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Gary Whitta said:
Jesus... 20-25g of carbs in a 60g bar. Pass from me!
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Weight Loss Before/After Thread! (with pics)
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Jesus... 20-25g of carbs in a 60g bar. Pass from me!
Gary Whitta
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0g of sugar, 14g sugar alcohol and 1g fiber so it actually nets about to 10g per bar.Zefah said:
McLesterolBeast
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you should consuming approximately 2k calories and 150g of protein daily - and add a serving or two of v8 a day to cover the majority of the other things you may be nutritionally deficient in.
you don't need to do trendy and/or athletic shit to burn excess calories.
do small things throughout the day like pushups, go for half hour walks when you feel like it, use the stairs occasionally etc.
just make sure the 2k calories is measured very precisely because fat people tend to way underestimate the caloric content of food, and end up eating twice as much as they thought htey did. get a kitchen scale and a measuring cup, and make sure every single thing that you ingest can be measured.
you'll likely have an oversized stomach from years of overeating so you need to find some kind of food to keep yourself satisfied. try using very low calorie vegetables like carrots to munch on throughout the day to keep your stomach full, so you won't reach the point of hunger where your willpower will be severely compromised.
you don't need to do trendy and/or athletic shit to burn excess calories.
do small things throughout the day like pushups, go for half hour walks when you feel like it, use the stairs occasionally etc.
just make sure the 2k calories is measured very precisely because fat people tend to way underestimate the caloric content of food, and end up eating twice as much as they thought htey did. get a kitchen scale and a measuring cup, and make sure every single thing that you ingest can be measured.
you'll likely have an oversized stomach from years of overeating so you need to find some kind of food to keep yourself satisfied. try using very low calorie vegetables like carrots to munch on throughout the day to keep your stomach full, so you won't reach the point of hunger where your willpower will be severely compromised.
agentxricky
Neo Member
Veal said:
Same as everyone else on Earth man. Reduce your calories, move a little bit, and wait. Works for everyone.
As for your knees, try something like elliptical, recumbent bikes or swimming. Whatever you can take.
agentxricky
Neo Member
Gary Whitta said:
You could do way worse in terms of snacks, but I tend to default towards foods like apples and PB or Almonds or something less... processed to eat as a snack.
Gary Whitta
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Isn't V8 sodium-filled garbage?McLesterolBeast said:
Same here!Akim said:
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Akim said:
This is really the best part of the diet I adopted in February and is what has kept me on it. I was always hungry before. I'd be wanting to snack on something within an hour or two of eating a big meal.
With my current diet, I'm full for hours and hours on comparatively small portions and I don't feel the desire to snack at all. It must be something about how my body reacts to refined carbs, because they just don't keep me satiated for long at all.
Buckethead
Banned
Question(s) to anyone who wants to answer:
Did your weight ever inhibit your confidence or relationships?
Did you find that once you dropped some pounds, these issues went away?
Do you have issues with self-worth? Women?
Did your weight ever inhibit your confidence or relationships?
Did you find that once you dropped some pounds, these issues went away?
Do you have issues with self-worth? Women?
Domino Theory
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Veal said:
The first thing I'd tell anyone starting out for fat loss would be to cut any and all sodas and juices and just do some low intensity walking for 30 minutes at least 4 days a week. Do just that for a couple months and watch the pounds fly off. Then you can move on to more serious changes.
Oh and find out what you're allergic to and stop having it (if you haven't done this already).
Gary Whitta
Member
On low-carb is cholesterol a concern if you're eating eggs for breakfast every day? Or is overall cholesterol supposed to go down?
elrechazado
Banned
sugar alcohols aren't great either. Try these, I love them: http://www.questproteinbar.com/Gary Whitta said:
The numbers of "overall cholesterol" are irrelevant. You want high hdl, low triglycerides, and better quality ldl. High fat diets do all of that. High hdl is the best preventative factor for heart disease that exists. High cholesterol does not correlate at all with heart disease.Gary Whitta said:
Conclusion: eat dem eggs.
