Weight loss tips plus a question?

[figuringitoutx]

So, I was just wondering if anybody had any weight loss tips? I've gained a bit of weight and would like to start losing it once my incision from my surgery is healed up. So any advice? I'm not quite sure where to start?

 

Also, for the ladies on here, when you lost weight, did you notice a reduction in your bra size? After I gained my weight (Maybe 40 pounds or so) I noticed that my bra size went up, so I'm assuming that I gained weight in my breast area. Will I lose weight in this area too?

 

Thanks so much!

[simplyamazing]

You can start losing before you even exercise. Weight loss is mostly from diet. The myth is that it's mostly from exercise.

 

Start eating healthy.

 

Once you're recovered, start adding exercise that is suited to your fitness level. If it's low, start by adding in some walking, maybe light jogging. Also, do some resistance training a couple days a week.

 

I use MyFitnessPal to help me log food. They also have a wonderful community that is supportive and motivational.

[ooglesnboogles]

+1 to MyFitnessPal. I don't even use the community network, just the app. It's pretty great.

[FitChick]

Smaller portions, more vegetables. I agree with the previous poster who said weight loss has more to do with diet than exercise. If you don't change your eating habits, you can exercise till the cows come home and you will lose very little weight. If you calorie count and eat less, you don't have to exercise at all but will lose weight.

 

Many people swear by Weight Watchers. There are plenty of calorie counting websites nowadays.

[Sunshinegrl]

The only trick to calorie reduction without hunger is a high protein diet with moderate fat and low carbs. Lose the carbs, lose the weight. It's true.

 

Weights are your best friend. Lift. Lift. And lift some more. And if you can't or don't lift, do bodyweight exercises. Adding muscle will do soooo much more for you than you can even think of, and it will give your body back some SHAPE! And that's what we all want. Lift and do moderate cardio.

 

Yes my breasts got smaller. So what! So did my waist by 6 inches, and my hips and my arms and my thighs. All of this makes my breasts look even bigger than they were before. And because I have more muscle on my chest, they are nice and perky now.

[pink_sugar]

The boobs are usually one of the first to go according to a lot of women. Happened to me too.

 

I started really watching what I ate and how much of it I was eating. I still have a small dessert each night if I am good the rest of the day. Cook more, eat out less and eat less frozen or meals with a lot of preservatives.

[Leegh]

Giving up cheese (if you eat it) will be a great start. Cheese is mostly fat and condensed milk. In addition, it can help to write down what you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also, try not to buy a lot of food. If I don't have something in my apt. I'm usually too lazy to go out and buy it. Don't keep tempting foods at your home. Yes, losing weight in breasts is common. Basically, losing weight is eating less and exercising more. Good Luck

[figuringitoutx]

Thanks guys! I went out last night and bought a bunch of vegetables, fruits, yogurt, milk, and some whole wheat bread. (Plus a few other things like peanut butter, etc.)

 

I only ask about the weight loss of the breast area because I'm rather short (5'1) and my bra size is a DD, so they look huge on me, so I'm hoping to lose a few cup sizes. We'll see.

[Nik1]

Well, my experience with weight loss (as a guy) is simply to burn more calories than you consume. Eat a burger, you're gonna need to jog for about 20 minutes to get that off. I lost 30 pounds in a month by surviving off one tuna sandwich a day and fruit, then jogging in my 110 degree garage for two hours. The problem people have with weight loss is that you have all these healthnuts saying it's easy. It's not. It's probably easy for them cause they do it all the time, but it can be ****ing torturous for the average slacker, but remember: no pain, no gain. Stay hungry and run your ass off, you'll lose it in no time and once your body has gotten use to the idea, you'll automatically start eating less and be able to keep the weight down.

 

And don't believe that **** about metabolism... I mean, I'm not exactly sure if it's true or false cause I've met skinny people who eat like pigs and don't seem to get anymore exercise than normal. Even worse, I know a lot of guys who purposely eat a lot to gain more weight, but they stay sticks and complain about it (makes me sick)... but you gotta fool yourself into the idea that you're normal and can get the weight off. I think the problem with most fat people is that they have ****ty taste buds and they need to eat more in order to get the full effect that others do, I read somewhere on a science site about that **** and have noticed that fat people tend to eat faster than normal weight people, so it's probably true. But that's another obstacle you have to give up, stop falling in love with your food.

