wildcard451 0 #151 January 6, 2005 Now that man has the plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #152 January 6, 2005 Hi brandon. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #153 January 6, 2005 QuoteQuoteI'm taking the San Francisco Police Department physical in Feb, and according to them, the max weight for someone my height (6' 4 3/4")is 226lbs. At 240 the BMI index calls me morbidly obese. These indeces don't factor in muscle mass or any other factors... so to even QUALIFY, I have to lose at least 14lbs in 35 days... YAY!!! Rapid weight loss program. Go to Safeway. Buy day old shrimp. Leave on counter for 24 hours. Consume. You'll lose the 14 pounds in about 35 minutes, let alone days. I got video on that one. I want to see XXL driving a squad car. Hopefully it will have a sunroof and his head will be sticking out of it like a Fisher-Price toy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #154 January 6, 2005 Aw, my Christopher, you're such a sweetie. I hardly ever see you online anymore. That God we have our Fat Bastard meetings to keep us in touch now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #155 January 6, 2005 QuoteI also think that calling someone "too thin" is just as bad as calling someone "fat". Some people cannot help being smaller. Being smaller doesn't mean that a person is toned or in good shape. I agree. "Thin" does not equal "Healthy". I know girls who are very thin, but cannot pick a pencil without using both hands, and they think they are healthy. Also, "healthy" is a lifetime goal. It should not be measured week-by-week. It takes 3 months for your body to adjust to a new lifestyle. Today, the trainer at my gym said that the number of members will double for 2 months until the New Years Resolution people drop off. The goal is being healthier and feeling better. Personally, I weigh about 200. I don't plan on doing anything about it. I think it is ok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #156 January 6, 2005 QuotePersonally, I weigh about 200. I don't plan on doing anything about it. I think it is ok. Will you be an honorary Fat Bastard to cheer us on, Bill? Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #157 January 6, 2005 Quote Rapid weight loss program. Go to Safeway. Buy day old shrimp. Leave on counter for 24 hours. Consume. You'll lose the 14 pounds in about 35 minutes, let alone days. This isn't experience talking is it?Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #158 January 6, 2005 Quote Rapid weight loss program. Go to Safeway. Buy day old shrimp. Leave on counter for 24 hours. Consume. You'll lose the 14 pounds in about 35 minutes, let alone days. I got video on that one. I want to see XXL driving a squad car. Hopefully it will have a sunroof and his head will be sticking out of it like a Fisher-Price toy! Another thing though. As you've shown me your old police Id, which appears to be a picture of two separate gorillas trying to squeeze into a blue serge sack, can it be safe to say that entrance requirements were somewhat more relaxed in your day ? I was also stopped by a cop once on a bike in San Francisco, who had to be not only the fattest cop I ever saw, but perhaps just one of the fattest people, period. His head was actually a bump on an otherwise round torso. It looked like the nipple on an orange. His chinstrap on his helmet was actually between his top lip and his nose. I was laughing so hard he nearly had a stroke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #159 January 6, 2005 QuoteQuotePersonally, I weigh about 200. I don't plan on doing anything about it. I think it is ok. Will you be an honorary Fat Bastard to cheer us on, Bill? Chris Honorary? I am a Fat Bastard. I will certainly cheer you on, but I just spent some time with Her Cuteness at zhills. I don't think there is a darned thing that needs fixin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #160 January 6, 2005 Dude, that picture is actually a fairly svelte one of me in those days. Height/weight is illegal, but SFPD never cared much for those details. Most everybody else uses a cardio stress test. I was obese, but in otherwise good health blood-pressure/cardio-wise. Me in a full sprint in those days was both terrifying and hilarious. A: Fat cops aren't supposed to run, B: Fat cops aren't supposed to be able to run fast C: Being caught by a big fat cop, beaten down, and booked was humiliating. The suspect's homies would high-five me while heaping derision on the poor detainee. The whole baggy pants thing was a great boon too. Poor fellahs tripped themselves up more often than not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #161 January 6, 2005 QuoteI agree. "Thin" does not equal "Healthy". I know girls who are very thin, but cannot pick a pencil without using both hands, and they think they are healthy. So true. I've lost a lot of weight (125ish lbs) in a little less than 2 years through a strict food plan and regular exercise, and want to lose another 50. I'm probably never going to be a skinny chick, but I will be strong and fit (heck, I already am, I just still have a little extra padding that I'm trying to get rid of). It's entirely possible to be very fit and still a little fat; it saddens me to see people who don't believe that and don't bother to exercise at all (or are made to feel bad for making an effort to exercise). QuoteAlso, "healthy" is a lifetime goal. It should not be measured week-by-week. It takes 3 months for your body to adjust to a new lifestyle. Totally agreed. I've made a pretty major lifestyle change and made it stick, but I've also realized that you have to stay ever-vigilant to make sure you stay on track. Your mentality can't be "diet and exercise like crazy then go back to my old habits." I think you have to find out what works for you and make it a lifetime of healthy habits. I let myself relax over the last two months of 2004 and it was amazing how quickly one treat here and one treat there brought me back to my old habits. I know (for me, anyway) I will have to be on a relatively strict food plan for the rest of my life. Not everyone has to, but for me, that's going to be the only "normal" way to eat. QuoteToday, the trainer at my gym said that the number of members will double for 2 months until the New Years Resolution people drop off. Oh yeah, I already noticed this at my gym last night. I like to go in the hour and a half before closing because it's usually quiet, and it felt like I was there during the post-work rush. I really hope I'll see these people past March, but I fear many of them won't even make it that far. It's *tough* to talk yourself into working out, and I know I get bored out of my mind working out inside all the time this time of year (c'mon snow, I want to start using snowshoeing/snowboarding as a workout!) but I also remind myself: I go to the gym so I can play. If I don't go to the gym, I'm a menace on the slopes and I feel like quitting after an hour, I'm not as strong and flexible for skydiving, my knees will not forgive me if I go skating, I will be sucking wind when I go hiking, etc. etc. etc. For me, sports and outdoors stuff is always a preferable way to get exercise, but the gym is the price I pay to stay strong and healthy for that. Usually that incentive works. If not, I just trudge down there anyway and say "I'll just do a few minutes." Usually I end up doing a full workout anyway."