>Track your calories and macros with MyFitnessPal or Cronometer. Works best on smartphones myfitnesspal.com (better for packaged food) cronometer.com (better for generic food/tracking micronutrients)
DO >count calories, all of them. >buy scales, be accurate in your measurements. autistically accurate. >learn how to cook and start cooking your own healthy meals. lean protein and green vegetables. >develop sustainable healthy lifestyle habits >eat a lot of protein (1g per lb of goal body weight) >cardio. learn to love walking. >start lifting weights! fatties have the advantage that they can build muscle while cutting, especially as complete beginners! >post your height/weight/screenshot of MFP/Cronometer food log when asking for advice
DON'T >eat refined sugars, they're terrible for you regardless of calorie count >eat processed foods, or at least try to avoid if possible >drink your calories. alcohol, soda, hot chocolate, fancy starbucks shit. forget it. >be a retard
I have a single can of Coke in the fridge. I'm going to drink it tomorrow, but only if I get out and hike at least 4 miles. This would be the second soda I've had in a month.
I've lost almost eighty pounds and yet I hate my body more than ever. I won't give up, but everything hurts.
Jacob Gonzalez
I started the year at 121 pounds, according to a journal I kept, but not I'm weighing in at 128 and I can't find the 7 pounds on my body. I've been pinching all day to find it that I look like a self harm case.
The more attention I put into cutting down, the more frustrating it is that I'm not already at my goal. I should probably fuck off for a couple of months.
Samuel Bell
No, and you really, really don't want to. Try for a 2-3 year plan to minimize loose skin, because going turbo with that weight will leave you a mess by the end of it.
William Howard
just make it your goal and go for it, it's going to take time but it's better than just giving up and deciding to stay fat for the rest of your life.
Evan Smith
the reality is that dudes gonna have loose skin no matter what
Andrew Hill
>Really want two mcdoubles and a medium fries with a diet coke >If I order all that my whole calories for the day is gone Yikes
Ian Jackson
OMAD it up.
Nicholas White
That's the plan user. I'm probably going to eat that tomorrow and it being an OMAD
i'm going through the same thing, i'm nearing my 2 year mark and i'm just shy of being in being in the healthy BMI range but it feels like it's taken so long and i've got a ton of loose skin and loose hanging moobs that are likely never going to go away. i've been so fucking out of it the last week or so that i put on like 5 lbs, i've basically just used my depression to go through with a metabolism reset. going to stop being a bitch and get back to fixing things though.
Logan Jenkins
I fucked up bad. Ate out at pop eyes, then went home and had a box of chocolate cover oreos, a box of double chocolate cookies, and a tub of ice cream i'm not going to make it
Pros >Got 2pl8 for 6 reps on bench today (first time in months) >Didn't drink beer
Cons >Smoked pot >Had glass of milk and some peanut butter before bed
Ryder Jackson
>all that sugar How do people do this? Ever since I started my diet it I just can't eat sweets anymore since all I taste is pure sugar. Even soda doesn't taste like soda to me anymore. Just taste like liquid sugar syrup
Gavin Edwards
You're gonna make it Billy, I believe in you
Christian Lee
Is this good progress for two months? All 3x5 except DL which is 1x5. Weight in lbs.
I eat helahty my two first meals. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack. But when it comes to dinner I pig out. ...
Jaxson Hill
how long did that take, i'm a week in and i still want oreos
Brandon Miller
Different user, my taste for sweets hasn't changed at all with my diet. I didn't care for regular soda or sugary things like milk chocolate or glazed pastries, but I still love sweet fruits, my favorite candies, homebaked cookies, etc.
Christian Stewart
2weeks with no sugar or low sugar.
I mean I still like my skittles but now a days it's all sugar to me. Only thing I find that isn't sugar rush would be cereal. It's nice and sweet but not to sugary.
David Reed
I was on a low sugar diet for about a month. then i just broke down and bought all that shit
Gabriel Lopez
I can do it all right for a month or two, but i always go back to the dark side.
No matter how close I get to making it, i always don't.
Cooper Flores
Are you making little changes or are you going all or nothing? Because if you go all or nothing youll never break that cycle
Nolan Hill
If I cut more than 500cals a day will my metabolism drop a lot?
Stay strong this month guys, its just the beginning.
