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I'm fat...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Mulder, Dec 16, 2004.

  1. Mulder

    Mulder Member

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    I figured out that I have gained almost 30 pounds in the last year. It's worse than you think though because I am not exactly a tall guy that can hide it easily. I'm 5'9 and now weigh 180 pounds. I was unmotivated so didn't go to the gym for a long time, even though I had a membership and when I started law school at night the time I could have used for working out was quickly gone. Now that the semester has ended and I have loads of free time (that I had before I just thought it wasn't there because I was giving it to TV so freely) I have started working out again.
    10 minutes on the treadmill and my feet were killing me. Had to switch to the bike. I have a long way to go but I feel like I would be cheating myself if I wasn't taking advantage of this downtime. I am also trying to get on a schedule that I can maintain when I go back to class in January.

    I'm really not concerned that much about the number (180) it just sucks being winded walking up a couple of flights of stairs and having a (Dr. Pepper) gut.
    I want to get healthy. My goal is to get closer to the energy level I had when I was working out regularly, around 150 lbs of muscle and no gut sticking out.

    Just thought that if I put this in writing it would help keep me motivated. Thanks for letting me vent.
     
  2. Surfguy

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    5'9" at 180 doesn't seem that bad. Isn't 165 your ideal weight? Maybe you have a small frame or something?
     
  3. swilkins

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    Try to avoid anything that has added sugars. The only sugar you need should be natural in fruits.

    Try to balance your proteins and carbs 60/40 and eat smaller meals more often. This should improve your metabolism.

    Take daily vitamins and try to walk at least 3 days a week.

    You would be amazed on the results, if you could just keep this up. Most people lack conviction and commitment. It's too easy to stop at fast food restaurants. Don't drink ANY soda. Even sugar free soda is garbage.

    Oh and drink lots of water.

    Good luck.
     
  4. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

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    Your butt is wide, well mine is too
    Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you
    The word is out, better treat me right
    'Cause I'm the king of cellulite
    Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right

    My zippers bust, my buckles break
    I'm too much man for you to take
    The pavement cracks when I fall down
    I've got more chins than Chinatown

    Well, I've never used a phone booth
    And I've never seen my toes
    When I'm goin' to the movies
    I take up seven rows

    Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on you know
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    Don'tcha call me pudgy, portly or stout
    Just now tell me once again who's fat

    When I walk out to get my mail
    It measures on the Richter scale
    Down at the beach I'm a lucky man
    I'm the only one who gets a tan
    If I have one more pie a la mode
    I'm gonna need my own zip code

    When you're only having seconds
    I'm having twenty-thirds
    When I go to get my shoes shined
    I gotta take their word

    Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it you know
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    And my shadow weighs forty-two pounds
    Lemme tell you once again who's fat

    If you see me comin' your way
    Better give me plenty space
    If I tell you that I'm hungry
    Then won't you feed my face

    Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    Woo woo woo, when I sit around the house
    I really sit around the house

    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know it
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know, you know, you know, come on
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    And you know all by myself I'm a crowd
    Lemme tell you once again

    You know I'm huge, I'm fat, you know it
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, you know, hoo
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
    (Fat, fat, really really fat)
    And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud
    Just tell me once again who's fat
     
  5. Preston27

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    Or maybe you could try this:

    Who's that waddlin' down the street
    It's just me 'cause I love to eat
    Fudge and Twinkies and deviled ham
    Who's real flabby? Yes, I am!
    Every picture of me's
    Gotta be an aerial view
    Now my doctor tells me
    There's just one thing left to do

    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Throw out the pizza and beer
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Oh, get those jelly donuts out of here
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Might seem a little severe
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    I'm gettin' tired of my big fat rear
    Blow, fatty!

