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Weighing nearly 400 pounds, man walks off half his weight

The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
 
I can attest to Jeff7's post. I eat like a horse and sit at a desk all day. I've gotten huge over the past 7-8 years.

However, I just finished painting, carpeting, and outfitting my third bedroom as a fitness room (treadmill, home gym, HDTV on the wall). I started this week, walking a mile on the treadmill 3 nights and doing light workouts on the home gym 4 nights.

I lost 3 lbs this first week and I'm just getting started. If I can figure out how to exercise some portion control I'll be able to drop it even faster. I am shooting for 10-15 lbs a month.
 
Now maintaining his weight at 195 pounds, Novak says he's made a lifestyle change and rarely takes a day off from exercise.
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that's the issue right there. he changed his lifestyle to a much healthier one. most people are unwilling or unable to make that commitment.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
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This is very very very flawed.

 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
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This is very very very flawed.

 
Exercising is so 10 years ago. Shove stadium size buckets of cake in your mouth and use diet pills for sprinkles. :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: Jeff7
The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
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This is very very very flawed.
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Originally posted by: Lithium381
Care to correct him Ryan? It seems to hold true in a simple world....but of course there are variables
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I think what he means is that not all weight is equal. If your goal is just to lose weight, your going to lose both fat AND muscle, which makes it a detrimental goal (the more muscle you keep the more fat you'll burn overall).

It's more complicated to lose fat vs muscle but for overall health it's a better goal than just losing general weight.


Oh, and IANADoctor. 😛
 
I never could imagine working out 3 hours a day. That seems like you aren't living your life then. I don't mean it's a "waste" of time, as it's obviously not, but when I come home from work at 5 and have ~5 hours until I go to bed. Why in the hell would I spend 3 hours exercising? Take into account travel time to and from the gym and you might even be at 4 hours. Then factor in dinner and bed prep time and your entire night is gone. No thanks.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
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While its a good "Rule of thumb" its hardly a fixed equation.

For example, if someone starts eating less, the body can sense the need to "save up" and slow the metaboism way down, storing more fat.

If you start to eat a lot more, the body senses that it doesnt need to store up because theres a plentiful supply, so instead it increases the metabolism and may even burn off some fat in the process.

In both of these instances, the rule of thumb is counter-productive.

Everything in moderation + strength + cardio workouts usually works out well in the end. You cant focus on just diet or just excercise, they are too inter-dependent to try and change just one variable.

 
that guy is amazing.

I lost 50 lbs over a period of 5-6 months through diet and 30 minutes a day of Dance Dance Revolution
 
Another thing to try is to fast once a week for 24 hours. Most people (like Americans) eat way more than they need to.
 
Originally posted by: Train
Originally posted by: Jeff7
The really easy guide to weight, which most people just don't get:

Input > Output, weight will be gained
Input = Output, weight will be maintained
Input < Output, weight will be lost


Get out and do something to expend the chemical energy you're ingesting, or else take in less energy. Too many people can't seem to grasp this, and that's why losing weight through exercise has become newsworthy.
Click to expand...

While its a good "Rule of thumb" its hardly a fixed equation.

For example, if someone starts eating less, the body can sense the need to "save up" and slow the metaboism way down, storing more fat.

If you start to eat a lot more, the body senses that it doesnt need to store up because theres a plentiful supply, so instead it increases the metabolism and may even burn off some fat in the process.

In both of these instances, the rule of thumb is counter-productive.

Everything in moderation + strength + cardio workouts usually works out well in the end. You cant focus on just diet or just excercise, they are too inter-dependent to try and change just one variable.
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As stated in the article:

Now maintaining his weight at 195 pounds, Novak says he's made a lifestyle change and rarely takes a day off from exercise
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That's all weight loss/fitness is...a lifestyle change. I agree with you 100% about metabolism slowing down, and that it really is diet + excercise. I just want to go that one step further about it being a lifestyle change...diets are just temporary.
 
Originally posted by: 3NF
Another thing to try is to fast once a week for 24 hours. Most people (like Americans) eat way more than they need to.
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Wouldn't that will lower one's metabolism instead?

I started to eat more frequently, but significantly smaller portions. Now I feel that I have a lot more energy. I feel too hyper sometimes, so I take walks towards the beach and back at work, or sneak in 10 pushups here and there while at work. I go to the gym only 1-2 times a week though. I need to up it and try to fit it in more with my schedule.

And no, I don't drink coffee, if ever.


Just eating smaller meals more frequently surprisingly made me LOSE weight.
 
Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH
I can attest to Jeff7's post. I eat like a horse and sit at a desk all day. I've gotten huge over the past 7-8 years.

However, I just finished painting, carpeting, and outfitting my third bedroom as a fitness room (treadmill, home gym, HDTV on the wall). I started this week, walking a mile on the treadmill 3 nights and doing light workouts on the home gym 4 nights.

I lost 3 lbs this first week and I'm just getting started. If I can figure out how to exercise some portion control I'll be able to drop it even faster. I am shooting for 10-15 lbs a month.
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Good luck, man. It sounds like you know exactly what you're doing. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Lithium381
Care to correct him Ryan? It seems to hold true in a simple world....but of course there are variables
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I'd say macronutrient manipulation is more important than calories in versus out. I am carbohydrate sensitive and can consume about 2500 calories on The Anabolic Solution and grow with no fat gain. At that level I grow and add fat with a carbohydrate based diet. I need about 1900 calories with carbs to not gain fat.
 
That's awesome. Who says that people can't walk off fat? I always see that in debates, well you can't walk if you want to lose weight, you must run!
 
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