lol fad diet ownage

[meltdown75]

last week there was so much chatter around the office about fad diets, and one in particular where you eat nothing but soup and fruit for 3 days or some crap. basically all diet, no exercise, blah blah fad diet BS.

the lady i sit next to started doing the soup one last week so that's all i heard about... how hard it was, what you can't eat, how much she craved other foods... yadda yadda. annoying. not to mention her sipping on soup and the area smelling like soup for a few days. ugh work smells are almost as annoying as work sounds.

so this morning another co-worker comes up and says to her, "gosh you look terrible! are you ok?!" she just meekly explained the lameass diet she was on. haha pwned.

if i put myself through the torture of denying my body delicious fatty goodness and someone told me i looked like crap for it, i'd immediately proceed to the nearest fat food place and cram my yap full of fatness.

fad diets are dumb. that is all.

 

[Injury]

Any diet that gives you the impression that you'll wake up the next morning and look how you want to look is dumb.

It didn't take a month for you to get fat, it's not going to take a month for you to get slim.

Cracks me up that some people will gorge themselves for a week on sweets and big meals then be on some "miracle" diet the following week and bitch that they barely break even.

You CAN get slim by just dieting, but it may take a year or two, depending on your condition.

 

[Codewiz]

Dieting is so easy....

Calories in < Calories out

I have lost 35lbs since November using that simple concept.....

If I exercise then I can eat more but for the most part I eat around 1500 calories a day to drop weight with little execise right now. I have about 10 more pounds to lose.

I am 6'2"
Started at 220lbs
Now at 185lbs

 

[Al Neri]

ok

 

[Demon-Xanth]

If you want a diet, get a gastric bypass. They remove all but 2oz of your stomach as well as your small intestine. In under a year a cousin of mine went from 380 to 150. Definitely involved a change of lifestyle as he had to start drinking protein shakes to get enough protein.

Another alternative:
http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Another alternative:
http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/

was that comic translated by engrish.com or something? that was annoying to read. but its right, exercise pwns food.

 

[zoiks]

I've been on a diet for about 3 weeks and have lost about 12lbs. It was pretty hard in the beginning but I'm getting used to eating less portions. Basically my diet consists of a lot of daily vegetables. Some grains in the morning, a soup or so for lunch. I'll eat some grains or a few almonds when I feel hungry. For dinner I usually have a piece of chicken/fish with a nice helping of vegetables.
I'm counting my calories using www.thedailyplate.com. Once I get to my ideal weight, I'll increase the calories slightly.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Another alternative:
http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/

was that comic translated by engrish.com or something? that was annoying to read. but its right, exercise pwns food.

That's why the guys that work on oil rigs can eat 4000-5000 calories a day and still move. If I ate that much with my current (lack of) exercise regimen I'd be going to a truck stop to get weighed in a couple months.

 

[effowe]

Diets don't work because people consider them as temporary. Once they lose their target weight they are back to eating the same things and the weight returns. Many people go through a cycle of multiple diets, working temporarily, then returning to their old weight. For something to be permanent you can't think of it as a temporary thing. You must consider it to be a lifestyle change. Start eating better and healthier, and continue to do it. You have to be committed and it will work, but most people just fall into the trap of "I've lost weight, now I can start eating like I want again."

 

[HN]

start talking up Alli. see how many people you can get to try it.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
If you want a diet, get a gastric bypass. They remove all but 2oz of your stomach as well as your small intestine. In under a year a cousin of mine went from 380 to 150. Definitely involved a change of lifestyle as he had to start drinking protein shakes to get enough protein.

Another alternative:
http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/

actually, forget gastric bypass, and just get a band. i think getting gastric lap-band surgery is going to surge as it just got reported as a cure for diabetes.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: effowe
Diets don't work because people consider them as temporary. Once they lose their target weight they are back to eating the same things and the weight returns. Many people go through a cycle of multiple diets, working temporarily, then returning to their old weight. For something to be permanent you can't think of it as a temporary thing. You must consider it to be a lifestyle change. Start eating better and healthier, and continue to do it. You have to be committed and it will work, but most people just fall into the trap of "I've lost weight, now I can start eating like I want again."

yeah. i've seen that happen firsthand. an overweight guy here joined Weight Watchers a few years back because his parents promised him if he could lose 100 lbs they would pay for his trip to Europe (mind you, the guy is pushing 30 at the time, total ripoff WTF my parents don't give me incentives like that and never did).

so anyway, he goes on WW, loses ALL THAT WEIGHT, and got the trip.

he put that weight back on so quick, it was a sight to see. now he's that plus 50!!

he just went on a cruise. AKA floating buffet.

i'm not trying to make fun of fatties, but... a large % of his vacation pics are of uneaten food on plates which gets devoured shortly after the shot is taken.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: effowe
Diets don't work because people consider them as temporary. Once they lose their target weight they are back to eating the same things and the weight returns. Many people go through a cycle of multiple diets, working temporarily, then returning to their old weight. For something to be permanent you can't think of it as a temporary thing. You must consider it to be a lifestyle change. Start eating better and healthier, and continue to do it. You have to be committed and it will work, but most people just fall into the trap of "I've lost weight, now I can start eating like I want again."

