In 1 week I lost 13 lbs

**jabarto** · 03-05-2010, 09:37

I've never trusted any diet that cuts out the most relied-upon staple food in the history of humanity, but getting rid of high fructose corn syrup is probably the best thing anyone can do. That crap is BAD for you. And drinking water goes without saying.

**PanzerJaeger** · 03-05-2010, 09:41

Conventional wisdom dictates that it is very unhealthy to lose that much weight in one week, but I trust your extensive knowledge on these things. Thought you were lifting, though...?

**Beskar** · 03-05-2010, 09:55

Originally Posted by jabarto

I've never trusted any diet that cuts out the most relied-upon staple food in the history of humanity, but getting rid of high fructose corn syrup is probably the best thing anyone can do. That crap is BAD for you. And drinking water goes without saying.

There are two ways to address it. You can either cut the calories, as your body is not using though, thus they get stored as fat, or you can do more exercise which burns the calories.

For example, if you are not active, and by "not active" is basically you don't go out of your way to do any activity, a simple diet of cutting your calorie intake to 1000 is usually a good start.

**Sarmatian** · 03-05-2010, 10:33

Originally Posted by Strike For The South

Well how you ask?

Sorry to burst your bubble mate, but it is impossible to lose that much (5-7kg if I'm not mistaken) in a week. Most of that was water.

Originally Posted by Beskar

There are two ways to address it. You can either cut the calories, as your body is not using though, thus they get stored as fat, or you can do more exercise which burns the calories.

For example, if you are not active, and by "not active" is basically you don't go out of your way to do any activity, a simple diet of cutting your calorie intake to 1000 is usually a good start.

1000 calories a day is way too little and extremely unhealthy. Try 2000, possibly 2500 depending on your activity. Also it's not just the amount of calories, it's also about the type.

**Beskar** · 03-05-2010, 11:00

Originally Posted by Sarmatian

1000 calories a day is way too little and extremely unhealthy. Try 2000, possibly 2500 depending on your activity. Also it's not just the amount of calories, it's also about the type.

It isn't unhealthy, it depends on your metabolism and your activity. If you have a high metabolism, you wouldn't even need to check, pretty much the same if you are active. If your job is at a desk all day, drive in a car, sit infront of tv/computer, you are not very active, would probably do the body well.

Obviously, you could do more exercise... so it is either less food or more activity and being honest, eating less is easier to do that actually being active.

The 2500 "average male" thing is a lie, by "average male" it doesn't actually mean average male, it actually means "you are fully active, 5-a-day, high fibre, completely fit and in health male". The average male doesn't even tick half those boxes. Only reason to have high calories is if you have a high metabolism or very active thus uses them up.

It is also amazing how metabolism affects everything and you don't have to be active either to have it. Such as "that person who can eat like a horse, never active, but is completely skinny" for example.

**Sarmatian** · 03-05-2010, 11:18

Originally Posted by Beskar

It isn't unhealthy, it depends on your metabolism and your activity. If you have a high metabolism, you wouldn't even need to check, pretty much the same if you are active. If your job is at a desk all day, drive in a car, sit infront of tv/computer, you are not very active, would probably do the body well.

Obviously, you could do more exercise... so it is either less food or more activity and being honest, eating less is easier to do that actually being active.

The 2500 "average male" thing is a lie, by "average male" it doesn't actually mean average male, it actually means "you are fully active, 5-a-day, high fibre, completely fit and in health male". The average male doesn't even tick half those boxes. Only reason to have high calories is if you have a high metabolism or very active thus uses them up.

It is also amazing how metabolism affects everything and you don't have to be active either to have it. Such as "that person who can eat like a horse, never active, but is completely skinny" for example.

During a decent intensity, 45 minute weight training you'll lose 400-500 calories. Half an hour of jogging, again depending on the intensity and terrain, 250-350. Calories are easily lost, even by walking. The only way you'd need less than 2000 calories a day is if you're a type of guy who gets up in the morning, walks to his car, drives himself to work, sits all day, drives himself back home and sits in front of TV, goes to sleep and does it all over again, but even with that lifestyle, I'd say 1000 calories is too little.

If you're average type of guy, who every once in a while walks somewhere, or cycles or plays footy, goes swimming... you need more than 1000 definitely.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 03-05-2010, 12:10

But Sarmatian nailed it: consisting for about 80% of water, Strike has basically sweat himself down to size and cut his sugar reserves a bit; and in so doing made himself a bit less edible to potential predators (levels of toxins in your blood will be up). Fat comes later, if at all.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 03-05-2010, 14:33

Humans have fat?

That's only possible if one refuses to eat enough food. Actual food, that is.

Teh simple principles for a healthy diet:
- There is no such thing as a diet. There is only a wonderous world full of fantastic foods of which you need to experience as much as possible. Stop worrying whether you eat too much food, or too unhealthy food. Rather, strive every day to get in as many great flavours as possible. Live to eat.
- You need to stop believing that humans are meant to eat out of buckets, like horses. *eyes the yanks*
- If it lives in your backyard, it is fit for human consumption. *eyes snails and frogs*
- Eat as much as you like. But eat food so great you'll want to keep it on your tongue forever, rather than just swallow it whole. Savour the tastes. You'll spend more time eating, but taking in less calories.
- 'Mericans spend two minutes to take in 1000 calories of 'smart foods', then spend an hour of hard physical labour to lose 500 again. Smart peoples spend an hour of exquisite bliss to take in 500 calories, then work out for two minutes.
- Respect what you eat. Know what you eat. If you can't identify all the ingredients of what's on your plate, don't eat it.
- Eat French food. Such as, erm, steak frites and frozen pizza.

**naut** · 03-05-2010, 15:11

Eliminating grains is pretty hard and usually costly to replace with other calories. My father is allergic to almost all grains (everything except rice). I'm pretty sure I have his allergy to some extent, and I've tried to systematically eliminate grains from my diet, but it gets difficult. Mostly I just eat less, and have switched to potato/rice. Luckily here in Australia almost nothing has HFCS in it, but most products have cane sugar added instead due to our large cane sugar industry. Not nearly as bad for your health.

Originally Posted by Beskar

For example, if you are not active, and by "not active" is basically you don't go out of your way to do any activity, a simple diet of cutting your calorie intake to 1000 is usually a good start.

Your intake is entirely personal. I myself usually consume 2500-3000 cal. every day and I maintain a weight between 65-70kg. As you get older yes, you don't require as much, but metabolism is entirely variable person-to-person.