How do you lose weight?
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Just a quick note, you can feel free to use physiology terms, I'm pretty familiar with exercise physiology.Jarsh82 said:
I think your science might be a little off, but that could be you simplifying things a great deal to make it easier to understand.
I'd like to clarify a couple of points if you don't mind.
1. Are you implying that our body will use fat stores before using glycogen stores?
2. When you say regularly, are you talking about HIIT or are you referring to simply exercising multiple times a week?
3. You're slightly off on the energy felt from exercising, that's almost entirely to do with your endocrine system, not your body being "Kick started" as many bro-scientists would suggest. A cold shower will have the same effect, just to a lesser degree.
4. Do you have any references for your blood triglyceride concentration increasing with regular physical activity. I am pretty sure that high blood triglyceride is an indicator of poor cardiovascular health/cardiovascular disease risk.
5. It's nit-picky, but you completely misused the word bolus.
We're going to have to disagree there.Jarsh82 said:
Slim Fast.
If you stick to it then the weight does fall off but you do get stupidly hungry. Willpower and smoking is needed!
If you stick to it then the weight does fall off but you do get stupidly hungry. Willpower and smoking is needed!
Curse your metabolismVegosiux said:
I lost about fifteen pounds this year. Living on my own meant that I only bought food for myself, rather than the large amount of food when I lived at home. I'm 6'4 and 230 pounds and broad shouldered. So I'm proportionally normal, but just out of shape.
Sorry, mate. I feel bad for having made you watch the whole thing looking for that. This episode is solely about exercise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQSzx0oftoStBishop said:
I must have mixed the two episodes in my mind - so the first one is about dieting and this one is about exercise.
Damn you high metabolism people. I'm uber jelly >_>
I went from 285 down to 200 in 1 and a half years of light working out and overall diet change. Cut out carbs for few months, then I eased myself back into them but only a bit a day. Switched over to diet soda 1 year then cut out pretty much all soda about 6 months ago, even diet.
It really is just about diet and being somewhat active. You don't need to kill yourself 2-4 hours in a gym, you're not a body builder. Just get a good diet and do some cardio 30-60 minutes a day. Weights every other day and you'll be set.
I could have probably lost the weight even faster but my addiction to sugary drinks (damn you coca-cola!) was awful and I did not want to give them up. I still have more weight to lose but I've replaced a lot of my fat with muscle and being 6'3 I think 200 is a decent range for someone of my stature.
I went from 285 down to 200 in 1 and a half years of light working out and overall diet change. Cut out carbs for few months, then I eased myself back into them but only a bit a day. Switched over to diet soda 1 year then cut out pretty much all soda about 6 months ago, even diet.
It really is just about diet and being somewhat active. You don't need to kill yourself 2-4 hours in a gym, you're not a body builder. Just get a good diet and do some cardio 30-60 minutes a day. Weights every other day and you'll be set.
I could have probably lost the weight even faster but my addiction to sugary drinks (damn you coca-cola!) was awful and I did not want to give them up. I still have more weight to lose but I've replaced a lot of my fat with muscle and being 6'3 I think 200 is a decent range for someone of my stature.
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Me too, in fact my doctor says I have to gain weight but I don't know how to do that, I even tried going to a buffet and eating at least one of everything and all I accomplished was getting sick X_xAerosteam 1908 said:
I'm starting to think he's crazy and this is just how I am, I don't think I'll try to gain weight anymore.
[sub]Though I'm not allowed to donate blood because I weigh too little, and according to the doctor I'll faint if they take it out, which is silly considering I once cracked my head open and was bleeding a lot and after 2 hours I still hadn't fainted, so I doubt I'll faint if someone fills a bag with my blood.[/sub]
I have a problem in that I lose weight quite easily: I have a habit of eating too little and I like to exercise regularly. The thing I find that helps, in gaining or losing weight is to make a routine or schedule.
When I had access to a gym and a predictable enough week, I gained over 20lbs of healthy weight, quite a lot of it muscle, and looked the best I've ever looked, felt the best I've ever felt, and was the healthiest I've ever been. Now I'm without any kind of structure in my life, I'm losing weight rapidly, eating sporadically and unhealthily, and getting quite bummed as a result.
The solution? Colourful pens, check-lists, and multiple alarms on my phone: ho-rah!
Also, best captcha ever: "dinosaurs on a spaceship"
When I had access to a gym and a predictable enough week, I gained over 20lbs of healthy weight, quite a lot of it muscle, and looked the best I've ever looked, felt the best I've ever felt, and was the healthiest I've ever been. Now I'm without any kind of structure in my life, I'm losing weight rapidly, eating sporadically and unhealthily, and getting quite bummed as a result.
