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[meow]

I swapped a lot of foods.

I have a problem with snacking when I'm bored, which happens basically all the time when I'm sitting at my office all day. I stocked up on plain yogurt, apples and baby carrots. Made sure I always had gum on hand (sugarless) if I feel like eating and see if that tides me over. No juice or sweet tea or sweetened coffee drinks (I already didn't really drink soda), just have plain tea, coffee, water or sparkling water. I absolutely love chips so I cycle nuts (unsalted), banana chips, and/or freeze dried fruits to fix the "crunch" craving I was having (last two also help my sweet tooth).

Also I make myself go to the gym every morning. Even if I'm running late and it means I literally hop on the treadmill for only 10 minutes. Every. Morning.

 

[TickleMeElbow]

imho all of these diets are more or less bullshit and to some extent very detrimental to your health.

I really don't understand why so many people are so reluctant to exercise/work out (running takes like half an hour maybe?) instead of torturing themselves with these crazy diets.

Yeah but exercise won't help you lose weight if you continue to eat more calories than you burn.

It's better to consistently track calories and eat below your TDEE if you want to lose weight. Exercise allows you to eat more though.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Don't eat more than one portion, like don't eat more than one not gargantuan dish. Eat slowly and don't put a lot of shit in your mouth at once, take small bites.

 

[Mediking]

Positive conditioning....

You'll start to feel better when you lose weight and people notice it. People have told me recently that they can see that I'm losing weight and it feels amazing. That positive reinforcement can do wonders.

 

[Lights and Waves]

Try chewing gum!

 

[OraleeWey]

imho all of these diets are more or less bullshit and to some extent very detrimental to your health.

I really don't understand why so many people are so reluctant to exercise/work out (running takes like half an hour maybe?) instead of torturing themselves with these crazy diets.

Personally for me, I can't just take a leap of faith. I have to see results. If I see results then I am a lot more likely to complete my goal. It's a "hardcore" start but it's a big start and a big motivator and the push to see that I meet my goal.

 

[mike6467]

What helps me is keeping bad foods completely out of the house. I suck at moderation (seriously, I can take down a whole pan of brownies in 36 hours if I'm home by myself).

So I just don't keep bad foods on hand. Then the only challenge is at the grocery store (you also have to fight the urge to order food). It helps me knowing even if I go crazy and binge, I'm binging on veggies, chicken, cottage cheese, eggs, etc. They're all really filling and it's not like chips/sweets/whatever where you can just nom at them constantly.

 

[xxracerxx]

Personally for me, I can't just take a leap of faith. I have to see results. If I see results then I am a lot more likely to complete my goal. It's a "hardcore" start but it's a big start and a big motivator and the push to see that I meet my goal.

You will be pin-balling around on fab diets, if this is the case.

 

[Pagusas]

Personally for me, I can't just take a leap of faith. I have to see results. If I see results then I am a lot more likely to complete my goal. It's a "hardcore" start but it's a big start and a big motivator and the push to see that I meet my goal.

You realize results take work right?

 

[flintstryker]

Personally for me, I can't just take a leap of faith. I have to see results. If I see results then I am a lot more likely to complete my goal. It's a "hardcore" start but it's a big start and a big motivator and the push to see that I meet my goal.

Unfortunately for you there's no quick fix for this, results will take time to show so if you're expecting to change over night you may want to rethink it a tad bit

 

[crap monkey]

You realize results take work right?

They don't want to work for it, they want something fast and easy, it's the reason why they need to lose weight in the first place.

 

[Pagusas]

They don't want to work for it, they want something fast and easy, it's the reason why they need to lose weight in the first place.

makes me think the number one issue with our society being overweight isn't the food, its the mind set and will power of people. What has caused a generation of people to grow up so weak in resolve?

 

[OraleeWey]

You realize results take work right?

Yes I understand. But read what he asked, "why do people do these methods". I just answered his question. Why I would do something like that.

