i just maxed out my scale :(

[zinfamous]

There are a good number of normal sized females who like teddy bears (big dudes) some are very cute. In So Cal there are a few clubs that cater to females who like teddy bears. I can't speak for the rest of the country, but here it's not really that hard for a big dude to get love from some pretty nice looking females.

zinfamous looks at poster.


zinfamous giggles

 

[nick1985]

zinfamous looks at poster.


zinfamous giggles

I also, giggled.

 

[brianmanahan]

zinfamous looks at poster.


zinfamous giggles

talking to urself in first person is the first sign of madness!

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Start walking. Any form of physical exercise will do.

Also, stop eating. Weigh the damn food and track exactly how much you're eating. Eventually the big numbers will hopefully scare you.

Walk and seriously kill your portion size. Its hard for like a week but you get used to it quick.

 

[KK]

I just tip the scales at 230 at 70" a week ago. Told myself to get off my fatass and get outside. Last week started running around the neighborhood which is like 1.6 miles. I don't remember 1.6 miles being so long. What I wouldn't give to be 20 years younger. Probably could have done it in 11 minutes back then compared to 19 minutes now.
About 2 years ago I was able to go from 225 down to under 205 in a few months by eating only like once a day on work days. I was on the evening shift and would hit the bbq joint and get a sandwich and fries before going into work, and that would tide me over til the next day. Once I got off of the evening shifts that changed my eating habit and it slowly came back up.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

talking to urself in first person is the first sign of madness!

Good thing he only does it in the third person.

 

[bfdd]

Good thing he only does it in the third person.

lol

 

[Sureshot324]

I'm the same general area as the OP. Here is my details - buried pretty deep in this thread so maybe not quite so embarrassing.

68" and 345lb as of this AM.

I need to lose 150 lbs to begin to be healthy.

For your reference, Its a 3xl button down shirt (20"+ neck with long arms), Most t-shirts you can buy in the store don't fit. I'm a 3x easily. 48" waist and 30" inseam. Walmart is essentially the only place I can buy any clothes, and I'm at the top tier. They don't sell any 50" pants except dickies, and those aren't quite pants. They had 2 belts in the whole store that would fit, I bought them both. 1 has broken.

I go through shoes in less than 2 months. They just wear out the poor things.

What I've done:

1. quitting smoking dec 2009, I was 290ish then. Within 2 weeks I was over 300 and within 2 months I was over 325. I knew it would happen. I felt strongly that ending smoking was more important than "a few pounds". After all I figured once I quit I'd have all this energy to exercise. Well now my lungs are clear but I still can't exercise for shit.

2. No soda whatsoever. No empty carbs, no sugar, no candy, no ice cream. In fact this has been a rule for nigh on 3 years now. Tea, Coffee, Water and a sugar free energy drink are all I really drink. Occasionally I get a diet soda, but I hate the farts they bring so...

3. Have a bike, found out I can't keep up with my friend (who is actually heavier than me, just he's built up a lot more muscle. Wife and I ride occasionally (like every 2 weeks maybe 2-4 miles at the park.

4. Too heavy for wii fit though I'll come along on the long run with my wife maybe every couple weeks when she brings it out.

I know perfectly well that I fail at portion size. I don't think what we eat is terrible, its lowish carb, hi-protein lean chicken and some beef and tofu, lots of raw and cooked vegetables, and we've been on 3 meals a day for a couple years now - once we realized that 1 meal a day was horrifying.

So I know I'm eating too much still (even if its "healthier" - 1000 calories of broccoli is still 1000 calories )

I also know I'm not active enough. I'm honestly a little fearful for my heart, every time I do aerobic stuff I'm puffing air like mad and while it doesn't hurt the feeling of palpitations as my poor heart beats like mad is just distressing.

So really - any serious options? I know I need to get serious about mealtime and I know I need to get serious about moving my ass some.

The human stomach stretches and shrinks depending on what you eat. It doesn't take very long for this to happen either. So if you eat much smaller portion than you normally do, at first you will still be very hungry after you finish a meal, but even after a week your stomach will have substantially shrunk and these smaller portions will fill you up.

Also, calculate the calories of everything you typically eat. This will help you see if certain things are contributing more to your weight than others, as well as the shock factor of 'omg I just ate 2000 calories in a single meal'.

 

[evident]

you should learn to make your own food as well. this is one big step to eating healthier since you know what you'll be consuming.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I don't know, if you are not too fat, then just love your own body. Fat guys are hotter than skinny pick thin ones any day.

As long as they exercise their stance of dominance!

I don't know. I really don't care too much. I've leveled off at ~250 and get to eat whatever and drink whatever. But there are times that I think losing about 70 pounds would be pretty nice.

Are you me?

I would like to lose weight, but the problem is I have been able to maintain 250 lbs for years without putting a whole lot of effort into it. I almost never drink soda, I rarely have snacks, but I probably eat a bit more than I need to and I have dessert too often. I exercise but not quite often enough. Still, I've been within 5 lbs of 250 for the past two years. So at least I'm not getting any worse.

