CaptainABAB
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How is it going?
Who knew dieting could be so easy?
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How is it going?
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I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
That pic reveals a little too much OP.
Congrats tho.
Congrats tho.
Naked Snake
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Diet Coke is very bad for you.
Nicely done! How are things still going? I can't disagree with you that weight loss isn't all that complicated. I maxed out at 213 lbs in grad school after eating like shit for 4 years and barely looking at the inside of a gym, which was quite the departure from the norm for me since I was a two-sport athlete in high school that weighed a lean 155 lbs.
Frankly, I knew exactly how to drop weight, and after combining discipline + time, I've got back down to my old weight and have floated around 155-160 for the past year. The challenging thing is the "time" part of that equation. After the initial, large weight drop, things taper off and progress tends to be much slower but steady.
And I wouldn't sweat having a can of Diet Coke every now and then. Get plenty of water each day, but a diet soda to break up the monotony isn't a problem, contrary to what some are saying in this thread. Continue to stay away from drinking any calorie-laden beverages though (unless accounted for in say something like a protein shake).
My next challenge in my on-going fitness lifestyle is to integrate a steady weight training program. I haven't really done any lifting since sophomore year of college, so I'm looking forward to continued body composition changes.
Frankly, I knew exactly how to drop weight, and after combining discipline + time, I've got back down to my old weight and have floated around 155-160 for the past year. The challenging thing is the "time" part of that equation. After the initial, large weight drop, things taper off and progress tends to be much slower but steady.
And I wouldn't sweat having a can of Diet Coke every now and then. Get plenty of water each day, but a diet soda to break up the monotony isn't a problem, contrary to what some are saying in this thread. Continue to stay away from drinking any calorie-laden beverages though (unless accounted for in say something like a protein shake).
My next challenge in my on-going fitness lifestyle is to integrate a steady weight training program. I haven't really done any lifting since sophomore year of college, so I'm looking forward to continued body composition changes.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Not too shabby. 1.5 pounds over my goal, but no problem. I plan on losing another 11 pounds by Christmas.
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Robot Pants
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Yea it's super easy. Just eat protein and vegetables some brown rice too sometimes and eat smaller portions 5-6 times a day.
Real simple
Real simple
ZackieChan
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I was using Lose It for a while, but now that I am in China and not preparing my own meals, it is difficult to track. No idea what is in the food.
I may have to just switch to a paleo-style diet instead. Skip the rice (near-impossible here!).
I may have to just switch to a paleo-style diet instead. Skip the rice (near-impossible here!).
lonedigitalwolf
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Gastritis makes you an excellent dieting fellow... 
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Good job.
I have found that dieting is mostly mental. I started a diet around the same time as you did if not maybe a week or two before. I have never transition from eating probably more than 2500 to 3000 calories via mainly unhealthy and fattening foods and of course sweet drinks like pop.
initially I was losing what seemed like 3 to 5 pounds a week without much work other than maybe some light running and nothing else. After I went to Walmart to gauge what I would do I stepped up cardio work and weight lifting.
I don't know where I sit right now since I am waiting around two months since I last weighed myself around October 1st. The next when I have will be December 1st. I think as far as my diet, today was probably the worst day I've had and maybe that's just me also being hard on myself because I am that dedicated to the diet part of this particular diet. Meaning what I actually ingest food wise.
I believe I ended up eating my normal fiber cereal in the morning, healthy brown rice and lean chicken cutlets for lunch, and normally I am hard on myself for dinner and don't really eat that much but today I actually bought myself 6 wings from the hot case in the deli.
I did my normal workout regiment today and I did some stuff with my son as far as physical activity goes. But I find myself really being hard on myself and I've actually been really pleased with how vigilant and staunch I've been with the eating part of the diet.
I really do think the hard part of the diet, if you want to call it hard, is the actual physical exertion or exercise. I treat everyday like it's a battle and any day that I commit to the exercise part of my diet / regiment, is a win. I have not faltered yet on either - some days where I am really hard on myself when it comes to the eating portion of the diet. When I end up faltering and eating something like wings which I don't ever do except for today for some reason, its just going to push me harder for the next day to make up for what I consider the prior day being a loss. I hope that kind of helps with kind of the mental aspects of this because it really is all in the mind
I have found that dieting is mostly mental. I started a diet around the same time as you did if not maybe a week or two before. I have never transition from eating probably more than 2500 to 3000 calories via mainly unhealthy and fattening foods and of course sweet drinks like pop.
initially I was losing what seemed like 3 to 5 pounds a week without much work other than maybe some light running and nothing else. After I went to Walmart to gauge what I would do I stepped up cardio work and weight lifting.
