>Who is /fat/ for? For the caloric elites among us who want to better themselves through meaningful hard-work, strategy, and dedication. >This is not QTDDTOT, ask questions about fat loss, but use that thread for general questions.
>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. >calculate your TDEE at sedentary. It will save you a whole meal's worth of calories. >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 Previous:
How long has it passed since you set on the arduous journey of losing weight and how much weight have you lost? Do you feel any different and how? I've lost 30 kg in 6 months, feel a little more energetic but that's it, kinda underwhelming
Lucas Sanchez
Depends on which time you want, I've done this twice now. Started years ago in like 2013, lost about 50 pounds, stopped caring and gained it all back. Then started again last November, currently down 55 pounds, but teetering on the edge of giving up again. There's been no noticeable difference in how I looked or felt either time I lost weight.
Bentley Lopez
260 days (NYRfag) 128lbs (where's swimbro)
don't put me in a survey
Zachary Gray
Can gyno go away by making changes to diet?
David Evans
If it's faux gyno, probably. If it's actual gyno, depends on how severe the development is. Most guys will probably not notice it when they lose weight and/or gain muscle
Caleb Brooks
difficult to say it's a result of high bodyfat % so you actually have excess estrogen losing bodyfat and getting strong will help, but it may still be some residual puffyness left at that point just see a doctor, maybe you can fix it with surgery
Juan Brown
the breast tissue will decompose after you've drunk napalm other than that, no
Owen Smith
hello friends overweight manlet here. I ballooned up to 197lbs at my heaviest and I got back down to 184 as of this morning. It’s been a couple of months and progress has been slow, but I feel a lot better. I want to be around 165 Christmas.
Ryder Russell
How do I keep motivation up. I just feel like its all pointless and dont go. I used to be 300lb but after years Ive gotten down to 180-200 (flucuate based on how much Ive worked out/eaten in the last month or so). But now I just have no will or want to go. I feel weak, I feel fat. I feel tired even though I dont do anything. Going doesnt make me feel better but not going makes me feel worse.
I just dont know what to do. I want to go, I want to do it, and want to keep doing it and be in routine and get strong. But I just cant.
Aaron Myers
what's your actual goal? what do you want to achieve that you can't do as a fat guy?
Carson Martinez
>I want to be around 165 Christmas. Easy-peasy. Well done on your discipline. Keep it going.
Luke Wright
I want to be strong and muscular. Not huge or anything but I want to look good and be healthy. But I just have no will to do it. Even though I know its bad for me and unhealthy to not do it. It drives me insane. And Im trying to become a police officer and have a fitness test to take, I might be able to pass it as I am now but Im not sure. And the fear of not passing drives me nuts too. But I still just have no drive to do it, even if I do go one day, I feel no desire to go back.
Like what the hell man. And if its a depression kind of thing, Im poor and dont have insurance or a doctor so Im fucked in that way and more than likely cant get pills. And honestly would rather not take them anyway.
Christian Kelly
I started dieting on December 1, 2018. I've lost about 70lbs, or ~38% of my body weight. I can't really say how determine how different I feel from the weight loss while severe depression is affecting my physical and mental states.
Jordan Nguyen
try to find a sport you enjoy and start practicing it as a hobby.
Landon Morales
I've started and stopped multiple times to drop the weight, the closest I got to goal was in 2013 when I was about 25lbs away from goal. Something always happens and I fall off and gain.
I started again in Feburary of this year, got down about 20lbs and then the anniversary of my dad's suicide happened and I immediately just fell off. Spent all summer doing nothing and not taking care of myself at all. I put back on 10lb (6 of which I lost in the first week of getting serious again). I really don't want to be a fuck up anymore.
Jose Collins
Hail and well met fellow NYRFag! I miss /swimbro/ as well but he pretty much made it - he still lurks Jow Forums but not the /fat/ threads specifically I did manage to save his chart though
> Started: Jan. 2 > SW: 361.2 > CW: 252.0 > GW: ~180 > Lost just under a North Pacific Giant Octopus > More accurately a Semi Truck Tire with 17 Bagged Chicken Wings Inside
How can I cuck myself out of enjoyment while eating, but keep it healthy?
