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[MikeA]

My P90X is still in the box....been there for over a year....

Send it to me....I was getting ready to order it!

I gained about 30lbs of quit weight, but I did not deni myself when it came to the craves for something in my mouth....It was usually in the form of sugar! The sugar helped keep my mood level

Now, I have about 5 lbs left to lose to get down to my prequit weight day 195!

Banner, I can make you a copy.

[Dr. Bruce Banner]

My P90X is still in the box....been there for over a year....

Send it to me....I was getting ready to order it!

I gained about 30lbs of quit weight, but I did not deni myself when it came to the craves for something in my mouth....It was usually in the form of sugar! The sugar helped keep my mood level

Now, I have about 5 lbs left to lose to get down to my prequit weight day 195!

[teamgreen]

SO whats the deal?  i quit 75 days ago and honestly, was the best decision of my life-this site means a lot to me.  Great people, good info.  so whats the deal with weight gain.  my sorry ass stepped on the scale and i have gained over 12 pounds since i quit-----?  Anyone else gain weight with their quit?

I am a firm believer in Mules Peanut Butter cup diet. well......maybe firm is the wrong word

I'm only 22 days in and notice I'm gaining weight. I think its more from just having bigger meals or a snack after a meal that replaces my aftermeal chew. Oh well, with working out it will disappear and i'll be healthier...from both exercise and no chew

the hardest part for me is i lost 80 pounds with the help of dipping. i cant put that weight back on. ive actually lost 5 more since i quit 4 days ago but im sure it will all start creeping back on

Bullshit. Dipping has never helped you do anything. If killing yourself and fucking up your life is a good way to lose weight, then you might as well do Crystal Meth.

I was in pretty good shape when I quit. I've gained 10-12 pounds in the first six weeks, but the last week or so, I'm starting to stop craving sweets and extra food. I'm getting my exercise on and getting my diet back in check. It will fall into place, but my quit is SACRED now, so I'll continue to apply discipline to my workouts and diet, but if my quit thinks it HAS to have a reeses PB cup right now (watch out for stampeding mules), it gets it.

Nice job on losing the 80 pounds, but if you learned how to do that with dip, than you'll be able to do it without as well. Think how strong you'll be once you've fought to both lose weight and to quit a brutal addiction. Shortly you'll be doing both? How badass is that?

Stay quit first right now. It could save your life.

[cliffordthedog8]

SO whats the deal?  i quit 75 days ago and honestly, was the best decision of my life-this site means a lot to me.  Great people, good info.  so whats the deal with weight gain.  my sorry ass stepped on the scale and i have gained over 12 pounds since i quit-----?  Anyone else gain weight with their quit?

I am a firm believer in Mules Peanut Butter cup diet. well......maybe firm is the wrong word

I'm only 22 days in and notice I'm gaining weight. I think its more from just having bigger meals or a snack after a meal that replaces my aftermeal chew. Oh well, with working out it will disappear and i'll be healthier...from both exercise and no chew

the hardest part for me is i lost 80 pounds with the help of dipping. i cant put that weight back on. ive actually lost 5 more since i quit 4 days ago but im sure it will all start creeping back on

[jjsnake]

P90X, nuff said!!

The only draw back to P90x is that some people have to get into shape in order to do the P90x to get into shape lol. I wonder how many couch potatoes have gone into cardiac arrest the first week of P90X.

Yeah PX90 is tha shit but damn after all that couch time it seriously kicked my ass.

My P90X is still in the box....been there for over a year.... :(

Be in shape is crap and an excuse. I could only do 2 pullups and 8 pushups when I started. I just got bands and light dumbells and went to work. Half of P90X is just using your own body as resistance.

P90X really is great. I started it a few months back. what is really funny is I remember when I first started the workout, i would rush threw the last few exercises or skip them completely just so I could have my chew. Now that I havent had a chew in 22 days, I no longer rush the workout. I'm getting a better workout now that i've given up chew. That workout and quitting are my best choices of this year!

[TortillaJesus]

Yeah, dieting is NEVER a good idea. It implies short term changes to meet a specific goal. For instance, if I have a banana hammock photo shoot in the Caribbean next week (and I do), I'll crash diet to lose 2-3 lbs. No one can possibly diet for their entire life.

The people who jump in with both feet and make drastic changes to eating habits mostly fail. I've quit eating white bread, eat big salads for lunch 10 days a month, grab a diet soda every now and then and have lost 15 lbs since Jan just doing that alone. I still swill beer, don't excercise much, and grab a slice of pizza more than I should. Something like this is sustainable...next I'll cut out big beers and switch to light lagers to save 100 calories a pop.

