Our latest Challenge started on Monday, we added a couple of people, lost no one so far, and stand at 24 folks. Nothing special about us, just peeps trying to get some weight off together. My Challenge will empower them and turn them into believers. Not believers in what I do, but believers that this shit will pan out for you on your plan. I read all the time about life style changes and having no food restrictions because life is meant to be enjoyed with everything possible, even cake and Ice Cream. I listen, although I think it is for shit. I really do believe that until you get to a goal, and start to maintain it, that restrictions are the key. There are things I think you should never eat. But that is me, I am not the authority. I would love to have a few more of you guys live the lives of a thin person for a while. Your plans, as you all say it often enough, is your plan for life. For our experiment, I don't want to limit the types of anything you could eat. I could care less if you eat Pizza, bagels, Pudding, sausage and bugs. I don't care if you have one meal, 3 meals and snacks, or 15 meals per day. It is all up to you. You will find out in two days what works to keep you full. If you write everything down, are smart enough to review your choices, you will find the way. You will find out that protein in the morning is better than carbs. You will figure out that 3 bowls of salad with dressing is better than a spoonful of Ice cream. You will find out that when eating 1600 calories per day, one "100 calorie" treat has to be sufficient. An apple will eventually be a better choice, as we learn. There are a couple of rules, and this is what you will be doing for the rest of your lives intuitively when you reach your goal weight.
The rules are simple, we must drink the minimum amount of water per day that our body needs. Healthy people do this every day, not sometimes, every day. I will took our goal weights, and multiplied that by the magic number based on size, gender and a couple of other doo dads. As an example, if you want to eventually weigh 150 lbs as a man or a woman, this number will be around 1,650 calories per day. This is the amount of calories you will be eating in a day at your goal weight to maintain your size. It is known as your BMR for fancy purposes. Again, I could give a rat's ass about nutrition for this experiment, and I don't care if you drink half of these calories with Kool-Aid lunches. You will figure that all out in 2 days, I promised you will, and we all already have. Those are the rules, and there is no cheating. Once you eat and drink the allotted calories, you are done for the day. In most cases, as there is some play, we are basing this on a week’s calories, with exercise of course.
Everything that goes into your mouth counts, even tastes, the milk and sugar in your coffee, even the sugar calories in the Robitussin that is helping your cold. Everything counts. This is what healthy and thin people intuitively eat daily. The concept for this challenge is not to deny yourself anything, but to live within the calorie range of that which you strive to be. I keep reading the plans that you guys have, and you have the best intentions. There is no doubt there, and no hate. If you want to get to 140 pounds as a woman, and are currently at 240 pounds, it can be done. That is not the point here, you need to know what you are getting into, and how your life will be for the rest of it. Exercise is great for health and toning, but let's stop adding calorie points for exercise. Our obese bodies are not burning shit yet, the exercise is for toning and for your lungs and heart. I guarantee that if you are honest, and can stay in the caloric range of the person you want to be, you will get to that place quickly, intuitively and safely. We have done this before.
I read about the cheating, the weekend binges, and the Periods and the cravings and all this crap. If you have a goal, and want to get there, whenever you get there, you will be living the life of this new person you have created. Live that life tomorrow and every day until the Summer begins. It will empower you, and you will realize the bullshit that you are spewing some days has nothing to do with your ability to get healthy. I know you can do this. For some of you this will mean more food. For some of you, it will be a revelation. Are you bored, are you down in the dumps then get on the stick. This is tough stuff, but very simple. I believe you can do it, now you must focus and really do it.
The entrants are on the sidebar on the left. I will update it weekly with other bits, including the success. As we are drink upwards of 8 pounds of fluids per day, there is no race for the scale. We eat, we drink and we learn. Every day, emails with a little Al love as well. Oh baby…
