How yall stay on a diet?

[phcitywarrior]

At a certain point, you'll get to a stage where you gotta ask yourself:

Do I want to be in shape and get all of the benefits of it or do I want to eat tasty foods? I read something somewhere that resonated with me "Nothing tastes as good as being in shape"

Bro, I'm 23 as well. The best time to have lost the weight you needed was yesterday but that isn't the case. Don't let your 20's go past you all because you don't wanna eat healthy foods.

Like posters above me said: Plan ahead and meal prep. Also, find a way to treat your self every now and then.

I cannot stress how beneficial meal prep is. When I'm on point with my eating it's because I meal prep. On Sunday I'll prep 4 different recipes for the week. Two recipes for lunch and another two for dinner. Usually I'll do M-Th then I'll eat out for dinner on Friday but skip lunch on Friday as well.

First couple weeks are tough but eventually you'll get into the hang of things. Best part is this, as you go longer and longer into it, the moment you backslide you're body will let you know.

If I were to eat something at McDonalds even before I leave the parking lot I'll be getting gas and my stomach gonna be hollering.

Start now. 50 lbs is a lot but look at it in 5 lbs chunks. If you're serious you can probably knock out 20 lbs by the end of 2018. I imagine once that 20 goes you'll get more motivated to keep pushing on.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Weight loss is an equation of 2 variables.... food calories and activity. I agree that you can only drop calories so low and eat clean so much.... you need to get more active. An hour of cardio every day will get the weight falling off easily.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Weight loss is an equation of 2 variables.... food calories and activity. I agree that you can only drop calories so low and eat clean so much.... you need to get more active. An hour of cardio every day will get the weight falling off easily.

This as well. OP said he's 23, I'd say find a sport you like to play that gets you very good cardio. I'm a soccer junkie. If I could play 8 times a week I would. Right now I'm playing 4 times a week and my weight is melting off. Diet is like 7/10.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Be disciplined

Simple replace all the bullshyt you are eating with healthier options. Continue building a recipe catalog

Begin meal prepping, learn to enjoy cooking. I cook twice a week, 2-3 hours 1 day and 1 hour another day.

Don't you love when someone asks for advice but refuses to listen?

Outside of @GinaThatAintNoDamnPuppy! & @phcitywarrior none of this shyt has been helpful advice

 

[Spliff]

Outside of @GinaThatAintNoDamnPuppy! & @phcitywarrior none of this shyt has been helpful advice

He got the answer to his problem (taste, variety) within two posts but carried on with "No, no. That's impossible. I can't do it. Chicken and rice!"

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

This as well. OP said he's 23, I'd say find a sport you like to play that gets you very good cardio. I'm a soccer junkie. If I could play 8 times a week I would. Right now I'm playing 4 times a week and my weight is melting off. Diet is like 7/10.

Definitely. This was the first year I had a shytty cut and I realized a few things. Biggie being I only get active during cutting season and was focusing too much on lifting and not enough on having fun. So I'm still gonna lift, but I'm gonna mix in other shyt I enjoy like biking and swimming too.

So whoever said it's a lifestyle change is right. Diet is a big part of it but it will be a lot easier and more enjoyable if you find some shyt to do that is fun and keeps you active. I honestly feel like if that's a priority everything else will come easy. Back when I was commuting to work by bike I'd get lean by accident just because I had that much room with calories to play with.

 

[TDOT4LIFE]

I've been trying to lose weight for over 2 years. Lost a lil then I gain it back.

It is so hard to eat healthy because all healthy food taste like shyt and gets so boring, I also tried counting calories, but it gets hard because good foods usually have high calories and are less filling.

Imma have to do either one of these two, but can't decide which one. I need something long term, and I honestly can't eat chicken and rice every single day forever, I also can't eat fast food all the time either.

This probably take 5 months to a year of doing this constantly to lose like 40-50 pounds.

Just wanted yall opinions.

Have you thought about trying intermittent fasting. You could try this and dial down the unhealthy meals little by little.

 

[Swirv]

You have to make the decision to do better for your health and stay true to it.

 

[Balla]

The funny thing is is that I don't eat many meals.

I do have big dinners tho.

Like I'll eat a light breakfast and then for dinner I'll eat chipotle or something.

I actually maintain weight, I only gained weight because I was with a chick and all she wanted to do was eat out, and it came out of nowhere.

For the past few years I've been the same exact weight, I didn't gain much, just not losing a lot.

If I'm eating fast food it's like one a day, I'm not eating it for 3 meals.

