whats a good field

[bdickens]

Wow. Two links for biodiesel companies and three that point to quick-lube franchises. Not exaxtly what I'd call automotive service professionals.

This is what professional automotive technicians look like: http://www.continentalimports.com/ser_index.html

[WildBill]

I should have kept my promise to stay out of this discussion. To use Mr. 72's description, this thread has become "a colossal waste of time."

[DoubleJ]

funny thing is, when I first saw the title, I tooootally thought it was about grass fields.

kinda wish it was. I like me some Kentucky Blue Grass.

or maybe sumpin' like this:

[lunchbox]

ok i just talked to a navy recruiter and looks like I'm going to try to get into shape and join the navy
in the man time I'm going to get some low end job maybe auto zone and work on getting down to 25% body fat or less

[DoubleJ]

Great to hear! good luck to you, and hope you achieve your goal.
go be a SEAL, man. then we can all say we "knew" a SEAL!

[lunchbox]

Great to hear! good luck to you, and hope you achieve your goal.
go be a SEAL, man. then we can all say we "knew" a SEAL!

I'm going be doing good to just make it in the navy. I will worry about the seals later

[DoubleJ]

Ah heard that! good luck, in the meantime. remember, Carbs are the enemy! (that was an Austin Powers reference)
guess you could go resurrect that ol' Weight Loss thread, might give ya a good starting point.
Clickah

[Kerbouchard]

ok i just talked to a navy recruiter and looks like I'm going to try to get into shape and join the navy
in the man time I'm going to get some low end job maybe auto zone and work on getting down to 25% body fat or less

That's great news. I think you are making an excellent choice. Let us know when you take your ASVAB, and what kind of jobs they want to put you into. Best of luck!

[Commander Cody]

Good luck to you with all of your endeavors. I still think the USMC would be a better choice… And yes I know it is a branch of the Navy… Just a better branch.

[lunchbox]

Good luck to you with all of your endeavors. I still think the USMC would be a better choice… And yes I know it is a branch of the Navy… Just a better branch.

maybe I will be a land squid

[lunchbox]

what are some things I need to know about the navy etc etc

[DoubleJ]

boats.

[anygunanywhere]

boats.

Wrongo.

Submarines and targets.

Actually, submarines are referred to as "boats". "Ships" are targets.

Anygunanywhere

[bdickens]

Ha!

The Army has more boats than the Navy.
The Army has more aircraft than the Air Force.
Go figure.

[mr.72]

Ah heard that! good luck, in the meantime. remember, Carbs are the enemy!

Actually calories are the enemy. Doesn't matter how you get the calories. It's just easy to cut carbs completely and as a result end up cutting calories but you will be low on energy and this is not a generally healthy sustainable diet.

You need carbs for energy, plain and simple. You don't need very much fat in your diet, and unless you are actively trying to add muscle (which won't work if you're also losing weight, at least not in a general sense), you don't need a whole lot of protein either. Maybe about 100g or less of protein per day, as little fat as you can possible handle, and try and get all of the rest of your calories from complex carbohydrate sources and high-fiber foods.

For someone 6' tall and 300+ lb, you can strictly count calories and stay under about 1700 cals/day and you will survive just fine and lose 2+ lb per week. If you eat mostly complex carbs, 100g of protein a day, harshly limit fat and simple sugars then once you get over the first month or so of getting used to being hungry and gain some tolerance for being in ketosis all the time you will feel fine and you can sustain this until you get within about 10-20% of your "ideal weight". Things go better if you also exercise but I would suggest that trading in your joints in favor of low weight is not worth it in the long run, so pick exercise that is zero or low impact (i.e. not running) and that is 500-1000 calories/hr burn rate (cycling, swimming, etc.). Every extra calorie you burn in daily exercise is another calorie you can consume and maintain your weight loss.