Atkins Diet

[MasterBlaster]

I think I'm gonna give it a shot. It's perfect for me with the meat, cheese and eggs. I know a guy who lost 125lbs doing it, I need to lose 30.

Any of you ever try it?

[fishhuntcutwood]

I gotta have about 125g of carbs a day or I start shutting down. Don't fear the carbs!

I do know that my Mom and Dad are on a carb diet, which isn't Atkins...it's the one similar to it that allows for some, but still very, very few carbs in a day. They've never been fat or overweight, but wanted to drop 10-20 lbs each I guess. They do pretty well on it, but you have got to live it 110% or it won't be effective.

[MasterBlaster]

Carbs have always fattened me up.

[Stumper]

Butch, I never "went on the Atkins diet" but back in my bachelor days I found it easy to lose weight by going on a steak, eggs and fruit diet any time I wanted to lose 10 lbs. Be sure to hydrate well-high protein diets are harder on the kidneys than fatty, carby, heart attack regimens.

[fishhuntcutwood]

Carbs have always fattened me up.


The wrong ones at the wrong time always will.

Morning, pre-workout, post-work out you can take in your simple carbs, but other times of the day you must eat complex carbs to keep your blood sugar stable, and your insulin will follow. This will keep you anabolic and the fat will come off. Problem is as soon as you hit a beer, some chis, candy, Coke, whatever, your insulin spikes, you go catabolic, your body stores the calories and you put the weight on.

Whole wheat, brown rice! ;)

[MasterBlaster]

I just cleaned my toaster and stashed it. Damn, I can't put ketchup on my eggs! I also dumped my skim milk down the drain.

Today is Day 1, 220 lbs.

[OTGBOSTON]

daaaayum boss, you're gonna be a shell of your current self....:O

The problem with atkins is if/when you do have carbs you're gonna blow up. (that may be what Jeff said)

[MasterBlaster]

Show me the documentation on that. I'm reading all I can about it at the moment.

[OTGBOSTON]

I'm basing that on one of my friends. He's always losing, then gaining, then losing....

The no carb think only works if you are very strict about it...

[MasterBlaster]

Yes, VERY strict. Only 20 grams a day for the first two weeks. I'll be buying some hydrolysis/ketone test strips soon - Ketosis, here I come! :rockon:

The bad breath will be awesome.

[MasterBlaster]

Here's an interesting tip I didn't know;

Shop the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the aisles wherever possible! Along the perimeter you'll find your acceptable dairy products, meats, cheeses and vegetables! Aisle shop only when you must.

[Al Smith]

Good heavens,light beer ,no toast ugh .:( No cheese ,heaven forbid ,what do you eat ,tofu ?:?

[lumberjack]

I'm not a fan of the Atikins diet, both of my parents have tried it, and lost a shit ton of weight doing it.

The 3 problems with Atkins are:
1: You have to do it for life, that may be good, but I think it would suck. If you get off it, you'll gain the weight back in no time.
2: Straight protien is harder on the kidneys.
3: Carbs are damn tasty.

I lost a simlar percentage of weight with exercise in 4 months, 80 minutes of exercise 5 days a week. If I watched what I ate, I'dda lost it faster.

The nice thing was I could still eat what I damn well pleased. Of course the problem came back when I stopped excercising.

[fishhuntcutwood]

Here's an interesting tip I didn't know;

Shop the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the aisles wherever possible! Along the perimeter you'll find your acceptable dairy products, meats, cheeses and vegetables! Aisle shop only when you must.


That's a bodybuilding mainstay. I only hit the aisles to get my whole wheat pasta and hot sauce.

[Dave Shepard]

I've done the protein power diet, which is similar. With protein power, you stay in the 20-30 gram/day limit. You don't have to stay in that range for life, just until you reach your goal weight, then you start reintroducing "good" carbs, such as those from fruits and vegetables. I always have trouble with it because I usually buy lunch, and often dinner as well. If you can prepare almost all of your meals, you will be better off. I found that if I was staying strict about the diet, I could go on a totally insane carb binge every few weeks, and it didn't even matter, or could even break a plateau. You don't want to loose a lot of weight, so it shouldn't be big deal. You will probably loose about 10 pounds pretty quick from retained water. From what I've read, if you are insulin resistant, or have a history diabetes in your family, you will want to continue a reduced carb lifestyle.

I don't buy into any of the zero carb diets, even if only for a few weeks, your brain needs those carbs. You may find that you don't have strong cravings for food when low carbing. I found that I often didn't care if I ate, after a while. For me, it made a big difference in my energy levels, and even my attitude.:roll: It was just really difficult for someone who would rather eat a nice crusty loaf of bread then a piece of pie or cake for desert. Damn I love good bread.:cry:

[stig]

There has been a lot of controversy about the atkins diet.
It's not healthy to use it for anything else than a quick way to weight loss. Don't stay on it forever, like Carl said. That'll ruin you.
Chech the link for more info

http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/gm04SpringSummer/gm04SpringSummer01.html

Oh, Al by the way, whats so bad about tofu!

[MasterBlaster]

You can have 4 oz of cheese a day, Al. And no beer, but my whiskey's OK.

[stig]

Marihuana is not fattening either, except for getting the munchies!

With whiskey and reefer, life can't get all bad.

[MasterBlaster]

I've said that for decades, now.

