I'll admit that I'm not in the best shape of my life, but that doesn't give you the right to call me fat! I prefer to be called extraordinarily robust!!!:grin: Don't open spoiler! Spoiler ............... ............... ...............
When I lived in Houston during the 90s, I gained a ton of weight. It was always too hot to go outside and be active.
If I was even a few pounds overweight, a fast food joint is the last place you would ever see me at. It just boggles my mind at how many overweight people I see when I make the occasional trip to a local burger place (about 3 times a month). It's even more amazing that they order a 'Diet Coke' like that's supposed to keep the pounds down or help them lose weight. A big LOL everytiime I see that.
This. Taco Bell, McDonalds, and China Star across Bauer at UH. Did you know you could get fried rice for only a dollar? I don't know if they still do that, but it worked years ago.
My first step from going from 250 down to my current 175 was switching to diet cokes. No change in diet or exercise just switching to diet drinks dropped 20-25 pounds rather quickly for me and was the catalyst that motivated me to do more and more to get to where I am at now. So while I kinda see what you are getting at and probably know the kind of people you are referring to, for some that diet coke is a big step in the right direction.
This. And this just killed it for me. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/12/coca-cola-soda-death/1912491/
Yeah, this is possible if you have a normal diet. If you eat a lot of junk and fast food, a diet coke won't help you.
I'm 5'10 and 170 pounds. 18 years old. Used to weigh 190.. Like 6 months ago.. still have a gut tho (how do i lose that).. And I'm in the great city of Houston.
Sounds like your the type that gains weight quickly if you stop working out. You're only 18. I suggest you start now, eating decently (with few guilty indulgences here and there) and exercise at the moderately (at the minimum) but regularly. That way you'll maintain decent fitness and you're not 50 pounds heavier in ten years when your metabolism slows down. Its much easier to "maintain" and than "get in shape". Once you get that gut its hard to get rid of.
I eat fast food all the time and I have like a 30-31in waist. Fast food is not going to make you fat. Eating too much will.
I live in Canada. Before I went to the US I tought it was a ''myth'' that Americans were fat. When I went to Jersey and New York, I figured out it wasn't a myth.
And that's how I got fat during college. Living on campus, I'd use my meal plan a lot at the places that served burgers and pizza. When I moved off campus I'd often be too lazy to cook and eat at Jack in the Crack and Domino's way too often. I gained 30 pounds in 3 years. I remember that when I quit Dr. Pepper, I lost 5 pounds almost immediately. If you already drink a lot of soda, switching to diet soda can make a big difference in calories. At one point I was drinking 5-6 DP's a day. That's 900 calories a day. Just dropping those would equate to almost 2 pounds a week. It's a good first step, but it's only a step because diet soda really isn't all that good for you either. And the problem is that a lot of people don't really change their diets past that, which is why you see people at Whataburger ordering a Chop House Cheddar Burger with a Diet Coke.
I've always been kind of big for my age. This year I decided that it was enough. I started eating before 8pm and ate in the morning a lot. It's hard because Paki food is fattening so I work twice as hard. I haven't worked out for 3 weeks because of school but I do cardio 2 Times a week at least for 2-3 hrs. I'm trying to lose my gut now. I think my metabolism got better than it used to be before.
I don't drink a lot of soda, but when I do, it's always diet soda even when I'm "porking out" as my wife calls it. Regular soda is too sweet for me. I dropped almost 40 pounds several years ago by eating healthy 6 days a week and having 1 "pork out" day a week. I've kept it off for about 3 or 4 years now by making that plan a lifestyle instead of a diet.
You said the key word. Lifestyle change is important when it comes to staying healthy. As for the other posters here talking about their weight struggles, I know how you feel. I was over 325 pounds at one point in my life. I'm 6' and to have that much weight isn't a good thing. I have always struggled with weight but I did not want to die at an early age. I can report today that I currently weight 179 pounds. I had to make a lifestyle change and it starts on what you actually eat. You don't have to be a workout buff to lose weight. It starts with your diet.
It's all about life style. Alot of Americans just plain stupid when it comes down to eating and living healthy because of a lack of education and government concern. Period. Also, this is the country that gave the world Tony Horton lest we forget.
THIS is key. You won't see permanent change unless you make LIFESTYLE change. If you revert back to your old ways, you'll lose all that hard work you put in, and be back where you started.
