Weight loss support thread

[Chefbot]

I ordered a kettlebell, it's going to be here on Sunday. This is gonna be fun!

 

[nad7155]

Kudos to all the people here trying to get in shape.

It's simple, but hard.

Eat less, move more.

There is NO magic to eating or supplements.

There is NO pill or food that will boost your metabolism enough to burn excess body fat.

There is NO magic combination of foods taken at a certain time of day that will help you lose fat.

Eat less, move more.

Sorry to sperg.

Carry on.

 

[Chefbot]

Finished my first kettlebell workout. Shit's brutal but fun as hell.

I think I got my workout schedule worked out (heh)

Mondays: Kettlebell
Tuesdays: Jogging
Wednesdays: Kettlebell
Thursdays: Jogging
Fridays: Kettlebell
Saturdays: Jogging
Sundays: Brisk walking

 

[Magique]

I just failed hard and got back in my bad habits again. 155 lb to 170 .
Yesterday, my friend recommended that I walk 10 000 feet per day. Will it really help? I heard that it will make you fit but not lose weight.

 

[Hi I Am From Page 6]

Yesterday, my friend recommended that I walk 10 000 feet per day. Will it really help? I heard that it will make you fit but not lose weight.

Eating fewer calories than you burn will make you lose weight. Walking will help you burn more calories, but diet makes more of a difference to weight loss than exercise. It's very easy to eat enough to cancel the effects of walking.

 

[Mesosalpinx]

Eating fewer calories than you burn will make you lose weight. Walking will help you burn more calories, but diet makes more of a difference to weight loss than exercise.

I agree. I've lost 130lbs and the first 100 was just from counting calories. I did it over five years, but it felt like I didn't have to change my life much to do it.

 

[CaptainMappy]

I really need to stop fucking eating so much, tbh. I've gone from 135 to 152 in the span of less than a year. Personally, I need to get out more and exercise. I'm looking at getting some more free weights for at home and signing up for a gym membership with the old ball and chain. CrossFit looks gay as fuck, though.

 

[PL 879]

It's not just calorie intake that stagnates weight loss. Simple steps I also included when I lost 60 pounds over the course of a year were:

- Eliminate high fructose corn syrup from your diet. In the U.S. this can be an eye-opening proposition considering it is an ingredient in so many food items but finding replacements is getting much easier due to organic demand skyrocketing.
- Do not eat any carbs later than 3 hours before you will be going to sleep at night. Your body won't have the ability to burn it off, and it will just store as glucose and then fat.
- Anything that comes in a bag typically is empty calories and should be eliminated. Chips, cookies, heavily salted nuts, etc. These snack items can be a detestable wrench in the gears.

Now of course, there can be cheat meals involved...I took one meal a week and used that as my breather. If a cheat meal isn't included, the likelihood of burnout and spitefulness eventually will overtake you.
These were the things, along with exercise, that helped turn my life around in 2013.

 

[FatFuckingClown]

It's not just calorie intake that stagnates weight loss. Simple steps I also included when I lost 60 pounds over the course of a year were:

- Eliminate high fructose corn syrup from your diet. In the U.S. this can be an eye-opening proposition considering it is an ingredient in so many food items but finding replacements is getting much easier due to organic demand skyrocketing.
- Do not eat any carbs later than 3 hours before you will be going to sleep at night. Your body won't have the ability to burn it off, and it will just store as glucose and then fat.
- Anything that comes in a bag typically is empty calories and should be eliminated. Chips, cookies, heavily salted nuts, etc. These snack items can be a detestable wrench in the gears.

Now of course, there can be cheat meals involved...I took one meal a week and used that as my breather. If a cheat meal isn't included, the likelihood of burnout and spitefulness eventually will overtake you.
These were the things, along with exercise, that helped turn my life around in 2013.

Thank you.

 

[wifflypuff]

40 pounds down, my niggas.

 

[Donovan the Man]

What do you do when you're so close to a goal you could taste it? I'm 220 now and I lost 38 pounds. I set my goal to 200 when I got to my heaviest. I think I might have made too huge of a goal.

