I am the healthiest fat-ass alive!

[Teacher's Pet]

Since the onset of my knee problem, I've has several doctor's appointments, so I used these to also get a good grasp of my overall health.

 

Today, I got back the results of a routine blood test I had done:

 

Cholesterol: 174

All the other yadda yadda yadda things: within optimal range for my age

 

I also had an EKG: optimal for a 37yr old man.

 

Knee problem aside, I can work 12-14 hours on my feet without much effort, and workout at the gym 1-2 hours with nothing more than the standard "sweating" and "heavy breathing" that goes with a good workout.

 

All this at over 300lbs.

 

I know people UNDER 200 who are on heart meds already at my age.

 

Sometimes when I see skinny people jogging in the street and they really look like they are huffing and puffing, I just chuckle to myself and eat my fries.

 

-tp

picture of health (taken with a wide-angle lens)

[allina]

I'm glad that you're healthy and strong but how long does it take you to run a 5K? Are you any good at rock climbing?

[Teacher's Pet]

I'm glad that you're healthy and strong but how long does it take you to run a 5K? Are you any good at rock climbing?

 

I don't know how long it would take me to run a 5K, but I think I could beat Jim Fixx.

 

As for rock climbing, that is a completely and utterly useless risk of life and limb, unless you are in the jungle, being chased by natives because you stole their ancient God from it's pedestal.

 

Besides, I'm a native New Yorker, and live near Newark, NJ. I know how to run.

 

For my life.

 

-tp

bring it!

[allina]

I don't know how long it would take me to run a 5K, but I think I could beat Jim Fixx.

 

As for rock climbing, that is a completely and utterly useless risk of life and limb, unless you are in the jungle, being chased by natives because you stole their ancient God from it's pedestal.

 

Besides, I'm a native New Yorker, and live near Newark, NJ. I know how to run.

 

For my life.

 

-tp

bring it!

 

I had to google Jim Fixx

 

And rock climbing for fun!

[Meet 4 Coffee]

Healthy or not, it's still debateable, but an obese person (30 pounds or more overweight) is never, in any way, shape, or form, physically attractive. That would be incentive enough for me.

 

But hey, you're healthy! So keep on laughing at the fit joggers!

[Teacher's Pet]

Healthy or not, it's still debateable, but an obese person (30 pounds or more overweight) is never, in any way, shape, or form, physically attractive. That would be incentive enough for me.

 

But hey, you're healthy! So keep on laughing at the fit joggers!

 

Not attractive... TO YOU.

 

I fair nicely with the opposite sex, just not the last 2 months or so.

 

You would be surprised how many women dig BIG guys (and I don't just mean BIG women!)

 

My fiance was an ex-athlete and athletic coach. She had no problem with a guy 2x her weight on top of her, pretty much every night.

 

-tp

that is, until she became a bitch:)

[Meet 4 Coffee]

hey whatever floats your boat.

[Teacher's Pet]

hey whatever floats your boat.

 

 

Good news, I float!

 

-tp

all aboard!

[citizen67]

"knee problems aside" - Too much extra weight is hard on the knees

[Teacher's Pet]

"knee problems aside" - Too much extra weight is hard on the knees

 

The knee problem was caused by 1 1/2 years of 14 hour shifts on my feet, carrying 20-30 cases UPSTAIRS 2-3x a week, plus a really bad fall.

 

The weight obviously doesn't help, but I have a feeling that it would have happened regardless.....

 

-tp

thank god sex is done laying down.

[Art_Critic]

thank god sex is done laying down.

 

You lay down when you masturbate ?

[Teacher's Pet]

You lay down when you masturbate ?

 

You mean to tell me you've never repainted your ceiling out of sheer desperation?

 

-tp

"you have the whitest teeth I've ever come across" - my dentist

[Green]

Maybe I should become a healthy fat ass So I can get all the girls and be in great shape while eating french fries

[Taramere]

But think how much healthier you'll be if you lose it. So much less to carry around with you. Here is a picture of a plate of human fat. One pound of it.

