Healthy eating and lifestyle

[Halloween Mike]

Long story short i always had fluctuating weight. A few years ago before Covid i got into hardcore diet/training and lost a total of 140 pounds. I was 345 and got to 205. But this was done trough really hard work. For instance i ate the same thing for diner every day, i cut pretty much all sugar, only ate "cheating food" VERY VERY rarely (like a poutine every 2 months maybe) and i kept my drinking at 1 time a week. This was 2019 or so.

Then during the following years i pretty much slowly put back weight. And now i am around 290 with it fluctuation from 1-2 pounds up and down. But i promised myself i would NEVER go over 300 pounds again back then and im very serious on going down again. I look at my comiccon pics and i see how "round" i am compare to what i used to be. Not to mention a bunch of my cool shirts don't even fit me anymore. Basically thats my ultimatum to myself... I need to be under 250 before next comiccon or i won't attend. 1 year to loose 40 pounds (minimum) is doable i think.

That said i don't see myself going back to eat chicken wraps every dinners ... and im tired of eating cottage cheese as much i used to like it.

To be perfectly honest cutting dessert won't be much of an issue. I don't eat that much to begin with. Beside a few ice cream cones (because its summertime and i have a bar laitier right beside) i don't eat much already. Junk food its 50/50 .... i do enjoy a poutine or a burger at the restaurant, but at home i can cut pretty much all of it without issues. So as long as i keep restaurant ocasional, it should be fine.

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

And of course exercising ... well i used to walk a lot when i slimmed down, so i know i will need to walk again.... Im also thinking on replugging my old xbox kinect and playing a dance game or such lol.

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

Is powder stuff really good? Like those supplements you do shake with, would you recommand some? What about vitamins in pills bottles?

After my last weekend i was so "racked" (racker in french, not sure if you can use it in english) but basically just getting up of my chair made me feel my muscle... I didn't played hockey or anything, but i walked a fair share. I know if i drop weight this should improve itself (more you weight, more you carry, more your body work, its logical). But if i could help my body improve/be more solid, it would be nice.

Right now i have no mean to lift weights or do "gym stuff" . But if i could do some exercise wich don't require any and simply re-enforce my body with supplements, it could help?

I did 2 major weight losses in my life, first was in my 20s, second in my 30s, but the more you age, the harder it get. Now is the time or never tough, and this time i need to keep it ... because i don't see myself trying again in my 50s or such...

 

[rando555]

I have been eating boiled/roasted chicken, brown rice, steamed broccoli, oatmeal, blueberries, fat free milk for five months straight now (record is a year straight)

Inner mood:
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[neverbored]

I think any harsh restrictions with comfort based coping will almost always fail. Also, supplements aren't replacements. Your approach almost feels like self-harm vs behavior improvements.

You need to learn to cook brother. Nothing beats fresh ingredients and the freedom to make it to your own taste. Processed foods are the worst. Its also much much cheaper. You'd be amazed how with just a few basic cooking skills you can quickly get to a point where you can be comfortable cooking pretty much anything. Its a form of science, but its far from being rocket science. It also forces a discipline change which is a good motivational tool (thinking of a weekly menu, planning the ingredients, going out to get them, prepping them for storage, cleaning). And then knowing what's in season or on special will also help you save and get the most flavor out of it.

If I were to make changes to your lifestyle, I would start there. Look into meal prepping too, it helps to have good options in the freezer for when you're feeling too lazy to cook. This is for many a key problem where they surrender to junk foods, maybe not for you.... but you get what I mean.

PS. Alcohol is a huge source of sugar.

 

[rando555]

Long story short i always had fluctuating weight. A few years ago before Covid i got into hardcore diet/training and lost a total of 140 pounds. I was 345 and got to 205. But this was done trough really hard work. For instance i ate the same thing for diner every day, i cut pretty much all sugar, only ate "cheating food" VERY VERY rarely (like a poutine every 2 months maybe) and i kept my drinking at 1 time a week. This was 2019 or so.

Then during the following years i pretty much slowly put back weight. And now i am around 290 with it fluctuation from 1-2 pounds up and down. But i promised myself i would NEVER go over 300 pounds again back then and im very serious on going down again. I look at my comiccon pics and i see how "round" i am compare to what i used to be. Not to mention a bunch of my cool shirts don't even fit me anymore. Basically thats my ultimatum to myself... I need to be under 250 before next comiccon or i won't attend. 1 year to loose 40 pounds (minimum) is doable i think.

