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Weight Loss Before/After Thread! (with pics)
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Meh! After eating total what ever i wanted all my life i'v started to put on the pounds, i'm now 183.82 pounds. 13.9 stone, my converting stone to pounds could be a little of, i suck at this stuff.
Hitting the Slimfast shakes, with 1 solid meal a day.
My only source of exercise is working my upper arms by doing push ups (I figure this upper strength will come in handy if i ever need to defend my self/lift heavy shit in a life threatening situation.
Wish me luck guys
Hitting the Slimfast shakes, with 1 solid meal a day.
My only source of exercise is working my upper arms by doing push ups (I figure this upper strength will come in handy if i ever need to defend my self/lift heavy shit in a life threatening situation.
Wish me luck guys
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
It's very difficult to find the willpower to resist the urge of eating at night/late night 
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((((((((((My diet the last week has been pretty junky. A typical day this week:
Breakfast:
1 x Bacon and Egg McMuffin
1 x Sausage and Egg McMuffin
Snack/drink:
Large glass of whole milk coffee
Lunch:
200 grams (0.4 lbs) of chicken breast
Dinner:
1 x Double quarter pounder
Snack:
30 grams of Haloumi cheese
That's plenty of junk, but limited carbs (under 100g). I've been reasonably active but had a very lazy weekend for a change and even had a few beers and I still managed to lose weight.
Not every week is going to be like this, but it's nice to know I can pig out on junk and not balloon out - as long as it's the right kind of junk. Fat Head changed my life!
(edit)Progress graph!
I've given up on my target line, although I left it in for reference. My muscles are noticably bigger and I'm doing lots more chin ups and push ups than before, so I'm assuming I'm gaining at least 1/4 kg of muscle for every kg of fat I lose. I'm just eating enough to not be hungry and letting the fat fall off at it's own pace. I managed to fit into some pants today that I haven't worn for a long time. Feels good man.
Then don't resist. Eat a bit less for dinner and have a late night snack. Eat plenty of protein - it makes you feel sated for longer.
Breakfast:
1 x Bacon and Egg McMuffin
1 x Sausage and Egg McMuffin
Snack/drink:
Large glass of whole milk coffee
Lunch:
200 grams (0.4 lbs) of chicken breast
Dinner:
1 x Double quarter pounder
Snack:
30 grams of Haloumi cheese
That's plenty of junk, but limited carbs (under 100g). I've been reasonably active but had a very lazy weekend for a change and even had a few beers and I still managed to lose weight.
Not every week is going to be like this, but it's nice to know I can pig out on junk and not balloon out - as long as it's the right kind of junk. Fat Head changed my life!
(edit)Progress graph!
I've given up on my target line, although I left it in for reference. My muscles are noticably bigger and I'm doing lots more chin ups and push ups than before, so I'm assuming I'm gaining at least 1/4 kg of muscle for every kg of fat I lose. I'm just eating enough to not be hungry and letting the fat fall off at it's own pace. I managed to fit into some pants today that I haven't worn for a long time. Feels good man.
Laughing Banana said:It's very difficult to find the willpower to resist the urge of eating at night/late night
Then don't resist. Eat a bit less for dinner and have a late night snack. Eat plenty of protein - it makes you feel sated for longer.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Kentpaul said:
You suck at dividing by 14?
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SeanR1221 said:
I may watch it, but blaming diabetes and heart disease on animal products is just ridiculous.
Especially when they show scenes of people happily cooking with wheat products.
ipukespiders
Member
Bacon, eggs, frying pan.Jintor said:
ipukespiders
Member
Zefah said:
Yep.
It goes against everything I learned at Bovine University.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Dammit, I cannot stick to any kind of plan. I eat well during the week, exercise, but on the weekends eat out a good deal, that's just how it's been and I am having one hell of a time changing it.
I am losing a few pounds here and there just due to the fact that I eat healthy and run three times a week but it is not near as fast or as much as it should be if I could just control my weekends. Subway is just too easy to go eat.
