The Health, Wellness, weight loss, and fitness thread

[01010111]

Hey, I'm on the opposite direction as you jero. I weigh 172 and am trying to go down. I cycle 10 miles very other day and I'm cutting out soda and sugary/high sodium snack foods. So far the only result is that my feet no longer fall asleep when I'm playing with my pedalboard, hopefully I can work off my gut.

[tuffteef]

How ironic, I'm trying to gain weight. 3700 calories a day here I come! Have weighed around 160-165lbs since prob freshman year. Recently started working out and eating right (though I was pretty active already, skateboading and cycling). Now I weight lift on evens, and run wood trails on odd days. I was up to 174 when I checked earlier. We'll see how I feel at 180-185 .

And thats awesome that you guys were able to lose so much weight

hang out at my house

[Caesar]

That looks kinda gross

[hbombgraphics]

worked out a little last night
scale today says 201.00
Sucks........ I know the first few days you are still paying for months of bad habits

Late night snacking is still not helping, gotta find a way to stop.

[jarder]

worked out a little last night
scale today says 201.00
Sucks........ I know the first few days you are still paying for months of bad habits

Late night snacking is still not helping, gotta find a way to stop.

This may sound strange, but how much water are you drinking? Many times you may feel hungry but are actually thirsty. When I started to adjust my diet, I started with drinking lots of water. The rule of thumb is to drink half of your body weight in ounces. This helped me curb my cravings and also eat smaller portions. Drinking that much water will also help detoxify your body too. Eating as many whole foods as possible will help too. Your body digests these better than processed foods and uses more of the nutrition. Good luck and keep at it, the first step is always the hardest.

[jrmy]

Also, what are you snacking on? Since I've cut out starch, I've had to totally change my snacking habits... well, first I had to cut down the snacking as much as possible, but then I had to change what I snacked on. I looooooove chips, but I found that sliced cucumber w/ a little sea salt works pretty well, as do baby carrots. Never thought I'd be embracing either of those as snack foods, but I've really come to dig 'em.

[hbombgraphics]

jarder: 100 ounces of water??? that would prevent snacking and is a good idea
currently i have drank nothing all day, probably a bad start

Jrmy: Snacking on cheese and a cucumber but I ended up eating some crackers, that didn't help me much.

Work in progress but I have hockey tonight so that should help with the exersize

Also I know this is silly but I found ankle weights at salvation army, hello sexy calves!

[Jero]

@tuffteef- need some motivation? Lol

I drink tons of water a day, and actually eat whatever snacks I want. Ieat proper too though and have a fast etabolism so it helps. Carrots, crackers, fruit, grilled chicken salads etc are great light snacks or meals.

Oh yea, ankle weights are great but they actually work your quads more than calves I believe. Of course it depends how you're using them.

[aens_wife]

I dropped 50 lbs after baby 3 by just cutting portions down and adding lots of veggies. And water. Tons of water.

Aen also lost 20 lbs last year by cutting out soda and some other assorted shit food and lifting weights.

I want to lose another 10 right now, but it is way fucking harder when I am not nursing a baby.

[hbombgraphics]

@tuffteef- need some motivation? Lol

I drink tons of water a day, and actually eat whatever snacks I want. Ieat proper too though and have a fast etabolism so it helps. Carrots, crackers, fruit, grilled chicken salads etc are great light snacks or meals.

Oh yea, ankle weights are great but they actually work your quads more than calves I believe. Of course it depends how you're using them.

I'm using them to hold down some papers at my desk

Actually: Yesterday I wore them for 4 hours in the afternoon and instead of phoning people walked to the second floor of our building when I needed information. Felt the burn in my calves, don't need help with the quads so I better be careful.

[hbombgraphics]

I dropped 50 lbs after baby 3 by just cutting portions down and adding lots of veggies. And water. Tons of water.

Aen also lost 20 lbs last year by cutting out soda and some other assorted shit food and lifting weights.

I want to lose another 10 right now, but it is way fucking harder when I am not nursing a baby.

Good luck with the 10:
It seems the resounding advice is stop eating crap!

Garbage in garbage out I guess.

[Caesar]

I dropped 50 lbs after baby 3 by just cutting portions down and adding lots of veggies. And water. Tons of water.

Aen also lost 20 lbs last year by cutting out soda and some other assorted shit food and lifting weights.

I want to lose another 10 right now, but it is way fucking harder when I am not nursing a baby.

You could nurse aen!

[waffles]

Hey, I'm on the opposite direction as you jero. I weigh 172 and am trying to go down. I cycle 10 miles very other day and I'm cutting out soda and sugary/high sodium snack foods. So far the only result is that my feet no longer fall asleep when I'm playing with my pedalboard, hopefully I can work off my gut.

How tall are you? 172 isn't a bad weight. I don't know if you're into lifting weights, but the more muscle you build, the more fat you'll burn off just by being alive. Cycling is awesome though, just keep at it and you will see results. Though, I still say 172 is skinny unless you're short.

worked out a little last night
scale today says 201.00
Sucks........ I know the first few days you are still paying for months of bad habits

Late night snacking is still not helping, gotta find a way to stop.

