Weight Loss thread.

[doc_bean]

I'm starting today too, 1m69 and 90.3 kilo's, you can convert it yourselves :-)

My goal is about 70 kilos, it's going to be long....

Don Corleone , my parents tried South beach, it works, but you have to be willing to spend a lot of time preparing your meals, I also think it's the diet that has you eating several eggs a day, not good for your cholesterol.

Byzantine Prince, don't people eat pretty healthy in Greece ? lots of vegetables, cooking in olive oil, etc. ? I don't think being hungry is really a bad sign, your body has to adjust, this usually takes a week and is not too healthy for your body, but unless you plan to start a progressive stricter diet (almost impossible to follow i think) you have to go through this.

[Byzantine Prince]

Not being hungry is the key. If you eat a sausage once a day you'll gain weight. If you eat 4-5 sausages in certain times of the day you'll lose weight and eat more! What I'm planning on doing is pretty extreme but it is possible. I'll have to adjust my bying and at what times I eat.

[David]

Hi
I'll try to give some advice from my own experience (with others) and from what I was supposed to learn at college.

- First you need to seperate three things: carbohydrates, fat(ty acids) and protein. If u wanna lose weight, its the fat u need to get rid of. The only way your body can lose fat is through aerobic dissimilation, which is burning it with the help of oxygen. This happens when u require a moderate amount of energy during a longer period. So very intense exercise is not going to help a lot. As mentioned before, walking (jogging) and cycling are good ways to do that. Its recommended to do something like that ca 30 min a day, not nessecary to do it at once.
- The body contains about 1000 grams of carbohydrates, which is used as a fast response energy source so to say. The advantage it has over fats is that it can be used without oxygen (forming lactic acid, the thing that causes the pain afterwards). So again aerobic exercise is the one u need. Any excess carbohydrates will be turned into fatty acids (stored on top of your belly), the problem being that fat cannot be turned into carbohydrates again. Therefore it is recommended not to eat ca 2 hours before sleep, for everything will be turned into fat.
- About diet. The best thing is a balanced regular diet. Things like Atkins (only fats and proteins) might work, but are not so good for one's health (high cholesterol and stuff in this case). It has been said that eating lots of proteins causes the hunger to dissappear, but thats not certain yet, and protein rich food usually contains a lot of fat (or tastes like ....). The thing is, I wouldnt really feel good when i require supplements and stuff in all those fancy diets. So again, best thing is a regular and balanced diet. Eat three times a day, a normal amount of food. Dont eat too much in between and if u really are hungry, like said before, drink some water or something like that. Be careful with what u drink, eg read the contents in cola/beer bearing in mind the carbohydrate reserve of the body. If u really fancy hamburgers and beer and stuff, try to make a schedule per week. U start with say 4 days of strict diet and advance as you progress and let ur body get used to lack of exessive amounts of fat.
- Find your own ways to decrease the amount nutrients without feeling hungry all day: no butter on yr bread, do not eat until you are full, but satisfied enough to make it to your next meal without fainting, etc.

Again its all about balance and discipline. Its about finding a way both your body and you are comfortable with (geez that sounds silly). The biggest problem is not losing the weight, but holding on to it (most people bounce back harder and become even heavier than before the weight loss).

Well, hope it helps and good luck.

[Xiahou]

I think you can fool your metabolism about not slowing down by drinking a lot of water. Not certain about that though. I'm in. I'm 5'10" and 220 lbs. I want to get down to 175lbs (if that's humanly possible).

I'm 5'10" too- but if I got down to 175lbs I'm pretty sure I'd be dead. I guess you build/frame counts for alot. I weigh 270 now, but in college I was down around 235-240, was 2-3 pants sizes smaller and was in darned good shape. Here's hoping I get back there!

How often are we supposed to be checking in? Every 2 weeks or what? We should probably have a designated "reporting" day that everyone should try to post on or around to help keep things organized/motivated.

[Kongamato]

I am going to report my morning weight every 3 days.

[SwordsMaster]

Allright, I´ll join in. I´m just starting a weight-losing training schedule-gotta get 79 kilos and I´m on 85 now - t make my weight category (again).

So here´s what my schedule looks like on a per day basis:

Monday: 1 hour general fitness session, really intense, fast series, starting longer and getting shorter as you get more and more tired. This is the standard session.