[woodworkingboy]

I like my whisky smokey, and my bud smooth...the two must be related.

[brendonv]

I wish I had your will power, I just ate a whole pie plate of homemade apple crumb. Yep, the whole thing.

[MasterBlaster]

I'm fixing to have a couple pounds of sirloin.

[ewsa]

I eat a ton of bread, and wanted to trim up this fall. With moderate excersize, and eating as little bread as possible and no sweets, I trimmed right up. I'll never stop drinking beer though.

[Al Smith]

You have to change your metabolic rate somehow . In my case if I weren't active during winter times I naturally would gain some weight but come spring I would drop 10 within less than a month .

Now I don't recommend it but I had some bad fitting china clippers and couldn't hardly chomp on anything other than soup for several months until they got fixed . Well, my appetite waned ,it doesn't take as much to fill me up ,I feel great and life is good . Size 34 blue jeans that are not snug, around 212 which is where I was for maybe 20 years prior to landing this cush job I have now .

[Che]

Short term....do it if you want....you can lose fast. Long term....it doesn't work and may get you pretty sick.

Pretty simple. If input is greater than output....you'll gain weight. Reverse is true, also.

I prefer to increase the output as I enjoy the input too much. :D

[MasterBlaster]

I just had a nice plate of chicken breast, sausage, and hamburger with cheese.

[Paul B]

MB, ever had Edamame (Costco here carries a snack size carton)? Spicy Agadashi (tofu prepped up at the sushi place)? not sure if they fit the Atkins but if they do they are some tasty eats!

[MasterBlaster]

I have no idea WTH you're talking about.

[Paul B]

Edamame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edamame) is a soy bean product, agadashi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agedashi_tofu) is a tofu dish, sometimes served with a spicy hot sauce, I can get them at the local sushi joint and I can also get the Edamame from Costco, both foods I assume are relatively health conscious and possibly alternative foods for our new eating regime.

[Stumper]

Paul, FWIW, My wife's Doc is very much into diet and the holistic approach to wellness (and he happens to be thet only person to do anything remotely significant to help Cathy's health EVER.). He is very opposed to soy except in limited ammounts of fermented soy products. His reasons are that A. Soy is high in protein but it is incomplete protein lacking certain essential aminop acids and B. it tends to mimic certain hormones and can wreak havoc on thyroid levels.Since Cathy has endocrine issues soy is utterly verboten.. Doc is rather perturbed that soy is touted so heavily for "healthy" eating but it is actually making some people sick.

[Paul B]

hm, never heard it, good info Stumped.

[Dave Shepard]

We used to grow soybeans here, man did it make a stink you would never forget when it got wet! Blech! I can understand somebody with lactose problems drinking soy milk, but here on the ole' dairy farm, it's verboten.

[Bodean]

Didn't Atkins die from the Atkins diet?
I've been wrong before.

As long as I keep my fire roaring I can burn anything.

I waiting for this shift in metabolism during your thirties.

[stig]

We used to grow soybeans here, man did it make a stink you would never forget when it got wet! Blech! I can understand somebody with lactose problems drinking soy milk, but here on the ole' dairy farm, it's verboten.

I live near a big hog farm, when the wind blows my way, I'd gladly exchange that for a field of soybeans. Those pigs stink to high heaven.

[Paul B]

But I think that bacon tastes better than soybeans, health thoughts aside. :)

[Tree Reb]

Didn't Atkins die from the Atkins diet?
I've been wrong before.

As long as I keep my fire roaring I can burn anything.

I waiting for this shift in metabolism during your thirties.

That's another Urban Myth, he slipped & hit his head on the sidewalk. He died from a bloodclot caused by that.

As for his diet, forget it! :twak:

As The KitchenScienceVixen knows, wholegrain & cereal and protein shakes are the way to go. :P

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[Dave Shepard]

Rotten soybeans are a lot like pigsh.., especially if that's what the pig is eating.

[MasterBlaster]

I need tobuy some of those piss strips today. I should be hitting ketosos anytime now.

[Dave Shepard]

You should be able to taste it, and smell it. That be Protein Breath

[stehansen]

I would follow her anywhere. If my wife said it was OK.

[FJR]

The wrong ones at the wrong time always will.

Morning, pre-workout, post-work out you can take in your simple carbs, but other times of the day you must eat complex carbs to keep your blood sugar stable, and your insulin will follow. This will keep you anabolic and the fat will come off. Problem is as soon as you hit a beer, some chis, candy, Coke, whatever, your insulin spikes, you go catabolic, your body stores the calories and you put the weight on.

Whole wheat, brown rice! ;)

Right on the money, I could not have said it better myself. Like Jeff said, Stick to carbs LOW on the GI index through out the day, except for morning, pre/post workout

Jeff, do you like sweet potato's?

[Stumper]

Of course Jeff likes sweet potatoes. He is a manly member of the Coast Guard-He yam what he yam.

[Stumper]

Of course Jeff likes sweet potatoes. He is a manly member of the Coast Guard-He yam what he yam.

[Newfie]

Oh Justin.....

Did you think it was so funny that you needed to post it twice?:P

[Al Smith]

Oh Justin.....

Did you think it was so funny that you needed to post it twice?:P Hmm,perhaps a man of few words but pluralities .:?

[Stumper]

The mouse has a twitch effecting more than his whiskers.

