My mom says she wouldn't have recognized me on the street. I think she's pulling my leg .. but maybe ...

http://linkification.com/linked/jesse_and_colin.jpg

I like your new beard!

neaaaaatttt!

Ditto!! :inlove:

Not to sound gay....

But you are looking HOT!

Holy Shit Man!!

Awesome. I am envious.

I'm trying to lose weight after some very harsh remarks from Sykkboy especially ;-)))

But its sloooooow.

Congratualtions!


:wnw:

It's metrosexual
you go boy
lets dance

Meni would hit it ... :bdance:

Wow! So do tell, how did you do it?

I don't wanna sound like a queer or nothin'

BUT UNICORNS KICK ASS.

When I started, I just walked and counted my calories. I lost about 40 pounds that way. I was so overweight and out-of-shape I couldn't even jog 1/3 mile so I would walk for 20 minutes every day. No exceptions. My trick was to walk 10 minutes out which forced me to have to get home. As far as counting calories, I didn't even worry about WHAT I was eating -- just how MUCH I was eating. I ate McDonald's, Pizza Hut, dessert, whatever I wanted but I never ate more calories in a day than my target.

My Target:
I looked online for my calories needed to maintain weight and ate 500 less than that every day. That is 3500 calories/week which is exactly enough to lose 1 pound per week for an average metabolism - which mine turned out to be. Biggest culprit in my diet turned out to be soda.

For the past 4 or 5 months I've been lifting weights 3x/week too. I read everything I could including Meni's weightlifting section on http://www.askmeni.com Weightlifting is good because muscle requires more calories than fat. So as you gain muscle, your body uses more calories in a day. Now I run and eat a lot more healthily.

I never "dieted". I never used that word. I just thought "I need to think of myself as an athletic person". The problems with DIETS is they begin and end. They tend not to change your base behavior which got you into trouble in the first place.



Last edited by Colin at Mar 9 2004, 01:35 PM

thanks colin
did you see this old link
www.meni.net/nick
put up some notes

Colin, kudos to you for opting for an all around healthier lifestyle rather than a *diet*. You have inspired at least one person :wnw:

Now, where did I put those walking shoes? :bjump:

I didn't see it. I'll read it all right now. I've been on protein since i read your page. Tried the creatine but it didn't hit my stomach too well ;-)

Have you all seen Meni's biceps?

Not in person but, I hear they are taller than he is :awinky:

Not in person but, I hear they are taller than he is :awinky:[/b][/quote]
I'm 5' 7 1/2"
and god made me this height


colin email me if you have any questions
meni@comcast.net
you did it right too
alot of talk of diets
but really its cals in vs. cals out

Glad I could be your inspiration ;-)

Be sure to ready the troops this summer as we're planning a family vacation up that way...

I am 5'2". I used to be taller but, I have been cut off at the knees a few times :blink:

Glad I could be your inspiration ;-)

Be sure to ready the troops this summer as we're planning a family vacation up that way...[/b][/quote]
Sweet !

Come stay at the house.

I'll get us a few pints of Icewine ;-)))

I'm 5' 7 1/2"
and god made me this height


colin email me if you have any questions
meni@comcast.net
you did it right too
alot of talk of diets
but really its cals in vs. cals out[/b][/quote]
Thanks, Meni :-)

Colin you look great. Cudos to you!

Meni great information too.

For me the trick is health and longevity. Once I stopped eating animals (except fish/seafood) I had no trouble. I could eat as much as I wanted and not gain any weight. I do, however eat good food. I can’t shake my southern roots so once a week I gotta fry something. Catfish, fried green tomatoes and some slaw with extra mayo. I also will not, no way give up wine and drink at least 4 bottles a week.

If I ate at all those fast food places I’d probably be sniffling an ocean from the preservatives. Now that you’re so focused on your healthy maybe you should try moving slowly into organic and more fruits and veggies. You’d be amazed what it does for your skin and emotional well being.

Damn, I think I could handle eating fresh seafood everyday.
:yowsa:

Very inspriring. I have been trying to do the same thing since I got into Tampa.... so far so good.


HoneyBlonde - whats up with your sig quote? Something we should know?