That said i don't see myself going back to eat chicken wraps every dinners ... and im tired of eating cottage cheese as much i used to like it.

To be perfectly honest cutting dessert won't be much of an issue. I don't eat that much to begin with. Beside a few ice cream cones (because its summertime and i have a bar laitier right beside) i don't eat much already. Junk food its 50/50 .... i do enjoy a poutine or a burger at the restaurant, but at home i can cut pretty much all of it without issues. So as long as i keep restaurant ocasional, it should be fine.

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

And of course exercising ... well i used to walk a lot when i slimmed down, so i know i will need to walk again.... Im also thinking on replugging my old xbox kinect and playing a dance game or such lol.

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

Is powder stuff really good? Like those supplements you do shake with, would you recommand some? What about vitamins in pills bottles?

After my last weekend i was so "racked" (racker in french, not sure if you can use it in english) but basically just getting up of my chair made me feel my muscle... I didn't played hockey or anything, but i walked a fair share. I know if i drop weight this should improve itself (more you weight, more you carry, more your body work, its logical). But if i could help my body improve/be more solid, it would be nice.

Right now i have no mean to lift weights or do "gym stuff" . But if i could do some exercise wich don't require any and simply re-enforce my body with supplements, it could help?

I did 2 major weight losses in my life, first was in my 20s, second in my 30s, but the more you age, the harder it get. Now is the time or never tough, and this time i need to keep it ... because i don't see myself trying again in my 50s or such...

Marginal help but nothing replaces hard work and discipline.

Powder stuff does matter but timing and type of protein powder will make up like < 5% of your total progress. It's consistently exercising with focused effort and diet.

I'm not even going to go into the min maxing stuff, which is never worth it unless you're competing.

+ Your paragraphs are really hard to read but I'm trying to help you out here. Look up TDEE and learn the concept; my advice for beginners is that if you're trying to lose weight, weigh yourself every morning naked after you take a piss. If your 7 day moving average for weight is going down, good job. If it's not, utilize a combination of eat less and/or move more. The logic behind a 7 day moving average is you have a lot of fluctuation in water weight, this especially applies to women since periods = more volatility in stored water / subcutaneous fluids afaik.


Fun fact for the guys out there: If you're high body fat %, there's a chance you gain like a quarter to half an inch size on your dick when you lose fat on your pubococcygeal region

 

[EagerBeaver]

As distasteful as it may be, you need to go back to what lost you 140 pounds. You only need to lose 85 so you will spend less time eating the battle tested victory diet.

Never give up a winning diet for a losing one or one that isn't battle tested. First rule of dieting.

 

[mtremblay]

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

I tried factors. Around 150$ for 10 meals. Decent meals, feels healthy, a lot more interesting than what you have at the groceries store. You can select what you get. Each week you have pre-selected meals but you can remove/add what you want to got with your taste. It's nice once in a while, but I love to cook and it's cheaper, so I'm using the service maximum once a month.

For long term weight loss.
- permanent and sustainable food habits changes
- Get more muscle -> increase the basic metabolism
- Do some cardio -> walking is good enough

Don't try to do everything at once. It takes 21 days to create new routine. So it's better doing a 5 minutes walk every day than starting with a 60 minutes walk on the first day. Once the new routine is in place, increase the pace/duration slowly. Keeping up, a more permanent change is more important than short term progress. Keep a journal of your progress. Give yourself some love and reward when you reach a goal.
Another thing that help with new habit, is to bind it to an existing routine. Like, after I brush my teeth I do 5 squat. The association help.

 

[Giselle Montreal]

For long term weight loss.
- permanent and sustainable food habits changes
- Get more muscle -> increase the basic metabolism
- Do some cardio -> walking is good enough

This. Des changements que tu pourras maintenir toute ta vie, c'est ce qui va fair en sorte que ton poids va rester stable, car tes habitudes auront changées.

- ne pas manger jusqu'à plus faim. Il faut laisser de l'espace. On mange jusqu'à se sentir 80% plein. Ça veut dire quoi? Qu'on a bien mangé, qu'il en reste probablement dans l'assiette, que la prochaine bouchée ne sera pas aussi bonne que les précédentes, qu'on n'a pas besoin de manger plus car on se sent rassasié. Je mets souvent mes petits restants dans un petit contenant au frigo, je le mange le lendemain avec un autre petit restant, ça peut faire une bonne collation.

