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Breaking the 190-Pound Barrier

Posted on17. Nov, 2011 by Jay.

After being stuck at 190-pounds for the past month, I finally broke the barrier!

It took me awhile, I’m not really sure why I was stuck at exactly 190-pounds for the past month. Well my eating habits were definitely sporadic but not entirely bad.

Anyhow today I’m 187-pounds and I’m very happy with my progress. My goal weight is 180-pounds.

Other then that, things have been going great. I painted my office blue, setup a new desk and gave away a few pieces of furniture to my sister. I haven’t officially worked-out the past couple days, however with all the physical labor I’ve been doing lately it feels like I have.

I’m about to hit the gym right now, I’m aiming to do a 1-hour workout.

Cheers!

Jay,

Current Weight: 187lbs.
Calories Per Day: 2000
Current Body Fat: ??

Blog Starting Weight: 268 lbs.
My Heaviest Weight: 336 lbs.
Blog Starting Date: Nov 2009

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Burn Belly Fat

Posted on14. Oct, 2011 by Jay.

Doing some quick research, I learn that people REALLY want to get rid of belly fat.

I guess the people who are doing these searches aren’t really fat to begin with. If all you worry about is your belly, the first place body fat likes to be stored then you’re probably not in that bad of shape.

If you just have 10-20 pounds to lose then a simple adjustment to your calorie intake and increase of cardio exercises should bring you down to a healthy body fat percentage in a month or two. A person could easily lose 10-20 pounds in two months, three if you’re wanting to take it slow. You don’t want to lose all that weight in a week or two, if you do that you’re not losing fat, instead you’re losing muscle. A safe amount of weight to lose is around two pounds a week.

So in order to lose that ‘belly fat’ you need to lower your calorie intake by 500 to 1000 calories. If you regullary consume 3000 calories in a day, you’ll want to bring that down to 2000 calories a day. Then just focus on cardio for 30-minutes, 3-5 times a week. Do that for 2-3 months and you’re sure to lose that belly fat.

Tips to Losing Belly Fat

• Stick to high protein foods, this will keep you full and give you energy throughout the day.
• Snack on low calorie foods, my favorite are 100-calorie snack packs.
• Eat 4-5 small meals throughout the day, with breakfast being your biggest meal.
• Don’t eat 3 hours before going to sleep.
• Focus on cardio exercise 3-5 times a week .
• Count calories, eat 500-1000 calories less then you normally would.

Learn how to measure your body fat

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Trying Something New – Super Hoodia 2000

Posted on19. Sep, 2011 by Jay.

It’s been awhile since my last blog post.

Just to update you guys on how things are going, I’m currently 188 pounds as of this morning. I found Acetyl L-Carnitine to be effective at helping me maintain my weight but not enough to lose weight. I still felt hungry most of the day, just not as much.

Since realizing this I did more research and came upon Hoodia for weight loss. I went to my local vitamin store and picked up Mega Hoodia, sadly I found it to be  ineffective.

I researched more and decided to order Super Hoodia 2000 after reading a lot of positive feedback about it on Amazon.  I’m happy to say it works!

I’m not linking to any Hoodia website or making any money off this blog post. I’m just saying this so maybe you can benefit from my research. Super Hoodia 2000 works by keeping you huger at bay. If you struggle with trying to lose weight, if you’re hungry all day long no matter how much food you’re eating then give Super Hoodia 2000 a try. Again I’m not making any money off this.

I have taken Super Hoodia 2000 for two days and I’ve gone from 190 pounds to 188 pounds as of this morning. It’s not as strong as Adderall I took 6-months ago but that’s probably a good thing. With Adderall I had to force myself to eat enough food throughout the day. With Super Hoodia 2000 I get hungry when I’m supposed to, but my cravings throughout the day are pretty much gone.

I’m going to take Super Hoodia until I reach 180 or so pounds and maintain with Acetyl L-Carnitine.

That’s the plan!

I’m just happy I found this before I gained too much weight back.

The good thing about gaining weight is I have been working out harder and I’m sure I gained more muscle during this time. I’m hoping once I ‘cut’ back down to 180 pounds, the results will be increased muscle mass.

