How do I become disciplined enough to stop being obese?

[Smokey Bear]

Way to pile on somebody who's struggling. You're a class act.

My guess is complete sarcasm. Probably buddies.

 

[2ski]

My buddy keeps a journal of his day. Did he stick to a healthy diet. Did he work out. Did he have a drink. What was his weight. A bunch if stuff. You get the visual reenforcement every day and that reward helps you. Every day. A goal has to have something to measure progress and if you just try to eat this diet, what are you getting for positive reenforcement? You have to give that to yourself or you have nothing to motivate you to keep going.

Buy a shirt a little tight. Cheap from Walmart. Put it on the end of every week. It feels great when it fits a little looser. When its loose donate it and buy a new one thats smaller. Little things reward you to keep it up.

When you hit each 10 pound increment get yourself something. A massage. A new knife. Something you're looking forward to.

 

[2ski]

Also dont expect many to notice your weight loss until you hit at least 20 lbs or more. And then at that they probably won't say anything. So sont wonder why Noone has said anything. Most people are uncomfortable talking to guys about it anyways.

 

[Deeker]

We do a weight loss competition every year at work. Been going on 6 years now. We have guys starting out anywhere from mid 300s to 200 pounds. I have seen guys do every diet, protein shakes, vegan, CrossFit, training for a marathon, and ozempic. The winning combo for every competition is almost the simplest, eat one meal per day, and walk for 1 hr after that meal. The first couple of days suck because you are hungry in the middle of the day, but you get over that fairly fast. And then you watch the weight fall off. The winner of our competition was nearly 40 pounds. Weigh in was today.

 

[MuleDeerMike]

OP created his account today and this is his only post... Another bot?

 

[Jacexiong]

OP created his account today and this is his only post... Another bot?

Seems like it. Account created 9 hours ago and only post is something not hunting related. Not judging what people want to discuss, but the spam bot kicked my butt when I first joined.


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[Steve300xcw]

Way to pile on somebody who's struggling. You're a class act.

Yo karen, go read his response to that post. He knew it was a joke and took it as such. Go find something else to get offended about

 

[OregonSteeler]

Lots of advice on this thread! Some are good and some I'd personally stay from. Here's my $.02...

How do you lose weight?: 1 day at a time! Each and every day is going to be a challenge; and you want to win the day! There's always going to be struggles, stressors, and a constant want to eat shit foods. You got to find what foods are both healthy and appetizing to you. You're gonna screw up and not eat right. Don't let that derail your overall progress. Go into the next day motivated to eat better and continue working towards your goal.

There's an excellent Netflix documentary about The Greatest Loser show. Almost everyone on that show who lost weight, were back to their original weight or even heavier than before the show! Yes, they lost weight, but it wasn't sustainable because their methods weren't geared for the long term.

If you don't find an exercise plan and healthy diet that works for YOU for years, not months, then you're destined to put all that weight back on.

We all get our dopomine hits by one of two ways; by doing something hard and accomplishing it, or by an artificial source (shit foods, alcohol, drugs, etc..). If that dopamine hit was free/easy it ain't good for you!!

 

[OregonSteeler]

Seems like it. Account created 9 hours ago and only post is something not hunting related. Not judging what people want to discuss, but the spam bot kicked my butt when I first joined.


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Lol! I noticed that also. Even if that poster was AI, still a great thread to be hanging out there for someone who's looking to lose weight.

 

[Scott7030]

Last year I was in a similar boat. I wanted to lose weight and get into shape but had no motivation. In mid February my work had a weight lose competition and I hate to lose so I joined. I counted calories and then once I started to slow down losing weight I started to workout. I lost over 30 pounds in the 11 weeks and ended up taking 2nd place. This jump start helped me set a goal of getting to 180 pounds by September. I was able to achieve that goal and lost just over 50 pounds. you can get there you just need to take it in baby steps and remember when you mess up and eat something bad its not a total lose. don't use it as an excuse to give up.

 

[Yoder]

I'll bet the problem is similar to the effort put into this thread. OP made one post. We reply with 4 pages of answers.

 

[swavescatter]

Welcome to Rokslide.

Tell the us about your hunting experience.

I think you nailed it.

Going to be harder and harder to catch AI bots posting high-engagement topics on forums just to mine training data.

I think Rokslide should REQUIRE posting introduction threads. Not sure how much that would help long term. Maybe flair with each first 10 posts warning users against high engagement for off-topic threads? Pretty soon we'll have entire 100-page threads on here with exclusively bots arguing against each other...

Regarding weight loss - I've found that the easiest method for losing 20-30 pounds before a hunt is to pre-emptively amputate an arm or two. The best part is that the weight stays off with zero effort! No change in diet needed.

 

[Jacexiong]

Lol! I noticed that also. Even if that poster was AI, still a great thread to be hanging out there for someone who's looking to lose weight.

Yeah. Losing weight has many benefits and when you’re hauling a big game every pound you don’t have to carry is wonderful.

To contribute to the thread. I do intermittent fasting. Wake up, water with creatine then head to work and survive on low cal caffeine till I come home. Sleep plus work is 16hours of fasting. Also track my macros, don’t follow strict plans but aim to reach them is good enough for my old butt. It’s a lifestyle change not a race for a bodybuilding competition.