- apprendre c'est quoi une vraie portion — ça veut souvent dire de prendre des plus petites assiettes, moins les remplir. Attendre 20 minutes avant de se resservir, pour vraiment s'assurer qu'on a encore faim.

- comprendre quand on a faim, et quand on n'a pas faim

- manger quand on a faim seulement

- manger lentement

 

[Giselle Montreal]

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

Pour éviter de consommer de l'alcool le soir, il faut se trouver une alternative. Ce que j'aime, c'est avoir l'impression de consommé. Consommer quelque chose de bon! Alors j'aime boire de l'eau pétillante, c'est moins plate que de l'eau plate. Mais parfois j'ai le goût d'avoir du goût et un peu de sucre alors je me suis trouvé des petits kombucha, peu sucré, peu de calories et ça satisfait mon envie de "consommer". Ça rempli l'estomac avec les bulles aussi, et ça hydrate. Peut-être essayer pour consommer des coke diète, ou des eaux pétillantes à savoir? Commence par remplacer UNE bouteille par soir.

Car tu veux changer un petit peu à la fois, pas TOUT à la fois.

 

[simmel]

La clé c’est le déficit calorique. Tu peux jouer sur ce qui entre (la bouffe) et ce qui sort (l’énergie que tu dépenses). L’important c’est que le deuxième paramètre soit plus élevé
que le premier et idéalement que le chemin emprunté te rende heureux. Bon courage !

 

[Eurasian]

Long story short i always had fluctuating weight. A few years ago before Covid i got into hardcore diet/training and lost a total of 140 pounds. I was 345 and got to 205. But this was done trough really hard work. For instance i ate the same thing for diner every day, i cut pretty much all sugar, only ate "cheating food" VERY VERY rarely (like a poutine every 2 months maybe) and i kept my drinking at 1 time a week. This was 2019 or so.

Then during the following years i pretty much slowly put back weight. And now i am around 290 with it fluctuation from 1-2 pounds up and down. But i promised myself i would NEVER go over 300 pounds again back then and im very serious on going down again. I look at my comiccon pics and i see how "round" i am compare to what i used to be. Not to mention a bunch of my cool shirts don't even fit me anymore. Basically thats my ultimatum to myself... I need to be under 250 before next comiccon or i won't attend. 1 year to loose 40 pounds (minimum) is doable i think.

That said i don't see myself going back to eat chicken wraps every dinners ... and im tired of eating cottage cheese as much i used to like it.

To be perfectly honest cutting dessert won't be much of an issue. I don't eat that much to begin with. Beside a few ice cream cones (because its summertime and i have a bar laitier right beside) i don't eat much already. Junk food its 50/50 .... i do enjoy a poutine or a burger at the restaurant, but at home i can cut pretty much all of it without issues. So as long as i keep restaurant ocasional, it should be fine.

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

And of course exercising ... well i used to walk a lot when i slimmed down, so i know i will need to walk again.... Im also thinking on replugging my old xbox kinect and playing a dance game or such lol.

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

Is powder stuff really good? Like those supplements you do shake with, would you recommand some? What about vitamins in pills bottles?

After my last weekend i was so "racked" (racker in french, not sure if you can use it in english) but basically just getting up of my chair made me feel my muscle... I didn't played hockey or anything, but i walked a fair share. I know if i drop weight this should improve itself (more you weight, more you carry, more your body work, its logical). But if i could help my body improve/be more solid, it would be nice.

Right now i have no mean to lift weights or do "gym stuff" . But if i could do some exercise wich don't require any and simply re-enforce my body with supplements, it could help?

I did 2 major weight losses in my life, first was in my 20s, second in my 30s, but the more you age, the harder it get. Now is the time or never tough, and this time i need to keep it ... because i don't see myself trying again in my 50s or such...

Arrête d'être paresseux.

Tu sais pas cuisiner? apprend des choses de base/facile... ça prend pas un génie pour mettre du sel et poivre sur une poitrine de poulet et mettre ça au airfrier, ajoute à ça quelques brocoli que tu auras couper toi même et steamer pendant 10 min, ajoute du sel et poivre. Fait toi du riz pour les carbs... tah dah! C'est pas gourmet mais c'est simple et santé. Trouve toi une coupe de choses simple et répète... ton corps te dira merci et tu pourras me remercier en même temps. Tout ces "pre-made" sont full de shit, c'est pour dépanner.