I don't know where I sit right now since I am waiting around two months since I last weighed myself around October 1st. The next when I have will be December 1st. I think as far as my diet, today was probably the worst day I've had and maybe that's just me also being hard on myself because I am that dedicated to the diet part of this particular diet. Meaning what I actually ingest food wise.
I believe I ended up eating my normal fiber cereal in the morning, healthy brown rice and lean chicken cutlets for lunch, and normally I am hard on myself for dinner and don't really eat that much but today I actually bought myself 6 wings from the hot case in the deli.
I did my normal workout regiment today and I did some stuff with my son as far as physical activity goes. But I find myself really being hard on myself and I've actually been really pleased with how vigilant and staunch I've been with the eating part of the diet.
I really do think the hard part of the diet, if you want to call it hard, is the actual physical exertion or exercise. I treat everyday like it's a battle and any day that I commit to the exercise part of my diet / regiment, is a win. I have not faltered yet on either - some days where I am really hard on myself when it comes to the eating portion of the diet. When I end up faltering and eating something like wings which I don't ever do except for today for some reason, its just going to push me harder for the next day to make up for what I consider the prior day being a loss. I hope that kind of helps with kind of the mental aspects of this because it really is all in the mind
I didn't know what to expect when I kept scrolling down.
Not too shabby. 1.5 pounds over my goal, but no problem. I plan on losing another 11 pounds by Christmas.
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You look good, dude. Very handsome.
Two things freaked me out when using myfitnesspal.
1- my target of 1700 calories was already being hit on about half the days of the week. I guess my wife is doing a good job balancing what we eat. Anything junk will take it over. My biggest takeaway from that is my weight is most likely my sedentary lifestyle which I'm addressing now. Also I don't feel the need to measure every meal - you get a feel for what is the right amount, and then you can check in now and again to make sure you're on the right track.
2- 30g is *not* a serving of cereal. I weighed to check and I'm usually around double that. 30g is tiny.
1- my target of 1700 calories was already being hit on about half the days of the week. I guess my wife is doing a good job balancing what we eat. Anything junk will take it over. My biggest takeaway from that is my weight is most likely my sedentary lifestyle which I'm addressing now. Also I don't feel the need to measure every meal - you get a feel for what is the right amount, and then you can check in now and again to make sure you're on the right track.
2- 30g is *not* a serving of cereal. I weighed to check and I'm usually around double that. 30g is tiny.
triplestation
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I personally think calorie counting is unhealthy.
Spaced Harrier
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I found losing weight to be a piece of piss tbh. I barely tried.
Reduced sugar (12-15 cups of tea day, 3 heaped spoons each, to 5-10 x 0.5-1 soon) cut out minerals (ehh, "soda") drank more water. And probably drank 1-2 nights a weeks instead of 3-5.
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But then, I suppose I found putting it on to be a piece of piss in the first place. I don't think I realised how overweight I was at the time.
OP good job, you look like you had muscle under the fat to begin with, might contribute to the whole thing.
Reduced sugar (12-15 cups of tea day, 3 heaped spoons each, to 5-10 x 0.5-1 soon) cut out minerals (ehh, "soda") drank more water. And probably drank 1-2 nights a weeks instead of 3-5.
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But then, I suppose I found putting it on to be a piece of piss in the first place. I don't think I realised how overweight I was at the time.
OP good job, you look like you had muscle under the fat to begin with, might contribute to the whole thing.
Spaced Harrier
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Btw OP has perfect user name for this thread.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
this just goes to show you as well that to diet is to also attract more attractive women as well. If you kind of rationalize it in different ways but use that as part of it, then you will realize that the more attractive or shall I say the more fit you are, the more attractive or fit women you will draw.I found losing weight to be a piece of piss tbh. I barely tried.
Reduced sugar (12-15 cups of tea day, 3 heaped spoons each, to 5-10 x 0.5-1 soon) cut out minerals (ehh, "soda") drank more water. And probably drank 1-2 nights a weeks instead of 3-5.
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But then, I suppose I found putting it on to be a piece of piss in the first place. I don't think I realised how overweight I was at the time.
OP good job, you look like you had muscle under the fat to begin with, might contribute to the whole thing.
