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- GilbertZ, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4Inspirational
- Ollin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I sort of did the same thing, I weighed about 175 and was terribly out of shape when I was in highschool. When I got out of highschool I just started to play sports for my own recreation and I lost 30 lbs in a year and have kept it off since then. Slow and easy always the best way to go and not to mention people notice right away your accomplishment.
- nyx210, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Here's a REAL motivator: This is what 1 lb of fat looks like http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001089.php
Doing diet and exercise the RIGHT way, you can lose up to 2 lbs per week safely. - TheCash, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8File this one under 'no *****, sherlock.'
- Cerium, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Dr McDougall has a good solution. My family has been using this diet for about 6 years. It works, and is easy to maintain. The food is great. Converting is very strange for the first few months, but is easy after the initial period.
http://www.drmcdougall.com/ - rewritable, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4
I weighed 400.lbs December 2005 and by December 2006 I enlisted in the United States Army at 230.lbs. I lost it all by eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast (with sugar), turkey sandwich for lunch (with mayo) and ramen soup for dinner (with crackers). Of course I had an apple or banana for a snack in between. I walked 4 miles a day EVERY day, somtimes twice a day. I didnt pussy foot around either I did 14 to 15 minute miles. Once I hit 290 I was running 1 mile (8:45) walking 3. then 3 weeks before I shipped to basic training at Fort Jackson I was running 2 miles (16 minutes flat) jogging 2 miles. I have been a lard ass all my life until now. I got pics to prove it, am ductapensuperglu on AIM messenger.
sorry for comment hijack but since the comment starter was very brief I figured what the hell
- atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21The whole idea of "diet" is to lose weight and then eat again like a pig. That of course doesn't work. So yeah, if you want to lose weight you need to make some lifestyle changes not a "diet".
- moft, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3exactly - diet wars aren't gonna do shiat if your sitting on your arse all day. it seems the diet mongerers have completely erased the concept of exercise as the main factor in weight loss, not the latest supplement, recipe, or eating pattern.
- wonginator1221, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Not completely relevant, but "diet" is the most overused word in the food industry.
Look up diet in a dictionary and you'll get:
"diet 1 |ˈdī-it| noun the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats."
Just thought it might be interesting to see how many people thought "diet" referred to changing what you eat to lose weight. - atdigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2it's not only what and how much you eat, it's also how much exercise you do, if you only walk to car and from car to home it's probably not enough.
- siliconentity, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Giving up rich food for the rest of your life is like giving up good sex for the rest of your life. You don't need rich food, you can get by on the diet he eats - lean meat, dry toast, vegetables. And you don't need sex, a quick jerk off every couple of days keeps the prostate healthy. But is that how you want to live?
All you guys saying how it's so easy, all you have to do is to stop overeating, need to think about this. We have instincts that drive us to eat high calorie foods just like the instincts that drive us to have sex with beautiful women. It's all about the need to survive and reproduce. Yes, those instincts don't matter as much in the modern world, and we can get by with less. But don't kid yourself that it's easy to ignore them. - felbie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I changed my eating habits for good, but I dont starve myself, I go to the Gym 5 days a week to do an hour of cardio and 3 days a week to do weight training. I also only drink water and iced tea(and watered down gatorade at the gym) One of the most important things is to eat frequently, the idea of calories in calories out is a good BASIC principle, but your body does need a certain amount of calories, so unless this guy was eating a ***** of calories, he was most likely not getting what he needed, but to lose the initial weight Im sure it didnt matter to him, but NEVER refer to what youre doing as a diet, youre basically telling yourself its only temporary and once the weight is gone you are going to go back, but there is no magic pill no secret to weight lose, watch what you eat, eat healthier, exercise more and consistently, Sure id LOVE to drop all the weight I need to drop by next month, but its not practical, have to take it slow
- Zackypooh, on 10/12/2007, -20/+2Deedeedee!!!
Had to be said.- novaHands, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12No it didn't.
- macbwizard, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18I don't understand why there's a whole industry built around dieting.
Eat less and exercise more.
It's really that easy.- Robotsu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I understand exactly why:
The same reason there is a whole industry built upon bottled water.
Walk to faucet, pour into cup.
It's really that easy. - novaHands, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2@macbwizrd: Ever heard of money?
- Arkonnan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8> I don't understand why there's a whole industry built around dieting.
People want an easy out. Sell a solution that requires minimal effort, and you'll make a fortune off lazy people. It doesn't matter if it works or not. People thrive on false hope. - boonesfarm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Kind of like "don't pledge your love to someone who will leave you".
