Looks like Chris Christie finally taking advice and doing something about his weight. Opted for Lapband... Good to see he's heeding the warnings. He's going to need to get healthy to take on his stressful future. hehe.

http://www.nypost.co...Sm1fY6awWgFY6nN

Well I for one applaud him for *finally* doing something, I mean its about time...

Yea, being chubby is one thing, but that man is rotund! I'm looking forward to see the latest Incredible Shrinking Man on the charts...

Congrats to him.....

 

I also have struggled the past 20years with my weight..... and now have type II Diabetes. I have looked into the Lap Band ...... but cant do it yet.... , not there mentally.

 

I hope he does well......

 

It's good to see that he reads this forum and takes our advice.... and I hope he's listening to us about magazine limits, too!

 

The downside of this is that if he's a (relatively) svelte 250 by the November election, I can see Christie as a poster child for lap band surgery and the price tag of Obamacare going up another trillion or so.

good. Cut out the junk food completely, too, and watch the flab go away. And get some exercise, even walking to start with.

Typical easy way out mentality. How about a little self control.

Adage comes to mind: Don't judge a man till you have walked in his shoes.

 

Should not judge without knowing dude. Not everyone has it that easy. While it might be part of it, there could be underlying causes we do not know about. At least he's trying after admitting defeat for years of being unsuccessful. It's also not an easy way out. He will no longer be able to eat like the normal person. Certain foods are cut out all together as well as the way they are prepared. It will stress him mentally as well as physically.

 

 

Typical easy way out mentality. How about a little self control.

I applaude CC. I myself have been struggling with obesity since I reinjured fractures in my spine. I was in the process of getting one of these types of surgeries back in the fall, but have been able to shed 86#'s on my own since July w/ help from Hunterdon Medical Center for Nutrition and Diabetes Management. I was close to being type II. I still have quite a bit more to lose.

I am concerned with his approach tho. It takes strict discipline in order to make these procedures effective. I feel he has tried to put a band aid on a wound. It takes a month or so of eating a specific diet before the procedure and continues for weeks after. I am sure hes experienceing dumping syndrome.

 

I have lost weight by walking, just drinking water or unsweetened ice tea. No diet drinks, aspartame is bad stuff or fake sweeteners. No fried foods, high protein, fiber, low carb. etc.... The first month or so was hard not knowing exactly what to eat but then it becomes second nature. I occasionally enjoy pizza, french fries, or a greasy burger, but to be honest it makes me feel quesy when i eat that stuff now. I have found healthy enjoyable alternatives, NOT tofu or all vegis, lol

 

I hope he does continue loseing weight.

At least he is doing something. A lot of people don't.

 

Ogfarmer...good for you. It takes a lot of dedication to do it your way. Keep up the hard work.

It will be hard for him. The big guy loves to eat and he loves junk food. I hope he can keep it up.

 

I also hope it doesn't cloud his judgement as we need him to veto the anti gun bills.

glad to see it. i only hope we're not paying for it.

Report this morning said he was down 40lbs already. He's got a ways to go.

chit.....if i lost 40 pounds, i'd look like one of those people in the "starving people in africa" commercials, lololol

For those throwing barbs and jokes his way already...... I assume you all lead absolutely perfect lives and long as you live.....

 

F'in jerks..... the bunch of ya......

Report this morning said he was down 40lbs already. He's got a ways to go.

 

In my estimation he's about 20% there...

Now he actually has to start eating right. Lapband is one thing, but he will gain it all back if he doesnt change his life style. For such smart people, i dont understand how someone can eat garbage all of the time. Now i know some people have trouble with their weight regardless of what they consume, but there are so many unhealthy people out there that CAN change. Eat right and exercise a little. You dont even have to go to the gym 4 or 5 times a week, just be active on the weekends a little and change the way you eat (carbs/sugar especially).

That was my issue with the LapBand..... I know I might eat right thru it.

 

This has been a struggle for me. Easy to say to eat right, another thing to do it...

 

I know where my problem is...... between the ears. I know what to do.... I just dont do it. I am gradually getting there, I am 10lbs down since my arm surgery, and trying to take it further.

 

Only 60lbs more to go

 

It's not even sweets so much for me...... damn carbs.... that's what kills me.

Start with no carbs/sugar after a certain time. See, sugar turns to carbs, so even if you have say a piece of fruit at night (sounds healthy right?) fruit has a lot of natural sugar so therefor you are actually consuming carbs. Veggies for a snack at night, no carbs after dinner. Start and go from there, see how it works out.

 

Also, instead of 3 large meals, do 6 smaller ones. I have breakfast, a snack a few hours later (usually a bananna or apple with penut butter), lunch, afternoon snack (veggies w/ yogurt?), then dinner. If i am really hungry and stay up later ill have a night snack as well.

 

Now im actually trying to gain weight (muscle) so im not going crazy w. the carb thing, my fiance is tho she is nuts and has pretty much been eating NO carbs. That is until wedding day anyway lol

Start with no carbs/sugar after a certain time. See, sugar turns to carbs, so even if you have say a piece of fruit at night (sounds healthy right?) fruit has a lot of natural sugar so therefor you are actually consuming carbs. Fruit for a snack at night, no carbs after dinner. Start and go from there, see how it works out.