Tuesday: 1.5 - 2 h cardio workout. which includes 15 min cycling, 4 mile jog, 2 miles rowing (under 8 min, otherwise not worth the hassle) and some really good stretching.

Wednesday: standard session.+ optional hour of sparring/punching bags

Thursday: about 1 h cardio workout and about another hour of weights. Nothing too heavy, just to make the boxing sessions easier on the upper body.

Friday: standard session + sparring/pads hour.

Weekend: nothing usually, it depends though.

[Kongamato]

173 pounds this morning. -4.5 pounds... must have been water.

[doc_bean]

88.1 this morning, 2 kilo's in a week, not bad.

[Papewaio]

Well I decided that I would lose some weight this year... but I also decided to wait until after Easter have a final chocolate indulgence and then launch into getting healthy... no point sabotaging oneself and I needed the data to figure out my average weight over the two weeks before hand.

I bought a set of scales that measure mass and fat % (to 0.1%), as the human body can vary by about 2 kg over the day I have been measuring up.

So as of yesterday 27th of March.
So my average weight for the last two weeks is: 91.84 kg / 202 pounds
And my average body fat is: 20.3%
Height: 183cm / 6ft

My aims are to lose 4kg of body fat or get to 15% body fat by my child’s birth in July.

And 8kg of body fat or get to 12% body fat by my brothers wedding in December.

A secondary goal is to gain muscle at about a rate of 1kg for every 2kg of fat loss, but the primary goal is to remove the gut.

How by getting rid of things. No I use the concept of adding to ones diet. However for the first 6 weeks I will not buy chocolate (will drink chocolate flavoured milk), not eat chips/crisps nor touch soft drinks. Also I will be drinking a cup of water between all other drinks (like spacing at a party if you understand drinking in moderation regime). Drink more smoothies and eat more fruit/

Now their is no secret to weight loss. It is simply energy expended > then energy consumed. However there are foods and actions that can increase ones metabolism.

If you do aerobic types of exercise (walking, running etc) your metabolism tends to increase for the period of exercise and about 4 or so hours afterwards.

If you do anaerobic exercise (weights, pushups, chin ups etc) your metabolism will increase for about 48 hours afterwards.

Some foods like calcium in dairy products will increase your metabolism as well. So by swapping smoothies, milkshakes and flavoured milk for softdrinks you will consume less calories and increase your metabolic rate.

Typical smoothie I make for my wife is:
1 whole large banana.
1 scoop of ice cream.
Handful of chopped up dried apricot.
+ milk for volume as required.
(+1 crushed tim tam for Easter :D).

For myself:
1/2 to 1 large banana.
Scoop of ice cream.
Handful of chopped up dried apricot.
teaspoon of malt
30grams of whey protein. Pregnant women should not use whey protein.
1 teaspoon of colostrum.

[Kongamato]

I failed to weigh myself this morning. I had restaurant food on Friday and a full sub sandwich and snacks on Saturday. I will return to my normal exercise schedule this week and will continue to update every three days.

[pariya]

very easy:

eat less
workout more
take multivitamons(to supliment for ur lower food intake) and drink lots of waterget plenty of sleep
dont stress urself out cus if ya do ur gonna wanna eat more
everytime u get hungy do sum pushups
working out and brakign a sweat makes u less hungry

as for me
i strenght train for 2 hours every other day 3 days a weak
i do cardio inbetween aka 3 days a weak
1 rest day a weak
every 3 months i take 2 weaks of with no working out
i drink plenty of water get plenty of sleep(when i can) i also do not smoke(cigaretes) and i try not to drink to much alchohol...
i also take Whey Protein Poweder after every workout,.,. i mix it with milk and chug it down

[Kongamato]

I weighed 175 on Thursday. Still a minus from when I started, but a minor gain from before. I had two tests on Wednesday and wound up eating out of stress and losing exercise time to study. With those tests out of the way, things will start to improve again.

[Teutonic Knight]

For the season of Lent I gave up eating between meals, that means any and all snacking whatsoever. Which means that I could only eat at meals and nothing else. I started the 40 day season at 178 lbs. At Easter (the end of the season) I weighed 162 lbs. The system has worked so well that I've decided to continue it from now on with some exceptions (for like when I'm out with friends and I'm eating socially or something). This, in addition to lifting weights (I can bench press more than my weight now :-) ) and doing cardio 3-5 times a week has been extremely beneficial. I feel so much better and I have so much more energy.

