I wish I lost the weight on a low calorie plan.
That I ate six small meals a day.
I monitored how much water I took in.
I wish I would post great low-calorie recipes and post my workouts.
Those are very few days!
Earlier this year, I tried to do something called "Maintain My Maintenance".
I wrote a letter to a good amount of food companies (General Mills, Dole, Etc.) and talked about my story. I also asked if I could get samples of the foods that I eat for plugs on my blog.
One company was very interested in me ( I will not say the name, but let's just say they have their initials on eggs).
I told them how I eat their eggs a lot. When I am in the grocery store, and I get hungry, I would buy their pre-boiled eggs and eat them. People would look at me funny, yet, I did not go crazy and eat everything insight. Just those eggs.
They sent me a e-mail and asked me to go into detail on how their eggs helped me lose the weight.
I told them how I loved eggs and how healthy eggs are. How I changed the way I ate.
I got back this e-mail:
"That is great. Do you only eat our eggs? I mean, we are not looking for a Jared spokesperson."
For twenty years, I have felt like a weight loss failure. I would try a diet and wonder why I could not succeed.
For twenty years, I have felt like the world has laughed at me. Society would tell me to buy a pill, or eat a certain way, and I would, only to find myself unsuccessful.
For twenty years, I blamed myself for my weight. Well, I deserve a lot of the blame, but not all of it.
All I had to do was send an email back to this company and tell them I only use their eggs (Like they would have ever known). I could have told them I eat 20 eggs a day, and I could have given them a ton of egg recipes. Who knows where it could have lead to.
Yet, I can not lie to people. You will not lose 200 pounds on eggs. You will not lose 200 pounds on subs or any gimmick.
Once you lose the weight, it is not easier. It is easy to say I lost three pounds this week. It is hard to say I maintained this week.
I was offended by the email. I am like that. The stupidest things set me off.
Yet, that is why I have lost 220 pounds.
Instead, my reply was:
" Your eggs are $2.99 a dozen, regular eggs are $.89 a dozen. Do the math! And my name is Tony, I do not eat subs."
If I want to be popular, I just need to update my blog more.
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I guess I'm not quite getting it - their response to your initial letter to me seems to indicate that they don't want you to only eat their eggs - they said they're not looking for a Jared-type, a guy who only eats subs (at least as far as Subway's marketing department is concerned). I read that response and think that they're hoping you eat their eggs as part of a balanced diet, as if to say that eggs are a good component to a better whole. That's how I take it anyway.
That is not what they were asking, although I see your point.
They asked if I ate other brands of eggs. The Jared comment was actually a jab at me. There were other emails.
And no, they were not asking about a balanced diet.
Hi Tony,
You said "There are some days where I wish I was like other dieters.
I wish I lost the weight on a low calorie plan.
That I ate six small meals a day.
I monitored how much water I took in.
I wish I would post great low-calorie recipes and post my workouts".
So what exactly what do you eat and how do you keep track of how much you are eating> I guess working out allows you to eat more food then a person like myself who has 250lbs to lose but is presently sedenary. I guess the question I want to know is while from your posts I can see that you really try to eat high fiber foods, lean meats, fish, maybe chicken veggies. It is not clear to me how you keep track of how many calories you consumer or EXACTLY what foods in what quantities you consumed/consume to lose the weight and now maintain it. By the way, I do love your blog and thank you for sharing yourself so candidly.
You quoted me, but you missed the next line after the quoted ones
I'm glad I looked here because I was confused too. Eating only eggs would certainly not be a plan I'd subscribe to!
Yeah, I've wanted to try their eggs (I assume I know who you're talking about), but I just can't get over that price difference because I'm poor.
A diet of only eggs. Ridiculous.
What an egg-salent post... sorry I couldn't resist.
What about the chocolate easter egg ones... can you loose weight by just eating those?
OK seriously... Eggs rock. But if I understand you right I think we are of like minds... The reason I nicknamed my blog "foolsfitness" was to mock the so called experts who's common sense actually pushes the gimmicks of magic pills, 5 minute machines, and fad diets over some perhaps "Un"common sense of just learning to eat a little more healthy within a sane amount and get a little exersize... but that doesn't make them enough money, just like good news doesn't sell papers. A Sad and crazy state of things.
At Foolsfitness we want to raise chickens that lay the snickers eggs.-Alan
I count calories, watch what I eat,and try to eat in moderation while busting my *ss in the gym. My blog is a huge component of my success. I don't do weight watchers so this is how I get support and encouragement. I think the most important thing you've done is eating what works for you, exercising the way you enjoy exercising. The rest is figurative cake. Maintenance is the hard part. You are doing great.
Tony you are such a unique individual, I really appreciate that and am so glad you have never waivered, wish I could say the same.
I do love that you conrinue...as you have, even in maitenance, when I need that reality check, I come here for a dose of inspiration and to remind myself how I need to eat. I read your struggles and I am still there, but know at some point it will kick in, I know it will.
Until then I will keep trudging forward trying each day harder to make the change a permamnent one, one that I know will bring me to my journey end, to begin a new one.
I know many have been successful in mnay types of diets, life style changes, it all works..if you work it.
Egg spokesman or not, your A-OKAY in my book!
Tony, you are a great influence on people. Some, I'm guessing don't take well to your "realness" but it's their loss! When you want to be successful, you surround yourself with successful people ... that's why I'll continue to read your blog for as long as you write.
That is great that you prefer to blog with integrity. It will take you much further!
Very inspiring blog!
I'm sure you've heard this many times since you started posting... "Thank you for your blog". And thanks a whole bunch for your pictures-all my husband could say was "wow!"
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