Shogmaster
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As a snack, that's too much for me. I'm trying to stay below 50g of carbs the whole day.Gary Whitta said:
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Gary Whitta said:
There's a lot of debate on this, but to me, it seems like the level of cholesterol is not necessarily an indicator of heart disease.
The proponents of fat/cholesterol=heart disease are the same people who recommend 300g or so of carbs every day in the form of lots of grains. I tend to not believe anything that group is trying to sell, personally.
Anyway, I'm eating 2-4 large omega-3 eggs everyday.
Gary Whitta
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Those look good, will try them out!elrechazao said:
elrechazado
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Peanut butter ones are boss. Also, you can get two free if you sign up at that link. I did it and got hooked.Gary Whitta said:
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
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fadetoblack
Member
Does anyone in UK-GAF have any good peanut-free bar suggestions? I can't find anything I like that's substantial. I've seen the Nature Valley stuff and they're alright. Alpen bars are alright too but as I've said in an earlier post they are kinda on the small side.
Gary Whitta
Member
Ordered some of those Quest bars on Amazon, I hope they're tasty!
Price Dalton
Member
Veal said:
Low-carb works well for people in your situation. I used it to lose 60 pounds pretty effortlessly. My knee pain also resolved (surgeon said I'd be lucky to walk without a knee replacement; now I have no pain and I'm fully functional, lift heavy, play basketball, etc), but not just because of the weight lost.
I'd also be sure to avoid grains (especially wheat) and legumes, as the antinutrients therein can trigger joint pain, so if you eat starch stick to potatoes, yams, or white rice.
Take some fish oil or eat fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, sardines for the omega-3 and avoid omega-6 rich vegetable oil (corn, canola, soybean, etc) and food cooked in it at all costs. A lot of joint pain comes down to inflammation, and a skewed omega-3
mega-6 ratio results in lopsided levels of inflammation. Use butter and olive oil instead.
elrechazado
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start here http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3407406Veal said:
Gary Whitta
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It really blows your mind to read all that information.elrechazao said:
ipukespiders
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Veal said:
It's funny you mention "lard" bucket.
Get rid of the carbs, and start cooking with butter and lard. Good animal based dietary fat is what you need, and plenty of protein if you want to hit the weights. Some people have success eating all the fat and protein they want, as long as the carbs stay low. Others maybe have to watch their overall calories.
Lots of low carb forums that you can check out.
elrechazao said:
Great link!
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Price Dalton said:
Coconut oil is awesome, too, although a bit expensive where I live.
elrechazado
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Guys, I found out we've been wrong in this thread:
oh, and second pic is nsfw if you squint and use your imagination.....
oh, and second pic is nsfw if you squint and use your imagination.....
Gary Whitta
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SUGAR IS OUR FRIEND!
I remember seeing TV ads like that just a year or so ago...
I remember seeing TV ads like that just a year or so ago...
bengraven
Member
Gary Whitta said:
Just like the "you shouldn't eat corn syrup" commercials from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl9vZYj-aJ4
Buckethead
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bengraven said:
Never saw that one before, we got the "two kids at breakfast" one in the Midwest.
This spoof was also pretty funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqIpAyHJ2ws
Gary Whitta
Member
Down to 210lbs on my weekly weigh-in today, down from 226 when I started about six weeks ago and 238 which is my overall heaviest. The weight has definitely started to come off faster since I went low-carb. Feels good man! Ideally I'd like to get to and maintain around 180-185 but will initially be happy to break 200lb hopefully in a few more weeks!
ipukespiders
Member
I'm down to 146 this morning (189 in january). Not sure how much more blood I can squeeze from this stone at 6ft 2in.
Abs are defined, and enjoying the bacon and eggs.
Workout this morning went well, not losing any strength.
Only shitty part is finding 30in waist pants with a 34in inseam... otherwise, feels good man is right!
Abs are defined, and enjoying the bacon and eggs.
Workout this morning went well, not losing any strength.
Only shitty part is finding 30in waist pants with a 34in inseam... otherwise, feels good man is right!