 

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/1lbfat2.jpg

 

When it's covered with skin we can laugh about how a bit of what you fancy does no harm and how many people look a bit better with some a bit of "healthy" upholstering....but that's the truth of what it is. Yellow, glistening, greasy jelly that you've got far too much of on your bones.

 

Being a male of 300 pounds, the weight's going to start falling off very rapidly if you'll just have the discipline to restrict yourself a bit. Your basal metabolic rate or is going to be round about 4500 per day. That's how much you're consuming (at least) per day just to stay at your current rate. Possibly a fair bit more, allowing for any exercise you do.

 

So, if you were to cut down to even 2,500 per day, that weight would start shifting pretty rapidly. Look at the picture of the fat-on-a-saucer again. You'd lose that in just two days. Two weeks (probably a lot less) and you would lose...

 

http://prisgrowth.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/5lbs_fat.jpg

 

Focusing on 5 pounds at a time and exerting will-power rather than caving in to ice creams and burgers the moment you have the slightest hankering for them. You know you want to lose the weight,and it's well within your power to do it. Stop giving yourself excuses not to.

[Teacher's Pet]

But think how much healthier you'll be if you lose it. So much less to carry around with you. Here is a picture of a plate of human fat. One pound of it.

 

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/1lbfat2.jpg

 

When it's covered with skin we can laugh about how a bit of what you fancy does no harm and how many people look a bit better with some a bit of "healthy" upholstering....but that's the truth of what it is. Yellow, glistening, greasy jelly that you've got far too much of on your bones.

 

Being a male of 300 pounds, the weight's going to start falling off very rapidly if you'll just have the discipline to restrict yourself a bit. Your basal metabolic rate or is going to be round about 4500 per day. That's how much you're consuming (at least) per day just to stay at your current rate. Possibly a fair bit more, allowing for any exercise you do.

 

So, if you were to cut down to even 2,500 per day, that weight would start shifting pretty rapidly. Look at the picture of the fat-on-a-saucer again. You'd lose that in just two days. Two weeks (probably a lot less) and you would lose...

 

http://prisgrowth.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/5lbs_fat.jpg

 

Focusing on 5 pounds at a time and exerting will-power rather than caving in to ice creams and burgers the moment you have the slightest hankering for them. You know you want to lose the weight,and it's well within your power to do it. Stop giving yourself excuses not to.

 

Oh, trust me, I know...

 

I'm not "satisfied" at just being "internally healthy".

 

The problem is, I haven't been able to exercise for over 2 months because of my injury, but I should be cleared to go back to the gym within a couple of weeks.

 

And then.. look out.

 

-tp

studmuffin (in training)

[Taramere]

Oh, trust me, I know...

 

I'm not "satisfied" at just being "internally healthy".

 

The problem is, I haven't been able to exercise for over 2 months because of my injury, but I should be cleared to go back to the gym within a couple of weeks.

 

And then.. look out.

 

-tp

studmuffin (in training)

 

That's the spirit! Can you go walking using those knee support things you can buy? Exercise doesn't need to be a gym marathon, unless you're looking to get into serious shape. Even without exercising, you're going to be burning up a lot of calories each day. I guarantee you that if you cut your intake down to 2,000 per day you'll see fast results even without going to the gym. Here's a link to a plan that might suit you:

 

http://www.caloriecontrol.org/2000day1.html

[Teacher's Pet]

Today I was cleared to go back to the gym for upper-body workouts only.

 

My therapist wants me to build up some more strength in my leg before working "below the belt"

 

Oh, I am so going to pump some iron! (since I really have nothing else to pump right now lol)

 

-tp

aka "the rock"

[ohwhyme]

what do u do at the gym? once u get approved to do total body workouts you should do squats, deadlifts, military press, bench, dips, pull ups, lateral pulldown, bent over rows. Compound exercises burn more calories because it works out all of your muscles.