Dylan Clark
I've been cutting 500cal a day for a year now, weighed in at my yearly checkup and im 40lbs less. Feels good man, I should have lost 10~more but I cheated every now and end.
Doctor said I'm technically a healthy weight but my stomach fat is still there so I'm gonna try and lose that next.
Sorry almost forgot something, that's actually like a 50 calorie deficit
Ryder Rivera
"Starvation mode"/"Metabolic damage"/adaptive thermogenesis is memed out the ass.
Longterm caloric restriction can result in less calories being burned for about 5.8 calories per pound you've lost so far, but this is easily nixed with protein intake and lifting weights.
Jordan Stewart
I mean yes your metabolic rate will drop in the sense that the more you cut the less you will weight so you need less calories for your TDEE and thus you have to account for that but it’s natural and a good thing. Starvation mode if that’s what you mean is a bunch of crap so ignore it and cut at a pace you want to lose weight faster or slower at.
Connor Hall
That’s a lot of weight in a short time what are you doing?
Christopher Baker
1000 calories a day with like five days round 2500.
Logan Brown
dont overcompensate starving yourself tommorow, just do some extra cardio.
Blake Peterson
I'm not gonna compensate at all I'm just gonna go back to eating how I should
Ethan Cruz
no way, how did you let yourself get that bad? 380 at 5'4 is horrific.
loose skin being caused by fast weightloss is a meme, you reach a point where you stretch your skin so far that regardless how fast you lose the weight its done, it loses its elasticity.
Blake Powell
How the hell did you even get that fat
Matthew Watson
damn keep going fren, alot of that is water so itll slow down eventually
Camden Morales
especially at 5'4 wtf
Gabriel Rivera
Yeah man that's great - but it's all noob gains nothing special. Keep going. This is the easy part
Noah Rodriguez
really fantastic wojak
Daniel Wilson
Is it true if I eat -1000 calories my body adjusts to this and I have to eat even less? I thought it doesn't matter as long as you were under TDEE?
You're correct, it doesn't matter. If you know you're eating under maintenance, you're losing fat.
Nathan Howard
>calories my body adjusts to this and I have to eat even less? No your body doesn't magically generate calories for energy. The only adjusting you do is lowering you TDEE by losing weight.
Jackson Smith
Your body adjusts by losing weight until that's your TDEE
Jose Morris
>been on diet for two months >have pizza tonight (still well within calorie allowance) >horrible diarrhea I have a feeling this is gonna suck when I wean myself off the diet
realistically you should shoot for at least 1200 a day, more if you're above average height, or you do run the risk of health issues
Xavier Garcia
What type of foods do you guys eat that are high in fiber? I feel like I'm constantly backed up. I was reading chia seeds are a good source of fiber but I'm not sure how to prepare them outside of making smoothies and I don't really need all that sugar.
Camden Myers
>380lbs Look into bariatric surgery
Michael Torres
just get some metamucil if you're concerned although if you're on a low calorie diet and are eating healthy foods chances are you won't have to shit as much cause your body is going to be trying to use everything it can
Joseph Walker
think it'd be ok if it's 1000 90% of the month but with some
Jose King
depends how are apart you're spacing them - honestly it's really not hard to just actually eat 1200 a day - just add a salad with dressing to lunch and dinner
Austin Mitchell
i dont wanna call it a cheat day, but like every sunday bringing the weekly daily average from 1000 to 1200
Caleb Bennett
Most vegetables are fairly high in fiber. If you’re increasing your fiber intake make sure you drink plenty of water too. Increased fiber without increased water just makes you more backed up.
Jason Carter
imo its 100% OK to eat ~2k calories 1 or 2 days a week so long as your good every other day. It will slow down weight loss for sure but could potentially help mentally.
Cameron Roberts
i lost 70 lbs, lost all my confidence then put most of it back on. i still remember the first time i walked down the street with just a shirt on without worrying any teenagers would laugh at my man tits, when i walked into mcdonalds for ice cream after work and didn't worry about anyone sniggering at me in the queue. i went out the other day with my family and all i could think about is how all the girls were back to treating me like an NPC, how everyone else but me was having a good time and how it was all my own doing. i dont remember how i ever had the willpower.
Asher Diaz
You deserved it fatty. Keep a routine. No sympy from steiner.
