Struggling to lose weight

[hostsamurai]

Low intensity, gotcha. Olympic lifts, machines?

Probably stick to machines and free weights on the 24 hours. If I use too much weight I get dizzy real fast and have to take a couple minutes to catch my breath. But that's just me, could be different for others. After you break your fast on the 48th hour and assuming you have no refeeding issues you should have the energy for a full workout after a couple hours.

You'll have better results if you think of fasting as a skill that has as much or as little variations as you believe it does.

 

[The ADD]

Probably stick to machines and free weights on the 24 hours. If I use too much weight I get dizzy real fast and have to take a couple minutes to catch my breath. But that's just me, could be different for others. After you break your fast on the 48th hour and assuming you have no refeeding issues you should have the energy for a full workout after a couple hours.

You'll have better results if you think of fasting as a skill that has as much or as little variations as you believe it does.

Gotcha what are your current bench, squat and deadlift numbers?

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

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@GrindtooFilthy What's your currently age, height, weight and bodyfat percentage (a smart scale can tell you that)?

 

[Stick Up Kid]

-Drink lots of water
-Cut off Alcohol
-Cut off sugar
-Cut off processed food with Sodium
-Decrease Carb Intake
-And get your ass running, walking, working out, playing basketball. etc something.. .4-5 days a week.

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

facts. Only sugar we really should eat is fruits. Even heavy starch like potato should be sparingly.

Plus sweet potato >> potato

 

[EndDomination]

lol i dropped it all mad quick back then, i just recently ballooned Up again last year because i fighting unemployment and a car accident. Stress levels from 2023 was insane

Here's my suggestion, and you don't have to take my advice:

1. Don't track your weight. Instead, track what you eat, and your improvement with exercise;
2. Don't just cut out food to the point of hunger, instead change what satiates you, I'll give you a couple of examples;
3. Switching to chicken and turkey, as your primary meats, vegetables with at least two meals a day, consistent water intake with tea or coffee instead of alcohol or soda, and whole fruits as snacks (plus nuts and legumes as snacks), will change how you eat;
4. You should weight-train and do consistent cardio - 5 days a week, and a short jog on one of your off-days - you should be focused on improving your distance and times, what you can lift and your reps -
5. Take care of yourself mentally as well - stress will interrupt your gains, raise the wall you have to overcome, and make shyt bleak. Start reading for fun, listen to some music that makes you feel good, walks as soon as its sunny and warm, socialise during physical activity if possible, etc.

 

[Tha Gawd Amen]

Figure out what your daily maintenance calories are. Eat less calories than that.
Balance your carbs and protein to fit your lifestyle needs. Myfitnesspal will track all of this for free if youre honest with yourself and actually input everything you eat. Idk why people make weight loss seem like some sort of magical science

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Some terrible advice being given in this thread. @GrindtooFilthy what do your daily meals look like? Food and amounts. I'm sure if you post that, we can tell exactly what the problem is and how to help you. Keep in mind that this is a lifestyle change. The goal shouldn't be to just lose the weight, it should be to lose the weight and keep it off.

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

Figure out what your daily maintenance calories are. Eat less calories than that.
Balance your carbs and protein to fit your lifestyle needs. Myfitnesspal will track all of this for free if youre honest with yourself and actually input everything you eat. Idk why people make weight loss seem like some sort of magical science

He needed calculate his Tdee and then micros. He should also look intermittent fasting if he done already.

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

Burn the Fat Around Your Belly: The Fastest Research-backed Ways

Belly fat can be hard to lose, but you can make all the difference with a few simple lifestyle changes.

www.dmoose.com

@GrindtooFilthy What's your currently age, height, weight and bodyfat percentage (a smart scale can tell you that)?

29, 6’, 247. Body fat id say around 26%

Here's my suggestion, and you don't have to take my advice:

1. Don't track your weight. Instead, track what you eat, and your improvement with exercise;
2. Don't just cut out food to the point of hunger, instead change what satiates you, I'll give you a couple of examples;
3. Switching to chicken and turkey, as your primary meats, vegetables with at least two meals a day, consistent water intake with tea or coffee instead of alcohol or soda, and whole fruits as snacks (plus nuts and legumes as snacks), will change how you eat;
4. You should weight-train and do consistent cardio - 5 days a week, and a short jog on one of your off-days - you should be focused on improving your distance and times, what you can lift and your reps -
5. Take care of yourself mentally as well - stress will interrupt your gains, raise the wall you have to overcome, and make shyt bleak. Start reading for fun, listen to some music that makes you feel good, walks as soon as its sunny and warm, socialise during physical activity if possible, etc.

