lbs (Was)
-265.5 lbs (Now)
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= 42.5 lbs gone so far, 85.5 more to go! My goal weight is 180 lbs.

Well I'm still going strong after one month.
Max = 304
Now = 281.4
No soda, barely any sweets, and just watching the calories on FitDay. Check out the journal in my sig if you like.

Keep it up everyone, I never thought I could do this until I was encouraged by you guys and now look at me! Thank you all so much!

Well here is my story: I used to exercise like crazy: 1 hour racquetball, 1 hour aerobics, 1 hour PowerBike or Spinning, and 30 minutes of swiming+ weight trainning, all these 6 days at week. And I used to eat like crazy, I never knew what a diet was. In my best years I was 175 lbs of muscle. And one day I got married, move to America, and everything when downhill: No more training, no more gym, but same diet (actually worst, because fast food was not in my regular menu); In march 2004 I had a open heart surgery for an old problem that never bug me while I was skinny.

So finally this year I order my Cannondale r700, and decided that before this year ends, I will be in my 31-size pants again (I'm 34-36 in this moment), and some pounds ligther (size concerns me more than lbs) from 212 lbs to 175 or 180.

I think the secret to be skinny is: eat healthy, sleep well, and exercise religiously. So I will try to do it again, and see how it goes!!! I will keep you informed.

Good luck to everyone in this enterprise, and remember stay focus: just you can save yourself from selfdestruction!!!

What the heck do you eat for dinner?!? J/K :lol:

Praise God! Down 3 more pounds!
Was = 308 lbs
Now = 262.5 lbs
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45.5 lbs lost so far! VIVA LA PANTS!
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LOL, d@mn typo's. It's amazing how a small typo can completely change the context of a post. :)

Well I thought I'd join in, like many have said, I had the wake up call....

Went up to Ohio to visit a college buddy, and ate nothing but crap
(Chipotle anybody?) and hit my all time high of 296lbs. I'm 5'11" on
a good day, and very stocky. I already have qutie a bit of visible
leg muscle definition, as I carry most of my extra weight up top.
Well I knew I would eat horribly up there, and it certainly showed. I've
been eating better, and am down to 287 now, without much exercise at
all. Funny, the beginning of the semester always kills any sort of exercise
routine I've had.

Diet (details for those that are interested) is weight watchers. I had
originally gone with their core plan, which is eat as much as you want
(in moderation of course), but you have to eliminate certain things. Kinda
like Atkins, and I found this incredibly hard. While I had no trouble sticking
to the recommended foods, although I would crave glorious tasty cheese,
I had trouble keeping the portion size down. I moved to their point system
where you count the points you eat. I found this better (although at first
I thought counting points was pretty lame), as I realize just how much I've
been eating. So now I'll have cereal in the morning (cheerios!), a veggie
wrap at lunch, which is usually a spinach or tomato tortilla, loaded with
humus, loads of veggies (I never used to eat so many veggies), and some
hot sauce. Dinner is usually a lean cuisine meal (as they're conventiently
labeled with their point content), and a salad. Like IowaParamedic said,
the biggest difference has been drinking as much water as possible. Amazing
how a small meal with tons of water makes you feel full for hours, very nice,
and you don't have to feel guilty about drinking water! :D

I commute around 3-6 miles a day, and try to bike 20 miles every other
day now that I'm getting back into my routine. I started lifting weights
last week. I was incredibly sore after the first time, and it was certainly
a test of will to go back in there (once the soreness had passed). After
a few times now, I'm no longer sore, althuogh I am certainly exhausted
afterwards. Have that nice feeling from being physically tired for a change
instead of mentally tired (classes are demanding to say the least).

I also just got a new fixed gear to commute on, and in the summer for work
my commute will be up around 25mi/day, which should help alot too. It
definately is a lifestyle change as many have said, I used to eat pretty
well, never got into fast food, but I'd eat a ton of whatever was for dinner.
I've come to realize a pound of pasta is perhaps not the best thing, unless
you're a serious racer, which I'm certainly not.

I've really enjoyed reading the success stories, and it certainly is motivation
to get back on the bike as often as possible and pedal around.

My current goal is to be down to around 230-240 by my birthday (6/29),
as a present to myself. Here's hoping that I'll make it.... :beer:

Keep up the good work! Remember, we didn't get this way overnight. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM

I am ready to join this club too, if you will allow. I am 6' 3" and have weighed up to 250lbs. Last weighin (Sunday) I was 248 (down 2 lbs.) If I can continue in 2 lb increments all should weok well. As far as diet goes, I eat healthy, close to natural, low fat, limited sugar (I love sugar). I don't have a problem with healthy choices, so all I need is a reminder to chose well. 6 hours on the bike a week is my plan (always seems to be something derailing that plan). I have a trainer, so I have no excuse for not poping a spinnerval dvd in and doing the work once I get home. I did "No slackers Allowed" (Pace and Tempo training) last night. I will keep you posted on my progress. I am counting on you all to hold me accountable and I will do the same.

"No slackers Allowed" will get your heart going! I use it also.

IMHO, the number one thing to do is to watch (and reduce) portion size.

Welcome to the "Club". WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM .

Where are you located Ritz?. I live in New Jersey. I ride Essex and Morris County roads (when they are snow free, that is).

Picked up a training/diet journal from GNC. I will be monitoring what I eat and what exercises I do.

Since I think this has to do with my weight loss, and since this is the only place I really post, would you guys have any idea why I'm thirsty all of the time?

Ever since I gave up soda and started carrying a water bottle, I find myself always feeling parched. I would say that I'm averaging around 40 oz. a day at least.

Hey Zach,

I'm not positive, but I don't think that's enough water. I seem to recall you should drink something like 10 to 12 eight ounce glasses of water a day. If that's right, you're only getting about half the water you need. Someone else may know better though.

Its just wierd, because I never felt this thirsty before I started losing weight. I go through at least one 34 oz bottle of water a day, usually two. But I guess even that isn't enough. I'm just not used to drinking all water, I used to have a soda or three a day.

Zach, your body is now metabolizing fat, you need to shoot for close to a gallon of water per day. It helps speed the exit of the waste product from the burned fat.

Metro, I live in the bike friendly capitol of the known universe... Houston, TX. Yeah, I know, wishful thinking at best! But hey, someone's got to do it. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM .

Wow thats a lot. I had a theory that was pretty close to what you're saying here. Well, looks like I need to suck it up (literally) and drink about twice what I'm doing now.

If it helps here is my trick for water. I fill up a gallon at the start of the day, drink as much as I can during breakfast and before going to work. When I get home at night I keep the gallon with me and make sure I finish it before going to bed. I also keep a 1 quart nalgene bottle with me during the day so I know what I am taking in. Using the gallon jug helps me make sure I take in enough. I also like to squirt a little lemon in for taste.

You're not that unusual at all. I am not losing any weight currently, but always drink 64 oz at a minimum per day, between sports beverages and water, and it only goes up from there if I get on my bike.

I also like to flavor my water... I'll put a small amount of apple juice or orange juice in mine as well as the occasional lemon squirt. It just changes things up a little bit. WWW.TOURDEPANTS.COM

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll try that. I guess I should be drinking about four of my water bottles per day, now that I understand a little better how much I should be drinking, I can shoot for my goal. I'm hoping that increasing water intake will increase lbs lost.