Great thread!

I weight train like a fiend, my main challenges are trying to remember to eat regularly (I can go entire days and not feel hungry at all, it's annoying) and to sleep enough (night person + too much caffeine most of the time + game addict all don't help).

Since I've moved I've been alternating between running and weight lifting 5-6 times a week (light weight lifting at any rate). I already ate veggies and fruit but not enough so I bought a juicer and have been doing that for breakfast since this weekend. The summer sun is making it nice to be out, I tend to walk the mile to the store and another mile back.

I don't know if I ever used food as an emotional crutch but I have caught myself stress eating, screw that (you eat crap and eat too much).

My ideal weight is 175-185 depending on how much muscle I decide to carry around, I suspect it'll take awhile to get there (should be before the end of the year though).

I might go gluten free, people in my family tend to have issues with it and I don't seem to be an exception. I'll likely switch to vegetarian/vegan diet for most of the week and just have the steak or fish type meal twice a week.

I have helped a few friends lose weight using a simple if extremely boring system. It involves no exercise so you won't get a sixpack, but it's a start.

A kilogram (or about 2lbs) of fat contains around 9000 calories, so you'd have to shave about 1300 calories of your daily intake to lose that. Eat normally for a week and calculate how much you take in every day. Then replace the worst of it with a similar amount of something that contains less calories until you have reduced your daily intake by the desired amount.

It requires a lot of boring mathematics, but that's why it works.

Last time I needed to lose weight, I lost 30 lbs., simply by not snacking between meals, drinking tea and getting enough shut eye. The next 30lbs required a bit of work, but weren't really that tough.

Most of the time folks struggle because they're focusing on things that aren't having much of an impact on them. Calories are calories, but frequently there's something else complicating it.

Anyone here have a fitocracy account?

Thanks to those who thought this was a good idea for a thread. :)

My wonky scale says I'm down to 185 now, so at least 10 lbs to go. Preferably 20, though! The best thing I can do, and right now the hardest, is to avoid eating after 9 pm. That's probably true, but they don't require any extra equipment and are easier on me than sit-ups. My dad (no fitness guru, but I value his opinion) advised me to move my head at least 6 inches off the ground, so that's what I try to do. It hasn't been major, but if I suck in my gut (lol) I /can/ see some improvement; I'm trying to focus more on losing body fat with an intake of >1700 calories or so.

No, but it does look interesting. I'd probably join if I had an invite and If a pseudonym is fine.

pm me your email i have some invites

What exactly are you eating? IMO and experience, what foods you're eating and when can be much more important and effective than just "calories in and out".

I installed doorway pullup bar and is very strong.

Is require no drilling etc, is sit just using leverage but can install using brackets if not confident.

Very fun item, if lift knees to chest while hanging is also abdominal workout.

Also just in case people wondering, stomach exercise will not help lose stomach fat, only diet and exercise will work.

I've wanted one of those for a long time, unfortunately, I can't find any that will actually fit the available doors. They all require wider doors than my house has or proper trim, none of which are present in the same door.

It's unfortunate because chin ups are a really good exercise to do.

I'm actually a vegetarian. I don't get out and eat a whole lotta fast food, either. As I may have already mentioned, my main problem is getting out and exercising, and keeping myself from eating /too/ much of what I think is reasonably healthy food. Playing games keeps me occupied.

That's why I went back to eating meat. It's really hard getting enough calories for somebody as large as I am without the meat. Even worse is when I'm exercising and need that many more calories just to subsist. There's a reason why you don't see very many 200lbs+ vegetarians or vegans out there.

I'd pretty much have to force feed myself to get enough calories.

Fair enough. It's not for everybody, but afaik you can avoid quite a few health issues (heart disease, high cholesterol, etc.) by avoiding meat. Of course, moderation is also important.