Or, don't run up credit debt. Or, don't let drugs ruin you.
As someone who would love to shed 30 lbs or so, I suspect that one man's hurdle is another man's wall.
It should be as simple as "exercise"... keep food away from mouth.
- Robotsu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I understand exactly why:
- kevintmckay, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7If you want to drop weight but don't want any ***** or lies you can't beat this site IMHO. I went from 212 to 175 on it.
www.simplefit.org- WebCester, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Kevin, at least be honest and say it's your site.
That said, I'm one of your users and the site _is_ great. Just don't spam it, bad publicity is worse than none at all.
- WebCester, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Kevin, at least be honest and say it's your site.
- hightechdave, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10jeez, next they are going to tell us smoking, drugs, and hookers are bad for you.
ill file this under "obvious" - bedlam, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7The Hacker's Diet is a good read for any geek trying to lose weight. It cuts through most of the crap that surrounds the concept of dieting and looks at losing weight as an engineering problem. The book basically just tells you to exercise more and eat less but also gives cool statistics and charts to look at. It's written by the founder of AutoDesk and can be downloaded free from the following link (a pdf is in the zip file).
http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/hdpdf.zip- Flummoxer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Ack, Autodesk. Brings back memories.
- sasper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Agreed. The Hacker's Diet is great for us geeky-types.
- devdavad, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Thank god. I hate all of those phony, pro-active, commercials talking about just how much you can loose in like 5 days from doing one stupid thing and not change you diet or get real excerise.
- jkavvy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Just to reiterate the obvious, losing weight is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise.
The week before I worked my ass off in the gym everyday while hanging on to my poor eating habits (fast food for breakfast and sometimes lunch). Did not lose any weight. I was crushed. I thought I had exercised enough to offset the breakfast tacos and chicken sandwiches.
This past week I ate well and only worked out light twice (still sore from the previous week). Lo and behold, I lost four pounds. And I didn't starve myself. I made sure to eat around 2000 calories of clean food, including tuna, salmon, egg whites, whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter, etc. I snacked on peanuts between meals and never had hunger pangs.
The topic is correct. Dieting is a lifestyle. And you can easily start tomorrow.- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Um, dude, some of that was your metabolism's increase from the previous weeks activities as well. Don't go thinking you're done yet. Slowing down to moderate activity levels won't show much positive loss if you slack off in week 2. That's the problem with exercise and diet. People expect results on the scale day 2.
"I exercised 400 KCals yesterday, so I do that 6 times and that's nearly a pound..." Yeah, but you also increased your metabolic rate, and started burning more calories. IF you aren't eating right or aren't exercising right BOTH, muscles get eaten instead of fat, or your muscles starve and your metabolism levels off.
Dieting is probably one of the hardest things to do well, because it is a lifestyle, one that most people who work and have jobs cannot completely embrace. No pizzas, no cheeseburgers, no cheating. Every beer you drink compounds itself by not only being 90 calories (lite beer), but your body also metastisizes the alcohol into sugar in your body, and that sugar goes straight to fat. Drinking one light beer is like having two to your body. - chulk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0>Just to reiterate the obvious, losing weight is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise.
The only thing obvious about that statement is that it is OBVIOUSLY wrong! First of all It is important to eat clean diet: limit your fat intake, simple carb(sugar) intake, portion control, eat lots of protein, and it is VERY important to exercise. In order to lose weight you need to expend more calories then you consume. It's true that you might lose some weight by watching what you eat, but if your a man with bitch *****, and you focus on diet and neglect exercise to lose weight what you'll have is smaller bitch *****. Exercise reshapes the body to actually turn the bitch ***** into pecs, it keeps your heart, lungs, immune system, muscles, bones and brain in shape. Please if you really want to be healthy, get in shape, and lose weight go to the library, surf the net, join health and fitness message boards...research nutrition, exercise, ask questions. Stay away from those crappy atkins, south beach, look great naked "diet" books...those are the quick fixes and easy way out...actually obtain the knowledge and know what, why, and how things affect your body. Please don't make half-witted statements that are completely untrue. If your going to "reiterate" something that is "obvious" please make sure you know what you are talking about first.
