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Weight Loss Before/After Thread! (with pics)
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mysticwhip
Banned
my bad 80 calories each
You should get one done, so you can put her mind to rest. Never a bad idea to check the oil, so to speak. I get one done at every opportunity.
Next time, don't show her! But seriously, get it checked. Better to know than not! Just be aware that the last time I went, mine was not great, and the nurse said it was basically an indicator for how you've eaten the past 3 weeks or so. And my test was right at the end of the holiday season, close to Christmas, so it was not great.
I got one done at an odd time.
I was doing <50g carbs a day, then went on a mostly carb diet with little meat for a week, then got tested.
Cholesterol was low.
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Deleted member 17706
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Not to be an asshole, but why are you even saying this? Even if it can be an 'addiction', what are you going to do about it? Do you think that people should feel sorry for people that let themselves get addicted to things--be it smoking, drinking, or eating awful shit? Does it being an addiction and thus hard to quit make not changing your habits more justifiable?
cuevas. PhD.
Member
Weigh yourself twice a month.
Oh yeah, update on the 5x5 for you. It had me starting with 65 pound squats. Yesterday I did 135 like it was nothing. While 135 sounds low to a lot of people, it's a big deal for me because that's what I used to squat with horrible form, and was never adding weight.
cuevas. PhD.
Member
Yep, it's awesome. In 6 weeks you'll be doing 225 
cuevas. PhD.
Member
On the local news they said the best way to "lose weight for adults" is a low fat diet.
Hehe
Hehe
As part of my effort to not hate being on low-carb, I've been trying to find old favorites I can still eat, and ones that I can have with only minor modification. And being in Rochester for half a decade, I've grown to like garbage plates.
This is a garbage plate. All carbs on the bottom, but all fat and protein on top. So I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on what could replace the macaroni salad and home fries to make it kinda low-carb-ish? It ain't gonna be keto-worthy, but it may be something I can still have if the substitutions are right.
This is a garbage plate. All carbs on the bottom, but all fat and protein on top. So I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on what could replace the macaroni salad and home fries to make it kinda low-carb-ish? It ain't gonna be keto-worthy, but it may be something I can still have if the substitutions are right.
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
Best part about losing weight? That fat below your stomach goes away and a wild penis appears.
YOU LACK DISCIPLINE!
hmm, maybe a salad underneath? vegatables? brocollie, a salad, some carrots, cauliflower, spinach, asparagus etc. There's nothing similar to fries and pasta.
I've been experimenting with jicama to replace fries but it's just not quite the same. I was actually coming to this thread to ask about a good pasta replacement, though
Helped roomate make a good cajun spice blend and then do a chicken dish ... with pasta. I caved in and took a plate so now I'm trying to think of a low-carb spin to it that doesn't just nix the pasta.Only thing that immediately comes to mind is spaghetti squash or maybe some sliced thin zucchini? Not much else I can think of :|
This made me laugh more than it should but, yes, a week or so back I said hello to the little guy. Hadn't seen him in about four years. Felt good.
It is an addiction. There was a period of time when I would go buy Totino's pizzas just because I wanted to sit and play RPGs and eating nasty ass food... and I would eat like 4-5 in a row without stopping.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
I know where you're coming from, I still deal with "withdrawals" from my food addiction by indulging myself every once in a while.
Ketosis for the first couple months is very effective (as is low-carbing afterwards), but something else that's just as effective is training yourself to "demonize" all bad food in your mind. This happened for me gradually as I started watching Fat Head, Food Matters, King Korn, reading hundreds of articles on MarksDailyApple.com and Leangains.com, and just generally engulfing myself in my new way of seeing food.
Stick to what all of us preach in here and you WILL lose all the weight you want and reach any goal you have
Also losing weight makes your penis look bigger by comparison
Here is a GAF thread that will probably be interesting, although nothing new to people here.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462388
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462388
Bearded Dudebro
Member
Spaghetti Squash is a healthy option to pasta. Cut one in half, scoop out the seeds. Place hollow side up on a baking pan with a lip, put some water in the pan and put in the oven @ 350 for 45 min. When time's up, shred it with a fork and it's just like pasta. Slightly different taste, but totally acceptable inplace of pasta. A Cup is about 9g Carbs and about 31 cal.
Edit: Though it's not the macaroni consistency of The Garbage Plate.
Edit: Though it's not the macaroni consistency of The Garbage Plate.
I just posted this in the P90X thread but thought I would post it here as well, because I'm kind of proud of myself for getting this far:
Thanks man! Here are some photos for comparison between Day 1 and Day 50. Sorry about the iPhone quality photos... I do have an infinitely better camera, but I didn't use it for Day 1 and Day 50.
