Losing Weight

[Totus Tuus]

I want to lose about 15 lbs. Does anyone have any good tips?

[philothea]

Oh, yeah, lots! But it's a complicated subject.

Quick summary: consume fewer calories than you expend.

For me, there are two ways this works. Either I actually count the calories in every thing I eat, add them up, and each day make sure I don't go over 1,500... or, I adopt some kind of structured meal plan from any decent diet book. Those will be low calorie, and different enough from what I normally (over)eat that I don't go on a binge.

The biggest help is to figure out whatever it is you tend to overeat the most and AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS.

Exercise is good, of course, especially lots and lots of aerobic exercise. But, the reduced calories are the main thing. Be sure to get enough protein and fiber or you may become sick and, um, uncomfortable. Drink lots of water.

I can give more specifics if you want, but what works best depends a lot on your situation and your personality.

[philothea]

Actually, I was considering starting a thread where people could post progress and encouragement for diet, exercise, fitness, weight loss type stuff. Would you be interested?

[Paladin D]

Move around, you'll be suprised. Just playing a sport outside in 80 degree weather, you can sweat off a pound or two. It's happened with me, and I'm skinny as it is!!!

[Totus Tuus]

Those are great tips. I have tried the Curves diet (for women) and it's extremely difficult for me to stay on it. It is [i]enough[/i] food, but it's just not the stuff I eat. I eat healthy, but Ihave weaknesses, so your tip on avoiding what I overeat the most (sweets) is very helpful. Thanks.

I was in great shape when I was at martial arts 5 days a week. I've gained 15 pounds since then, and I'm sure I've lost a LOT of muscle. I use free weights, but not consistently enough.

I want to get back down to my 5'8, 135 lb, muscular self. Not to look good (I'm going to be a nun for heaven's sake), but to feel better because I don't like feeling this way.

Edited October 6, 2005 by Totus Tuus

[Socrates]

Simple - eat less (especially, fatty, sugary "junk foods.") and exercise (I mean really exercise)!

It's really not as complicated as "experts" make it out to be - just involves a little discipline!

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='philothea' date='Oct 5 2005, 10:53 PM']Actually, I was considering starting a thread where people could post progress and encouragement for diet, exercise, fitness, weight loss type stuff.  Would you be interested?
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yeah definitely

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='Socrates' date='Oct 5 2005, 10:56 PM']Simple - eat less (especially, fatty, sugary "junk foods.") and exercise (I mean really exercise)!

It's really not as complicated as "experts" make it out to be - just involves a little discipline!
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I do great in structured exercise programs (like martial arts, etc.), but on my own forget about it.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

I just need to get a consistant workout buddy and head to the gym!!

That is all I need!

Also, inbetween meals when you feel hungry, try drinking some juice or milk instead of a snack (well, fruits and veggies are okay snacks) but the fluid will help flush out your system too

[philothea]

[quote name='Socrates' date='Oct 5 2005, 10:56 PM']Simple - eat less (especially, fatty, sugary "junk foods.") and exercise (I mean really exercise)!

It's really not as complicated as "experts" make it out to be - just involves a little discipline!
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Actually, it's a lot harder for women than it is for men.

A pound of fat is always a pound of fat, and a calorie is a calorie. But women have less muscle and are smaller. Reducing your intake (or increasing your output) by, say, 500 calories a day may be a minor change for a man who eats 3,000 calories a day normally.

It's a big hit for a small woman who eats 1,600 a day.

The exercise scales the same way too. The more muscle and weight you have, the more calories you use for a given activity.

I find it very annoying when men talk about how "easy" it is.

[toledo_jesus]

generally, I've found that eating less food really helps. understatement I know. but I realized I almost constantly had some item of food in my mouth. chips, drinks, candy...not to mention the college diet. So I've cut back alot.
I also find that doing 30 minutes of weights and then 30 minutes of cardio (I do it on a stationary bike) three times a week has shown me some results. I'm slowly losing my pudgy stomach. a conditioning room is an awesome place.

[PadrePioOfPietrelcino]

a diet of 80% fresh and raw fruits and veg.
if you can juice them great.

Don't cook ANYTHING in the microwave, it takes 90% of the nutrition out of the food. making your body spend energy of diegesting things that have no benifit to your body.

Don't mix starches and proteins, they use different enzymes to digest making your body work less efficently. One night have a protein the next have a starch. peanut butter and beans should be avoided at all cost they contain both starch and protein. you can have veggies with starchs and proteins

Don't mix fruits and veggies. Melons should only be eaten with melons.