John Gomez
Ever since I started eating at least 1500calories a day. I only shit one time a week is that healthy? Also I've tried drinking metamucil but that doesn't help for shit. Heck I even fell for the Fiber gummy meme and that didn't help either.
Jaxon Barnes
>lost literally 110 lbs >dick still small Chicks are into me but I'm fucking terrified to go further
Why do people make fun of me for skipping breakfast? Alot of breakfast foods just don't appeal to me and it takes me until the afternoon to feel any hunger pains
Is there any actual good breakfast recipes?
Jacob Moore
I'd argue that this is bad mentally, you're still creating a bad relationship food using it as a reward and making your weeks looking forward to those cheat days
Carter Morales
lets fucking do this bros
Cameron Fisher
bro just eat something non-junkfood instead. yes, obviously it's not as good, but it will fill you up much better (and take away your cravings for that matter) and last way longer.
David Roberts
they used to serve breakfast in my school and every morning my teacher and i got into an argument because i refused to touch it. eventually she gave up, but man, people function differently. if i even look at food in the morning i feel physically sick, i have to wait at least a couple of hours.
Jordan Powell
>Day 14 >Birthday >I'm only going to eat 1 slice of cake because it's a special occasion >mfw all my other diets failed because of holiday binges
This is going to be my first real trial. Wish me luck bros.
I've lost hundreds of pounds over the past decade at least and I've never suffered serious health problems from it
Austin Allen
Is there some kind of reputable bathroom scale out there? The one I got at my home and the one in my parents' home say two different weights, the one at my parents' saying I'm 15-20lbs heavier than the one at my place. Should i just believe that scale?
Wyatt Wood
doesnt really matter what it says in the end so long as it accurately measures your weight change
Gavin Price
while that sounds fine for tracking weight loss progress, eventually you're going to want to know what your actual fucking weight is bro.
Ian Lewis
i'm dealing with bad cravings, I have eaten under maintenance last two days but not at my normal deficit
i wish i knew how to fix my brain, it's so maddening when you can't stop thinking about getting something to eat even though you aren't ""hungry""
Cooper Richardson
The more extra skin I see the happier I am about losing weight but also worried about how long it might take to bounce back, anyone have any experience with having extra skin in their early 20's?
I've had it before after losing 40kg and it still eventually tightened back up, I am however worried how much abuse my skin can take
Why do you have to eat cake? You're not a child anymore, maybe just have a lovely (healthy) dinner somewhere instead. Make sure someone takes the leftover cake if there is any or throw it out if no one wants it. do you eat a large dinner? do you eat close to the time of going to sleep? Dinner is usually the smallest meal for most people so maybe your meal timing is different.
just buy some senna and empty yourself out once a month
Jordan Taylor
honestly looks like you might need a tummy tuck surgery, i've never seen that much skin tighten up
good job with the loss
Joshua Evans
who told you it would bounce back?
Justin Wilson
No one did, I experienced it after losing 40 kgs, I lost it around 2 years ago and ever so slowly the loose skin tightened back up over the period of a year. I still had the slight overhang/pooch belly tho, I think that will take either a very very long time or require surgery. I gained about 10 kg after a holiday, and now i'm losing weight again i've lost 6 kilos or so, around a kilo a week (which might be why the loose skin is as bad as it is).
Eli Cook
>me >goes on “”””keto”””” >fried fish skins >macadamia nuts >cashes >sea weed >pork jerky >seafood hotpot >gobs of coconut oil It’s over for me, isn’t it...
Tyler Kelly
Depends if you went over your calorie budget
Hudson Price
well my sag pouch never disappeared changed colour but that was it
even if you were, you wouldn't gain weight by eating a measly 3000 kcal, chad.
Grayson Gutierrez
just get an analog scale. It's not the most accurate but it doesn't cheat unlike the digital ones.
Charles Taylor
you know what's worse than never making it? making it, then throwing it away
Grayson Moore
From what I noticed the flooring that its set on also affects it, for example my digital one gives me different weights when i put it on bathroom tiles and when I try it on wooden floor
William Flores
unironically I think it works with the MFP app too
I've found that to be too small for my feet. My toes are hanging off. It does measure alright, even if whoever the designed the "Now, try to think about why you gained weight..." """feature""" for WiiFat itself did not get punched in the back of their fucking head nearly enough. Well below what was evidently required.