    Well, I used to live on chocolate sauce
    Made sumo wrestlers look like Kate Moss
    Walked down an alley and I got stuck
    I got more rolls than a pastry truck
    When I'm all done eating
    I eat a little more
    When I leave a room
    First I gotta grease the door

    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Can't have another eclair
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    I gotta decrease my derriere

    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet
    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet
    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet

    No more pie now
    No more creme brulee
    Lay off the gravy
    And souffle
    No french fri-yi-yies now
    No ice cream parfait
    Mr. Cheese Nacho
    Stay away

    Oh I think I'd sell my soul
    For a triple patty melt
    But I need a boomerang
    When I put on my belt

    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Lay off the 3 Musketeers
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Until my big booty disappears
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    Eat 'em till they're comin' out of my ears
    Grapefruit Diet (Diet!)
    'Cause I haven't seen my feet in years

    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet
    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet
    I'm on a Grapefruit Diet

    I think I'm about ready for a Quarter Pounder with extra cheese
    I need a side order of onion rings
    And don't forget to Super-Size that

    2 posts of Weird Al lyrics, you can't go wrong.
     
  6. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Not to make light of anyone trying/wanting to lose weight...I need to drop about 30 lbs myself...but does anyone remember 80's rap "icon" Bobby Jimmy and his song "Big Butt"??? Classic hit!!!

    I went to a game to see the LA Raiders
    I couldn't get out of those little elevators
    I tried to get out...I was doin' my part
    Then all of a sudden I thought I had to.........

    Go eat a hotdog.


    Great song!:D
     
  7. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Or find some old Fat Boys videos...that should be plenty of incentive to work off that extra weight!
     
  8. MadMax

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    are you done with finals, mulder?

    i loved breaks from law school. three weeks of vacation at christmas time after grueling finals. hanging out with my wife. awesome!
     
  9. Luckyazn

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    or watch that show "THE BIGGEST LOSERS"
     
  10. meggoleggo

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    You know what stinks more than being fat? Being fat and not having the physical ability to lose the weight. My arthritis is so bad that I can't fully extend or contract any of my joints (and that includes my hip). So working out is pretty much a moot point for me. I have to live with my fatty self until I can get my arthritis under control enough to be able to work out.
     
  11. Mulder

    Mulder Member

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    Ya I'm done, thank God.

    LRW was 100 T/F. It was ridiculous!

    Contracts was my favorite because the hypos were all about the Rockets and stadiums and interesting stuff like that. It was open EVERYTHING so I could always fond the answer, I just hope I was giving him the stuff he wanted.

    Torts was a B ! T C H. Closed book b/c "that's how the bar is". No intentional torts, that would be way too easy. It was all market share and alternative liabaility and crap like that. Very tough.

    I'm already reading for next term. Property, Civ Pro, and Crim. Joy.
     
  12. MR. MEOWGI

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    Do you yoga? Stretching every day might be a good start. It was for me.
     
  13. ima_drummer2k

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    I usually just make myself throw up after every meal. It works pretty well.

    I should patent this plan. I can call it "Three Fingers to Thinner Thighs!" and make millions of dollars!
     
  14. swilkins

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    Have you tried taking vitamin B3, along with vitamin C and Zinc?

    Sometimes vitamin difficiency can complicate arthritis.
     
  15. JunkyardDwg

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    Are u kiddin me?! Seriously, ure joking right...cause 180 is not that bad at all... technically i guess you could say ure overweight...but fat, no way... im like 5'10" and trying to get down to 180..or 170 to be exact. I feel fat but everybody keeps telling me that I look great, I guess cause I carry it well since I try to work out consistently. As for the energy thing, I can relate...before I did anything about my expanding waist, my energy level was at an all time low, and that sucks. I also went thru the same problems that you have with your feet hurting after running...only for me it was my ankles after running full-court basketball. I suggest perhaps gettin some ankle braces (if its ure ankles that hurt), because that does help, and then just work thru the pain, cause eventually you'll build the strength back to where they wont hurt. And as for stayin on a steady work out regimen, what might help is develop some kind of visual goal-chart to keep track of where you want to go and how many times during the week you work out. I do that for my diet, and it has worked wonders (I dropped 40-45 in the past year).
     
  16. Lil Pun

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    I'm 5'11'' and weigh in at 220.
     
  17. Dubious

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    I think you ought to go ahead and pig out for the holidays and then make a New years resolution to loose weight.

    It's a proven plan for millions of Americans.
     
  18. MoBalls

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    My son bought me necklace yesterday and it didnt fit around my neck. He told me to try it on after I lost a couple of pounds. It was the thought that counted....that little fart.
     
  19. arno_ed

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    ok stupid question how much Kilogram is a pound?
     
  20. Lil Pun

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    1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
     

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