Losing weight

[BotanyBoy]

OP there is one simple formula that works tried and true .....burn more than you take in.

Consume less....PT more.....everything else is a gimmick designed to lighten only one thing...your wallet.

You don't need a gym, movies or equipment....I've taken pro athletes and smoked that ass to the ground with nothing but a 10x6' patch of dirt. Take a 250lb blob of chewed bubble gum and turn them into a piece of carved hard rock maple in 8 weeks without any DVD's, programs, diets or anything but some sweats and a good pair of shoes.
WHOOOO who likes to make the walls sweat!?!?!? Hua?? Yeaaa that's the good shit...

4 count EVERYTHING!!

Hardest part is motivating yourself to do it, or having the grit to put up with someone who can do it for you.

 

[domroger]

Eat more...not less....we're in a vicious cycle of starving our body of nutrients.
But eat more fruits and vegetables. ...less refined....if it's a chemical concoction of 'pretend' food stay away from it. Avoid those dreadful 100 calorie packs.... stay away from diet low fat sugar reduced skinny foods and eat real, whole food.

About the best post ,but grill any meat .
As for exercise swimming ,walking or cycling is IMHO is the best way to start ,short distances first then gradually build up .
Only weigh yourself once a week .
Don't worry if you are not losing weight rapidly because if you are exercising you are building up muscle which is heavier than fat .
There is no safe quick way to lose weight so fad diets are to be avoided .
MOST IMPORTANT is to have a physical first if yo decide to go into a harder routine than I have suggested .

 

[BonBon1976]

I know there has to be a ton of good advice out there so hit me with it. What worked with you? What didn't work? Good workout videos??? Help me out here folks.


My first order of business...cut down on consumption of pop. I'm starting to track how much pop I drink and cut down on it.

Okay for what is't worth here is what worked for me.
I stopped eating pasta, breads (except for morning bagel) and most refined sugars. I have never been a big bread or pasta eater so this was pretty easy. Then I made a hard rule...no eating after 6 pm EXCEPT for a hard boiled egg snack around 8. Pop is a big no no so you are already on the right track!

Exercise ... I live in the country and gym work outs were not an option. I bought an eliptical machine and started with whatever length of time I could go ...I think it was something like 20 minutes to start. I increased my time by 5 minutes every two weeks, than every week until I was up to 60 minutes a night. I worked out at night but some people like it better during the day. I absolutely did not give myself time off of this. Eliptical is low impact and like aerobics ...you can and should do it every day.

The good news.. If you stick to it...you WILL lose the weight. I probably lost around 50 lbs so far and more than 3 sizes. The best part is I feel great Everything is starting to get back in line lol

I also googled 4-500 calorie meals, 100 calorie snack recipes etc. Great resources out there to give yourself some food diversity and snack ideas that satisfy. I found a hard boiled egg was the perfect amount of protein to get me through the evening.

You can do this!! Load up some good music and crank the headphones. Think about what you are eating and enjoy the fact you are getting healthy!

Best Thoughts and if you have any questions or just need some ideas feel free to pm me

BB

IMPORTANT ADDITIONS...
I limited my calorie intake to jumpstart this. I gave myself 1200 calories a day. BUT you have to add a good multi-vitamin to your intake as well. Once I got up to 45 minutes on the eliptical I upped my calories by 200...I was burning them too fast and getting dizzy near the end of my workout.

GO get em!! You can do it!!!

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Wasting my time because you won't do it but -

Fix your diet first and foremost, you are too out of shape for suggestions like Insanity
Cut out all high fructose corn syrup
Cut out all trans fats
Never buy any foods with an ingredients list you don't understand
Eat five colors a day, beige and tan don't count. White counts if it is cauliflower, asparagus etc. No potatoes for now
The amount of meat you eat at dinner should be the size of a deck of cards
Never eat anything with more than 4 grams of sugar per serving
Don't eat wheat unless you are in a non western country
If you have a TV in your bedroom, remove it
Eat 5-6 times a day


You are a hard core sugar addict, common among the obese . I would advise you cut out all sugar for at least a week, maybe two, to reset yourself. (including fruit, add the fruit back in after 2 weeks

 

[CandiCame]

Just dance counts your calories for you based on weight and resistance, so does WiiFit, so if you're starting out, those are good for getting the perfect count in your food journal.