That's only part of the motivation with my diet and I want to share those results but it will have to wait about another month. I do hope that I can share more than favorable results as far as the comparison to the last time I weighed myself. I have already commented in a separate dining thread that when I officially started this diet or gauged my first weigh in I was around 320. Since then I have upped my exercise more and ate generally healthier.
As eager as I am to find out what I weigh right now, I can already see results in my pants feeling less tight and obviously things like my face and looking at my knuckles which are starting to pertrude more as the fat goes away.
One thing that I'm looking into right now is to not get too carried away about the potential plateau effect in which you might not feel like you're losing anything but you're still losing weight I did a decent clip. As much as I would like to lose around five pounds a week I know there will be weeks where I might not lose five but losing maybe two three or four pounds will still be a victory. It's just a matter of how patient you are to see those results but I do understand that people who are much heavier, like say 400 pounds, would find even 60 or 80 pounds of results favorable but still slightly discouraged since they still have to go a longer way to eliminate that that look which you probably can't get rid of until you hit maybe 250. But I guess that also depends on how tall you are but I'm generally talking for people who are around 6 feet tall or bordering on the range give or take.
I'm probably not going to take pictures of my stomach or anything like that as much as I would want to show off the differences but the more I see these pictures here no more I just want to take one right now even though I've been losing some weight, before I lose too much weight. So then I can really compare a picture of me right now to even a picture of me in 6 months where I hope to show more muscle definition and also be skinnier obviously.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
I found losing weight to be a piece of piss tbh. I barely tried.
Reduced sugar (12-15 cups of tea day, 3 heaped spoons each, to 5-10 x 0.5-1 soon) cut out minerals (ehh, "soda") drank more water. And probably drank 1-2 nights a weeks instead of 3-5.
Me on left
But then, I suppose I found putting it on to be a piece of piss in the first place. I don't think I realised how overweight I was at the time.
OP good job, you look like you had muscle under the fat to begin with, might contribute to the whole thing.
Incredible change, man. You look great!
I really do appreciate that. I am nowhere near where I used to be, but it feels good to receive a genuine compliment like that.
Great work and keep at it! I would love to see pictures if you ever work up the desire!
I plan on making my next update post with a picture at my goal. I have been doing almost no exercise whatsoever in the past month, but have managed to lose a lot of weight. In the next month, I would like to start exercising more frequently and not have as many cheat days. I have managed to have almost zero sweets in the past month, outside of a couple of boxes of Dots at different movies, and way too much pizza as well.
Regardless, 17.5 pounds in a month and a half is pretty damn good for a lazy, sedentary lifestyle with little to no outside motivation.
Here's to the next 11 pounds within the next 58 days!
Mechanized
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This fitnesspal calorie tracker thing seems neat. Surprisingly I ate probably 3k today and too much fat. Since I won't be able to jog as much during the winter/ at all I need to keep on top of calories a lot more to fend off my regular weight gain. It'll make losing the remaining weight during the spring/summer much easier. Also, grats on the loss op.
I saw this thread like two and a half weeks ago and decided to give this MyFitnessPal app a shot. So far I've lost 11.5 pounds just by following the calorie recommendations the app gave me.
I thought it'd be a pain to track calories/log meals and stuff, but it's not a hassle at all and quickly becomes second nature. It's extremely simple to enter your meals using the search function, or even better, using the barcode scanner feature built into the app. There's even quick shortcuts to copy previously logged meals (so if you eat the same thing for breakfast every day for example, you can save time and not have to enter it again).
Not only am I losing weight and eating a lot healthier now, but I'm saving tons of money by cutting back on all the takeout / junk food and preparing my own stuff. I feel better than ever and my goal of losing 30-40 pounds seems like it's easily doable.
Thanks OP for this thread and congrats on your weight loss!
I thought it'd be a pain to track calories/log meals and stuff, but it's not a hassle at all and quickly becomes second nature. It's extremely simple to enter your meals using the search function, or even better, using the barcode scanner feature built into the app. There's even quick shortcuts to copy previously logged meals (so if you eat the same thing for breakfast every day for example, you can save time and not have to enter it again).
Not only am I losing weight and eating a lot healthier now, but I'm saving tons of money by cutting back on all the takeout / junk food and preparing my own stuff. I feel better than ever and my goal of losing 30-40 pounds seems like it's easily doable.
Thanks OP for this thread and congrats on your weight loss!
