Want to lose some weight

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

oh yea i didnt realize you were a guy asking to lose weight... you have the internet and a bottle of lube? thats all you need.

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

oh yea tuna, and wheat bread also

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Wow. You're 16... Dangit. You conned me into sending all that **** to you...

Boo.

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[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

oh yea i didnt realize you were a guy asking to lose weight... you have the internet and a bottle of lube? thats all you need.

WTF?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I lose weight well rapping.

 

[Priest 10+ year member]

There are obviously a bunch of people on here who are under 30 and still blessed with a metabolism. Lets see how all you bashers look and feel at 40.

March 10th, 2004 at 6' tall I weighed 340lbs. Today I weigh 220lbs.

85% of your weight is nutrition. I dropped my first 90-95lbs without any excersize, strictly by changing diet. Drop processed food. If it's been processed it's been digested before you've had a chance to eat it. Refined sugar, white flour, etc...it's all crap. My diet consists pretty much of lean protien and fresh veggies. I can cook food at home faster than going to a fast food joint.

Eggs can be cooked quickly in the microwave for breakfast. Whole grain cereals are good as well. Lunch is usually some sort of salad with protien (chicken, tuna, turkey, etc). Dinner is a lot of chicken, fish, turkey and pork. I cook in large quantity a couple night a week and the wife and I live off of that on the days I don't cook. Also, eat often. If your hungry then you probably should have eaten something 30 minutes ago.

Here is a typical day menu for me.

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in the microwave with some turkey bacon

Snack: Cottage cheese with some sunflower seeds mixed in and a shot of hot sauce

Lunch: Green salad with some turkey lunch meat on top and vinegrette dressing

Snack: Almonds or peanuts

Dinner: 2 Grilled pork loin chops with steamed broccoli and green beans

Drink a minimum of 100oz of water a day. If you drink caffine then make sure that you follow it with the twice the amount of water.

Also keep in mind that if you are excersizing a lot your may actually loose with slower but that is because your replacing fat with muscle mass which is a good thing. Take measurements and monitor those as well as weight.

Here is a free site that you can register at to track what you eat http://www.fitday.com Try it for a few days and it will open your eyes. Put in EVERYTHING because you'll be amazed at how quickly things like condiments will double your calorie intake.

Post up if you have any other questions that I might be able to answer.

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Wow. You're 16... Dangit. You conned me into sending all that **** to you...
Boo.

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Thanks for the PMs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif hahahaha


Thanks for those suggestions guys, I just ran to the grocery store (literally) a mile away and picked up some yogurts for breakfast, prepackaged fruit salad, orange juice... and then I got home and realized I hadn't had dinner tonight. Not sure what to eat //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I remember my buddy forceofwill told me about a chicken market that's not too far from here, they actually make the chicken themselves... said it's a million times better then the grocery store crap.

And for the record I only eat chicken (sometimes steak, and maybe a burger once a month) and I hate seafood. I've never tried tuna before... but I doubt I'll like it.

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

bout 3 years ago i was 5'10" 275lbs, now im an inch taller and 80 lbs lighter. idk how i did it, i just wasnt hungry as much anymore lol.

hope that helps.

oh and to the one who hates fatties, may your soul rot in hell...why dont u try being fat then tell us how it is, m'kay?

 

[jjski78 10+ year member]

