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How do you keep your weight under control?

count calories first couple of weeks while u get accustomed to eatting lss and healthier ( see how many calories u burn naturally without working out here http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

move yo ass
( run around ur neighborhood for 15 minutes, depending on how fast u run/walk u could cover a mile in that time)

and dont deprive yourself, moderation is key.

roasting weed has no calories , lightest beer is 98 calories (Miller Light) and a shot of hard liquor is around 80.
 
trudatman said:
yep, you're 100.1% perfect. I think your reading comprehension lacks, though, as I never said you needed this diet. it was a suggestion for the betterment of the original poster. "healthier."
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Where is the lack of reading skills.

You said that veganism makes you healthier in your original post. I call bullshit.
 
Compared to the average western diet, a balanced vegan diet is healthier. But then again, compared to the average wester diet, a balanced diet in general is healthier.
 
Just strikes me as extreme. Eliminating all animal products from your diet is all well and good. But saying it will make you healthier strikes me as a pretty big claim to make without some sound evidence. There is simply SO much that goes into human health and diet. We can't even decide if a glass of wine a day is good or bad for you short/long term. Who's to say what the complete short/long term effects are of switching to a vegan diet? Sorry but science isn't advanced enough to tell us yet despite the fact that a vegan diet could really consist of many many things.

Not only that but numbers on a scale are absolutely meaningless and has no correlation to healthiness.
 
trudatman said:
veganism.

eat NO animal flesh nor animal jizz/spew/squirt/blood/hair/milk/piss/shit/snot/etc. for three months and you will be healthier and smaller, guaranteed. I'd make a bet with anybody willing to try it, but it would be tough to monitor/prove. eat a variety of stuff, though. get a huge list of vegetables and try them all. dismiss this at your own risk; if you truly wish to be healthier, get on it. veganism.
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Not to mention depressed and antisocial.
 
negrogesic said:
Of course, limiting your intake of fast absorbing carbs (refined sugars, white breads/white rice etc) will have some impact in the short term, but this is not really a permanent solution.
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Actually, this should be one of the long-term solutions, as those refined carbs/sugars can really mess up your insulin system (causing you to store much more fat than you would otherwise since your blood sugar is constantly spiking up and down).

It's simple though, calories in = calories out to maintain your weight. Calories in > calories out to increase your weight. And, calories in < calories out to decrease your weight.

Just eat less than you are now if you need to lose some fat! If you want to maintain muscle mass while you cut then do some lifting 3 times a week (anymore is probably unnecessary). After you lift, when free fatty acids are mobilized, get on the bike or treadmill or hit the road and run for 30 minutes. Thats 3 hours a week of exercising (add in the time spent getting ready, showering, and leaving and you have probably 5 hours a week. That's NOTHING! You can do that. And it will make SUCH a difference! :D
 
I've been anorexic. I've gone raw foods and lost a ton of weight that way. I've used dxm daily and lost weight. I've used other drugs to lose weight, stims, opiates, pretty much anything that makes me high enough not to give a fuck about eating, or lose my appetite. I can tell you e was the best at curbing my appetite. Currently I struggle with binge eating and exercising to compensate for eating, which would work if I had the goddamn motivation. When I'm not doing that I'm busy getting spun and taking shit to come down, as long as I can get away with it and still piss clean. Its a rollercoaster, a rollercoaster that started when I went anorexic about 5 years ago.
 
I don't eat refined carbohydrates or white stuff... AT ALL. (I try!)
It really makes a huge difference.
I exercise every week (spinning at least 3x) or else I feel pretty weird.
I'm a glutton so...I try to work around it ;)
 
Perpetual Indulgence said:
Oh dear wait until your 30's:)

I started making changes at 32. I realized that being healthy and happy with my body meant taking care of it. I could not coast anymore on my metabolism and my yo-yo eating habits. Lose then gain. Gain then lose.

I quit smoking. I cut out junk food completely, processed foods, high fructose corn syrup, sugar substitutes, white carbs and anything that has artificial ingredients. I read labels. If I don't know what it is I don't eat it. I eat and COOK very well. At least 75-80% organic. I haven't been in a fast food restaurant in years.

I do about 30-40 minutes of high intensity cardio at least 3 days a week. I lift weights four about 30-40 mins 3-5 days a week.

I quit alcohol about 2 months ago.

It takes effort but once I made it a routine it is how I live. I feel great. I am embarrassed that it took me so long to get here.
Simple solution. Move more. Eat well not less.
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So true! So so so true my dear PI. This is me right now, except I don't lift weights (I know I should!)
I do high intensity spinning 2-3 x a week, walk everywhere and for long distances, and do the five tibetan rites daily (I'm up to 15 reps now).

