re: I got woke on my fat problem.

No cheat meals?

Good thread. I'm happy for you.

I've been pretty good with handling my weight, but ever since the pandemic it's hard for me to give a frick so I'm now up to 213 lbs. Threads like this are what I need to wake up and start eating better and working out again.

Thanks.

Congrats man, great accomplishment.

Best of luck.

The carnivore diet is by far the beat and most effective diet I’ve ever done. Never regret cutting now.

Congrats! I’m in a similar boat. 39 years old, 6’ and I was up to 240. I’ve made 4 big changes that are making a difference for me;

1- bought a squat rack and I’m doing 5x5 plus some kettlebell stuff 3x per week

2- started jiu jitsu, class 2x per week

3- started walking with a buddy at work. It’s shocking how much you can get in if you walk a few laps every couple hours (4 miles per day usually)

4- stopped eating big dinners. Keep it to a very small portion, or ideally a protein shake replacement.

With those changes im down 11 lbs in about a month. Some jeans I recently bought are already loose.

quote:

---

stopped eating big dinners

---

This one change brought me several benefits. Besides losing weight, I sleep much better when I’m not digesting a big meal. I don’t wake up feeling bloated. Most days, I eat lunch between 1 and 2 and try to hold off on eating anything until 9am or so. Coffee + butter/cream gets me through my morning workout.

However, it’s not so easy to do if you are married or in a relationship and your partner isn’t on board.

quote:

---

if you have coscto membership, they have a kirkland brand brown rice and quinoa that comes in a microwavable bag. its really healthy and takes 2 minutes. we add it to a to of stuff.

---

I’m probably only 15ish lbs overweight at 5’10” 180-185 but once I hit 195 I started altering small stuff, and my mom introduced me to those things. they’re awesome. substituting that in for your dinner filler is super easy and I cut 10 lbs in like a month without doing anything else different

Good for you! That is quite an accomplishment.

Awesome job!

For those of you looking for more pointers, I'll tell you what I did. When the pandemic first started I was hovering around 183 lbs at a height of 5 feet, 9 inches. When I decided I wanted to lose the dad bod and become a bit more lean, this is how I did it:

Breakfast: two sausage, egg, and cheese burritos with a black coffee from McDonald's
Lunch: A 330 calorie sub sandwich from the local grocery store
Dinner: A foot-long Club or Turkey from Subway

On top of that, I drank more water and walked 4 1/2-5 1/4 miles per day six days a week. In September or so I started to jog and am now running two miles in less than 13 minutes on the treadmill.

I am now hovering between 150-155 lbs and am maintaining that weight quite effectively, cheat days included. When I'm allowed to go back to the gym (I'm in the military), I'm going to get myself a personal trainer and start building up muscle. I have the makings of a pretty awesome six pack and don't want that opportunity to go by.

If you’re the type that gets a little obsessive about things, a Fitbit and 10k steps has always been a good kickstarter for me.

Gets you active, which tends to help you eat better.

I realize it’s pretty gimmicky, but it does the trick.