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[DangerRanger]

All diets are doing the same thing for weight loss, tricking you into doing something that results in a lower caloric intake than you expend.

Aside from other health factors high quantities of certain foods may effect you can play with all kinds of eating regiments and lose weight as long as calories in is less than calories out.

Doesn’t matter if it’s twinkies or carrots. The difference is going to be that foods that are less filling and denser in calories are easier to have a surplus than foods like broccoli that you would have to eat constantly to have a caloric surplus.

 

[Rich M]

It is interesting how we interject our habits into the answers. The gym folks say you can't lose weight without gym, folks who sit at desks 12 hrs a day say you can lose weight just with diet, etc.

 

[Robster]

I think you nailed it.

Going to be harder and harder to catch AI bots posting high-engagement topics on forums just to mine training data.

I think Rokslide should REQUIRE posting introduction threads. Not sure how much that would help long term. Maybe flair with each first 10 posts warning users against high engagement for off-topic threads? Pretty soon we'll have entire 100-page threads on here with exclusively bots arguing against each other...

Regarding weight loss - I've found that the easiest method for losing 20-30 pounds before a hunt is to pre-emptively amputate an arm or two. The best part is that the weight stays off with zero effort! No change in diet needed.

Hi, My name is Rob....
I've been a Rokslider for 9 years LOL

Even if it is a bot, I have my .02 to add.

Like the quitting alcohol thread, when you post self help on this forum, it's amazing the outpouring of support and similar stories and experiences that you can learn from that is posted by this forums members.. It's pretty awesome.

And I will only repeat one diet hack and one new thing that hasn't been mentioned.

Quit alcohol. period. you want to lose weight that needs to go away.

Get a full blood workup done. Not the little thing they do at your annual physical, but a comprehensive workup. There may be thyroid issues or deficiencies in something else that when corrected may help your weight loss. Make sure you get your testosterone level checked. Testosterone does a lot more for you than help in the bedroom. Maintaining appropriate levels can help in weight loss, muscle gain, better sleep, motivation....

 

[MountainTracker]

I think you nailed it.

Going to be harder and harder to catch AI bots posting high-engagement topics on forums just to mine training data.

I think Rokslide should REQUIRE posting introduction threads. Not sure how much that would help long term. Maybe flair with each first 10 posts warning users against high engagement for off-topic threads? Pretty soon we'll have entire 100-page threads on here with exclusively bots arguing against each other...

Regarding weight loss - I've found that the easiest method for losing 20-30 pounds before a hunt is to pre-emptively amputate an arm or two. The best part is that the weight stays off with zero effort! No change in diet needed.

Wouldn’t surprise me if the bot is funded by those who have interests in the higher sells of GLP. One post, no response, high thread activity, better google search results…


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[SloppyJ]

Here's the thing no one tells you, you MUST find the things that work for you. I grew up as a big kid and struggled from age 18 to about 28 with maintaining a healthy weight. I've never been obese but certainly thick.

I started lifting back in Jr. High football and I fell in love. I've continued that off and on for my entire life, I'm 37 now. In my late 20s after having our first kid, I was at a point where I knew I needed to change something. I started hitting the gym hard and ended up leading to doing a couple of body building shows. That's when I really discovered that what works for me isn't the eat less and do more cardio BS that is standard practice. Although, it's a pretty simple equation, calories in vs. calories out but what I learned was that it mattered where those calories came from and how I use them. I started heavily studying and reading all sorts of peer reviewed documents to come to the conclusion that nutrient timing is most important for ME.

I've done tons of diets, I've starved myself and forced hours of daily cardio even, just to find out that if I time my carbs around activity to take advantage of the insulin response, that's the winning combination. I can maintain a healthy weight and plenty of mass by just being aware of what and when I'm eating.

All of that to say, it takes a ton of experimentation and discipline. If you're just starting out, find things that you enjoy doing that get you out and active. The easy stuff when it comes to diet is to cut out the BS drinks, add more water, a gallon per day, and up your activity to start seeing some improvement. From there you have to determine how dedicated you're going to be and how important it is to you. Start eating cleaner and working out even harder. You have to be in tune with your body and have a way to measure output before you can start to drill down on what works for you.

Good luck.

 

[Seips]

OP…..I was in the same boat a little over a year ago, my problem was eating too fast and not feeling full, so I got another plate, I started eating with chopsticks, still not good with them so was forced to eat slower, I was full by the time my first helping was gone, I joined the gym and only did cardio for about 7 months, bike, treadmill, elliptical, never more than an hour at a time, it went by fast because I was doing something I enjoyed (watched hunting vids on my phone) only food I cut out was sugar soda and snack chips. The weight literally fell off, dropped 55 lbs, after that 7 months I was addicted to the gym and started lifting weights, I’m 50 in 2 months and am in the best shape of my life now. Total weight loss is just over 70 lbs.

 

[KurtR]

Mike Dolce has a web site who trained pro fighters to cut weight and perform at the highest levels. Gives you the recipes and how much to eat and the food is good I was never hungry and in the best shape of my life. Eat right and do fasted Liss low intensity steady state cardio and be consistent and the weight will come off and you will feel great.