The Health, Wellness, weight loss, and fitness thread

[contraterrene]

I did whole foods for a year. It's a lot of work and planning, but I felt great, and lost a bunch of weight. Too much weight actually. My doc told me I needed to gain weight. I was doing crossfit type workouts everyday too. So I started eating more of everything and started strength training. Only large muscle group exercises; squats, bench press, standing press, dead lifts, and mixing some cardio in.

[hbombgraphics]

bump----- we all getting fat for christmas?

[jfrey]

I've been living on pizza for the past month. Seriously, I have only cooked once.

[hbombgraphics]

I've been living on pizza for the past month. Seriously, I have only cooked once.

Although I ate a shrimp ring for lunch

[D.o.S.]

Make your own Pizza from scratch.

Win win.

[Jwar]

I've actually packed on about 10 lbs. Some muscle, some fat. NO bueno.

My wife gave me the go ahead to enter a bodybuilding competition this coming up year. It's something I've always wanted to do. I'm going to join a team, find a coach, and hopefully get somewhere cool with it. At least I'll have done it.

[Jwar]

Right now I'm 205 and 5ft 8. I have been bulking for about a year and a half. My goal is to get down to around 185-190. Shouldn't be too hard. The hardest thing is not going crazy when I have to deplete slightly. I'm going to try and be as clean about it as possible too. I don't want any stimulants or shit like that. I do take creatine, cla, fish oil, protein...stuff like that. Oh and I'm taking Pre Jym, but it'll be interesting to see what a bodybuilding coach will say vs. what I was taught.

[Ugly Nora]

If any of you team members want to lose weight, here is all you need to know:

Stop eating processed foods. Yep, it is really that simple.

Eat meats, fruits, vegetables, eggs etc. If it comes in a box or a can or has more than 1 ingredient don't eat it. And when I say meats, I don't mean cold cuts which have all sorts of crap in them. I mean fresh meats.

Drink water, coffee, or tea and avoid soda etc.

Exercise is great, and I recommend it, but just remember you can't out-run a doughnut. Your food intake is the key. The #1 exercise I recommend are "fork put-downs".

[Eric!]

If any of you team members want to lose weight, here is all you need to know:

Stop eating processed foods. Yep, it is really that simple.

Eat meats, fruits, vegetables, eggs etc. If it comes in a box or a can or has more than 1 ingredient don't eat it. And when I say meats, I don't mean cold cuts which have all sorts of crap in them. I mean fresh meats.

Drink water, coffee, or tea and avoid soda etc.

Exercise is great, and I recommend it, but just remember you can't out-run a doughnut. Your food intake is the key. The #1 exercise I recommend are "fork put-downs".

All this. Be more conscious! Food is fuel, you need nutrients and vitamins to function at your best!

And your sleep habits have a lot to do with it
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[Jwar]

Right now I'm 205 and 5ft 8. I have been bulking for about a year and a half. My goal is to get down to around 185-190. Shouldn't be too hard. The hardest thing is not going crazy when I have to deplete slightly. I'm going to try and be as clean about it as possible too. I don't want any stimulants or shit like that. I do take creatine, cla, fish oil, protein...stuff like that. Oh and I'm taking Pre Jym, but it'll be interesting to see what a bodybuilding coach will say vs. what I was taught.

shit i keep forgetting to use up my creatine, i've got loads i've gotten for free. 205 at 5"8 is sweet dude, i'm around 200-205 as well but i'm closer to 6"2 so you'll look way bigger. I wouldn't want to drop past 190 myself though.

update that shit, i wanna hear it/see it. got any pics you feel like showing?

I'll see what I can do.

I'm down for progress pics for sure!

[jfrey]

I hate what stress does to my body. I lose weight like crazy, regardless of how much - or what - I'm eating. I'm down 10 pounds this month, despite nonstop pizza and beer.

[hbombgraphics]

seriously???

stress makes me gain weight

[tuffteef]

seriously???

stress makes me gain weight

same it almost feels like the crap factory completely stops
like when i finish exams i will literally drop weight in days

[Eric!]

My girlfriend has lost twenty-five pounds in the past three months we've been seeing each other. Simply from good diet and staying active. I've also regained a six-pack.

Talk about a ..."healthy relationship" xD

[Ugly Nora]

Pecs are what I consider the most important muscle group.

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