- MyNameIsCharlie
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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
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.
[Edited on 01.01.2013 11:37 AM PST]