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #162 January 6, 2005 Quote Me in a full sprint in those days was both terrifying and hilarious. A: Fat cops aren't supposed to run, B: Fat cops aren't supposed to be able to run fast C: Being caught by a big fat cop, beaten down, and booked was humiliating. The suspect's homies would high-five me while heaping derision on the poor detainee. The whole baggy pants thing was a great boon too. Poor fellahs tripped themselves up more often than not. Bit like a rhino eh ? Those buggers can move fast too when pissed off. I found the quick ticket to keeping a target weight. Go vegetarian and cut out dairy. I eat fish occaisionally, about a dozen eggs a year, and haven't touched milk in four years. I also eat cheese on occaision so I'm basically what's referrred to as a lacto-ovo vegetarian. I replaced milk with soy, and meat with tofu and pulses. If you do that, and resist the urge to carb load with chocolates, after a month or so, you'll just arrive at a natural weight, and your cholesterol will drop off the map in most cases. Your appetites and tastes will change too. I used to love meat. Now the taste of it is repellant to me, and it feels really unatural to eat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #163 January 6, 2005 You must eat that whole dozen eggs at the Herc Boogalee. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #164 January 6, 2005 QuoteToday, the trainer at my gym said that the number of members will double for 2 months until the New Years Resolution people drop off. I can not wait till this happens I started in Nov and its so bad during the only time thats good for me that I'm having to wait on treadmills and machines at the largest gym in the area. I know a few of the regulars from being in there for 6 weeks already and I see them finishing in about half the time they normally take since they skip lots of things due to the large crowds.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #165 January 6, 2005 Quotewait on treadmills and machines at the largest gym in the area. I go in the afternoons, between 1:30 and 2:30. No waits for anything. Only oldsters at that time, so no one is doing free weights. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #166 January 6, 2005 Some of us have to work 9-6 Besides I normally spend about 2-2.5 hours in the gym each night so doing it on my lunch really is'nt that great for timing either with the gym being 10 minutes away. Its so bad that almost all the ~350 mens lockers are filled and the women are complaing too I know.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #167 January 6, 2005 QuoteIts so bad that almost all the ~350 mens lockers are filled and the women are complaing too I know. Been wandering into the ladies room have you? Sicko. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #168 January 6, 2005 Maybe posting all this in public would be a big motivator to actually do it. So, I need to play! I no longer want to be a fat old geezer. I'd rather be a fit and virile old fart. I started dieting a little after the first of the year. I'm down to about 176 (down four lbs.) from the 180 I was. I haven't done a body fat % for years. I'll have to do that. I suspect it is up around 20 per cent. I could lose 20 lbs. real easy. That reminds me, It's quitting time, and I'm off to the gym.....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #169 January 6, 2005 Well, here goes nothing. Starting: 216 Current: 216 Current BF%: 23.7 Target weight: Whatever it gets to. I could care less about actual weight, I just want to get my body fat down. I'd eventually like to be 225 and 12% body fat. That would be super sweet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casurf1978 0 #170 January 6, 2005 QuoteI can not wait till this happens I started in Nov and its so bad during the only time thats good for me that I'm having to wait on treadmills and machines at the largest gym in the area. I know a few of the regulars from being in there for 6 weeks already and I see them finishing in about half the time they normally take since they skip lots of things due to the large crowds. Get a speed rope for your local sporting goods supply. Easy to use and you dont need a lot of space. Start off slow like 1 min rope, 30 seconds rest for 10 minutes. Then up it to 2 min rope, 45 seconds rest, finally try to get 3 min rope with 1 min rest. Do this for 15-20 min. I find it gives me a better cardio and overall workout than running on a treadmill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #171 January 7, 2005 OK, it's Friday (according to master of the fat bastards this is the day we are to report in) so I am officially reporting in. I of course weighed myself virtually naked because I'm thinking we don't want all those clothes in the way So my official diet, work out program and all the other resolutions I made kicked in and started as of yesterday so hopefully this will be the start of something beautiful and if we all help each other out with this mission, there will be a lot of amazingly fit skydivers running around this summer 126/126/112/0 OK I am going to go do my 2 mile run, my push ups and my sit ups now ... Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #172 January 7, 2005 Psssttt.....they've made a special thread for us to check in. DZ.com Weight Loss Challenge: Friday check-inNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGill 0 #173 January 7, 2005 http://dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1422183;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boinky 0 #174 January 7, 2005 Oopsie. Guess I should've checked to see if it worked first, huh? Thanks, darlin'. XXXNina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
