# The 2006 Weight loss club

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-weight-loss-club/337789>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 30, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-weight-loss-club/337789 "2005-12-30T23:04:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-weight-loss-club/337789/321 "2006-03-15T20:18:01Z")

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Too late to join in?

Just started this week. My weight’s officially pissing me off. It’s getting in the way with normal life. My feet & knees hurt, I get winded climbing stairs, and it’s getting in the way of sex.

I’m over 350 lbs right now - that’s best I can say since the Doctor’s scale stops at 350. Probably close to 370 - a near all-time high for me. (I’m 6’3" by the way, with a lineback-gone-to-fat build).

Current goal is 320 - 50lbs down.

Right now I’m HUNGRY!!!

I’m trying Slim Fast shakes for two meals a day. Trying for a “normal” dinner. I probably should have a normal lunch & slim-fast for dinner but dinner is family time and I want to join in.

I did an atkins variant (actually the Curves diet from my wife’s club) about two years ago and dropped 60+ pounds before falling back on old habits & piling it back on. I like having something that says, “Eat this” rather than trying to figure it out on my own. Too much choice & too variety. I lock up & just go, “Screw it, I’ll just grab a hunk of cheese and this piece of ham”. Later, it’s “I’ll just add this and a spoon of that”. Before you know it, I’ve eaten too much.

Saying, “Have this Shake for lunch” is easier for me to handle.

Anyway- no real activiity increase yet. I need to get some started.

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