Enough Now, What to Do to Lose Weight

ozzyoi on 09/04/2017 - 10:12
Last edited 12/04/2017 - 20:05

I am tired of being FAT all my life!

With all these pizza/Krispy creme/7-eleven deals etc, I am becoming fatter day by day.

I can't give up food, I can't starve which is my weakness.

I just need a 1 line tip from Ozbargainers to reduce weight.

Thanks

UPDATE 1: Thanks so much Ozbargain - I am overwhelmed by the response.

You are such an awesome community. Helping a stranger out. I got several PM's as well. The world is an awesome place.

Today is my Day 3 without sugar and Day 2 of Food logging. Been a tiring day and I am sure worth it.

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Comments

  • sal78 on 09/04/2017 - 17:44

    Kayla Itsines or Isagenix

  • robbyjones on 09/04/2017 - 17:46

    Weightwatchers

  • AssamLaksa on 09/04/2017 - 18:00
    +1

    Get lost on a remote island. You might also pick up some survival skills while you're at it!

    • ozzyoi on 09/04/2017 - 18:20

      haha, sure if I did not have a full time job!

      • AssamLaksa on 09/04/2017 - 19:04

        who needs a full time job and money on a remote island? :P

  • [Deactivated] on 09/04/2017 - 18:11

    Keto is hard, but damn effectiv and you get to eat all he bacon you want.

    • Big Trev on 12/04/2017 - 16:10

      It's really not hard. There's some adjustment, and you'll need to cook more and buy better food.

  • Pacify on 09/04/2017 - 18:38

    There really is one easy simple way of losing weight. Takes only a sentence to explain. Anyone one can do it.

    Eat less calories and crap, eat more fruit and veggies, exercise regularly.

  • CandyMan on 09/04/2017 - 19:09

    Snack on high protein snacks as cheese and healthy fats as nuts. Eat low gi carbs and legumes. Make small changes you can sustain.

  • lainey13 on 09/04/2017 - 19:21
    +2

    Stop eating shite.

  • jinx83 on 09/04/2017 - 19:29

    Go to Ethiopia for 6 months

  • Serapis on 09/04/2017 - 19:30
    +1

    You need some Darude - Sandstorm

  • psy on 09/04/2017 - 19:44
    +1

    You can't out train a bad diet.

    You mention you've given up the fizzy stuff, but have replaced it with what?

    Sounds like you need to review your diet. Lots of good suggestions already mentioned.

    You also need about 8wks to set new habits. So if you start something and stick to it!

    • ozzyoi on 11/04/2017 - 18:17

      Replaced with fruit juice, but turns out that's bad too. I will stick to water then.

  • ilovepizza on 09/04/2017 - 19:48
    +1

    If you really want to lose weight but still eat really bad food, make 1 day a week your junk food day but do not eat more calories than your body burns that day. you will have to use up all of your bodies burned calories on the junk food unless you are able to "survive" with 3 donuts or 3-4 slices of pizza which is about 1000 calories. I eat junk food all the time but i still have lost 25kg in the last year beginning at 95kg. If you are super fat if you did what i did you would lose 35-50kg. Your body burns by itself about 1600-2100 calories a day depending on how fat you are. 7700 calories in 1kg of fat. Just go for a walk for 60 minutes a day and you will start dropping it quickly if you never eat more than 1500 calories a day if you are reasonably fat.

  • wau2 on 09/04/2017 - 19:51
    +1

    Get a fitbit, do 10k steps a day, register with flybuys and get points for every 10k steps

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 09/04/2017 - 19:51
    +1

    If you don't mind me asking, what's your height, muscle bulk and how much do you weigh? And if you're feeling adventurous, your age, job, daily/weekly activities and average diet when not scoring deals.

    If you're very heavy and you want to maintain a lighter average then you'll need to follow any of the above or other dietary habits you find sustainable. There is truth to the statement that "all diets work" - well, maybe except for the all-you-can-eat diet. If you can't imagine following an existing menu, then just pick one that gives you the recommended dietary requirements and try to stick to it like you're picking up a "bad habit". The simplest way to enforce is to never eat out except on special occasions. And if not shopping for toiletries, you simply hug the walls of the supermarket the whole way to buy less processed foods.

    To get that in vogue, fit look you'd probably have to be more obsessive though. I've never met an Australian man in his mid-40s and older who maintained a sterotypically trim figure without doing at least "something" you'd expect (i.e. dietary or physical). Of course I've met a lot that told me they used to be able to eat anything.

