Goddamn dude. Congratulations!!!!
I liked you better when you were fat.. you changed man
You have a beautiful nose in the after pics, nothing Jewish about it.
looking good wilco! I've always thought growing up fat and then shedding during the late teens would be the optimal way to build character for a man.
looking good wilco! I've always thought growing up fat and then shedding during the late teens would be the optimal way to build character for a man.
I'm not a teenager, though. :'(
how tall are you again?
Nah, even several years ago, I was over 300. Around 310 to 315.
Willco you got any tips on how to stop gaining weight?
I watch that show every now and then. I can't really stay interested. They typically lose weight too fast and apparently some gain it back. All of them are emotional basket cases. I'm not losing weight for daddy issues or to meet girls or to win money, but just feel better about myself.
This is probably the least I've weighted as an adult. I'm wearing clothes from high school right now, which should tell you that I was heavy for most of my life. I ballooned to almost 370 lbs. when I was twenty, and did the Atkins thing and brought it down to about 310 to 315 lbs., but gained it all back and then some. I think that was kind of deflating, in that it felt like diets just don't work. This year, I realized, "Yeah, diets DON'T work, but that doesn't mean I can't lose weight."
Haha, thanks. :lol
I have an ex that has seriously gained everything I have lost and then some during the same time frame. (I think she's gained about a hundred pounds, Disposable White Guy makes tugboat sounds when I talk about her.) I crashed at her place the other week, and she was saying something similar - how it's so tough to lose the weight. But then I look at her Facebook, and she is eating at Five Guys, Pizza Hut, etc.
It's tough to get over that mental hurdle, I can't really judge either.
Damn you look like my friend Kevin. (Whose weight also fluctuates wildly)
I almost want to get on that show, just so I can mindfuck Jillian and her bullshit psychology. If she's so happy, where's her boyfriend? Why is she always prying into other people's lives? Is she not happy with her own? Is she desperately trying to prove herself to her mother, who never gave her the appreciation and love she so desired as a child?
I want to ask her those questions and see her break into tears. :lol
-beer?
:'(
How do you do it?
my douchebag brother always pointed to the biggest loser to say "see it's possible!" ::) Yeah, coming from a guy who's a stick and CAN'T gain weight. suck my balls, dude. I wish I had the energy to workout for 4 hours and cook a nutritious meal after working all day and running errands. suck my balls.
I'm in the same boat. My brother, who is lurking this thread, is like rail thin. And all he drinks dark beers daily, can eat a pound of bacon, fried foods, etc. Doesn't gain any weight. It's evil.Is he one of those holier than thou dudes about weight? It's bad enough you got my dad's metabolism and I got my mom's, but don't act like you have to work to stay in shape. Ass.
I called Bobby a dbag? I don't remember.You constantly talked shit about him in HS.
Well, does he exercise?
I don't remember any shit talking towards Bobby. :lol I think it was towards Bobby's douchebag friend instead, but whatever.The punching bag was mine :lol
Last time I saw Bobby he had a punching bag set up in the kitchen so it seemed like he put a little work into getting into shape. From the punching bag, I saw a desperate need to have bulging muscles.
I'm in the same boat. My brother, who is lurking this thread, is like rail thin. And all he drinks dark beers daily, can eat a pound of bacon, fried foods, etc. Doesn't gain any weight. It's evil.This is me. I actually need to gain weight, though.
I don't remember any shit talking towards Bobby. :lol I think it was towards Bobby's douchebag friend instead, but whatever.The punching bag was mine :lol
Last time I saw Bobby he had a punching bag set up in the kitchen so it seemed like he put a little work into getting into shape. From the punching bag, I saw a desperate need to have bulging muscles.
It's still just an amazing feeling being able to fit into clothes that felt too small before you started dieting. :rock
Willco, lose another 50 lbs and you can wear those big clothes ironically.
as you've observed, it ain't easy, especially when your lunch/dinner lifetsyle involves eating away from home all the time. i think i susbsist entirely on protein bars, whey shakes, greek yogurt, and chicken these days.something something i've got some meat for you something something ;)
my one impedence: FUCK vegetables. i like lettuce and carrots and celery, but most vegetables are GROSS GROSS GROSS. if that makes me a manchild who will die at the age of 50, so be it. FUCK vegetables, and fuck my dietician for insisting i eat that garbage. (unless it is slathered in curry.)
my one impedence: FUCK vegetables. i like lettuce and carrots and celery, but most vegetables are GROSS GROSS GROSS. if that makes me a manchild who will die at the age of 50, so be it. FUCK vegetables, and fuck my dietician for insisting i eat that garbage. (unless it is slathered in curry.)SMFH
i am down to 185, myself, and: feels good, man. on track for 165-170 by the end of the year, although i kinda like buildin' muscle. gonna get back into martial arts, although my knees remain ruined :'(spoiler (click to show/hide)shoulda invested in kneepads when i took this gig :-*[close]
Wilco's a shirt swimmer :lol
suck my tits, homo.Wilco's a shirt swimmer :lol
lol, frst thing i noticed. stupid fatties. quit being insecure.
Cut down on dairy products.wat
No thanks, Mexican makes my stomach queasythen you suck on my baby white penis. :)
He's just cutting down, I don't think he's avoiding all dairy.Cut down on dairy products.wat
Yeah, milk is good for you. Just make sure it's fat free.waaaaaa?
