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Getting fit... ten things I’ve learned the past four months.
Samsonite
5/17/20 12:25am
Good work. Congrats!
TN_Coug
5/17/20 12:26am
Congrats man. I had a buddy that dropped 50 pounds once. When I asked him what
777
5/17/20 12:35am
I had a friend who lost 30 pounds. He posted in face book . . .
Brigham
5/17/20 9:13am
RE: I had a friend who lost 30 pounds. He posted in face book . . .
Mobojo
5/17/20 2:14pm
Really awesome
2FarGone
5/17/20 12:36am
These are great posts. I was in the same place, almost the exact same measurements even, 7 yrs later and I'm still
Cheesy Gordita
5/17/20 12:40am
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wiscougarfan
5/17/20 9:39am
Good for you. Thanks for sharing.
Cougs'16
5/17/20 3:56am
That is awesome, thanks so much for sharing. Motivates me to do better.
Blue for Life
5/17/20 6:16am
Good job! Let us know how maintenance goes.
Florwood
5/17/20 6:48am
This is helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Squirt
5/17/20 6:56am
I dropped over 50 lbs 3 years ago basically doing the same thing.
TempeCoug
5/17/20 7:21am
Do you use the recommended zig zag approach from that calorie site or keep it standard?
NihonCougar
5/17/20 7:24am
I keep the net calories standard, but I do eat more on days I burn a lot more.
Samsonite
5/17/20 7:38am
Good for you.
BYUALWAYSNUM1
5/17/20 7:27am
Weigh every day. Very important!
CardiacCoug
5/17/20 7:47am
Nice work! The first couple days/weeks are always the hardest. Once you get past
brazilcoug
5/17/20 8:00am
I found that as I focused on calories, I naturally gravitated towards “good”
Samsonite
5/17/20 8:07am
Did you have any staples for breakfast and lunch?
Shinshin
5/17/20 8:18am
Yes. Days I have time for it, I eat 3-4 eggs for breakfast. If I
Samsonite
5/17/20 8:24am
Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for.
Shinshin
5/17/20 8:40am
Not the OP, but I recently did something similar. My breakfast and lunch are the
Jay Rick
5/17/20 8:29am
Thanks! Do you feel like the measuring before has helped a lot?
Shinshin
5/17/20 8:41am
A lot. I don’t use a scale, so I could certainly be more precise. But even just
Jay Rick
5/17/20 11:31am
Exactly, I've seen it happen like this a bunch. Good work
BYUCougarsFan
5/17/20 1:13pm
Nice post! Good reminder for me! 3 years ago
CougarTail
5/17/20 8:15am
This is inspirational
1984coug
5/17/20 8:30am
Good work. I'm in the process myself. Started at 215,
Frank Drebin
5/17/20 8:36am
Curious. How tall are you?
dtownCoug
5/17/20 9:33am
I was 5-10, but I've shrunk to about 5-9 and a half
Frank Drebin
5/17/20 2:20pm
I'm 67
Frank Drebin
5/17/20 2:21pm
Also 5’10” and about 160. I’ve always wanted to be bigger (170-175), but maybe
dtownCoug
5/17/20 2:50pm
I've lifted weights since HS, but muscle mass is shrinking I have a spare tire.
Frank Drebin
5/17/20 4:03pm
That's awesome! I cant believe you did that in only 4 months. I am a similar
kolob32
5/17/20 8:38am
Yeah. I'm down from 220 to 194 over the last 8-9 months (Christmas break really
cougaman
5/17/20 1:10pm
Thanks a lot. I just gained a pound while I sat and read this post.
Misteak
5/17/20 8:44am
Nice, If I ever need to lose weight, I’ll try to remember this post!
Zach Morris
5/17/20 8:51am
Great post. Thank you for the extra inspiration.
Von Cougarschnauzer
5/17/20 9:27am
You’re the man. Great practical suggestions.
PKCoug
5/17/20 9:28am
Yep. Simple Math. And persistence. Congrats and great work!!
Dr MoBYU
5/17/20 9:28am
Do you drink zero calorie beverages? I get the math but does it still work while
Von Cougarschnauzer
5/17/20 9:31am
I drink an embarrassing amount of Diet Coke. It hasn’t hurt me at all.