 

[pink]

Just dance counts your calories for you based on weight and resistance, so does WiiFit, so if you're starting out, those are good for getting the perfect count in your food journal.

That sounds interesting.

 

[CandiCame]

Fair enough, that's the "best case scenario" for you.

Most folks graduate around age 18 and I seriously doubt you wore the same clothes as a senior in HS that you did as a freshman. (the Jonas Brothers had a limited shelf life fashion-wise....).

I wear the same clothes /now/ I worse as a high school freshman. Interestingly. Right now. I'm wearing a Final Fantasy Crystal shirt I got at my first con. I wear clothes I've had since I was... I have shirts I wore when I was 9, I know, becuse we went on vacation and I still have it. Do you guys just... randomly throw out your clothes? Why?

 

[pink]

Wasting my time because you won't do it but -

Fix your diet first and foremost, you are too out of shape for suggestions like Insanity
Cut out all high fructose corn syrup
Cut out all trans fats
Never buy any foods with an ingredients list you don't understand
Eat five colors a day, beige and tan don't count. White counts if it is cauliflower, asparagus etc. No potatoes for now
The amount of meat you eat at dinner should be the size of a deck of cards
Never eat anything with more than 4 grams of sugar per serving
Don't eat wheat unless you are in a non western country
If you have a TV in your bedroom, remove it
Eat 5-6 times a day


You are a hard core sugar addict, common among the obese . I would advise you cut out all sugar for at least a week, maybe two, to reset yourself. (including fruit, add the fruit back in after 2 weeks

I can always count on you to be so nice, Funk.

 

[Kitty]

I can always count on you to be so nice, Funk.

I want befores and afters

 

[pink]

I'm not looking to get down to a size 8. I like being curvy. I just want to be healthier. I have jeans I have saved from when I weighed 160 I'd like to get in. Oh yeah.

 

[kbate]

1. Stop eating bread.
2. Eat a salad every day, use Fat Free dressings only.
3. Eat fruit,
4. Eat more fruit.
5. put the potato chips down.
6. Drop the carbonated beverages for ice water with lemon.
7. limit coffee to 16 oz max/day.
8. no processed food.
9. here's the hard one: cheese must be limited.
10. No Beer, No hard liquors, limited wine.

Bread alone may be enough if cut to zero. (that is crackers, breads, sandwiches, subs, everything on rolls and all honey buns and cinnamon rolls).

 

[lovetoread]

I live on sugar and caffeine.

It is totally possible to live and lose weight while on these things, you do not need to cut them out of your life.

 

[pink]

I live on sugar and caffeine.

It is totally possible to live and lose weight while on these things, you do not need to cut them out of your life.

Pop is the main reason I have gained. I need to cut down to one a day, at least. I have to.


I will also make an effort to move more.

 

[Kitty]

I'm not looking to get down to a size 8. I like being curvy. I just want to be healthier. I have jeans I have saved from when I weighed 160 I'd like to get in. Oh yeah.

That's my motivation. Keep clothes from high school and if I can still wear them, I'm geeked.

 

[neci]

no beer, no liquor, no bread?!

here's my problem. i have dieted before, only to gain it all back, after i get down to the point i want to be at. i am not going to veto the goodies, because i will go back, and then with a bigger vengeance than before. quick weight loss = fast weight gain. this is my truth. i would make slow and steady changes. yes! to a salad a day. yes to 5 servings of fruit a day! yes! to 8 glasses of water, before booze, then a glass of water with every serving of booze. simple. not saying no, just saying, have this first.

plus exercise. you have to get moving.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Wasting my time because you won't do it but -

Fix your diet first and foremost, you are too out of shape for suggestions like Insanity
Cut out all high fructose corn syrup
Cut out all trans fats
Never buy any foods with an ingredients list you don't understand
Eat five colors a day, beige and tan don't count. White counts if it is cauliflower, asparagus etc. No potatoes for now
The amount of meat you eat at dinner should be the size of a deck of cards
Never eat anything with more than 4 grams of sugar per serving
Don't eat wheat unless you are in a non western country
If you have a TV in your bedroom, remove it
Eat 5-6 times a day


You are a hard core sugar addict, common among the obese . I would advise you cut out all sugar for at least a week, maybe two, to reset yourself. (including fruit, add the fruit back in after 2 weeks

1. Stop eating bread.
2. Eat a salad every day, use Fat Free dressings only.
3. Eat fruit,
4. Eat more fruit.
5. put the potato chips down.
6. Drop the carbonated beverages for ice water with lemon.
7. limit coffee to 16 oz max/day.
8. no processed food.
9. here's the hard one: cheese must be limited.
10. No Beer, No hard liquors, limited wine.