For example I can swallow hotdogs without needing to chew or taste them but they're not very healthy. What else is there?
Angel Reed
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Cooper Lee
I “decided” to start losing weight in July but haven’t been really trying until the last three weeks.
I’m down from 219 to 210 but I’m guessing it is mostly water. Discipline hasn’t been a problem for me I have no urge to continue my old lifestyle at all. I just wish I could look better sooner.
that sounds like body dysphoria, losing 50 lbs always makes people look different unless they’re some 400 lb bloatgods
Make your dad proud by achieving your goals. Sorry about your loss buddy.
Thomas Jenkins
>30 lbs to go >down from 290 to 240 >all of my clothes are loose as fuck >come back into hometown over the weekend to throw a party >everyone compliments me >so used to being bullied and not having real friends that pert of me assumed they were fucking with me
Owen Kelly
How much water weight does one usually carry? How can I tell if I'm losing water and poop or fat? I weigh myself every 10 days btw.
Nathaniel Morris
I went from 370 to currently about 315, so yeah pretty much a bloatlord
Cameron Jackson
Any openings in the fat contest?
Connor Sanders
You're starting to make it now m8. Don't get complacent so near the end. Well done.
Adam Carter
im back how many times will I drop before reaching my goal?
Luke Rivera
>How much water weight does one usually carry? Depends on how much you've already peed that day, how much you've had to drink, what kind of food you've eaten, whether it's full of salt or not >How can I tell if I'm losing water and poop or fat? I weigh myself every 10 days btw. If the scale keeps going down every time you weigh yourself.
David Richardson
Steel cut oats report; was ok I guess. I really don't think it's worth the time to cook for just a single serving so I'll probably have to overnight oats this shit up if I plan to continue eating these.
Could also be that I either added too much salt or just don't like raspberries, though. I'll try mixing blueberries next and see if that changes my opinion on em.
John Clark
>uni in 13 days I'm not going to lose more than 1.3 kgs until then, fugg
Make it for me. I'd be happy to eat it, but I hate buying ingredients and cooking.
Nicholas Parker
This looks like bulking food.
Josiah Walker
I've been at 90 kgs forever, it's almost embarrassing at this point.
Jack Lee
Finished my master's thesis final version 5 minutes ago, the biggest gains goblin of the last year is finally defeated. Now with the free time I can finally implement more lifting and bodyweight exercises alongside cardio. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted of my shoulders
Easton Phillips
Same
Gavin Edwards
Ugh, been stuck in the range of 93kg too long. Hoping I can break out of it this week and lose more weight. So close to being under 200lbs!
Brandon Collins
>52431997 >Finished my master's thesis final version 5 minutes ago Congrats. Good luck
Charles Ward
93 here too. I'm under 20% bodyfat now though and muscle weight is going up.
Daniel Scott
Does Jow Forums or /fat/ have any other guides to making meals?
Blake Adams
My tits make me fucking mad. I don't have gynos, I got an ultrasound scan to verify it, I'm down to 15~17% bfr and most of the fat I still have are in my tits and love handles.
I expect to have them gone with another 5kgs tho
Kevin Williams
There's this, be careful with the macros, some stuff is crossover from /ck/. imgur.com/a/5nbmA
Dropped 25kg since starting two years ago, it was a slow journey, with some bouts of fast losing here and then, and I also put on probably around 7~10kg of muscle by my estimatives since then.
Right now I feel like a fucking king, abs are starting to show and my goal is to reach ~90kg come mid november (Uni Sports event, I won't play since I'm shit at sports but, you know the drill), so now I'm cutting at full speed, and seeing progress every week feels good as fuck.