Samsonite
5/17/20 9:32am
Praise the Lard!
Von Cougarschnauzer
5/17/20 9:47am
I lost 45 pds and drank diet soda daily fwiw
kolob32
5/17/20 9:32am
I drink more Diet Coke when I’m trying to lose weight. Helps me fill hunger/boredom with no calories.
TCuz
5/17/20 9:34am
Great tips. I dropped 100 lbs. two years ago and then gained 20 lbs. last year
wiscougarfan
5/17/20 9:40am
#winning. That’s awesome.
Sandstone Cougar
5/17/20 12:14pm
Im exhausted after reading your post and have not eaten in 3 min diet started
germ1
5/17/20 10:13am
IMO, you have #1 backwards-low calorie dieting works because it limits the carbs
Mises
5/17/20 10:35am
Everyone is different. Keep in mind the multiple professors who have gone on high carb junk food diets and lost weight &
RUNBYU1
5/17/20 10:54am
I don't think I've seen those examples.
Mises
5/17/20 11:07am
Look up the Twinkie diet.
yellowboy
5/17/20 11:17am
I think you need to consider this from an evolutionary standpoint: our bodies are excellent reservoirs for carbs
SJS
5/17/20 11:03am
Right. Human history has been carb loading in summer, ketosis in winter.
Mises
5/17/20 11:08am
It also doesn't help that we evolved preferences for food high in carbohydrates so we could take advantage of those rare
durandal
5/17/20 11:09am
And here we go off the rails, it's not complicated, its calories in and calories
kolob32
5/17/20 11:43am
Right. Different things may change your metabolism, which would inherently
cougaman
5/17/20 1:15pm
Because it is complicated. I know lots of people (more often women than men) that consume far less calories than should
Rhino84
5/18/20 8:45am
type 1 diabetes is a horrible example as it isn't caused by being overweight,
kolob32
5/18/20 10:51am
All you're saying in this post is that "calories out" is hard to figure out, and
Jay Rick
5/18/20 11:41am
I completely disagree. It is calories in, calories out. That’s it. It’s simple.
Sandstone Cougar
5/17/20 12:13pm
Sorry, it's not. Our bodies are quite complex.
Mises
5/17/20 12:18pm
Thr complexity of human bodies is not evidence against calories in/out.
Byron McNertney
5/17/20 12:38pm
True, but the scientific evidence is.
Mises
5/17/20 2:25pm
The Dept of HHS and USDA completes a meta-analysis every five years
BYU'01
5/17/20 6:10pm
Agree to disagree
BYUCougarsFan
5/17/20 1:05pm
Well, it worked for me! You do you, man.
Samsonite
5/17/20 2:27pm
Awesome
byu1
5/17/20 11:41am
“what worked was eating the foods I love in smaller portions”. Nailed it! Same here. Sustainable. Easy. My wife has a
RUNBYU1
5/17/20 12:16pm
Congrats!
keithcoug
5/17/20 12:19pm
Congrats on your weight loss. Good job!
DizzyDean
5/17/20 12:24pm
Congrats we did rotc at the same time. Assuming you went to BYU we know each
pilot17
5/17/20 12:44pm
It does get harder as you get older. I was able to lose the weight with small
LaserCoug
5/17/20 1:23pm
The one thing that’s helped me is that continuous exercise helps keep metabolism
Idahofallsblue
5/17/20 1:59pm
Exercise also suppresses appetite
CardiacCoug
5/17/20 2:14pm
My appetite goes way up when I’ve been riding
SJS
5/17/20 2:19pm
But a couple hours later aren't you hungry? I find that a hard morning ride will mean I'm hungry all day long.
kccougar
5/18/20 8:58am
This is most likely due to the natural decline of muscle composition as you age.
ldssdl
5/18/20 10:12am
I'd agree with that but it also seems that my body responds differently to
LaserCoug
5/18/20 11:42am
Awesome!
RockyBalboa
5/17/20 1:33pm
Great post. Thanks for taking time to share.
UNLVcougar
5/17/20 2:26pm
Great post. Thanks for sharing.
valleus
5/17/20 2:29pm
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