Bread alone may be enough if cut to zero. (that is crackers, breads, sandwiches, subs, everything on rolls and all honey buns and cinnamon rolls).

Orrrrr you could just burn several thousand calories a day, eat pizza and chug beer...still lookin good and hulktastic.

Seriously, run 5mi a day and lift for an hr, every fuckin' day for 3 mo......you can't even be fat...not even a little. Might be eating non stop and run your grocery bill up through the roof.

But you will be fit as hell
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/282/527/5d7.jpg

 

[Kitty]

I live on sugar and caffeine.

It is totally possible to live and lose weight while on these things, you do not need to cut them out of your life.

I guess it depends on each individual. It seems she's trying to maintain and include a healthy diet in her life, which is great. She doesn't need to cut them out if she's not trying to lose. If she's trying to lose, sacrifices sacrifices.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

I can always count on you to be so nice, Funk.

Everything I said will work. Do you want to have your ass kissed or do you want to lose the weight so you don't go blind?

 

[pink]

1. Stop eating bread.
2. Eat a salad every day, use Fat Free dressings only.
3. Eat fruit,
4. Eat more fruit.
5. put the potato chips down.
6. Drop the carbonated beverages for ice water with lemon.
7. limit coffee to 16 oz max/day.
8. no processed food.
9. here's the hard one: cheese must be limited.
10. No Beer, No hard liquors, limited wine.

Bread alone may be enough if cut to zero. (that is crackers, breads, sandwiches, subs, everything on rolls and all honey buns and cinnamon rolls).

Bread isn't a huge problem.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE salad.
I love fruit too, strawberries, berries, etc.
Don't hardly ever eat chips.
Pop is my vice. I'm cutting it out of my life.
I only drink a mocha, MAYBE 2x a week.
I don't eat much cheese.
Hard liquor is what I drink, when I do drink which is rare.



I actually don't eat that badly. It's the pop, I drink Mountain Dew.

I know, I know, don't yell at me.

 

[BotanyBoy]

i have dieted before, only to gain it all back,

plus exercise. you have to get moving.

Yup...gotta run the metabolism up or the instant you come off the diet it all goes right to that ass/gut.

No pills/diet/drank nothing so far can replace good ol' energy expenditure.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Orrrrr you could just burn several thousand calories a day, eat pizza and chug beer...still lookin good and hulktastic.

Seriously, run 5mi a day and lift for an hr, every fuckin' day for 3 mo......you can't even be fat...not even a little. Might be eating non stop and run your grocery bill up through the roof.

But you will be fit as hell
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/282/527/5d7.jpg

I am a total booze hound who gets away with it because I lift and bike every where . Pink is too fat to run now, she needs to get her terrible diet under control first. You aren't being realistic

 

[neci]

Yup...gotta run the metabolism up or the instant you come off the diet it all goes right to that ass/gut.

No pills/diet/drank nothing so far can replace good ol' energy expenditure.

i fucking love some diet pills, and the dr's willing to write the script. unfortunately i get mean and very anxious. it's just not worth it. lately, i've been experiencing a high from working out. it's damn good. plus, i'm pleasant the rest of the day!

 

[AshleyBeckem]

Guys have it way easier, in terms of losing weight.

 

[Kitty]

Bread isn't a huge problem.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE salad.
I love fruit too, strawberries, berries, etc.
Don't hardly ever eat chips.
Pop is my vice. I'm cutting it out of my life.
I only drink a mocha, MAYBE 2x a week.
I don't eat much cheese.
Hard liquor is what I drink, when I do drink which is rare.



I actually don't eat that badly. It's the pop, I drink Mountain Dew.

I know, I know, don't yell at me.

I just read that pop/soda saps the bone density and causes osteoporosis.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

Guys have it way easier, in terms of losing weight.

Men have more muscle mass, which means they have a faster metabolism. If you want to burn calories more efficiently like men, lift weights.