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Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by Goladus »

freax wrote: post #56

First off, I wouldn't recommend a high-protein, low carb diet. It's very hard on your internal organs. Kidney problems abound from all the protein waste processing. There are are some extremely effective substances you can use but they are a bit harder to get. Clenbuterol will shed pounds like crazy but it's not something to stay on long-term. So plan to maintain your weight after you have help losing it. Human Growt…

Best recommendations I have seen yet. There are a number of ways to reduce stress level (exercise among them) but keeping stress low was extremely beneficial for me. In fact I suspect if you were to track my stress levels and body fat % over the last 10 years you'd find a pretty strong correlation.

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by pskomoroch »

Here was my plan: http://www.datawrangling.com/hidden-video-courses-in-math-sc...

Watched videos on the archos while doing cardio at the gym...Add regular weightlifting where the weight increases over time (just find a program you like from one of the usual muscle mags from the newstands)... and be sure to do cardio with alternating sprints/jogs along with watching your diet. If you are new to lifting, or haven't much before then take it slow and make sure you use good form to avoid injury.

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by dirtae »

I lost about 40 pounds two years ago. Here was my method for doing it: http://uncledirtae.com/blog/archives/2006/02/08/how_to_lose_...

I think a big part of losing weight (and keeping it off) is changing your routines. Thus, if you want to lose weight, you might also try changing other aspects of your life at the same time (e.g., moving to a new city or starting a new job).

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by jward »

I've dropped 60lbs over the last year and over half of that was within the first two months. All I did was be mindful of my weight and convince myself that losing it was important. From there I just stopped eating as much crap and bought an exercise bike and made a simple rule. If I'm not watching tv / movies with friends, I'm on my bike.

As a note of interest, if you do nothing but watch all the star trek episodes and ride an exercise bike with minimal effort you will end up burning over 50 fat-lbs worth of calories. I still haven't made it through the first series I picked yet ;)

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by kingkongrevenge »

WilliamLP wrote: post #36
scott_s wrote: post #17

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Your math doesn't work because it's not that simple. The effects of exercise - strength training or cardio - do not stop once you stop. Your metabolism is raised for hours after, and your body has to start repairing itself. Also, please note there is more to exercise than cardio.

Go look at the actual research about raised metabolism after training, and about the increase with more muscle mass. You'll find it's actually pretty tiny. However, excercise does have other effects, possibly including reducing cravings and changing hormone levels and maybe (over the long term) gene expression.

> Go look at the actual research

I can and have lost eight pounds (not water) in three days. I could do it right now. I call BS on whatever research.

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by kingkongrevenge »

dejb wrote: post #26
ejs wrote: post #14

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From someone who exercises a good amount (usually 5-6 days a week for 1-2 hours at a time) I never really believe in exercise for weight loss. The math just doesnt work out, go and run hardcore for about 3 miles at 250 lbs bodyweight and you are looking at burning about 500 calories. While thats a good amount its the same as maybe 2 bottles of soda. Its a lot easier to cut out 100 calories from 5 meals then to run 3…

I think that many people who over-eat because of 'nervous energy' and the calming effect of moderate exercise can help these people eat less. Also as far as I understand it, exercise raises your metabolism for a considerable period (maybe even days). And of course any extra muscle mass developed through exercise will also increase metabolism. So I think you may be underestimating the impact of exercise on weight. I c…

It's more than just metabolism. Slow twitch exercise like distance running and cycling causes your body to shed weight in excess of calories metabolized. Your body says "Hey, I seem to be carrying this extra weight around long distances. Better get rid of it as an efficiency measure."

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by kingkongrevenge »

tokipin wrote: post #46
ejs wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From someone who exercises a good amount (usually 5-6 days a week for 1-2 hours at a time) I never really believe in exercise for weight loss. The math just doesnt work out, go and run hardcore for about 3 miles at 250 lbs bodyweight and you are looking at burning about 500 calories. While thats a good amount its the same as maybe 2 bottles of soda. Its a lot easier to cut out 100 calories from 5 meals then to run 3…

i remember in high school i was quite chubby. i was a good runner, too, and ran at least every-other day, and did other exercise. but i didn't lose weight. it wasn't until i stopped eating large servings of delicious burritos & hot dogs that i lost a lot of weight so yea, at least in my case, exercise doesn't do much for weight. re: stress though, that's a different issue

> i was quite chubby. i was a good runner, too

Sure you were.

Re: Ask YC: How do you lose weight?

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Post by kingnothing »

kingkongrevenge wrote: post #117
WilliamLP wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go look at the actual research about raised metabolism after training, and about the increase with more muscle mass. You'll find it's actually pretty tiny. However, excercise does have other effects, possibly including reducing cravings and changing hormone levels and maybe (over the long term) gene expression.

> Go look at the actual research I can and have lost eight pounds (not water) in three days. I could do it right now. I call BS on whatever research.

I'm not going to say you haven't lost eight pounds in three days, but I will say that most of that was water weight and the rest was probably muscle.

A pound of fat is roughly 3500 calories. In order to lose eight pounds of fat in three days, you would have had to induce a caloric deficit of over 9000 calories per day.

A note to everyone: The most weight you can healthily lose is about two pounds per week. More than that and you're going to start losing a measurable amount of muscle mass. The exception is when you first start out exercising and eating properly, but that should only last for a couple of weeks.

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