Wow, I saw the guy in the second picture at Xbiz and didn't know who it was... That's amazing, congrats :)

Im so proud and impressed by you Scooter! Way to go! Keep up the good work!:thumbsup

That is awesome, congrats

I said Hi to you and it was like we never met before..lol ( but I got that a lot this Vegas
trip )





Thanks Joe - Give my Love to Zenny.




Kristen - Thank you.

MissMina - Same Scooter just smaller =)

WOW dude! CONGRATS!!!

that's great! Keep up the great work!

Congratulations Scooter, your looking good :thumbsup

holy sheet! U look great!!!! (I mean that in a manly buddy way)

Good job!!!!

Looks like the Free Scooter Rides have paid off!

I went from 220 to 166 from 1/1/08 to today (which puts me at about 10% body fat now).
The only change made for the first 2.5 months was diet, and then next 2.5 months were diet + walking (approx 10 miles per day). I'm now doing diet + walking (5 miles per day) + biking (once a week for 40 miles) + gym (3 times a week).

Trust me, "just walking" has a huge effect on weight loss. A 200 lb man, walking at 4 miles per hour, can burn 400 calories per hour - and you can easily do this for 2 hours per day, at a reasonable fitness level, you don't need to be in great or even "good" shape. 400 * 7 = 2800 calories, there are 3500 calories in one pound of fat, so just the walking accounts for almost one pound of fat loss per week, assuming you were calorie neutral before (neither gaining nor losing).

For me, diet means "eating clean food only" - if it isn't natural/organic, i don't eat it - also no red meat (maybe i'll have a tiny treat once per month). Plenty of protein - 0.5 - 1.0 gram per pound of body weight per day. Lots of vegetables and some fruit. I limit calories to less than the amount of calories I use in a day (resting metabolic rate + calories used from exercise). For me, I use roughly 3000 calories per day average now (and this is with a lot of exercise - most people use way less than this), and consume roughly 2000 calories per day. I am within 5 pounds of my goal weight, so I am slowly increasing my calorie count per day to 3000.

Also, I intend to keep up a high level of exercise, and put on roughly 15 pounds of muscle (should take 8-12 months), which will help in keeping the fat off, and of course will have other obvious benefit as well.

I love me some Scooter and have for a long time!!!!!!

You look like a new man but, of course with the same big heart! You know whats up:)

I'm so happy for you baby!

That's not long term they are talking over 5 yrs.

Also, to the OP Scooter - Congrats! I don't know what your ultimate goal is, but it looks like you are making great progress towards achieving it. If more people in this country took their health seriously, we'd have a very different population today :)

In my case, no, but plenty of people have done exactly what I'm doing.

This site is a great example of it:
http://www.johnstonefitness.com/php/t_ani_1_year.php
http://www.johnstonefitness.com/php/pictures.php

5 years went by, and if anything, he's in better shape, not worse.

dude ! I noticed that on some xbiz pics . had to do a double take !

you look awesome .. keep up the good work!

He isnt just walking,he is doing intense exercise:
Working Out
I lift 3 times a week and do HIIT cardio 7 days a week. I won't allow myself to miss a workout for any reason. I really enjoy them. One day I had to go to the E.R, when I got back home the first thing I did was jump on the bike. All I could think about was getting my workout in! I get excited when I step into the weight room because I know that it's another opportunity to improve and grow stronger.

When I'm on the bike or stair-climber and sweat is pouring off my body, my heart is beating 189 BPM (remember, I'm doing HIIT-I don't maintain that level!) and I feel like I can't take another step, I just grit my teeth and think about my future body. I tell myself that I'm either going to finish this workout with a 110% effort, or I'm going to pass out. So far I've finished all my workouts. ;)

And if you read what I posted, I said I do intense exercise also. I lift 3 times per week and do cardio 7 days per week. And much like him, I don't take excuses from excercise - I got my workout in on the same day I had surgery, and the day after as well :)

My point is that anyone who says that cardio is pointless is just wrong, also, there is plenty of research on the topics of LISS (low intensity steady state - like walking or Medium intensity - like powerwalking - what i do) versus HIIT (which my bicycle riding is up and down a lot of hills) - they both have benefits, and that's why I do both.

The bottom line is, get off your ass, do some exercise, you will get some benefit - keep doing exercise if you want to keep getting that benefit.

I agree with you I was just talking about study done with people with over 5 yrs of keeping off over 50 lbs. They said intense exercise was the key, that going for a after dinner stroll doesnt do it. That was my only point and you're doing what they spoke about so why are we going back and forth? lol

good for you tony .. its nice to see you have the right attitude going in ..

kudos to all of yous ..
Personally i've been feeling very lethargic lately, though I've lost some weight ... i was 215 in Dec. and am now 185. However I haven't been working out other then sex min 3- 4 times a day. my energy level is low, I find myself lying on the couch by 4 pm daily ... and having a nap at around 6. It's fucked, on shoot days i seem to coast thru without problems . but if i am not shooting i'm not motivated to move.
would fat burners help get my energy level back up ? some people have told me that ..

Congrats buddy. I was always worried about you... you are on the right track now!!!

Tony: HIIT is NOT good for you. If you are obese, you are best to do LIIT and keep your BPM under 142.

People will do what they want, but a 189 is heart attack range for someone who is morbid obese. (I am honestly not sure what you weigh, I just know in the past you've eluded to being very large)

I just read everything those aren't my words I was quoting the site the other person had posted. lol I do hitt they would just bury me were I drop lol.

When Maintaining fat loss (the majority of your life after losing weight):
Intense exercise is key
Cardio serves as benefit for heart mainly

When losing fat:
Cardio is key for losing fat
Intense exercise is important as well to maintain existing muscle - prevent your weight loss from coming from muscle loss as much as possible, since you are going to need to put the muscle back when you are done losing the fat, you'd be best served to minimize this loss.

I'm only going back and forth because most people have no idea at all about how to maintain a proper diet+exercise routine, and your post made it seem like "just walking" was pointless - it isn't, it's just part of an overall routine.

You are 100% correct.

Silly whores rock, got any in Calabasas???!!:pimp:1orglaugh:pimp:1orglaugh!


SCOOTER congrats on the weight loss man:thumbsup

Kick ass Scooter! Way to do.. lookin' good man!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh That's one way to put it. Well said!:thumbsup

You look awesome my friend! It was great to see you and spend time in Vegas.

I did notice how great you looked in Vegas!!!! Way to go! So stoked for you.

Thats awesome. Congrats man.

AWESOME WORK!!! WTG Scooter!! :GFYBand

Wow, you look DIFFERENT. Great job, man.

The pleasure was all mine. Give a Big Hug & Kiss to Sara for me.



Vegas Ken ,SCtyger and WEGRuth - Thanks a lot.

BUMP for Scooter and amazing progress!!!! :upsidedow:upsidedow:upsidedow:upsidedow

Congrats SCOOTER. Thought it was your brother for a sec, hehe.

Congrats Scooter, you look great!

Wow man that is Great!
So Awesome!
Sorry for the late reply, I was busy having puppies.

HAHA not me, my English Bulldog

http://www.cutebulldogs.com/new_puppies_small.jpg

As I said in Vegas, you're looking great! Keep it up man! =)

very impressive - keep at it :thumbsup