I've gotten some good advice from here. Everyone seems to agree that counting calories is the best way to lose weight. I'm going to start doing that and I'm also going to start running. I'll take it easy the first few weeks, it's not like my body will be able to handle it anyway. Hehe.

Anyone want to recommend apps I can use to count calories? What else should I be using while I'm running? As in what should I be monitoring from myself?

 

[crap monkey]

Yes I understand. But read what he asked, "why do people do these methods". I just answered his question. Why I would do something like that.

I've gotten some good advice from here. Everyone seems to agree that counting calories is the best way to lose weight. I'm going to start doing that and I'm also going to start running. I'll take it easy the first few weeks, it's not like my body will be able to handle it anyway. Hehe.

Anyone want to recommend apps I can use to count calories? What else should I be using while I'm running? As in what should I be monitoring from myself?

Read my post, I give you everything there.

 

[ColdPizza]

Food scale, myfitness pal, pre-portioning your meals, eating slower, drinking more water, drastically cutting down sugar and more importantly sodium...these are all things you can do to combat overeating.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Are there any fruit/veggie juice drinks you can enjoy? Don't get me wrong I know a lot of that stuff tastes like vomit, but some can be alright. I make a blend of red pepper, sweet potato apple and pear that comes out pretty nice. You can swap something like that in for a snack and a drink, it's pretty low calorie, helps fend off the hunger, pretty healthy overall and tastes pretty damn good IMO. If you can, make your own since the store bought stuff can have additives sometimes.

Other than that you can just straight up reduce the amount you eat, but it can easily be more a matter of what you eat rather than the quantity.

 

[crap monkey]

makes me think the number one issue with our society being overweight isn't the food, its the mind set and will power of people. What has caused a generation of people to grow up so weak in resolve?

Dont blame it on a generation, that's weak and lazy, especially when its baby boomers that have the largest rate of obesity in the U.S. anyway. It's a combination of food, the way companies market and what they put into their foods to keep them addicting, and a complete letdown by the U.S. government in properly educating citizens on what healthy eating is (food pyramid, war on fat, emphasizing carbs, painting sugar as not completely fucking horrible).

 

[jb1234]

Cutting way back on carbs and upping my protein intake has really taken off the weight for me. I no longer feel as many cravings and I don't have to eat nearly as much to stay full.

 

[DigitalRicket]

Counting your calories should help you out a bit since you'll see how much of what you're eating is actually worth eating. I know you're heavier than I am but I try to make as a base plan 500 calories per meal with three meals a day and then have 2 snacks along the way that should be 250 calories each. That should get you to 2000 calories, though, for your weight and height you might need more calories so I'd suggest looking it up.

The myfitnesspal app is super helpful with this.

 

[mkenyon]

It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change.

What helps most of us ex-fat GAF is having 1 refeed/cheat day a week. Just go nuts, like zero restraint. Some folks in FitGAF put down 6-8k calories ez on the cheat day. Then be good the other 6 days. You'll absolutely see a downward trend in weight.

Prioritize protein because it keeps you full. Eat 1300-1500 calories a day until you're at your desired weight.

Cardio helps, but is not necessary. A combo of cardio and strength training as part of your new lifestyle will help you maintain your weight loss.

Anything beyond this is absolutely not necessary for weight loss. This will work for literally every single person if they can adhere to it. Fad diets are fads. They come and go, and only gain traction through anecdotal information and leaps of faith.

 

[GuyKazama]

Start counting calories. You don't have to do it forever, just long enough to get an idea of what you routinely are eating. Extra fries don't sound as good when you realize how many calories that adds to your daily intake.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Eat slower and don't drink anything while eating. Do stuff to distract yourself while you eat- play with your phone or something

If it's more that you are just eating garbage instead of just eating too much, try to get as much protien in your diet as possible. Drink Protein shakes in the morning or afternoon and you will be less hungry throught the day

Drinking lots of water is actually quite good. It makes you feel full faster and once you digest a little your brain catches up to how full you are.

 

[Samara]

Personally for me, I can't just take a leap of faith. I have to see results. If I see results then I am a lot more likely to complete my goal. It's a "hardcore" start but it's a big start and a big motivator and the push to see that I meet my goal.