I'm the opposite. I eat animals twice a day. I can understand people who don't though it is just as easy to lose weight as an omnivore. ;-)

A 3 oz piece of chicken is only 250 calories. You can buy really lean hamburger that is only 130 calories/burger at Publix.

Cool, Mike :okthumb:

What's the one behavior that concerns you most that would cause an .. ummm ... "relapse"?

Jonas lost 30 pounds this year. I'm going to see him in a few hours.

I wondered the same thing with her quote also..lol
Besides, I got her celery, right here.
:yowsa:

Just a nice pun, I bet :okthumb:

I wonder, what Colin lost. I gained..lol
Damn, I need to get out more.
:huh:

WOW Colin! You look great!

I've lost alot of weight myself, to the effect that my suits don't fit, and I had to borrow Nick's Jacket for a funeral about 2 weeks ago.

Losing weight is the best, I now can just buy XL instead of XXL's.

I am gonna go out on a limb here and assume you mean HoneLYNN :-)

Colin would be correct. Just my attempt at being clever. :P

Yeah the foreman grill is your buddy
chicken
the lean hamburg
hell steak if fine too
get top round
guide is
cheaper the cut
the more lean

more expensive
tastier, fatter

Colin -

How much weight have you lost total?

Post some before and after pics!

You were always skinny to me! lol

Thanks, Ant :-)

Heh. Thats a big problem. I must have bought 20 pairs of pants this year as my waste went 36/38 .. 34 .. 33 .. 32. My XL shirts would look ridiculous on me now.

I laughed.

Almost 50 pounds. I'll have to dig up some old pics somewhere.

Yeah, I use my Foreman every day :okthumb:

This lean hamburger is amazing. I think it's about twice the cost of normal burger but it's loaded with the same amount of protein but many less calories and less fat.

I eat about three filets a week. About to throw a top round on the grill in 5 minutes actually. Noticed it was pretty lean when looking at food stats the other day.

For steak, the cheaper the cut the more lean? Wtf. I would have never guessed.

I laughed.[/b][/quote]
I don't know whether to be happy because someone else gets my sense of humor or worried because someone else gets my sense of humor :unsure:



Last edited by HoneLynn at Mar 10 2004, 02:01 PM

Don't worry. Be happy.

Yeah, I use my Foreman every day :okthumb:

This lean hamburger is amazing. I think it's about twice the cost of normal burger but it's loaded with the same amount of protein but many less calories and less fat.

I eat about three filets a week. About to throw a top round on the grill in 5 minutes actually. Noticed it was pretty lean when looking at food stats the other day.

For steak, the cheaper the cut the more lean? Wtf. I would have never guessed.[/b][/quote]
I think fat gives it the taste, cha ching more money
then again what do I know

Thanks, Ant :-)

Heh. Thats a big problem. I must have bought 20 pairs of pants this year as my waste went 36/38 .. 34 .. 33 .. 32. My XL shirts would look ridiculous on me now.[/b][/quote]
this is the worst part - its bloody expensive replacing an entire wardrobe!!! I didn't realize just how many clothes I had before :-(

you look great colin!!!
but more importantly, i bet you FEEL great ;-)

Errr .. waist. :rolleyes:

Before

http://linkification.com/linked/fat_colin.jpg


After
http://linkification.com/linked/me.jpg

It looks like you lost the weight off the hair on your head and face!

:-)

Congrats man!

Before

http://linkification.com/linked/fat_colin.jpg


After
http://linkification.com/linked/me.jpg[/b][/quote]
Shit are you sure you dont have aids?!?!?!

Your a totaly different person now! Well done and you look great!



and unlike all the other guys in denial I might be being just a little bit gay there :D

Yeah, right. ;-) Lots of stomach too. The funny thing is as I lost weight I lost it in surprising places. Legs, arms, and so on. Places i didn't realize I was storing fat. I even lost a shoe size believe it or not.

Another amusing thing. The fat in my face was disguising wrinkles because my face was "inflated". Now I have wrinkles. :-o

BOTOX :okthumb:

Nice Shirt :okthumb:

Congrats on the more healthy lifestyle