[Al Smith]

--but does the dog wag the tail or the tail wag the dog ?:?

A long tailed canine does wag his tail but a short tailed dog wags his whole ass or is it the stubby tail has more power than the long tail ?

[squisher]

It's all to do with leverage Al.:D

[Al Smith]

It's all to do with leverage Al.:D Once again proving that while things appear to be small in nature they can be mighty in reality .;)

[MasterBlaster]

Here we go, a 'lil chicken breast, sausage and hamburger meat! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_2_103v.gif

[Stumper]

Yum

[MasterBlaster]

I just need to add the cheese.

[Paul B]

getting ready to prep the meat. We are having beef and broccoli over white rice this eve. :)

[MasterBlaster]

I ain't in ketosis yet! Damn!

[Che]

I think you still have to cut down on the quantity...is that plate one meal?!

[MasterBlaster]

Well of course! Do you want me to dry up and blow away?

[Skwerl]

Looks about right to me, Butch.

Tonight I had a 'meat lover's' pizza for dinner. Ate half of a large pie (4 slices). Is that kinda like doing the Atkin's diet? :P

[No_Bivy]

I'm jealous.......tofu and stir fry here. My wifes a veg-i-tarian:D

[CurSedVoyce]

Spaghetti, sauce from scratch by yours truly ;)

[MasterBlaster]

Is that kinda like doing the Atkin's diet? :P


Kinda. You just need to scrap all the stuff off on the plate, then toss the dough. http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/images/smilies/168.gif

[Paul B]

mmm squash soup here tonight, wifey made it yesterday from scratch, had a grilled cheeze sammich with ham beside it. :D no Atkins here.

[biggun]

I have never tried the atkins diet, so cannot really comment on it's effectiveness. I have always found a simple remedy for loosing weight and that is to eat a sensible balanced diet with all the food groups and exercise. It is a simple equation that if you take in more calories than you use you will gain weight and vice versa. Use more calories on a day to day basis than you ingest and you will loose weight. I think with any regime you need to stick with it, whether it be exercise or diet...:D

[vharrison]

Have you hit ketosis yet?

[MasterBlaster]

http://masterblasterhome.com/showpost.php?p=277720&postcount=54

[woodworkingboy]

Anyone who does tree work on a regular basis, and is fat, must have a hell of a caloric intake.

[MasterBlaster]

Hell, that's my middle name! Butch Hell Of A Caloric Intake Ballowe! http://boards.cannabis.com/images/smilies/custom/eat.gif

[Newfie]

Anyone who does tree work on a regular basis, and is fat, must have a hell of a caloric intake.


I'm just big boned.

[Al Smith]

Hell, that's my middle name! Butch Hell Of A Caloric Intake Ballowe! Well,I've said before you must have a hollow leg or something .I could not eat as much as you unless it were shoved down me with a funnel .:) Must be the M and M 's .:lol:

[GASoline71]

I'm just big boned.

Ya gotta stop eatin' the whole box of twinkies Mike... :wall:

Gary

[Newfie]

Ya gotta stop eatin' the whole box of twinkies Mike... :wall:

Gary

Ho-Ho's, and at midnight usually.:D My down fall I think is my midnight snacking.:whine:


Twinkies are gross.

[Paul B]

Twinkies are gross.

I think most things that can sit on a corner store counter in clear packaging for more than a year without rotting is pretty much gross. :barf:

[hmm]

yuck to all that sweet stuff - VEGGIES and FRUITS - then WALK it all off - that did the 50 for me - yahoo

No atkins - BUT I will follow this to SUPPORT your effort MB - WAY to go

so when is weight in?

[MasterBlaster]

Just cuz you axed, I checked. I'm down 3 lbs from last thursday.

[CurSedVoyce]

It does work MB.. I have tried it in the past with my GF at the time .. But I am tooo small to lose weight.. LOL So it was more of a health thing at the time for me..
We won't talk about my 40 day fast though.. LOL

[MasterBlaster]

Why the fast? Before? Or after?

[CurSedVoyce]

Before.. Fast was to clean me out. No mo drugs, cigs etc...
Then after a recoup period and put some weight back on, I believe we used atkins... no mixy starch and protein etc.......
And it was a juice fast... 16 oz per day .. but it was rough man

[Newfie]

Just cuz you axed, I checked. I'm down 3 lbs from last thursday.

That could just be a big dump.:)

[MasterBlaster]

Nah, those usually go 4, 5 pounds, easy!

[CurSedVoyce]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol:

[GASoline71]

Ho-Ho's, and at midnight usually.:D My down fall I think is my midnight snacking.:whine:


Twinkies are gross.

I wikes me some ho-ho's! ;)

Gary

[woodworkingboy]

Hell, that's my middle name! Butch Hell Of A Caloric Intake Ballowe! http://boards.cannabis.com/images/smilies/custom/eat.gif

That must happen after breakfast.....I've never heard of anyone getting a case of the gout from too many tuna melts.

[MasterBlaster]

I dunno about this diet, I must be doing something wrong - I still ain't in ketosis, and I should well fricking be.

Carl, did your parents test themselves with that piss on the stick thing? Did they have trouble reaching ketosis?

[lumberjack]

I'll ask dad in the morning.

[Che]

are you drinking alcohol of any kind, Butch?

