[losturmarbles]

yum.

[VegasDave]

Damn you guys are killing me

lost, how did you know that the Carl's Jr. Double Western was my favorite fast food burger??

And Rogue, where'd you find a picture that looked so delicious?!?

[Immortality]

Congrats so far Dave

[VegasDave]

Congrats so far Dave

Thanks! And congrats to you on 2000 posts; you are hitting it in your next post

[Immortality]

Thanks! And congrats to you on 2000 posts; you are hitting it in your next post

Damn I already made #2000 and didn't even notice.

[VegasDave]

Damn I already made #2000 and didn't even notice.

Same thing happened to me on 5000... I thought I'd throw a party on that day

[RogueJuror]

.

[VegasDave]

STARTING DATE: February 16, 2009

TODAY'S DATE: April 1, 2009

GOAL: 100 Pounds in 365 Days

DAYS ON DIET: 44

DAYS LEFT TO GO: 321

POUNDS LOST: 34.8

POUNDS LEFT TO GO: 65.2

10 more pounds!

The real test comes this month... girlfriend visiting for a week, and then younger brother visiting for a week. I doubt they will want to eat as boring as I do, so I'll have to take them to other places. Need to be strong and make good choices wherever I end up going!

Thanks to those of you that have been supportive

[konck]

Do a vidoe so we can see your not lying

[BestPlay2day]

Damn, good job Dave! 34.8 pounds in only 44 days is great! I'm assuming you're exercising a lot more as well as eating healthy.

[VegasDave]

Do a vidoe so we can see your not lying

I'll be starting a baseball show next week... compare it to the videos when I first got out here in mid-February and you should see a difference

[VegasDave]

Damn, good job Dave! 34.8 pounds in only 44 days is great! I'm assuming you're exercising a lot more as well as eating healthy.

Thanks bud!

Believe it or not, I'm not exercising at all. Plan on starting in a few months, but for now its all dietary.

Funny what a little calorie counting can do! You can eat anything you want in moderation as long as you hit your number or below it every day.

I always leave 130 calories aside, each night I drink a glass of V8 (50 calories) and a glass of V8 Fusion (80 calories). This provides me with more than 100% of the suggested daily servings of fruits and vegtables.

With lunch I take a multivitamin and a green tea extract.

Healthy healthy healthy

[Chi_archie]

awesome stuff Dave....keep it up

[BatemanPatrickl]

Dave,

Eat more raw foods and drop the Fusion at night. That has a ton of sugar in it. Also, do you lift and do cardio?

I've put on good weight and lost weight by adjusting my diet and exercise.

Let me know if you have any questions but 80% of it is diet. Cut out all drinking as well.

Patty

[VegasDave]

awesome stuff Dave....keep it up

Thanks Arch!

You got me thinking about it a few months ago with those threads on how you were getting back in shape too. Hows it been treating ya?

[VegasDave]

Dave,

Eat more raw foods and drop the Fusion at night. That has a ton of sugar in it. Also, do you lift and do cardio?

I've put on good weight and lost weight by adjusting my diet and exercise.

Let me know if you have any questions but 80% of it is diet. Cut out all drinking as well.

Patty

Hey, thanks for the advice Pat, just saw this.

I drink the Fusion Light, which has a lot less sugar... I know its not as good as fruit (nowhere close obviously), but I still feel like its better than nothing. I should eat more fruits (and will eventually), but I'm keeping things very very simple right now just so I can stick to it.

I haven't been drinking at all, miss beer bad though. Was planning on stocking the fridge with it, but now I have none .

Don't lift or do cardio yet, that is Phase 2. Phase 1 is eating in a healthy calorie bracket and losing weight. I'll get started on Phase 2 when Phase 1 becomes second nature .

[20Four7]

Dave,

I didn't read the whole thread, but I'll add my 2 cents. I weighed 275 in 2004 somewhere around june, and I did manage to get to 209 around Feb of 2005. Unfortunately I now back to 245. It can be done, keep the faith brother.

AJ

[VegasDave]

Dave,

I didn't read the whole thread, but I'll add my 2 cents. I weighed 275 in 2004 somewhere around june, and I did manage to get to 209 around Feb of 2005. Unfortunately I now back to 245. It can be done, keep the faith brother.

AJ

Thanks man

245 is still better than 275! I've lost/put it back on numerous times, but I'm hoping this time it gets lost for good.

