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i've waited a good five months or so before making this thread, because i wanted to see the results first. my mother has always been overweight. not super overweight, but i'd say around a good thirty pounds over. never more than that. earlier this year i was visiting my parents over the weekend, and i noticed my mom eating. nothing out of the ordinary. but when i saw her eat, i noticed that she was eating without even realizing it. in other words, not actually engaged in the act of eating. she was talking over the phone with a friend, and between moments of her speaking, she would manage to get in a bite or two before going on another minute-long rant about whatever. after seeing that go on for about ten minutes, and after her conversation was over, i spoke to her and gave her some, what i would consider insight, on how i personally lost weight.

i told her the key to losing weight, at least in my experience, is to focus on what you're eating. by that, i mean if you take your time to focus on what you're eating and treat the act of eating as an adventure and/or experiment, you get a lot more out of eating and you'll realize that you don't need a lot of food, either. when you eat something, say an apple, take a bite and assess whether it's temperature-wise hot or cold, is it mild or spicy, is it hard or soft. when you're biting and chewing the food, what's the texture like? is there an aftertaste? was it sweet or sour? you go through all these mental exercises while eating food, and it becomes much more than just feeding yourself nutrients to continue living. it's fun. the act of eating different foods and noticing differences is interesting. and you can get all that out of just one bite of what you're eating. after one bite, you don't have to continue with another bite right away. give it a minute or two. let your senses clear out then go for another bite. you can then have the same experiences all over again. if you approach eating this way, an entire meal can give you tons of great sensations you never would have noticed before. and in the end, you need way less food and you're more satisfied.

my mother has stuck to this for almost five months, and she has lost more than twenty pounds, but more importantly, has kept it off. i saw my parents this past weekend, and my mother was incredibly lively and happy. anyway, if this helps anyone out there with weight issues, maybe the above will help.
 
Any time people want to lose or gain weight, I tell them to just live like normal but write down everything they eat for 2 weeks......just keep a food journal basically.

Most overweight people are shocked at just how much they are actually eating vs what they believe they were taking in for calories.

Most hard gainers (like when I was into lifting and gaining muscle) are suprised at just how little calories and protein they are getting vs what they beleived they were taking in.

Once you have that list it's pretty easy to remove certain things off the list and cut or add 500 calories a day really easy. That's 3500 calories per week which is 4 pounds a month and a good healthy starting point without much effort.
 
I think mindful eating is the key. Know why you're eating, what you're eating, and how much.

Are you eating because you are hungry or bored? Are you eating whole foods or packaged junk and fast food? Are you eating the right amount for your level of activity. That's really all there is to the situation. After that you know why , what, and how much so then it's about decisions.
 
With the recent talk of how aliens walk among us, the OP's complete dissection of a bite of food makes me believe they really do walk among us! It read like an alien sampling an Earth apple and needing to break it down for their Earth encyclopedia for other aliens to read and subscribe too.

You ain't fooling us Earthlings, OP!!!!!
 
Good advice. It also takes a few minutes for our stomach to send the "Full" signal to our brain. By incorporating pauses in our eating we give that signal time to process before overeating.
 
Lost 45lbs last year.
don't think I took more than 5-8lbs since.

took a break from the boxing gym during summer,
I'm back at it 4x times per week.


I want to be in the best shape of my life for the begining of next year.
Planning on going to Cambodia (and maybe Japan)
I need a beach body for the asian bitches.
 
Any time people want to lose or gain weight, I tell them to just live like normal but write down everything they eat for 2 weeks......just keep a food journal basically.

Most overweight people are shocked at just how much they are actually eating vs what they believe they were taking in for calories.

Most hard gainers (like when I was into lifting and gaining muscle) are suprised at just how little calories and protein they are getting vs what they beleived they were taking in.

Once you have that list it's pretty easy to remove certain things off the list and cut or add 500 calories a day really easy. That's 3500 calories per week which is 4 pounds a month and a good healthy starting point without much effort.
No joke, I did this EXACT thing and dropped from 250 to 190. No diets or anything, just evaluated calories outside of actual meals and dropped what I felt was excessive. Caveat that I was still working out and being pretty active at 250, so yeah, it was bananas how much extra I was consuming without really thinking about it. Even something like cream and sugar in your coffee can add up big time if you drink 2-3 coffees day.
 
Just eat less calories.

Whenever I want to go from lean to super sherdogger level shredded I change my carbs for salad in one of my meals and cut the junk.

Honestly is not that complicated. Might be hard for some but it is not complicated.
 
The 2000 calorie guide is straight bullshit yeah maybe if you weigh tree giddy
.5 calories per pound of bodyweight is good for weight loss especially when combined with intermittent fasting and hiit
 
With the recent talk of how aliens walk among us, the OP's complete dissection of a bite of food makes me believe they really do walk among us! It read like an alien sampling an Earth apple and needing to break it down for their Earth encyclopedia for other aliens to read and subscribe too.

You ain't fooling us Earthlings, OP!!!!!

hahaha! don't tell anyone else.
 
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