  • compugrid on 09/04/2017 - 19:52
    +3

    Mate. Not your fault to be where you are now. It started in 1970s when food industries revolutionized food by replacing any fats good or bad by sugars. For 40 years we have been screwed up and fed sugars. 80% of food in supermarkets contain sugars. For the last 40 years Diabetes raised 7 times and we have 60% overweight population.
    It is in your hands to make the change.
    Cut sugars and other carbohydrates (cereals, bread, rice, pasta potato, etc) off yr diet. Don't eat them at all. Just small serve of fruit(s) per day, they contain sugar too. No to any junk and deep fried food. You can eat proteins (oily fish, meat, eggs) - 1 serve per meal. 1 serve = size of closed fist or playing card. + large amount of vegetables and salad with a lot of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil. Any healthy oils and avocado will make you feel full and give you energy. No cereals or any other snacks. No to low fat yoghurt (lots of sugar) or any other dairy with sugar. For snacks eat oily nuts like almond, brazil, walnuts, pistachio, picante, macadamia. They will make you not hungry and give you energy. Sugar is the next / current problem of population getting over weight and reason for diabetes.
    People of anybody complexion have constant hunger. I discovered 5+2 diet of Michael Mosely recently, which is not hard to follow. And u can eat every day, with limitations in calories intake for 2 days (weekly).
    If all above doesn’t sound ridiculous to you, watch our Australian film: “That Sugar Film” (2014). (With Hugh Jackman in it for first few minutes). The main idea of the above plan and how much our food industry is screwed up is here:
    https://youtu.be/UU3GvRsFHqY

    • Hahuh on 10/04/2017 - 02:02

      I.E : Avoid low fat foods. They contain sugar as a filler for taste

    • ozzyoi on 11/04/2017 - 18:22

      “That Sugar Film” (2014) is really good. Cheers.

  • freakatronic on 09/04/2017 - 20:01

    Boxing. You'll suffer at the start… Actually you'll probably suffer the whole time. But it's really interesting and compelling. If you get interested you'll find you want to box way more than you have energy. You'll think of things to try in your next sparring session.

    Honestly i cant get behind dieting or jogging. That stuff makes my eyes glaze over. You need something you enjoy. There's heaps of fun things you can do that'll make you into a beast.

    • ozzyoi on 11/04/2017 - 18:23

      How I wish, but I have got a bad shoulder.

  • Talonparty on 09/04/2017 - 20:11
    -1

    Eat a substantial lunch and skip dinner or have a piece of fruit or toast for dinner. You'll find you aren't that hungry and you don't miss it if lunch is reasonable (you don't have to go overboard just have a couple of sandwiches).

    • KLoNe on 10/04/2017 - 13:51

      You think an overweight man who's probably currently consuming 5-6000kcal a day won't be hungry having a piece of toast for dinner? Wake up.

  • MessyG on 09/04/2017 - 20:26
    +1

    Have a crack at FAST (5:2) diet, or an intermittent-fasting programme. See GP first.

  • SpotTheOzzie on 09/04/2017 - 20:30
    +2

    Find a hobby that caters to weight loss.

    I'm 26 year olds and I ride my BMX every 2-5 days. I lost 10kg weight but now maintain 72kg easy because of this.

    As my endurance got better I tended to push myself further every week. Last September I did the MS GONG Sydney to Gong Ride (60km) still on a BMX and according to an official for MS the first person to do it on a BMX.

    The trick isn't picking up someones weight loss program, it's find what is enjoyable for you because you'll most likely hang onto it then.

    Best of Luck

    • ozzyoi on 11/04/2017 - 18:23
      +1

      Good on you mate.

  • ednamekin on 09/04/2017 - 20:32

    Laxatives at midday

  • peterw1 on 09/04/2017 - 20:47
    +1

    Go live in North Korea and unless you are friends with un, you will lose weight. Ever seen a fat North Korean except un?

  • DiscoJango on 09/04/2017 - 20:52
    -3

    you want a 1 line answer: you will always be fat. truth hurts.

  • Most Wanted on 09/04/2017 - 20:56
    +1

    when i'm jobless: don't eat a lot, let my body get hungry for a hour or so first then eat.. don't need the energy since i'm not doing anything.
    when i'm in a job: Its a pysical job, so Eat as much as i want since i burn it off by working and you need to eat a lot for these jobs.

    but this method only works if you still medium weight.. since you're Fat , you need to buy a Threadmill "use it in the living room while you watch tv or you're not gonna use it" or a Bike to cycle on, get some fresh aussie air

  • Azrael169 on 09/04/2017 - 20:58
    +5

    Weight loss is 90% diet, 10% exercise. Calories burnt > Calories eaten = weight lost. Its just that simple. Dosnt mean its easy to execute.
    Just existing your burn 'x' calories a day, trick is to find out how many your 'x' is. A good dietician, exercise physiologist or gym instructor should be able to work it out for you. Alternatively i'm sure you can find averages around intake online. Once you have 'x' start aiming for 'x - 500 to 1000 calories' and you will start to lose weight. On average 1kg of fat is 3500 calories

    Exercise is good for other things (feeling good, mental health, general health), but consider it a adjuvant to weight loss, not the answer (low impact aerobics class burns roughly 350 calories for a hour, a mars bar has 260 calories… see where i'm going with this). If you are exercising. a combination of cardio/weights is best overall for weight loss (weights increase your basal metabolic rate for several hours after the session finished so higher energy burnt, cardio only burns energy while your doing it). Problem is commitment to the gym generally falls off after 3-4 months for most people. Also results are seen slowly if you dont change diet leading to a drop in motivation. Organised sport and attending classes weekly can be the sweet spot for some people and attendance is less likely to drop off (social aspect and making longer term commitment like signing up for a season, plus usually cheaper).