[VegasDave]

STARTING DATE: February 16, 2009

TODAY'S DATE: April 15, 2009

GOAL: 100 Pounds in 365 Days

DAYS ON DIET: 58

DAYS LEFT TO GO: 307

POUNDS LOST: 37.8

POUNDS LEFT TO GO: 62.2

Definitely a slow two weeks, only losing three pounds. Frustrating, but all things considered, it could have been a lot worse. With the girlfriend in town for a week and Easter Sunday, I definitely would have used these as excuses to "take a week off" in the past... so just staying the course is a minor accomplishment.

Almost 38 pounds in two months! Just need to average 6-7 pounds a month from here on out... not easy, but possible.

Oh and PS: To those of you who think I'm lying about this, here's a picture from a video from when I first started here, and another from a video last week:



You can see it a little, can't you?

[RogueJuror]

lookin' good davey

yeah i can notice

right on brother

[VegasDave]

lookin' good davey

yeah i can notice

right on brother

Thanks Rogie!

Hit the 40 pound mark this morning

[BatemanPatrickl]

Thanks Rogie!

Hit the 40 pound mark this morning

You can see it but unless you are lifting and doing cardio, the change will not last.

[VegasDave]

You can see it but unless you are lifting and doing cardio, the change will not last.

This is not entirely true. If you have a healthy lifestyle in your eating choices and consume less calories then you burn, you will NOT gain weight, even if you don't lift a finger.

That said, I will be introducing some cardio in the coming months

[pavyracer]

VegasDave is the biggest loser.

[Flyers09]

how about GAINING 100lbs in one year? im 140 lost 10 lbs in 4 months,

[VegasDave]

how about GAINING 100lbs in one year? im 140 lost 10 lbs in 4 months,

I could gain 100 pounds in 3 months... year would be too damn easy

[BatemanPatrickl]

This is not entirely true. If you have a healthy lifestyle in your eating choices and consume less calories then you burn, you will NOT gain weight, even if you don't lift a finger.

That said, I will be introducing some cardio in the coming months

Dave...you will lose the weight twice as fast and look better if you incorporate exercise into your lifestyle.

[Flyers09]

I could gain 100 pounds in 3 months... year would be too damn easy

your lucky man..weight-gain has always been my problem..it sucks....

[StyleQ]

VegasDave - your progress is really good bro, very impressive. Keep at your goal and I'm sure you'll accomplish it. If/when you find yourself plateauing, start adding some Cardio to your plan , even if you just start off with a 5-10 minute jog a few times a week. It will increase your metabolism - allowing you to burn calories faster when you do eat, and it will also burn calories that you have in your body at the time. Keep us up to date.

[VegasDave]

your lucky man..weight-gain has always been my problem..it sucks....

Being born without the ability to sense being "full" and being able to eat indefinitely certainly isn't "lucky" to me, haha. Being very overweight certainly isn't healthy.

Wish we could trade appetites, we'd both hit our goals a hell of a lot faster

VegasDave - your progress is really good bro, very impressive. Keep at your goal and I'm sure you'll accomplish it. If/when you find yourself plateauing, start adding some Cardio to your plan , even if you just start off with a 5-10 minute jog a few times a week. It will increase your metabolism - allowing you to burn calories faster when you do eat, and it will also burn calories that you have in your body at the time. Keep us up to date.

Thanks Q

[BadNina]

Looking good, Davey!!! I am so proud of you!

[CaneDawg]

Just goes to show...

Anyone can make lifestyle changes with discipline.


Looking good Dave...You will need a new suit for the intros to your videos.

[VegasDave]

Looking good, Davey!!! I am so proud of you!

Just goes to show...

Anyone can make lifestyle changes with discipline.

Looking good Dave...You will need a new suit for the intros to your videos.

Very nice of you both, thank you very much .

Still a very long way to go, but you are right CD, once you stop making excuses and hold yourself accountable, you can overcome obstacles like this.

[JGILL50]

As an avid weight lifter and general health nut YOU MUST EXERCISE DAVE. The more muscle mass you have the more calories your body natural burns. your are doing great and dont get discouraged when the pounds are harder and harder to come by (cuz they will be) i take your advice all the time gambling feel free to pm me WITH any questions nutritional or otherwise. GOOD LUC BRO

[VegasDave]

As an avid weight lifter and general health nut YOU MUST EXERCISE DAVE. The more muscle mass you have the more calories your body natural burns. your are doing great and dont get discouraged when the pounds are harder and harder to come by (cuz they will be) i take your advice all the time gambling feel free to pm me WITH any questions nutritional or otherwise. GOOD LUC BRO

Thanks Gill!

At first I'm just going to get a little active with some pushups and bike/jogging. But down the line I will likely want to tone with some weightlifting, and I'll definitely look for some input/regiments from my fellow SBR'ers