chaps Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Down to 199 from 230 something at the beginning of summer. Go team I'm going to attempt to grow a beard for the first time in my life to celebrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 congrats! I need to lose weight badly. what did you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I don't need to lose weight, but some simple tips are: Exercise for 30 minutes a day Watch what you eat, spread your food out, don't over eat Drink water, water, water, no pop! Be smart about what you eat, don't eat McDonalds, have a few salads, don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup Don't eat fast food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaps Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 congrats! I need to lose weight badly. what did you do? I had been an unhealthy vegetarian for awhile (at lots of cheese and pizza and shit). So first I started running again (serious like 3-4 miles, but start slow). But once I started running this far, my lactose intolerance came back, so I cut all dairy and cheese products out of my diet. This is VERY hard, but I realized I was eat SO much cheese working out just wasn't going to cut it. So my diet consisted of (and still does)- Huge class of OJ in the morning No white flour, all wheat soy and other "fake meat" products for protien (mainly vegan stuff) TONS of fruits and vegetables NO processed food (things that come in a box with 10,000 chemical ingredients) NO dairy Snacked on bananas, pretzels, nuts, etc. Healthy dose of subway veggie max subs and vegan taco bell items (crunch wrap with JUST lettuce beans and rice) I also began trying to ride my bike at least 10 miles a day (trips around town etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaps Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 spread your food out, don't over eat Drink water, water, water, no pop! don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup Don't eat fast food High Fructose corn syrup = poison, I'm telling you the stuff is going to give people cancer. Basically read this - Believe what he's writing and exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 congrats! I need to lose weight badly. what did you do? I had been an unhealthy vegetarian for awhile (at lots of cheese and pizza and shit). that pretty much sums me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm not sure how much I've lost, but I'm in the same boat. When I quit smoking, I vowed to get into better shape. I've been eating better, going to the gym more frequently and taking spinning classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadbeat52 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I've lost 22 lbs. at my new job.. warehouse work sucks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Down to 199 from 230 something at the beginning of summer. Bums me out because at the beginning of summer I started eating right, exercising (going to the gym and biking 10+ miles daily) and cut out the soda. I was doing good then about a month in I went on tour and all that just went out the window. I started eating crap, drank whatever soda was around and stopped exercising. Basically just being lazy. I kept telling myself I'd get back into it but I didn't. I could have done pretty well for myself by the end of summer. Now it's time to step it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I just ate two donuts.. that helps with weight lose right? I need to lose 5 more pounds and start lifting again :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorbike Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 about two years ago i was 245lbs (downside to marijuana, the sweets!). i vowed to lose weight and start eating better. i lost about fifteen pounds after a month of hitting the gym and eating better and dropping soda for water almost completely. then i started getting flu symtoms. went to a minute clinic to get tested. according to them i already had the flu pretty bad and needed to let it run its course without antibiotics. two weeks later, forty pounds of weight loss, an emergency room visit and a pneumonia scare and i was back on my a game. i kept up hitting the gym for maybe six months and my lease came up to my apartment so i had no where to work out and said fuck it. im around 170-180 now and im 6'2 so im not to bad off. going to buy some new running shoes this week sometime and hitting the streets since its gonna start cooling off soon. the main thing is try and do different work outs and eat variety or else you will get bored/disappointed with it and fall back to your old ways. dont be scared to hit the sweets some times as a reward either, just dont do it after dark.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kevinb Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Try to avoid aspertain as well, a common ingredient found in low fat foods causes brain cancer. then again what doesn't cause cancer anymore ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damagdsole Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 i lost 25 lbs eating nothing but salad w/ chicken or shrimp (for protein) and oil/vinegar dressing for about 2.5 months. plus protein shakes/carb-free yogurts for snacks. <2000 cals a day. no carbs. salad has like no calories and fills you up so you're not hungry, you can eat about as much as you want. its like 45 calories for an bag of salad. also, i worked out 3-4 times a week. trick is to get your cardio done first thing in the morning. dont eat anything just get up put your shoes on and run for at least 30 minutes or so. i lost a solid 2 lbs per week doing this. all fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 trick is to get your cardio done first thing in the morning. dont eat anything just get up put your shoes on and run for at least 30 minutes or so. I don't doubt your losses but everything I've always been told (by people who know what's up) is to have something in your stomach, even if it's just an energy/protein bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damagdsole Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 whatever works for you, but i've always heard the best way to burn fat is to get up and go at it on an empty stomach, and it got results for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I stopped eating meant about 3 weeks ago, I've lost about 5 pounds. The weird thing is I'm not cutting back on how much I eat, and I've been eating a lot, but still losing weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 When I was in college I ate nothing but potatoes for two years. I lost a lot of weight, which wasn't my goal (I think I just went nuts honestly), and got very sick. I wouldn't recommend this. Guys are lucky though. We really can lose a lot of weight by cutting out stuff we should be doing anyway (soda, etc.) and by getting even a little exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 im such a skinny fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjohn Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 trick is to get your cardio done first thing in the morning. dont eat anything just get up put your shoes on and run for at least 30 minutes or so. I don't doubt your losses but everything I've always been told (by people who know what's up) is to have something in your stomach, even if it's just an energy/protein bar. working out in the morning before you eat also speeds up your metabolism considerably, so when you do eat soon after, your body burns it instead of having that food sit in your stomach undigested while you work out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 When I was in college I ate nothing but potatoes for two years. I lost a lot of weight, which wasn't my goal (I think I just went nuts honestly), and got very sick. I wouldn't recommend this. Guys are lucky though. We really can lose a lot of weight by cutting out stuff we should be doing anyway (soda, etc.) and by getting even a little exercise. Potatoes are so bad for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieruckus Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 i weigh about 175 now, I used to weight like 160, I eat too much dairy and drink too much beer. Ive been contemplating giving up the beers for liqour , but then ill be a pussy Hickey, when you quit smoking did your appetite increase at all? this is the only thing that is stopping me from quitting is the weight gain associated with it, bad reason, but truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorbike Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Ive been contemplating giving up the beers for liqour , but then ill be a pussy. Woah on the pussy talk about people who prefer liqour to beer. I hate, hate, hate beer. I'll take a gentleman's whiskey on the rocks to beer any day. Plus all my friends who have been drinking beer since they were underage have spare tires under their shirts where as I do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtowall Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 i need to loose weight bad. thought about going veg again. when i did i dropped like 45 lbs..but then out it all back on because i was an unhealthy one. plus i love wings. i need to get my ass back in the gym/making better food choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I am working with about 240 pounds of meat right now. I lost like 45 pounds a couple of years ago doing Atkins but then I gained it back over a year. I am starting to work out again. I am going to try to eat less and stop drinking pop. We will see how it goes. Good for you, Chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 When i quit smoking, i promised myself that after a year i'd start working out as i needed to give my body some form of rest and my lungs a breather before going at it. I never bothered. I didn't gain a pound over the year that i quit smoking. I also didnt lose any. trick is to get your cardio done first thing in the morning. dont eat anything just get up put your shoes on and run for at least 30 minutes or so. I don't doubt your losses but everything I've always been told (by people who know what's up) is to have something in your stomach, even if it's just an energy/protein bar. same here. My buddy is a trainer, and he always said, eat something to just get u out of the house and give you enough energy to work out. He told me a glass of oj and a breakfast bar, or a banana is a good morning meal before a workout. I didn't follow his advise and never bothered to eat or work out.. But im gonna start riding my bike to and from work when i move so i think that should cut down my weight considerably over the next few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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