How do people stay thin?
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Fair enough, didn't mean to misinform, it's merely what I used when I went on a diet and I didn't feel I was starving myself, just cutting down the intake to a minimum (sandwich breakfast, decent size cooked meal for lunch and cereal for dinner, eating fruit if I felt hungry in between).Owyn_Merrilin said:
Either way, the calories intake needs to be reduced if you wanna lose weight. Working out helps, but as your own link shows, not as much as reducing food intake does.
Im dieting right now actually. managed to lose 30 kgs between two diets this year. the second one im still going on. I find the best thing is to work on the psychological aspect of it more than picking the right diet. Gotta keep yourself busy to keep your mind off how hungry you are, a lot of overtime at work helped and playing good videogames just to take my mind off the hunger works.
I've always been thin (trim?)
But I feel the best way to maintain it, is by making myself feel revolted at the thought of fast food - excessive grease, fat etc
That or chewing gum when you're bored.
Otherwise I eat the most blandest things, no joy is being had in eating here
morning - porridge or all-bran
day - 3 buns with some kind of shaved meat or chicken, a nut bar, a biscuit, 3 coffees and an apple.
night - fish or mince, veges, in some strange layout, several cups of tea.
my exercise is just about nil at the moment, tho I'll probably start jogging every other night eventually.
I think the thinnest I've ever been, was back at a college hostel, the food was shit so I practically lived on toast for breakfast, chewing gum during the day, and rice at night ><
But I feel the best way to maintain it, is by making myself feel revolted at the thought of fast food - excessive grease, fat etc
That or chewing gum when you're bored.
Otherwise I eat the most blandest things, no joy is being had in eating here
morning - porridge or all-bran
day - 3 buns with some kind of shaved meat or chicken, a nut bar, a biscuit, 3 coffees and an apple.
night - fish or mince, veges, in some strange layout, several cups of tea.
my exercise is just about nil at the moment, tho I'll probably start jogging every other night eventually.
I think the thinnest I've ever been, was back at a college hostel, the food was shit so I practically lived on toast for breakfast, chewing gum during the day, and rice at night ><
I've never really had an issue with weight, despite the fact I eat pretty normally. And when I say normally I mean red meat pretty much every day, packet of crisps a day. I'd blame metabolisms but some people here are saying they don't matter so I've no real idea whats going on.
On the plus side, I look muscly purely because I'm so thin there is nothing to cover up what little muscle I have.
On the plus side, I look muscly purely because I'm so thin there is nothing to cover up what little muscle I have.
Eat better, move more. It's not rocket science.
It also helps if your metabolism goes up to 11, like my entire family.
It also helps if your metabolism goes up to 11, like my entire family.
My secret? mystery digestive disorder. I'm loosing weight even though i'm trying to put weight on. Seriously, I would be very happy to put a stone on right now.Kytseo said:
Just be happy your digestion works, and maybe eat a few less mars bars.
30 kgs over this year isnt that fast man. And i fully understand i need to change, Ive just got to stop thinking of food as something to chew on when im bored, and do something else instead.Blablahb said:
I was overweight and got thin and stayed thin by just adjusting some of the stuff I ate. First off I cut my portions by 50%, I still ate everything, meat, chips, fried stuff, but only half of what I used to. And I changed from drinking Coke at every meal to drinking Coke Zero at every meal.
Oh and don't buy snacks. If you don't have snacks you won't eat between meals. Keep only breakfast food and full meals, don't buy cookies, chips, cakes, icecream, toast bread etc. If you have them at home its hard not to snack every now and them.
Nowadays I abuse every now and then, and do go to fast food places, but in my regular meals I mostly kept my 50% portions and no calories in drinks as the base to keep my weight stable.
Oh and don't buy snacks. If you don't have snacks you won't eat between meals. Keep only breakfast food and full meals, don't buy cookies, chips, cakes, icecream, toast bread etc. If you have them at home its hard not to snack every now and them.
Nowadays I abuse every now and then, and do go to fast food places, but in my regular meals I mostly kept my 50% portions and no calories in drinks as the base to keep my weight stable.
