I'm an excellent motivator. I may not always know the topic, but I am excellent at lighting a fire under people's cabooses. If you ever need motivation, hit me up.Great motivation here, Alex. Thank you!
^ This. There was a long discussion about this in chat the other day, and what Hoshy wrote is what I truly believe. It is true that changing every aspect of your diet to eat only fruit/veggie/lean protein is the ultimate in healthy nutrition, overcoming the way we look at food is the first step. Want a doughnut? Eat it. Cheeseburger? Do it. BUT, and this is a big but, you have to track it. Making yourself accountable is the most important thing.Myfitnesspal - Hoshneer
Add me and we'll lose weight together. In my experience just worry about calories. If you're craving and you have the calories enjoy it. Limiting sugar intake does help very much but in the end calories are king. If you have a gym nearby go join it. I am a huge fan of Anytime Fitness.
Food for me is a straight up addiction, I struggle with it everyday. You need to remember that you are always going to fall off the wagon and eat a dirty greasy sexy cheeseburger. It's whether you jump back on the train after is what matters. Consistency is key.
It is also good to download an app or go online and find your daily caloric needs. It helps when you are craving and you know that you can still eat 1000 calories without gaining any weight. Most of all don't put pressure on yourself and stay away from the scale, eat and live healthy. F*#k that stupid scale!
This is very good advice.As many have already said one way or the other is that you have taken the 1st & most important step by consciously deciding that you want to change, take control of your health.
Diet is a lifestyle and NOT just a 30, 60 or 90 day thing and then you go back to eating crap. And you can eat "clean" without only eating "rabbit food"! Sugar reduction is important but hard since so much is added to processed foods, but possible. My Fitness Pal is good for tracking your consumption and I am looking into it more myself.
Get yourself moving in some way! Walking since you can't run, cycling burns A LOT of calories. The gym is your friend! Lifting is not just about bulking, it burns a lot of calories too. And depending on your routine and manner (speed) in which you perform it really bumps up your metabolism.
Besides My Fitness Pal, look into the Whole 30 food plan.
For workouts & motivation, check out bodybuilding.com
I'm 5'11. 174lbs. At my heaviest I was 206. But my body fat % was as high as 33%! Right now down to 21%.
Good luck!
Some dairy is good, but for the most part it's reduced/cut out because of it's fat content. Most dairy products are made with whole milk, thus the high fat content. Now some fat is good/necessary but not in the quantities that we usually consume them.Why cut dairy? Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, mozzarella sticks are all good sources of protein. As long as your getting the right macro split and eating ~1 g protein per lb of body weight your fine.
You see the difference when you stopped working out?!?. I started eating breakfast everyday. I pack a couple of relatively healthy snacks into my lunchbox for the morning and afternoon. Friday is typically the only day I'll go out to lunch anymore. I have a serious sweet tooth, and cut out sweets for a long time.
Truly the most important meal of the day!! Gotta fuel the furnace.
The weird thing for me was that this all of this has sped up my metabolism.
Believe it or not, your body "works" to digest your food. Thus speeding up your metabolism. That's the science behind eating 5-6 small meals per day as opposed to three larger meals. And yes, those snacks between breakfast, lunch & dinner, count as meals (just continue to keep them as healthy as possible).
I guess my advice is to just keep trying. It's tough, but it gets easier. You'll find the stuff that you don't even miss, and there's some stuff that you don't want to give up, so you'll make sacrifices for that piece of pizza, or whatever it is you can't live without. Just don't give up.
Right, thats what makes getting the right macro split important and not just overall calorie intake.Some dairy is good, but for the most part it's reduced/cut out because of it's fat content. Most dairy products are made with whole milk, thus the high fat content. Now some fat is good/necessary but not in the quantities that we usually consume them.
Yeah, I actually lost about 15 pounds after I stopped working out. And really, in the 6 months to a year before that I wasn't running nearly as much. I cut back to maybe two days a week from four. And it's not like my eating habits were crazy at the time, either. It was weird, but I went with it. Right now, the constant small snacks and my water intake seems to keep everything going.Some dairy is good, but for the most part it's reduced/cut out because of it's fat content. Most dairy products are made with whole milk, thus the high fat content. Now some fat is good/necessary but not in the quantities that we usually consume them.
You see the difference when you stopped working out?!?
And we all need to remember that when we're in shape it allows us to carry a little more weight because muscle is heavier/more dense than fat.
Absolutely! I tell everyone that I talk about it with, eating right/clean is the hardest part of living healthy. Someone can workout two hours a day but shovel down 3 big macs afterwards and ruin the whole thing (unless you are 19 yrs old and have the metabolism of an Acella train)!!Right, thats what makes getting the right macro split important and not just overall calorie intake.
Your body comp probably shifted too!Yeah, I actually lost about 15 pounds after I stopped working out. And really, in the 6 months to a year before that I wasn't running nearly as much. I cut back to maybe two days a week from four. And it's not like my eating habits were crazy at the time, either. It was weird, but I went with it. Right now, the constant small snacks and my water intake seems to keep everything going.