I am losing a few pounds here and there just due to the fact that I eat healthy and run three times a week but it is not near as fast or as much as it should be if I could just control my weekends. Subway is just too easy to go eat.
Ninja Beagle
Member
Dany M, how'd you do it bro?
wiggins022 said:
Gym once a day for 2 hours. At first, for the first 4 months it was really about running, walking uphill and bike. I ate a small apple fritter for breakfast with coffee and my dinner would always be a small strawberry banana smoothie with some dinner selection at the gym. After that it became about my muscles not look ing like shit so I spent maybe 40 on the treadmill now with an hour or more on the equipment.
Escape Goat
Member
Impressive, Danny M
jts
...hate me...
Weight loss GAF, what's your knowledge about the relation between food weight and body weight?
Case in point: Today I seem to have gained way more weight than I should have. I'm going to bed 1,7kg (almost 4 pounds) heavier than when I woke up this morning.
I just had two meals: lunch and an afternoon snack.
For lunch I went to the supermarket and they were out of chicken. As I was running late, I grabbed a pack of sliced prosciutto and a pack of sliced cheese. I had them just like that, about half a pound each.
That was very satisfying and fulfilling, however in the afternoon I had a toast (2 slices of bread). And chocolate milk (250ml).
I've had nothing more during, before, or since. Well, except water. Actually I've had a shitload of water during the day, so I'm probably retaining a lot. It still strikes me as slightly odd, as it's a really quite large number I've gained. Damn, I even had a good shit today. But I know, my lunch was salty as fuck, and my snack was... carbs, basically.
I'm not really worried to be honest, but out of curiosity, what do you guys think or know about this. In the long run, setting water levels aside, it's impossible to put on more weight than the actual weight of the food we put in our mouths?
Case in point: Today I seem to have gained way more weight than I should have. I'm going to bed 1,7kg (almost 4 pounds) heavier than when I woke up this morning.
I just had two meals: lunch and an afternoon snack.
For lunch I went to the supermarket and they were out of chicken. As I was running late, I grabbed a pack of sliced prosciutto and a pack of sliced cheese. I had them just like that, about half a pound each.
That was very satisfying and fulfilling, however in the afternoon I had a toast (2 slices of bread). And chocolate milk (250ml).
I've had nothing more during, before, or since. Well, except water. Actually I've had a shitload of water during the day, so I'm probably retaining a lot. It still strikes me as slightly odd, as it's a really quite large number I've gained. Damn, I even had a good shit today. But I know, my lunch was salty as fuck, and my snack was... carbs, basically.
I'm not really worried to be honest, but out of curiosity, what do you guys think or know about this. In the long run, setting water levels aside, it's impossible to put on more weight than the actual weight of the food we put in our mouths?
elrechazado
Banned
If you ate carbs and haven't in a while, your body has now begun to retain water. Water is heavy.
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smurfx said:
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Alright so today was the first I decided to track all of my food intake and god damn I feel it's difficult to keep carbs down, despite hardly eating much today. Actually one of the hardest things I'm noticing is that, as I'm type 1 diabetic, that limiting my eating carbs causes my blood sugar to drop, which in turn requires me to drink juice, which is roughly 15-25 grams of carbs each time. That happened three times today!
I ended up with
163 grams of carbs
59 grams of protein
79 grams of fat
1700 calories
And had it not been for the juice I would have dropped carbs down by ~60 grams. What's the consensus here on fat? Even trying to avoid carb foods I feel like then it comes with a good amount of fat, which sucks. :/
BTW, I'm 6'2 193 pounds, probably looking to drop closer to 170-180.