I only eat like 2 meals a day. I think I just have to work out a lot more, and still cut out the fast food.

Could you give me an example of intermittent fasting you think I should do.

Have you thought about trying intermittent fasting. You could try this and dial down the unhealthy meals little by little.

 

[born of fire]

"Nothing tastes as good as being in shape"

this is true also. food is good, but that little bit of pleasure you get from eating like crap immediately disappears and turns to self loathing after i'm finished. the flavors are never worth the extra calories and potential weight gain

 

[TDOT4LIFE]

The funny thing is is that I don't eat many meals.

I do have big dinners tho.

Like I'll eat a light breakfast and then for dinner I'll eat chipotle or something.

I actually maintain weight, I only gained weight because I was with a chick and all she wanted to do was eat out, and it came out of nowhere.

For the past few years I've been the same exact weight, I didn't gain much, just not losing a lot.

If I'm eating fast food it's like one a day, I'm not eating it for 3 meals.

I only eat like 2 meals a day. I think I just have to work out a lot more, and still cut out the fast food.

Could you give me an example of intermittent fasting you think I should do.

I try to do this 5-6 times a week. I stop eating/drinking ( other than water) around 9pm at night until 2pm the next day. So i'm fasted for 16hrs and then have a 8 hr window to eat. If i'm going to eat unhealthy i try to eat it earlier in the day as possible but that's not always possible. Also try not to go to sleep right after eating.

Everything is a habit and it will take time for you to reach your goals.

 

[Balla]

I do feel the same way after I eat something bad.

this is true also. food is good, but that little bit of pleasure you get from eating like crap immediately disappears and turns to self loathing after i'm finished. the flavors are never worth the extra calories and potential weight gain

 

[MMA]

Outside of @GinaThatAintNoDamnPuppy! & @phcitywarrior none of this shyt has been helpful advice

How? He said he is tired of eating bland food, he needs to stop thinking he can't eat other forms of food it just needs to be done in moderation and cooked in healthier ways oppose to unhealthy form of cooking.
Instead of using frying - bake
Boil, Grill

 

[itsyoung!!]

Try low carb diet... can eat fish/shrimp/seafood, steak, ribs, chicken, roast beef, etc... stay away from bread/fries/potatoes/and the food you hate most -- rice... foods like that.. No soda, alcohol, etc except on cheat days.

use performx thermogenics or another appetite suppressing supplement while you adjust to the new diet to aid with cravings

drink a lot of water.

a lot.

A LOT.

Water helps suppress appetite as well once you start getting past that half gallon/gallon level.

Use a cheat day like Saturday ( a day you would usually go out ) so you can still enjoy life.

if you still get snacking cravings -- a lot of times we eat because we are bored. Eat sun flower seeds (mentally you will think you are eating something) or beef jerky (not slim jims real beef jerky )

you'll shred pounds off within weeks

"well you gain it all back" not true at all unless you just completely splurge on high carb meals again. Even then it'll take months to gain the weight back.

The goal is it'll remove your fat/stomach and then from there its up to you to find a middle balance of the foods you enjoy and the diet. If you picked up cardio during this time period itll also make the weight loss quicker + once you are done with the diet, the cardio + middle ground eating will maintain or near maintain your weight loss

 

[Balla]

Basically keto? How long you think it'll take me to lose my gut?

I wanna lose this gut as fast as possible, then after that I'll do a different diet.

Try low carb diet... can eat fish/shrimp/seafood, steak, ribs, chicken, roast beef, etc... stay away from bread/fries/potatoes/and the food you hate most -- rice... foods like that.. No soda, alcohol, etc except on cheat days.

use performx thermogenics or another appetite suppressing supplement while you adjust to the new diet to aid with cravings

drink a lot of water.

a lot.

A LOT.

Water helps suppress appetite as well once you start getting past that half gallon/gallon level.

Use a cheat day like Saturday ( a day you would usually go out ) so you can still enjoy life.

if you still get snacking cravings -- a lot of times we eat because we are bored. Eat sun flower seeds (mentally you will think you are eating something) or beef jerky (not slim jims real beef jerky )

you'll shred pounds off within weeks

"well you gain it all back" not true at all unless you just completely splurge on high carb meals again. Even then it'll take months to gain the weight back.

The goal is it'll remove your fat/stomach and then from there its up to you to find a middle balance of the foods you enjoy and the diet. If you picked up cardio during this time period itll also make the weight loss quicker + once you are done with the diet, the cardio + middle ground eating will maintain or near maintain your weight loss