An active life style, I had the build of a little girl for most of my childhood, so i Found it easy to bulk up when I started lifting weights at 16.
Thank you. Honestly, I have a hard time even reading through this thread because of the sheer number of people saying it's all about metabolism, or other such nonsense such as this:mattaui said:
and this:Mastodonic said:
No, that's not really it, and the problem comes down to one of people not understanding the mechanisms by which the body stores fat. I recommended the movie Fathead earlier because it's a quick and entertaining introduction to the science behind fat storage and weight loss, but thank you mattaui for also recommending some good reading.woots7 said:
Here's the thing folks, controlling fat storage is a matter of controlling blood sugar. When we eat foods that increase our blood glucose levels our body has three choices: 1) burn the glucose as fuel
2) store it as fat, or
3) die
That's about it. The trouble is that we don't burn glucose very quickly or efficiently. So if the amount in our blood gets excessively high, our body releases insulin into the blood stream, triggering the body to store that extra glucose as fat so that number 3 doesn't happen. The trouble is that some people's bodies are really efficient at releasing the energy from those fat cells to fuel the body while others aren't. Those people are your friends who can eat as much of whatever they feel like with little consequence on their waistline.
Now for most people who's fat cells aren't that efficient who want to lose weight, simply avoiding the foods which cause your blood sugar levels to sky rocket is enough to get them most, if not all, of the way to their weight loss goals. So what should you avoid? The short list is:
1) foods high in sugar (candy, soda pop, etc. If you read a label and there's more than a few grams of sugar in it it should never pass your lips except on cheat day)
2) starchy vegetables (most people can't eat potatoes and lose weight effectively. Not eating potato chips should go without saying)
3) wheat and grains (any breads, pastas, oatmeal, etc. They will actually spike your blood sugar to levels comparable to or even worse than what you would see after drinking a can of Pepsi).
Cut out those things from your diet and focus on a diet higher in protein sources, as well as fat from things like nuts and seeds, or cocunut, olive and other similar oils (avoid corn or other vegetable oils like the plague though), supplemented with some vegetables and the odd bit of fruit here and there and you will lose weight. If you don't cut these foods, but simply reduce the number of calories you take in, you might lose some weight by virtue of eating less of the bad stuff, but eventually you will crack from the hunger pangs that follow your blood sugar repeatedly crashing. And as for creating a caloric deficit by exercising more, sorry, but you can't out train a shitty diet. Get the types of foods you're eating in order though and not only will you feel full longer, but everything else will naturally fall into place for the majority of people.
If you're honestly trying to gain weight and you're actively getting thinner, you might want to see a doctor. I mean, if I saw one of my cats exhibiting symptoms like that, I would seriously start wondering if they had worms. I don't mean to compare you to a cat, but humans can get the same sort of parasites, and even if it's not parasites, there's probably some sort of explanation -- some of which can be quite serious.Continuity said:
Edit: Apparently wrong. Try bloodletting. A pint a day keeps the fatty away.
For example, to maintain my low weight I swore off snacks (except muffins, potato chips, and funnel cakes), sodas except the once a year one (or gingerale, which has no limits), everything with chocolate in it, all meat except poultry, all seafood except tuna and the rare salmon, and most added spice. Enjoy your hell.
Note that weight gain wasn't the only reason for me to swear off most of those things.
For example, to maintain my low weight I swore off snacks (except muffins, potato chips, and funnel cakes), sodas except the once a year one (or gingerale, which has no limits), everything with chocolate in it, all meat except poultry, all seafood except tuna and the rare salmon, and most added spice. Enjoy your hell.
Note that weight gain wasn't the only reason for me to swear off most of those things.
There's two basic steps to weight loss.
1. Eat less.
2. Move more.
A 'fast metabolism' is not the magic secret, it just determines how quickly your body can convert fat into energy or excess energy into fat. People that gain weight really easily have fast metabolisms, they just aren't active enough to burn of the amount of food they eat.
1. Eat less.
2. Move more.
A 'fast metabolism' is not the magic secret, it just determines how quickly your body can convert fat into energy or excess energy into fat. People that gain weight really easily have fast metabolisms, they just aren't active enough to burn of the amount of food they eat.