Jay,
Current Weight: 188 lbs.

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Weight Loss with Appetite Suppressant Amino Acids

Posted on24. Aug, 2011 by Jay.

Since writing about some recent struggles in maintaining my weight, I’ve had some success with a couple amino acids I recently discovered. In my quest to research and find the right amino acids for me I met someone at the vitamin store I was visiting and he wasn’t happy that I wanted some help in suppressing my appetite. Instead he decided to lecture me about eating right and exercising, not knowing that I’ve previously lost 150+ pounds. Luckily after a few nods and smiling he decided to show me to the amino acids I was interested in.

This first one is Acetyl L-Carnitine (500mg).

Acetyl L-Carnitine is a modified amino acid that supports cellular energy production by assisting in the transport of fat into the mitochondria where it is oxidized and converted into ATP (chemical energy for the cell). Acetyl L-Carnitine is in a highly bioavailable form of L-Carnitine antioxidant effect, helps to maintain healthy cellular energy metabolism and supports brain function.

I find Acetyl L-Carnitine gives my energy, clarity and helps suppress my appetite pretty well. I tried L-Carnitine in liquid form and I found it didn’t work well for me. It would suppress my appetite for about 1 hour but after that I was really hungry. With Acetyl L-Carnitine I don’t have the side-effects of liquid L-Carnitine and it seems to work all day long. And it’s not a strong suppressant, you still feel hungry when you’re supposed it. It just seems to keep away those random moments of extreme hunger I described in  my last post.

Second is N-Acetyl Tyrosine (350 mg). 

N-acetyl L-tyrosine aids in the synthesis of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine. It is converted into key physiological compounds including epinephrine, levodopa, Coenzyme Q10, melanin and various thyroid hormones. Tyrosine is used to heighten mental alertness, increase feelings of well-being and offset physical and mental fatigue, particularly during heavy exercise. Tyrosine has an antioxidant effect, helping to protect cell membranes from the damage caused by free radical molecules.

I take N-acetyl L-Tyrosine primarily for mental energy, focus, and clarity. However I found shortly after taking N-acetyl L-Tyrosine it seemed to help with appetite control as well. I went from 191 pounds a few days ago to 189 pounds today. I’m not as hungry during the day, I can focus on other things and not on food all day long even though I practically work in my kitchen.

Please note L-Tyrosine without N-Acetyl did not effect appetite at all, in fact it may have caused food binges for me. After I stopped taking regular L-Tyrosine those binges have stopped. Also N-acetyl L-Tyrosine is not suitable for those taking MAO inhibitors. It has an enhancing effect which can be dangerous. More information on L-Tyrosine

So Acetyl L-Carnitine (500mg) and N-Acetyl Tyrosine seem to work great for me. If you’re having trouble with food cravings I highly recommend both these supplements. I hope with continued use I’ll get back to 180 pounds in 2-3 weeks. On a side note the weight you do lose is gradual. You do still feel hungry when you’re supposed to, it just makes you less hungry, especially the Acetyl L-Carnitine.  And let’s face it, you can have all the will power in the world but when extreme hunger takes over any help you can get is welcomed.

Jay,
Current Weight: 189 lbs.

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Keeping Weight Stable After Weight Loss

Posted on18. Mar, 2011 by Jay.

It’s been a long time. I haven’t put as much effort in the blog as I would like. Once I reached my weight loss goal, there was little else to talk about. There is only so much information I can rehash and keep things interesting.

Regardless, I have some time so here is an update on how I’m doing. I have stopped counting calories for the most part. I still have the notepad where I logged what I ate and how many calories it contained in the kitchen, in the same spot, but it’s getting very little use. I still weigh myself every once in awhile to see if my weight is holding steady, which it is. I’m currently around 180 pounds and 12% body fat. I would love to be at 170 to 175 pounds and at 9% body fat, but in my case it’s just too low. Especially as I bulk up, which I’m doing nicely by the way.

