The post whore thread.

[HoneyBadger]

Aiming to lose over 60lb this year and drop sub 200. 3 weeks in and so far so good, but hey the first 25lb are easy.
Hate counting the calories of every item I eat, not to mention eating approx 1600cal a day sucks. At least 21 more weeks of this.

Awesome! Congrats on the current and future losses! Are you using a program like the 21 Day Fix? 21 Day Fix really helped Mrs. HB and me to figure out portion control, which is probably the most important piece of the equation.

[HoneyBadger]

I could put one in my heated garage pretty easily I bet. That's not a bad idea, except I'd like to avoid water pipes in the attic.

Do you have a crawl space?

FWIW, I have a tankless in my house out here. Rinnai is the brand. I have no complaints, apart from not having an easy 40 gal of drinkable water on hand in case of an emergency... but that's something that is easy to compensate for if you think you need it, and it's not really a complaint about the product.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Tankless in warm climates are cheaper and easier for the most part. They don't have to have the btu heating capacity due to ground water temp and delta t. In residential applications of course.

[Erni]

HB, thank you. I don't exactly follow a structured program. After reading "why we get fat" it donned on me how carb sensitive I am and how everytime I did loose weight I cut the carbs the most. I try to eat protein heavy, and limit the carbs. If I get over 110g of protein a day I don't feel hungry as long as I manage the carbs. In reality carbs are averaging aroud 90g a day so far, since they are everywhere. But as long as I can hit 2-3 lb loss a week I'll leave it alone for now.

[HoneyBadger]

Tankless in warm climates are cheaper and easier for the most part. They don't have to have the btu heating capacity due to ground water temp and delta t. In residential applications of course.

That makes a lot of sense. Mine is in my garage where it never drops below 45*, even in "winter"... and the insulation in this house is absolute shit.

[HoneyBadger]

HB, thank you. I don't exactly follow a structured program. After reading "why we get fat" it donned on me how carb sensitive I am and how everytime I did loose weight I cut the carbs the most. I try to eat protein heavy, and limit the carbs. If I get over 110g of protein a day I don't feel hungry as long as I manage the carbs. In reality carbs are averaging aroud 90g a day so far, since they are everywhere. But as long as I can hit 2-3 lb loss a week I'll leave it alone for now.

Awesome. Don't forget to make sure that you body is getting enough fruits and veggies while you are slimming down - This will help avoid a lot of preventable problems caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Keep up the good work!

[Irving]

Do you have a crawl space?

Nope, on slab and the garage was added on so the interior wall is brick veneer.

Thanks Irving. Yep, cut the carbs to 80g a day or so. Wanted to go lower but I get lethargic in the evening @ sub 70g. Go figure.

I like eating lots of protein, fat, and oils. Too few carbs and I feel tired and hungry like you said. The most difficult thing for me is once I start eating carbs, then I can't stop and go over board.

Ahhh yes. I did forget that you got out of it. That points back to choosing property wisely, but there's no such thing as a sure bet.

We chose fine, but the person that owned three surrounding properties wanted out and we saw things going down hill once she sold, so we all sold together. The important part was that while we were operating on long term plans, and ended up going short term, we still made money. It was a decent experience.

Awesome. Don't forget to make sure that you body is getting enough fruits and veggies while you are slimming down - This will help avoid a lot of preventable problems caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Keep up the good work!

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Start digging. Haha.

[Irving]

Maybe I'll have the neighbor's dog do the digging.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

That's racist.