[MasterBlaster]

Yes, whiskey and water in the evening, a 'lil over a half pint. What I've read about that is instead of burning fat, during that period your body is burning the alcohol instead. So, all that does is stop you from losing any lbs while you're drinking. I didn't read that is stopped you from going into ketosis.

But hey, it's gotta be something and that could very well be it. I had better weight loss results when I went on a diet of fish and chicken breasts. I think I'm gonna give it another go.

[lumberjack]

Yeah he did the stick tests, "better part of 2 week" to get to ketosis.

[MasterBlaster]

I guess I'll give it one more week.

[Al Smith]

Well just why do you think you are over weight ? Did it ever occur to you that perhaps a period of inactivey after your injury could account for some weight gain . Just a thought .

[Che]

Quick googling brought up this one, but I don't have time to read the whole thing.........check about the middle of the article:

http://www.lowcarb.ca/articlesa/article212.html

[darkstar]

MB you r going ketonic ? yes ?
Better get some breath mints .
Stay in ketosis for 5 days only you will lose all the weight and it will only be fat.
Just keep plenty of strips around because as soon as u r non ketonic your body will grab fat and hold it.
Its tricky coming of the diet you just gotta bump up the excersise and train your body to burn fat.
Lots of high intensity work.

[Paul B]

I dunno about this diet, I must be doing something wrong - I still ain't in ketosis, and I should well fricking be. posted 23 hours ago.

[darkstar]

MB to go ketonic only take 36 hours at most.
NO CARBS AT ALL>
when your breath smells like shit your are literally shedding fat so fast you will get to your goal in a week.
Staying in ketosis sux though.

[MasterBlaster]

Pay attention, Jerry.

[vharrison]

Why does your breath stink while in ketosis?

[MasterBlaster]

Ketosis makes you fart backwards.

[GASoline71]

MB to go ketonic only take 36 hours at most.


Maybe Jerry means catatonic... :lol:

Gary

[Al Smith]

Ketosis makes you fart backwards.:lol::lol: Well,that's nice to know .

[rbtree]

Paul, FWIW, My wife's Doc is very much into diet and the holistic approach to wellness (and he happens to be thet only person to do anything remotely significant to help Cathy's health EVER.). He is very opposed to soy except in limited ammounts of fermented soy products. His reasons are that A. Soy is high in protein but it is incomplete protein lacking certain essential aminop acids and B. it tends to mimic certain hormones and can wreak havoc on thyroid levels.Since Cathy has endocrine issues soy is utterly verboten.. Doc is rather perturbed that soy is touted so heavily for "healthy" eating but it is actually making some people sick.

I've heard similar, though not so drastic a warning....

I dropped most soy products from my diet a few years ago.

I don't think much of milk as a whole being good for you, but whey protein surely is.

[rbtree]

I think the best way to lose weight is to eat a normal diet, only less....and work out, work out, work out....


That diet should include zero (or nearly so) refined carbs, few if any simple sugars, or bad fats like transfatty acids.....easy on the carbs, but make them complex---as in real whole grain foods...for instance, not cheap whole wheat bread, which is mostly just white bread with color added---sprouted grains are even better...

[Al Smith]

as in real whole grain foods...for instance, not cheap whole wheat bread, which is mostly just white bread with color added---sprouted grains are even better... Bleached grains like white bread flour contain almost no food value .

[MasterBlaster]

Along with white rice.

[Al Smith]

Hominey and grits are on that list also

[woodworkingboy]

Along with white rice.

Enriched white rice has had some of the nutrients put back that were lost during the processing, it's better for you than the unenriched stuff. It might be the law now that they have to do that.

[Al Smith]

If I'm not mistaken some time around the first world war it became a law that white flour had to be enriched . They were serving cheap pasta and white bread to inner city children who became malnutricioned by eating a steady diet of such food stuffs . It would fill them up ,cheap but in the process they were starving to death .

Even through the enrichment process they can't put in exactly the same healthy stuff that mother nature did in whole grains . I personally have not eaten white bread in decades ,don't even like the taste of it .

[Dave Shepard]

Flour and sugar are the "White Death", according to Ahnold.:lol:

After several attempts at low-carbing, I decided I just wasn't willing to go without certain fruits and veggies. Carrots, corn, apples etc., and especially orange juice! They are good carbs. I realize that ultra low carbing is a stepping stone to a life long dietary change, once you get to your goal weight, you can reintroduce the good carbs, but I just couldn't give up my OJ. A pint of OJ and a Milkyway candy bar, like crack, or so they tell me.:lol:

[woodworkingboy]

You like Milkyway over Snickers....? Some people have no sense. :)

I like fruit juice too. When I'm thirsty and drink a big glass of cold fruit juice, I tell myself I should have gone into the fruit juice business.

No cracks on operating a gay bar :X

[Dave Shepard]

Snickers is a last ditch attempt at candy eating happiness. I only like certain nuts in certain forms. I would enjoy an old pizza crust more than a Snickers, way more, come to think of it. I wish I had some pizza crusts now. Dang it, now I'm hungry.

[woodworkingboy]

Milkyway is too soft and mild, it's like mixing concrete without adding aggregate. You need the combination of nuts, etc. to allow the chocolate to get properly impacted at the roof of your mouth, to bring the essential lasting taste.

I won't say I've never eaten a Milkyway, only for comparison purposes, though.