How? There's only protein and fat in milk. You can only store fat as fat.Yeah, milk is good for you. Just make sure it's fat free.waaaaaa?
no. fat free milk is more likely to cause an insulin spike and cause you to store MORE fat. Don't get fat free anything. Eat the regular shit in moderation.
there's not 12 grams of sugar in a cup of fat free milk? when you drink fat free milk that is your only nutritional intake that day? I'm not understanding you. And what does "you can only store fat as fat" mean? What does that have to do with anything I said? You are so confusing when you talk about nutrition.How? There's only protein and fat in milk. You can only store fat as fat.Yeah, milk is good for you. Just make sure it's fat free.waaaaaa?
no. fat free milk is more likely to cause an insulin spike and cause you to store MORE fat. Don't get fat free anything. Eat the regular shit in moderation.
How Fat is Stored in Your Body
Chylomicrons do not last long in the bloodstream -- only about eight minutes -- because enzymes called lipoprotein lipases break the fats into fatty acids. Lipoprotein lipases are found in the walls of blood vessels in fat tissue, muscle tissue and heart muscle. The activity of lipoprotein lipases depends upon the levels of insulin in the body. If insulin is high, then the lipases are highly active; if insulin is low, the lipases are inactive.
The fatty acids are then absorbed from the blood into fat cells, muscle cells and liver cells. In these cells, under stimulation by insulin, fatty acids are made into fat molecules and stored as fat droplets.
It is also possible for fat cells to take up glucose and amino acids, which have been absorbed into the bloodstream after a meal, and convert those into fat molecules. The conversion of carbohydrates or protein into fat is 10 times less efficient than simply storing fat in a fat cell, but the body can do it. If you have 100 extra calories in fat (about 11 grams) floating in your bloodstream, fat cells can store it using only 2.5 calories of energy. On the other hand, if you have 100 extra calories in glucose (about 25 grams) floating in your bloodstream, it takes 23 calories of energy to convert the glucose into fat and then store it. Given a choice, a fat cell will grab the fat and store it rather than the carbohydrates because fat is so much easier to store.
It is important to note that as your body stores more fat, the number of fat cells remains the same; each fat cell simply gets bigger.
Hormones That Act Opposite to Insulin
When you are not eating, your body is not absorbing food. If your body is not absorbing food, there is little insulin in the blood. However, your body is always using energy; and if you're not absorbing food, this energy must come from internal stores of complex carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Under these conditions, various organs in your body secrete hormones:
pancreas - glucagon
pituitary gland - growth hormone
pituitary gland - ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
adrenal gland - epinephrine (adrenaline)
thyroid gland - thyroid hormone
These hormones act on cells of the liver, muscle and fat tissue, and have the opposite effects of insulin.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=301683
There's a small amount of sugar but I don't see what that has to do with the fat content.there's not 12 grams of sugar in a cup of fat free milk? when you drink fat free milk that is your only nutritional intake that day? I'm not understanding you. And what does "you can only store fat as fat" mean? What does that have to do with anything I said? You are so confusing when you talk about nutrition.How? There's only protein and fat in milk. You can only store fat as fat.Yeah, milk is good for you. Just make sure it's fat free.waaaaaa?
no. fat free milk is more likely to cause an insulin spike and cause you to store MORE fat. Don't get fat free anything. Eat the regular shit in moderation.
What about chocolate milk? CAN I DRINK CHOCOLATE MILK? White milk is disgusting.
Whole Milk or NO MILK :punch
Whole milk is the shit
Can't wait for Himuro's new bestseller: THE CHOCOLATE MILK DIET :lol
Can't wait for Himuro's new bestseller: THE CHOCOLATE MILK DIET :lol
Well if white milk didn't taste so disgusting!
He's just cutting down, I don't think he's avoiding all dairy.Cut down on dairy products.wat
Who the fuck doesn't eat for taste?
Who the fuck doesn't eat for taste?
Me. It's too much like fish.
He's just cutting down, I don't think he's avoiding all dairy.Cut down on dairy products.wat
Right. I cut down on dairy. I can have up to 6 oz. of dairy products daily. I'll usually have a bowl of cereal in the morning (1 cup of milk) and then might use up the rest eating different kinds of cheeses, either as a snack or using shredded cheese in a salad.
The plan on I'm also allows for me to have 200-300 "free calories," meaning I can use that much to eat whatever the hell I want if I feel like it. So if I wanted more dairy, I could make use of that.
I didn't eat lunch today (had a late breakfast), and had a broccoli+cheese sauce pasta mix (two cups of pasta) around 5:30. Right now I am eating a Caesar salad I made with reduced fat feta cheese, ham, green onions, and a little bit of turkey pepperoni and reduced fat genoa salami. And it all fits into my diet so I can eat it guilt-free. Gonna hop on the treadmill for a bit after I'm done.
Doctor has told me to cut the carbs out for a month, enforced diet here we come!
Time to hit the meat and cheese aisle on my bacon scooter !
Weight loss here we comeQuoteCereal?
Pasta?
Low-fat options?
yup - all of these would lead to massive weight gain for me. Cereal would be a disaster!
Congrats on the weightloss, good to see you kept at it. Still hitting the elliptical every now and then? I've been slacking on that front myself. :P