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Posted on Jul 31st 2009 2:00PM by Mary KearlFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Motivation
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| Photo: Courtesy of Tony Posnanski |
That's Fit: Can you describe a typical day's worth of meals and any exercises you did when you were at your heaviest, 420 pounds?
Tony Posnanski: My exercises consisted of rolling around in bed, going to the bathroom and cleaning up after my dog because I was way too tired to take her out. I was very inactive. I went to the chiropractor four days a week because of back pain. I would consume close to 10,000 calories a day. On the way home from work, I would stop at three different fast food restaurants. I can remember sitting in my car at 2 a.m. with $40 worth of Taco Bell. I would eat over eight pounds of food at a Chinese Buffet. Believe it or not, I made Michael Phelps look like an Olsen twin.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Tony Posnanski |
Posnanski: I have changed my diet completely. I cut out all of the processed foods I used to eat. I now eat fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fat-free dairy and some beans. People look at me and say, "That is so boring," but in fact it is awesome! Growing up I used to eat apple pie, now I know what it is like to have a fresh apple! I actually did not realize there were different kinds of apples. I eat squash, mango, peaches! I realized with fruits and vegetables that the fiber in these items keeps me full. I used to cut portions, but realized I would yo-yo for the rest of my life if I did that. I needed to change my life.
I also work out six days a week. When I first started, I [could last] on the treadmill for 48 seconds. Now I go on the StairMaster for 90 minutes at a time. I never thought I would go on a StairMaster. I couple of years back I almost passed out by going up two flights of stairs. Most recently on the machine, I went up 325 [flights]. I also work out with heavy weights. My "diet" was like an athlete's diet, so I thought, "If I work out, I can look like an athlete!"
That's Fit: So what do you have against Jared?
Posnanski: LOL! My brother is one of the top sports writers in America and he has a very successful blog. I am not much of a writer, but I wanted to chronicle my weight loss. I was thinking about a name [to give my blog] and while I was thinking about it I saw a commercial for Subway. At the time I had lost 60 of my 220 pounds and I realized that I was not going to lose the weight by eating subs every day. For some people it works, but not for a [former] 400 pounder.
So I called myself the Anti-Jared. Now that I have done so much, I would like to be known as Tony Posnanski, but I think The Anti-Jared might follow me around for a while.