Like you, though, I could stand to lose 50-70 lbs. The problem is I hate working out. I usually feel great after I'm done, but getting myself to actually go is really difficult. Denying myself unhealthy food is much easier because it doesn't take any time.

 

[Lamont Burns]

1000 calories of broccoli would make you shit out your stomach!

 

[highland145]

1000 calories of broccoli would make you shit out your stomach!

Problem solved.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

So I know I'm eating too much still (even if its "healthier" - 1000 calories of broccoli is still 1000 calories )

A calorie isn't just a calorie. Calorie content is calculated inside a closed system called A bomb calorimeter that measures the heat out put of burning whatever is inside of it at constant. Your body isn't a closed system like a bomb calorimeter. Your metabolism is in constant flux depending on many factors.

It is easy to say calories in < calories out ......unfortunately nobody operates like a bomb calorimeter so how do you ever know what your calories out really is? You can guesstimate at it and get close but getting close in the weight loss game can often mean getting fat! .

A lot of weight gain is hormonal response and insulin related as well. Studies show you can trigger an insulin response just by LOOKING at food porn (cakes candies chocolate ice cream) so surely the insulin response of a meal of candy bars versus a meal of leafy greens and lean meat isn't going to be the same despite identical calorie content.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

A calorie isn't just a calorie. Calorie content is calculated inside a closed system called A bomb calorimeter that measures the heat out put of burning whatever is inside of it at constant. Your body isn't a closed system like a bomb calorimeter. Your metabolism is in constant flux depending on many factors.

It is easy to say calories in < calories out ......unfortunately nobody operates like a bomb calorimeter so how do you ever know what your calories out really is? You can guesstimate at it and get close but getting close in the weight loss game can often mean getting fat! .

A lot of weight gain is hormonal response and insulin related as well. Studies show you can trigger an insulin response just by LOOKING at food porn (cakes candies chocolate ice cream) so surely the insulin response of a meal of candy bars versus a meal of leafy greens and lean meat isn't going to be the same despite identical calorie content.

The minute differences in that are not going to significantly impact weight loss if you're actually looking at serving sizes and portions.

When you're undercutting by around 500 calories, you will lose about a pound a week. Unless your scale is somehow off by +- 1kg or something the variability in caloric content will be extremely minimal. Unless you're an athlete doing some ultra specific diet that requires you to know every single thing about your body in real time, all that shit doesn't matter. At over 250 pounds, any reduction in food intake and exercise will cause you to lose tons of weight

 

[IceBergSLiM]

The minute differences in that are not going to significantly impact weight loss if you're actually looking at serving sizes and portions.

When you're undercutting by around 500 calories, you will lose about a pound a week. Unless your scale is somehow off by +- 1kg or something the variability in caloric content will be extremely minimal. Unless you're an athlete doing some ultra specific diet that requires you to know every single thing about your body in real time, all that shit doesn't matter. At over 250 pounds, any reduction in food intake and exercise will cause you to lose tons of weight

I don't think there is any study out there that I've seen that shows the calorie deficit on paper equate to the weight loss in reality. Can it be that in every case 100&#37; of participants failed to comply with the experiment requirements or something else?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I don't think there is any study out there that I've seen that shows the calorie deficit on paper equate to the weight loss in reality. Can it be that in every case 100&#37; of participants failed to comply with the experiment requirements or something else?

I don't think there is any study out there that I've seen that shows that the calorie difference resulting from minute differences in how the body views and process certain forms of carbohydrates, proteins and such makes a large enough difference to noticeably impact weight loss in anyone attempting to lose weight. Can in be that in every case 100% of participants failed to comply with the the experiment requirements or something else?

If you're claiming that the laws of physics don't apply to the human body , go ahead. The calorie count on food is accurate enough to use when attemping to lose weight in a consistent manner.

 

[apac]

Everyone saying that weight gain may be related to blood sugar/insulin/thyroid stuff, yes, that's certainly a possibility. HOWEVER, I would wager that most overweight people are just a case of inactivity and poor eating habits. When you eat healthy, and exercise regularly, and still don't drop the weight, then you can look at the medical possibilities. Not the other way around.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

I was overweight for about ten years. The pounds were slowly adding up, as our bodies are extremely efficient. I am 5'6" and topped the scales at 210 pounds. I was actually healthy in many respects, and most people guessed my weight at around 170, but I knew the truth. Just because you hide weight well doesn't mean you aren't unhealthy.

I went on a diet from France that is just coming to USA. It is called Ideal Protein and was developed for French athletes to maintain muscle mass while losing fat. It is similar to Atkins but not the same. Atkins failed for me, btw.

Anyhow, I dropped about 65 pounds in 5 months. I also started exercising more. Once I was no longer overweight it became enjoyable and easy. My body fat content is now around 9% and not only am I incredibly healthy, I am fit. I have muscle mass and do not look scrawny by any means. I now wear 28 or 29" waist, small/x-small shirts.