Poudre? oui, pour complémenter la nourriture que tu manges déjà, pas pour remplacer la nourriture, c'est pas fait pour ça.

Pilule de supplément? Recommence à marcher et lâche pas.

Toutes les personnes que je connais qui ont perdu du poids rapidement en reprenne par après... à la place de faire ça, ajuste ton lifestyle tranquillement et maintient ton ajustement, plus facile pour toi et ton système

 

[2fast2slow]

i think you have to consider a partial gastrectomy imho.

Someone very close to me did it and lost 30% of their body weight. Now she is on ozempic and is not only keeping the weight off, but has lost a little bit more.

Not only does she look better, she feels better. She used to have knee pain but not anymore.

You would be a canditate to have it done in the public system, but would have to wait 6 months to a year.

Privately its like $18k

 

[EagerBeaver]

She used to have knee pain but not anymore.

This is an important fact. The knees really get taxed by the extra weight. My doctor told me that even a 10% body weight loss significantly reduces the stress on the knees.

 

[Lans]

Les chickens wraps je te recommande pas vraiment, les wraps ont beaucoup de calories et c'est des carbs. Une salade a chaque jour c'est vraiment facile et pas besoin de cuisiner. Juste a mélanger les ingrédients.

Alors:
- Laitue et autres légumes selon tes gouts pour avoir vitamines et minéraux.

-Proteines: Cashews, Amandes, Arachides, Poulet deja cuit d'épicerie, Jambon, au saucisses (attention au sel).

-Bon gras: Pour avoir des bonnes calories vas-y avec du bon gras; Huile d'olive, huile de sésame, huile d'avocat. Si tu veux continuer de manger un peu de sucre et alcohol, réduit toutes les carbs et vas-y avec du bon gras au maximum. (les carbs et sucres se digerent plus rapidement que les gras alors ils donnent un boost d'énergie, ce qui n'est pas dépensé est transformé en gras et on le prends en poids. Ensuite, tu as faim et manque d'énergie. Donc, trop de carbs et sucres fait qu'on peut engraisser et avoir faim/manquer d'énergie en meme temps. Les gras sont digérés plus lentement, ils soutiennent plus longtemps. Alors, c'est plus facile de contrôler son poids.

-Pour que tes salades goutent bon: un peu de fromage, un peu de vinaigrette selon tes gouts, et des fruits au max: mangues,pommes poires,oranges,framboises,cerises ect.

Moi j'ai perdu 50lbs il y a plusieurs années. J'ai du changer mes habitudes pour y arriver. J'ai reduit sucres/carbs et surtout plus aucun fast-food qui me donnait faim. Mon poids est stable depuis longtemps. J'ai jamais faim, j'ai de l'énergie et je n'ai pas besoin de m'entrainer pour y arriver.

Il y a aussi un coté psychologique a tout sa. je me suis mis a détester le fast-food puisque c'est sa qui me faisait prendre du poids, être en mauvais forme,avoir des carvings et surtout des moins bonnes performances sexuelles. Il y a trop de desavantages pour que sa valle la peine. Le sex et la santé avant tout!

 

[Eurasian]

i think you have to consider a partial gastrectomy imho.

Someone very close to me did it and lost 30% of their body weight. Now she is on ozempic and is not only keeping the weight off, but has lost a little bit more.

Not only does she look better, she feels better. She used to have knee pain but not anymore.

You would be a canditate to have it done in the public system, but would have to wait 6 months to a year.

Privately its like $18k

Your friend's issue is different, she ate too much and reduced her stomach size to eat less. He's not eating too much, he's just eating bad food

 

[Giselle Montreal]

Les chickens wraps je te recommande pas vraiment, les wraps ont beaucoup de calories et c'est des carbs.
-Bon gras: Pour avoir des bonnes calories vas-y avec du bon gras; Huile d'olive, huile de sésame, huile d'avocat. Si tu veux continuer de manger un peu de sucre et alcohol, réduit toutes les carbs et vas-y avec du bon gras au maximum. (les carbs et sucres se digerent plus rapidement que les gras alors ils donnent un boost d'énergie, ce qui n'est pas dépensé est transformé en gras et on le prends en poids. Ensuite, tu as faim et manque d'énergie. Donc, trop de carbs et sucres fait qu'on peut engraisser et avoir faim/manquer d'énergie en meme temps. Les gras sont digérés plus lentement, ils soutiennent plus longtemps. Alors, c'est plus facile de contrôler son poids.