    Quality of your food largely dosnt matter for weight loss. A US professor went on a Oreos and Coca Cola diet and lost 5kg in roughly 3 months from memory, simple calorie counting (think he ate 1500 calories of oreos + coke then just drank water for the rest of the day). Another US professor recreated the 'supersize me' documentary (McDonalds 3x daily) and managed to lose weight over several months, simply chose his meals based on calories. Again better quality food will make you feel healthier, not necessarily help in weight loss.

    Having a double quarter pounder + large fries and large coke for dinner should be about 1400 calories (quickly used google), for the 'average' man you want about 2000 - 2500 calories in a day to maintain weight. Add in breakfast, lunch, a coffee or 2, a biscuit here and there and all of a sudden you are well and truly into the 3000 plus calorie range. So McDonalds is bad right? Maybe have some healthy pasta for dinner. 1 cup of cooked pasta is ~ 220 calories (not including sauce), now i dont know about you but my plate would usually have about 4 cups worth of pasta on it (880 calories). Add in a small second serving and pasta sauce all of a sudden its as bad or worse than McDonalds. Portion control is key!

    Biggest mistake people have is what they drink. Anything other than water is going to ruin your weight loss goal. I dont care if its coffee (latte/flat white full of milk which has lactose, lactose is a sugar), soft drink (full of sugar) or alcoholic (doubly bad as high sugar and ETOH which is energy rich). Lets say that your like the average Australian and you like a drink or 2 a day, maybe more on weekend. Examples below
    Premix Jack Daniels and Cola - 256 calories per can, say average of 2 can per day (most Austrlian males would drink the equivalent of this especially when we take into consideration weekends & catching up with the boys)
    256 calories per can, 2 cans per day, 7 days per wee, 52 weeks per year (256 x 2 x 7 x 52) = 186,368 calories. Remember before how we said 1 kilo of fat is roughly 3,500 calories… 186,368 / 3500 = 53.2kgs of fat equivalent calories your body has to deal with over the course of a year
    Prefer beer? 131 calories in Tooheys extra dry, 27.2kg of fat equivalent calories
    Dont like alcohol? Average Latte has about 135 calories (damm you lactose)
    (yes i know its not a perfect example but its making my point here…. DRINK WATER FOR WEIGHT LOSS!)

    Also as for fancy diets people are suggesting… Keto has long term compliance issues. Plus once carbs are reintroduced weight comes flying back on. Paleo is just shit, actually bad for you long term. 5 and 2 is to easy to cheat on, especially if your prone to having 'bad' days after stress at work or with your significant other. Weight Watches or Lean Cuisine both work (calorie and portion control) but can be hard to stick to long term (they are not very exciting). Best best is to find your 'x' caloires start meal prepping for it. Most important part, prep with your vices in mind. Want a small bowl of ice cream with dinner? reduce the calories in the 3 meals before hand and work ice cream into your calorie counting. But make sure you stick to the portion you counted for. Calorie counting means you can still eat some fun food every now and then.

    Genetically some people are superior, they have a really hard time putting on weight (naturally high basal metabolic rate), other people are not so lucky. In general though fat is a result of lifestyle (Blame thyroid or PCOS all you want but these people can still loos weight, people like to use these things as a excuse). It was easy to get to your weight, its not going to be easy to get down in size… having said that it is achievable.

    If you wanna get thin get ready to give up/severely cut back on your vices (chocolate, chips, fast food, alcohol, milk based coffee/tea etc). Takes discipline but is achievable… Still wanna go ahead??

    My Advice
    - Go to GP, get Blood Pressure, Weight, Height recorded. Blood tests for Full Blood Count, Kidneys, Liver, Fasting Blood Glucose (Diabetes Check), Cholesterol & Thyroid Function. Also provides a comparison to get benchmarkes against in 6 months time to see what progress your making (follow up with GP after 6 months)
    - Get GP to put you on a GP Management plan and send you to a Dietitian & Exercise Physiologist (should be minimal out of pocket expense on a GP care plan), they can help with a structure exercise program for general fitness and more importantly education about dieting property
    - Dietician can give you target calorie intake
    - Start prepping meals on weekend for week ahead. Taking a premade meal to work allows you to plan calorie intake, will stop you from splurging at lunch when your hungry (sushi anyone?) and save you money
    - Start drinking only water or black coffee/tea, if you want alcohol you can plan to fit it into your calorie limit for weekend but eat chips and you will blow it. You cant drink beer daily/regularly and lose weight
    - Join a sporting team, we are coming into winter so go play soccer, rugby, football, netball. Preferably something with training at least once per week and a game on the weekend
    - Buy a dog so you are motivated to walk it every night, increasing regular exercise.