Unless you put your body in a shock, it's not going to happen. Those commercial are scams. Don't fall for that ''results in 10 days'' bullshit. Especially at your size: no one is going to notice.

Thinking like this is the reason so many people buy gym membership and new clothes only to quit 2 weeks after. And then complain that they can't lose weight or that it doesnt work. No, you just dont want to put in work. You want it now, and that's not how it works

 

[wamberz1]

Try having several smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 giant ones.

What I do is:

- small breakfast

- light snack

- small lunch

- some protein and milk

- dinner

- small desert

 

[opricnik]

I skip meals if i think i ate too much

 

[SoundLad]

If you really want to lose weight, like really want to, then it's very simple. Note I said simple, not easy. First thing you gotta do is find out your TDEE (How any calories you need to maintain your bodyweight). I would recommend weighing yourself, as unpleasant as that might sound having to face the real numbers, before calculating your TDEE as more than likely you're underestimating how fat you are and are probably bigger than 235-240. The number this spits out is an estimate, a pretty good one, but can vary by 100-200 calories based on the individual (naturally high or slow metabolism is a myth, at least in the extremes people normally discuss it). It is recommended that you try not to lose more than 2 pounds a week on average, anything more than that and your can get some really bad effects as you're not eating enough and similarly will be more likely to lose musclemass as your body will cannibalize your muscles for energy. 1 pound of fat lost a week requires a weekly caloric deficit of 3,500 calories, or about 500 calories a day. I emphasize weekly because that is what matters, day to day fluctuations can happen, some days you eat more, some you eat less, but if you aim for a weekly deficit you'll be fine.

Now that you know how many calories you need, you need to actually figure out the amount of calories in those foods. I do this using a calorie tracker, my choice being MyFinessPal but there are others as well, google around and find something you like. I track my food every single day on this website, and that's the real key, tracking EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. even if i'm being a fat fatty and over eat, I still track, even if seeing how much I overate makes me feel like absolute shit, I do my best to make up for it the next day, or the next few days, or the next few weeks. Consistency and keeping yourself honest are the key to being successful. I don't let bad days keep me off track, I know Im going for that weekly deficit.

Here's the thing, this works, fat loss is simple, burn more calories than you eat in a day. It's really that simple. Dealing with all the shit trying to achieve that is the hard part, and that very much relies on the individual. Over the past two years I've lost 135 pounds, and I'm still losing. This works. It's not a diet, it's not an exercise program, it's a change in the relationship that you have with food. I have given you the very basic tools to tackle weight loss, if you would like to hear what specifically I have done just let me know, but keep in mind what I have done, and do, might not be the right way for you. Do whatever you need to to maintain a caloric deficit and it won't matter how you do it, as long as you do it safely and are consistent.

Truth right here!

Also, "Eat to live, don't live to eat".

Edit: For the love of all that's holy, don't start running until you've lost a considerable amount of weight or your joints are going to make you pay for it. Be kind to your joints.

 

[Crispy]

Yes I understand. But read what he asked, "why do people do these methods". I just answered his question. Why I would do something like that.

I've gotten some good advice from here. Everyone seems to agree that counting calories is the best way to lose weight. I'm going to start doing that and I'm also going to start running. I'll take it easy the first few weeks, it's not like my body will be able to handle it anyway. Hehe.

Anyone want to recommend apps I can use to count calories? What else should I be using while I'm running? As in what should I be monitoring from myself?

Good luck with losing the weight!

Take it easy though with exercising. My bootcamp instructor told me that when he starts with someone overweight and untrained, he just let's them walk around and pick up a training ball for a few lessons, as this tires you out already. Right now the impact of your weight could be too much for your untrained legs if you start running. Also try training with a heart-rate meter, to get you in the zone where you burn the most calories.

If you do this and eat healthy, small portions throughout the day, you'll see progress in a few weeks already!

