Weight Loss/Healthy Eating Folks...
 

Are any of you guys into having a healthy diet or ever followed one to lose weight?

What do you normally eat? What did you eat?

About 5-6 weeks ago, I cut out candy, soda and late night snacks. I drink nothing but water and so far I'm down about 18 pounds with NO exercise.

What works/worked for you?

i lost 25 lbs last year sorta doing the weight watchers thing. girl i work with is always trying to do it. replaceing sugar with aspartimine helped alot.

i have put about 5 back on. i still drink alot of soda when i'm in the garage which is basically all the time

i have never been a junk food eater

Im watching my carb intake and only drinking water as well. except for the 1 or two beers on the weekend.

-Carl

if u have a smart phone u can track daily nutritional value intake...at thanksgiving I started watching my intake cuttin out junk food/soda and cuttin down on carbs...lost 8lbs in first 3 weeks with no exercise...I've lots about 5 more since then...I'm gonna start working out and hope to get back to 185/190....I'm 205 now so not too much to go...mostly wanting to firm up not lose a whole bunch

Im on the low carb. No soda or none of that. Been 2 and a half weeks. Down almost 20 lbs. But im fat

During the week I eat pretty healthy. But on the weekends I dont. But I exercise regularly.

I run 2 miles every other day. Eat a lot of chicken and veggies. I drink nothing but water and eat low fat as much as possible and cut out most sweats and snacks. I've managed to lose 45-50lbs in the past 6 months.

I took a shit this morning and lost 3 pounds.

I used to run 5 nights a week and was in great shape. Now not so much, the wife and I are going to start running again this week though.

are diet sodas that bad for you? i drink about 8-9 diet mt dews a day

^^^^very debatable

Holy shit, Zac. I'd be willing to bet the sodium is killing you. Try switching to water Monday and then weigh yourself the following Monday and see what happens.

Any soda is terrible for you. The body was designed to work best on water and juices.

Lol. I probably drink 10 Pepsi's a day. That's why I'm a fat bastard.

only reason they are zero calories or zero sugar/carbs is because the substitute doesn't burn in a lab. but your body knows..

-Carl

Im also trying to cut down about 20lbs... theres just no diet food i can stand. Only thing i like is chicken, but it gets old after a week. I used to be on that 10 soda a day diet like Shawnboy, now i ussually have 1 during lunch and the rest of the day ill drink water. What kind of GOOD foods are you guys eating, im pretty picky and that my problem with dieting.

fish, grilled shrimp, chicken, turkey, veggies.......

i lost about 25lbs... over last few months.. most of it i contribute to work(delivering beer).. unfortunately i feel my body is plateauing and i will not loose any more by just the general physical labor.

i did that while still drinking the occasional beer after work/happy hr food.. wings/burgers ect ect(nothing healthy i can assure myself of that)

i cut soda out 3yrs ago however i cant kick the arizona lemon/rasberry teas. i drink 3/5 of them a day and usually a monster/red bull 16oz daily (usually before 9am) i feel i burn them off pretty regularly.. by 3 i pm feeling the drag of it.. however the pretzles or other snack foods i eat i feel dont do any good.(the death of being in convenience stores all day)

i really need to get back to water and lots of it.. i would proably drop 10lbs in 2month period with that alone. than when spring/summer hit and work picks up and heat kicks in i would assume another 10lbs of sweeting it out...

but who knows.. im sure if i ate or prepaired some lunch healthy food i would drop a bit to.. my realistic goal would be 180lbs i am 216-218 as i sit right now that was down from my 240 i was when i was not working.

the first 10-15lbs are usually the easiest its that second 10-15 that takes effort/dedication. blah...

I do low fat progresso soup for breakfast and sometime a light snack (rice cake) between breakfast and lunch. Lunch will usually consist of some form of grilled chicken and veggies. Dinner varies if I eat at all. Just make sure you read the nutrition table on the back of food packaging. If its more than 2-3g of fat per serving I wont eat it. Cutting out the beer and sodas helps a lot too. Remember though eating healthy is just half the equation....getting exercise is the other half. Always weigh yourself in the morning just after you wake up thats when you are the lightest and when your weight is the most consistent.

BTW I love the grilled chicken wraps from Wendys. I leave off the honey mustard and add sriracha sauce when I get home.

Im just fat, but have lost 11 lbs in 5 days, not really doing anything except cutting back on shit food. Not a big soda drinker anyway.

