Weight loss thread

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty

Are you seriously suggesting exercise is bad for losing weight?

It's clear this challenge hasn't actually taught you anything about losing weight. Without education (and exercise for that matter), relapse is imminent.

Plus the fact that skinny != healthy.

Cardio is a very, very important thing for your health.

[Beerfest]

Bump.

I lost 15 pounds or so during the summer, but have lost track since school started...I plan to start a healthy eating/work out habit soon.

Ill be weighing myself this weekend and then will start.

[fundmark19]

I have broken the 175 barrier! Still not "trying" to lose weight but I am between 170 and 175 now instead of 175-180 depending when I weigh so 5 more lbs and I will be golden! I can really notice the difference when I look at pictures

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by fundmark19

I have broken the 175 barrier! Still not "trying" to lose weight but I am between 170 and 175 now instead of 175-180 depending when I weigh so 50 more lbs and I will be golden! I can really notice the difference when I look at pictures

I hope you are either a woman or 4'10" if you're trying to get to 120 lbs.

[fundmark19]

Originally Posted by Komskies

I hope you are either a woman or 4'10" if you're trying to get to 120 lbs.

haha I am trying to get slender so I can go as Mary Kate Olsen for halloween next year. As a guy I need to make sure I look extra frail and unhealthy

[Boblobla]

I am looking to get a trainer at my gym so I have someone to be accountable to and also someone who can help me tweak my workouts to do exactly what I want to do. From what I have found, these services run from ~$50-$120. I can get sessions at my gym for $65, which includes a full 1 hour workout. On top of that, the trainer will help with diet and that sort of thing.

Does this seem excessively expensive? I don't think so but I have never used a trainer before.

[FlamesAddiction]

I wish I could go back in time to before univesity. When I went, I was 180lbs and pretty muscular. By the time I got out, I was 230lbs and flabby. The bad eating habits were the biggest thing, but I think my metabolism changed quite a bit and it caught me off guard. I used to be able to eat whatever and it didn't matter. Now, if I let myself go for even a week, I gain weight very quickly.

Since I finished school, I am down to 210lbs with really no effort other than controlling what I eat. I don't open a bag of chips and finish them off in one night, I cut my alcohol intake in half. I found that portioning, using the nutritional info on the label, and a kitchen scale has helped. I know if I exercised more, I'd take the weight off quicker... I'd love to get down to 185 or 190.

I just have to watch it at Christmas time again. Last year I shot up tp 218lbs during the holidays. Beer is my achilles heal.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by JonDuke

My wife and I also did the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge.
I lost 37 pounds during my first 90 days while she lost 20.
No exercise whatsoever.
We started promoting it and qualified for a free BMW and have already helped 6 people in our team get one too, on top of making 1-3+ k/month.

Not sure why so many people waste time in a gym if they are trying to lose weight.
Anyone who knows anything about the subject will tell you that to lose weight, 80% of your focus needs to be on diet while only 20 % should be on exercise.

That's why the 90 day Challenge works so well.
67,000 NEW people joined last month alone.
20th consecutive month of double digit growth.
Just officially launched in Canada 3 days ago too so it's about to go even more viral than it has up to this point.

Hulk Hogan, Roy Jones Jr, Dennis Rodman, multiple UFC/MMA fighters, NFL players, 6 members of the Stamps as of last weeks, almost the entire BC Lions team, some Eskies, numerous Alouettes, and even the first Captain of the Calgary Flames, Brad Marsh, as well as TONS of fitness professionals and other athletes are ALL promoting this Challenge.

I was the first person west of Ontario to do this, and have helped hundreds transform their lives and body... so if you want anymore info, or just want me to mail you a sample so you can see what all the fuss is about, shoot me a PM and I would LOVE to help you reach your goals.

Congrats to everyone who have posted their results on this thread. Always awesome to see people making changes to their health, no matter how its done

This post was alot better when I thought your list of celebrities and athletes contained hulkrogan and not Hulk Hogan.

[Bane]

After plateauing for 2 months the scale is finally moving again. 7 months in and I'm down just over 80 lbs. Just have to keep the momentum going now.

[fundmark19]

Stepped on scale last night and it tipped under 170! Hopefully it keeps going down!