I ended up with
163 grams of carbs
59 grams of protein
79 grams of fat
1700 calories
And had it not been for the juice I would have dropped carbs down by ~60 grams. What's the consensus here on fat? Even trying to avoid carb foods I feel like then it comes with a good amount of fat, which sucks. :/
BTW, I'm 6'2 193 pounds, probably looking to drop closer to 170-180.
infiniteloop
Member
Dr. Feel Good said:
Good fats are good for you, eat 'em up.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
infiniteloop said:
What would be classified as good fats? Eggs, bacon, cheese, nuts?
infiniteloop
Member
Dr. Feel Good said:
yup and coconut oil, avocado etc.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
infiniteloop said:
So going over the recommended 50-60 grams per day isn't really that bad? What's a good amount to shoot for?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Dr. Feel Good said:
Yep.
Animal fat of any kind + nuts + coconut, olive, and avocado oil. Avoid all other fats.
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Dr. Feel Good said:
A good amount to shoot for is however much until you're full.
Eat as much as you want of good things, limit the bad things and you'll be down to your ideal weight and shape relatively quickly.
ArachosiA 78
Member
Whew, got kind of lucky somehow. For 3 weeks straight I was eating whatever the hell I wanted. Tons of fast food, refined carbs, sugar etc. Somehow I only gained a couple pounds.
Well, now I'm gonna try a CKD diet for the next few months and see if I can get my BF% down to the single digits (it's around 17% now). Has anyone here tried a CKD diet?
Well, now I'm gonna try a CKD diet for the next few months and see if I can get my BF% down to the single digits (it's around 17% now). Has anyone here tried a CKD diet?
Gary Whitta
Member
Weekend weigh-in was 196.6, I've now lost over 40lbs! Yay!
Buckethead
Banned
Post pics or don't post pics, that is the question.
Undoubtedly those NFL-GAF heathens will use them for my shame haha
ipukespiders
Member
Don't do ckd, but I do tkd with low food reward carbs.ArachosiA 78 said:
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Gary Whitta said:
Fuck yeah, Gary. When did you start again?
You'll be 160-170 in no time.
element said:
Hey, I'm in Seattle, too! Welcome back!
You can definitely do 29 pounds in 4 months or so. Just get your diet in order.
jts said:
As others said, don't weigh yourself every day, or if you do, do it with the knowledge that short term variations don't mean that much, and even weekly variations can be misleading if you're putting on muscle. Look at the graph I posted above - it's all over the place but the general trend is downwards so that's all that matters. I only continue to weigh myself daily now because I think it's cool to graph it.
Also note on my graph there were times were I put on a kilo in the space of a day. This is definitely water weight. It did this twice when I was bouncing off the 100kg goal. I'm more attuned to it now - I can actually tell how much I'm pissing compared to how much I'm drinking and I know to a certain degree of accuracy how much I'm going to weigh the next day.
(edit) As to your question - I don't know the basic principals behind food processing. Don't forget that you're breathing in a shit load of gases in, so it might be possible that carbon or oxygen is combining with your food to form body tissue, but like I said I have zero idea if this is actually the case.
Thanks you guys, barely anyone from high school recognizes me nowadays. Actually walked into walmart and caught up with an old friend from HS, I recognized him and said hey and had to tell him it was me. It was pretty awesome and made my day.
It's a slow but steady road but well worth it, just keep going forward!
It's a slow but steady road but well worth it, just keep going forward!
Rocksteady33
Junior Member
Does anyone have recommendations on food sides for dinner that are not carb heavy? I've going for chicken breasts, steamed vegetables, and salad but I know that won't fill me up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Laughing Banana said:It's very difficult to find the willpower to resist the urge of eating at night/late night
You just gotta hold off on eating late at night. Have a good dinner with protein. It's all about willpower, and once you start showing results, that will give you willpower.
Dany M said:
Congrats! 200 to 145 is impressive. How tall are you? Now, I suggest building muscle to your skinny frame
I'm on the same weight-loss trajectory myself, but will probably stop at 160 lbs....maybe 155. At my peak, I was at 165 lbs, but that was after years of exercising/lifting in college and during my bachelor years. I think once I get back to 160 lbs, that will be good for me.
Gary Whitta said:
Congrats!
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Anyone have any suggestions on good food to mix with peanut butter? I'd like to add peanut butter into my diet as well but can only really think of PB + Banana or PB + Celery.