Anyone with a real methode for losing weight ?
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I can speak on this as i recently lost just over 9kgs in span of 55 days and its going on.
Weight increase is mainly due to - calorie intake and sedentary life, of course hormones play a vital role too.
I had hit 84 kgs and could no longer feel fresh, energetic and healthy from inside. I had stopped looking in the mirror too.
My nutritionist is actually my student from college and I have seen him transform his life so could trust him and thus enrolled for his plan.
His approach is very logical and scientific.
I was put on calorie deficit diet, starting with 1500 kcals then gradually reducing to 1200 kcals. Also since covid gyms are closed in India and thus i was given a choice of doing home work outs. Frankly i didn't and still cant commit to the daily exercise. I have seen a good inch loss around my tummy. From 34 i am back to 30
Long terms plan ( as i am continuing with this fitness regimen) is to make better food choices. Trust me I was eating for many people and mostly for the sake of taste and not for tummy. Years of bad eating habits resulted in weight gains. Now mission is to create and stick to healthy eating order and practice it mindfully.
Intermittent fasting helped me a lot. I could do 72+ hours of water only fasting during the first 60 days too! And it made my hunger hormones go bonkers but now i am no longer feeling hungry around the clock.
Having said that i must confess its still a big thing to resist munching on the food stuffs. No refined sugar and no fried stuff was easy to follow even if i love me some extra sugar, motivation here was my pics which i took on weekly basis, i finally see myself and relate to it.
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Long terms plan ( as i am continuing with this fitness regimen) is to make better food choices. Trust me I was eating for many people and mostly for the sake of taste and not for tummy. Years of bad eating habits resulted in weight gains. Now mission is to create and stick to healthy eating order and practice it mindfully.
I found that using a simple digital scale and closely tracking calories and macronutrients for a year really gave me an understanding of what eating X amount of Y food really means as far as how it affects the diet and ultimately, my weight. I don't track calories and macronutrients now, but I do still weigh some foods such as pasta and I understand what an appropriate portion of various foods is.
I'm also more likely to eat a snack with protein and fat than carbs when I'm hungry now. Foods with equivalent calories can have a very different effect on satiety, blood sugar, etc. Example: large boiled egg vs. small banana.
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there are 2 current means of safely losing weight- KETO diet + intermittent fasting. i tried this last year and it worked. it also resolved a lot of my health issues along with the fat loss.
here is a great dource to learn KETO + intermittent fasting:
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A "combo" that worked for me was intermittent fasting - as porkyV2 said - but, instead of combining it with a Keto diet, I went for the Bulletproof Coffee. Basically I would have dinner about 7pm (8 tops), then no eating at all. In the morning I'd just take the coffee, then go on without eating anything until around 1pm (but, of course, drinking water at least). It helped me a lot.
If you haven't heard about it yet, you can check a little bit about it here: https://www.bulletproof.com/recipes/bulletproof-diet-recipes/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/
If you decide to try it, don't play for their rules (organic coffee, butter made from grass-feeded cows, etc). I used regular coffee (pod machine ones), MCT powder (no oil) and Ghee butter and worked really well. A friend of mine went a little bit over the edge (she fasted for about 24 hours two or three times, I can't go that long), but she lost 40 kg in a period of 6 months.
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Try eat only once a day. It's worked for me when I depressed.
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Lose 7 kg from intermittent fasting alone
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I second IF. Start with no calories for 15 hours and 9 hours of eating and then maybe move to 16:8 once you are achieving it consistently. Combine it with moderate calorie counting.
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I tend to not lose weight from cardio. But lifting weights and building muscle, I do tend to lose weight from. Not a fast weight loss but a pound or two a month and everything perks up in nice ways
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FWIW: I once lost a lot of my excess weight with a heavy diet of crystal meth and/or cocaine
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Eating less is the only thing that worked for me. Exercise sometimes makes me more hungry, but if I took that too far it led to making unwise choices with food.
It is amazing how little food one needs to be healthily nourished. As I get older, the less I can even eat, and I am still fat at this time.
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@mrmazda Yes, this can be an effective diet regimen -- as long as you avoid the coming-down food binges and, of course, don't stroke out.
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Cut fast carbs - sugars and flour. Eat porridges and cereals instead, pasta can be swapped with certain grains and so on. Vegetables are obvious.
Maybe not the most effective way, but the easiest to follow. -
Exercise and cut calories. But even with no exercise, you will be able to lose weight if your calorie intake is less than your daily needs.
Most diets are going to a variation of calorie counting including Weight Watchers type diets. There are tons of options, find one that suits your needs and get started on it.
I'd just recommend following a diet that you can keep long term, or which is not excessively restrictive, that way when you transition out of the diet, you will be able to maintain your weight more easily.
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@kako75015 whatever anyone here says the only way is to either workout or always be hungry - aka caloric deficit. also dont @ me saying you can be on deficit and ''sated''- that's a myth ;o
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@di3di3di3 That's true, but your body can get used to the caloric deficit after a while if you're set on it. It's just a pain to maintain it after you've achieved your goal...
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@jbo1 i had a six pack. it was the worst time of my life. crankiness and obsession with calories. and always hungry...esp if u have normal friends who ate anything they want and ur there munching on green salad xD
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A combination of factors including diet and exercise works best.
If you struggle with exercise I would recommend cutting your diet in some shape or form; it could be eating a smaller portion of a side you have for dinner, reducing intake of soda, etc. Remember, never think anything small won't make a difference - it does.
As you and your body adjust, you will be able to knock off one thing after the other and before you know it you'll be at 150lbs
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I like the suggestions here. But someone should say the following...
There are exactly two real methods for losing weight:
- surgery
- Eat fewer calories than the calories you burn.
Most people (including me) won't do number 1. So that leaves number 2, which is simple arithmetic.
Number 2 "sounds obvious" and yet it reminds us of how simple the process is. Either eat less, or burn more. It's that simple.
The hard part is that you will feel hungry a lot, while doing it. The continuous hunger can lead to anger and to "binge eating" and other loss of compliance.
The different suggestions help you to stick to your plan, choose which foods to cut or what exercise to increase, etc. But always remember the simple arithmetic. Good luck!
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@fezobe
Cereal is as carbs as bread. Cut carbs but eat more protein and start intermittent fasting - NO BREADS - you have cravings after them, no pasta, rice (including brown) just proteins and non starchy vegetables. I have lost in it 24 kg a year ago and keep loosing weight. And you cannot outsport a bad diet. Diet is 80% diet is for life. anyway i have experienced change of tastes i dont like the food i used to eat - so no smoked meats, hams etc no tomato juice and few other funny things. I do sport now but i started when i was slim after loosing weight under superviso of coach. -
@pajac99 checkout Trulicity
this was a huge gamechanger for me
it can also used if you do not have diabetes.. they sell the exact same with a different name
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