Faux. 1 gramme de gras = 9 calories, et ça prend 2% d'énergie pour le digérer, c'est ce qui est au contraire le plus facilement digéré. Les carbs, 1 g = 4 calories. Protéines, 1 g = 4 calories. Les protéines prennent environ 30% de ce que tu as consommé en énergie pour le digérer, c'est ce qui est le plus long à processer. Les glucides, c'est dans le milieu, et ça dépend des fibres à l'intérieur de l'aliment. (p.s. l'alcool, 1 g = 7 calories...mais avec aucun nutriments, donc vides.)

Le cétogène, c'est pas pour tout le monde. Moi, je n'aime pas et je me sens mieux et je suis beaucoup plus performante au gym lorsque je mange des glucides.

Continue de manger des glucides si tu préfères (p.s. les fruits et légumes sont des glucides!)

Et c'est vrai que les wraps, c'est pas bouratif et ça contient autant de calorie qu'une tranche de pain. Tu es mieux avec un pain plus dense, plein de grains, avec lequel tu te sentira plus rassasié.

 

[LeDodo]

Tu peux essayer les yaourts protéiné c'est tellement dense ça cale!

Sinon ma façon préférée de perdre c'est plutôt de prendre du muscle. Tu ne perd pas forcément de poids parce que ta masse musculaire est plus importante et "lourde".
Par contre avec plus de masse musculaire si tu fais régulièrement des excercices qui brûlent de l'énergie en continue ça peut aider.

J'aimais (moins de temps et motivation ) les cours de HIIT: court, intense et ça brule en continue.

 

[Halloween Mike]

Arrête d'être paresseux.

Tu sais pas cuisiner? apprend des choses de base/facile... ça prend pas un génie pour mettre du sel et poivre sur une poitrine de poulet et mettre ça au airfrier, ajoute à ça quelques brocoli que tu auras couper toi même et steamer pendant 10 min, ajoute du sel et poivre. Fait toi du riz pour les carbs... tah dah!

Lol yeah like everyone has a airfrier man :/

Oui des poitrine de poulet j'en fait bin sur mais 50/60 min de four en plein ete c'est pas le best. Pas d'AC sauf dans ma gaming room.

Je comprend ton point mais c'est 50% manque de moyen/skill et 50% paresse en vrai.

Jsuis sur ta des plat pre fait santé... Deja vu des influenceuse en présenté.

Sinon live je game alors je repondais a ce premier message mais jvous lis tous later no worry

 

[Halloween Mike]

I have been eating boiled/roasted chicken, brown rice, steamed broccoli, oatmeal, blueberries, fat free milk for five months straight now (record is a year straight)

Inner mood:
xczvjxzcv;lnxzc;xncz;lxcznv;lxczv;xlcvj;ljxcv;;xzlvj;xzlvjx;vj;xczlvjxcz;lvj

Boiled veggies are my kryptonite lol.

But i have a friend wich is an amateur cook and manage to make veggies taste super cool its crazy

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

You need to learn to cook brother.

This, Mike, this is your goal! Even if you cut the greasy spoon stuff but keep eating "prepared meals " from the grocery stores, imho the results is the same. Those industrial meals are as nasty in terms of salt, fat and sugar.

Learning to cook is essential and not so difficult considering all the resources online.

I wish you luck and lots of will power.

 

[Halloween Mike]

You need to learn to cook brother. Nothing beats fresh ingredients and the freedom to make it to your own taste. Processed foods are the worst. Its also much much cheaper. You'd be amazed how with just a few basic cooking skills you can quickly get to a point where you can be comfortable cooking pretty much anything. Its a form of science, but its far from being rocket science. It also forces a discipline change which is a good motivational tool (thinking of a weekly menu, planning the ingredients, going out to get them, prepping them for storage, cleaning). And then knowing what's in season or on special will also help you save and get the most flavor out of it.

For a start they move the grocery store since last year and its not really reachable on foot anymore. So its not like i can go daily and all. When i go i need to pack a lot and use the freezer.

Secondly i REALLY don't like cooking, like at all. so its an issue for me.

But yes i know technically fresh food would be better . But i saw sponsors on youtube that do seem healthy even tough pre made