 

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no health expert and I only go by what works for me... but it has. I'm down from 205 a year ago to about 168 today (still a fatty, but now I'm more focused on converting the fat into muscle) and I've been able to keep the weight off without missing a beat. AND SO CAN YOU!

 

P.S. Yes you will start losing your boobs first, then your face, then your ass, then finally your gut. And to think some people believe there's a God.

Edited June 29, 2013 by Nik1

[austyre]

I will always say that and a few people have mentioned that diet is the key to weight loss If a person was serious about it they would eat a more natural diet like unprocessed whole foods in its natural state , But to put it simply I find eating 80% Veggies and fruits and 10% protein 10% fat from nuts and seeds has helped me gain a lifestyle change more than just weight loss(yes I did lose a ton of weight) but for the average Joe eat more healthy options but try always to maintain a high veggie and fruit content in your diet also less processed food the better

cheers:)

[simplyamazing]

Well, my experience with weight loss (as a guy) is simply to burn more calories than you consume. Eat a burger, you're gonna need to jog for about 20 minutes to get that off. I lost 30 pounds in a month by surviving off one tuna sandwich a day and fruit, then jogging in my 110 degree garage for two hours. The problem people have with weight loss is that you have all these healthnuts saying it's easy. It's not. It's probably easy for them cause they do it all the time, but it can be ****ing torturous for the average slacker, but remember: no pain, no gain. Stay hungry and run your ass off, you'll lose it in no time and once your body has gotten use to the idea, you'll automatically start eating less and be able to keep the weight down.

 

And don't believe that **** about metabolism... I mean, I'm not exactly sure if it's true or false cause I've met skinny people who eat like pigs and don't seem to get anymore exercise than normal. Even worse, I know a lot of guys who purposely eat a lot to gain more weight, but they stay sticks and complain about it (makes me sick)... but you gotta fool yourself into the idea that you're normal and can get the weight off. I think the problem with most fat people is that they have ****ty taste buds and they need to eat more in order to get the full effect that others do, I read somewhere on a science site about that **** and have noticed that fat people tend to eat faster than normal weight people, so it's probably true. But that's another obstacle you have to give up, stop falling in love with your food.

 

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no health expert and I only go by what works for me... but it has. I'm down from 205 a year ago to about 168 today (still a fatty, but now I'm more focused on converting the fat into muscle) and I've been able to keep the weight off without missing a beat. AND SO CAN YOU!

 

P.S. Yes you will start losing your boobs first, then your face, then your ass, then finally your gut. And to think some people believe there's a God.

 

That doesn't sound very healthy.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a person say weight loss is easy. From a stand point of physically losing, it's easy. The hard part is the mental aspect. Can you stay on your diet? Will you get back to it tomorrow after crushing that pizza, etc?

 

Also, the PS is not true. Everyone is different, and the weight loss will reflect that. Some women will endup keeping their boobs, others may not. The only part that seems to be common for everyone, stomach is the last to really go.

[mesmerized]

yes...Your boobs are gonna shrink, and it sucks big time :(

[era]

I only did two things this past year to lose 53 pounds...I cut out fast-food, and chocolate bars.

 

I went down in bra size, ring size, and even shoe size!

 

Good luck to you

[Supercatgirl]

I've lost 30 pounds this year and gone down two pant sizes and so fAr the only place I haven't lost any weight is my boobs

[ScreamingTrees]

You can start losing before you even exercise. Weight loss is mostly from diet. The myth is that it's mostly from exercise.

 

Start eating healthy.

 

Once you're recovered, start adding exercise that is suited to your fitness level. If it's low, start by adding in some walking, maybe light jogging. Also, do some resistance training a couple days a week.

 

I use MyFitnessPal to help me log food. They also have a wonderful community that is supportive and motivational.

 

And the problem lies in the fact that most people are not willing to change their diet to change their bodies for the better.. And they're certainly not willing to begin regular exercise to further help shed the lbs.. At least IME..

[RonaldS]

You have to increase metabolic activity and reduce the amount of energy you take in. It's really that simple.

 

Think of it as trying to go broke. Know how to go broke? Spend more money than you're putting in the bank. It's simple, sime, simple. Basic 1st grade level math. The details don't really matter. A lot of people say, 'eat fewer carbs, eat more protein, don't eat past a certain time', etc etc. Well, the details don't really matter. What matters is that you spend more than you have.

