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[cronoclone]

So far I've lost 9 pounds since I got back on Tuesday. My back and chest ache terribly. My head hurts. I feel like if I do one more pushup I'm going to collapse. I've rarely been more miserable physically. And I'm going to keep doing it, every day, until I get rid of all those fucking pounds, horrible shit I did to myself, war wounds of late-

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[mrpurple319]

Good thing that one can't be condemned for their thoughts

[cronoclone]

Most of that nine pounds was the initial 4-5 pound drop just from a change in eating habits. The plan is, 5 pounds a week, which I don't think is unreasonable. I too was about 250 at one point and dropped about 60 pounds without exercise with what Alex has referred to as the "Slim Jim diet." I'm just modifying a proven technique by adding exercise to build muscle while slimming. The first few days are always the worst...but I'd be interested to know the exact routine you used that worked for you.

[mrpurple319]

5 pounds from changing eating habits alone in one week is unhealthy man, as is losing 5 pounds a week. That falls into the category of crash dieting (anything over 1.5-2 is the number per week I believe) which takes a heavy toll on your body. Some of the side effects include slowing/wrecking your metabolism, putting strain on your heart, thinning hair and skin problems, general depression and messing with your immune system. Just because pounds are coming off doesn't mean it's totally positive

[mrpurple319]

Eventually I was doing 2-2.5 hours of weight training on one day and running the other, rarely taking days off. I was miserable but its what I thought was right. I went up in my Comm class to make a speech, and people were making fun of my for how skinny I was... it was a huge compliment on the inside and only made me want to lose more weight, especially as I still saw my tummy as being disgustingly fat (and still do to this day). It was especially good as in the yearbook, I was still "Heavy Kevy" -- the nickname my friends gave me in Junior Year (and my intramural jersey name) - and everyone would talk about how different I looked

[cronoclone]

Goddammit, why does everything fun have to cause permanent metabolic damage? It's just not fair.