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Weight is not a judge of how fit someone is, neither is how fat they are. I was in a PE lesson and someone I was working with was lighter than me and slimmer (I'm a little fatter that average), but I still beat them on every fitness test (shuttle runs, going up and down ladders, sit-ups Etc.)

I work-out 5 days a week.

Currently doing 30 minute run on the treadmill followed by a couple of hours of weight-training (alternating between upper and lower body).

It's a way for me to vent stress more than anything.

 Sigvatr wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I'm down to 208-210, anti-depressants ballooned me about 70 pounds, and a bunch of that fell off after I got off the meds. My real issue for weight loss is that I can't run or do high impact stuff, so I do yoga and try to eat well.

Yep. Been there. Anti-Depressants are truly terrible. You absolutely need them but the weight loss is just frustrating as feth.

Have you tried a cross-trainer yet? Low impact, full body exercise, not that expensive anymore.


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david choe wrote:
When I want to get in shape fast, I cut my carb...to zero if need be for a week and I loose almost 1 kg a day. I eat veggies and protine as much as I want. I know this is not healthy, but healthier than being fat.

Eh...no, it isn't. In the contrary.

Being fat is unhealthy in the long run. Not getting any carbohydrates is extremely detrimental in the short run as your brain absolutely requires them to work properly. I could make a joke about a carbohydrate defiency and your posts, but I'll refrain. Never, ever, stop taking Carbohydrates completely. It's a super dumb move.

It depends more on the type of carbs you intake. You can certainly cut out most things like bread, pasta, white potatoes and still be fine. You can eat incredibly healthy on a diet based on the right veggies, fish, poultry and sometimes red meat.

 Sasori wrote:

It depends more on the type of carbs you intake. You can certainly cut out most things like bread, pasta, white potatoes and still be fine. You can eat incredibly healthy on a diet based on the right veggies, fish, poultry and sometimes red meat.

Based on the bit of reading I've done, the Gov't loves to push bread and pasta for the fiber content (which keeps you regular)... However, if you ask a rancher or pig farmer/chicken farmer what they use grains for, it's for one purpose, and that's a pretty good one for you to not eat it either.

In much of those same books/articles I've read, if you cut out grain fiber/carbs (which is a good thing), obviously those nutrients need to come from another source, and one reoccurring theme is Sweet Potatoes. Apparently they are massively packed with nutrients and are one of the "best" sources of fiber in your diet.

 Sasori wrote:



It depends more on the type of carbs you intake. You can certainly cut out most things like bread, pasta, white potatoes and still be fine. You can eat incredibly healthy on a diet based on the right veggies, fish, poultry and sometimes red meat.

Sure thang. But you should never completely get rid of any carbs. The important part is to, as you already stated, get rid of bad carbs first. Bread...pasta...rice...etc. Potatoes are better because they're much healthier.

 Sasori wrote:

It depends more on the type of carbs you intake. You can certainly cut out most things like bread, pasta, white potatoes and still be fine. You can eat incredibly healthy on a diet based on the right veggies, fish, poultry and sometimes red meat.

Its worth bearing in mind that bread, pasta, rice, and the like aren't really bad at all...so long as you practice portion control*. There's also the issue of defining what constitutes "bad", which actually a rather complex matter which necessarily deals with individual levels of physical activity.



*This is one of the reasons there's been a shift towards using glycemic load to determine the quality of a food containing carbohydrates.

Dogma's got the right of it. If you're completely sedentary you need less carbs than the person doing weight training, who in turn needs less than the person doing extensive HIIT or LISS.

i'm a big fan of less red meat atm, chicken and seafood with the occasional BBQ sausage ( sorry i'm just a big fan of sausage) works for me, however I'm currently in love with flour- mainly as a thickening agent - and rice - rice is the bomb- I dunno i find it's when i eat junk food that i bulk up, go eat real food you should slim down, then again i always ensure i feel a pinch in my gut before i eat again. Kinda like grazing theory in action i guess. I figure you should feel hungry it's a natural part of being an omnivore coupled with the fact that a lot of foods that hunter/gatherers require a lot of calories to prepare, i figure that is how humans are supposed to eat, trouble is all the food we eat now days is easy to prepare.

I don't understand the hate for red meat. I ate a 1.5-2lbs of chicken thighs/beef and ended up at the below picture before I started drinking again :(. Granted, I also ate a ton of vegetables to counteract any stoppages it might cause.