I'm going through the same thing here, so I'll shed some of what I have learned. Number one, NEVER skip breakfast! Breakfast is the meal that kickstarts your metabolism and gets it running at optimum levels for the day. If you skip it, your body will go into a catabolic state. What this means is that everything you take in, your body will store and not burn. THis is why nutritionists say to eat a small meal, ie 250-300 calories, every 2-3 hours during your waking hours. I had to specify that because there are some idiots in the world that would wake up in the middle of the night to eat their 300 calories. Get plenty of rest, anywhere from 6-8 hours a night is optimal. Your body needs rest just as much as it needs exercise, otherwise you're gonna stop exercising because you're too tired. For weight loss, try to get one solid hour of cardio exercise PER DAY. Not 3 times a week, not every other day, EVERY DAY. If you need to, you can split it up to 2 or 3 sessions a day, as long as it's a total of 60 minutes. Lift weights a minimum of 3 times a week. If you want to use free weights, great, if you want to use machines, great, the point is you're doing something, which will eventually separate you from the people that wind up weighing 600 lbs and dying from a heart attack. Drink WATER! No diet soda, WATER! If you need coffee, like I do, drink 5 quarts of water a day, if you don't need the caffeine, a gallon of water will be fine. As for what to eat, here's some things I have used and it works well. Breakfast is usually the tough meal for a lot of people. Some good foods for breakfast: egg whites, whole wheat toast, oatmeal (not the instant crap loaded with sugar, real oatmeal, you can get the quick oats in the cardboard tube that take 1 minute to make and add some honey, it's good, trust me!), turkey bacon, whole grain cereal ie: cheerios, total, shredded wheat, you get the idea. As for what to pack for lunch, try some lettuce wraps, this is where you take your favorite lunch meat, not Oscar Mayer, go to the deli counter and get the good stuff, and get some real cheese, put a couple slices of meat and a slice of cheese on a leaf of lettuce, add a little mustard, and roll it up. They're good, filling, and cheap! Another thing you could also wrap in the lettuce would be egg salad. Just hard boil a couple eggs, throw the yoke away, mash them up in a bowl with some low fat or no-fat mayo, add some salt and pepper, and wrap in lettuce. Also your basic turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread is a good choice. Add to any of these a piece of fruit and you have a healthy filling lunch. For dinner, chicken. Grilled, BBQ, as long as it isn't fried, it's gonna be good for you! You can also make chicken salad for lunch too. Just do it the same as the egg salad. Back to dinner, a good menu would be a boneless skinless chicken breast, however you want it cooked as long as it's not fried, a cup of BROWN rice, do not eat white rice, and some steamed veggies. For in between meal snacks, low fat or non-fat yogurt, fruit, raw veggies with non-fat dip, low fat or non-fat cottage cheese with some fruit mixed in, you get the idea. A good tip I can give you is to get a membership at Sam's Club, Costco, or someplace like that. You can buy the boneless skinless chicken breast there in bulk, and get huge bags of frozen veggies, and save a load of money. Good luck to you on this endeavor!

