Laocoon Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hi all,I'm totally new to the community and I've never found a more inspiring forum!Well, where to start...I'm a college student in the Netherlands (Amsterdam!) I love photography, filmmaking (I'm running a start-up business) and architecture, my example/hero is Laocoon (hence my avatar/username) the Trojan. Not because of his role in the story of Troy but because the sculpture they found that depicts him is so mind-boggling and awesome.Well, here's my point. One day I saw NF. Three hours later I called a friend to challenge him: If I would weight more than 86 kg (189 lbs) on the first of July (2012!!) I will give him... 50 euros.I know, it's not that much. But as a poor college student I don't want to give it away. So, I went full paleo on the first day and started running.My only problem is this: when I started, I weighted 92.5 kg and I'm currently 90,9 kg after more than a week. I've got to lose some 5 kg!!!!!How am I going to save my precious 50 euros? Eat less? Practice more? I swim two/three times a week (intensive) and try to do the body weight playground training from NF. Maybe I ate too much meat/eggs or something... Or I'm building muscle mass By the way, I'm not the skinny type. I'm 1.91 m tall (6 feet 3 inches) and I have a naturally 'broad' build. BUT: there's this little layer of fat all around my upper body, especially on my back and around my waist. If that would vanish I'd probably have the triangular build I'm hoping to achieve.Any advice? - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Welcome! The bad news is that layer of fat around the back and waist just takes time to go. It will go, as you are seeing. But probably not as fast as you want. What you're doing for exercise and eating sounds good. If your eating fruit and nuts, cut them out and that should help. Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
CakeBanisher Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Welcome, fellow college student! For what it's worth (and I am by no means an expert) I've been eating paleo about 80-90% of the time and working out. I've gained a pound but gotten stronger in a week, and today was asked if I'd lost weight. Last year, I lost 30 pounds (not doing paleo or working out much) and some of that was muscle, so the scale isn't the only thing to watch, and it can fluctuate a lot over the course of a few days. Going on my limited knowledge, you seem to have the right idea Good luck with your challenge! One day, your heart will stop beating, and none of your fears will matter. What will matter is how you lived. -Henri Junttila My current challenge Link to comment
TennisKid1192 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hey Laocoon, welcome to the forum! Also, awesome job at challenging your friend. In terms of pure weightloss [to save your 50 euros], you need to create a caloric deficit. This can be done in 2 main ways. The first thing that you need to do is find out how many calories you need in a day. There are different calculators online which will help you determine this, of course there is a lot of variation so take these calculations with a grain of salt. So ideally you would either want to eat less than that or exercise enough so that the total is less than that amount. Kevin Half-Satyr Adventurer, Level 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] STR 3 | DEX 3 | STA 6 | CON 4.5 | WIS 6 | CHA 5 about me. | twitter. | dailymile.| fitocracy. Challenge: 1. 2. Link to comment
Laocoon Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Hey Elastigirl, CakeBanisher and TennisKid1192! Thanks so much for your replies!I will definitely cut out on the nuts and fruits; will keep an eye on my vitamin intake though. Also I'll try to stick under 2500 calories per day, chug down lots of water and eat veggies like a monster-rabbit! I'm aware it's quite a difficult challenge but I'll just do my best; this is my chance to show my inner Chuck Norris!If it's not going fast/good enough I will go to my parents place and kick major ass, with theUltimate Power ChallengeI just thought it up, it's quite simple:1. Cycle 10 km to the dunes with heavy, filled bottles of water2. Running3. 10x Sprinting to the top of a steep dune and back4. 25 push ups5. arm muscle exercises with the bottles6. drink the water7. Enjoy the natural environment, maybe even some sun8. 10 km of cycling back home9. 25 push ups10. A refreshing shower and something to eat!Rah. That should help. - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
Pat G Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 THere you go You'll be scuplted like the marble statues in your avatar before you know it. "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
Laocoon Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Was totally ****** up this morning, had a long, tough day yesterday, but: I crossed the 90 kg line! I'm now 89,4 kg!! It has been a long time ago I was this light and it feels goooood. I'm going to do the challenge this evening to stay full Chuck Norris and keep you all tuned in!By the way, I really do miss the Dutch cheese so I'm considering to allow a small amount of it in my diet, since it's not unanimously banned from the paleo diet. Hope it doesn't affect my weight too much. - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
Laocoon Posted June 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Help, I'm getting cravings for sweet stuff but need to keep my diet paleo and low in calories!! Any tips? My weight isn't dropping very fast, wobbling around the 90 kg mark. I need serious advice! - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
Maris Stella Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 I know someone already told you to sacrifice the fruit, but that's really the only sweet that is still Paleo. Here are some with low glycemic impact: Fresh apricots Blackberries Cantaloupe Fresh cherries Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew Kiwi Mandarins Nectarines Oranges Raspberries Fresh watermelonSometimes cucumber works. IMHO, fruit is a treat/sweet snack, not to be overdone but not to be fully eliminated either. As far as vitamins, though, colorful veggies generally have more of them anyway, without the sugar.Sorry to give you conflicting advice Level 2 Half-elf DruidSTR: 3 | DEX: 6.5 | STA: 1 | CON: 6.5 | WIS: 4.5 | CHA: 3 If you do not change where you are headed, you will end up where you are going. Link to comment
Serenity Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 In my experience the cravings for sweet things is a symptom of having gotten some sugar by accident earlier in the day. If you want to be able to ignore them try brushing your teeth or sucking on a whole clove. What you don't want to do is give in. In my experience, my body panics and hangs on to a whole bunch of water when it sees sugar reappearing on the menu. "The Force give me the patience to hold my tongue when I can't change something, the courage to kick @$$ when I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. " PR: 10k 1:54:00; 5k 0:54:34; 1m 16:20; Chinup 51% [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Amazon Adventurer STR: 2 ¦ DEX: 4 ¦ STA: 1 ¦ CON: 1 ¦ WIS: 6 ¦ CHA: 3 Same Shirt, Different Day Link to comment
Laocoon Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thanks for your advice! I think blue- and blackberries will become my candy, when I've done a workout. I will also go 'real' paleo by buying organic meat and fish from now on, even if it is more expensive. The same goes for veggies. If I don't sort my things out now, I'll never stay below the 90 kg mark.And brushing my teeth seems a good advice; maybe a cup of coffee with some cinnamon will help too. - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
EightDigit Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 And brushing my teeth seems a good advice; maybe a cup of coffee with some cinnamon will help too.There's a thread in the Hunter's Lodge about adding grass fed unsalted butter to your coffee. Dunno if it'll do the trick for you, but it's allegedly effective in helping curb cravings.Just tossing a couple more cents into the mix. Welcome from a fellow newbie! EightDigit - Level 1 Dwarven RangerSTR: 3 | DEX : 3 | STA : 3 | CON : 2 | WIS : 2 | CHA : 2Gardens are not made by singing "Oh, how beautiful," and sitting in the shade.-Rudyard KiplingBattleLog | G+ Account Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome and you totally got this! Lots of good advice here...as far as the cheese, maybe add it back in after you've made your goal?Cravings for sweet things can be difficult to deal with but you can do it! Stay strong! Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
Laocoon Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hello everyone,After hovering around the 90 kg mark for a while I thought it was enough: today I signed up at the local gym. And a good old friend of mine also started a quest to lose weight so he is my sidekick now, it's awesome!When I get below the 88 kg mark, you'll hear me in the w00t section.When I get six pack abs (oh the holy grail of fitness!!), you'll notice! - You only live once... so kick ass while you can Link to comment
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