    Prepare yourself for slow gains. Set realistic limits, 5 kgs in a month isnt achievable unless your on the biggest loser and have a constant personal trainer and people calorie planning your meals for you. Try 5 kgs in 6 months and once you achieve it set another goal of another 5kg in another 6 months (it gets harder as you get closer to your goal).

    I know you wanted a 1 line answer but it isnt a 1 line answer question

    • MrTweek on 10/04/2017 - 11:14

      Well written, but has one mistake:
      1 kg of fat equals 7000 kcal, not 3500.

      1 g of pure fat has 9 kcal, but the body burns 2 while processing it, so 7 is what you end up with.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:09

      @Azrael169 - Thanks for your time.

      I am gonna stick to water for now, and yes will need to look into the GP thingy.

  • kkmenon1156 on 09/04/2017 - 21:05

    exercise daily and eat healthy.

  • dlakers3peat on 09/04/2017 - 21:30

    very simple. don't eat chocolate, lollies, white bread, fizzy soft drinks like coke, fanta etc, ice cream, chips like smith chips, doritos and junk food like maccas and kfc. eat high protein foods like chicken, eggs, steak. replace fizzy soft drinks with flavoured mineral water. i have done this for the last 2 months and I have lost 10kgs.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:11

      @dlakers3peat -

      chocolate, lollies, white bread, fizzy soft drinks like coke, fanta etc, ice cream, chips like smith chips, doritos and junk food like maccas and kfc.- that sums up my whole life mate. :)

      • dlakers3peat on 12/04/2017 - 10:34

        well there you go. stop that stuff and you will lose weight without even exercising. I was addicted to coke zero and would drink like a 1.25 litres bottle a day. Replaced it with water and mineral water. I replaced chips with these http://majans.com/products/world/infuzions/. The other junk food I replaced with healthy meals like stir frys, bbq chicken etc. 80% of losing weight is the diet. Good Luck !!!

        • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:40

          Cheers! will do

  • chrisd82 on 09/04/2017 - 21:58

    Ketogenic Diet worked for me. Loss 14kg first time over 6 months. Did a second run of it for another 6 months last year plus gym time to lose more fat and tone up before a tropical holiday over the Xmas. Just need to do one more shorter course of it and will probably reach my goals then just have to work on maintainence.

    • KLoNe on 10/04/2017 - 13:43

      Yeah, don't do this fad diet.

  • bargainbeseecher on 09/04/2017 - 22:02
    +1

    I don't have any advice sorry. Just wanted to say goodluck! Stick to it and you'll be so proud of yourself :-)

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:11

      Cheers!

  • WinterEgg14 on 09/04/2017 - 22:03
    +1

    Hi Mate,
    Based on your comments I can see that you are frustrated with your current weight and are taking the first steps to trying to make something happen. This is a good start.

    Honestly, there is no good one line tip or fast track way to lose weight. From someone that understands what you are going through, here’s my advice… I don’t believe any fad diets or tricks work… ‘long term’, and the key to healthy weight loss is a life style change.

    Like anything else, to lose weight you need a goal, plan, learn, motivation, discipline and one that many people leave out… patience. Weight loss takes time and you need a plan. Don’t be upset if you don’t lose 5kgs in the first week.

    Here are a few tips/suggestions in no particular order. I will not get into too much detail and avoid stating things you might already know:

    • Buy, cook and prepare all your own food.
    • Start learning more about what you are eating… Don’t’ just look at the cals that’s included. Look at the ingredients, sat fats, carb, sugar amounts also etc.
    • At the start, stop eating until you are full. Your stomach will get used to the feeling and you will slowly get full on less.
    • Replace most of the carbs in your meals with green vegetables, but don’t cut carbs out completely.
    • Cut out alcohol… if you must, drink less and slower. For less cals, try straight spirits with soda or diet mixers.
    • Stop rewarding yourself for losing a few kgs by eating junk food. (overweight people will understand this)
    • Stop snacking because you are bored.
    • Don’t starve yourself, ever. If you are feeling hungry, eat/drink something healthy.
    • Stop buying junk food for your house. Skip the junk aisle at the market completely.
    • To start, go into your kitchen and throw all the junk food in a bag and give it to someone else.
    • Join and participate in a sport or club at least once a week. Walking/running/gym can get boring, but if you are doing something you like, you won’t even notice it. If you are not into any sport, how about martial arts?
    • Exercise every day if you can. Walking is free and easy to do.
    • Interval training is your best friend when it comes to assisting weight loss. If you can’t walk/run, then walk/jog. Just throw in a 30sec jog every 5mins. Etc…
    • Try find a running partner
    • Get good/supportive runners
    • Resistance training is important. Weight loss can come in the form of muscle loss. Strengthening exercises is good for muscle development, which helps your bodies metabolism => good for weight loss. Join a gym if it helps… make sure you are doing the exercises correctly to avoid injury.
    • Don’t overdo it. An injury can set you back.
    • A calorie counter app can help keep you on track at the start.
    • I think the start is the hardest. For me, it took ~two weeks for my body to get use the changes. Just know that your body will slowly get used to it and you will start to feel better.
    • Drink a crap load of water. Have a bottle of water with you always.
    • Once you start seeing/feeling results you will get more motivated.
    • It takes time so be patient. There will be a point where everything you have changed will become normal and you will wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.