Jonathan Kelly
How the fuck do I eat less sodium? No matter what it seems I do I can't get below like 4,500 mg. It feels like anything I try and cook/make at home is drowning in the stuff so it doesn't go bad.
Levi Green
I went from 110kg to 80kg a couple of years ago and I feel a lot better now. My knees don't randomly hurt anymore. The reflux I had been struggling with for years went away after like 2 weeks of fixing my diet and my shits went from a hot fudgy mess to nice solid turds. I used to snore very loudly but hardly ever snore anymore. In the summer I am no longer permanently drenched in sweat. Every clothing store I visit has stuff my size. Friends invite me on sporting activities now and I often accept. I actually enjoy being naked now.
So yeah, totally worth it.
William Gomez
Based as fuck. Good to see positive replies. Well done trannies.
oats full fat milk whey protein shakes 4 quarter pound burgers (no buns) with broccoli and green beans six squares of dark chocolate
Wyatt Mitchell
God speed my man
Mine stick out farther than my stomach so I'm pretty much gonna have to get them removed.
Daniel Martinez
Well, can you list the 3 biggest sources of sodium in your diet for us?
Jackson Harris
I'm so hungry and weak all the time My lifts went down My weight plateaued I fell so apathetic now What do I do bros, help me
David Martinez
starting weight, current weight, height, age, daily calorie intake, macros, and exercise regime?
Juan Jones
Here's what I've had so far today: Lunch: 868 calories 2 slice cheese (440mg sodium) 4 bacon slices (560 mg sodium) 2 low carb tortillas (340 mg sodium) 3 slice honey ham (390 mg sodium) Bone Broth scoop (96 mg sodium) 3 cup 2% milk (390mg sodium)
that puts me at 2,218 mg and my daily goal according to MFP is 2300
wtf
Angel Ward
>caring about sodium >eating bacon, packaged cheese
Leo Long
>he didn't take the poverty pill yet
been eating exclusively 95% protein per gram ground beef, greens with no seasoning or sauce and rice to fill the calories.Bf% is melting.
Asher Stewart
Swiss cheese low sodium deli meats Stop eating tortillas
Nathaniel Gray
I'm working on my ability to talk to people and communicate. Between severe bullying at school, and parents who believed solely in negative punishment instead of positive reinforcement its a hard road to walk.
I asked for the guy who was DJings snapchat because he was playing some bangers, someone overheard me and next thing you know I'm going around and every single person wanted my snapchat.
Truthfully my mind immediately assumed they were either fucking around and not gonna add me, or wanted to tell me how lame our party was, or something else negative.
Instead, I got a messages like "that was so lit, send me all your pictures!" or "yall definitely need to invite me to the next one!"
I felt silly for thinking so negatively, only to be met with absolute positivity. I'm 23 and it was the first time I've had something like this happen to me.
I remember I used to sit alone at lunch in school, one day a group of people came and sat with me, I was so excited because I always wanted someone to do that ya know. About 5 minutes later, everyone is making fun of me for not having friends, one guy throws his milk on me and from that point on I ate in the bathroom.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Wyatt Martin
You've been conditioned so far in your life to think everyone is against you. Now you're out from the hellscape of adolesence you'll work out that it's not so bad. There are still dickheads (of course there is) but as you get older, you'll care less. Walking through the world at the weight you should be, you'll get conditioned the other way. A lot of people won't give a fuck about your weight loss. Some fat fucks that don't have your discipline will resent you for it. You just have to remember that there is no greater feeling than having to buy new clothes because your old ones are parachutes now. Most importantly? You got this shit sorted young enough to start enjoying shit, tearing up ass and having adventures. Like I said in the last post, push through and see it through. I'm going to guess you are really tall if you are aiming for 210?
>I'm going to guess you are really tall if you are aiming for 210? Is 5'6" tall?
Thomas Robinson
I'm 6'5", I used to be 180 and in insane shape, but I ballooned to 300 after a serious bout with depression and alcoholism for 2 or 3 years.
