Damn losing weight is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do in life brehs

[areohbee824]

It is very difficult but you can do it. You gotta be locked in, strong and be willing to put the work in. Don't let off

 

[Mindfield333]

OP, eat more satiating but healthy foods like sweet potatoes, oatmeal & brown rice. You’ll feel fuller on less cals as well as drinking a lot of water .

 

[CW_1991]

I would suggest keto if you're largely overweight. But it can jack up your immune system in a way to where you might blow up again if you suddenly start eating a lot after losing weight from it.

Just download myfitnesspal, plug in your info and track your calories. Every week if you don't lose weight drop an additional 100 calories in carbs and start again. Lift weights and use progressive overload. Get at least seven or eight hours sleep every night

Spread your meals out in a way to where you eat like three or four times a day.

Don't half ass or cheat yourself. Be consistent and honest with the commitment. This shyt can't be a chore.

 

[Son Goku]

I just can’t follow thru…currently at 316 lbs.

Don't know the weight loss struggle as I'm #TeamLanky #TeamEcto but gaining good weight for scrawny dudes isn't easy either.

Reaching legit fitness goals won't be easy either way; if it was easy, everyone would do it.

Good luck OP.

 

[AQz]

I am convinced the biggest thing you need to do start religiously tracking your calorie intake.

A lot of times the meals aren’t bad, but that handful of nuts, chips, etc you grab throughout the day add up. The same for drinks.

At 316 I’d set a goal of making it to 315. You can do that quick if you’re serious and the small win will give you some motivation. From there set goals in 5 pound increments. Shoot for a bunch of small wins.

 

[Champ_KW]

Get your mind right. Make your environment match the outcome you want. Consume yourself with reading up on healthy things, watch workout videos, ACTUALLY WRITE your workouts down so you can hold yourself accountable and visually see where you're bullshytting, and don't let it be your only utilization of self discipline in your life. Challenge yourself to start getting up early, pick up a book, make your bed....just start doing other things to tame that wild animal called the "mind". Not only will your physique change, but your life will change along with it.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

OP, eat more satiating but healthy foods like sweet potatoes, oatmeal & brown rice. You’ll feel fuller on less cals as well as drinking a lot of water .

This is e cheat code if you cook it right. I can eat a whole large pizza solo but a one sweet potato will keep me full for a while day (oh my god )

Also OP, at your weight I'd try to do an hour on the elliptical every day. You'll probably be burning 10-20 lbs a month doing that.

Come back and see me once you plateau so we can get you on a HiiT cardio regimen.

 

[Son Goku]

I can eat a whole large pizza solo but a one sweet potato will keep me full for a while day (oh my god )

 

[Unolove]

I lost a hundred pounds in 2 years in high school it’s all diet

just eat three square meals and workout three days a week

 

[Son Goku]

I lost a hundred pounds in 2 years in high school it’s all diet

just eat three square meals and workout three days a week

Congrats on making a change.


But if OP is 316 pounds and not playing OLine he can definitely be doing more than just working out three times a week.


Edit: Saw some big folks just joined the gym. We'll see if they stay.

 

[psiko]

Don't try to go super hard on the healthy eating at first. If you're drinking soda swap to coke zero or something. Easy cut of like 1k calories if you drink a few cans a day.
Try to reduce serving sizes by like 10% if you make your own food. Drop down a size if you're eating out like a medium fry vs a large, single cheeseburger vs a double.
Once you get that down try subbing foods out for lighter options one at a time door something healthier like plain white rice instead of fried. It's small shyt, but all the small stuff adds up. Anyone can eat like Rocky Balboa for a week and quit, going super clean will burn you out and get you frustrated if you aren't used to it.

 

[Koba St]

If it was easy we would all be walking around with six packs and swole arms. It’s tough as fukk and most people don’t have the discipline to eat boring healthy foods everyday and dump the pizza and chicken wings

 

[The ADD]

I just can’t follow thru…currently at 316 lbs.

Been in a similar situation and changed my entire life around in my mid-30s. Happy to help if you provide more background on where you struggle and what you have been doing to improve.

 

[eastside313]

only because you have to wade through the mine field of bullshyt that is the fitness/nutrtition industry ;

we all go through it starting out,

Intermittent fasting and going Plant-Based are the best ways to induce a caloric deficit.

with I.F. , your ability to put away large amounts of food will diminish

with plant based, you ensure not only do you keep your calories (Fat) low, but that you're stuffed to the gills as well.

I've had days where I probably only got 1300 calories between two Vegan burritos +LRG Smoothie, but was stuffed like a MF, aboslutely repulsed by the thought of eating afterwards.

Pay Day I , I say fukk it and splurge on a pizza or some shyt. I dont beat myself up over it, I make peace with it and get right back on track with my next meal...if there's a next meal.

If you're not feeling full on your eating plan, you will not adhere to it long term or even short-term for that matter.

fatloss doesnt have to be hard my G

you just have to unlearn some of the stupid shyt that gets pushed in mainstream media

I.F. Will have you wondering are you eating enough but feeling stuffed at the same time.

 

[September]

Don't try to go super hard on the healthy eating at first. If you're drinking soda swap to coke zero or something. Easy cut of like 1k calories if you drink a few cans a day.
Try to reduce serving sizes by like 10% if you make your own food. Drop down a size if you're eating out like a medium fry vs a large, single cheeseburger vs a double.
Once you get that down try subbing foods out for lighter options one at a time door something healthier like plain white rice instead of fried. It's small shyt, but all the small stuff adds up. Anyone can eat like Rocky Balboa for a week and quit, going super clean will burn you out and get you frustrated if you aren't used to it.

This is the best advice in this thread.

Everything else is obvious but overwhelming for anyone. “eat in a caloric deficit and go to the gym”. Well duh.

It’s cliche but it truly is mostly what you eat. If you eat like shyt, intense workouts will just add on issues. Really focus your energy on what you eat first. And if you really feel the need to exercise but you’re not active, just walk.

Walk 30 mins 2 times the first week. That’s doable, right? Then 30 mins 3x the second week. Maybe by that third week, you’re up to 3x a week; 1 hr one day, 30 mins 2 days. So on and so forth. Maybe week 4 you’re tired. That’s fine- just go back to 30 mins, 2x a week. This serves a few purposes - creating small goals and achieving them paves a smoother path to your end goal. Also, it’s not just that you’ll get used to becoming more active in general, but walking is a really underrated cardio workout. I’ve seen fit people (able bodied and disabled) who have completely transformed their bodies just by walking.

Combined with making the minor adjustments mentioned to your diet, your progress might surprise you.

If you stay committed and take it slow, you’ll naturally move into more intense workouts to reach your moving goals.