[squisher]

Bleh, real chocolate isn't found in candy bars imo.

[Dave Shepard]

Ha! You probably eat your Snickers with a knife and fork, like in Seinfeld.:P


















:)

[woodworkingboy]

You mean you take your Milkyway home to eat...? My Snickers is gone before I'm halfway across the parking lot, can't lose the just delivered freshness, like it was just made that morning.

Milkyway sits on the shelf for who knows how long?

[hmm]

MY 60 lb remark here

i added water - a gallon a day, 3 fruits and 6 veggies, limited process boxed food, cut out high fruitose corn syrup, have chicken and fish, no pasta or breads AND MORE Exercise and it took 18 months to drop 60 lbs. it was one day at a time. BUT the exercise was 20 minutes to 1 hour a day and included, walking or bicycle exercise.

I see that you all, work daily in the trees and your body is use to that MUCH activity, so you have to increase that.

back to my corner

hmm

[MasterBlaster]

Finally, back on topic. Thank you!

[woodworkingboy]

Sorry for the divergence....

Just curious, MB, how much weight do you figure that you need to lose?

[MasterBlaster]

I'm 74" and 220 lbs. :drink:

[OLD PUP]

Hey MB, that's exactly my image, except for the deteriorated muscle mass. It seems my chest sank to my stomach area !:D:D:D 73.5" x 218 lbs. I was wondering what you are trying to loose ?

[MasterBlaster]

Fat.

[OLD PUP]

My oldest son eats chicken w/ no skin . He's works out 6 days a week. So I assume at 5'10" & 245lbs. the chicken must = fat ? He does drink alcohol, but not in excess. :?

[MasterBlaster]

No.

[CurSedVoyce]

Sounds like muscle mass on a big feller to me .....

[hmm]

I agree with the height and weight proportions MB - sounds yummy to me BUT then I am a gal.

Maybe some crunchs to firm the tummy....

[darkstar]

Pay attention, Jerry.
What did i miss ?
You just go into ketosis ,but only after eating zero carbs.
U cant even have flavored water:whine:

[woodworkingboy]

What about eating hours, is that a part of the diet? When I'm getting home late and consequently eating late, with not much time before bed, I tend to put on weight.

[Che]

I think computers have added to many people's weight problems....nothing physical about it, if you don't count the carpal tunnel problems it causes.

Butch, you do know you're not 20 anymore? Don't be too hard on yourself. Concentrate on what's healthy, makes you feel better, and lets you enjoy life in the process. I won't for a minute agree that these high protein diets are healthy....nor do I think they will work in the long run. just my $0.02

[Al Smith]

As a casual observer I've never seen any diet whereby you basically change the body chemistry ever work in the long term .

Those so called miracle diets ,high protein etc have been around since the early 70's .Darned few have lost weight being on them ,that stayed off .In addition on a true high protein diet you hardly have a bowel movement at all ,It all gets turned to I think lactic acids or something which is voided via the bladder ,kidneys, liver , You have to really shotgun water on a high protein diet else you could get kidney/liver damage .

[GASoline71]

What about eating hours, is that a part of the diet? When I'm getting home late and consequently eating late, with not much time before bed, I tend to put on weight.

Yep... "No White at Night" try not to eat anything with flour (starch = carbs) after 8pm...

Butch... I'm 77" and weigh in at 235... all I really did to lose a little weight (I was at 248 ) was cut out all fast food and soda pop, and cut my beer intake way down.

Now my girlish figure is something to behold... :lol:

Like in my avatar...

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

You are a handsome devil! If I was a gay homo, I'd be all over you!http://planetsuzy.org/images/smilies/needhug.gif

:lol:

[hmm]

YUMMY men - GEE - this is a nice place to be

So MB - how did you do over the Over eat holiday?

[woodworkingboy]

:lol: Oh yeah, if we were all gay homos here, Gary would be in big demand.
:lol:

[MasterBlaster]

Nope, I ate as usual - meat and cheese platter!

[GASoline71]

:wall: :laughing6:

Gary

[hmm]

SO what are the updates? - this got me thinking about BMI and all that stuff - height - weight proportions and my Girlish figure - so I am back to my routine and have taken off 4 lbs - YAHOO

[MasterBlaster]

I've dropped ten pounds.

[squisher]

I might have missed it but did you finally get the stink breath?

[MasterBlaster]

I'm barely in ketosis due to my leaness, exercise, and probable lack of enough of a fat intake. I haven't noticed the bad breath thing.

[squisher]

Cool. Keep us updated, interesting diet to say the least.

[MasterBlaster]

I'll post a pic of my 6-pac abs in a few weeks.

[squisher]

Cool. I can hardly wait.:P

[hmm]

NOR can I....


:O:P:O

:|:

:D:D:D

[scottwojo]

Hey, I have started to do something about the crisco problem of mine...."Fat in the Can."

Joined the YMCA.

stopped eating junk food.

Breakfast Oatmeal and whey protein drink. Acai berry drink. (tastes like Ass)
Lunch Nothing or just Boiled Spinach.
Normal Dinner. with Boiled Spinach.
Work out everyday. Day one weights, day two cardio, day three weights, Day four Cardio... repeat...

I have never worked out in my life. I am on day 12. If I can do this, anyone can.

Your all invited to my funeral if it goes wrong, lol.