210 is my goal weight for buying new clothes and starting to workout again. I've been struggling to make the gym part of my life, I tried to run when I was 270, but my knees hurt so fucking bad after that I figured I'd lose some poundage first.
As I meet new people and make new friends, I've come to realize I'm a very likable person, people have told me I'm one of the friendliest people they've ever met.
I try to do unto others what I wish people did to me, so I'm always complimenting people, asking how people are, listening to whatever others tell me, etc.
I realized that when I get a legitimate compliment, that it boosts my mood and energy for days, so I figured why not give other people that energy.
I remember getting a report card in school, all As and Bs. I worked my ass off studying and really trying my best to get those grades up, but I had a near failing grade in chemistry. When I showed my parents, I was expecting at least some kind of praise for bringing my grades up, but instead I got a long lecture about how no amount of good grades will ever out weight a bad one.
That was the last time I worked to get my grades up, I figured that it didn't matter, and that at the end of the day, unless I was perfect, no amount of good things would matter. Even now, as an adult I still struggle to get out of this mindset, when I was fat, I figured it didn't matter if I got in shape because I have very crooked teeth, so what's the point? Now I smile in every picture, even if my teeth look like shit.
Andrew Thompson
120kg, 90kg, 178 cm, 27, 2000, 140/80/180 (protein, fat, carbs), 3x gym 2x intense cardio (dancing) I'm thinking about reducing my calories to 1500 daily but man I have no clue how I'll handle my current activity level with those
Easton Cruz
Your posts are about to make my gf cry btw. You and her are very alike with regards to your outlook, your story, what happened at high school and your parents. The shit your folks put in you will last a while (I'm a boomer and I'm still reclusive as fuck in certain ways due to my parents) but once it does start to evaporate the world is yours my man.
I'm starting to come around to the set-point theory and give up lads.
I started at 110kg 5'7, worked my ass off for 5 years to get to 75kg. My lifts are very high, 1/2//2.8/3.5., When I really knuckle down I can get as low as 72kg but getting lower is simply impossible. My body simply refuses to do so and sends me into a feeding frenzy, thankfully my binges are in the order of hundreds rather than thousands of calories nowadays.
Is there any hope of getting sub 14% bodyfat without steroids? I know I technically don't belong in /fat/ but my journey started on Jow Forums 7 years ago when /fat/ didn't exist and I have always identified with the fatties more than the twink bulkers and gay chadbros who spend their lives talking about tinder sluts
Dylan Foster
Have you tried HIIT? I've heard it's pretty good at burning fat.
Chase Myers
I never really talk about this kind of stuff but this weekend was so mind blowing to me that I wanted to get this off my chest.
I still struggle with that mentality. For example I read 5 chapters in a book today, instead of thinking to myself "oh man, I read a lot today, that's awesome", I think to myself "I barely read anything, other people read way more, this isn't anything to be proud of"
One time It hit me really hard, I was getting dressed up to go out to dinner with my then girlfriend, I was looking at myself in the mirror after spending an hour getting ready, picking the right clothes, etc. When I looked at myself, mentally all I could see were flaws, my teeth, my weight, every negative aspect of myself stuck out to me and I just looked in the mirror disgusted with myself.
My girlfriend started crying, telling me that the look I gave myself was like the look a billionaire would give a homeless man.
Angel Rodriguez
cycling for cardio will save your knees and joints
Aiden Lee
I relate to you on such a deep level it's insane. When you see these things about yourself, it's good to want to change them, but you also have to see it's what your circumstance has brought you to. Just finding that positive light to give to others makes things so much better. If you can make other people smile and continue to change yourself, even slowly, keep your mind focused on that. I know making other people happy drives me and keeps me distracted from the points I hate myself.
ha... no still have my balance board (which I currently use as a scale) so I might hook that up to my wiiu can't remember the last time I booted up wii fit u so who knows what size I was
Nathaniel Martinez
Bruh, switch to almond milk. Cow milk is full of sugar.
