thecrusader
Pebble Pounder
Does anyone have trouble in their joints? and does glucosamine etc really work?
My knees and elbows have problems with exercising...
My knees and elbows have problems with exercising...
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RiceBurner
Quarry Creeper
Only supplements I take are some NOS and HGH(growth hormone) at night before bed. And some hemp protein powder in my oatmeal in the morning. For added fiber I put wheat germ, wheat bran, and milled flax seed in my oatmeal also. Keep it up guys"thumbsup"
Szczerba
I wanna be Dave
I took it for a while, actually like a year at least. 3 chews a day, while involved in a workout routine and not. I was taking them because I have a bum right knee and thought it would help.
I really couldn't tell the difference, one way or another but I am not a doctor. I have stopped taking them since I put my exercise on a hold for a while. I think the main thing that helped my joints was to stay active but not too active. If I sit around and dont workout my knee will hurt. If I am invovled in a routine workout, my knee doesn't hurt as much.
Long story short, I dunno.
Kratos
RCC Addict
A few questions here. I have skimmed through some of the thread here and its pretty cool reading some of the things. Ill give ya some lead up then ask my questions. I was 215lbs before a thing happened and I got pretty darn depressed, very depressed actually. I was living in an apartment with my then to be wife(still married to this day) when the life event happened that caused me to get depressed and I started eating, a lot. Got up to 280 lbs before we got married. A year ago I started drinking only water/milk/lemonade and sometimes a Gatorade a day. I got down to 240-250(fluctuates). I want to get down to 210-215 again, maybe even hit the 200lb mark but am stuck. I bought a treadmill and started off easy only running .8 mile a day for 3 weeks then bumped it up to 1.25 miles a day for a month now. I eat either 1 cup of frosted shredded wheat or 1 cup of raisin bran. I then make a turkey and cheese sandwich with some mayo and spicy mustard on wheat bread, cut it in half. I eat half the sandwich between 930-10am and then the other half between 12-1230. When I get home after work(varies from 4-6pm) I run. I eat whatever my wife makes for supper(not over eating just enough) and drink milk.
Question 1 is how long does everyone think it should take for me to see any results in weight loss? I feel better and more agile than I have in a long time but no loss yet. I figured it would take a month before I would see maybe 5lbs of lost weight but I must be wrong.
Question 2 is should I take some supplements to make my progress faster? Ive never taken any supplements before so if I don't want anything that could have any lasting effects.
Would love to hear any suggestions as what I could improve on either diet or something else. Cant join a gym though so that's out of the question. Thanks for help!
Question 1 is how long does everyone think it should take for me to see any results in weight loss? I feel better and more agile than I have in a long time but no loss yet. I figured it would take a month before I would see maybe 5lbs of lost weight but I must be wrong.
Question 2 is should I take some supplements to make my progress faster? Ive never taken any supplements before so if I don't want anything that could have any lasting effects.
Would love to hear any suggestions as what I could improve on either diet or something else. Cant join a gym though so that's out of the question. Thanks for help!
answer 1 : That depends on if your output is greater than your input. You have to be in tune with calories in v.s. calories out to know if you are going to lose weight. Eating what you eat when you eat it won't make the slightest difference if you aren't eating enough to begin with. Go back and read all of my post #1.
answer 2 : Proper intake, output, and plenty of water are all you really need.
answer 2 : Proper intake, output, and plenty of water are all you really need.
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Chris your best bet would be to :
-get a good idea of how many calories your body needs to maintain it's weight
-get a good idea of how many calories you eat (logging is the most accurate way)
-create a calorie deficit through less intake, more exercise or both.
-get a good idea of how many calories your body needs to maintain it's weight
-get a good idea of how many calories you eat (logging is the most accurate way)
-create a calorie deficit through less intake, more exercise or both.
kratos/Chris I overlooked one important factor in those three steps above. On the third step, you can't just create a daily deficit to what you are eating now if it isn't currently the right amount.
