Who's trying to lose weight this year??

[Bipslapper]

Since I joined this thread Tuesday (3 days ago) I have lost over 2 pounds and Wednesday I had a decent sized dinner with my daughter after a strenuous college tour (she is a HS Jr.). My key is I run a lot. 5 miles Tuesday, 4 Miles Wednesday, 5 Miles Thursday and today I ran 4 and walked 2. I cut out snacks and stick to smaller, healthier meals. I should be able to lose 15 pounds in less than 6 weeks. My other key factor is vitamins in the morning and drinking lots of water.

Keep up the good work guys....

[SBassman]

If you run, you'll have no problem.
Long runs like that have to be burning serious calories as well as really stoking your metabolism.

[Huge94]

Hey there!

First of all, good luck to everyone and secondly, IT IS POSSIBLE to lose plenty of weight.

I myself have lost over 50 lbs. and in the process of losing the remaining 20 to reach my goal of 220lbs. at 15% bodyfat. It is an incredibly hard but rewarding endeavour, but we are all capable of it with the right focus and attitude.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by carlos840

That doesn't mean it was a good idea back then!

If i were you i would aim for the 2000 for two reasons:

- it is healthier for you.

- it is something that you will be able to keep up forever! Most people who starve themselves like that end up putting the weight back on as it is pretty impossible to keep this kind of eating up for a long time.
What you need to do is change the way you eat/live in the long term, not starve yourself until you reach the desired weight and then go back to eating like crap.


IMO the concept of dieting is wrong! It implies that you are changing your diet for a short while, rather than change your eating habits completely until you find something that works long term for your body!

In the end it is your body, and you need to experiment with it. What works for you might not work for me and vice versa.

For example i always have a meal an hour before going to bed, can't sleep without it, most people will tell you it is a horrible idea, it works for me!

Thanks for the advice.

The problem I have with losing weight is that now I won't have enough fat stored up in the event that I get lost in the wilderness for three months. I always felt that I had that to fall back on. So now I'll probably just die in a snow bank or something.

[SBassman]

My 2 week weigh-in:
Minus 10.

Very happy about that. I haven't hit 2 digits of progress in many, many years. Gonna keep doing exactly what I'm doing.

[carlos840]

Originally Posted by SBassman

My 2 week weigh-in:
Minus 10.

Very happy about that. I haven't hit 2 digits of progress in many, many years. Gonna keep doing exactly what I'm doing.

Well done!

One thing that i found helpful is to take a picture of yourself shirtless every month, or couple of months.
It really helps keeping tracks of your progress in a more visual way than just a number on a scale!

I started doing that years ago when i started working out and trying to get bigger and you would be amazed how quickly your body changes... You just don't notice it because you see it everyday.

[SBassman]

I thought I'd share this:

I have heard that, if you like hot/spicy stuff, it can actually help with a diet. It's supposed to both be an appetite suppressant and a metabolism stoker.

I've been using two things for this:
- Red cayenne pepper powder
- Frank's Red Hot Sauce

Again, it's no help if you don't like hot stuff, but if you do, something like Frank's can really goose your meal. Plus, I just read it's nearly zero calories.

[tplyons]

Two weeks in and I've lost a total of 6 lbs.

I was on the road this weekend doing product demos and lectures and unfortunately, it really messes with your eating schedule. Small continental breakfast in the morning and mostly water to get you through to dinner time, at which point we went out to a local BBQ restaurant that was highly recommended.

Came home and managed to lose another pound. Not bad, and the progress continues...

[scorpionldr]

Any supplement recommendations around here?

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by scorpionldr

Any supplement recommendations around here?

Depends, do you like flushing money down the drain?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by scorpionldr

Any supplement recommendations around here?

Multivitamin & mineral and Omega 3.

Of course you should be getting all of these through diet, but if you are on a calorific deficite, chances are it isn't just calories which are in shorter supply. The upside is that neither are expensive.

[carlos840]

Originally Posted by spade2you

Depends, do you like flushing money down the drain?

+1

[scorpionldr]

Originally Posted by spade2you

Depends, do you like flushing money down the drain?

Yea I do, actually. I'm in the market for a fat burner or CLA considering I don't feel I'm making progress at any exceeding rate, thanx

[scorpionldr]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Multivitamin & mineral and Omega 3.

Of course you should be getting all of these through diet, but if you are on a calorific deficite, chances are it isn't just calories which are in shorter supply. The upside is that neither are expensive.

I'm getting SOME decent nutrition lately as I've changed up my diet but considering I'm up for my physical this week and I'm still the 'size' I am other than a trainer I feel I need extra if I'm going to lose.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

I think the extra thing you need is mental optimism

Figure out how much you want to drop, figure out how much you can lose (within reason) per week and then figure out how many weeks it should take (also taking into consideration that the rate of loss will decrease the closer you get to your target).

Keeping a track of how you progress with monthly pictures and/or taking measurements of you waist etc will also help.

If there was a magic weightloss pill, there wouldn't be fat folks like us

[TolerancEJ]

I should lose weight but haven't committed to doing anything about it yet. I've done it before & it takes a completely different mindset. I don't have that mindset these days (or for the last year+ for that matter.)

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Something that can help is if you remove the "work" feel of it.

If you're able and slightly interested, team sports can be a great avenue to increase your fitness and chip away at that extra bodyweight.

[scorpionldr]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

I think the extra thing you need is mental optimism

Figure out how much you want to drop, figure out how much you can lose (within reason) per week and then figure out how many weeks it should take (also taking into consideration that the rate of loss will decrease the closer you get to your target).

Keeping a track of how you progress with monthly pictures and/or taking measurements of you waist etc will also help.

If there was a magic weightloss pill, there wouldn't be fat folks like us

My mental health has little to no effect on my physical health, moreover they both work against each other. I'll paint a bit of a portrait. Skinny arms, muscular legs, a potbelly delux with moobs and after five years no end in sight. So as far as I'm concerned, **** it, I need something else. I've been through the revised diets and workouts, just not seeing it.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Wasn't so much mental health, as just keeping the chin up!

Do you do much resistance training for your upper body? Have you tried a different trainer?

Can't really comment much because we are all different, but keeping a food and exercise diary helped keep me right. Playing rugby was a great positive too (I didn't drop weight, but I did drop bodyfat).

[scorpionldr]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Wasn't so much mental health, as just keeping the chin up!

Do you do much resistance training for your upper body? Have you tried a different trainer?

Can't really comment much because we are all different, but keeping a food and exercise diary helped keep me right. Playing rugby was a great positive too (I didn't drop weight, but I did drop bodyfat).

They say weights harden and cardio cuts. I've done and have been used to doing just weights in my better years but they don't really do for me what they used to. Running I naturally didn't do as I never had the stamina but I've done exercise bikes (which didn't really do much). Last I saw someone in my position he went with the method of fat burners and jogging, so I'm figuring it may be time for me to do the same