[MasterBlaster]

Today is Day 1, 220 lbs.

202 lbs today. :)

[CurSedVoyce]

Wow Butch... that's great!
how much more you wanna go yet?

[Paul B]

202 lbs today. :)

Good job Boss. Keep up the perseverance and I hope you end up at the weight and health you are planning for.

Sprung steel!

[MasterBlaster]

190 to 195 is my goal. I can't believe how fat I let myself get.

[vharrison]

202 lbs today. :)

Awesome!

[Tree Reb]

Have you had a blood test since?

I don't like doctors much, but I have one now & then. It'd be interesting to see your before and after results. [If it's to personal, forget it] 8)

[MasterBlaster]

I had blood work done during my VA visit. Everything was fine except my ketone count was high, as expected.

I'm no longer on the Atkins diet, so to speak. What I do now is NOT eat any flour, rice, pasta or sugar product.

I'm stuck at 202, but that's cool.

[Che]

CONGRATULATIONS! :thumbup:

Now comes the maintenance. Good luck. I'm not good at that phase.

Moderation.

[MasterBlaster]

Maintenance? 5 miles a day on the treadmill on my days off, 3 miles when I work, and 3 sets of legs raises every day.

[hmm]

HMMM - HUGGABLE

GREAT for you - and Keep up the great work

i for one am stuck and need that kick in the . . . . .

[MasterBlaster]

Seeing my huge gut hanging outta my climbing saddle did it for me.

[Banned by Squirrels]

Climbing saddles are not the most flattering garments...

[jamie]

i keep meaning to do an atkins type evening meal, just my head ain't in the right space just now. not overweight (well BMI wise i am but thats a crock of **** for the sedentary) just got a bit of a gut (a bit) figured after a carb heavy day i don't need more at night.

i'll let ya'll know how it goes

Jamie

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, I'm 201. :whine:

[vharrison]

Keep it up kiddo!

[MasterBlaster]

No, no, I'm trying to keep my weight down. ;)

[Che]

I'm stuck at 202, but that's cool.

201 sounds like the right direction. Gigi, how's your training going?

[vharrison]

Good, the past 2 weeks I have been on my own, doing cardio only. I am down 23 lbs. YIPPIE.

[Che]

WOW, Gigi!!!!!!! That's GREAT!!!!!! :congrats: :beer: :big-jump:

[MasterBlaster]

Pretty soon she'll have to put rocks in her pockets. :drink:

[vharrison]

WOW, Gigi!!!!!!! That's GREAT!!!!!! :congrats: :beer: :big-jump:

Thanks Che!

[MasterBlaster]

Well, I started at 220, and now I'm 193. 180 - 185 is my new goal.

Awesome pic, eh? :lol:

[hmm]

YUMMY TUMMY

sweet can i touch?

[MasterBlaster]

It's only gonna get better.

And yes, you may touch... massage, even! :P

[arborworks1]

Butch, put some more weight on that bar! Or do you do high reps?

[MasterBlaster]

Not so much high as strict, slow reps.

Just check my avatar. ;)

[hmm]

And yes, you may touch... :P

HMMM - soft lady finger

lightly


OH NEVER MIND:D

[MasterBlaster]

Hahaha.

FWIW, that mirror was bought in 1967.

[GASoline71]

Seeing my huge gut hanging outta my climbing saddle did it for me.

When I almost had to buy 40" waist pants is what did it for me... I'm down to a 35" waist now... :)

Gary

[vharrison]

Nice! Keep it up!

[Treevet]

Atkin's diet makes me real weak, but it works.

[MasterBlaster]

I'm not doing it anymore.

[Treevet]

I'm not doing it anymore.

How come?

[lumberjack]

To keep from doing it for life methinks. Ease back into a normalicy to stave off a rebound.

[Treevet]

I agree. Food never tasted so good than when coming off the Atkins, but I think you then eat much more responsibly after it instead of recreationally.

[MasterBlaster]

I don't think it's a good diet to adhere to for life.

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, I'm 201. :whine:

186 lbs. :/:

[Tree Reb]

That's 34lbs?

Good job. You should feel good at that. :)

Any less and you'll need a new avatar. :lol:

[MasterBlaster]

Bending over is way mo better w/o 34 lbs of gut in the way, FO SURE.

[vharrison]

You have me beat, I am 27 down. How long has it taken you?

[MasterBlaster]

Check the date of the first post in this thread.

[vharrison]

Check the date of the first post in this thread.

So, since November. I hate those people on tv saying they lost 50 pounds in 3 weeks. I want to slap them! :D

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, I hadn't noticed that I've been doing it that long. No wonder I'm developing a six-pack.

[OTGBOSTON]

Congrats guys! I'm down about 10lbs and quit smoking (since St. Paddys day)

[vharrison]

Way to go!

[Tree Reb]

Wow, I hadn't noticed that I've been doing it that long. No wonder I'm developing a six-pack.

I hadn't realized I've been here that long, time sure goes fast. :O

[MasterBlaster]

So, am I the only one who works out here? :drink:

[Paul B]

I work outside. that doesnt count tho I am guessing...