 

[Hummingbird]

Lately I've been going through major rib pain since last month and it's been really hindering my exercising. I had to cut down and eventually stop so they could get better and I ended up gaining some weight. I slowly started walking in place at work again to get used to it and after about two weeks later, the pain came back. (Walking in place at work helped me get exercise.)

I should add that about three weeks before the pain started, I added a sit-down pedal machine to my routine (gradually tightening it as I got better). And I could got about over an hour pedaling (with various rests). The first time my ribs got better, I also used that again.

I'm just wondering what I can do to get exercise despite the pain (because I don't want my ribs to feel worse). And if my ribs get better, should I stop using the pedal machine? It's just that I'm upset at myself for the 5 pound weight gain.

 

[January Cyst]

Has somebody tried water fasting over extended periods of time? (2-4 weeks)
I'm starting a fast on monday and will aim for 4 weeks (obviously stop if there are signs that tell me to).
I've tried it before but only for 5 days and the results were pretty amazing both in weight loss and when it comes to detox (as someone with a immune deficiency I've noticed that some of the symptoms were regressing).

 

[Hummingbird]

Has somebody tried water fasting over extended periods of time? (2-4 weeks)
I'm starting a fast on monday and will aim for 4 weeks (obviously stop if there are signs that tell me to).
I've tried it before but only for 5 days and the results were pretty amazing both in weight loss and when it comes to detox (as someone with a immune deficiency I've noticed that some of the symptoms were regressing).

What exactly is water fasting?

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

Powerlevel the Thread

 

[January Cyst]

What exactly is water fasting?

Going days/weeks without eating (just drinking water).

 

[BZ 679]

Has somebody tried water fasting over extended periods of time? (2-4 weeks)
I'm starting a fast on monday and will aim for 4 weeks (obviously stop if there are signs that tell me to).
I've tried it before but only for 5 days and the results were pretty amazing both in weight loss and when it comes to detox (as someone with a immune deficiency I've noticed that some of the symptoms were regressing).

Sure, it'll give you results in a shorter amount of time, but you won't have learned better eating habits and you'll gain the weight back as soon as you start up on your regular diet again.

Waste of time, IMO.

 

[charmaide]

I've been trying to lose weight due to the fact I just didn't want to live unhealthy. About a year or two ago, I've dropped from about 240 lbs to 215 lbs due to my thyroid acting up (to the point I was in bed most of the day and barely ate anything, it was that bad). Once I was put on medication, I had picked up about 5-10 lbs.

I'm slowly working towards my first goal being under 200 lbs, with my end goal being about 150 lbs (which would be considered healthy due to my height). My family is supporting me and are trying their hardest to be healthier alongside me, so that's a plus. Strength in numbers, right?

 

[Donovan the Man]

Has somebody tried water fasting over extended periods of time? (2-4 weeks)
I'm starting a fast on monday and will aim for 4 weeks (obviously stop if there are signs that tell me to).
I've tried it before but only for 5 days and the results were pretty amazing both in weight loss and when it comes to detox (as someone with a immune deficiency I've noticed that some of the symptoms were regressing).

This is retarded. Learn how to eat right.

There are no short cuts to losing weight.

 

[Pina Colada]

Lately I've been going through major rib pain since last month and it's been really hindering my exercising. I had to cut down and eventually stop so they could get better and I ended up gaining some weight. I slowly started walking in place at work again to get used to it and after about two weeks later, the pain came back. (Walking in place at work helped me get exercise.)

I should add that about three weeks before the pain started, I added a sit-down pedal machine to my routine (gradually tightening it as I got better). And I could got about over an hour pedaling (with various rests). The first time my ribs got better, I also used that again.

I'm just wondering what I can do to get exercise despite the pain (because I don't want my ribs to feel worse). And if my ribs get better, should I stop using the pedal machine? It's just that I'm upset at myself for the 5 pound weight gain.

Try bringing it up with your doctor on your next visit. And use the pedal machine routinely as long as your rib pain is gone, but don't overdo it.