Gary Whitta
Member
Wow isn't 146 at 6'2" reaaally thin? Why would you want to lose any more?ipukespiders said:
BamYouHaveAids
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Anorexia is as unattractive and unhealthy as morbid obesity, you might have body dysmorphia.ipukespiders said:
elrechazado
Banned
I wouldn't be so quick to judge someone based 1. only on numbers without seeing them, and 2. deciding what's an appropriate goal for one person or another.
That's actually at the low end of "normal" weight using BMI calculators.
That's actually at the low end of "normal" weight using BMI calculators.
elrechazado
Banned
I think you're overreacting and don't really know what the word emaciated means. Thin is not emaciated.Shaneus said:
Dude posts his progress and of course the internet strangers jump all over his shit and start the pop psych 101 bullshit. Not cool.
ipukespiders
Member
Wow, wasn't expecting that.
Anorexic people hate how they look, I love how I look.
I'm 38 and in the best shape of my life.
Started back lifting weights in December (after not lifting since high school):
My bench is at 205 1RM
Squat is 185 x 3, haven't tried 1RM
Deadlift is 225 x 3, again haven't tried 1RM
Those #s won't impress anyone here, but I'm no anorexic.
Started low carbing in January, as I said earlier, at 189 lbs - "skinny" with a fat belly that you couldn't really notice with clothes on.
Yes, my squat #s are low in comparison to my others, but I actually enjoy them most of all. Damn long legs make the gains slow though.
Now I will say I do have a "slight" frame. My 12 year old son has huge bones, large knees and hands/feet. He's gonna be a big ass boy... something skipped a generation there.
Anorexic people hate how they look, I love how I look.
I'm 38 and in the best shape of my life.
Started back lifting weights in December (after not lifting since high school):
My bench is at 205 1RM
Squat is 185 x 3, haven't tried 1RM
Deadlift is 225 x 3, again haven't tried 1RM
Those #s won't impress anyone here, but I'm no anorexic.
Started low carbing in January, as I said earlier, at 189 lbs - "skinny" with a fat belly that you couldn't really notice with clothes on.
Yes, my squat #s are low in comparison to my others, but I actually enjoy them most of all. Damn long legs make the gains slow though.
Now I will say I do have a "slight" frame. My 12 year old son has huge bones, large knees and hands/feet. He's gonna be a big ass boy... something skipped a generation there.
elrechazado
Banned
oh?Menelaus said:
I'm 4 feet tall and 500 pounds.BamYouHaveAids said:
BamYouHaveAids
Member
Going by the nature of your posts that isn't the least bit surprising.elrechazao said:
Also, those are pretty solid numbers for someone your weight spiders. You seem to have a decent amount of strength, no offense.
So yesterday I was over at a friend's house and he ordered pizza. I resisted the temptation at first, but after seeing it sit around for over an hour I decided to finally indulge myself and had 4 slices. I've been doing low carb/keto for a while and have been feeling great as a result, so I had forgotten how sluggish carbs make me feel. Anyway, I decided to cheat even more since I had cheated so badly with the pizza and tried to drink some root beer. I only managed to drink maybe half a cup before I felt completely full and felt like I would vomit if I continued. The old, pre carb restriction, me would have been able eat an entire pizza and a liter of sugary soda no problem, and would have still been hungry. I suppose this means that my low-carbing has restored functionality to my leptin feedback system. Does anyone else have a similar experience?
I'm not going to push my luck, so I hopped back onto the low carb diet wihout thinking twice this morning. It feels good to not feel like I need carbs
I'm not going to push my luck, so I hopped back onto the low carb diet wihout thinking twice this morning. It feels good to not feel like I need carbs
ipukespiders
Member
Shaneus said:Apologies dude... definitely sounds like you have your shit together! Just that those stats without much background posted can seem fairly extreme. Glad it's working out for you
No worries, I can see how my inital post was only telling half the story.
BamYouHaveAids said:
Again, it's all good. Group hug
I've found a lot of useful info here and the fitness thread... basically what got me started in my (hopefully lifelong) journey.
I never did get a decent "before" pic, but I'll put up a current pic soon - homoerotic of course!