[CurSedVoyce]

I work out every day up and down slopes for hours at a time often carrying weight like a chainsaw or sumptin... Then I come home and play with the kids....... Lift them up and down.... Then of course there is the ol night push ups and hip thrusting ;):lol::lol::lol:

[Tree Reb]

I've always worked hard so I've never really had to. Lately work is slow, all my firewood is split, it's raining again. :(

So I bought this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't think I'd ever use one. Got it on ebay $200, hardly used. She paid $800 2 years ago, I got the receipt.

Everything works, but it sure is different.

[MasterBlaster]

You'll never use a treadmill facing the wall like that, it needs to be out in the open and you gotta have something to look at, like a TV or a picture window.

Crikey, mine cost 8 bills, too, but it looks a lot sturdier.

http://www.treadmillscentral.com/images/5244.jpg

[Blinky]

I lift some, just when I don't have much work. I hike for cardio but not nearly enough. I've done all the running I'm gonna do in this life, I never liked it, did it cuz I had to.

I used to roller blade about 40 miles a week on hills and stuff but it gets old doing it alone.

[Tree Reb]

You'll never use a treadmill facing the wall like that, it needs to be out in the open and you gotta have something to look at, like a TV or a picture window.

Crikey, mine cost 8 bills, too, but it looks a lot sturdier.

Your $8=$12 here. $200 was enough. :lol:

I don't plan on staying inside too much, it's just a backup.

It was just there until I made room for it, but you're right. I think that's why so many are for sale, people get bored easy.

[MasterBlaster]

You gotta get your mind right or you'll never be able to stick with it. Fighting boredom is the most important part.

[Banned by Squirrels]

Can you superimpose your face onto your avatar MB?

That would rawk...

[MasterBlaster]

I like Micky better.

[Blinky]

I like Micky better.

Is that Mickey Rourke? What movie is that from?

[MasterBlaster]

Click (http://www.google.com/search?q=iron+man+2+whiplash&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&rlz=1I7GPEA_enUS295)

[Blinky]

He has really come into his own as a cyberpunk bad guy... or good guy. His role in Sin City was outstanding.

...and anybody that's spanked Kim Basinger is alright in my book.

[chucky]

Besides hoisting wobbly pops, I like to work out on my homemade bachar ladder.

[MasterBlaster]

So what do you do wid dat?

[chucky]

Ya go hand over hand one rung at a time to the top, and then back down. If you're too lazy or tired to make it back down, ya shimmy down one of the ropes in the tree to the right.

[MasterBlaster]

An odd/dangerous way to work out, eh.

[Blinky]

An odd/dangerous way to work out, eh.

Bachar was an odd/dangerous guy... put free solo on the map... I mean high, hard free solo.

[chucky]

LOL, well Butch, think about it, not as dangerous as what many of the tr'ousers do for a living, eh? :) I don't even have a chainsaw lanyarded to me when I go up!

How do ya like this Olympic bar and bumper plates?

[MasterBlaster]

More than I could lift.

[chucky]

I'm not a fan of all that crazy soloing. It's nuts. That ladder of mine only goes up about 20 feet. Little chalk on the hands and you're not going to fall. If you get tired, just put your feet between the rungs and you can rest.

[MasterBlaster]

One mistake, and you're retired.

[chucky]

More than me too, by a longshot. The plates are just loaded for the pic. What's nice is you can clean and jerk, snatch, or clean heavy, and then just drop the thing on the rubber platform. I've found the Olympic lifts, even at my age, are very beneficial, much more than machines. They're nowhere near as dangerous as they're made out to be. True danger is regular tree work. But of course ya'll know that.

[MasterBlaster]

I have my own thang going on, but it ain't set up proper.

[chucky]

I'm extremely impressed with your dumbbell collection. Not so much with the lat pulldown machine, as simple pullups with a bar are far more effective. That's a bodacious treadmill. Can you do sprints on it?

That leg extension machine. I had one and it didn't seem to do much but maybe give me a backache. I've got a glute-ham machine now and it's the ticket. Want to never have to use suspenders again? Git yourself one and your glutes will pop. Chicks love glutes! :D

[MasterBlaster]

That's a bodacious treadmill. Can you do sprints on it?

For nearly eight bills, I can about do back flips on it.

[wiley_p]

Bachar was an odd/dangerous guy... put free solo on the map... I mean high, hard free solo.

I climbed with John as well as Ron Kauk. Used to go outside Mammoth and boulder at some of big Johns spots. Loved burning and climbing in Owens river Gorge. Many years ago I did a tree job for his smokin hot, bad ass skier ex-wife Brenda. Still to this day, good memories.

[MasterBlaster]

Just an update. I still do my 3/ 5 mile daily routine, but I've worked (remember, I started at just TWENTY!) my leg raises to 3 x 100 daily. I never miss them. Alas, my addiction to tasty fare has left me with a bit of a gut, still. I'm stuck at 184.

But Imma happy camper. If I stick to my routine, it can only get better! :)

http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/medium/0180-0908-0720-1546_absaug-001.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

[GASoline71]

Alas... I'm losin' weight again... steady diet of stress and Bud Light... not much food that is worth a damn... this ain't healthy at all...

I gotta get my shit together...

But anyways... not lookin' too bad there Amigo!

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

Remember, I'm old. ;)

[GASoline71]

You ain't THAT old mang... :)

Gary

[CurSedVoyce]

Obviously working for you Butch,, Good on you Mang.