Day 1
Stomach and back at relaxed state. There's a bit of curvature to my back that I ended up fixing through better posture, but my stomach was still that big, even if I tried to stand up straight. If I sucked my gut in, I couldn't get it as flat as the Day 50 pictures. As you can see, my biceps are puny and have no definition at all. I was flexing in these pictures. My back has no definition and there's a good amount of spillage around the shorts in the back. Just all around gross.
Day 50
Stomach is much flatter and is getting definition. Arms finally have definition and you can see my biceps now. Chest and shoulders have way more definition now. And it looks like I have actual back muscles now.
Here's what makes me laugh about the Day 50 pictures... I took them after eating lunch, so my stomach is out more than it would be when I wake up and it still looks infinitely better than it did Day 1.
For comparison, here is a picture I just took about 20 minutes ago after working out (Core Synergistics... started to make myself sick, so I had to quit in the middle of it) and one from last year, about three or four months before I started working out. I used to buy large shirts because my stomach protruded so much.
Today
Last Year
There's no way in hell I would be caught wearing a wife beater and posting it on the internet before I started this workout. My shirts used to hang off of me like a tent.
I still have a long way to go to get the body I want. My arms are almost where I want them, but I need to lose the rest of this fat around my stomach and start getting my abs right.
Phonomezer
Banned
Jan 3 - 257
Jan 13 - 254.4
Jan 22 - 248.8
Jan 29 - 239.2
Feb 5 - 241.4
I fell off the diet a bit this past weekend but am gonna work on getting back on track. Should have gone shopping the second I noticed I ran out of chicken. I'd love to be low 230's by the end of the month.
Jan 13 - 254.4
Jan 22 - 248.8
Jan 29 - 239.2
Feb 5 - 241.4
I fell off the diet a bit this past weekend but am gonna work on getting back on track. Should have gone shopping the second I noticed I ran out of chicken
. I'd love to be low 230's by the end of the month.Wow! Excellent work, congrats
Thanks! Just a few stats:
Started at 170 lbs and I weighed in at 155.8 today, after sitting at 157 for the last couple weeks.
Started at 36 inch waist and I measured in at 31.5 inches on Day 50.
Biceps measured in at 11 inches at the start and they're now 12.9 inches.
Chest measured in at 37 inches and is at 38.8 inches now.
My goals for these are:
Weight = 150
Waist = 30 inches
Biceps = 14 inches
Chest = 40 inches
Yeah and a diet change, too. I think I could have lost more, but I did cheat days on Sundays (though I didn't go overboard). A few times, we had pizza because we were shooting stuff with the film crew and sometimes it was burgers and fries. I never stuffed myself, though, so that's good, but I'm thinking I might cut the cheat day out for the next 30 days and see if I can drop this remaining belly fat a little easier.
I also did cardio during rest weeks instead of Yoga or X Stretch. I did Core Synergistics on the days I had it, though, because those work me out like crazy.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Awesome job, Alfarif!
Also, Sean, you're really in your upper 170s for weight? That's...weird. Judging from your pictures, I imagined you as 140 or something. Hard to believe you're only 15-20 pounds lighter than me, haha.
Also, Sean, you're really in your upper 170s for weight? That's...weird. Judging from your pictures, I imagined you as 140 or something. Hard to believe you're only 15-20 pounds lighter than me, haha.
Any recommendations to brands? I like regular tea with a bit of sugar, but cant stand the green tea drinks that come in soda bottles made by lipton.
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Deleted member 17706
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How does it have honey with zero calories?
Either way, I prefer my green tea unsweetened. It's too bad Ito-en's American arm charges so much for bottled tea in most supermarkets.
Either way, I prefer my green tea unsweetened. It's too bad Ito-en's American arm charges so much for bottled tea in most supermarkets.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Right now I use Newman's O Organic Green Tea. If you squeeze a whole lemon into it, you'll love the drink. I used to put Stevia in it until I tried the lemon and now I don't need any sweetener.
Stay away from those green tea bottled drinks.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Shomah irani hasti?
Nakheyr, vali 5 saal to Tehran boodam. Baraaye kaar va dars.
OMG
*adds Domino Theoryto Friends list*
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Nakheyr, vali 5 saal to Tehran boodam. Baraaye kaar va dars.
OMG
*adds Domino Theoryto Friends list*
Wow, only 5 years there and you already mastered the Farsi-English typing?! No one ever recognizes me as Iranian until I tell them my name (Melad), but even then they're dumbfounded, haha.
Afareen!
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Ah, more clear now. Gained some mass since your last photo. Good work.
Why stay away from them?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Those drinks are usually filled with sugar and the actual concentration of green tea, catechins, EGCG, etc. is FAR lower in those drinks than you could get in one cup of actual green tea.
To Sean: just took this picture (same sleeveless shirt, yeah yeah) a few moments ago for comparison (I'm 188):
just tried these. fantastic. great replacement for traditional candy
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Yeah see, we don't look so different at all
How tall are you?
Solid 6 feet.