 

[Gnome Scat]

Drink water throughout the meal.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

1. Get smaller plates.
2. Get plates that are dark, purple or blue.
3. Fill up half the plate with salad. Start with adding the salad.
4. Plan your portions so that you can eat one today and one for tomorrow. This way you'll be a bit ashamed of eating two portions since you have to spend the next day cooking again.

 

[mkenyon]

1. Get smaller plates.
2. Get plates that are dark, purple or blue.
3. Fill up half the plate with salad.
4. Plan your portions so that you can eat one today and one for tomorrow. This way you'll be a bit ashamed of eating two portions since you have to spend the next day cooking again.

Eh.

Salad can be the largest waste of calories for how most people eat them. The amount of nutrition you get in comparison to how many calories is silly.

Like, eating some greens with some balsamic vinegar and a teeny splash of oil, sure. But dressing makes salad a huge waste.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

Eh.

Salad can be the largest waste of calories for how most people eat them. The amount of nutrition you get in comparison to how many calories is silly.

Like, eating some greens with some balsamic vinegar and a teeny splash of oil, sure. But dressing makes salad a huge waste.

No sauce. It's just there to fill the plate so you don't add too much of the other stuff.

 

[New002]

Count your calories (invest in a food scale)

Eat slower

Drink plenty of water during the day and during meals

Eat healthier (tends to be more filling for less calories)

 

[mkenyon]

No sauce. It's just there to fill the plate so you don't add too much of the other stuff.

No one other than health nuts understand that salad without dressing is a thing.

 

[Jay Sosa]

makes me think the number one issue with our society being overweight isn't the food, its the mind set and will power of people.

Oh, no doubt.

Every single overweight person I know is 'fat' because they refuse to do something about it. Besides trying out idiotic diets, because that takes little to no effort, and then, when it doesn't work (surprise, surprise) they tell themselves that it's pointless to even try.

I mean to each their own, but please stop constantly whining about being overweight. It's not your genes. It's you.

And don't get me wrong: Eating healthy is absolutely important (I assume If i'd eat 20 donuts each day I'd be fat too) but to see people go to such lengths (like only eating potatoes..wtf?) before even trying to do what everyone is telling them (get off your ass and exercise) will never cease to amaze me.

 

[OraleeWey]

Read my post, I give you everything there.

Hey I did read your post. I just wanted more options, is all.

 

[Berserking Guts]

Back in October I weighed 224lbs. I'm now at 183lbs. It's the healthiest I've been at since I was a teenager. We have an elliptical downstairs and every second or third day I dedicate myself to two 40 minute sessions. I've also been fasting too, I eat one meal every 24hrs and only drink water. I'm aware there's more effective ways of losing weight, but this is whats working for me, and quite honestly, I'm too scared to change my routine now.

 

[Zelenogorsk]

I don't have any advice for eating less because I'm a fat fuck who can't seem to manage that, but I do suggest you weigh yourself if you feel you're putting on some pounds. I put on 100 pounds without even realizing it (I knew I had gained some weight but not that much) and if I had gotten on the scale and faced my weight sooner I might not have let it get this bad.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Counting calories works for me.

This is all I had to do.

 

[OraleeWey]

Read my post, I give you everything there.

So I checked that website for my TDEE(?). Using the worst case scenario, at 250lbs (seriously I don't think I weight 250lbs, fuck me if I do.), I need just shy of 3,000 calories to maintain my weight. So I should be aiming to eat less than 3,000 calories a day and I should be losing weight, but not so much that I'm losing more than 2lbs a week?

 

[4 is a cutie]

Cut all meals in half
Find a hobby

 

[daviyoung]

you have to wait for your stomach to tell the brain it's full, and it's slow beast

wait 20 minutes and if you're still hungry then eat some more

 

[Log4Girlz]

I have a disgusting appetite. Fat 4 ever

 

[brianjones]

eating as a form of depression is a real thing

some people starve themselves and others go the other way

also yeah eating out is a killer if you're trying to diet.. even if you think its something relatively healthy its probably not

 

[Griss]

I have this problem in a big way. If I buy food in the store I have so little control that I'll pull over on the road to start eating and it'll be gone by the time I get home. Desert always gets eaten before dinner, and I have tended to finish a lot of dishes before I take them out of the pan - before they're even done. Like I'll make a spaghetti bolognese but by the time the sauce is ready I've already eaten half the ground beef as it cooks in the pan. Literally no control when it comes to food.