I pretty much eat whatever I want these days. The only difference now is I watch my portions and I’m mindful of high calorie foods. That’s the one great thing about reaching your weight loss goal.. you can eat pretty much whatever you want, just in moderation. You have to pay attention to how your weight is holding steady however. I weigh myself every three (3) days or so. It keeps my on track. If I find I’m gaining weight, I watch what I eat for a few days and I’m back to normal. If I’m going down in weight, I eat more for awhile. It’s a balancing act.

I’m the type of person that makes every mistake possible before mastering anything. I made a lot of mistakes trying to lose weight. There was a lot of trial and error. In the end I feel I’m the master of my health and fitness. I’m hyper aware of what I eat and how it effects me. I’m aware of my physical state and how I can do different exercises to change parts of my body. It’s great being aware where as before I had no clue what I was doing. Some people are lucky, understanding health and fitness is easy for them. Others like myself and millions of people around the world that struggle with weight loss, it takes time and commitment.

Again the good news, once you reach your stable weight, you can relax a little. You still have to pay attention to what the scale and your body fat percentage reads but I find it’s pretty easy to maintain once the final goal is reached.

Jay,

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Staying Focused During the Holidays

Posted on09. Dec, 2010 by Jay.

It’s the busy time of the year again, and pretty much every has something else to do but focus on weight loss and eating right. Even though I’m crazy busy like everyone else, I do find time to workout 1-2 hours every other day. It’s a norm for me now and rewarding especially since I dumped the gym membership and moved to the garage. Yep, I’m full time working out in the garage now and it’s great. I have pretty much everything I need to get a full workout, even an elliptical machine.

My recent gym equipment: Iron Gym Extreme

Some pictures of my home gym.

It’s so much easier and it saves time working out at home then getting ready for the gym, driving to the gym and then driving back home. At least that’s the case for me. I find when I go to the gym it easily takes up 3-4 hours in the day. When I workout at home it takes up about 2-3 hours of time instead. I like working out but like other people I have other things to do and I don’t like wasting time.

I think my body wants to stay under 175 pounds, today I’m at 172 pounds and 9.2% body fat. I don’t know how that is because I have been eating a lot (at least I think it’s a lot) and eating more high calorie foods. On average I eat 2700-3000 calories per day. I eat mostly proteins, fruits and random carbs. I try to limit my carbs after 7PM, only eat proteins after that time. At every meal I eat some sort of protein with usually a healthy carb. I do eat chips and other goodies every once in awhile though. Actually I have chips pretty much everyday.

By the way the Iron Gym Extreme I got a few weeks back I think is REALLY increasing my strength. It works my arms and back big time. Look into it if you want to increase your workout efforts. It really does a great job.

That’s it for an update.

Jay,
Current Weight: 172lbs.
Body Fat: 9.2%
Calories Per Day: 2600
Current Body Fat: dunno

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New Pictures

Posted on11. Nov, 2010 by Jay.

I just noticed I haven’t uploaded any new pictures in awhile.

The last one I posted is from July of this year. I’m on the far LEFT. And this one which was in June. I’m 188 here. So it’s been a good 3-4 months since the LAST update..

Here I am a few days ago..I’m 174 lbs here and pretty much I’ve been at the same weight since August of this year. I’m working on building muscle for the most part!

In the dirty bathroom.

Such a Pro.. white t-shirt and cool jeans do it all the time.

And this is me just short of a YEAR ago.. I think I was 270ish here.

Time fly’s..

Jay,
Current Weight: 174lbs.
Blog Starting Weight: 268 lbs.
Heaviest Weight: 336 lbs.
Current Body Fat: 10.1%

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Should I run a half-marathon?

Posted on18. Aug, 2010 by Jay.

Should I run a half marathon?

A couple friends of mine are running the half marathon in November and they asked me if I wanted to run it as well.

The only problem I have is I don’t want to lose anymore weight. So I’m going to have to eat a lot more, most likely over 2500 calories per day.

The problem with eating more is that I’ve come to enjoy proteins. Proteins that fill you up and have low calories.

I wake up in the morning and I have eggs with toast and orange juice. And then for a snack. I might have a boiled egg, and then later maybe a protein shake. Then for lunch I would have chicken or a turkey sandwich. And then maybe some sort of low-carb snack.

