Put on a ton of weight, anyone want to start a week by week weight loss thread?
#442
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Damn! What are you doing to lose the weight? What is your target? What is your %BF?
That's a LOT to lose, but I guess 7 lbs a month is a decent pace.
Buying new clothes is kinda cool when you lose a ton of weight, huh? Makes you feel really good.
That's a LOT to lose, but I guess 7 lbs a month is a decent pace.
Buying new clothes is kinda cool when you lose a ton of weight, huh? Makes you feel really good.
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^It's also very expensive. Especially if half your wardrobe are tailored suits. $$$$! Sucks!
Worth it though.
Worth it though.
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still holding strong at 53 lbs lost.
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Make sure you hold on to your "fat" clothes too. I tend to fluctuate and I have a whole set of clothes that don't fit me but I hang on to them anyway because I know eventually I will fit them. Right now I'm in between a large and XL in t-shirts since I started lifting 3.5 months ago. Once the XLs get tight I'll probably quit again for a few years until the large shirts get loose and start all over again. Luckily the suits still fit but it's getting harder to bend my arms without feeling like I'm going to break something. I rarely use them anymore and they were bought at a time when I had a ton of money and very few bills so replacing them with something slightly larger will never happen.
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Ok guys I haven't responded to this thread In a while but I'm still in the workout game I was stuck at 250 for the longest time and I weighed In this past Sunday at 236 beginning of this year January 4th I was 275 and at 6"3 I'm not sure if I can go any lower as much I would want to
The problem for me (and I imagine most people) is finding the time to work out. I have a huge gym I pay for with homeowner's dues but I've only been there like 5 times in 8 months. I work a lot, 50-60hrs a week and I go to school 2-3 nights a week.
How long are you spending in the gym? How frequently are you going? And how many calories are you eating daily?
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I lost 90 lbs in 100 days when I was 20. 300-210. Swim then lift in the AM, run then lift in the PM, and possible run again before bed.
Since I gained it back and did almost the same thing again. Between Thanksgiving 2010 and Easter 2011 I lost 85 lbs. 295 to 210. This time however it was less cardio and more lifting, believe it or not.
Fun stuff.
Since I gained it back and did almost the same thing again. Between Thanksgiving 2010 and Easter 2011 I lost 85 lbs. 295 to 210. This time however it was less cardio and more lifting, believe it or not.
Fun stuff.
When you were losing weight, what was your diet like?
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Very true. Diet is everything. If I were trying to lose weight and had to choose between diet and gym, diet would be the only choice. I hit the gym hard when I'm dieting but that's to avoid losing muscle, not to lose fat. I'm sure it doesn't hurt in the fat burning but that's not it's primary goal.
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Make sure you hold on to your "fat" clothes too. I tend to fluctuate and I have a whole set of clothes that don't fit me but I hang on to them anyway because I know eventually I will fit them. Right now I'm in between a large and XL in t-shirts since I started lifting 3.5 months ago. Once the XLs get tight I'll probably quit again for a few years until the large shirts get loose and start all over again. Luckily the suits still fit but it's getting harder to bend my arms without feeling like I'm going to break something. I rarely use them anymore and they were bought at a time when I had a ton of money and very few bills so replacing them with something slightly larger will never happen.
Then I would go to work from 8-4 then head back to the gym. I would then usually run for 20-30 and lift for another hour. Big thing for me in particular, but in general for all, is to switch it up as much as possible. Circuits, supers, etc.
Then, and not always, I would go back to the gym around 10. This a milder workout, usually run for 10-15 minutes and then lift lighter weights more reps. This workout usually depended on where I am on my cycle of lifting. If I didn't go to the gym the third time, I would ALWAYS run around the block and do some situps/pushups/planks before bed. I found in my case, my metabolism is the main problem. So if I get my heart rate up before bed, it would really spur the weight loss. I know I'm doing well if I shit 2+ times a day. If I don't, I'm out of sync.
My diet was kind of stupid simple to be honest. I didn't plan out all of my meals or follow any set plan.
- No fast food, ever.
- No sweets, ever. Icecream, pastries, candy, etc.
- No soda or any drink like them.
- No alcohol. Period. Alcohol kills mass growth.
- A lot of greens. Usually a salad a day. And or a salad alongside my main meal.
- Shit tons, and I mean tons, of water.
- 4-7 small meals a day.
- More fish and chicken then red meat or pork.
- Portion control.
- Less salt.
