How are people supposed to lose weight? Like, for real?

[Anonymous]

Fr. I was weighing 64.3 kg today, when I woke up. Then after I ate a wrap with scrambled eggs and a mug of cappuccino. I was weighing 64.8 kg!!

I feel like what I ate may was too caloric, or I might can only eat salad and soup... No clue anymore, seriously.

Well, I'm going to workout now anyway.

Just eat like a rabbit

Quit whining already and go workout

Starve your body... Ahem, "fasting"

Go to a nutritionist or get a personal trainer

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[zeitgeist057]

Cappuccino : coffee with fat and sugar added

Wrap: eggs are good protein, but the processed flour wrap tortilla part is extra carbohydrates and unhealthy.

If you want to lose weight, you can eat, but you will need to stop eating unhealthy things. And I dont care if the USDA says eat processed corn and grain: DON’T. It’s not good for you but they are in the pocket of agriculture and have to promote these cash crops to support the economy.

Yes, eat like a rabbit. Constantly, and foods that are more fiber like carrots, and other fruits and vegetables. Birds eat something like 8X their body weight each day, but it’s mostly fiber. Fiber, and balance your macros. Stop eating sugar. You won’t completely eliminate sugar but if you stop eating/drinking things that obviously have sugar in them you’re off to a good start.

For reference, I’ve roughly 15% body fat, 183 cm, 82 kg. I am shooting for closer to 8% body fat, and yesterday I ate:

2 cups cooked black lentils seasoned with salt free seasoning, red pepper, black pepper, Himalayan pink salt, and cooked garlic cloves

2 cups low-fat cottage cheese, mixed with 4 oz of blueberry yogurt

one banana

1 tablespoon honey

One protein shake consisting of: 1 cup homemade low lactose plain kefir, 2 scoops of sugar free protein powder, 10 g spirulina powder, 10 g moringa powder, 5 g creatine monohydrate, 5 g turmeric powder.

roughly 4 L of water (reverse osmosis filtered)

1/4 cup cacao nibs

1/2 cup popcorn (should have not eaten that)

One Bang! Energy sugar free Cotton Candy flavoured energy drink (1/2 in morning, 1/2 in afternoon)

three chicken drumsticks which I had previously bbq’d. (Chicken is one of the best meats to eat, just don’t eat it fried, breaded or from a fast food restaurant. Grilled or baked is best, with light seasoning)

2 carrots (yes, raw like a rabbit)

1 bell pepper (also raw)

3 pieces of bacon (another thing I should have skipped, but not that bad, the body does need some fat and salt)

2 oz of Turkey and cheese

[MCheetah]

It's different for everyone. That's why I despise dumbass armchair nutritionist advice like "calories in, calories out. Just eat less." As if insulin and homeostasis isn't a thing. No, you're an idiot, shut the f*ck up if you tell people to lose weight with such stupid non-advice as that.

I've tried to lose weight my entire adult life and literally the only thing working for me right now was bariatric sleeve surgery, where I'm literally living off of water and yogurt and don't even need to eat solid foods anymore unless I want to (but the acid reflux and heartburn is such a pain in the ass, I often don't want to). I spent years in the gym and it was a giant waste of time.

Hell, even with my "automatic weight loss," the results are still painfully slow. I've lost like 40 pounds in three months and down to 275, but still look exactly the same in the mirror and only now are starting to feel like my pants are looser. Had I been doing cardio daily and getting the same results, I feel like I wouldn't be making any progress at all, because the insane amount of work I'd be doing for such minor results.

So progress is going to be different for everyone and some people are extremely slow to lose weight, like me, as I feel like I've lost almost nothing since August even though it's technically 40 pounds. I just like the same in the mirror. The best thing to do is to trust your doctor and see a nutritionist and not listen to randos on GAG giving you retarded non-advice like "Calories in, calories out." 95% of the people on here will have no clue what they're talking about and will think weight loss is as simple as starving yourself.