Ease into it, make the changes gradually, accept a slower pace of weight loss since it is the long term that counts.

[pkpzp228]

SO whats the deal?  i quit 75 days ago and honestly, was the best decision of my life-this site means a lot to me.  Great people, good info.  so whats the deal with weight gain.  my sorry ass stepped on the scale and i have gained over 12 pounds since i quit-----?  Anyone else gain weight with their quit?

Calories in must be less than calories out. Exercise is good, but cutting out about 500 per day is even better (and more efficient). Doing both is best.

I have found that writing everything down that I eat works wonders in making sure I don't stuff my piehole with junk.

yep, second that. It doesn't really matter what you do, ultimately you have to have a kcal deficit and writing them down is a great way to do it.

Many people have a very difficult time dieting and in my opinion (from my experience at least) if you're having a hard time dieting and regulating your calories in then you're doing something wrong. Kind of off topic from your original question, although you metabolism is directly related, just cutting calories via starvation will likely lead to the the opposite of your goals. If your body is starved for calories it will just lower your metabolism, storing a higher percentage of intake.

Try leaning out your food types, like chicken instead of meat more often or turkey and fish instead of chicken. Decrease you meal sizes and increase the count, eat six smaller meals a day. In the beginning it will actually feel like you're eating too much. Most importantly drink an excessive amount of water, by excessive I mean work towards an ounce per pound of body weight. That's extremely difficult and requires a regimented plan but in general if you can put down a gallon a day you're on the right track and will see a change in everything from endurance to body fat.

Forget any worries about needing to be in shape to get into shape, your body will provide all the resistance it needs. Try planks, push ups, go for walks etc. Check out the guys over in the exercise forum, there are some guru's over there that I'm sure can provide what works for them.

[MikeA]

P90X, nuff said!!

The only draw back to P90x is that some people have to get into shape in order to do the P90x to get into shape lol. I wonder how many couch potatoes have gone into cardiac arrest the first week of P90X.

Yeah PX90 is tha shit but damn after all that couch time it seriously kicked my ass.

My P90X is still in the box....been there for over a year.... :(

Be in shape is crap and an excuse. I could only do 2 pullups and 8 pushups when I started. I just got bands and light dumbells and went to work. Half of P90X is just using your own body as resistance.

[Nolaq]

P90X, nuff said!!

The only draw back to P90x is that some people have to get into shape in order to do the P90x to get into shape lol. I wonder how many couch potatoes have gone into cardiac arrest the first week of P90X.

Yeah PX90 is tha shit but damn after all that couch time it seriously kicked my ass.

My P90X is still in the box....been there for over a year.... :(

[Greg5280]

P90X, nuff said!!

The only draw back to P90x is that some people have to get into shape in order to do the P90x to get into shape lol. I wonder how many couch potatoes have gone into cardiac arrest the first week of P90X.

Yeah PX90 is tha shit but damn after all that couch time it seriously kicked my ass.

[TortillaJesus]

P90X, nuff said!!

The only draw back to P90x is that some people have to get into shape in order to do the P90x to get into shape lol. I wonder how many couch potatoes have gone into cardiac arrest the first week of P90X.

[allec]

SO whats the deal? i quit 75 days ago and honestly, was the best decision of my life-this site means a lot to me. Great people, good info. so whats the deal with weight gain. my sorry ass stepped on the scale and i have gained over 12 pounds since i quit-----? Anyone else gain weight with their quit?

Calories in must be less than calories out. Exercise is good, but cutting out about 500 per day is even better (and more efficient). Doing both is best.

I have found that writing everything down that I eat works wonders in making sure I don't stuff my piehole with junk.

[MikeA]

P90X, nuff said!!

[Steelers]

Of course you are going to eat more when you don't have that shit in your mouth.  What is so shocking?  I think most of us put on weight at the beginning.  I put on about 10 pounds......

I put on 20 the first month. Ten months later its gone. It sucked but its healthier than the carcinogens you've been ingesting. Deal with the quit now, you can lose the weight later.

Also, exercise helps the weight gain and the quit.

Actually started running again and lost about 5 of the 10. 5 more to go.

The benefits of excercise is well documented here. I have read in other places if you could take a pill for the benefits of walking/running it would be prescribed everywhere because it can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol, and possibly help reduce the risk of certain cancers.

Amazing, our bodies were meant to move.

[redyota]

Of course you are going to eat more when you don't have that shit in your mouth. What is so shocking? I think most of us put on weight at the beginning. I put on about 10 pounds......

I put on 20 the first month. Ten months later its gone. It sucked but its healthier than the carcinogens you've been ingesting. Deal with the quit now, you can lose the weight later.

Also, exercise helps the weight gain and the quit.