 

Also, instead of 3 large meals, do 6 smaller ones. I have breakfast, a snack a few hours later (usually a bananna or apple with penut butter), lunch, afternoon snack (veggies w/ yogurt?), then dinner. If i am really hungry and stay up later ill have a night snack as well.

 

Now im actually trying to gain weight (muscle) so im not going crazy w. the carb thing, my fiance is tho she is nuts and has pretty much been eating NO carbs. That is until wedding day anyway lol

If u want to gain weight you have to eat lots of carbs and lots of protein. Carbs for energy and protein for muscle. I take weight gain full of carbs and protein and also just protein. I like pro complex. Eat a spoonful of peanut butter after every meal.

I used to do the weight gain thing, i dont like taking cycles of all that stuff. But yeah i know, complex carbs & protein. I want lein muscle tho i always have a little belly (due to my liking of carbs)

 

When i stopped taking weight gainer and started running a little more i lost like 15 lbs (that was about 2yrs ago) now im stuck at 160.....

I never took any of those supplements.. except for a 30 mg dose of predigested protein.

My lifting diet was all natural. Been awhile, let's see if I can remember it. Might be a little off.

 

Drink: Mostly all water. Plain seltzer if you need some bubbles.

 

Morning:

 

- Plain Bagel (not everyday, subbed cooked eggs and moved 6 other eggs to mid morning snack with raisins)..

- 6 egg whites

- piece of fruit

 

Morning snack:

 

Box of raisins

 

Noon:

 

1 - Tuppaware container of white rice with mixed green veggies, banana, raisins and butter buds, all mixed in.

6- egg whites

 

Afternoon snack:

 

6 egg whites and a small sweet potatoe and an apple.

 

Dinner:

 

A protein rich food... Fish, chicken, small portions of red meat.

More green veggies

Or, once or twice a week, a pound of pasta with butter buds, a little olive oil and some parm cheese.

 

Desert:

 

Frozen Yogurt from Gelotti's in Paterson...

 

Workout 6 days at gym with cardio every day for at least 20 mins and the rest weights...

 

You'll loose and learn to acquire a taste for high protein foods and water if you've never been a water drinker. You're body will learn to crave this diet.

You'll burn fat and gain serious muscle. You'll start to hate sweets and you'll want to barf them if you force them.

Yea, being chubby is one thing, but that man is rotund! I'm looking forward to see the latest Incredible Shrinking Man on the charts...

lmao.

Hey bhunted, nothing wrong with whole eggs. There's little proof that saturated fat and cholesterol actually increases blood cholesterol, or increases risk of heart disease (and high cholesterol is actually a shoddy marker of heart disease risk). Cholesterol is the basis of all hormones (testosterone...?). Saturated fat intake also helps bring up testosterone. There's also something to be said about fat-consumption and satiety. I forget how that exactly works...

 

Besides, all of the nutrients are in the yolk. The whole "low-fat" schtick was non-sense back in the day.

 

Your daily meals still look awesome however.

Yeah we no longer do egg whites only either, usually 50/50

No twinkies for ANYONE...Hostess shut down a while back, remember?

 

Never fear, though...

Trust me, I threw in some yolks now and then. The egg whites were for the protein. Wasn't worried about low fat. But it does work. It's fireproof. Whatever I ate got burned off anyway. I have had bad shoulders for quite some time. So bench presses were not my forte. They called me Mr. Legs. Leg pressed 1340 lbs (would have been more as I was shooting for 2K, but there wasn't enough plates).. Did this during every leg workout.

For anyway wanting to lose weight and is struggling, if you are not using any type of weight lifting as part as your diet, add that in. You'll burn fat faster as long as you combine it with cardio. Together, they are a rip roaring workout.

 

Anyway, didn't mean this to be about me... Just that this is a diet I chose rather than any surgery years ago. Now I just have a belly and getting too old and broken down to do all the old workouts anymore. Not to mention fooked up knees, shoulders, feet, etc. All the heavy workouts killed my joints... ugh.

 

Hey bhunted, nothing wrong with whole eggs. There's little proof that saturated fat and cholesterol actually increases blood cholesterol, or increases risk of heart disease (and high cholesterol is actually a shoddy marker of heart disease risk). Cholesterol is the basis of all hormones (testosterone...?). Saturated fat intake also helps bring up testosterone. There's also something to be said about fat-consumption and satiety. I forget how that exactly works...

 

Besides, all of the nutrients are in the yolk. The whole "low-fat" schtick was non-sense back in the day.

 

Your daily meals still look awesome however.

You haven't been watching the news. They should be returning this summer.

 

No twinkies for ANYONE...Hostess shut down a while back, remember?

 

Never fear, though...

That menu was for my workouts over 20 years ago. Back then there was a lot of controversy about eggs. I was and still am an egg lover. I gave up with the egg reports. One minute they are good and the next bad. My grandparents were German farmers. My grandmother ate eggs everyday of her life as well as other things supposedly bad. She never drank or smoked and died of old age at 94 years old. That's got to say something about the days of eggs, lard, baking, etc.. She did it all and never had medical issues.

 

Yeah we no longer do egg whites only either, usually 50/50

Good for him, he just has to stay on target with the regime...

 

John goodman as we call him mr vodka...

 

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