Any good advice for losing weight? - Health, Fitness, and Sports

Confuddlement Hummingbird Joined: Jun 27, 2012 Age: 16 Posts: 19 Back to top SilkySifaka Phoenix Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Age: 26 Posts: 938 Location: UK Back to top Confuddlement Hummingbird Joined: Jun 27, 2012 Age: 16 Posts: 19 Back to top SilkySifaka Phoenix Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Age: 26 Posts: 938 Location: UK Back to top Shau Blue Jay Joined: Oct 25, 2009 Age: 25 Posts: 93 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:45 am?? ?Post subject: Step 1: Read this. It's perfect for beginners. Step 2: Lift weights. It doesn't have to be a lot, if all you wanna do is lose weight. When you lose weight, you almost always also lose muscle, EXCEPT if you lift. Do regular lifting, and you'll maintain muscle mass. As the guy in the guide puts it, if you don't lift while trying to lose weight, "You'll look a new kind of sh** after looking like your current kind of sh**". Step 3: Run that ass off! If you can cultivate a love of running, it's literally the best way to lose weight, because it works your entire body, AND improves your health pretty much across the board. I LOVE the high that comes after a nice cardio session. And before I ever started running, I had no idea I'd love it! It'll be less pleasant when you first start out, but after about 5 cardio sessions your body will be used to it and it goes from being a workout to being something that's actually FUN! Oh, and bring your headphones, your favorite music player, and your favorite music. Back to top WhiteWidow Velociraptor Joined: Dec 05, 2011 Age: 22 Posts: 443 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Back to top Shau Blue Jay Joined: Oct 25, 2009 Age: 25 Posts: 93 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:01 am?? ?Post subject: WhiteWidow wrote: Stop eating so much. If you eat a lot of calories - eat less. It's that simple. And lift weights It's not quite so simple. Failing to "eat less calories" the right kind of way can actually HINDER your efforts at losing weight, by causing your body's metabolism to slow down. You cannot, for example, simply decide to suffer through skipping breakfast, then continue to eat McDonalds and other unhealthy foods for lunch and dinner on a regular basis and expect to lose a lot of weight. By skipping breakfast, you cause a lull in your body's processing of taken-in food, which slows the body's metabolism down and ultimately the rate at which it is burning calories. The best and most efficient way to lose weight from a purely-diet standpoint is to simply start taking in less caloric-intensive foods, rather than reducing the amount of food you eat, unless we're talking about portion sizes that are above what is normal for your height and gender, or reducing the portion size of "treats" such as the odd piece of cake. That means instead of eating McDonalds, eat a nice tunafish sandwhich with a lighter mayo and some carrot sticks/apricot/strawberries/whatever lower-calorie thing you wanna add to it, lots of good lunch options out there. Back to top Aharon Velociraptor Joined: Dec 27, 2011 Posts: 422 Location: kansas Back to top GoonSquad Sentenced to life, without possibility... Joined: May 12, 2007 Age: 42 Posts: 2746 Location: Boston.... Mountains ;) Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:23 am?? ?Post subject: Aharon wrote: I've been wheat free for 4 months and lost 10 pounds without even trying. Read "wheat belly". It's fascinating and may apply to even more on the spectrum than the average person. Depending on body chemistry, wheat and sugar are the devil.... If you happen to be insulin resistant, you will not lose weight short of outright starving yourself while eating sugar and wheat. Anybody interested in losing weight should take an hour to watch the YouTube video of the Stanford A TO Z Diet study. It's easy to find... _________________ The American political system has become a spectator sport for people too mean-spirited and barbaric to appreciate professional wrestling. Back to top WhiteWidow Velociraptor Joined: Dec 05, 2011 Age: 22 Posts: 443 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:01 am?? ?Post subject: Shau wrote: WhiteWidow wrote: Stop eating so much. If you eat a lot of calories - eat less. It's that simple. And lift weights It's not quite so simple. Failing to "eat less calories" the right kind of way can actually HINDER your efforts at losing weight, by causing your body's metabolism to slow down. You cannot, for example, simply decide to suffer through skipping breakfast, then continue to eat McDonalds and other unhealthy foods for lunch and dinner on a regular basis and expect to lose a lot of weight. By skipping breakfast, you cause a lull in your body's processing of taken-in food, which slows the body's metabolism down and ultimately the rate at which it is burning calories. The best and most efficient way to lose weight from a purely-diet standpoint is to simply start taking in less caloric-intensive foods, rather than reducing the amount of food you