Fortunately over the past 5 years I got it under control. Here's how I did it.

1. Use MyFitnessPal. Log everything you eat. You will be shocked how many calories you are taking in. This shock will cause you to eat less. Eating less will give you practice at controlling your impulses.

2. Buy a scales. Weigh everything you eat that doesn't have nutrition info provided. Everything that goes into a pan, pot, microwave, whatever - weigh the fuck out of it. Don't say 'I had a plate of french fries'. Say 'I had 300g / 11oz of french fries.' I managed to cut down my portion size by HALF doing this.

3. Keep only what you're going to eat TODAY in your house. Buy your food for the day, day by day. That way you can't eat tomorrow's food because you don't actually have it.

These three steps alone will get you closer to a healthy relationship with food. I haven't exercised in a decade and I went from 230lbs to 180lbs just watching what I eat. Didn't even give up ice cream or chocolate or whatever. Just awareness.

 

[Alexlf]

Chips are insidious, never eat them. A large bag will often times have way over your recommended daily intake of calories (double the amount isn't even that rare). That's the equivalent of 3 decent meals in a single bag. It's insane.

 

[HarryKS]

I have an issue. I tend to eat more than I need to. I just want some advice, how can I stop eating more than I have to? I've received some comments lately that I'm getting fatter. I think I'm at the precipice of becoming too fat. I used to weigh 225lbs. I'm probably closer to 235-240 by now. I must admit though, I haven't weighed myself in a very long time. What advice can you guys give me so that I start exercising and start eating less?

Should I run or use my mountain bike? What would give me more weight loss results?

Still got a long way to go before becoming fat OP.

 

[Labombadog]

Buy a kitchen scale.

Use myfitnesspal app on ios or android.

Start lifting weights and more cardio.

Buy a gallon of water at a store. Drink a gallon a day and reuse container.

 

[Griss]

Chips are insidious, never eat them. A large bag will often times have way over your recommended daily intake of calories (double the amount isn't even that rare). That's the equivalent of 3 decent meals in a single bag. It's insane.

Yep. The only two foods I had to give up forever were crisps (you call them potato chips) and biscuits (you call them cookies).

I couldn't find any way to add them into my calorie budget without fucking it up completely. Just empty calories that are very, very hard to control.

If I have a snickers, that's a satisfying 250 calories and that's that. If I buy a packet of biscuits, the first two biscuits give me that 250 calories... and then I have to resist eating the rest of them, which I invariably will, which ends up being 1,600 calories or thereabouts. Too dangerous. Crisps are the exact same.

Cut 'em out.

Still got a long way to go before becoming fat OP.

What? Without knowing what height he is and his muscle mass there's no way of knowing he's not fat. I'm 6'2 182lbs and I'm fat as fuck because of low muscle density. Belly fat, chest fat... the whole works. And for most heights 240lbs would put you in the 'obese' section of the BMI.

 

[Spiral Insanity]

Try cutting sugars. Skip bread, milk, anything with dough. You'd be surprising how less 'addicting' food becomes once your body recovers.

There is so much sugar in everything these days.

What's the point of providing weight if we don't know how tall you are?

 

[Brokun]

Reduce dairy, especially cheese. Cut out soda pop completely, just a single cup exceeds your daily allowance of sugar. Rediscover the refreshing taste of water. Cut out sugary snacks and replace with fruit. Blueberries and Pineapple do wonders for my sugar cravings.

Exercise regularly, but you honestly don't need to push yourself that hard if you're just looking to get back to a normalized weight. Making the right food choices combined with light exercise daily (like a walk around your neighborhood) will be enough.