FatLossGuy.com http://www.fatlossguy.com The Ravings and Ramblings of a Fat Guy in Decline Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:22:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Getting in shape after the holidays http://www.fatlossguy.com/getting-in-shape-after-the-holidays http://www.fatlossguy.com/getting-in-shape-after-the-holidays#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:22:19 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=606 Continue reading →]]> So, here we are at the beginning of a new year. And make no mistake, this is MY year!

This is the year I (finally) get into shape!
This is the year that my business takes off!
The year that I get the dream girlfriend… oh yes, she will be mine!

As some of you that can be bothered to read my blog, my crash diet didn’t go quite as planned before Christmas. Instead of taking a predetermined break I failed and as a result acted like Robert Downey Jr. in a coke store. I ate so much the last week of the year I felt like a bear getting ready for hibernation.

Now 2 weeks later, as the new year is beginning I’m a whopping 5 kg heavier than I was before I started my bing.
So I’ve been going to the gym almost every day for the last 10 days. When I started again, my legs felt tired just by walking up the stairs to the workout room so I decided to go straight to the weights. And I only managed to do about 70% of what I’m used to!!! This sucks so much!

Then after a much needed pumping iron session I went on the bike. I usually peddle at level 15 and even 16 for about 1/4 of the time at about 95 rpm. NOW I felt dead after only 1-2 minutes so I decreased the level to 13.
It’s funny (not haha funny, but interesting funny) how your body can adjust to the work you put on it and I gradually increased the difficulty to 15.
I’m actually very proud of myself because it would have been so easy just to quit or only do 10 minutes and hit the sauna. But I stuck with it and finished my 30 minutes I had planned (and then hit the sauna!).

Now a few days later, I’m doing the summit machine once again and starting to lose a little weight, which feels so good as I’m now at the lowest weight I’ve been since in my teens!!!

Yeah for me…. time for a beer!! ;)

]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/getting-in-shape-after-the-holidays/feed 0 The Basics About Nutrition For Fat Loss http://www.fatlossguy.com/the-basics-about-nutrition-for-fat-loss http://www.fatlossguy.com/the-basics-about-nutrition-for-fat-loss#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:10:06 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=594 Continue reading →]]> An Introduction To The Nutrients For Fat Loss

The nutrients are quite simply substances that provide nourishment for your body.  They can be classified into three main categories:

1) The Macronutrients:- These are the three main nutrients your body needs to survive and the ones that you are probably most familiar with.  They are the main source of calories in our diets and you need these in relatively large amounts.

2) The Micronutrients:- These are the other nutrients that your body needs to survive.  They contain no calories and are required in much smaller amounts.

3) The Phytonutrients:- These are nutrients that your body can survive without but have a number of health boosting properties.  They contain no calories and if you choose to take them they are required in much smaller amounts.

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]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/the-basics-about-nutrition-for-fat-loss/feed 0 Self punishment after a Christmas feast http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-whos-counting http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-whos-counting#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:40:35 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=581 Continue reading →]]> Take Two

Well that didn’t take me too long to realize how stupid that sidetrack was. Today the gym opened again after the holidays and I was there waiting when the doors opened! Well ok, not maybe when they opened in the morning (I would have gone that early, but I was sleeping) but they opened up for me when I walked in.
I really punished myself and did a full on 60 min, 800 calorie workout on the Summit master and bike. I pushed myself so hard my heartbeat was at over 180 for about half the time I was on the bike.

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]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-whos-counting/feed 0 Day X of the Extreme Christmas Fat Loss Challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-x-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-x-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:19:39 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=576 Continue reading →]]> Day hmmm
Been off the diet for a few days and I’m missing it! At the end of the day, I don’t feel any better because I let myself eat more. Mind you, I’m still keeping it fairly healthy, but I am letting myself eat what’s on offer when I go on visits and when there’s something good for dinner. But I always regret it at the end of the day and wonder why this “addiction” is so strong.

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]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-x-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge/feed 0 Day Ten of the Extreme Christmas Fat Loss Challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-ten-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-ten-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:54:19 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=569 Continue reading →]]> Day Ten
Yea yea yea, I missed the update yesterday. Shoot me!
I didn’t get home until late, was out doing christmasy things, shopping, meeting friends, drinking beer. Doesn’t anyone care that I’m trying to do this fat loss thing?? Great time to celebrate the birth of Jebus exactly the same time I’m trying to lose weight before the new year! What’s that about?

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Day two of hangover. Man I’m not too fond of this whole age thing. It seems that the older I get the worse the hangovers are!
Not that I can really complain as I don’t get hung over more than twice a year, but when  I do get hungover it seems as it’s getting worse. And no, I don’t only drink twice a year. I just got lucky this way.

]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-eight-of-the-extreme-christmas-fat-loss-challenge/feed 0 Day Seven of the Extreme Fat Loss Christmas Challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-six-of-the-extreme-fat-loss-christmas-challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-six-of-the-extreme-fat-loss-christmas-challenge#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:45:29 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=558 Continue reading →]]> Beer and diets aren’t the best of friends

Day Seven
Looking back at the weekend, I probably could have predicted what would happen! I mean, you don’t go to a holidays dinner night out with the boys without totally screwing anything called a “diet”!

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I got hit with a sweets craving so bad! It came as a surprise as I haven’t had any cravings for anything bad since I started this. But I managed to be strict with myself and allowed me a dose of 2 dark chocolate bites that cured me of my chocolate desires.

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]]> http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-five-of-the-extreme-fat-loss-challenge/feed 1 Day Four of the Extreme Fat Loss Challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-four-of-the-extreme-fat-loss-challenge http://www.fatlossguy.com/day-four-of-the-extreme-fat-loss-challenge#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:38:39 +0000 fatguy http://www.fatlossguy.com/?p=522 Continue reading →]]> Extreme fat loss is easy!

As long as you don’t have a social life!

Day Four
Aaahhhhh, now I remember why it’s not as easy as it seemed yesterday. Social life! Meet a group of special friends (no not the special Olympics kind of special) tonight at a bar. I am really against bans and off-limit foods, so today I took the evening into account, ate a little less than usual over the day and kept dinner similar to my other days.

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When I sit down to write down these thoughts after each day, it strikes me as odd that I am fat! Why? Because this getting-thin stuff is so easy!

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