I'm up to a 36 waist - thanks to Del Taco and a few others. As well as eating pretty poorly over the last year, or so.
I'm on a strict regimen now and doing a three week diet and then merging it into a new way of life. I have a history of eating well (normally) - but, again; have been quite clumsy over the past year or so.
My plan is to limit myself to 1100 calories a day the first week, then up to 1200 the second week, and then stay on or around 1500 calories as the norm, with one cheat day per week.
After the third week - I'll get back into some sort of exercise, which too will be part of the new 'way of life'
In this thread I'd like to discuss food ideas for assisting myself (& others) with weight loss.
Since Monday I've not gone above 1100 calories/daily - I have eaten oatmeal, oranges, bananas, hard-boiled eggs and in closing, in the evening - I'll eat one of the Chick Fil A Spicy, grilled chicken wraps w/o dressing (350 cals)
I'm open to ideas - but the goal is - finding items that are a little less common and more creative.
Please assist at your leisure - anyone else need assistance or interested in jumping aboard, I welcome it.
Originally Posted by Simply Red:
apparently I'm only going to lose 3lbs - I've not gone above 1,200 cals in 10 days - not sure what the deal is. I was expecting 5lbs by now.
damn man, sure seems like you should have lost more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mr. Plow:
So, what you are saying is that - for myself (225 lbs.) - in order to maintain my weight at 225 lbs I should be consuming 3,375 calories per day (225 x 15). Is that correct? I'm new to this whole eating better, exercising, and being more healthy deal so I'm learning.
This guy is full of shit you’ll get fat as fuck eating 3000 cal a day [Reply]
Obviously each body is different when it comes to calorie consumption. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories are needed to maintain that muscle. To say someone at 225lbs eating 3,000 cals would gain an exponential amount of weight is not true unless we know more information about that particular body itself.
Personally my maintenance is right around 2,300. I like to basically eat healthy during the week at around 1,700 cals. Then on weekends I'll eat and drink whatever I want.
I did this for 5 months at one point and went from 200lbs down to 160lbs.
The bump in cals on weekends was enough to help reset my metabolism and hormones that were being brought down during the week.
Anyone who thinks they can cut strictly and lose weight over a long period of time without a few cheat days is kidding themselves. Cheat days are necessary towards kicking your hormones back into place when you're on a cut.
If you don't do this, you'll be looking at the scale and wondering why it isn't moving. Your body goes into a starvation type of mode after a long cut and it begins to hold onto fat because it thinks you're starving. You'll feel weak and lethargic. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
This guy is full of shit you’ll get fat as fuck eating 3000 cal a day
This. This is the bad math. Unless you burn a shit ton of calories a day, most males don’t need 3000 calories a day to maintain. It’s quite a bit less. [Reply]