    Try switching your mind set from just thinking about how much you weigh to more about how you feel and live. Once you start feeling better and become more fit, the kgs will start flying off.

    Remember, all this is based on my experience only. I also recommend consulting your GP with your plans and progress. GPs suck at the start when they give you the obese spill but they do get supportive when they notice the results. They will also help with any issues you might have along the way.
    Good luck.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:14

      Cheers, Nice tips.

      Will be going to gym today and yes am having loads of water.

  • mmd on 09/04/2017 - 22:08
    +1

    Agree with other posts about energy out must be greater than energy in and to make life style changes and not 'diet'.

    I used to be fat and lost weight by limiting saturated fats (takeaway), sugars (softdrinks) and jogging/running.
    Like others have said the first few weeks was hard, but as i began to lose weight i felt better and wasn't hungry all the time.

    You have already substituted soft drink out of your diet which is fantastic.
    Start cooking for yourself and eat out less often. Its great because you know what is going in, and saves you money (bring leftovers for lunch)! Start with basics like spag Bo and stir fries.

    Choose alternatives when you get takeaway.
    Eg eat half a pizza with a side of salad and you have leftovers for tomorrow.

    Follow the food pyramid and be wary of other diets out there. It concerns me some diets are advocating eating saturated fats as we don't know the long term benefits, but by all means go ahead if you are getting results.

  • cheapisgood on 09/04/2017 - 22:27

    So many people giving complicated ways to lose weight.

    Its simply just avoiding junk food (or only occasionally eating them) and eating.

    For those who say eat less, well that not gonna help, you're going to feel hungry quicker and then overeat. Best to just sub what you normally eat into healthier version.

    You dont need those fitbit and other non sense.

    Lots of people lose weight by just putting in the effort, know what youre eating and exercising right.

  • Caped Baldy on 09/04/2017 - 22:32

    Download a smart phone app to record/estimate the food you're eating to measure sugar, carb, calorie intake etc. compare those to standards for your situation and scale down.

    Also drink more water.

    I saw "That Sugar Film" documentary a couple weeks ago which was a bit of an eye opener to the amount of hidden sugars in people's diet. Definitely recommend that people watch it.

  • grog on 09/04/2017 - 23:14
    +1

    Walk 30 minutes non stop every day without fail.

  • datafellows on 09/04/2017 - 23:14

    Eat breakfast like a king.

    Eat lunch like a commoner.

    Eat dinner like Sydneysider with a huge mortgage.

    Don't eat anything like 3-4 hours before sleep.

    Monday to Friday don't touch any snacks/chocolate/junk food and generally eat less. Saturdays reward yourself will all the goodies and Sundays fill yourself with fruit while eating normally.

    Yes, I'm overweight and I should listen to my own advice ;) But I got a dog last year and she keeps me moving more than I used to :)

    I'm trying hard and luckily my GP said still last year that my tests look good and no worries of diabetes. I'm doing everything I can not to get it :P

    Oh yeah and I got myself gadgets to track my activities… Moto360 (nah), Miband2 (quite good), Gear Fit 2 (awesome!)

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:17

      Good on ya mate. Dogs are a blessing.

  • loil on 09/04/2017 - 23:25

    Try Slow Carb Diet.

  • altomic on 09/04/2017 - 23:25

    if it is processed then don't eat it.

  • scrimpingstan on 09/04/2017 - 23:59
    +3
    1. Drink more water.

    at least a glass before every meal, mild thirst is often mistaken for hunger.

    1. My fitness pal

    Tell it the truth and set a slow loss goal to start with, half a kilo a week for the first month while you are getting into the routine, then ramp up to a kilo a week if you think you can succeed at that level, if not feeling it, stick to the half kilo, it'll take longer but you'll get there.