There are carbs in there, a good amount. But I think I need to eat more carbs if I want to increase my calories per day. The bad thing is I don’t know a lot of healthy carbs to eat. For example, today I ate a bagel, some chips with salsa, a couple pieces of chocolate, and I think that was it for breakfast.

It made sense that several hours later I felt very tired I still feel very tired and fatigued, I think it was my blood sugar that spiked and then went down. So I don’t like a lot of carbs.

I just finished off a protein shake, which is waking me up a little bit right now, I am slowly getting my energy back. I’m about to make some salmon for a mid afternoon snack.

Sorry for the randomness of this post, I’m actually writing it all by just my voice. I’m using this application on my iPad, which is called dictation. I believe that’s what it’s called, no it’s called Dragon dictation!

It’s pretty nice I like it very much. I wrote all this with just my voice in a couple minutes.

So what do you think, should I run a half marathon and risk losing more weight? That’s my biggest concern over the half marathon, I’m pretty sure I can do it. It’s just that the increased cardio workouts, the training, will increase my calorie burning per day which I really do not need right now.

So what do you think?

Jay,

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Half-Way There – 180lbs and Counting

Posted on01. Aug, 2010 by Jay.

I broke out the OMRON body fat analyzer today and it read 12.2% body fat!

My goal is 8% body fat by September 12th. My starting body-fat was around 15% which was measured June 13th, 2010. So in a little over a month and a half I have lost 2.8% body-fat, and I went from 191 pounds to 180 pounds today.

It seems as I lose weight, I lose body fat. That sound okay, right? Well to me it’s somewhat discouraging because I only want to lose five more pounds and that’s it. Once I reach 175 pounds I want to stay at that weight and just build from there. My trainer told me that in order for that to happen (lose body fat and stay the same weight), I would I would need to finely tune what I eat, specifically no junk foods and only the foods my body needs. So I guess no more midnight ice cream.

I don’t want to be a stick either. I actually want to be built in the long run and I want to use 175 as a base to build from. It’s a balancing act it seems, a sort of challenge.

I like challenges.

Jay,
Current Weight: 180 lbs.
Goal Weight: 175 lbs.
Heaviest Weight: 336 lbs.
Current Body Fat: 12.2%
Goal Body Fat: 8%

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Surprise Weight-Loss (PaintBall Fun!)

Posted on11. Jul, 2010 by Jay.

Today I woke up at 183.5 pounds, a 4.5 pound difference from my last blog post a few days ago.. what happened?

Well yesterday from 3pm to around 8pm I played Paintball with friends of mine in Houston, Texas 100F weather! Basically in one day I lost almost five pounds.

I ate a good breakfast (eggs+mushrooms 300 calories) in the morning, then about 400 calories worth of healthy snacks between then and 2pm. Then we went to a restaurant for a late lunch, I forget the name of the place. I had a pretty healthy amount of Chicken and pasta (600-700 calories), and then we headed off for paintball. I ate more small snacks during breaks in paintball games.. and I made sure to stay hydrated. I’m sure I at least drank 1-2 gallons of water for the day.

Later that night I had pizza, and more random snacks. I would guess I ate around 3000 calories for the day. It was one of those days where I knew I was going to get a really good workout (with paintball) so counting calories didn’t matter that much. I didn’t know I would lose much weight or any weight at all though, it wasn’t my goal.

Lol, it seems every time I leave town and I’m off track of my usual sedentary lifestyle I lose weight pretty fast. When I went to Vegas back in May, I lost five pounds while I was there, and I was pretty pissed about it. I think the weight loss this time around was mostly water weight so it’s more of just a surprise then a negative feeling like I had with my Vegas trip.

I’ll try to post some pictures from paintball when I get them. It was a lot of fun and a great cardio workout apparently! I think I’m going to start playing more often just for something new to do!

Anyone else do something fun this weekend?

Jay,
Current Weight: 183.5 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 152.5 lbs
Heaviest Weight: 336 lbs.
Current Body Fat: 13.7%
Goal Body Fat: 8%

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