So I challenged myself to a 30 day "diet" to try and get rid of the extra flub I mysteriously found over Halloween and my birthday (lots of carbs in beer)

This morning was my weigh in and I managed to get down 13 pounds! I'm only 12 pounds more than what I weighed when I was 14 (I'm 38 now) although I still need to firm up a few problem areas (I guess that's what happens when you have kids)

But what I'm really stoked about is: all the clothes in my closet that fit me again from before my pregnancy (yes, I know that was 2 and a half years ago, so what? Better late than never)

I just wanted to let you guys know that alot of your success stories gave me the willpower to stick with it (If a bunch of middle aged hockey geeks can do it, so can I!)

Thanks and keep up the great work!

[underGRADFlame]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

So I challenged myself to a 30 day "diet" to try and get rid of the extra flub I mysteriously found over Halloween and my birthday (lots of carbs in beer)

This morning was my weigh in and I managed to get down 13 pounds! I'm only 12 pounds more than what I weighed when I was 14 (I'm 38 now) although I still need to firm up a few problem areas (I guess that's what happens when you have kids)

But what I'm really stoked about is: all the clothes in my closet that fit me again from before my pregnancy (yes, I know that was 2 and a half years ago, so what? Better late than never)

I just wanted to let you guys know that alot of your success stories gave me the willpower to stick with it (If a bunch of middle aged hockey geeks can do it, so can I!)

Thanks and keep up the great work!

I still get weirded out that there are women on here sometimes .

That awesome Puxlut, congrats!

[nfotiu]

Need some advice from the more active people here. I feel like I am in decent shape, resting heart rate is around 45, broke 4 hours in a marathon a couple years ago, and am following a pretty hard core 10k training program with the outside hope of breaking 40 minutes in the spring. Plus lift weights pretty intensely 4 times a week.

Problem is I think my lifestyle leaves me starving all the time, and I can't get below 200 pounds. I know I am not the best eater, but not terrible either. Probably need a good dietary plan that won't take away from my energy for my run training. I don't feel like I can meet my goals at 200 lbs, and plus I have a bigger belly than I'd like.

[puckluck]

Do people recommend a treadmill or an elliptical to lose a little extra weight?

[wpgflamesfan]

Originally Posted by puckluck

Do people recommend a treadmill or an elliptical to lose a little extra weight?

Personally I can't stand the elliptical, but they're a lot easier on your joints.

[WhiteTiger]

After a month at the gym (going 2-4 times/week) while I seem to fluctuate in weight in between 255 and 260, I feel I'm firming up and feeling a lot better in general. Hoping to stick with this, and start to see some really good results.

[Otsy]

Jan 9th = 320 lbs.
April 19th = 278 lbs

Just being more active, going to the gym again and eating a whole lot better were my keys to 40+ pounds dropped. First time around this weight since 2005 ish.

[keenan87]

BUMP (sorry for bring up an old thread)

I was looking for some advice and after reading through this thread, I came up with questions for myself and what might be beneficial for me.

Currently, I am 5'7 and weigh about 170 pounds and a lot of it is fat. I have a relatively active lifestyle as I try to play squash 3-4 times a week but the factor for me is the proper diet. My ideal weight is 145 pounds as I want to get rid of a lot of excess fat and build muscle as well.

First of all, I am not sure if I am over-doing the amount of exercise that I should be doing as my daily routine for the past week has been:

8:00 AM GYM - Before my classes
30 minutes on the bike, Hill+ (kind of like HIIT, with 1:1 minute ratio)
Weights for about another 20 minutes
Then, before bed I do 75 sit-ups and 3 sets of bicep curls (light 25 pound ones)

I have done this routine for 6 out of the past 7 days (Mon-Sat) and feel a little tired but something that I can handle. Is this too much, too little or am I doing it right? I also play soccer on my rest day for about 1 hour, but that is mostly because I love playing the game.

Secondly, I love fruits (something I will eat a lot) and know if I really focus I can take care of my diet but for building muscle, how important are protein shakes etc? I see a lot of people with shakes in their hands after a work-out and I am not really sure if it is necessary. I have decided on No fast food, pop or candy/chips, even though candy is going to be the toughest one for me.

Thirdly, I have always gotten mixed answers for this but is it necessary to pick different muscle groups everyday or can you just work them all everyday. Obviously, one muscle group won't be getting more attention than any others and I have been told that it is okay to just do everything when starting up.