No snacks, you'll lose weight!

[Kongamato]

Keeping up with this, I was 173.5 yesterday.

[Kongamato]

I was the same weight as before on Friday, possibly a half-pound heavier. Late-night studies screwed things up. Excuses, excuses. I'll have to find a way to lose the weight, as I'm going to keep posting and bumping this thread until I weigh 157.5 pounds.

I've thought it over a bit and I've figured that this hearts-and-minds, minimum sacrifice, "don't hurt yourself" approach to fitness that pops up in the news every week will never work. The body needs to be conquered. Unconditional surrender is the main objective. If my body can withstand all the food I shove into it every weekend, it can withstand daily strenuous exercise.

[monkian]

I'm 6 ft and around 12 - 12.5 stone

Not sure If I'm overweight or not - just need to tone up really- got myself a little beer belly and few bits of unwanted flab

I do weights- just reps with dumbells really. Is it true if you do lots of curtls then it can firm up your stomach muscles ?

[doc_bean]

I've thought it over a bit and I've figured that this hearts-and-minds, minimum sacrifice, "don't hurt yourself" approach to fitness that pops up in the news every week will never work. The body needs to be conquered. Unconditional surrender is the main objective. If my body can withstand all the food I shove into it every weekend, it can withstand daily strenuous exercise.

I think it's more the case of the body being able to handle more than the mind thinks, if you think you're getting exhausted you should up the pace (I cycle), it's surprising what you can do if you just don't stop

[Shambles]

I'm 6 ft and around 12 - 12.5 stone

Not sure If I'm overweight or not - just need to tone up really- got myself a little beer belly and few bits of unwanted flab

I do weights- just reps with dumbells really. Is it true if you do lots of curtls then it can firm up your stomach muscles ?

i dont think so,
im 5"8
and im prety much 11 stone,
Which is my ideal weight acording to drs,

So i guess youd be about right 2

[Kaiser of Arabia]

er scratch my first weight, 220 it is. i estimated and was a few lbs off. That means I need to lose about 20-40 lbs by June 23rd. Damn. Time to work out (wouldnt mind replacing it with muscle instead ) and time for some running.

[doc_bean]

I seem to have lost 3.2 kilo's in 3 weeks, not bad

[Redleg]

I was down 2 pounds - but put it all back on when I went on a business trip for a week. Could not resist the desert at the German Restraunt I ate at.

[SwordsMaster]

Havent had an update in a while, still same weight, getting a new gym program tomorrow, also starting a selective feeding process (dont like calling it diet), which includes 10%less food in general, low sugar, high proteine. Should lose some 10 lb by middle june cross your fingers.

[Papewaio]

I have gone from 91.8lg to 93.8kg so + 2 kgs,

Body fat has gone from 20.3% to 18.6% Body fat...

So overall I have dropped about 1.2 kgs of fat.

[Cha]

I'm 6 ft and weigh 156 lbs.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

ok heres the plan. Must drop 20lbs by June 23rd, or replace the equivilent of that fat with muscle. Therefore, we must starve ourselves. We must lift more wieghts.
Im going to start by dropping down to one meal a day. Then by working out more.

[Cha]

If you eat too little then your body will store fat to prepare for starvation. You'll lose weight if you don't eat at all but that will ruin your health. Eat foods that are good for you.
I'm thin even though I eat a lot. I don't eat greasy foods. I eat fruits for desert, (not fruit cake).
I always walk unless when I leave the city. So I have long and buff legs but my upper body is very thin. I can see the shape of my ribs. I should lift weights.

[King Edward]

I Lose 30 pounds a month at my gym, but thats cos i've not been for ages.

I'm 6'0 and 13 stone, my rugby fighting weight. at least thats what I was last time I went to the Gym.

I usually put weight on over xmas (to much food and beer!) and then struggle to lose it until August when pre-season training starts up again.

[Kongamato]

Was 172.5 pounds yesterday. I've started to drink lots of water throughout the day.

[ah_dut]

ok heres the plan. Must drop 20lbs by June 23rd, or replace the equivilent of that fat with muscle. Therefore, we must starve ourselves. We must lift more wieghts.
Im going to start by dropping down to one meal a day. Then by working out more.

Eat more protein

[Kongamato]

I was about 173 today. Not bad for overeating on Friday and Saturday. These weekends are ruining my progress. I will have to stop eating restaurant food.