[Asker]

Thank you, I really agree with you on that losing weight is different for everyone.
Up until now, I haven't gone see any nutrionists nor doctors but it really makes sense that they would be the most suitable people to give advice on this.

Thank you once again for your comment, I hope your progress on weight loss will be going faster now that you started seeing the results.

I'll be working hard to reach my weight goal on my end too. ^^

[Varanus]

Losing weight is simple, but not always easy. All you need is to eat/drink fewer calories than you burn. Exercise is valuable, but honestly, people overestimate how much of an effect it has on weight loss. It's maybe 10% of the equation. Mostly, it's about diet.

The easiest way to lose weight without feeling like you're starving yourself is to stop eating sugar, especially sugary beverages. A frappuccino at Starbucks can be 600 calories. That's the equivalent of eating 6 eggs and 4 slices of bacon. Next step above that is to cut out high-carb, low-nutrition foods like bread & pasta. Eat dark green vegetables and meats.

The more you cut sugar out of your life, the healthier you'll be, and the sugar cravings will eventually die down. It takes a while for your gut bacteria to adjust to a new diet, so it won't be quick or easy, but eventually, you'll stop craving sugar, and even foods like carrots will taste really sweet.

[Nazgol]

It could be water weight that u gained after eating. You're just obsessing too much and stressing, that will only deter your weight loss goals. You need to stop

[TheUniqueOne96]

Calorie deficit.

9 times out of 10, it's the only way.

@MCheetah is an example of an exception to the rule however, as some people are born with conditions where they simply cannot lose weight, regardless of a consistent reduction in calories (consistently) - he probably knows more about it than me.

The best way to go about it though, is weight training, as it's basically a distraction for your body, as you'll focus on building muscle by eating the right foods to justify it and then anything in excess will be stored as fat and then you can gradually cut out the excess, getting to a healthy, sustainable body - weight loss isn't certain when you weight train, but it will change what you body is made up of and you should become slimmer as 1lb of fat is bigger than 1lb of muscle.

Salt is actually calorie free, but you may want to limit it if you have high blood pressure and in general, it's basically like a sponge, because when you consume it, you retain water, look more bloated and it causes temporary weight gain, due to the water retention - drinking more water will help flush it out however.

One of the best ways to implement weight loss, is to not drink your calories, as it's too easy e. g. switch to diet soda instead of regular ones.

Check my answer here for a bit more info and feel free to message me if you want any advice:

Any weight loss suggestions?

[DoctorSex]

Your metabolism probably sucks. How many hours sleep do you get per night? Do you suffer from nightmares?

Sounds like you need a raw fruit and veg diet for a week, Intermittent fasting and 2 table spoons of spirulina every day.

You need to heal your kidneys and liver. They have too much crap in them.

Kind regards,

DoctorSex

[Pyrofox]

To realistically lose weight you need to cut out the excess junk food related foods and keep them to an actual treat they should be. The idea if you want to lose weight is not to go over what your body can burn.

[Pyrofox]

If your consuming a metric blep ton of mocha's and coffee sugary drinks that average 900 to 1100 calories a day you ain't gonna lose nothing even if you don't eat the entire day. Ya need healthy high energy foods or what you eat is just gonna either hit your waist or your rear.

I've helped plenty of friends either lose or gain weight. In beyond what would be considered healthy I think I know a bit more about this topic than some here. I've helped an anorexic girl land a modeling job. I saved a friends life in a matter of 2 years of college droping over 200 lbs. And I've doubled my bff who wrestles power bench max weight. Going from 150 lbs to 300 in 3 months.

The only time diet doesn't matter is if you are fortunate or rather unfortunate enough to have a metabolism meant for 2 to 3 or more people. But this only effects like 6% of the worlds population XD.

[Asker]

Thank you, I've really been thinking about this lately. Maybe even though I'm just having two regular meals per day, it won't help if what I'm choosing to eat is not healthy enough.

