re: Advice Needed: Dr wants me to drop 20 pounds

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Yeah, if you’re Darren sproles maybe

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I'm 5'-7" and currently 194lbs and 14.3% BF. And my diet isnt great. I don't eat fast food, and I try to stay away from sweets, but I give in from time to time, and I enjoy beer and whisky a couple nights a week. If I gave up the booze and brownies and changed nothing else, I could prolly be down to 12% BF.

Just because you're 5'-3" and 140lbs, doesn't mean other regular people don't have actual muscle mass.

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I'm 5'-7" and currently 194lbs and 14.3% BF. And my diet isnt great. I don't eat fast food, and I try to stay away from sweets, but I give in from time to time, and I enjoy beer and whisky a couple nights a week. If I gave up the booze and brownies and changed nothing else, I could prolly be down to 12% BF.

Just because you're 5'-3" and 140lbs, doesn't mean other regular people don't have actual muscle mass.

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to be fair, you are the exception. I mean i hate taking up for mingo but 99% of the time, his assumption on that would be right, including this case as the guy said he has never lifted before.


its kind of like the BMI arguements on the OT......they always try and claim it doesnt apply to them and bring up people like you....well you are the rare exception

if only 8% of people perform any type of resistance training in the US twice or more weekly.....how many do you really think have lfiting long enough, consistant enough and hard enough to build the kind of muscle that skews something like BMI? answer is not many

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to be fair, you are the exception

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Flattery will get you everywhere, sir


And you Lil Mingo:

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little dork

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I'm obviously not little

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You look like a fire hydrant

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I mean, kinda. Better than being built like a woman, though...

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i mean to be fair......pot meet kettle

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I don’t look like discount Mike Isreatel

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Mike Isreatel

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speaking of.....is it possible for this mother fricker to look any worse? What about his wife? :puke: :puke:.

like seriously...how does one get to where they look like that?

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speaking of.....is it possible for this mother fricker to look any worse? What about his wife? :puke: :puke:.

like seriously...how does one get to where they look like that?

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I know that it's not right of me to do so, but when it comes to him, I can't help but judge a book by its cover. I saw where he was arguing with some fitness "influencer" (whose name I don't remember) about not doing cardio after lifting.

Now this "influencer" had an incredible physique, and my mind immediately went to "well, am I going to follow the advice of someone who is muscular and lean and looks to have a body that's pretty close to a Greek statute, or someone who looks like a deformed toad."

I was 6’ and 218 pounds April 2024. I’ve dropped 40 pounds and have kept it off. I’ve maintained this weight for 6 months now.

My advice, and how I did it and continue to maintain it, is to weight train 3 times a week and run/walk at least 3 times a week. For the diet, I don’t feel like I’m dieting since I don’t count calories or carbs. I just cut out fast food, and I cut out most carbs. I just choose healthier options but still eat and feel full.

For instance, I rarely eat bread. I’ve switched to keto friendly wraps for my sandwiches. When we eat red beans and rice, I use brown rice. When we eat spaghetti, I use whole grain pasta. I eat a high protein/high fat diet without counting anything. I still have a treat every now and then, and I still have a pour of whiskey almost every night.

You can do it if you make changes to what you eat, and if you stay active.

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When we eat spaghetti, I use whole grain pasta.

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I was introduced to protein pasta last month; I never knew this was a thing. It isn't a TON of protein per serving, I think like 9G per, but I tend to eat at least a serving and a half so about 15G per for me. Can't tell the difference in taste or texture from regular pasta, and if you're looking for ways to help meet protein goals, this can help a little.

I have trouble getting my almost 5 year old little girl to eat any protein with her meals outside of chicken nuggets, but the child loves pasta, so it helps with that too.

Recently, shes grown fond of bacon, and baked/grilled chicken, so shes getting better.

Up until a few months ago, the only home cooked meals she wanted was gumbo or spaghetti

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I'm 5'-8" and 225 lbs. (down from 240). I would kill to be 190.

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I am 5'-9" and 178 lb. Two years ago, I was 251 lb. You will get there, it just takes consistent effort and time.

As for advice for the OP, I track calories using the Lose It app. I track daily and am honest about it. If I sneak a couple of chips from the bag, I add it to the app. If I add soy sauce to a meal, that is 5 calories into the app. Also, once you get use to tracking, you tend to make better diet decisions. Take alcohol for instance. A glass of red wine is around 125 calories. If I know that I will be having a couple of glasses at dinner that night, I know that I need to save trim 250 calories from somewhere else during my day. Also, if I over indulge one day, I know that I need to scale back my calories over the next 2-3 days to balance things out.

When I was in my weight losing phase, I was on a 1800 kcal per day budget and would lose around 2 lb per week. Now, I weight train 4 days per week and have upped my caloric intake to 2500 kcal per day. I still lost 1 lb of fat in the past two weeks.

As many others have noted, prioritizing protein helps so much. Not only does is help to keep you satiated, but forces you to make better food decisions. If you are going to take in 30-40% of calories in protein, you won't be able to stay under your calorie budget by slamming beers and cookies.