Plan on having 70 lbs by May...I just have no motivation.

And if my driver doesnt slow down, he'll bypass my fat ass on the scale. Jesus.

Chris do you think having breakfast is important? I usually skip but I hear that it starts your metabolism for the day. I hate getting up earlier to make breakfast anyways.

For me it is because I exercise and I also get hungry pretty often. Peoples initial reaction is to starve themselves to lose weight but that not healthy. By doing that not only do you lose body fat but you also lose muscle. It is much more important to eat more healthy, more frequently and exercise portion control. Think of it like a car. Food is your bodies fuel. Would you rather put shit pump gas in your race car or some race gas? People will invest a lot of time, money and effort in a lot of thing except for their bodies. I was also guilty of doing so at one point in my life and I hope that time is behind me now.

When I make the effort to go running it's at night, so I usually don't eat any breakfast. I see what you mean though, that makes sense.

Im not sure about your job but I go in a few minutes early and pop my soup in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Then I sit down at my desk for 5-10 minutes to eat and check out the forums. After that Im ready to start the day.

Ive gone from a size 36-38 down to a size 33 and lost about 50 lbs doing everything Ive said in this thread. I have a good feeling my steps are very similar to Robs and he is also having success as good if not better than I am. I cant speak for him but I havent been this light or skinny since high school which was over 12 years ago.

I also use the my fitness pal app to track my calories.

I don't think you need to worry about those couple of grams of fat. It's about the amount of calories. Most people who are over weight are eating too much. If you eat a lot then you need to exercise more.

True but at the same time he's doing what works for him. Not everyone will lose the weight the same way. And not all of us have a super active metabolism like you Van lol

Metabolism > *

I dont even pay attention to calories when I buy food. I mainly pay attention to the fat content.

Lot of the same stuff I do has already been said in here. Another thing that helps is eating fiber. Fruits, nuts, and veggies.

If you want to know what to eat and not eat Men's Health editor did the "Eat This Not That" series of books. I have quite a few of them. It gives you good examples of what to replace some of your bad eating habits with, what to order at restaurants, and what to cook at home. I learned a lot of my dieting from these. It doesnt just say hey eat this, but it tells you why its good or bad for you.

http://eatthis.menshealth.com/home

I used to think like that too, but I was informed that it is not about the fat content. It is all about the amount of calories you eat.

I would agree with that to an extent but I would also assume if its low in fat is probably low in calories as well (but I could be wrong Im far from an expert). As long as you work off more calories than you intake creating a calorie deficiency theres not a problem. Thats why I dont worry about them much.

Calories if unburned can turn to fat. Fat content does lead to fat and clogged arteries. :)

Either way my method works for my body. Results may vary.

I've decided to start watching what I eat also, Just came back from Yokoso. Watched every bite. UMMMM Good. Don't know how healthy it was though.

i walked a mile tonight on the treadmill and did 25 situps afterwards. havent had a soda in three weeks

Try grabbing a backpack and go transient (just randomly walk or run around some area) a few times a week. Check out CardioTrainer if ya have an Android cellie (maybe iPhone too?) to use as a pedometer (or get a pedometer, of course). I am not a big fan of treadmills, personally. Too easy to "give up" or get distracted and stop on them. When ya take a walk for a mile or seven in one direction... Well ya have to walk back. Or call a cab. Plus this area has quite a bit of areas to just go out and see that make the workout fairly enjoyable.

I've read a good alternative to running is riding bikes. A lot of people, like me, don't like to run. When you ride a bike, you also tend do go further and work out longer.

Any exercise is better than nothing.

Im down to 230 from 243 in a few weeks. Just trying to watch what I eat and walk when I can. Its hard, I like to eat way to much and bad stuff.. so I am taking fruit / veggies in the car, granola bars as snacks instead of stopping to buy a coke and candy bar. It's working. Want to get down to 215 before my birthday in April (which should be very attainable) and down ultimately to 180-185. I have broad shoulders, thick chest, I will never be a skinny mini Abercrombie model but thats ok with me.

We're in the same boat, I'm 6'4 but I have a thick build. I'm at 240 right now and I want to get down to 200 over the next few months. Supposedly my "healthy" weight is 215 but I don't buy it. I've done it before, just a matter of discipline.

Well, if you're into body building, I normally eat a high protein, Low carb diet. Top it all out with healthy exercise will give you a buffed out body.

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