eat, unless we're talking about portion sizes that are above what is normal for your height and gender, or reducing the portion size of "treats" such as the odd piece of cake. That means instead of eating McDonalds, eat a nice tunafish sandwhich with a lighter mayo and some carrot sticks/apricot/strawberries/whatever lower-calorie thing you wanna add to it, lots of good lunch options out there. That's why you don't eat McDonalds or other crap. It is simple - I did it. I lost 40 pounds in two months only drinking chocolate milk for breakfast and dinner and a small lunch... And I continue to do it. I eat two eggs, a piece of toast for breakfast and a tuna sandwhich and tomato soup for dinner Back to top 1000Knives What Would Brian Boitano Do? Joined: Jul 09, 2011 Age: 21 Posts: 2089 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:09 am?? ?Post subject: WhiteWidow wrote: Shau wrote: WhiteWidow wrote: Stop eating so much. If you eat a lot of calories - eat less. It's that simple. And lift weights It's not quite so simple. Failing to "eat less calories" the right kind of way can actually HINDER your efforts at losing weight, by causing your body's metabolism to slow down. You cannot, for example, simply decide to suffer through skipping breakfast, then continue to eat McDonalds and other unhealthy foods for lunch and dinner on a regular basis and expect to lose a lot of weight. By skipping breakfast, you cause a lull in your body's processing of taken-in food, which slows the body's metabolism down and ultimately the rate at which it is burning calories. The best and most efficient way to lose weight from a purely-diet standpoint is to simply start taking in less caloric-intensive foods, rather than reducing the amount of food you eat, unless we're talking about portion sizes that are above what is normal for your height and gender, or reducing the portion size of "treats" such as the odd piece of cake. That means instead of eating McDonalds, eat a nice tunafish sandwhich with a lighter mayo and some carrot sticks/apricot/strawberries/whatever lower-calorie thing you wanna add to it, lots of good lunch options out there. That's why you don't eat McDonalds or other crap. It is simple - I did it. I lost 40 pounds in two months only drinking chocolate milk for breakfast and dinner and a small lunch... And I continue to do it. I eat two eggs, a piece of toast for breakfast and a tuna sandwhich and tomato soup for dinner I lost 35lbs in about 3 months by eating fewer calories, what helped a lot for me was carb restriction. One thing I did was, when I'd see something I'd wanna eat, I'd just ask myself "Do I need to eat this?" And the answer most of the time was no. Let's see, I also used a lot of energy drinks/coffee to get more energy, as without food, less energy. Not the best move, but it does work. I also exercised for about an hour a day. I say if you don't want people picking on you, start powerlifting or Olympic lifting exercises. They build confidence a lot, imo, it's cool to be able to pick 300lbs off the ground, and if you're already "big" you might do well in them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUl7UqbL3uc Olympic lifting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMIGc-PqsBc Powerlifting But overall, just start cooking your food from scratch, avoid processed food as much as possible. Then you'll probably lose some weight doing that. After that, if you wanna lose more, just ask yourself "Do I need to eat this?" and you'll be able to cut calories by doing that. Also, exercise, for me what got my exercise going was ice skating, but I'm assuming most rinks aren't as cool as mine and only charge $27 a month for their ice time. But, hiking, if you can get a good hike in everyday, you'll be pretty fit, and hiking is more or less free. _________________ The world would be such a better place if fish don't have bones. Imagine munching on fish like burgers without having to pin-pick it. - Frank Yang http://tiny.cc/i2cdgw - Youtube playlist I put together. Back to top thewhitrbbit Phoenix Joined: May 31, 2012 Age: 26 Posts: 552 Back to top stumbling_forward Tufted Titmouse Joined: Mar 20, 2012 Posts: 26 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:22 pm?? ?Post subject: thewhitrbbit wrote: Why are you afraid of gyms may I ask? I don't want to speak for the original poster, but I've no interest in going to a gym for fitness. There are numerous reasons for this, some of which have evolved with me over time. Here are some of the one's that come immediately to mind: - Loud noises and music, of which I have little control. - Lots of people doing lots of different things. - Heightened self-consciousness due to large number of potentially attractive people who know what they're doing and will probably have less trouble figuring complex equipment (under stress). As far as my current regimen goes, I go for walks (30-45 minutes 3-4 times week) and have started doing push-ups, too. I'm a naturally 'big' guy and can put on muscle pretty quick. (Quick note: sunglasses have helped me with my walks, for all sorts of