For instance:
-You body needs 3300 calories to maintain it's weight
-You unknowingly eat 1700 a day thinking that eating less equals losing weight
-There's this thing called BMR. It's the number of calories your body needs to function if you stayed in bed all day. Basically, it's the fuel needed to survive.
-Your BMR could be abound 2000
-Eating below your BMR will cause rapid weight loss but eventually and more than likely it will cause your body to realize that it's not getting enough fuel to survive, so it halts any weight loss and could perhaps store fat after a few weeks.
So this is why I really prefer that people educate themselves on BMR, how to find their own numbers which will turn to them finding their own intake. After all, as you lose weight your intake will become smaller. You need to be able to calculate that in order to keep up the progress. All of the links to figure this are in post #1. Eating enough food throughout your weight loss will insure that your energy levels aren't too low, you won't lose too fast which causes more loose skin, and you don't cut into your existing muscle by having such a drastic deficit.
For instance:
-You body needs 3300 calories to maintain it's weight
-You unknowingly eat 1700 a day thinking that eating less equals losing weight
-There's this thing called BMR. It's the number of calories your body needs to function if you stayed in bed all day. Basically, it's the fuel needed to survive.
-Your BMR could be abound 2000
-Eating below your BMR will cause rapid weight loss but eventually and more than likely it will cause your body to realize that it's not getting enough fuel to survive, so it halts any weight loss and could perhaps store fat after a few weeks.
So this is why I really prefer that people educate themselves on BMR, how to find their own numbers which will turn to them finding their own intake. After all, as you lose weight your intake will become smaller. You need to be able to calculate that in order to keep up the progress. All of the links to figure this are in post #1. Eating enough food throughout your weight loss will insure that your energy levels aren't too low, you won't lose too fast which causes more loose skin, and you don't cut into your existing muscle by having such a drastic deficit.
Kratos
RCC Addict
How did you figure that? The number I came up with was 2,624.21558 per day. I read your first post and quite a few the links inside it. Good info. I am going to gradually move my diet into eating even healthier and less portions. I am now running 2 miles a day and doing 100 push ups and 100 bicycle style sit-ups. Im hoping with all longer run time and doing a little strength training( I know, not a lot but its better than none) it will speed the process up. Im not gonna lie and act like I know about all the stuff I read cause I don't lol
...just ballpark guesses. Don't take those numbers literally.
Kratos
RCC Addict
Lol after I posted I saw that you said for instance. My bad
I burned 7000 calories last week... Just sayin
If it takes you a while to get me the answers to my questions below that's fine.
Did a gadget tell you that?
What was your net calorie intake for that week?
Was there any planned weight loss or gain?
Was there any actual weight loss or gain?
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Szczerba
I wanna be Dave
Im not even working out and burned double that, allegedly.
Sent from my computer-phone.
Sent from my computer-phone.
always after a long week
Im not even working out and burned double that, allegedly.
that was above and beyond my daily activities from just running
Sent from my computer-phone.
19000 intake/7days = 2714 avg daily caloric intake
Then subtract your exercise
19000 - 7000 = 12000
So you're really getting a
12000 intake/7days = 1714 avg daily caloric end result
Sounds pretty close to whatever your BMR is. With that said your weight shouldn't have moved. With how much you've lost already, skirting close to BMR no longer works as well as it once did. Just sayin.
I'm not picking on you, just pointing out that you could get away with eating more food with such a high activity rate if you wanted to. "thumbsup"
Szczerba
I wanna be Dave
It's science bro.
gotcha, cause 7,000 cals burnt in a week is probably what a sloth burns a week.
Strategically adding food back into your caloric intake is always fun.
theloudone
Rock Crawler
my dad's goal has been to lose 100 pounds and he's gotten his diet all in order. we all know that excercise is what you really need, but due to work he never has any time to workout. anyone know some quick but effective workouts that wont absoultely destroy your joints?
GrimJeeper91
Quarry Creeper
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