Additionally, learn the nutrition facts of the foods you eat, take the 5 seconds out of your day to look at the label and read them. Do you actually believe your going to eat fast food for breakfast and/or lunch and you'll lose weight? Did you know that most if not all of the items on breakfast and regular menus at fast food joint are 600 calories or more for one item(no condiments or soda or fries). Most items have more then the daily requirements of fats, and sugars? Did you know that the salads the fast food joints sell are loaded with sugar, and the salad dressing with it is pure fat. Did you know that if you eat too much fat and sugar in one sitting your body increases insulin levels prevents further absorption of the food and stores all the excess sugar, fat, and carbs from that meal as fat in your body? The fact that you believe that the small amount of time that you allotted for exercise is enough to burn off that trash u put in your body, and burn off all that excess fat you accumulated from the insulin spike, proves to me that you have no idea how to be healthy and u definitely need to get your ass in gear. Stop being a statistic, and learn what is necessary to be healthy.
You are now dugg down!
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Um, dude, some of that was your metabolism's increase from the previous weeks activities as well. Don't go thinking you're done yet. Slowing down to moderate activity levels won't show much positive loss if you slack off in week 2. That's the problem with exercise and diet. People expect results on the scale day 2.
- DaysInTheDark, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Men's Health? Men's Health is the Cosmo of men's magazines. It's all *****. This article didn't say anything we all don't know already.
- abcdefghij, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Many things you read are stuff you already know or familiar about. This article reiterates the point with inspirational real-life example of someone's success with weightloss.
At the least you'll think about this article before you stuff that McGriddles into your face. As for me, I'll remember to have my grilled fish and steamed veggies lunch today. - DaysInTheDark, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1You moron. The whole scam of magazines like this are the 'real-life' examples.
I don't eat McGriddles. That's the common sense part we all ALREADY KNOW. If you need stories like this to 'remind you' to eat good healthy things like 'grilled fish' and 'steamed veggies' (haha, wow, you really know your healthfood), i feel sorry for you. - chulk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Mens health can be very useful. It gives great basic exercise routines, good nutrition tips, good recipes, and inspiration. However, it isn't enough...it gives you basic information, its up to you to really make the commitment to learn further how to be healthy. Also if you read men's health enough you'll notice that they recycle a lot of their information. They will use the same articles and information in several different magazines and just splash a new eye catching phrase about it on the cover.
- abcdefghij, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Many things you read are stuff you already know or familiar about. This article reiterates the point with inspirational real-life example of someone's success with weightloss.
- maevealleine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3eat less. exercise even a bit more. its that simple
- darkmule, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Kudo's just for the title of the story. I'm tired of people thinking they can go on a 'diet'.
- DorqueRench, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Anyone can lose weight simply by cutting out all processed foods from their diet. No mayo, no sugar, no white bread....Lean meat and vegatables...Food that comes from the earth and not from a package. You are guaranteed to lose weight eating only lean meat, fruits and veggies in reasonable portions. Obesity does not exist in nature. Why? Because there are no processed foods in nature. It is really that simple. But you have to stick to it.
- whovian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I can testify this worked for me, with emphasis on non-starchy vegetables (green beans, broccoli, ...), and it's my normal eating plan with occassional "bad" foods. I'm sure other variations can work.
Oh, and as to what obesity does not exist in nature. The fat, slow, and injured become the prey ;-)
- whovian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I can testify this worked for me, with emphasis on non-starchy vegetables (green beans, broccoli, ...), and it's my normal eating plan with occassional "bad" foods. I'm sure other variations can work.
- dd240sx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Its all Macdonald's fault
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes, McD's put that dollar in the fat man's hand and commanded him to buy a Sausage McGriddle with Egg and Cheese...
- chulk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0no its the fat f@#k's fault for going to McDonalds
- Tacobake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1coupon day 4TW
- dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes, McD's put that dollar in the fat man's hand and commanded him to buy a Sausage McGriddle with Egg and Cheese...
- Speed, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"Could you put that in a memo and title it '***** I already know'?"
- NoctemSaiyaku, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The simple key is to exercise and eat better, portions and some times treat yourself. Most important is to stay consecutive, don't go on and off it only delays the inevitable.
- fireinbergen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@siliconentity
Your excuses for eating junk food is lame and pathetic. Why must you justify eating that chocolate donut in the morning instead of eating healthy bran cereal. When you keep making excuse after excuse it adds up, and soon you are a 300lb gordo.
Being fat is nothing to be proud of. Don't be content saying you are BBW. there is nothing to be proud of. People laugh at your and other fat people behind their backs.