I really do have a sweet tooth, so that's why I still couldn't cut off all of my sugary cappuccinos XD

But yeah, it's a shame only few people have such a fast metabolism as you stated lol

[Asker]

*cut out

[Pyrofox]

Just cut it back to like Monday maybe Wednesday (maybe) and then Saturday. And you will give your body a chance not to regulate its caffine ratios. And your metabolism will love you more. And caffine ironically if more people knew its actual dietary purpose they wouldn't be guzzling it as much. Also caffine is the leading issue with peoples other half being too aggressive.

[Carolus]

Daily weight fluctuations is normal, it depends on what you eat or drink and how much. Check what you consume, calorie count which must be less than calories burned -> very important. Work hard, do full-body exercises/ HIIT to burn more calories and do a weekly weigh, it takes time, discipline and perseverance for a body to adapt to constantly burn fat.

[Fireguy17]

easiest way is to eat less, move more.
You need to eat healthier foods, and only weigh yourself 1 day a week.
It is normal for your body to fluctuate a bit, mostly water weight.
The odd thing is that the more water you drink the less you will retain.

[pascal_climbs]

Don't look at the scale dring the day. Always measure at the same time. Your water content during the day may fluctuate up to 2 kg. That has nothing to do with fat. Its normal fluctuations.

[BobbieBoy666]

I take GoLo for life and work out at home and I go Planit Fitness. 💞

[Anonymous]

You need a combination of complex carbs and proteins. I am not a fan of proteins that have soybean. Soybeans can cause issues. I'm sure there is a lot of people that will beg the difference about soybeans.

You got to realize if you drink a fluid it's going to weigh heavier on you.
In your exercise routine you need a combination of aerobic and anaerobic. Do not be afraid of a kilogram or two. It's when you start seeing 5 kg or more. Drink plenty of fluids.
good luck

[jshm2]

Stop eating sugar and white carbs.

Cappuccino is basically coffee flavoured sugar with milk powder - it's crap.

[NerdInDenial]

The average person cannot outrun or out exercise bad eating habits. For me, fasting has been the best routine to maintain fat percentage.

[TallAnon]

If I drink 500ml of water, my weight will be up by 0.5kg.. This is just math, lol. You need to see how much of it will stick to your body after it passes through.

[HaveNoName]

Eat but eat in small portions. Reduce sugar. Reduce rice and bread. People have varying metabolism so a lot will depend on your own body.

[TroyDT2]

Of course you will weigh more after eating and drinking than before.

[LordOfThePines]

I am doing so by cutting down my portion sizes for unhealthy food, limiting processed food, limiting salt intake and walking a lot.

[Wise4myage]

Diet and exercise, combined with self disciplined and learning how to read food labels.

[Lucifer_666]

Wow, I weigh less than you 🤣 I really need to gain weight.

[exitseven]

Consume less calories than you burn. You will lose weight.

[MCheetah]

Objectively false. Insulin exists you know? If that was the case, people could live off of candy and be fine.

[exitseven]

@MCheetah you still need to engage in some form of aerobic exercise to boost your metabolism.

[MCheetah]

That doesn't matter. Daily walking, or going up a couple flights of stairs counts as cardio. I'm not a medical expert, but can only speak from experience in how much of my adult life, I could literally go days, if not weeks, without eating because I never got hungry, while I also did security work and other heavy cardio in 100+ degree heat in the Summer, as well as martial arts. You can't get more "negative calories" than almost no food at all every day. I did not lose any weight from it, whatsoever. No one else would need the gym either if weight loss was as simple as starving yourself daily, as you're saying. CiCo is oversimplified horse-crap that assumes all bodies work the same, even ones that used to be thinner and now are 200 pounds heavier. No one human body works the same way, especially for such a dumb formula that just tells you to eat almost nothing daily.

[BLP11520]

Eat smaller portions , stop certain drinks like pop. Watch out for hidden calories

[Hardworkingguy]

I used to weight 99 kilograms and went down to 79. So I can say it's possible if you have them determination And correct motivation

[Anonymous]

It's as simple as caloric deficit and patience. Given your age my guess is you're not showing enough patience.

[EaterPeter]

Intermittent fasting and eating small but balanced meals.