Posts by bigdeejay

i have had similar results as you...and i have been at the same weight for over a year...i have lost approx. 100 lbs.(since aug 06) and still have 40 more to go but i have been at the same weight since nov 07!!!  and i do weight trainng 3 X per week cardio 6 x per week  each for 60-75 minutes a session.......its very ver frustrating but somehow my calorie intake somehow is more than i think.......my endocrinologist also tells me the same thing that must be  taking in more calories than burning.......it pisses me off but the sad fact is ...its simple arithmetic.........althoug i believe that i so screwed up my metabolism that anything over 1500 calories a day puts me in a deficit.........so what do we do.........what i do is...i show up and keep trying because i am so much beter than when i was 100 lbs heavier........and i also think..if i didnt exercise than i would be really screwed.......i think if i even look at a slice of pizza i would gain weight!!  keep it up...talk it out...but consider the alternative of being the way you once were.......and the alternative is worse... at least thats my opinin...good luck...

i am pleased that we are not alone.......the "feast of the seven fishes" on christmas eve is a non-stop occassion.........and its not so much the fish but the accompaniments....italian bread....and plenty of it.........italian desserts and trays of it...........the one thing im certain of........i CAN NOT have that in my house or it will be consumed.....its just the compulsive person that i am.........we threw out the desserts the next morning......and the bread is still around calling my name!!  but today is some semblance of back to order.......oatmeal and so on......ohhhh.......so very boring lol...........hello mr. treadmill........i'd like to re-introduce myself to you......i've been away on holiday

THANK YOU for the help and advice...during the past year i have stayed at the same weight ....within a 3lb. plus or minus....the only drop below 212 had been after a few days of drinking an over abundance of water....i will try your suggestions but its funny about how i am now compared to 3 years ago  i.e. i feel bad when i dont excercise......i will try it for several weeks.thanks D

it seems when i do squats and rows.  i tried something called a "pendlay row" and wrecked myself on that.   i visit this rx excercise site and its been helpful but i really think i need a trainer but i couldnt afford one let alone go to a gym...so i look for help here.  i'll look the book up you suggested...and i am convinced i really effed up my metabolism with the cardio i was doing and now i cant lose weight for nothing...i mean when i do the simple math on calories in and calories out i should be at 2 lbs. per week.and guess what....nothing.....im doing something wrong....maybe i sleep walk.and knock off a side of beef while im sleeping.lol.......but i never find any bones the next morning....

THANK-YOU!

just finished my third week...just a lb. in the 3 rd. week but 11 so far....i am still staying away from all bread products  because they are trigger items...and the fruit is just 2 pieces a day...ill gradually re-introduce as time goes on.......i found a product in the korean grocery that is " whole buckwheat noodles" they are individually wrapped per serving (180 cals) and thats good for me who can mess up with the proper serving amount....lol..what is whole buckwheat???  thanks D

ok.checking in again at the end of week two...lost 3 more lbs.  so it's been 10 lbs. in 2 weeks and i must say a great way to break that plateau i was on ...it also is good for a person like myself who needs to be on specific guidelines...it seems when i get to be put in charge i start to change things to suit me and then chaos ensues...but following what was in black and white fits me...i will take it a day at a time and  i will continue on stage one or another week....i think its what i need to break away from some cravings,  although i wonder about the lack of fruit in the diet...but next week ill add my 2 apples a day...(to keep the doctor away) lol  thanks D

ok heres another question.. HOMEMADE  SOUP..... using JUST THE INGRDIENTS THAT ARE PERMITTed (greens/celery/chicken stock) on phase one....but am i limited to the amount to eat....because ive been eating it for all my meals today...ohhh and relish from the jar...is this allowed to add to tuna salad?  thanks D

i thank you all for the replies...my stats are male age 56 5'8" 220 lbs.  i weighed approx 310 lbs aug 06 ..need to lose 40 more..  weight training 3 x per week approx 1 hour.   6 X per week elliptical and treadmill approx 1-1 1/2 hours.  i am currently trying to restructure my diet because i just cant understand how i could have gained 5 lbs...  somewhere along the line i mustve messed up my metabolism...i at one point was doing 3 hours  of weight training and cardio  but was told i was over doing it...so i cut back....i must say that ive come to enjoy the excercising but i wonder if my "metabolism" got used to how much i was doing and im not burning what i think im burnig.i dont know.it seems im in a real mental rut right now.

ok........so if im being placed in sedentary......i still should be in a deficit to lose lbs.  at least a 1- 1 1/2 lbs.  per week....based on my excercise calories burned.or am i figuring this wrong......but even if im figuring it wrong.dont ya think id be losing weight.i mean.im not vegging out on the couch doing nothing......