Eating healthy requires discipline and self control, and sadly you lack both. - 5HTP, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1My diet involves eating as much meat as I can (usually I eat it for breaky, lunch and dinner) to combat my fast metabolism and the weight loss side affects of being a regular raver.
On a more serious note, I really cant understand why most people love to constantly eat chips, lollies, soft drinks and other junk. I'm not talking about kids, I'm taking about a quarter of the people in my workplace which is filled with young adults. They always have something to munch on at their desk, it's like eating is a habit for them. Also is it too hard not to by a bag of hot chips (dripping in oil no less) every time you're hungry? Occasionally there is nothing wrong with this type of eating but I see some people eat as much crap like this as they do anything with some sort of nutritional value.
Specifically regarding that article, under the heading "The Lifestyle" I think it's a load of crap. Food is one of the most sustainable and long lasting elements of human entertainment. It's something everyone loves and most are willing to experiment. Constantly forcing small portions on yourself and watching what you eat with that level of detail is just depriving yourself allot more than needed for a standard healthy body. It's fine if your goals are to look and feel like you're 20 when you're 50, but otherwise I find that rather pointless. - hoopee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3In theory losing weight is easy. Spend more energy than you eat. Well, real life isn't that easy. With sugar everywhere you're in a sugar high really all the time and feeling hungry the instant your blood sugar levels drop back to normal and it's just so easy to take a quick sugary snack to feel better. Or really just eat anything (and easily a lot of it) to get rid of hunger when you aren't really even hungry, just having post sugar high munchies. Well, that's at least what I've done in the past..
I'm not saying this works for everyone, because everyone has a slightly different metabolism. Still, maybe this will help some of you.
In February 2006 I was weighting 240lbs (109kg) and quickly gaining more. I'm about 6" long (182cm), my build is pretty thick and I had some muscles too, but it was mainly fat. One day I had enough and decided to do something about it. I went on a calorie-counting spree and it actually worked for a while. I ate the same stuff I ate before, but just less. The problem was that I was feeling hungry all the time and really had to fight not to eat more, 24/7. But, as I said, it worked for a while. In a few months I got to 220lbs (100kg), but then the hunger finally took over. I ate more, but not too much. Just enough more that my weight started climbing up again and every time I reached 230lbs (105kg) I did another sprint to push my weight back to 220. The problem was that I couldn't go past that. It was just mentally too tough. And like someone said, losing weight is mostly about how much you eat. If I exercised more I ate more.
Now, fastforward to December - I was determined to do another of these sprints. It actually worked very well, I started from 227lbs (103kg) and went to 216lbs (98kg) in a month. After Christmas however I was back going up ever so slowly. In the beginning of march I was back to 220 and still gaining.
This is when I decided I really had to do something. I was successful in the previous year, going from 240 to 220 but as I said, it was really, really tough. I kept reverting back to my old habits and eating when I wasn't really hungry, just craving for sugar. So, in effort to do something about it I checked out different diets and tried to figure out what's about them that work.
Well, I had previously pinpointed my problem, sugar. And Atkins diet was all about limiting the amount of carbohydrates you take in daily. I read about it and decided to try the induction phase of it, which is really about just not taking in any sugar for two weeks. The benefits are twofold -- you have time to get rid of your sugar addiction and get the excess carbohydrates out of your body which also drops your weight as ch's have a lot of liquids tied up to your body. For me it was about the first effect. I felt plain awful for about four days with headaches etc. But after that I felt better than for a long time. And the second effect was a morale booster as well, I lost around 7 pounds in two weeks.
Now, after the first two weeks you have to start taking some carbs in to you diet, because your body (and brains) need it. But the point is to restrict the amount. With low carb intake you have normal blood sugar levels with no highs and lows and have no intense cravings that are hard to overcome. I'm not feeling hungry all the time even when I'm taking in a lot less calories than my body needs to keep status quo. This has worked very well for me. In two months I've gone from 220 to 200. It might seem to be too fast, but you have to remember that I lost a lot of liquids at first. I exercise a bit more than before, but I eat the same amount as I did with less training without the hunger.
So, no more candy, chocolate, rice, pasta or potatoes for me. Big deal. I have exchanged the stuff full of carbs with green salads and other vegetables. I'm not the average idiot Atkins buff who rants about how you can eat all the grease and meat you want all the time and still lose weight. Don't do that. Eat as much (well, a sane amount anyway) meat and fish as you did before and exchange all that candy and other sugar / carb filled stuff with vegetables if you try this. Otherwise you'll end up with a bad heart before you turn 40.
