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Long story short i always had fluctuating weight. A few years ago before Covid i got into hardcore diet/training and lost a total of 140 pounds. I was 345 and got to 205. But this was done trough really hard work. For instance i ate the same thing for diner every day, i cut pretty much all sugar, only ate "cheating food" VERY VERY rarely (like a poutine every 2 months maybe) and i kept my drinking at 1 time a week. This was 2019 or so.

Then during the following years i pretty much slowly put back weight. And now i am around 290 with it fluctuation from 1-2 pounds up and down. But i promised myself i would NEVER go over 300 pounds again back then and im very serious on going down again. I look at my comiccon pics and i see how "round" i am compare to what i used to be. Not to mention a bunch of my cool shirts don't even fit me anymore. Basically thats my ultimatum to myself... I need to be under 250 before next comiccon or i won't attend. 1 year to loose 40 pounds (minimum) is doable i think.

That said i don't see myself going back to eat chicken wraps every dinners ... and im tired of eating cottage cheese as much i used to like it.

To be perfectly honest cutting dessert won't be much of an issue. I don't eat that much to begin with. Beside a few ice cream cones (because its summertime and i have a bar laitier right beside) i don't eat much already. Junk food its 50/50 .... i do enjoy a poutine or a burger at the restaurant, but at home i can cut pretty much all of it without issues. So as long as i keep restaurant ocasional, it should be fine.

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

And of course exercising ... well i used to walk a lot when i slimmed down, so i know i will need to walk again.... Im also thinking on replugging my old xbox kinect and playing a dance game or such lol.

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

Is powder stuff really good? Like those supplements you do shake with, would you recommand some? What about vitamins in pills bottles?

After my last weekend i was so "racked" (racker in french, not sure if you can use it in english) but basically just getting up of my chair made me feel my muscle... I didn't played hockey or anything, but i walked a fair share. I know if i drop weight this should improve itself (more you weight, more you carry, more your body work, its logical). But if i could help my body improve/be more solid, it would be nice.

Right now i have no mean to lift weights or do "gym stuff" . But if i could do some exercise wich don't require any and simply re-enforce my body with supplements, it could help?

I did 2 major weight losses in my life, first was in my 20s, second in my 30s, but the more you age, the harder it get. Now is the time or never tough, and this time i need to keep it ... because i don't see myself trying again in my 50s or such...
 

rando555

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I have been eating boiled/roasted chicken, brown rice, steamed broccoli, oatmeal, blueberries, fat free milk for five months straight now (record is a year straight)

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I think any harsh restrictions with comfort based coping will almost always fail. Also, supplements aren't replacements. Your approach almost feels like self-harm vs behavior improvements.

You need to learn to cook brother. Nothing beats fresh ingredients and the freedom to make it to your own taste. Processed foods are the worst. Its also much much cheaper. You'd be amazed how with just a few basic cooking skills you can quickly get to a point where you can be comfortable cooking pretty much anything. Its a form of science, but its far from being rocket science. It also forces a discipline change which is a good motivational tool (thinking of a weekly menu, planning the ingredients, going out to get them, prepping them for storage, cleaning). And then knowing what's in season or on special will also help you save and get the most flavor out of it.

If I were to make changes to your lifestyle, I would start there. Look into meal prepping too, it helps to have good options in the freezer for when you're feeling too lazy to cook. This is for many a key problem where they surrender to junk foods, maybe not for you.... but you get what I mean.

PS. Alcohol is a huge source of sugar.
 

rando555

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Long story short i always had fluctuating weight. A few years ago before Covid i got into hardcore diet/training and lost a total of 140 pounds. I was 345 and got to 205. But this was done trough really hard work. For instance i ate the same thing for diner every day, i cut pretty much all sugar, only ate "cheating food" VERY VERY rarely (like a poutine every 2 months maybe) and i kept my drinking at 1 time a week. This was 2019 or so.

Then during the following years i pretty much slowly put back weight. And now i am around 290 with it fluctuation from 1-2 pounds up and down. But i promised myself i would NEVER go over 300 pounds again back then and im very serious on going down again. I look at my comiccon pics and i see how "round" i am compare to what i used to be. Not to mention a bunch of my cool shirts don't even fit me anymore. Basically thats my ultimatum to myself... I need to be under 250 before next comiccon or i won't attend. 1 year to loose 40 pounds (minimum) is doable i think.

That said i don't see myself going back to eat chicken wraps every dinners ... and im tired of eating cottage cheese as much i used to like it.

To be perfectly honest cutting dessert won't be much of an issue. I don't eat that much to begin with. Beside a few ice cream cones (because its summertime and i have a bar laitier right beside) i don't eat much already. Junk food its 50/50 .... i do enjoy a poutine or a burger at the restaurant, but at home i can cut pretty much all of it without issues. So as long as i keep restaurant ocasional, it should be fine.

Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.

And of course exercising ... well i used to walk a lot when i slimmed down, so i know i will need to walk again.... Im also thinking on replugging my old xbox kinect and playing a dance game or such lol.

But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.

Is powder stuff really good? Like those supplements you do shake with, would you recommand some? What about vitamins in pills bottles?

After my last weekend i was so "racked" (racker in french, not sure if you can use it in english) but basically just getting up of my chair made me feel my muscle... I didn't played hockey or anything, but i walked a fair share. I know if i drop weight this should improve itself (more you weight, more you carry, more your body work, its logical). But if i could help my body improve/be more solid, it would be nice.

