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Post by SWPaDon » Fri. Jul. 17, 2015 4:12 am

SMITTY wrote:
SWPaDon wrote: My Mother-in-law had the gastric bypass surgey. She got the hernias. She ended up with gangrene when her intestines got pinched in the hernia(strangulated hernia). She lost her life.
Oh that is terrible - sorry to hear that!! :( It's definitely a very risky procedure - I think more so than the medical field leads on ...
Yes sir, a lot more risk in that procedure than they let on. I always advise people to look for other 'safer' alternatives.


 
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Post by Photog200 » Fri. Jul. 17, 2015 5:50 am

michaelanthony wrote:Thanks FF, Kevin, Gaw, and Randy. I have been sweating off most of my weight loss and saw big strides as stated. It sure seems like the more you weigh the easier to loose at the beginning. This week I have not jumped on the scale, Sunday is my usual check in.
A co-worker made a pumpkin bread at work and of course I had to have a piece and boy I can attest to the fact that carbohydrates should be sold in a dark alley by a guy who starts his conversation with the words psst!.. hey pal you need a little somethin'? :devil: and if you don't think you're addicted to 'em try NOT eating them.
Boy you have got that right, my carb weakness is pasta even more than bread. I still eat it but in moderation as carbs are an important part of a diet. They are a good energy source, but where I get into trouble is when I eat more than I can burn off during exercise. Thats when they turn to insulin and tell the body to store the excess as fat. I think Franco was correct in part of what he said that exercise is more important than diet when trying to loose weight. Having said that, I believe it takes a combination of both to actually loose weight, you have to burn more calories than you take in for your body to start burning the fat as an energy source. When I was much younger, I was into amateur body building and had great will power. I would measure all of my food for caloric intake...especially for carbs, but also for fat content. I wanted to be sure I had enough energy source for my workouts but not too much where it would turn to insulin. I am trying to incorporate more of that dedication in my diet again today...my how far I have slipped. Franco gave us some excellent information pertaining to genetics and he is correct also in saying what works for someone else may not work for everybody. Thank you for all of that info Franco! Mike, find what works for you and stick with it my friend, you will be successful.

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Post by michaelanthony » Sun. Jul. 19, 2015 8:52 am

...well it looks like my 2 mile walk per day and work = 2 lbs / week.
last week 262.5 lbs
this week 260.5 lbs

Starting weight 281, presently 260.5, net weight loss 20.5 lbs
I like the progress but us carb' addicts want more! :lol:

 
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Post by franco b » Sun. Jul. 19, 2015 9:55 am

You are doing great, but remember the goal is a diet you can live with and not gain weight. You do have some room to add a little something as long as a little does not increase the need for more.

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Jul. 19, 2015 10:31 am

I'm sure you've heard the old saying, "Slow and steady wins the race." That applies to diets too. It's much easier to maintain a weight loss, long-term, if it's a slow and steady weight loss.

Yeah, same here with the carbs. :shock: My favorite food is sandwiches. :roll:

Keep at it, your doing great !

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Post by Lightning » Sun. Jul. 19, 2015 10:07 pm

michaelanthony wrote:...well it looks like my 2 mile walk per day and work = 2 lbs / week.
last week 262.5 lbs
this week 260.5 lbs

Starting weight 281, presently 260.5, net weight loss 20.5 lbs
I like the progress but us carb' addicts want more! :lol:
Mike, I'm so jealous. It's time for me to get on the wagon with ya. I got on the scales a couple days ago and saw 241.6 no wonder my pants are getting tight lol. New wardrobes are out of the budget. My only option is to trim the fat!

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Mon. Jul. 20, 2015 4:33 am

Thanks franco and Sunnyboy, the wife brought KFC home friday and looked at me rather strange as I peeled the crust off the chicken and only added Cole slaw to my plate...boy that was tough.

Hey Leon hop aboard, Orso35 and I could use another!