  • poppit88 on 10/04/2017 - 00:10
    +1

    Swap the bad foods for healthy foods. Start moving. Don't exercise to lose weight. Start exercising and moving to just simply move and become more mobile. My last piece of advice is, and I quote - "Your body is not a rubbish dump, so stop treating it like one!"

    PS: Do not reduce your diet to that of a rabbit - that will not help you lose weight, in fact it will do the opposite. Eat good healthy portions of food, and ditch sugar!

  • Takius on 10/04/2017 - 01:10

    You won't lose weight until you really want to lose weight. I mean REALLY want to.
    That happened to me very recently. I cut out the chocolate, pringles, biscuits and shit, and started buying whole foods like fish and vegetables etc.
    But unless you're determined, nothing will happen.
    Work out your TDEE and download the myfitnesspal app and log EVERYTHING you eat. That will give you an idea of if you're eating at maintenance or surplus. I'm currently eating at an average 500-1000 kJ deficit and am steadily losing weight. You don't have to starve yourself.

  • Krizy on 10/04/2017 - 01:23
    +1

    Watch the Biggest Loser

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:19

      Am done with all that, after watching so many episodes, and not doing it. I am feeling more depressed :(

      • Krizy on 14/04/2017 - 01:32

        Normally I give more detailed answers, but you said one line.

        Watch the Biggest Loser while riding an exercise bike (don't spend more than $100–$200, I use a $99 Fila Magnetic Bike I got from Big W).

        The main thing you need to do is change your mentality. When I first watched the Biggest Loser I was still young enough to be impressionable, and I learned to hate junk food with a passion and push myself very hard. I watched my habits more closely after that and found that an active lifestyle (walking to places or using public transport) while reducing my calorie intake was enough. Soft drink should be taken out of your diet completely, and you should walk somewhere (10-15min+ each way) once a week. Those two things will take effort at first but eventually become normal and won't take any effort at all. If you blend healthy habits in to your baseline it will work. Just start small.

        But I found things that work for me because I followed what other people were doing in principal. None of my good habits came from health advice but with a new mentality that made me think critically about all of my habits and then adapt. Education helped to reinforce and refine my good habits (e.g. 'hate fat' became: eat less of processed and high calorie foods whether they're high in fat or just carbs/sugar) but I also found some advice (e.g. eat breakfast regularly) didn't work for me at all.

        My suggestion to watch the Biggest Loser may have sounded snarky, but essentially I'm saying to find a way to learn more about how other people live healthy lifestyles. There's not much science in what fitness fanatics say, and some of them are kind of crazy and messed up in some ways, but they are good at something and that's fitness. Take on their ideas but don't get carried away. If you really feel like fitness craze media is a waste of time, get an HSC PDHPE book and that will be more scientific but still understandable. You might also try course materials or textbooks from parts of a sports/exercise science university course too if you can track them down.

        Don't try diets with complicated rules or miracle ingredients. If you're going to starve yourself, you can do that, but it doesn't need to be a contrived ritual or routine because it's not sustainable anyway. Just be wary there's no sense in wasting your willpower all in one hit. Your ordinary diet needs to have less calories, and exercising may help you to not feel like eating when you're sedentary. Extreme measures are just to get a start. Make small changes that you are sustainable, and when you don't even realise you're doing them you'll feel a sense of achievement in how far you've come.

        Making everything explicit and tracking everything can also be a waste of time. Passive monitoring with fewer results to analyse is best, so no spending all day logging every single thing you eat unless it's a social media / public accountability angle. No one cares what I eat so I stick with FIT. Frequency, Intensity, Time. Logged the time and distance for your run? Time is time, intensity is distance (or calories) divided by time, frequency is how many times you've logged a run in a week. Two measurements taken automatically with a GPS device, logged manually in a few seconds, gives you all the metrics you need.

  • TurkishDelight on 10/04/2017 - 02:04

    Diet (switch to salad) + Cardio = Win!!!
    Try apple water diet every fortnight for 3 days, its not only good for your diet but will also improve your skin.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:20

      Is that the one with vinegar? there are so many out there, which one are you referring to? do you have a link mate?

  • Windows7forever on 10/04/2017 - 05:00

    Join a concentration camp. Slave Labor all day long + rice gruel for dinner = winning.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/04/2017 - 10:03
      +1

      So, turn gay and go to Chechnya then?

  • DrDollar on 10/04/2017 - 07:08
    +2

    Eat less, eat healthy, exercise more.

    If you think there is any easier way to lose weight and be healthy, you are kidding yourself. In which case, you are not ready. Convince yourself it will be hard work and that you are prepared to DO it.

    Planning is key. Get motivated, put together a plan for exercise and preparing food each week.

    Stick to it.

    Remember you will fail at times, which is not an excuse to let yourself fail, but is also NOT a reason to give up when you do.