Dairy is a neutral, but it doesn' t help either.

Only eat things which are good for you in the right combinations. If you build these good habits, as well as working out 30min or so several times a week, not only will you loose weight you will be in greater health as well.

[Snarf]

Weight loss is quite easy for me. It's just that I gain it back instantly when I go off the diet.

I lost three pounds overnight from when I measured myself at night and in the morning. I've gained back two since waking up.

I've actually lost 20 pounds since I started my own diet four weeks ago, but I may be hitting a plateau. I think the best thing to do is find a low-calorie diet that shows weight loss after two or three days, and just stick with it and eat the same thing day after day after day. It's psychologically tedious, but it gets your body into a weight-losing routine. When you shift between different types of food, your body constantly reverts back and forth between metabolic processes so even healthy food can cause you to gain weight.

My demise is Grapenuts. I love the stuff because it's so nutritious, but it's such a heavy hard-to-digest grain that it puts pounds on me more effeciently than steak.

My diet:
Breakfast: Special diet bread (35 calories/slice), sometimes with "Better than Peanut Butter"--stuff I found at Trader Joe's. Glass of 100% grapefruit juice--added sugars=bad (this stuff really really speeds up your metabolism, I've found).
Lunch: fat-free cottage coagulated milk and all the carrots my stomach can handle.
Dinner: Cod basted in extra-virgin olive oil, garnished with curry, lemon pepper, and garlic; can of green beans.

So yeah. It's not uncommon for me to lose 5 pounds/day, then gain it all back the next day if I go off the diet.

[PadrePioOfPietrelcino]

My parents both started the diet I described above around March, and it has done them great things. So far my mom has lost about 40 pounds, and my dad lost 25 points in his cholesterol in a month after taking med for it for years. It is a sound diet as talked about by Dr. Joel Robbins you can get a quick intro at this link
[url="http://www.healthfree.com/paa0077.htm"]http://www.healthfree.com/paa0077.htm[/url]
he has done alot of studing into the natural healing processes of the body and how everything works together. I personally find his work to fit beatifully with JPII theology of the body. These things fit together like hand and glove. Dr Robbins has lots of stuff out there, and I would be willing to point you in more directions of his work if you want.

The key thing is not to get onto a diet to loose weight, but to instead create a life style of healthy living so that your body can function better. There are alot of ways to loose lbs., but are they healthy in the long term? Most of them I have studied in light of Dr. Robbins I would say No.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='PadrePioOfPietrelcino' date='Oct 6 2005, 01:23 AM']a diet of 80% fresh and raw fruits and veg.
if you can juice them great.

Don't cook ANYTHING in the microwave, it takes 90% of the nutrition out of the food. making your body spend energy of diegesting things that have no benifit to your body.

Don't mix starches and proteins, they use different enzymes to digest making your body work less efficently. One night have a protein the next have a starch. peanut butter and beans should be avoided at all cost they contain both starch and protein. you can have veggies with starchs and proteins

Don't mix fruits and veggies. Melons should only be eaten with melons.

Dairy is a neutral, but it doesn' t help either.

Only eat things which are good for you in the right combinations. If you build these good habits, as well as working out 30min or so several times a week, not only will you loose weight you will be in greater health as well.
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Complicated.

[PadrePioOfPietrelcino]

only when you get started. It becomes second nature once you educate yourself as to the whys.

The same way the Catholic Church may seem real complicated until you start educating yourself into the whys

[philothea]

[quote name='Snarf' date='Oct 6 2005, 12:31 AM']Weight loss is quite easy for me.  It's just that I gain it back instantly when I go off the diet.
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Hm. I'll have to check out that "Better than Peanut Butter" stuff.

[i]You[/i] would probably like [url="http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p123a9p3.htm"]EatWatch[/url], the Hacker's Diet.

The error-correcting graph is great.

[Snarf]

I'm sure I would, but I don't remember hearing about it in the Credo.

[philothea]

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[Dudette]

Well.......I stay away from the carbs and sugar. (It's the way my parents eat so I have no choice, though i don't agree with sugar anyway). And I go for a bike ride everyday, so far I've lost 3 pounds, it isn't much but it certainly is better than nothing.

Martial arts.....yes I lost weight while I was in it too and we're in the same situation..lol, I'm not in it anymore. But...if you are a martial art's fan. Just do about like...100 kicks everyday (of whatever style). It's exercise