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
you are welcome, and congrats!
Your post sounds like even more of a paid-ad than my OP
It really works, though, because I feel guilty when I cheat, and it is ridiculously easy to track what I eat.
andthebeatgoeson
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I'll give that app another shot. I've dropped 8-10 lbs but seem stuck. And I've started eating sweets again because I wasn't making more progress.
It recommends ~2000 calories. I told it I wanted to lose 1 lb per week. So should I aim for 1500 a day? Or does it take that into consideration and I should just aim for what it says?
It recommends ~2000 calories. I told it I wanted to lose 1 lb per week. So should I aim for 1500 a day? Or does it take that into consideration and I should just aim for what it says?
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
It takes into account your activity level and how much weight you would like to lose.
It recommends a paltry 1400 calories for my lazy ass daily, which cracks me up, but has been correct thus far. It really is a shame that I freaking LOVE to eat.
I lost 20kg over the past few months. Down from 93kg to 74kg/just under 12st.
My process:
- Exercise
- No food until lunchtime,and then its low carb.
- Decent dinner, no fried stuff, lots of vegetables meat and fish
- No fizzy drinks, pepsi max sometimes.
- No alcohol
- Go all out crazy on weekends, get drunk and eat pizza.
Also, no fast food...apart from weekends.
My process:
- Exercise
- No food until lunchtime,and then its low carb.
- Decent dinner, no fried stuff, lots of vegetables meat and fish
- No fizzy drinks, pepsi max sometimes.
- No alcohol
- Go all out crazy on weekends, get drunk and eat pizza.
Also, no fast food...apart from weekends.
Or he can keep doing the diet soda part! Doing everything else is good enough, and there is no reason to avoid diet stuff like plague unless you have an adverse reaction to phenylalanine.
It is pretty easy once you get into a routine.
From January 2012 to March 2013 I had lost 155 pounds. I went from 345 to 190 pounds. I am big into lifting/powerlifting now. It is much more difficult to figure out what you should be eating to maximize muscle growth but minimize fat while lifting.
Due to a string of injuries, I haven't been able to lift much and I unfortunately didn't change my eating habits, so now I am back up to 221 lb. I am finally recovered and looking to get down to 200 by end of year.
From January 2012 to March 2013 I had lost 155 pounds. I went from 345 to 190 pounds. I am big into lifting/powerlifting now. It is much more difficult to figure out what you should be eating to maximize muscle growth but minimize fat while lifting.
Due to a string of injuries, I haven't been able to lift much and I unfortunately didn't change my eating habits, so now I am back up to 221 lb. I am finally recovered and looking to get down to 200 by end of year.
I've lost about 35lbs in 2months using myfitnesspal and getting more active. Getting approximate readouts of calories lost when walking and running makes it less of a chore and encourages me to do extra.
Counting calories has meant my diet has changed massively I don't just eat less but eat healthier. It's encouraged me to look about and try new foods to keep my diet balanced.
Counting calories has meant my diet has changed massively I don't just eat less but eat healthier. It's encouraged me to look about and try new foods to keep my diet balanced.
I too have lost around 28kg during the past two and a half years. Started with switching down to vegetarian diet, losing all the white bread, limiting sugar consumption, and generally staying under-around 1400-1600kcal per day, WITH more and more training days introduced weekly. Eventually I went back to consuming around 2000-2500kcal per day because if I had not done so, I would not have been progressing on strength level. So to speak, my hunger eventually demanded that, and I listened.
Now I do not train that much, but I am staying around 68-70kg (178cm), while retaining that little muscle weight that i managed to put up, mostly because I now have dog walking duties at least twice a day, in addition to whatever training comes up.
Now I do not train that much, but I am staying around 68-70kg (178cm), while retaining that little muscle weight that i managed to put up, mostly because I now have dog walking duties at least twice a day, in addition to whatever training comes up.
Man, I'm impressed. Found all the barcodes I tried with finnish foods. Does it rely on user input or what?
So in other words
Nice job, OP.
But man, 1400 calories sounds like hell!
It really depends on WHAT you eat. The longer your body needs to process the food, the less hunger you feel (and less intense). It is pretty much impossible to overeat from stuff heavy in fiber.*
*Just remember to drink enough along it,or it is constipation time!
JimmyRustler
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GJ OP.
What I quickly learned when I started with my gym training 5 years ago is how easy it is to loose weight. Gaining muscles is so much more difficult and need a lot more dedication.