- Cheat one meal a week. That's right. It's impossible to say "no" 100% of the time. You'll only crash and stuff your face. So plan out your cheat meal. Mine was always friday night mexican and margaritas with my then gf. It's also good to spike your system.
And saying "No" snowballs. At least it does for me. The first couple weeks of saying "Nah man, I really can't have that beer." "No hunny, I really don't want any cake" are the hardest. But once you have some "No's" under your belt it's a lot easier to keep saying it. After a while, sweets don't even sound good. Alcohol sounds gross. Or even make you sick to your stomach.
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Yea I hold onto certain articles of clothing. But t shirts, briefs, etc usually get tossed then re bought.
I am 6'6". I didn't, that's the dedication part. The first time I lost that much weight my day would start at 4 or 5. I would go to the gym and swim laps. And I mean SWIM and I mean LAPS. I would swim hard for an hour. Then hit the weights for an hour. Never in reverse. Try and swim laps after lifting...
Then I would go to work from 8-4 then head back to the gym. I would then usually run for 20-30 and lift for another hour. Big thing for me in particular, but in general for all, is to switch it up as much as possible. Circuits, supers, etc.
Then, and not always, I would go back to the gym around 10. This a milder workout, usually run for 10-15 minutes and then lift lighter weights more reps. This workout usually depended on where I am on my cycle of lifting. If I didn't go to the gym the third time, I would ALWAYS run around the block and do some situps/pushups/planks before bed. I found in my case, my metabolism is the main problem. So if I get my heart rate up before bed, it would really spur the weight loss. I know I'm doing well if I shit 2+ times a day. If I don't, I'm out of sync.
My diet was kind of stupid simple to be honest. I didn't plan out all of my meals or follow any set plan.
60% dedication, 20% diet, 20% workout. If there is dedication the other two simply come with the territory. The key is exactly that, think of it more as an entire lifestyle switch. Not a change, a new one.
And saying "No" snowballs. At least it does for me. The first couple weeks of saying "Nah man, I really can't have that beer." "No hunny, I really don't want any cake" are the hardest. But once you have some "No's" under your belt it's a lot easier to keep saying it. After a while, sweets don't even sound good. Alcohol sounds gross. Or even make you sick to your stomach.
I am 6'6". I didn't, that's the dedication part. The first time I lost that much weight my day would start at 4 or 5. I would go to the gym and swim laps. And I mean SWIM and I mean LAPS. I would swim hard for an hour. Then hit the weights for an hour. Never in reverse. Try and swim laps after lifting...
Then I would go to work from 8-4 then head back to the gym. I would then usually run for 20-30 and lift for another hour. Big thing for me in particular, but in general for all, is to switch it up as much as possible. Circuits, supers, etc.
Then, and not always, I would go back to the gym around 10. This a milder workout, usually run for 10-15 minutes and then lift lighter weights more reps. This workout usually depended on where I am on my cycle of lifting. If I didn't go to the gym the third time, I would ALWAYS run around the block and do some situps/pushups/planks before bed. I found in my case, my metabolism is the main problem. So if I get my heart rate up before bed, it would really spur the weight loss. I know I'm doing well if I shit 2+ times a day. If I don't, I'm out of sync.
My diet was kind of stupid simple to be honest. I didn't plan out all of my meals or follow any set plan.
- No fast food, ever.
- No sweets, ever. Icecream, pastries, candy, etc.
- No soda or any drink like them.
- No alcohol. Period. Alcohol kills mass growth.
- A lot of greens. Usually a salad a day. And or a salad alongside my main meal.
- Shit tons, and I mean tons, of water.
- 4-7 small meals a day.
- More fish and chicken then red meat or pork.
- Portion control.
- Less salt.
- Cheat one meal a week. That's right. It's impossible to say "no" 100% of the time. You'll only crash and stuff your face. So plan out your cheat meal. Mine was always friday night mexican and margaritas with my then gf. It's also good to spike your system.
60% dedication, 20% diet, 20% workout. If there is dedication the other two simply come with the territory. The key is exactly that, think of it more as an entire lifestyle switch. Not a change, a new one.
And saying "No" snowballs. At least it does for me. The first couple weeks of saying "Nah man, I really can't have that beer." "No hunny, I really don't want any cake" are the hardest. But once you have some "No's" under your belt it's a lot easier to keep saying it. After a while, sweets don't even sound good. Alcohol sounds gross. Or even make you sick to your stomach.
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