  • mosquito on 10/04/2017 - 07:37
    -1

    I couldn't disagree more with the eat less/exercise more attitude, that is exactly why most nations are continuing to gain weight.
    It's the quality of food that determines things, also the quality of exercise does matter. Quantity of food also plays a role but a much smaller one than the quality.

    You asked for a line answer, so join precision nutrition as a client or metabolic effect or read one of the calorie myth, bulletproof diet, metabolic effect books or similar and find your own answer. You won't get the answer from a forum like this.

    • AddNinja on 10/04/2017 - 07:45
      +1

      I think this is poor advice. People have lost weight before companies like "precision nutrition" existed - and will continue to lose weight without them. Essentially you need to eat less and accept that you will feel hungry a lot of the time. With practise, feeling hungry isn't so bad.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:21

      @mosquito - //You won't get the answer from a forum like this.//

      Nah mate, this forum is amazing, comments here have been amazing powerful, and motivating. Better than 100's of pages of weight loss articles on the internet.

  • maxdba on 10/04/2017 - 08:14

    See similar post many times here. Eating healthy does not mean you have to starve but you have to give up junk food that you love and start moving more than ever before. The determination is the key.

  • pilotg2 on 10/04/2017 - 08:17

    If you are snacking and eating large main meals - cut out all snacking and take it from there. You will lose weight. You need to reduce your calorie intake and stopping snacks is the easiest why to starting exercising that will power.

  • blehgg on 10/04/2017 - 08:18

    Sign up to biggest loser

    • ozzyoi on 10/04/2017 - 08:19

      I am camera shy.

      • blehgg on 10/04/2017 - 08:27

        where's your OzBargain Spirit? - Free PT sessions!

  • ozzyoi on 10/04/2017 - 08:19

    Thanks so much for your time. I am in the process of planning my time and booking a PT session tomorrow with the gym.

  • spamsational on 10/04/2017 - 08:36

    Don't even think about exercising. First, install MyFitnessPal and RECORD EVERYTHING! Do it for a month and watch the results. Stop drinking any kind of soft drink. Exercise comes afterwards.

  • Seraphin7 on 10/04/2017 - 08:39

    Eat less than you burn.

  • jhmtaylor on 10/04/2017 - 08:48

    Diets do not work. When you stop dieting you will put on more weight than you lost. You need to change your eating behaviour.
    1. I suggest cutting out anything with added sugar including cakes chocolate and alcohol. After a while you can go back on alcohol but only dry red wine or spirit's on special occasions. Long term it is the easiest thing to do. It is worth noting that sugar stimulates your appetite.
    2. Cut out fried food except as a treat no more than once per week.
    3 Do a cardio exercise 30 minutes minimum 3 times per week. You will lose 500 grams of fat per week. Note when you first start you will lose weight quickly, but it is mainly water. 100 grams of fat is roughly 1000 calories.

  • Reverse Snorkel on 10/04/2017 - 08:49

    I once did those shakes. I lost like 23kg.. Don't do it.. Once you sway from them it all comes back and some..

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:23

      which ones? herbal life?

  • pandabun on 10/04/2017 - 09:00
    +1

    Get moving. I gained lots of weight after having my son (didn't walk as much as I used to). He's started school now so instead of picking him up by car, I would walk there (~1.8km). If you are out of breath, slow down and walk at your own pace. I walk super slow.

    If you can't stop eating, good news for you. Once you start walking, you'll sleep earlier. You won't be eating or feeling hungry while asleep.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:24

      Cheers

  • kaleidoscope on 10/04/2017 - 09:01

    One liner - you can't eat carbs and sugar all day and expect not to put on weight.

    Not one liner - be aware of what food is good, and what is bad, i'd recommend watching few food related documentaries explaining these. There's plenty in netflix and they're pretty good. You said you have desire to eat alot, so swap out those sweets and carbs with greens and other filling food that are low in calories. Don't go on insane diet plans you find on internet as they will mess up your metabolism and cause deficiencies in nutrients… i've gone from 95+ to 78 and now settled somewhere between 80-83 for last few years. All through being aware of what food i'm eating and balanced meals. Cheers!

  • kasp on 10/04/2017 - 09:12
    -2

    Give up. It's obvious you aren't dedicated enough or have the willpower to do it.

    Changing your body and eating habits requires willpower and dedication whatever path you decide to take. Until you have those you might as well do nothing.

  • pandabear on 10/04/2017 - 09:16
    +1

    Cut out SUGAR! If you lack control with food the one thing you can do is stop drinking soft drinks. Do yourself a favour and watch 'That Sugar Film'

  • BS-19 on 10/04/2017 - 09:17
    +1

    ALSO: Check your sleep. If you aren't getting enough sleep, you will wake up craving the sugary foods because you feel your body needs 'energy' from these quick fixes.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:25

      yeah am not sleeping enough. I think because of my weight I snore badly and it affects my sleep patterns. I am a mess :(

  • qwicko on 10/04/2017 - 09:21
    +2

    Eliminate sugar-drink lots of water-swap high fat foods with low fat-walk 10/15 minutes a day.
    I've lost 45kg in 10 months. Be serious about it.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:26

      45kg in 10 months, Good on ya.