Right now i have no mean to lift weights or do "gym stuff" . But if i could do some exercise wich don't require any and simply re-enforce my body with supplements, it could help?

I did 2 major weight losses in my life, first was in my 20s, second in my 30s, but the more you age, the harder it get. Now is the time or never tough, and this time i need to keep it ... because i don't see myself trying again in my 50s or such...
Marginal help but nothing replaces hard work and discipline.

Powder stuff does matter but timing and type of protein powder will make up like < 5% of your total progress. It's consistently exercising with focused effort and diet.

I'm not even going to go into the min maxing stuff, which is never worth it unless you're competing.

+ Your paragraphs are really hard to read but I'm trying to help you out here. Look up TDEE and learn the concept; my advice for beginners is that if you're trying to lose weight, weigh yourself every morning naked after you take a piss. If your 7 day moving average for weight is going down, good job. If it's not, utilize a combination of eat less and/or move more. The logic behind a 7 day moving average is you have a lot of fluctuation in water weight, this especially applies to women since periods = more volatility in stored water / subcutaneous fluids afaik.


Fun fact for the guys out there: If you're high body fat %, there's a chance you gain like a quarter to half an inch size on your dick when you lose fat on your pubococcygeal region
 

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As distasteful as it may be, you need to go back to what lost you 140 pounds. You only need to lose 85 so you will spend less time eating the battle tested victory diet.

Never give up a winning diet for a losing one or one that isn't battle tested. First rule of dieting.
 
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But what i would like to ask peoples who are into fitness and such is more on food advices. What should i try to eat considering i am ZERO cook. Like i don't cook meals. I buy pre-made or stuff i can simply put in the oven. Im thinking on looking at these companies who deliver like "factors" or such, you know where you order a box and its delivered to you and its all pre-made, just put it in microwave. Some seem to have healthy foods.
I tried factors. Around 150$ for 10 meals. Decent meals, feels healthy, a lot more interesting than what you have at the groceries store. You can select what you get. Each week you have pre-selected meals but you can remove/add what you want to got with your taste. It's nice once in a while, but I love to cook and it's cheaper, so I'm using the service maximum once a month.

For long term weight loss.
- permanent and sustainable food habits changes
- Get more muscle -> increase the basic metabolism
- Do some cardio -> walking is good enough

Don't try to do everything at once. It takes 21 days to create new routine. So it's better doing a 5 minutes walk every day than starting with a 60 minutes walk on the first day. Once the new routine is in place, increase the pace/duration slowly. Keeping up, a more permanent change is more important than short term progress. Keep a journal of your progress. Give yourself some love and reward when you reach a goal.
Another thing that help with new habit, is to bind it to an existing routine. Like, after I brush my teeth I do 5 squat. The association help.
 

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For long term weight loss.
- permanent and sustainable food habits changes
- Get more muscle -> increase the basic metabolism
- Do some cardio -> walking is good enough
This. Des changements que tu pourras maintenir toute ta vie, c'est ce qui va fair en sorte que ton poids va rester stable, car tes habitudes auront changées.

- ne pas manger jusqu'à plus faim. Il faut laisser de l'espace. On mange jusqu'à se sentir 80% plein. Ça veut dire quoi? Qu'on a bien mangé, qu'il en reste probablement dans l'assiette, que la prochaine bouchée ne sera pas aussi bonne que les précédentes, qu'on n'a pas besoin de manger plus car on se sent rassasié. Je mets souvent mes petits restants dans un petit contenant au frigo, je le mange le lendemain avec un autre petit restant, ça peut faire une bonne collation.

- apprendre c'est quoi une vraie portion — ça veut souvent dire de prendre des plus petites assiettes, moins les remplir. Attendre 20 minutes avant de se resservir, pour vraiment s'assurer qu'on a encore faim.

- comprendre quand on a faim, et quand on n'a pas faim

- manger quand on a faim seulement

- manger lentement
 

Giselle Montreal

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Beer will be the hardest, because i often am bored during evenings and drinking while watching movies and then gaming seem to be "the thing" that make my days more fun. But on another front its not just the weight, its the health as a whole (i can't sustain drinking too much now that i am in my 40s) and of course its not cheap... every night i drink its a 20$ gone. But i want to not only cut frequency but cut quantity too. This will have to be done gradually tough. Im thinking cutting 1 can and doing 2 times a week at first, hopefully going back to only 1 time a week in a few months.
Pour éviter de consommer de l'alcool le soir, il faut se trouver une alternative. Ce que j'aime, c'est avoir l'impression de consommé. Consommer quelque chose de bon! Alors j'aime boire de l'eau pétillante, c'est moins plate que de l'eau plate. Mais parfois j'ai le goût d'avoir du goût et un peu de sucre alors je me suis trouvé des petits kombucha, peu sucré, peu de calories et ça satisfait mon envie de "consommer". Ça rempli l'estomac avec les bulles aussi, et ça hydrate. Peut-être essayer pour consommer des coke diète, ou des eaux pétillantes à savoir? Commence par remplacer UNE bouteille par soir.

Car tu veux changer un petit peu à la fois, pas TOUT à la fois.
 

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La clé c’est le déficit calorique. Tu peux jouer sur ce qui entre (la bouffe) et ce qui sort (l’énergie que tu dépenses). L’important c’est que le deuxième paramètre soit plus élevé
que le premier et idéalement que le chemin emprunté te rende heureux. Bon courage !