Figure out what your daily maintenance calories are. Eat less calories than that.
Balance your carbs and protein to fit your lifestyle needs. Myfitnesspal will track all of this for free if youre honest with yourself and actually input everything you eat. Idk why people make weight loss seem like some sort of magical science

Some terrible advice being given in this thread. @GrindtooFilthy what do your daily meals look like? Food and amounts. I'm sure if you post that, we can tell exactly what the problem is and how to help you. Keep in mind that this is a lifestyle change. The goal shouldn't be to just lose the weight, it should be to lose the weight and keep it off.

Thanks yall, Here’s what I’m doing currently

1 pack of oatmeal (the brand that has like 13g of protein in it) with 1 banana

1 scoop of protein

5-6 eggs

1 pack of ceaser lite salad (it has 270 calories at most) with 1 avacado

I was eating the eggs with 1/2 cup of rice but someone said cut that out, so I just started dropping the rice

I’ve been working out 4x a day
Cardio for 30 mins then either weightlifting or calisthenics right after.

My lifts been going up crazy but that kimbo slice look is not it

He needed calculate his Tdee and then micros. He should also look intermittent fasting if he done already.

This something I just started getting into again. I was usually have trouble trying to not eat anything past 8pm. I would eat breakfast around 11 then dinner around 7:30-9pm usually I skip lunch

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

Body fat id say around 26%

Don't guess—know. This goes double you counting your calories. Get a weight scale and read the back. If women are doing it for fitness shows and have six-pscks, surely you can do it too. Do you have a smart scale? You can cop one for $20 on Amazon or at walmart.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

29, 6’, 247. Body fat id say around 26%




Thanks yall, Here’s what I’m doing currently

1 pack of oatmeal (the brand that has like 13g of protein in it) with 1 banana

1 scoop of protein

5-6 eggs

1 pack of ceaser lite salad (it has 270 calories at most) with 1 avacado

I was eating the eggs with 1/2 cup of rice but someone said cut that out, so I just started dropping the rice

I’ve been working out 4x a day
Cardio for 30 mins then either weightlifting or calisthenics right after.

My lifts been going up crazy but that kimbo slice look is not it


This something I just started getting into again. I was usually have trouble trying to not eat anything past 8pm. I would eat breakfast around 11 then dinner around 7:30-9pm usually I skip lunch

When I say amounts, I mean actual measures not number of items. We have no idea what 1 pack of oatmeal means. It could vary based on brand. All this information is on the label. Also no offense, but something isn't adding up. We're the same height, I'm 10 years older than you, eat a lot more than you and weight 30 lbs less. Here's an example of what I mean when I say amounts:

Food	Serving	Measurement (grams)	Pro	Carbs	Fat	Cals
Oats	2	80	10	54	5	300
Eggs	2	220	28	0	20	220

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

When I say amounts, I mean actual measures not number of items. We have no idea what 1 pack of oatmeal means. It could vary based on brand. All this information is on the label. Also no offense, but something isn't adding up. We're the same height, I'm 10 years older than you, eat a lot more than you and weight 30 lbs less. Here's an example of what I mean when I say amounts:

Food	Serving	Measurement (grams)	Pro	Carbs	Fat	Cals
Oats	2	80	10	54	5	300
Eggs	2	220	28	0	20	220

I have a very slow metabolism plus i had a lot of muscle prior to 2023, the lay off and car accident messed me up something serious where i didn't touch the gym for an entire year almost, I got back in around november partially. To give you an idea at beginning of november I could barely get 225 up on the bench, now I got it back up to 260

My diet as it is now (just started 2 weeks ago)

1 pack of oatmeal (the brand that has like 13g of protein in it) (230 calories)
1 banana (110 calories)
1 scoop of protein (180 calories)
5-6 eggs (70 calories per egg)
1 pack of caesar lite salad (250 calories)
1 avocado (240 calories)

If I had to guess it must be because Im eating most of this past 8pm, I'm gonna stick to IF and see if that brings me back to speed