[Jilly Bean]

TP - please don't let these blood test results lull you into a false sense of security about your health. You are still young, so that accounts for much of the numbers being within normal ranges.

 

Still, having that much weight sets you up for a littany of health issues - diabetes, heart disease, etc. And those are not too far in the offing, if current trends continue.

 

I have seen many "thin" people who are in horrendous condition (think super model who smokes and does blows), and many heavier people who are very fit (think genetic BBW who still hits the treadmill and spin class).

 

Keep the CV going! Since the doc told you you can do upper body only, why not hit the arm bike machine?

 

And how do they want you to build up your legs when they approved you for upper body workouts only?

[Kenyth]

It's not the weight that kills you. It's the stuff you eat to get that way. My blood chemistry and pressure was a bit borderline, so I changed my diet, my prescriptions (that elevate blood pressure), and lost some weight. I'm a 39 yo. 300 lb. 6'2 guy myself. I weight lifted off and on when I was younger, so I'm not exactly small. My weight bounces up and down 20 lbs or so due to a hectic lifestyle. All it takes is a few weeks of not watching my eating and all of a sudden I'm 13 pounds up. I'm now brown-bagging my meals religiously and that helps a lot! My blood chemistry and blood pressure are back in line now. It would be nice if I could get back to the gym and run again, but my college classes and home life are keeping me on the go full time. I get rare hobby and guy time these days, and I usually have to lose sleep or shun responsibility to get it. Things will get back to normal in 2010 when I graduate.

[Teacher's Pet]

what do u do at the gym? once u get approved to do total body workouts you should do squats, deadlifts, military press, bench, dips, pull ups, lateral pulldown, bent over rows. Compound exercises burn more calories because it works out all of your muscles.

 

I do most of those at the gym, as well as treadmill, spinning, and swimming (I belong to a really nice gym).

 

I am dealing with a knee injury here, so in the meantime, I can't do squats, leg presses, or anything that puts pressure on the knees until I'm healed.

 

At my physical therapy, I do low-pressure versions of those leg exercises to build strength, but it's carefully monitored so I don't aggravate the injury.

 

-tp

slow and steady

[Teacher's Pet]

Keep the CV going! Since the doc told you you can do upper body only, why not hit the arm bike machine?

 

And how do they want you to build up your legs when they approved you for upper body workouts only?

 

Anything which doesn't involve leg muscles, I'm free to do as much as I want. I should be ok to do everything within a couple of weeks...

 

I don't really like the arm bikes... they look dumb. I do a lot of seated rowing, pull downs, shoulder/chest presses, and the like.

 

As for leg exercises, that's limited to what my therapist is prescribing for me, which for now include low-impact stretches (using some added leg weights for strength)

 

Basically, for now, no leg exercises except AT my therapy sessions, or the very basic ones I was given to do at home.

 

-tp

and you are more than welcome to help me pull a few muscles.

[AriaIncognito]

Just as an FYI on the knee thing...

 

A friend of mine, who you've talked to online, we'll call her M, is overweight (300ish) and was diagnosed with some knee problems. The doctor said every 1lb you lose is taking 6lbs of pressure off your knees.

 

Just food for thought.

 

Lose 20lbs, and drop 120lbs of pressure from your knee joints.

[Teacher's Pet]

Just as an FYI on the knee thing...

 

A friend of mine, who you've talked to online, we'll call her M, is overweight (300ish) and was diagnosed with some knee problems. The doctor said every 1lb you lose is taking 6lbs of pressure off your knees.

 

Just food for thought.

 

Lose 20lbs, and drop 120lbs of pressure from your knee joints.

 

You can't recommend exercise then give me FOOD for thought, you silly tease.

 

:love:

 

-tp

so cute

[AriaIncognito]

You can't recommend exercise then give me FOOD for thought, you silly tease.

 

:love:

 

-tp

so cute

 

Technically, I didn't say what method you should use for losing weight.

 

-AI

so there.