What I quickly learned when I started with my gym training 5 years ago is how easy it is to loose weight. Gaining muscles is so much more difficult and need a lot more dedication.
Lately I've been trying to understand my body more and find my maintenance level. 2500 seems to keep me right around 215lbs.
Breakfast
- 2 eggs
- 3 egg whites
- 2 pieces of Ezekiel bread
Lunch
- 6 oz of chicken
- 1 cup rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- broccoli
Dinner
- 6 oz of salmon
- 1 cup rice
- broccoli
Snack
- 6 oz of chicken
- 1 cup rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- broccoli
Late snack
- 2 cups cottage cheese or Greek yogurt.
Acidote
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It's good to see people reaching their objectives without that much of a hassle. I'll be trying the app in December as soon as I get back from a trip I'm doing with a friend to see if I can cut the lazy ass fat before hitting the gym. It is not that much (from 72kg to 66-67 I guess, I'm only 1m72cm tall) but I want to cut it first.
Acidote
Member
I see you're losing weigth, but is that healthy?
lol.
I'm 183cm, 90kg and imo I dont eat/drink that much. and not extremly unhealthy.
i.e. I drink 2 cups of tea per day.
other than that water.
or is it the milk?
cup in the morning, half liter at work, cup in the evening.
Will you be able to keep this up forever?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
The thing I had to do was to not try and be so hard on myself. Don't feel like you should be starving. If youput good and healthy stuff in your system them it should mor feel bad to have a snack meal like the one posted several posts up. Portion out a light meal of chicken, brown rice, and a veggy to keep your stomach satisfied.
You don't want to over manage your eating to the poijt of starvation. Eat a serving of Sunchips and an apple. Something to keep your self better in check.
Started a new diet beginning of the month, same as OP. 6'2 218 pounds, cut out almost all carbs and sugar which was practically all I ate before. Now it's almost all protein, fat and veggies. I have a protein shake in the morning on the way to work: 1/3 cup each blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, scoop of protein powder, 4 ice cubes, 1/3 cup milk and 2/3 cup water.
Then when I get to work I'll have a mozzarella string cheese and munch on peanuts if I'm hungry. Then for lunch I have a broiled chicken breast and a whole bag of stream fresh veggies, either broccoli, cauliflower and carrots or broccoli, carrots, watercress and sugar snap peas. Then I'll snack on some more peanuts, have another string cheese and that's it. Fridays are my cheat day and I'll get chipotle. Steak burrito with cheese, brown rice and corn salsa.
For dinner it's usually steak, chicken or pork with a veggie, normally broccoli or peas. Sometimes an omelet with cheese and ham or bacon. Then for dessert I have a cherry choboni 100 yogurt and a small cup of fresh raspberries and strawberries with some cheese.
In 3 weeks I've lost 10-12 pounds. Cloths are definitely a little looser and I feel great. Or at least never hungry or tired or really burnt out from withdrawals for carbs or sugar.
I plan to start working out next week. Taking it slow, just some light running and basic sit ups and push ups for a few weeks to not burn myself out. Then in December I'll start serious weight training. My goal is to get back down to 175-180, though weight isn't what matters more just general health and appearance. I'd love to be back at a 32 waist instead of fuckin 35-36.
Then when I get to work I'll have a mozzarella string cheese and munch on peanuts if I'm hungry. Then for lunch I have a broiled chicken breast and a whole bag of stream fresh veggies, either broccoli, cauliflower and carrots or broccoli, carrots, watercress and sugar snap peas. Then I'll snack on some more peanuts, have another string cheese and that's it. Fridays are my cheat day and I'll get chipotle. Steak burrito with cheese, brown rice and corn salsa.
For dinner it's usually steak, chicken or pork with a veggie, normally broccoli or peas. Sometimes an omelet with cheese and ham or bacon. Then for dessert I have a cherry choboni 100 yogurt and a small cup of fresh raspberries and strawberries with some cheese.
In 3 weeks I've lost 10-12 pounds. Cloths are definitely a little looser and I feel great. Or at least never hungry or tired or really burnt out from withdrawals for carbs or sugar.
I plan to start working out next week. Taking it slow, just some light running and basic sit ups and push ups for a few weeks to not burn myself out. Then in December I'll start serious weight training. My goal is to get back down to 175-180, though weight isn't what matters more just general health and appearance. I'd love to be back at a 32 waist instead of fuckin 35-36.
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