Thanks for the reminder Frank 
I was at 315 and got down to 285 and stalled. I think I will save your post and read it every few days to keep me focused better. I need below 250 to train for SP with a local guy here and that has been my goal for a while now. As a side note I also need to be 250 or below for the plane I am building. Talk about incentive, if I build it - I better fit..........The only problem is the timeline is at least 4 years and that does not give me enough pressure to watch what I eat.
I was all set to go in an Allegro 2007 but the instructor had some hard times and had to sell it before I got started. He trained a few big guys. The Allego weighing about 610lbs it has the capacity for 2 pretty big occupants and enough fuel to be useful. Kind of sad but like a few in the business he was better at teaching than marketing. His website was chronically down and I had to do a lot of detective work just to find him. Lesson to others, hard core want to be students will find you, but not everyone will spend the time. If they have the time and money they will skip over you and spend a few weeks getting their time in at a bigger school that is easy to find on the web.
Ken
From: Frank
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: I need help
You can do it Tom. I lost 46 pounds in approximately 3 months; Yes, I sacrificed but met
my goal. How did I do it? Well I said to myself, before you can eat it, you have to work
for it......and that is exactly what I did. And here is my routine:
I got up in the morning, brush my teeth and had some coffee or juice and without thinking
about it, I was out walking for 30 minutes in order to earn my breakfast, got home took a shower and served myself a bowl of cereal and coffee with milk. I did a few chores around the house, or went out and did a few errands.....by this time I was ready for lunch.
Because I love to eat.....I looked forward to lunch...........here I ate all I wanted without
any concern, because this in reality was my one large meal p/day.
In the afternoon; Again I maintained active washing the cars, the motorcycle, or even worked
on my Rans S5. What kept me going? Gas.......you see, for every 6 pounds lost I would
be able to fill my Rans with one more gallon of gas. So that was my trade-off and my
motivator.
During the evenings I would climb on my thread-mill and watch the evening news, take
a shower and if I would get hungry......I just ate a fruit or a bowl of soup and try to go to
bed early.........Why? If you stay up late, you will get hungry and if you submit to eating
late......you will loose or should I say "gain" back all the calories you have lost during the
day.
If you want to loose wait? Remember this every time you open your mouth to eat: "I have to burn more calories then those consumed"
Well........if it worked for me, is up to you. How much do you want to Fly other than in a commercial flight!!!!
Good Luck,
Frank Gonzalez
Rans S5/Puerto Rico
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=I am also a big, big guy and over 60 years old. When I first learned about the possibility of obtaining a Sport Certificate (not having to get a Medical), I learned that many LSA list a maximum weight in each seat to 260 +/- 10 pounds.I realized, that in order to achieve my goal of flying an LSA, I would need to lose a lot of weight. I'm not interested in a Private ticket, as I would be perfectly happy in my remaining years to fly under the restrictions of being a Sport Pilot.I have started on a weight loss program and, in the meanwhile, have also started ground school, which needs to be accomplished anyway. The ground school lessons (and several sport aviation magazines) help me maintain my enthusiasm.So, I hope to accomplish two secondary goals while I'm losing weight - ground school and becoming healthier (also an important "side benefit"). I hope, by the time I have lost enough weight to fit in the airplane, I will be ready to start punching those holes in the sky.Regards,
Tom
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