yeah. i've seen that happen firsthand. an overweight guy here joined Weight Watchers a few years back because his parents promised him if he could lose 100 lbs they would pay for his trip to Europe (mind you, the guy is pushing 30 at the time, total ripoff WTF my parents don't give me incentives like that and never did).

so anyway, he goes on WW, loses ALL THAT WEIGHT, and got the trip.

he put that weight back on so quick, it was a sight to see. now he's that plus 50!!

he just went on a cruise. AKA floating buffet.

i'm not trying to make fun of fatties, but... a large % of his vacation pics are of uneaten food on plates which gets devoured shortly after the shot is taken.

confirmed: melty is making fun of teh fatties

 

[Jeff7]

For all the fad diets, the weight-loss things, the ads always include one of these:
1) Results not typical
2) When combined with diet and exercise

Originally posted by: Codewiz
Dieting is so easy....

Calories in < Calories out

I have lost 35lbs since November using that simple concept.....

If I exercise then I can eat more but for the most part I eat around 1500 calories a day to drop weight with little execise right now. I have about 10 more pounds to lose.

I am 6'2"
Started at 220lbs
Now at 185lbs

That is all that anyone needs to know about dieting. But people don't like simple. They like spending money on a crazy, ritualistic placebo that they can place blame on when it doesn't work.

I've got to find out what the hell everyone's eating to get so overweight. I seriously have trouble just maintaining my (already to low) weight. The "freshman 15?" Not quite - I lost 5 lbs in my first semester on campus.:Q

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
he put that weight back on so quick, it was a sight to see. now he's that plus 50!!

he just went on a cruise. AKA floating buffet.

i'm not trying to make fun of fatties, but... a large % of his vacation pics are of uneaten food on plates which gets devoured shortly after the shot is taken.

Is it even possible to gain 150lbs on a cruise?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

That is all that anyone needs to know about dieting. But people don't like simple. They like spending money on a crazy, ritualistic placebo that they can place blame on when it doesn't work.

People like simple, it's the effort that they don't like. There was one diet pill that did work. But it was from Mexico and contained a tapeworm larvae. You can google the lasting side effects

 

[effowe]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: Jeff7

That is all that anyone needs to know about dieting. But people don't like simple. They like spending money on a crazy, ritualistic placebo that they can place blame on when it doesn't work.

People like simple, it's the effort that they don't like. There was one diet pill that did work. But it was from Mexico and contained a tapeworm larvae. You can google the lasting side effects

Sounds like South Bronx Parasite, baby!

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: meltdown75
he put that weight back on so quick, it was a sight to see. now he's that plus 50!!

he just went on a cruise. AKA floating buffet.

i'm not trying to make fun of fatties, but... a large % of his vacation pics are of uneaten food on plates which gets devoured shortly after the shot is taken.

Is it even possible to gain 150lbs on a cruise?

oh no it took him several months, but it was still fast compared to the weight loss.

mosh, i'm not making fun of fatties!

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Codewiz
Dieting is so easy....

Calories in < Calories out

I have lost 35lbs since November using that simple concept.....

If I exercise then I can eat more but for the most part I eat around 1500 calories a day to drop weight with little execise right now. I have about 10 more pounds to lose.

I am 6'2"
Started at 220lbs
Now at 185lbs

congrats at your wieght loss but 1500 seems a bit low.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: meltdown75
he put that weight back on so quick, it was a sight to see. now he's that plus 50!!

he just went on a cruise. AKA floating buffet.

i'm not trying to make fun of fatties, but... a large % of his vacation pics are of uneaten food on plates which gets devoured shortly after the shot is taken.

Is it even possible to gain 150lbs on a cruise?

oh no it took him several months, but it was still fast compared to the weight loss.

mosh, i'm not making fun of fatties!

Confirmed: melty is in denial.
An intervention may be needed.

 

[child of wonder]

Simply not eating so much crap is a big part of how I lost weight.

When I started my diet in January of 2006 I weighed 282 lbs. Then I cut out sugars, white flour, and starting eating more healthier things like vegetables, lean meats, high fiber whole grain breads, etc. I also watched my calorie intake and tried to keep it around 2000 per day.

My goal was to get down 200 lbs and I'm at 225 lbs. right now and have been since late 2006. So I've kept the weight off for about a year.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: Jeff7

That is all that anyone needs to know about dieting. But people don't like simple. They like spending money on a crazy, ritualistic placebo that they can place blame on when it doesn't work.

People like simple, it's the effort that they don't like. There was one diet pill that did work. But it was from Mexico and contained a tapeworm larvae. You can google the lasting side effects

Exactly - and then when their will-power fails, they can blame the placebo, instead of their own will-power. It's kind of a feel-good failsafe - the mind is protecting itself from feeling stupid by doing something else stupid.

 

[rezinn]

Fad diets are dumb. But they work for some people by positive reinforcement.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Another alternative:
http://www.applegeeks.com/lite/

was that comic translated by engrish.com or something? that was annoying to read. but its right, exercise pwns food.

Read it top bubble to bottom bubble. Not left to right.

 

[Ns1]

as part of my weightloss, my lunch today is

2 servings of baby carrots
6 cocktail shrimp
2 servings blueberries
1 serving prunes
water


*cries*