Hey man, the scale is just a number. You won't see results overnight, but it looks like you have the right attitude so stick with it. Just keep in mind that 5 pounds of fat is a hell of a lot bigger than 5 pounds of muscle. And as I said before, lifting weights will raise your Basal Metabolic Rate (Aka metabolism) and you will shred more fat just by being alive. My weight is generally staying the same but I can tell my "flab" is going away, and I feel way stronger and more healthy than ever. Every night when you're about to start stuffing your face, just look at your gut or whatever part you're unhappy with, and tell yourself no! As someone else said, you could very well just be thirsty too.

(Ps natural peanut butter is a great late night snack. Has essential fats, fills me up, and tastes good!)


I back this thread, and I will probably post my updates in it, just to keep myself and others motivated.
As for me, I am also a basketball player. My goals are to DUNK... HARD... strength, and well, looking damn good!
Currently 6'4" - 195lbs. Goal = around 220lbs lean muscle, <10% body fat (size comparison would be maybe Dwyane Wade)
I only need a few more inches on my vertical and I will be slamming it down. My dream since I can even remember, and it's SO close to fruition. Basically, I WILL NOT BE STOPPED!

I used to play about 3x a week and lift every now and then, but now due to this Texas heat, basketball is cut back to maybe 1x a week and I have been focusing on strength, lifting M-W-F. If you want to start lifting, I strongly (pun intended) suggest you start a program like StrongLifts or Rippetoes program. You can google these and find out more, but essentially you start with just a barbell, and add 5-10 pounds to each workout every session. It's great for getting comfortable with the workouts, and using proper form. I've been doing that for roughly a month and a half (started a few weeks into the program as I already had some base strength) and can definitely see the gains. I also do plyometrics (explosive jump movements) from time to time, whenever I feel like it really.

Even if you're trying to lose weight, I recommend everyone lift weights. It's really all about losing fat, and losing just fat won't do you any good because you'll likely end up with flab/loose skin, as opposed to losing fat and revealing a nice slim muscular phsyique. People seem to think that if they lift, they will instantly get "swoll" like Arnold or something.. which in fact is seeeriously hard to do. Just shape up a little! Remember that weight training will also act as cardio, raising your heart rate and burning calories. I personally hate every cardio activity besides basketball and bike riding. It's all about finding the exercise you enjoy, so it's easier to stick with it. Consistency is key.

So the more you lift, the more you CAN stuff your face. It's a beautiful thing, really. Calories in versus calories out.
I try to get 1g of protein per pound of LEAN MASS on my body. A good link for calorie counting by the way is http://www.nutritiondata.com. They have mostly every food listed, but if not, you can easily add your own. It sounds like a lot of work but it only takes a few minutes of my day and it tells me the amount of macro nutrients (Protein, carbs, fat.... 40/40/20 is a good ratio, I'm aiming for 33/33/33 first) I'm getting. It's sort of a pain in the ass because I just started, but once I get a better feel for what foods contain what, I will stop using the computer and just wing it. I pretty much try to eat healthy all day then at night I tend to reward myself with some Ben and Jerry's.

Anyway, I think this is my longest post on any forum ever. But I love this stuff.
The bottom line is, looking good and feeling good are essential. Plus the ladies love it
If anyone needs help, I'd be glad to give my advice.

[waffles]

I dropped 50 lbs after baby 3 by just cutting portions down and adding lots of veggies. And water. Tons of water.

Aen also lost 20 lbs last year by cutting out soda and some other assorted shit food and lifting weights.

I want to lose another 10 right now, but it is way fucking harder when I am not nursing a baby.

Good luck with the 10:
It seems the resounding advice is stop eating crap!

Garbage in garbage out I guess.

Bingo. But don't let that ruin your life, you know? I personally love food, so I like to be active enough that I can eat pretty much anything I want. I'm not saying I don't sit down and eat an entire box of cookies here and there (hey, who can really fight the munchies?) But look at it from more a weekly perspective. If you cheat and eat a ton of junk one day, just make sure to clean up a bit for the rest of the week. 3500 calories is a pound of fat. If you want to lose a pound a week, typically you're gonna want to be in a 500 calorie deficit every day. If you load up on crap one day, just try to balance it out.

Once you get the hang of it all... shit's easy

[dubkitty]

I lost twenty-five pounds in the last year on the Unemployment Diet: stay home and eat what's in the fridge instead of noshing your way through the day and eating calorie-laden shit for lunch because you hate your job and food is the only thing you have to look forward to and the only thing keeping you awake. now if i could just feel motivated to get up and do something, i'd really be able go get somewhere in terms of health. i used to be a rather obsessive cyclist, the kind of person who'd ride out to Ocean Beach in San Francisco and back home over Twin Peaks just for fun, but that was a long time and a broken spirit ago.