Jacob Scott
Bruh, switch to turkey bacon. Pig bacon is full of fat. oh hey, what's up
William Long
I've got my first therapist appointment in two weeks and honestly I'm kind of excited.
I was raised with a very stern idea that men should never talk about how they feel, what bothers them, etc. Growing up it seemed like the only emotion my Dad knew how to show was anger and disappointment, usually followed by spending money to show love.
Jeremiah Reed
>feeling great after my legs recovered from going hard at a rave on Saturday for 3 hours >decide to up my walking to a reasonable 6mph jog >finish 3km after wanting to quit at the 1km mark >come to a stop >right knee turns to jello Oh fug. I've been walking about 50km a week for 3 months, so I thought I'd have built up some stability by now, but I may have absolutely fucked myself.
Nathaniel White
Fat is good, though.
Luis Williams
then why are you here
William Anderson
>tfw still love fucking fat bitches >tfw nothing turns me on quite like a big ole bitch
Lincoln Cox
>attempting to ruse me into a dietary vs body fat rant Oh, you.
Chase Thomas
>Height: 5'10.125" >Start Time: Late February 2018 (Age then: 29) >Start Weight: Upper 250s to maybe 260/265 (didn't take an exact weigh in the day I started), pure fat >Current Weight: 175 (fluctuates within 2 or so pounds either way) A few years ago I tried to lose weight and did OK for a bit, but eventually quit and regained. First classified as obese in my teens, was over 200lbs by the end of high school. I've also gotten into weight lifting, but would still be classified as novice at best in anything.
As for how I feel, pretty much exactly the same. Tired most all of the time. My blood pressure is good now, used to be high. It does get depressing to see these people who lose a lot of weight and are all "Oh wow I feel like I have boundless energy and run marathons and all that!" while I have precisely zero more energy than I did when I started. Oh well.
Gavin Moore
Good! I'm happy for you and proud of you desu! Getting help is just the beginning of a new path and that path will give you what you want and deserve! And yea that idea has been put in a lot of men's heads and in a way it gave me a skewed view of men because my dad was the same. It's super wild how similar our upbringing was. I have a ton of faith in you, pal!
I am just discovering that coffee isn't bad for you weight wise. I had no clue that coffee has virtually zero calories. Are there any downsides I am not seeing? I don't put cream or sugar in it.
Dominic Roberts
Caffeine bad
Bentley Russell
Ah, I feel you. Hang in there, user. I hope you find happiness.
Carter Foster
tfw too fat to make it. Thinking about kms
Ryan Johnson
I'm sure you're not too fat to make it. Do you want to talk about it?
Noah Powell
I'm just feeling like shit. Broke up with GF of 7 years and feeling like I wasted all that time since I went from being very fit to being obese as fuck. I feel like I can't rebound, and I feel old as fuck even though I'm only 24
Adrian Gray
are pickles the best snack >tasty >crunchy >0 calories
Charles Wright
literally just want to fuck college thots and I wasted my prime years and my health/aesthetics on a mediocre relationship.
Jose Bailey
You're super young. You feel like garbage because of your current life circumstances, and you're going to keep feeling bad for a while because it's a major life adjustment that your brain tries to resist getting out of a relationship, but you're not hopeless. You can take some time to mourn what you've lost if you need to, but you have plenty life ahead when you're ready to make it good.
Lost the weight: 70lbs worth. Now trying to gain muscle mass so eating at sight excess. I've given myself a 25Lb cap before losing again. This feels so fucking dangerous.
>read more >G A L L S T O N E S Shit now I'm spooked. Just how bad are low calorie diets over the course of say, 6 months planned, for someone who's 30? Are these complications anywhere near a regular occurrence or are they extremely rare?
Has anyone on Jow Forums experienced such issues? I don't wanna need surgery over something ridiculous like literal stones forming in my gallbladder. I thought losing muscle mass was the main issue.
