The Official Greenguy & Jim's Webmaster Pound Off Weight Loss Contest

[tigermom]

Just weighing in to say good luck to all contestants. Do this smartly, not too fast, and you'll all be winners. I lost over 40lbs in the past year and a half (lost them during one year and been maintaining for half a year now). Going back on a diet now, I want to shed those final extra 20lbs too.

What worked for me is the GI (glycemic index) diet. It is probably especially effective for people with a lot of excess weight, because most people who are obese are also insulin-intolerant. If anyone's interested, I can post the basic principles here.

Another thing that works for me is exercise. I work out 3-4 times a week, rain or shine. Bought myself a gym subscription and been using it religiously. I actually enjoy the break in my daily routine and look forward to it. Now, I'm your typical couch potato by nature, the one that always tried to avoid PE in any possible way, but in this decade I discovered the actual joys of exercise, and more specifically running. I couldn't really run when I started losing weight, but very very gradually, I moved from walking to running (doing just slightly more running every week). I'm still not a very good runner and I'm up to about 4k of running at a time (I add 3 km walking), but it feels sooooo good! I can't wait for my next run, they truly are addictive. I never in my life thought I would be able to run more than 200 meters, but here I am jogging away, so I can honestly say, it is for everyone. Just do it gradually and read up about it before you start to avoid injury.

Again, best of luck to everyone!

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by tigermom

but it feels sooooo good! I can't wait for my next run, they truly are addictive.

I don't really get it when Madhatter and I walk outdoors, but when I get on the treadmill, I go fast enough to get runners high. Since I don't drink or do drugs, it is the only mind altering thing I can do, and I can sure see how it is addictive...every hurt goes away, and I feel like I could go on forever...sometimes it is hard to stop.

I'm slightly insulin resistant, I try to do the low carbs or low GI too, last night when I go and do mexican buffet, I had a bit of beans, bit of rice and two cheese enchiladas, and my body just sucks the carbs right back on... and that is exactly what happens to most of us in this boat. I was kinda afraid that would happen...next saturday I won't eat them.

[stuveltje]

oke sorry i didnt posted yesterday, but yesterday i was playing dead in my bed till today with a huge migraine, still the first i did was making a picture when i woke up, oh yep i have socks on but further i was nude pretty sexyStu, but with migraine i get cold feet.

Weight : 90.0 kilos

[Licker4U]

Dammit! I've been on less than 20 grams/day of carbs since this started and walking two miles every day and my weight isn't dropping. I know it'll catch up and the fat will start melting off but I'm getting impatient! Ketosis better be right around the corner!