[Paul B]

good work MB, fit as for a few year old fella. :)

[MasterBlaster]

fit as for a few year old fella. :)

Pass the dutchie on the left hand side! http://boards.cannabis.com/images/smilies/custom/hippy.gif

[vharrison]

But Imma happy camper. If I stick to my routine, it can only get better! :)

http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/medium/0180-0908-0720-1546_absaug-001.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)


You look great! Keep it up. I missed 3 days in th gym last week because of my foot, but was back at it Thursday and Friday. The foot is getting better!

[MasterBlaster]

So where's YOUR ab shot? :evil:

[vharrison]

So where's YOUR ab shot? :evil:

Don't hold your breath for that! I have been doing 45 ab crunches and 20 leg lifts five days a week and am happy with the results. John is too!!:)

[MasterBlaster]

Heck yea! Use it or lose it, Shy Suzie!!!

[chucky]

Just an update. I still do my 3/ 5 mile daily routine, but I've worked (remember, I started at just TWENTY!) my leg raises to 3 x 100 daily. I never miss them. Alas, my addiction to tasty fare has left me with a bit of a gut, still. I'm stuck at 184.

But Imma happy camper. If I stick to my routine, it can only get better! :)

http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/medium/0180-0908-0720-1546_absaug-001.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

That's friggin' incredible, MB, you look great. Nice work. You've come a long way from five years ago photoshopping out your love handles, LOL. Everybody loves to hate on Atkins, but I betcha all your numbers (cholesterol, triglicerides, etc.) have all improved. Gotta say I'm a tad envious, as I've a little ways to go to get there but I'm not too far off. Beer, of course, is my bete noir. :)

[MasterBlaster]

Thanks, Chuck. I stopped the Atkins a long time ago. My main thing is my food, treadmill, and leglifts.

That's it.

[chucky]

But as a small point of criticism, abs and cardio ain't an end all be all. Where's the pullup bar, pushups, rows and dumbell push presses? Jack LaLanne is asking.

[Che]

When are you getting your blood levels checked next, Butch?

[lumberjack]

I think it'lll be another 10-11 months, he had it checked not long ago.

[MasterBlaster]

You need to keep up, brudder!


But as a small point of criticism, abs and cardio ain't an end all be all. Where's the pullup bar, pushups, rows and dumbell push presses? Jack LaLanne is asking.



http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/large/0180-0908-0822-2428_gear_1.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/large/0180-0908-0822-2536_gear_2.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

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http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/large/0180-0908-0822-2721_gear_4.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

http://www.clipartof.com/images/free_hosting/large/0180-0908-0822-2902_legraise010.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com)

[MasterBlaster]

I think it'lll be another 10-11 months, he had it checked not long ago.

I go twice a year.

My numbers look as as good as me. ;)

[lumberjack]

Oooh, 4-5 months then. :)

[rumination]

I like the duct tape splices. :D

[MasterBlaster]

Splices?

Hahaha.

[Che]

Well, I missed it then.......how's your cholesterol levels doing? Last time I heard they were wayyyyyy up there.

[MasterBlaster]

They are all normal, but the doc still has me on the meds. My next visit will tell the tale.

[chucky]

day-em.

[woodworkingboy]

They are all normal, but the doc still has me on the meds. My next visit will tell the tale.

I'm thinking to unload my stock in pharmaceutical companies. I wonder if MB telling of his improved condition would be considered insider trading? :/:

Sounds good, though.

[Knotahippie]

Dude, your home gym is baaad!

Especially the speakers...

Mad props MB.

[MasterBlaster]

Thanks. I built those speakers, so to speak.

[Saw Dust Smoken]

Check out the book: The China Study by DR Campbell. Amazon or book store. Dropped my cholesterol level by 100 points in three months. By changing what I ate! No Meds!

[OTGBOSTON]

lookin' good boss.

I lost 30lbs since february running, pullups, situps, pushups, etc. This week I start the weights :evil:

[treesandsurf]

Lookin' good, MB!

I bet you don't get as tired when you're climbing either. I try to run about three to four days a week (4 miles each time) around Diamond head. Gonna have to up that though when I stop climbing so much.

jp:D

[MasterBlaster]

I bet you don't get as tired when you're climbing either.

Oh lordy, you're DAMN SKIPPY. It's frigging amazing. I'm better now then when I was thirty years ago, and that's no shit.

I can't (well, actually I CAN!) wait to see what finally kills me.

[OTGBOSTON]

. Gonna have to up that though when I stop climbing so much.

jp:D

I gained 60 lbs in five years..

[treesandsurf]

Shit. I've got to keep footlocking for practice.

jp:D

[MasterBlaster]

Starting to get there. My back's terrible and carrying more fat than I'd like, and I'm stuck at 185. But that's OK - slowly but surely, I'll burn it off.

[fishhuntcutwood]

Back is always hard Butch, but it's my favorite to work, next to my legs. I think back separates the men from the boys. I think your back is still better than most backs out there.

Your delts are rockin'! And your biceps insertions look good too.

Now, I'm just asking...do you know how to pose your back? Alot of peole don't know how to voluntarily flex their back, especially in a lat spread. It's all in the scapulas, and then flex.

[MasterBlaster]

Heck no, that was just done on the fly while Doc was here. If I'd have thought more, I woulda gotta pump on.

[fishhuntcutwood]

Meh, I still think you're doin pretty damn well.