Now after two months I'm 200lbs (91kg) and still going down. It isn't a silver bullet thingie I'm doing. It's hard work but it's something that works for me. No more intense hunger all the time. For me it's easy to keep doing this. I don't want candy, chocolate, chips or other crap anymore. Heck, my house is full of them all the time but still I don't touch them. I'm feeling better and better all the time and while I'm not looking anything like an athlete I'm getting there.
This is something that I think is a typical nerd way of doing things. Analyze your situation, find out what's your biggest problem and what causes it. Then do the necessary changes. You'll have to do some sacrifices, but I'm telling you, it's definetly worth it :-)
(Sorry this was so goddamn long) - eclosis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I joined a gym after coworking invited me to check it out last year. I signed up the following week on June 3, 2006. We go five days a week, everyday after work. I also have college classes 4 days a week, so I go to class, then work, then the gym. So it's been pretty tough, but they payoff has been worth it. I was 417lbs when I started the gym. No one would have guess I weighed that much though because I'm 6'6" and I hold it well I guess. However, the last I checked (about 6 weeks ago) I was down to 340lbs. In 10 months I lost 77lbs.
Since I'm so busy, some nights I can't stay as long as I need for a lot of cardio, but I start out running a mile everynight. When I started the gym, I couldn't run .25 miles without having to slow down to catch my breath.. Now I can run 2 miles straight in about 24 minutes... pretty good for a big guy. I train on weights a lot and its pretty crazy seeing the improvement come month after month.
The article is right though. I knew the main thing I needed to do was have a lifestyle change with eating habits. I cook my own dinners for work or if I don't have time, I eat light TV dinners. I still eat out a lot on weekends (I drink, and at the bar there's food.. lol) ... I would probably be 20lbs lighter if I didn't eat fatty stuff on Saturday and Sunday, but no matter what, I usually make it to the gym 5 times a week.
One thing I did even before I started the gym, I made a concious choice on day to just start drinking diet sodas. I've heard they aren't much better than regular soda, but I'm sure the lack of all that high-fructose corn syrup helps... So I purley drink diet soda.. And as far as food goes, I try to avoid just a few things that are full of fat.. Cheese, fried foods, and other dairy products like butter and ice cream... Other than that, the snacks foods I eat are typically stuff that's better for you like wheat thins, granola bars, and fruit.
To be honest, I don't even consider myself being on a diet, because I think of it as a lifestyle... Some people just can't eat all that high fat stuff and stay skinny... I happen to have a friend that eats anything... and I mean ANYTHING.. and can't put on a pound... dude's like 140lbs... but it's just not like that for everyone.. For anyone trying to lose weight, I'd suggest to get your ass moving around.. get some exercise.. and hold off on the cheese on that sandwich... and realize that those Ben and Jerry Ice Cream's at the store equate to 4 servings... If you have the will and the perserverance to do it for 3 or 4 months... it's pretty easy after that... - hoopee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0@eclosis diet sodas have 0,1kcal per deciliter where as normal sodas have anything from 50 to 180 per deciliter. So yeah, it's absolutely more better for you if you're trying to lose weight. I'd recommend tab water, though :-)
- DaveF, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Follow your dreams. You can reach your goals, I'm living proof...Beefcake, BEEFCAKE!!!
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8716/iepis102cartmanuu8.jpg - dubudu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2In other "killing your body to look good" news: http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Extreme_Body_Piercing_Guy_Pierces_tongue_with_1_4_inch_drill_bit_and_drill
(warning not for the feint of heart). This is a pic of a guy drilling his tounge with a quarter inch drill bit. - kiwidreams, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I really have to hand to to anyone who can lose a large amount of weight and keep it off. I used to have no real problems with weight. Then I got pregnant with triplets. Believe it or not the pregnancy weight came right off and you can't underestimate the calories you burn jogging behind a triplet stroller. Now that the kids are older and eating "real" food I find that my weight is creeping up. It must be all the sandwich crusts and goldfish I find myself chowing on when I am hungry in the afternoon! I am going to start exercising more...but I agree that it has to start with the food intake. You can exercise all you want but if you do not change the way you nourish your body then you are never going to get lifelong results!
- maskidat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Headline for 2050:
"50-year study finds diet and exercise key to weight loss." - EmmaGiraldi, on 08/19/2008, -0/+0If you are a fatty like me trying to lose belly fat http://www.2losebellyfat.com/
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