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Subject: Charlie's Guide to Losing Weight

Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

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OK, I've seen a few of you post that you are overweight and that you want to lose a few pounds. I thought I would help. I weighed in this morning and I crossed an important milestone. I've lost 50 pounds since I started trying, 8 months ago.

I've talked to a few friends and family about it, and I have been asked what the secret is. I'll tell you it. Do you have a pen and paper? Write this down.

There is no secret. No fad diet. No strange eating schedule that will magically melt the pounds away and take inches off your waist.

There is a multi-billion dollar industry aimed at making you think there is, or will be, a magic bullet that will put you in shape. Well, there isn't.

What can you do? Talk to your doctor. Ask her or him. Its an uncomfortable talk to be sure, but she or he will tell you what to do.

The first thing is know what your resting caloric burn rate is. That is, what amount of calories in an average day, without working out, do you burn. This will differ for everyone. Some people burn 3,000, some 1,800. Once you know this, its a simple matter of reducing what you eat to either maintain your weight, or lose weight.

Exercising. You have to do it. That said, don't run off to a gym and try to be a power lifter. Nor should you try to run a marathon. Unless of course you are a marathon runner or a power lifter. Then by all means, continue. My point is to not overdo it. 3 times a week of moderate exercise is enough. An hour or so work out of Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise is plenty. Try walking before jogging.

Keep it in moderation, and aim to improve. If you walk a mile this week, walk a mile and a quarter next week. Keep track of what you are doing.

Now, keep a positive attitude about the whole thing. If you see exercise as torture, don't do that exercise. Do something you find fun. The important part is that you do something. Now, I recommend taking a picture of yourself at the beginning, and once a month thereafter. You see yourself everyday in the mirror, and will miss changes, as it is all gradual. The pictures will show the time-elapsed shot of you thinning out.

You should also remember to treat yourself. A pound of fat in your body is the equivalent of roughly 3,500 calories. That means that you have to eat or burn 3,500 extra calories to gain or lose a pound. If you have a brownie once in a week, you will not pork up again. Treat yourself as a reward. Now, if the reward is every meal, you will be back where you started. Rewards should be rare, or they are not rewards.

Lastly, patience. It took you a while to gain all that weight. You won't lose it in a night. I've been at it for 8 months now, and I've only lost 50 pounds. I will keep at it until I lose the rest. Just remind yourself that it takes time, and you will see the results.

That's it. That's all it takes. People below will try to contradict me. They are wrong. There isn't a fad diet, nor an easy way to lose weight. Talk to your doctor. She or he knows more than any person or site on the internet and they can explain all this to you.

-Charlie.


Posted by: Direct Control
Really, the hardest part for me was the mental aspect. I would find excuses to skip a workout, go eat fast food, etc. It helps if you have friends who help you, because it took me a long time to actually start losing weight and really it's only because I leave for the army over the summer. Now that I have a set goal, working out is a lot easier.


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Are you calling me fat?

  • 01.01.2013 10:54 AM PDT

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You mean my acai berry fat burner doesn't work?

  • 01.01.2013 10:56 AM PDT

Posted by: AngryBrute1
Oh yeah, since somebody does not believe what YOU believe; that makes us vapid...
I cannot grasp that what you call "Something happened to nothing, and that nothing became something, and it was smaller than than a period."

This looks really helpful.
It could help even more if you know exactly how much calories certain exercises burn in a set time limit.

  • 01.01.2013 10:57 AM PDT

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good info there chaz.

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Step one: Turn on treadmill

Step two: Start running

Step three: You are now in shape

  • 01.01.2013 10:58 AM PDT

Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

Please allow me to introduce Myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith


Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
This looks really helpful.
It could help even more if you know exactly how much calories certain exercises burn in a set time limit.


I use My Fitness Pal on my iPhone. Its pretty good about estimating that stuff. Livestrong.com is another pretty good site for that.

  • 01.01.2013 10:59 AM PDT

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tl;dr

Diet and Exercise:
1) Cut your diet down by 500 calories.
2) Cut all the crap out of your diet. Soda, fast food, none of it.
3) Weightlifting at least 3 times a week.
4) Find a form of cardio you like, and do it. A lot.



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Feet first into hell

I lost so many pounds in 2 minutes by getting my legs eaten off by a lion.

  • 01.01.2013 10:59 AM PDT

Have nice day.

I agree with what you said OP but I must add that running 6 days a week and doing a total body workout speeds up results. I lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months doing that.

  • 01.01.2013 10:59 AM PDT

Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

Please allow me to introduce Myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith


Posted by: RC1262 Scorch
I agree with what you said OP but I must add that running 6 days a week and doing a total body workout speeds up results. I lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months doing that.


It can, but that may be a bit much for a beginner. Some 300 pound guy may want to start walking a mile 3 times a week before jogging 2 miles 6 days a week.

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I am the God Emprah of Mankind.

Deal with it.


Posted by: TFU244
Are you calling me fat?

Only if you want us to.

  • 01.01.2013 11:01 AM PDT

Who am I?

mah twitter

But I need to gain more weight.

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Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

Please allow me to introduce Myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith


Posted by: Make117
But I need to gain more weight.
That's where you have to talk to someone at a gym, and maybe GNC. You don't want to put on fat, so muscle weight is more difficult.

Same as losing weight, start at your doctor. She or he will put you in touch with therapists who can help.

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Posted by: Make117
But I need to gain more weight.

Then you're in the wrong thread. Go here instead.

/genius

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Try and stay away from fastfood. I lost 18lbs in 3 months just by staying away from fastfood and a little exercise.

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Posted by: Make117
But I need to gain more weight.
Lift. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.

  • 01.01.2013 11:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: Make117
But I need to gain more weight.
That's where you have to talk to someone at a gym, and maybe GNC. You don't want to put on fat, so muscle weight is more difficult.

Same as losing weight, start at your doctor. She or he will put you in touch with therapists who can help.


I'd have to disagree there charlie. Most doctors are not very knowledgable about weight training. Professional athletic trainers are a much better source of information.

  • 01.01.2013 11:05 AM PDT

TL;DR: Start running fatty.

  • 01.01.2013 11:06 AM PDT

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Charlie seriously? I know the reasons why you called this a Guide.

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Studies show that men think about sex every 7 seconds. I do my best to eat hotdogs in under 6, just so things don't get weird.

Please allow me to introduce Myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith


Posted by: Elite0007
Try and stay away from fastfood. I lost 18lbs in 3 months just by staying away from fastfood and a little exercise.
So much this.

McDonald's has a calorie calculator. I used it one day messing around. It is possible, in a single meal, to have over 2,000 calories. That blew my mind. That is the average total daily intake for an adult. In one single meal.

Most of it was carbohydrate, fat and salt. Ughh.

  • 01.01.2013 11:08 AM PDT

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Well continue on Charlie maybe this might keep do you even lift threads in one section.

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Want to lose weight? Allow me introduce you to the first law of thermodynamics: energy is conserved. If your body takes in more energy than you use, you will gain weight. If you take in less, you will lose weight.
Simple as that. Eat less food, use more energy (exercise more). Shift the energy tables in your favour.

Also, what's with all these people saying go weightlifting? Does noone go do exercise outside anymore?

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I am the God Emprah of Mankind.

Deal with it.


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Posted by: Make117
But I need to gain more weight.

Then you're in the wrong thread. Go here instead.

/genius

Well, time to go raid the fridge of hot dogs and lunch meat.

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