A Different Kind of Jones

**Blu (Ontario)** · 21st February 06, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

... What am I going to do?:confused: ...

You can try diets but the weight always goes back on when the enthusiasm wears off. Exercise is too much like work.

When you get your fabric, lay a belt on the floor, roll yourself in the fabric, do up the belt... bingo - great kilt! (kinda like plaid birthday wrap.)

**Kid Cossack** · 22nd February 06, 06:21 AM

Since January 16, I've been making a good faith effort to go to the local park and do a full circuit of their jogging track (2.95 miles) each weekday. I don't go fast, it's time outdoors and that's all to the good. I've been going kilted, of course, with compression shorts to prevent chafing, and alternate with a large ALICE pack stuffed with a fifty pound bag of play sand, or with wrist weights doing "sun gods". Some days I'll do two laps---it's all to the good, and the gut is just disappearing, day by day.

**UmAnOnion** · 22nd February 06, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Kid Cossack

Since January 16, I've been making a good faith effort to go to the local park and do a full circuit of their jogging track (2.95 miles) each weekday. I don't go fast, it's time outdoors and that's all to the good. I've been going kilted, of course, with compression shorts to prevent chafing, and alternate with a large ALICE pack stuffed with a fifty pound bag of play sand, or with wrist weights doing "sun gods". Some days I'll do two laps---it's all to the good, and the gut is just disappearing, day by day.

KC has hit the nail on the head here - its all about doing something - anything - consistently. even if its walking up one flight of stairs at work - or walking to the grocery store instead of driving - anything that gets your body moving and doing it REGULARLY will move you along teh way to dropping the pounds & tightening up the midsection

**646guy** · 22nd February 06, 10:28 AM

Just remember if the weight stops coming off and you've hit a plateau, don't reduce your calorie intake. You hve to increase it actually so the body has something to feed off of...

Actually, I can't wait for better weather to hit here in NYC so I can break out the rollerblades and hit central park again...

**davedove** · 22nd February 06, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by 646guy

Just remember if the weight stops coming off and you've hit a plateau, don't reduce your calorie intake. You hve to increase it actually so the body has something to feed off of...

Actually, it's important to keep eating no matter what stage you're in. If your drop your caloric intake too much, your body goes into starvation mode making it harder to lose weight. Just make sure you eat good foods and not junk.

**pdcorlis** · 22nd February 06, 11:06 AM

Yup - starvation mode is what usually shipwrecks most "diets." Unfortunately almost all diets fail - as they are seen as temporary - something you'll do just to lose some weight. What is really needed is a "life style change." A new way of thinking about what you use to fuel your body. Something sustainable over the long haul.

**GlassMan** · 22nd February 06, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by NewKilt

I've went from 294 lb to 255 ( 39 lb loss ) since July of 2005. Since I'm disabled I haven't had the benefit of any strenuous excercise. I can only ambulate with a cane short distances. I did it by drinking lots of water, cutting down on the size of food portions, and eliminating bread, pastries, candy, etc. I'm 6' 0", so while I still look a bit stocky, I don't look fat like I did. I'm also diabetic, and the weight loss has helped control blood gloucose levels. It's tough to do without much exercise, but it can be done.

I rewarded myself by selling off my Sportkilts, and buying SWK's AK's, and Buzz Kidders. The new kilts are also an incentive to not put that weight back on because there are not any forgiving elastic waist bands like on the SportKilts. It was tough over the holidays not to over indulge in all the goodies, but I made it.

Once you get your weight down to what you can live with, new kilts are a nice way to reward yourself, as well as an incentive to not start gaining it back - just another of the many powers of the kilt.

Darrell

I'm disabled too and having to try to shed pounds incredibly slowly. But it is happening. Gone from a 41 waist to a 38 waist since Xmas so I'm happy with the progress. Doubt I'll ever reach the 30 waist I was before my injuries, but c'est la vie.

Anyway, one of the best thing I've done for losing weight is figuring out ways to exercise that don't involve my bad leg. I got a membership at the local JCC to use their pool and that helps a lot. They have aquatic exercise classes specifically for the disabled and it's been a godsend. It's also great emotionally because I really don't even notice my disability when I'm in the water.

The other thing I've been using is a Bowflex. I'm not normally one to buy things sold in infomercials or direct from the manufacturer, but I did invest in one after much research. I'm able to do a ton of strength training and semi-cardo activities using only my upper body & my good leg.

Sadly, I haven't exercised much this past week while I get over a nasty respiratory infection, but I'd like to suggest those ideas as other ways to get increase your metabolism and calorie usage while you try to lose weight.

**davedove** · 22nd February 06, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by GlassMan

The other thing I've been using is a Bowflex. I'm not normally one to buy things sold in infomercials or direct from the manufacturer, but I did invest in one after much research. I'm able to do a ton of strength training and semi-cardo activities using only my upper body & my good leg.

Any of the strength training machines, or free weights for that matter, work great. But you definitely have to use them.

Strength training is good because it builds muscle, and muscle is a metabolically active tissue, which basically means it burns calories just being there. Fat on the other hand, just sits there.

**GlassMan** · 22nd February 06, 02:20 PM

I don't know if anyone else remembers it. But a while back there was a Garfield cartoon where Jon is talking about getting into shape while Garfield lies there. Then Garfield stands up and does a bodybuilding pose and there are muscles everywhere. In the third frame Jon is just standing there dumbfounded while Garfield is thinking something like "Bet you didn't know that you could flex fat."

I wish I still had a copy of that strip.

**KiltedKnight** · 22nd February 06, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

Actually, it's important to keep eating no matter what stage you're in. If your drop your caloric intake too much, your body goes into starvation mode making it harder to lose weight. Just make sure you eat good foods and not junk.

I stopped eating junk food a long time ago, now I stick to chocolate bars and Hostess snowballs, twinkies and lots of potato chips.

Chris