reasons; I'm not always squinting all the time--which is really unpleasant--and it helps me with my 'eye contact' issues, too!) In addition to push-ups, some other activities that you can do indoors are: - sit-ups (anchor your feet under your bed, etc.) - pull-ups (w/ installation of a pull up bar) - a whole host of upper-arm/upper-body exercises you can do with a basic free-weight setup (i.e. 75-100 lbs in free-weights, an adjustable curling bar and an adjustable dumbbell or two) What I really love to do, though, is hike. I like being in nature and like the solitude, although I've been fortunate enough to have a close friend (my one close friend, really) who is very active and into outdoorsy sh_t. And, though I do like the solitude, people who you come across in these settings are typically gentle, nice, also fond of nature and somewhat infrequent. When I was most happy in life was a period of 3-4 years where I... - hiked (mountains 'n such) 5-10 miles a week. (rain or shine, 50% solo, 50% w/ friend(s)) - ran 45 min. - 1 hr 3-5 times a week. (rain or shine; 90% solo) - lifted weights 4-5 times a week, rotating muscle groups, etc. (100% solo) - drank an immense amount of water (and coffee, even when lifting weights). - drank no alcohol and took no other drugs, prescribed or illicit (except for eye drops for high pressure, glaucoma prevention). - would hacky sack 1-2 hrs a week, sometimes more, sometimes less; this is the one physically-coordinated thing I've ever been good at, especially as far as 'group' activities go. I felt pretty great, physically, mentally and emotionally. I also liked, in all honesty, the additional attention my physique encouraged from the fairer sex. I'm currently hovering b/w 190-200 lbs; Down from 220+ lbs. I'd like to get down to 170-180 lbs. This will require slowly increasing my activity and seriously adjusting my diet (I might have to look into the diets others are espousing on this site). And cutting down on alcohol 'n such, which, for me, will probably be harder than anything else. That's a whole 'nuther story. Sigh... Regards to all. A very good post. Exercise is really important for everyone, but for me (and I think, a lot of people 'like me') it can be deadly flippin' serious. My mood really needs the surplus of endorphins that regular, aerobic exercise brings. The hardest thing with this, like many other things with me, is getting started. Sometimes I need to stop thinking and planning and just DO! (Easier said than done) Good Luck! Back to top 1000Knives What Would Brian Boitano Do? Joined: Jul 09, 2011 Age: 21 Posts: 2089 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:56 pm?? ?Post subject: For gyms, most of the talking/music issues can be solved by just wearing headphones. As far as attractive people, well, I just hope to impress them all by deadlifting lots of plates and having them be like "Wow, I wanna have his children." You know? But in all seriousness, though, I find for attractive people, you just need to learn to focus on what YOU'RE doing, and just shut out anything in your mind besides what you're doing right that second. http://valorathleticsinc.com/store/images/P/2BD0171BM-Silver.jpg I want a squat rack like that, and bumper plates for my house, because I can never really max out squats like I like in the gym, because ditching a squat is pretty awkward especially without bumper plates. That, and my gym's squat rack isn't "open" like that one, it's got a cage, so I can never go the ground with it without putting silly little aerobic plates under me, and with heavy weights I don't like walking out of the rack, and then usually there's people doing stuff directly behind me anyway. Ugh. Plus at home I could yell, psyche myself up, etc, like an idiot and nobody would care. And it'd save me money in the longterm, as the gym costs about $1 to drive there and back to. Also, it's just more convenient. On a whim I could just decide to do a set of squats at like 1AM. _________________ The world would be such a better place if fish don't have bones. Imagine munching on fish like burgers without having to pin-pick it. - Frank Yang http://tiny.cc/i2cdgw - Youtube playlist I put together. Back to top VIDEODROME Phoenix Joined: Nov 21, 2008 Age: 36 Posts: 1006 Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:18 pm?? ?Post subject: Well I've mostly cut out Starches and I feel better for it. Also in general avoiding sugar. Otherwise I try to favor vegetables over fruits, though IMO an occasional apple is good for digestion. Also avoid white bread and that includes things like the crust in pizza. I also just have a modest amount of rice if I get Chinese Food. In fact, I think people even need to be careful with Cereal. This is the frustrating thing some products sound nutritional or "fortified" but do have sugar so they don't taste like cardboard. As for exercise at home for a beginner, it might be worth looking into resistance bands. I'm assuming the OP doesn't care about bulking up but would be satisfied with lean strength. Back to top

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