Big Schwanz Acht
@Big Schwanz Acht
with these shorter days in winter, your metabolism slows and triggers your body to 'fatten-up' for the cold/dark months.
Fat pad!
beardedbaldy;752336 said:
I've always had a decent metabolism but I'm not the greatest at staying active. It has helped me lose excess weight pretty easily. I'm 5'6" and twice in my life I've hit 185lbs. The first I was going to the gym 5x a week and eating to gain muscle. Ended up losing weight and eventually dropping back to 165lbs. The second time I was being lazy and eating anything and everything. I cut down on the crap food and began losing weight. Took 6 months and I lost 30lbs... about 10 more than I wanted. I was pretty well ripped though and approaching single digit body fat numbers when I got down to 150lbs.
6 months ago I discovered I was back up to about 180lbs again. This time I cut down on how much pizza I was eating. My appetite is decreasing a little too. Some nights I don't feel like eating that bowl of ice cream.
Today I had to put my belt 1 notch tighter, the notch that tells me I'm probably 160-165lbs again. Felt good. When you factor in my height the BMI charts say I'm approaching "overweight" but I have a decent bit of muscle to carry around. I'm not huge but I'm not small either.
doublelongdaddy;752358 said:
No "stress eating" or loss of activity?
Any meds that cause weight gain?
doublelongdaddy;752358 said:
You should make a very honest food list and count up all the calories in that list. You should do this for a full week , making sure you note down everything! Start reading food packaging and making a note of what each item contains. Total calories, carbs, fat, protein, fibre, sugar, sodium. Get yourself an app for tracking like my fitness Pal app which tells you exactly what is in the foods you are eating. This app also helps you to set a calorie intake for the day if you wish to loose weight. This app is very good as it makes tracking your good intake very easily. You can simply scan bar codes with your phone and all the information is given.
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beardedbaldy;752432 said:
Wow, thanks BB! I never dreamed there was an app for this but I am not so app savvy
This is a great idea and I will start today. I will start a progress thread also showing myself, again, where I am and when I get to where I want to be I will have that picture. I am not discouraged, just motivated to lose it again.Big Schwanz Acht
@Big Schwanz Acht
crap! does this mean we have to be accountable?
cladre60;752659 said:
Even if you dont keep track of what you eat its possible to lose weight and in turn cut away the fat pad, this last year i made several lifestyle changes that have changed things for me immensely at the beginning of last year i weighed 275 lbs i'm now to 215 and now working to my goal of 180.
Everybody is different so there's no saying this will work for everyone but what i did was;
Reduce portions, cut back on snacks (candy, soda, chips etc..) and kept it my head that I don't have to be limited by a Diet that will only help temporarily or even to cut things out of my life completely but to say hey i want to eat this whole cake.. well then that means i need to run a couple miles tonight to make it worth it.