I'm not saying Ideal Protein is the perfect diet for everyone. It takes discipline. But it is not a "lifetime" diet. The idea is to cut fat, learn to eat healthy, regulate your insulin and give your pancreas a break.

I've been "off" the diet for 5 months now and have lost even more fat, gained more muscle and maintained my weight with no gains.

I am happy to say that because of my weight loss there are probably 20-30 people that I know personally joined the program and all but one or two have been successful.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

Everyone saying that weight gain may be related to blood sugar/insulin/thyroid stuff, yes, that's certainly a possibility. HOWEVER, I would wager that most overweight people are just a case of inactivity and poor eating habits. When you eat healthy, and exercise regularly, and still don't drop the weight, then you can look at the medical possibilities. Not the other way around.

Look up "metabolic syndrome." A lot of weight gain has to do with insulin resistance. You ingest so much sugar that your pancreas is always secreting insulin. After time your body becomes resistant to insulin and so your body must product more insulin to regulate your sugar levels. This is where type 2 diabetes comes in.

The bitch about insulin is that it also stores fat. Flooding your body with insulin means that your body is also using that insulin to store fat.

How to fix it? Go into ketosis for an extended period of time (maybe even months) and not only will you lose weight, your pancreas can rest and your cells will lose their insulin resistance.

Edit: Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/

 

[zinfamous]

talking to urself in first person is the first sign of madness!

no doubt about it.

 

[Numenorean]

A calorie isn't just a calorie. Calorie content is calculated inside a closed system called A bomb calorimeter that measures the heat out put of burning whatever is inside of it at constant. Your body isn't a closed system like a bomb calorimeter. Your metabolism is in constant flux depending on many factors.

It is easy to say calories in < calories out ......unfortunately nobody operates like a bomb calorimeter so how do you ever know what your calories out really is? You can guesstimate at it and get close but getting close in the weight loss game can often mean getting fat! .

A lot of weight gain is hormonal response and insulin related as well. Studies show you can trigger an insulin response just by LOOKING at food porn (cakes candies chocolate ice cream) so surely the insulin response of a meal of candy bars versus a meal of leafy greens and lean meat isn't going to be the same despite identical calorie content.

You're trying too hard to sound intelligent, and it isn't working.

 

[zinfamous]

Good thing he only does it in the third person.

dang, I missed that. haha.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Everyone saying that weight gain may be related to blood sugar/insulin/thyroid stuff, yes, that's certainly a possibility. HOWEVER, I would wager that most overweight people are just a case of inactivity and poor eating habits. When you eat healthy, and exercise regularly, and still don't drop the weight, then you can look at the medical possibilities. Not the other way around.

I have hypothyroidism and I was still able to lose the weight when I decided I needed to diet. I only found out about it after I had lost most of my excess weight so I wasn't medicated while dieting. Having a disease that makes it harder to lose weight doesn't allow you to magically break the laws of physics.

 

[Pantlegz]

Look up "metabolic syndrome." A lot of weight gain has to do with insulin resistance. You ingest so much sugar that your pancreas is always secreting insulin. After time your body becomes resistant to insulin and so your body must product more insulin to regulate your sugar levels. This is where type 2 diabetes comes in.

The bitch about insulin is that it also stores fat. Flooding your body with insulin means that your body is also using that insulin to store fat.

How to fix it? Go into ketosis for an extended period of time (maybe even months) and not only will you lose weight, your pancreas can rest and your cells will lose their insulin resistance.

Edit: Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/

keto diets are awesome, I've lost 10lbs in 2 weeks on it. Finally getting decent abs at 230 carb cravings at first can be total hell. I thought I was going to die the first 2 nights.

 

[Apple Of Sodom]

keto diets are awesome, I've lost 10lbs in 2 weeks on it. Finally getting decent abs at 230 carb cravings at first can be total hell. I thought I was going to die the first 2 nights.

They really are. People need to realize keto diets are designed to get you to a good place...a healthy weight. From there you need to transition to a healthier lifestyle/diet. If you go back to the same habits then you gain it all back (no shit, huh?)

One thing I learned is to separate fats and carbs at lunch and dinner. Have carbs for lunch? No fat. Having fat at lunch? No carbs. The reason is that your body needs insulin to store fat. If you deprive yourself of carbs when you eat fat, there is no insulin and this little/no fat gets stored. And if you eat carbs but there is no fat, then the insulin is just absorbed into your cells.

I don't follow this strictly, and I do occasionally indulge...but I don't eat a bowl of pasta three times a week, or pizza for lunch twice weekly, or fast food as much. Moderation is the key. I eat healthy *most* of the time. It is FAR better to have one day of all shitty food than to have a little bit of shitty food every day...meaning go ahead and have pizza and McDonald's and dessert one day a week. DO NOT have a bowl of ice cream every night after your baked chicken and green beans.