 

You could lose weight eating nothing but Oreos. If you eat 2500 cal/day in Oreos, but burn through 3000 cal/day, guess what....you're going to lose weight. Of course, that's an overly simplified example, and it ignores all of the other nutrients, compounds etc that your body needs for various fxns. But the basic premise stands: spend more than you make.

 

Exercise, in this instance, is like having a credit card...it makes it REALLY easy to spend.

 

Diet, meh...I don't know that I would really worry too much about proportionality of carbs to fats to proteins. If you manage your portion size (critical) and exercise (critical), you're going to lose weight. You know what's good for you and what's not.

 

So, is it really that easy? Yep.

Edited July 18, 2013 by RonaldS

[FitChick]

I had tomato soup and a piece of toast with an ounce of melted cheese on it today for lunch. Sprinkled a little sriracha sauce on the cheese. Very filling, tasty and fewer calories than a burger and fries.

[krz12]

Eat less. Move more.

[RonaldS]

Eat less. Move more.

 

The beauty of this system is that once the weight is off, you can start to eat more. As long as caloric uptake is =< caloric demand, you're golden.

[Lani]

I 100% agree with My Fitness Pal, and eating unprocessed natural foods.

Stay away from 'white' foods (white bread, potatoes, pasta, rice etc.) and stick with whole grains (brown rice, wholemeal pasta if you must).

 

You cannot out-exercise a bad diet anyway, so don't worry too much about not being so active at the moment. You can lose some serious weight without exercise.

[theonlyjuan]

Intermittent fasting. You get all the calories you would usually during a whole day, into a short time period. ( Not 1 meal )

 

Example

 

 

Eat 2,000 calories from ( 12 pm - 8 pm ) Fast ( 8 pm - 12 pm )

 

Don't eat crap food and expect to lose weight. You should do some cardio too.

 

At the end of the day it;s simple Burn more calories than you consume. Just don't starve yourself, your body will go into starvation mode and hang on to fat

 

Work out your caloric deficit and cut back 200-500 calories from that. You can work it out online

[virginia070]

These are great ideas, small changes in your lifestyle can really have an effect on your health for the long-run! I lost about 70 pounds over the past 6 months and one of the reasons I did was because I learned valuable tools that can make a huge impact on my life. At the Center for GI Weight Loss in Los Angeles, Dr. Nowain helped educate me on meal replacement and showed me that certain changes in your eating habits can have an astounding impact on your health. I started eating more soups, shakes, and meal bars while changing my lifestyle and I was able to finally get the weight off! I really encourage anyone who wants to lose weight while getting the education as well as support you need to check out the OPTIFAST program at the Center for GI Weight Loss. Here is the link: http://centergiweightloss.com/.*

Good luck out there!!

[daftpunk]

You lose weight by taking in less calories than your body uses every day. You don't need to "eat less" necessarily. For example, you could eat a few stalks of plain celery and still actually have a net loss of calories.

 

That's only part of the equation, of course; you want to eat wholesome foods because there's more to body chemistry than calories. You need vitamins, you need protein, etc. But it's very possible to plan your day around having a steak dinner and still come out short on calories for the day.

 

Now, when you're short on food calories, your body will attempt to get calories from somewhere else-- and this is where exercise is important. If you don't do anything every day, your body is going to say "hm, well I'm not using that extra muscle, so I'll break it down into something more immediately useful." If you are active every day, however, your body will instead say "well, I need that muscle to support my daily activities, so I can't break it down... how about some of this extra fat I stored up just in case something like this ever happened?"

 

The reason your body looks to break down muscle first is because muscle is far more taxing to maintain (in terms of daily energy required to sustain it) than fat. The human body is shockingly pragmatic; it will always follow the most efficient path open to it.

[Jane2011]

So this is how I eat (not saying I never fall off the wagon, but this is how I eat generally): vegetables, fruit, protein.

 

Another strategy I have is that I try to always eat *exactly* what I'm craving at the moment. When I do that, I'm satisfied more easily and don't have to eat as much.

Obviously, no, I don't eat pizza just because I'm craving it. But within the healthy items available to me, I choose the exact healthy food that I want at the time.

 

I try not to eat much bread, pasta, or rice, but honestly, I "fall off the wagon" and eat one of those three things at least once a week, twice that week if I'm just falling off the wagon(y).

 

I work out pretty hard, though, including running, strength training, yoga/pilates. I've also recently increased intensity in every area (speed, amount of weight, etc.).