  • PlasticSpaceman on 10/04/2017 - 09:30
    +1

    Be more active, and eat more sensibly.

    I got myself a fitness band (garmin vivismart hr) which performs three key functions - it tells the time, it vibrates when I have a call coming in from my mobile, and - from a health perspective - it buzzes if I haven't been moving around enough during the day. I try to walk over 8,000 steps each day - ideally more than that but I don't worry if I don't hit the magic '10k' mark. I also have a withings wireless scale (ws-30) that I stand on most days to record my weight over time. Again, I don't care what it says each day - as that can vary quite a bit - but rather I monitor my weight gain/loss trends over weeks/months.

    I haven't stopped eating crap, but rather have reduced it. I have a desk bound job, but now try harder to go for a decent walk at lunchtime as well as take a break when I can. When I have dinner I tend to not eat quite as much, and have more vegetables. When I snack, I have fruit/nuts. I ensure I have a decent breakfast such as bircher muesli. I still drink wine/beer, but just not as much - I sometimes go for a few days without drinking any alcohol. I still eat chocolate, chips, go out for dinner etc - basically I haven't changed much but what I have done is sustainable. My weight is dropping - slowly, but it is dropping. It went up over Christmas due to parties etc but that didn't worry me as I knew it would go down again, which it has. Over the past year I have gone from borderline obese, to overweight, and am now only 2kg or so away from getting into the 'normal' BMI range. Again, I don't care what my BMI actually is other than as an indicator as to how my health is improving. Subjectively I feel better, am more energetic (interestingly my average resting heart rate has also dropped), and I have done it all without resorting to a diet that might enable me to lose some weight but would require me to significantly change how I live and likely not be sustainable meaning I'd gain that weight back again as soon as I stopped that diet.

  • Peck on 10/04/2017 - 09:30
    +1

    'Change your eating habits'.
    Exclude butter, takeaway, and deep fried.
    Substitute Tofu for meat (small amounts of meat 2 -3 days per week), and eat lots of fresh, home cooked vegetables.
    Read labels - especially re % protein, % fat, % sugar.
    You WILL feel empty, but don't confuse that for hunger.
    And remember that a slow weight loss is more permanent than a fast one.

  • activ8newbs on 10/04/2017 - 09:31
    +1

    My one line advice: Get into a routine.

    That is really what you need. In your routine, include regular exercise, healthy eating and also maybe some new lifestyle improvements, such as making your bed straight after you wake up etc.

  • jaybo on 10/04/2017 - 09:31
    +1

    calorie counters - weight watchers, myfitnesspal, etc - get one. log everything - you'll quickly see what is "costing" you, what foods are high in calories/points etc, and what is good.

    i lost ~30kgs on weight watchers, most calorie counting programs are the same.

    the beauty of actually going to weight watchers is the accountability - you have a regular meeting and you have peers that will keep you motivated and you don't want to rock up to a meeting without losing weight (or worse - putting weight on) so it motivates you.

    if you've got physical movement problems (lower back soreness etc) then talk to your GP - the government actually pays for 5 visits to a dietitian per year (or something like that) which will once again give you some help, and some accountability.

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:29
      +1

      30 kg loss is good. All the best.

      I am in the process of meeting up my GP, hopefully on Friday.

  • weezlebub on 10/04/2017 - 09:34

    eat less crap, make food yourself!

    the more you cook, the more you realise what goes into the food you eat, high protein, high carb, home made … as an interim until you've got things closer to where you want to be

    carbs aren't that bad, if he's already big and trying to loose weight, carbs will make him feel full which would be less hunger pains …

    if you're a girl and want to go from a 10 to an 8, then you drops the carbs … if you're already big, carbs are good

    heck, do the subway diet to start with!!

    Make all of your food (toasted ham & cheese at work, or 2 minute noodles with tuna), when you're at the supermarket, skip the chip, chocolate & lolly aisle …

    don't drink sugary things, sugar has a bigger impact than carbs (IMHO)

    • ozzyoi on 12/04/2017 - 10:29

      skip the chip, chocolate & lolly aisle … - So difficult to do that..

  • MessyG on 10/04/2017 - 09:40
    +1

    Loads of advice, pick what resonates but just want to add - you must must must get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation has impacts your metabolism badly.

  • mousie on 10/04/2017 - 09:43
    +6

    This forum is full of fit and healthy and has multiple investment properties yet upvotes all the fast food deals/freebies.

    • weezlebub on 10/04/2017 - 13:33

      I like the "idea" of cheap KFC, but I don't let myself eat it (unless I'm really hung over), not sure about everyone else

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