And to all the little jackholes making fun of the guy, get a life. I hope you hit 25 and your metabolism takes a nose dive and you gain a good 20-50 pounds, just so you know what people go through. I'm 6'3" 240 lbs, and I could most definitely stomp a mudhole in every one of you scrawny little pricks. Sure I could stand to lose my beer belly, and I am, slowly but surely, but the good old US armed forces made sure that I will never, i repeat NEVER, take verbal abuse from a skinny little wuss that wouldn't survive 12 hours in the desert heat. So remember, before you open your mouth to poke fun at the guy who may need to lose a couple of pounds, think about this: has he been trained to kill you using nothing more that his two hands? Sleep tight.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'm going through the same thing here, so I'll shed some of what I have learned. Number one, NEVER skip breakfast! Breakfast is the meal that kickstarts your metabolism and gets it running at optimum levels for the day. If you skip it, your body will go into a catabolic state. What this means is that everything you take in, your body will store and not burn. THis is why nutritionists say to eat a small meal, ie 250-300 calories, every 2-3 hours during your waking hours. I had to specify that because there are some idiots in the world that would wake up in the middle of the night to eat their 300 calories. Get plenty of rest, anywhere from 6-8 hours a night is optimal. Your body needs rest just as much as it needs exercise, otherwise you're gonna stop exercising because you're too tired. For weight loss, try to get one solid hour of cardio exercise PER DAY. Not 3 times a week, not every other day, EVERY DAY. If you need to, you can split it up to 2 or 3 sessions a day, as long as it's a total of 60 minutes. Lift weights a minimum of 3 times a week. If you want to use free weights, great, if you want to use machines, great, the point is you're doing something, which will eventually separate you from the people that wind up weighing 600 lbs and dying from a heart attack. Drink WATER! No diet soda, WATER! If you need coffee, like I do, drink 5 quarts of water a day, if you don't need the caffeine, a gallon of water will be fine. As for what to eat, here's some things I have used and it works well. Breakfast is usually the tough meal for a lot of people. Some good foods for breakfast: egg whites, whole wheat toast, oatmeal (not the instant crap loaded with sugar, real oatmeal, you can get the quick oats in the cardboard tube that take 1 minute to make and add some honey, it's good, trust me!), turkey bacon, whole grain cereal ie: cheerios, total, shredded wheat, you get the idea. As for what to pack for lunch, try some lettuce wraps, this is where you take your favorite lunch meat, not Oscar Mayer, go to the deli counter and get the good stuff, and get some real cheese, put a couple slices of meat and a slice of cheese on a leaf of lettuce, add a little mustard, and roll it up. They're good, filling, and cheap! Another thing you could also wrap in the lettuce would be egg salad. Just hard boil a couple eggs, throw the yoke away, mash them up in a bowl with some low fat or no-fat mayo, add some salt and pepper, and wrap in lettuce. Also your basic turkey and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread is a good choice. Add to any of these a piece of fruit and you have a healthy filling lunch. For dinner, chicken. Grilled, BBQ, as long as it isn't fried, it's gonna be good for you! You can also make chicken salad for lunch too. Just do it the same as the egg salad. Back to dinner, a good menu would be a boneless skinless chicken breast, however you want it cooked as long as it's not fried, a cup of BROWN rice, do not eat white rice, and some steamed veggies. For in between meal snacks, low fat or non-fat yogurt, fruit, raw veggies with non-fat dip, low fat or non-fat cottage cheese with some fruit mixed in, you get the idea. A good tip I can give you is to get a membership at Sam's Club, Costco, or someplace like that. You can buy the boneless skinless chicken breast there in bulk, and get huge bags of frozen veggies, and save a load of money. Good luck to you on this endeavor! And to all the little jackholes making fun of the guy, get a life. I hope you hit 25 and your metabolism takes a nose dive and you gain a good 20-50 pounds, just so you know what people go through. I'm 6'3" 240 lbs, and I could most definitely stomp a mudhole in every one of you scrawny little pricks. Sure I could stand to lose my beer belly, and I am, slowly but surely, but the good old US armed forces made sure that I will never, i repeat NEVER, take verbal abuse from a skinny little wuss that wouldn't survive 12 hours in the desert heat. So remember, before you open your mouth to poke fun at the guy who may need to lose a couple of pounds, think about this: has he been trained to kill you using nothing more that his two hands? Sleep tight.

Paragraphs are your friend.

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[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Thank you for that jj //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I actually like eggs, so I enjoyed the suggestion re: egg salad... never even thought of that. I need to get more sleep, as it stands now I go to bed around 1 AM and wake up at 6:30 AM for school.

Lettuce wrap sounds great, I'm going to try that tomorrow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Cardio I will start tomorrow and make sure I get that full hour in.

Thank you!

 

[jjski78 10+ year member]

Paragraphs are your friend.
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Yeah, but when you're on a roll, it's just so **** hard to hit enter and tab!!

 

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

I lost 75 lbs in 4 months with a personal trainer. It doesn't matter if they're skinny or not.. my personal trainer was a girl. I've found them to be harder than the guys and less forgiving lol

Protein Diet

+ working our 4 times a week

= no fat.

 

[jjski78 10+ year member]

Thank you for that jj //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
I actually like eggs, so I enjoyed the suggestion re: egg salad... never even thought of that. I need to get more sleep, as it stands now I go to bed around 1 AM and wake up at 6:30 AM for school.

Lettuce wrap sounds great, I'm going to try that tomorrow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Cardio I will start tomorrow and make sure I get that full hour in.

Thank you!

No problem man. Just remember, a real doctor will recommend losing only up to 3 lbs a week. Most people will lose only 1-2 a week. But, your first week you could see as much as a 10 lb drop. If this happens, great, but if you only lose 1-2 lbs a week, don't get discouraged, it takes time. And make **** sure you eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day or your body will automatically go catabolic no matter how many times you eat. Try for around 1500 a day just to be safe. It's all about water, portion control, and exercise!

 

[Priest 10+ year member]

Watch the OJ...sound like it should be good for you but it's really really high in sugar, that's why it tastes so good. You can get the same benefits without the sugar from other foods.