 
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Post by coalfan » Mon. Jul. 20, 2015 7:34 am

sounds like your doin real good ma keep up the good work ahh will power it will be worth it !!good job :)

 
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Post by franco b » Mon. Jul. 20, 2015 8:53 am

Loosing fat means consuming it. What a shame we can't taste it. would make weight loss so much easier.

 
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Post by franco b » Tue. Jul. 21, 2015 12:13 pm

If you would like to read something of the scientific understanding of the problem, in terms of social biology, this is a good article. It states the problem clearly yet falls short in the solution area, of which I do believe there are answers as I stated in previous posts when referring to epigenetics.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/02/0302 ... 072417.htm

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Tue. Jul. 21, 2015 12:31 pm

michaelanthony wrote:...well it looks like my 2 mile walk per day and work = 2 lbs / week.
last week 262.5 lbs
this week 260.5 lbs

Starting weight 281, presently 260.5, net weight loss 20.5 lbs
I like the progress but us carb' addicts want more! :lol:
You dropped 1/2 of the bag of coal you were carrying :P That is amazing,good start to better health ! :clap: :up: :)

 
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Post by gaw » Wed. Jul. 22, 2015 8:27 am

Lightning wrote:
michaelanthony wrote:...well it looks like my 2 mile walk per day and work = 2 lbs / week.
last week 262.5 lbs
this week 260.5 lbs

Starting weight 281, presently 260.5, net weight loss 20.5 lbs
I like the progress but us carb' addicts want more! :lol:
Mike, I'm so jealous. It's time for me to get on the wagon with ya. I got on the scales a couple days ago and saw 241.6 no wonder my pants are getting tight lol. New wardrobes are out of the budget. My only option is to trim the fat!
michaelanthony, what Lightning is saying is that he has found the pounds you lost and would like to give them back to you. :P

Great progress, keep it going, you’re getting there. :) When confronted with those good tasting high carb treats remember that the first bite is the easiest to resist. :(

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Wed. Jul. 22, 2015 8:48 pm

Right you are gaw, if anyone is in need a few lbs I'll be glad to pass 'em along! :)

I had to make Ravioli and meat sauce in work today :taz: ...didn't have any, instead I made a small spinach and mozzarella pie. It made me forget about the Ravioli until they were gone.

For breakfast I have been eating a large bowl of plain oatmeal with a tbsp of honey...damn good!

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Jul. 22, 2015 10:00 pm

Good for you MA. :)

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Thu. Jul. 23, 2015 4:46 am

Just to put it in perspective

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/opinion/our-ima ... .html?_r=0

Stress is the great killer and studying discrete populations such as the Bedouins should give a clue. They iive 30 years longer than us on average (and that is huge, epidemiologically speaking). Weight loss is always good and I wish I weighed less but I am 70 and still look after the horse farm every day. I have not been sick in 20 years at least and no doctor visits. This thread is inspiring me to start weight loss as a small part of the health picture. Food quality is the number 1 problem by far and as it is not even mentioned in any mortality/weight studies I have read they are all useless too. There is a loose correlation such as morbidly obese people die younger. The NYT article is good but this is just the start. Just by dumping ALL processed foods, carbs, anything yeasty, GMOs, food treated with pesticides during the growth cycle etc. etc. Just this list is almost impossible to achieve. I don't believe in, diuretics, anti hypertensives, statins, anti-infectives (except to save a life), pain killers, purple pills or anything that regulates hydrochloric acid from oxyntic cells (antacids) and this list is but a start. Multi vitamins are useless (zero bioavailability). Modern medicine is a complete disaster. Most surgeries are worse than useless (except accidents). I wouldn't even know where to start explaining this. Good luck to all but just ask yourself, do you feel healthy???? Just use common sense as a guide, does it make sense that 74% of the general population are taking some type of pharmaceutical? If the answer is yes then we have nothing more to talk about.

So McDs bigger burgers was facetious without more explanations and I apologize.


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