Here is my story and what I what my plan is...give advice
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:47 am
Hello all, a while back I ran into the shovel glove site and in-turn found out about this 'diet'. I've played around with different diets in the past, but because they were just too hard to stick to I never had much success. I also was never that motivated because I was in good health and in great shape my whole life anyway....until recently.....
The last two years I have ate like crap and not been able to play basketball as much due to injuries. All through my 20s I was between 180-195lbs (I'm 6'1 with the wingspan of somebody 6'4). I'm 31 now and weigh 217, and most of the new weight is deposited on my stomach. I want to get down to about 185, so that's 32 lbs I need to lose.
I had McDonald's for dinner last night and today I've been having alot of chest pains. These chest pains have been recurring ever once in a while for the last year. I also have been taking Zantac (heartburn medication) for the last year also. (I had a routine checkup with EKG and blood pressure and they said everything was fine, but I'm going to get full blown heart tests done in a few weeks just to be safe).
I'm pretty sure my eating habits are what's causing the chest pain and heartburn. The pain was enough today to start scaring me. I need to use this fear and turn it into motivation to EAT LESS AND EAT BETTER!!
My usual diet is a bowl of cereal (cold) in the morning, some kind of sandwich for lunch and whatever for dinner (fast food a few times a week) and usually have to have a full feeling before I go to sleep so that makes me eat a pint of ice cream or some pastries.
I've been exercising a few days a week for a couple of months, but because of the bad diet I haven't been losing weight.
I know the key to this is not to get wound too tight and get too strict and then end up gorging in a few days or week once the cravings and old habits become too much to bear. I need to develop a routine that I can stick so that's why I'm here. This 'diet' is the most sensible.
Here is my plan, feel free to give your feedback. (I need to stick to a plan, I'm too lazy to actually go shopping and prepare a bunch of meals, etc)
Meal 1 = Real Rolled Oats (not the instant) with strawberries and blueberries in it (big bowl so I get full or just don't want to eat anymore)
Meal 2 = Big Salad
Meal 3 = Whatever my wife makes for dinner with the idea of sticking to the one plate rule
For exercise I will break it down it into two alternate days.
Day 1 = 1 hour of mountain biking and 1 round through the shovel glove exercises with a 16lb sledge
Day 2 = 5 minutes of stairmaster wearing weighed vest (training for the firefighter test), 20 minutes of stationary bike and 1 round through the shovel glove exercises with 16lb sledge
The last two years I have ate like crap and not been able to play basketball as much due to injuries. All through my 20s I was between 180-195lbs (I'm 6'1 with the wingspan of somebody 6'4). I'm 31 now and weigh 217, and most of the new weight is deposited on my stomach. I want to get down to about 185, so that's 32 lbs I need to lose.
I had McDonald's for dinner last night and today I've been having alot of chest pains. These chest pains have been recurring ever once in a while for the last year. I also have been taking Zantac (heartburn medication) for the last year also. (I had a routine checkup with EKG and blood pressure and they said everything was fine, but I'm going to get full blown heart tests done in a few weeks just to be safe).
I'm pretty sure my eating habits are what's causing the chest pain and heartburn. The pain was enough today to start scaring me. I need to use this fear and turn it into motivation to EAT LESS AND EAT BETTER!!
My usual diet is a bowl of cereal (cold) in the morning, some kind of sandwich for lunch and whatever for dinner (fast food a few times a week) and usually have to have a full feeling before I go to sleep so that makes me eat a pint of ice cream or some pastries.
I've been exercising a few days a week for a couple of months, but because of the bad diet I haven't been losing weight.
I know the key to this is not to get wound too tight and get too strict and then end up gorging in a few days or week once the cravings and old habits become too much to bear. I need to develop a routine that I can stick so that's why I'm here. This 'diet' is the most sensible.
Here is my plan, feel free to give your feedback. (I need to stick to a plan, I'm too lazy to actually go shopping and prepare a bunch of meals, etc)
Meal 1 = Real Rolled Oats (not the instant) with strawberries and blueberries in it (big bowl so I get full or just don't want to eat anymore)
Meal 2 = Big Salad
Meal 3 = Whatever my wife makes for dinner with the idea of sticking to the one plate rule
For exercise I will break it down it into two alternate days.
Day 1 = 1 hour of mountain biking and 1 round through the shovel glove exercises with a 16lb sledge
Day 2 = 5 minutes of stairmaster wearing weighed vest (training for the firefighter test), 20 minutes of stationary bike and 1 round through the shovel glove exercises with 16lb sledge