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Weight Loss Before/After Thread! (with pics)
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Deleted member 17706
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Tribes of Trusty said:
No idea what it is, but being able to do 100 pushups is certainly better than not being able to do so!
I'm a big supporter of strength training using your own body weight.
Gary Whitta
Member
Man, my body really doesn't want to give up that UNDER 200LBS achievement. I've been really watching my food intake carefully and working out pretty hard every day but I'm still stuck between 201-203 for the past couple of weeks. Frustrating!
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Tribes of Trusty said:
Never heard of it either, but one of my friends does 50 a night before bed.
Admiral Bone to Pick
Banned
Deadly Cyclone said:
It's essentially a strength-based version of the Couch to 5k program: You go from being out of shape to being able to do 100 consecutive pushups in 6 weeks. I might try it myself.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Mr. Serious Business said:
Cool, that fits perfectly with my Couch to 5K schedule, may start doing it after my run. At least until I start P90x this fall again.
ipukespiders
Member
The 100 pushup program is too lopsided on its own, so combine it with other strength training.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
So does stevia not have an affect on insulin levels? Why is it preferred over aspartame and splenda?
goldenticket
Member
Mr. Serious Business said:
i have the iphone version of it (linked on that page) and the 200 situp one by the same people. im doing them on the days im not doing couch to 5k (which i finish tomorrow and start a 10k program on monday). ive seen pretty good gains from the push up one. im prob doing good on the situp one but there is much more fat covering my stomach (im about 20 pounds overweight right now) then chest.
in fact since im happy with the progress from the pushups im buying a small/cheap dumbbell set tomorrow to work my arms. the only downside is i dont know if there is an app that tells you how much to do. one good thing about the pushup/situp apps are you do a test and then it takes that and gives you how many you should do that work out and it keeps increasing with each workout and then every two weeks it gives you another test to see where you are and gives you the proper amount to do. with my upcoming arm workouts i wont have that.
Buckethead
Banned
Achievement Unlocked: Lowest amount of carbs I've ever had.
goldenticket
Member
Sorry i wasnt clear, Not fat loss but muscle gain. Im sure my low carb diet and couch to 5k is the reason for weight lossZoe said:
SuperAngelo64
Banned
Zoe said:
I thought spot-reduction was a myth?
AceBandage
Banned
SuperAngelo64 said:
It is.
Fat is burned from your entire body, not specific places.
Gary Whitta
Member
Apparently it has almost no effect on blood sugar. It's tasty and natural, which is why many prefer it over artificial sweeteners.LocoMrPollock said:
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Deleted member 17706
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Gary Whitta said:
It obviously doesn't raise blood sugar, but I remember a study that showed it provoked an insulin response in rats by apparently tricking their brains into thinking that their blood sugar had risen.
I don't know if any tests have been performed on humans, though.
I avoid it.
Gary Whitta
Member
Just got these from Amazon, they are super tasty! I know some of you don't like the processed low-carb stuff but each piece (two pieces per "bar") is only 30 calories with 6g fiber (8g carbs overall, so 2g net), pretty good!
http://www.healthsmartfoods.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
http://www.healthsmartfoods.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Dead said:
Eating late at night/before bed improves fat loss and overall health:
http://www.leangains.com/2011/06/is-late-night-eating-better-for-fat.html
Gary Whitta
Member
Planning on having a cheat day tomorrow, not going carb-crazy or anything but I did get a couple of little treats for myself that I haven't had in ages. Kinda hoping it might rattle my system a bit and help jump-start my stalled weight loss but in reality I'll probably just put on a couple of pounds like the last time I gorged :/
ipukespiders
Member
Anyone else eat coconut oil right out of the container?
Shit that stuff is good, and it literally melts in your mouth. I wish it wasn't so expensive (unrefined virgin oil).
Shit that stuff is good, and it literally melts in your mouth. I wish it wasn't so expensive (unrefined virgin oil).
ipukespiders
Member
Dead said:
Amateurs.
You need to learn how to eat while you sleep.
Underwater.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Since the thread is 180 pages and it would take forever to go through I was wondering if anyone remembers pics posted showing a chubby/flabby guy who got cut? I'm worried about after losing this 5-10 lbs on my belly that I'll have loose skin or something.
AceBandage
Banned
Ripclawe said:manwich sloppy joe sauce ... I didn't realize it didn't have fat..
Well, yeah.
Most sauces are just sugar water with some spices in it.
Heavy said:
You shouldn't have loose skin from 5-10 pounds.
Just do some toning exercises.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
If I bend over and grab as much of my belly as I can with my fingers (as if they were fat calipers) I can grab like 3 inches of fat (goes up to like 3/4 down my middle finger). How many lbs you think that is?AceBandage said:
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Lol ok thanks 
ipukespiders
Member
noire said:
No, but household temp here only gets up to around 25 celcius max. If temps are higher at your place, it will liquify. I do notice it has been a little softer these past few days with higher temps.
SuperAngelo64
Banned
So my new job has me working some very obscure hours. To summarize it; there are some nights where I'll be getting very little sleep (around 4 hours).
I've heard that not getting enough sleep can cause you to gain weight. On the plus side, this new job has me making rounds on foot for an added total of about 5 hours.
Is the good going to outweigh the bad here?
I've heard that not getting enough sleep can cause you to gain weight. On the plus side, this new job has me making rounds on foot for an added total of about 5 hours.
Is the good going to outweigh the bad here?
AceBandage
Banned
SuperAngelo64 said:
Your body definitely needs more than 4 hours of sleep.
But you don't need it all at once necessarily. Can you try and get in like a 4 hour nap or something?
Thought I'd update my progress after abandoning very low carb.
