I've lost 15 lbs in the last four weeks just dropping soda... Lol.
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Thanks for sharing your story. Truly an inspiration!!
One of my favorite quotes.... "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels".
I am going to say that when I'm not fat hahahah
im seeing milk, and yogurt... lol depends on what kinds of cheeses, yogurts, milks...
non fat greek yogurt has about as much protein as a hunk of chicken (forgot the ounces of chicken) and is lighter, lower in calories and just as low in carbs. throw some fresh fruit in that shit and you have yourself one of the leanest healthiest lunches in the book... not to mention SUSHI!!!! ( no crazy rolls, just fish and rice or just fish) its how the okinawans life expectancy is in the 80's...almost 90's. milk, drink soy milk, or skim organic like otis said! cheese... cottage cheese, cheddar, all of those are decent. the cream is really the only thing i agree with there. soda is good, just no dark sodas, keep it clear like diet sprite, or whatever.. but at the end of the day its all moderation! so keep that in mind.
to ahmed, im not sure what your plan looks like or what diet they have you doing, but for me it always is and has been portion control. i dont eat junk too often, i dont like candy, i had my first taste of mcdonalds today after like 3-4 months. except a chicken nugget while drunk. i look at my plate (honestly speak to myself portion what i would normally have eaten... usually the entire plate and then what my sister didnt eat) but i look at my plate and just eat half... tell my self im full if i get hungry i drink water or milk and a banana or something apples too! no carb works really well but ketosis is not good for your body, nor for when you eat regular food again.
really after i broke my back and sat almost motionless for close to 2 years, i had gone from 180lbs football player to 360 almost in sophomore year. after i was allowed to not use the brace i dropped like 40 lbs just naturally. but had been stuck at like 310-325 just bouncing monthly... when my car went down i gained like 20 lbs since the year and a half its been running. Now i am just fed up with being the BIG GUY...
so being in college i started to realize how hard it is for me to study, or pay attention... even holding conversations with the ones i love. i got frustrated trying to focus on anything and decided to get tested for add... well the tests came back conclusive, and well the adderall keeps my mind clear, and allows me to choose the good foods from the junk ones. also am a lot less impulsive, so money has been saving, eating at the house instead of running out for junk and now my appetite is about half of what it was even without the medicine due to my stomach reducing in size im sure. portion control is the key dude and im glad you are seeing results so quickly!
one day all the FORMERLY FAT DUDES SHOULD JUST GO OUT FOR DRINKS AND DRIFTING!!! HOLLAAAAA:gayfight:
My diet is basically all about portion control.
it is a 3 week process.
week 1- you must drink 8 glasses of water, 2 drinks full of electrolytes, smart water, smart water zero, etc.
For food for the first week you are allowed 1,000 Calories per day, of Protein only. You get a tiny scale, and a table that tells you how many calories each piece of protein has per ounce.
You cannot eat more than 1,000 calories in protein per day. I learned very very quickly, that eating is habitual. Like smoking! I smoke when I'm doing car shit. If I'm at work, I have no desire to smoke. It's weird. I can have a shitty horrible day at work, and go home and talk to my wife and be all gravy baby. But If I am out in the garage, I feel incomplete without a cigarette.
Food is the same way. We associate food with so many things in our lives, I realized the 2nd or 3rd day of the diet, my wife's sisters were over and we were just talking in the living room when i realized, i'm not munching on anything. I'm not even hungry...but I'm not munching on anything so I feel incomplete. Get over that, and your fucking golden.
The second week they introduce lettuce, and salad greens. Ontop of the 1st weeks stuff, you are allowed 1-2 cups of salad greens per day. But here's the catch. U cannot have more tan 1 tsp of "light ranch" or a "light dressing". 1 fucking teaspoon? are u fucking kidding me? I dip a carrot in one tablespoon of heavy ranch. SO Publix sells this walden farms zero calorie salad dressing. (awesome)
The third week they introduce cheese and fruits. Certain fruits, and light cheese. but still, the same as the last week only your allowed to substitute some salad for some dairy/fruits.
It sounds horrible. It sounds like it sucks, and honestly it DID. I LOVE SUSHI, and we had a dinner date planned with a few other couples the first weekend after I started...and we went out to Sushi. Fucking sucked nutsack because I just got some steak...and I couldn't have the fly lice...but thankfully, both god and my wife are on my side on this one.
I am eating so much less then I ever have. I had to document what I ate teh day before I started my diet, and averaged 6-7K calories lol. And that was a slow day. Starting this thread has also given me some much needed self confidence honestly. I did not think I would get this level of support, and for that I <3 u all. I have dropped 2 pant sizes already...54 to a 50.
The question is not longer..."if I get skinny" it is simply a matter of "when I get skinny".
I'm still a fat ass, but I'm super motivated. With the beginning of rainy season begins the constant knee pains which makes working out that much harder. Luckily, once again, I cannot stop saying how blessed I am, my wife (who doesn't read these posts hahaha) has been the greatest blessing I have...helping me when I'm motivated, and motivating me when I'm not. Knowing the problems with my knees, she decided that everyday when we get home, we should take a brief simple walk around the block...then go inside and continue with our normal days. This tiny bit of excercise will hold me over until I'm allowed to go all out at the gym. we now expanded our "walk around the block" to our walk around 4 blocks.
I <3 err body right now.
Have a great day.
~Ahmed