I also quit smoking and drinking. I started really taking care of my body when I turned 31. My only regret is I wish I did it sooner so I wouldn't have such a difficult time getting back in shape (believe me, I abused my body a LOT when I was younger...)

It does take a toll.
 
It's not only important to watch what you eat, but also watch how much you eat. People think just because something is healthy, that this gives the green light to over indulge. As for what I do:

*Watch my diet, snack often so you don't over indulge on bigger meals
*Run 3 days a week (5-6 miles) Longer run on weekend (8-10 miles)
*Go to the gym 3 times a week

Right now I fluctuate between 7% to 8% body fat. My lowest body fat was 5%, but that shit was too difficult to maintain.

However, when I'm about to go on vacation, I diet down, so my abs show more
 
Sadly... cigarettes do the job better than all the healthy stuff and excercise I've tried all added together.

I quit smoking for 5 years and put on 10lbs a year every year until I finally said fuck it and started again, got back down to my normal weight in 1.5 years. PLUS my brain finally felt "normal" again. Hardly a success story on quitting. :(

During that 5 years I cycled and did daily fitness program's and all it did was slow the weight increase not stop it.

I've been quit again 6 weeks and cycle every day and calorie counted for BELOW my height and weight and I've already gained 6 lbs and had anxiety/depression since. Boo.
 
^^^^ Do you think taking nicotine transdermally would achieve the same effects without the lung damage? Or is smoking itself pleasurable as an activity that keeps your food intake down?
 
Honestly? IT'S YOUR DIET! My BMI is 18.6.

I don't eat that much. Some days I'll have a muffin for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a small sandwich for dinner. I'm only 22, but over the last 4 years I've really had to start watching my food intake. I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted but now I really do have to eat healthy to stay thin.

I work at an organic co-op grocery store so it's cheap for me to eat well. I used to work at a corporate grocery store. Having been a grocery store cashier for almost 3 years of my life, I can tell you that the vast majority of obese people eat very poorly. The saddest people are the ones who are morbidly obese, but who come into the coop and buy 'healthy' junk food and talk about how healthy they're being. Just because it's organic doesn't mean that ice cream, cheese puffs and cookies are healthy.

I don't really work out. I'll for for runs and do yoga occasionally.
 
tobala said:
^^^^ Do you think taking nicotine transdermally would achieve the same effects without the lung damage? Or is smoking itself pleasurable as an activity that keeps your food intake down?
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it definitely does. Its probably more ideal than smoking, since the peak plasma levels are more constant.
 
samadhi_smiles said:
Actually, this should be one of the long-term solutions, as those refined carbs/sugars can really mess up your insulin system (causing you to store much more fat than you would otherwise since your blood sugar is constantly spiking up and down).
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This is very true, but what I was getting at was that many people (especially some women) simply can not adhere to such a diet. Many people loose weight quickly when going on these diets, but often stop after seeing some results. But yes, it is the most (and perhaps the only) effective long-term method of keeping weight off.
 
I have a SO who wants to gain weight and is usually much hungrier than I. When I think I should stop eating, I put my leftovers in front of him and there they go! I have the best portion control system. :)
 
>>^^^^ Do you think taking nicotine transdermally would achieve the same effects without the lung damage? Or is smoking itself pleasurable as an activity that keeps your food intake down?>>

A competing theory is that smoking serves as an additional "satiation" signal, so when people quit smoking, they no longer have the proper signals they need to know when they're "really" full. Transdermal nicotine should not serve this purpose.

ebola
 
ebola? said:
>>^^^^ Do you think taking nicotine transdermally would achieve the same effects without the lung damage? Or is smoking itself pleasurable as an activity that keeps your food intake down?>>

A competing theory is that smoking serves as an additional "satiation" signal, so when people quit smoking, they no longer have the proper signals they need to know when they're "really" full. Transdermal nicotine should not serve this purpose.

ebola
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I'd fully agree with that. The patch/gum did not curb my appetite at all.
 
I rarely smoked cigarettes on an empty stomach. They made feel sick. I didn't use them as an appetite suppressant. I preferred a smoke after a good meal.

I gained 5lbs (big deal) when I quit smoking with the patch almost 3 years ago. I wasn't eating as well as I do now nor going to the gym at that time. Quitting smoking did not increase my appetite.
 
Don't have that much time or desire to do sports...so I just watch what I eat. Actually I eat a lot less that most of the people I know. I tend to stay away from carbs, and never ever ever eat sugary foods (candy, chocolates, etc.). So far, this has worked for me...
 
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