To be straight, I'm still on what most people would class as low carb. I basically try and eat as few carbs as possible, geared towards the morning, that will keep the "induction flu" symptoms at bay. This means a small bowl of muesli and milk in the morning and a couple of pieces of fruit during the day. This is around 120-150g of carbs. I'll eat high protein lunches and dinners and they'll vary in fat content from lean (turkey breast) to fatty (pork chops with all the fat left on or chicken wings) as well plenty of low carb veg.
5 days of the week I'll do about 30-40 minutes of medium intensity cardio in the afternoon and doing strength training (using body weight) about four days a week. I believe this depletes most of the remaining blood sugar in my system, so my insulin would be relatively low for a western diet. On two days I've had the symptoms of induction flu come back around 10am - on these occasions I've had a cheeseburger from McDonalds for lunch and that fixes me up within 20 minutes. I believe I'm probably eating a similar diet now to what Tom Naughton ate in Fat Head (except less fast food). For me this seems to work well.
In six-ish weeks I've lost what I believe to be 10-12kg in fat and put on maybe 2-4kg of muscle - I've lost a total of 8kg, but my clothing tells me I'm much thinner than 8kg of just fat loss would indicate. I've gone down four belt holes. Actually I'm using belts that I haven't used in a couple of years because the fat belt I bought is now too big. My pants I bought for work last year are quite baggy and bunched up around the waist because my belt is so tight. I'm not quite ready to fit into my slim clothes, so I'm kinda in the middle at the moment. I do have some old tops that fit really well now, so it's nice to walk around in certain clothes without my man boobs or my spare tire being as evident. My spare tire is always the last thing to go - the rest of my upper body is looking pretty good. My quadriceps are quite solid with muscle as I've been working them a lot. I view them as the basis of my exercise/calorie consumption machine
Below is my progress to date. I didn't log the first two or so weeks of the program, this shows me a few weeks in - you can extraploate the first week here backwards as the numbers seem to add up to that. I know daily weigh-ins are pointless, but they're kinda fun too!
1 - indicates start of VLC - inducing ketosis, followed by a steady loss of water weight then a sudden regaining of a Kg in the space of a day.
2 - indicates when I stopped VLC. I mainly stopped because induction flu was making my brain too fuzzy, I was nearly passing out during work and driving (not good) and my thigh muscles were too sore to exercise properly.
3 - inidicates a BIG night out - with lots of beer and carbs. I had pretty much recovered from induction flu at this point so I was able to start exercising properly again.
(edit) Cooking tip - splashing a small dash of soy sauce on top of a nicely seared pork chop is amazingly good. Add some bok choy and other steamed veggies for a mouthgasm.
To be straight, I'm still on what most people would class as low carb. I basically try and eat as few carbs as possible, geared towards the morning, that will keep the "induction flu" symptoms at bay. This means a small bowl of muesli and milk in the morning and a couple of pieces of fruit during the day. This is around 120-150g of carbs. I'll eat high protein lunches and dinners and they'll vary in fat content from lean (turkey breast) to fatty (pork chops with all the fat left on or chicken wings) as well plenty of low carb veg.
5 days of the week I'll do about 30-40 minutes of medium intensity cardio in the afternoon and doing strength training (using body weight) about four days a week. I believe this depletes most of the remaining blood sugar in my system, so my insulin would be relatively low for a western diet. On two days I've had the symptoms of induction flu come back around 10am - on these occasions I've had a cheeseburger from McDonalds for lunch and that fixes me up within 20 minutes. I believe I'm probably eating a similar diet now to what Tom Naughton ate in Fat Head (except less fast food). For me this seems to work well.
In six-ish weeks I've lost what I believe to be 10-12kg in fat and put on maybe 2-4kg of muscle - I've lost a total of 8kg, but my clothing tells me I'm much thinner than 8kg of just fat loss would indicate. I've gone down four belt holes. Actually I'm using belts that I haven't used in a couple of years because the fat belt I bought is now too big. My pants I bought for work last year are quite baggy and bunched up around the waist because my belt is so tight. I'm not quite ready to fit into my slim clothes, so I'm kinda in the middle at the moment. I do have some old tops that fit really well now, so it's nice to walk around in certain clothes without my man boobs or my spare tire being as evident. My spare tire is always the last thing to go - the rest of my upper body is looking pretty good. My quadriceps are quite solid with muscle as I've been working them a lot. I view them as the basis of my exercise/calorie consumption machine
Below is my progress to date. I didn't log the first two or so weeks of the program, this shows me a few weeks in - you can extraploate the first week here backwards as the numbers seem to add up to that. I know daily weigh-ins are pointless, but they're kinda fun too!
1 - indicates start of VLC - inducing ketosis, followed by a steady loss of water weight then a sudden regaining of a Kg in the space of a day.
2 - indicates when I stopped VLC. I mainly stopped because induction flu was making my brain too fuzzy, I was nearly passing out during work and driving (not good) and my thigh muscles were too sore to exercise properly.
3 - inidicates a BIG night out - with lots of beer and carbs. I had pretty much recovered from induction flu at this point so I was able to start exercising properly again.
(edit) Cooking tip - splashing a small dash of soy sauce on top of a nicely seared pork chop is amazingly good. Add some bok choy and other steamed veggies for a mouthgasm.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Cheated myself. Had 4 homemade biscuits for breakfast and just now had 2 burritos and 2 tacos washed down with a 32 ounce beer. So good.
bgassassin
Member
I've been eating bowls of ice cream in honor of this thread.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Do you guys have some recommendations for low carb protein shakes? I remember someone said they liked mint chocolate.
thanks
thanks
BertramCooper
Banned
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard is my new shake of choice.JetBlackPanda said:
I've had the Double Rich Chocolate and Delicious Strawberry and like them both a lot. The ON strawberry isn't nearly as medicine-ish as most of the other strawberry shakes I've had.