I plan on losing 25 pounds in the next 3 months and I hope i can pull it off. Also, is there stuff that that has motivated other people as I know that results do not come in a day and that I need to keep working at it (I also heard that many people get discouraged for this reason and give up).

[burnin_vernon]

Originally Posted by keenan87

BUMP (sorry for bring up an old thread)

I was looking for some advice and after reading through this thread, I came up with questions for myself and what might be beneficial for me.

Currently, I am 5'7 and weigh about 170 pounds and a lot of it is fat. I have a relatively active lifestyle as I try to play squash 3-4 times a week but the factor for me is the proper diet. My ideal weight is 145 pounds as I want to get rid of a lot of excess fat and build muscle as well.

First of all, I am not sure if I am over-doing the amount of exercise that I should be doing as my daily routine for the past week has been:

8:00 AM GYM - Before my classes
30 minutes on the bike, Hill+ (kind of like HIIT, with 1:1 minute ratio)
Weights for about another 20 minutes
Then, before bed I do 75 sit-ups and 3 sets of bicep curls (light 25 pound ones)

I have done this routine for 6 out of the past 7 days (Mon-Sat) and feel a little tired but something that I can handle. Is this too much, too little or am I doing it right? I also play soccer on my rest day for about 1 hour, but that is mostly because I love playing the game.

Secondly, I love fruits (something I will eat a lot) and know if I really focus I can take care of my diet but for building muscle, how important are protein shakes etc? I see a lot of people with shakes in their hands after a work-out and I am not really sure if it is necessary. I have decided on No fast food, pop or candy/chips, even though candy is going to be the toughest one for me.

Thirdly, I have always gotten mixed answers for this but is it necessary to pick different muscle groups everyday or can you just work them all everyday. Obviously, one muscle group won't be getting more attention than any others and I have been told that it is okay to just do everything when starting up.

I plan on losing 25 pounds in the next 3 months and I hope i can pull it off. Also, is there stuff that that has motivated other people as I know that results do not come in a day and that I need to keep working at it (I also heard that many people get discouraged for this reason and give up).

I can only speak on personal experience and what works for me. I am constantly reading health articles and with so many new studies and changing trend in diet and fitness, it makes my head spin. What's great today, seems not to be tomorrow.

I think if you have an endomorphic build and tend to carry the extra bodyfat, you have to do cardio every day, for at least 30 minutes. Don't do more than 30 minutes if you're doing high intensity intervals, and don't do intervals every day. Switch it up with some steady state. Otherwise, you will burn yourself out.

For resistance training, rest is equally important as the work. If you are training every body part with one exercise each in one day, take a day off before you do it again. As you advance, you will change this routine and maybe move up to 2-3 exercises per body part.

I prefer a 45/35/20 (carbs, protein,fat) diet for best results. Everyone will have a different strategy on this. I think you know what kinds of food you should be eating but if you have trouble tracking the macros, I recommend fitday.com It's a free site that tracks your diet and activity, and allows you to add custom food and exercises. Counting calories isn't for everybody, but I don't think you have to do it forever. Try tracking for the first month or so. You may be surprised the caloric content of some foods.

As for shakes, they are the easiest way to get protein. If you're trying to build some muscle (which is great for losing fat as well), you'll probably be shooting for about 1 gram of protein per pound of mass. That's a whole lot of chicken breasts to eat in one day so supplements are convenient.

You're clearly on the right track but you have to keep the dedication up. Listen to your body. If you're too tired all the time, you could be overdoing it, or not eating properly/enough. All you have to do is get to the gym. That's the hardest part. Once you're in, your body will take over and do all the work.

Don't undervalue water intake, sleep, and stretching. They seem insignificant but they make a massive difference in your performance and mental strength. I knew about water benefits for a long time, but only recently have tried to get more sleep and I've added yoga. Wish I would have done that years ago.

As for discouragement, don't look at the scale every day. Check it weekly or less because it can be deceiving. Even better, take body measurements instead. A smaller waistline is much more telling than what you see on the scale.

Now, go watch Pumping Iron and work on those poses!

[J pold]

The best advice I ever got about weight loss/muscle gain was from trainer/professor who I took a strength and fitness course with in unviserty.

"whether you want to loss or gain weight, 85% of the work is diet, and 15% is exercise."

So while your 15% looks good, what about the other 85%?