The solution? Colourful pens, check-lists, and multiple alarms on my phone: ho-rah!
Also, best captcha ever: "dinosaurs on a spaceship"
Agreed, though that's why it pays to do your research into technique and lifting safely on your own first, or at least while going to CrossFit. Any trainer recommending something stupid probably shouldn't finish their level 1 cert. That said, there are also a lot of great CrossFit trainers out there. Like anything there's the people who are good at it and the people who aren't.StBishop said:
As to the OP's question, low carb/paleo is pretty much the only way for me to go. I exercise as well, but exercise alone simply does not work for most people unless they change their diet first. We have a popular saying at my gym: you can't out train a shitty diet. Keep eating the wrong foods regularly and no amount of exercise is going to help you.
I eat what I need. It's really quite simple. If I have an active day I'll eat some more. If I just sit at the computer pretty much all day I'll eat significantly less and it won't bother me either. I don't excersise all that much, though I go for hour-long walks two or three times a week.
True but regularly undertaking it can affect how your body deals with the food you eat and how effectively it manages fuel.StBishop said:
Personally I just changed my eating habits, I eat a lot less now and I don't drink alcohol anywhere near as much as I used to. I also eat more grain and fruit than before and less meat and fatty things.
I also did shitloads of exercise for a while because I was manic for a bit, then I felt like deaths o I stopped, still losing though! I've lost over 16lbs since mid-july.
Martial arts mostly. also some plain muscle building, helps burn calories a lot faster than running or even martial arts training, and I don't have the time to work out enough to eat what I want with just running or martial arts.
Gratz on your weight loss keep going.DugMachine said:
As I said above for my on topic, just browsing the thread now and you've done well lol.
I'll add some extra advice: beer is fucking bad stuff man, drink vodka.
I've lost 80lbs so far and have kept it off.I personally lost weight and keep it off by:
1.) Replacing meal time drinks, with ice-water.
2.) Eating smaller portions and paying attention to serving sizes.
3.) Making sure those portions are made up of healthier foods.Fruits, vegetables, brown rice, wheat pasta, and beans; and lean baked meats, eggs, or seasoned Tofu.
4.) Replacing one meal a day with a smoothie made of frozen fruits and/or vegetables, rice milk, honey or agave nectar, and occasionally plant-based protein powder (depending on how I felt).
5.) Trying to stay active throughout the day, even if it isn't full blown exercise.
6.) Doing a 1h to 1h 30min workout (cardio & weights) on top of that daily activity, if I felt like I needed it. In case I couldn't or didn't get as much activity as I would have liked that day.
7.) Keeping positive. Every pound lost, even if it was just one, was awesome.
Lately, I haven't been doing as much exercise and have just been maintaining my weight. I still have 20 more lbs I'd like to lose but I'm not stressing over it. I'm just happy to not have to lug around 80 excess pounds anymore.
1.) Replacing meal time drinks, with ice-water.
2.) Eating smaller portions and paying attention to serving sizes.
3.) Making sure those portions are made up of healthier foods.Fruits, vegetables, brown rice, wheat pasta, and beans; and lean baked meats, eggs, or seasoned Tofu.
4.) Replacing one meal a day with a smoothie made of frozen fruits and/or vegetables, rice milk, honey or agave nectar, and occasionally plant-based protein powder (depending on how I felt).
5.) Trying to stay active throughout the day, even if it isn't full blown exercise.
6.) Doing a 1h to 1h 30min workout (cardio & weights) on top of that daily activity, if I felt like I needed it. In case I couldn't or didn't get as much activity as I would have liked that day.
7.) Keeping positive. Every pound lost, even if it was just one, was awesome.
Lately, I haven't been doing as much exercise and have just been maintaining my weight. I still have 20 more lbs I'd like to lose but I'm not stressing over it. I'm just happy to not have to lug around 80 excess pounds anymore.
Become ill for a week, stay at home and eat nothing but soup. Nearly did it this week but I got better.
When I was six however, I was really ill for 2 weeks and I lost about a stone and a half since I had a really bad stomach bug and had to eat just liquid food only twice a day and nothing else.
When I was six however, I was really ill for 2 weeks and I lost about a stone and a half since I had a really bad stomach bug and had to eat just liquid food only twice a day and nothing else.
Nothing at all 
Been the same weight now for about 6-7 years, good metabolism, I eat mostly junkfood aswell
Been the same weight now for about 6-7 years, good metabolism, I eat mostly junkfood aswell