Chit-Chat: Do you still believe in one another?

[Alfieri]

I weigh 109 lbs and I need to be 120-125 lbs. x.x

 

[Yukari]

I wish that I had you're problem Alfieri. ;~;

 

[Sonata]

I just sit at the gym for 4 or 5 hours 3 or 4 days a week and ride a bike while I play my psvita. I've lost 10 pounds in the 3 weeks and haven't really changed my diet or anything. I drink a protein shake and eat a protein bar every time I workout, usually around breakfast time, but other than that I just do what I want.

 

[Sir Codin]

6'3", not a bad height.

Weight? 280.

I should be at most 210.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

This is horrible! I'm 186 pounds, and according to the BMI, I'm overweight. I don't understand what went wrong. I've been following those ten steps from the article and have been eating less food and only eat when my stomach feels hungry. Now my mom is putting me on an unnecessary strict diet, when that's not the problem due to how I've mentioned eating food only when I'm starving and not when I feel like it regardless if I'm full. I hate this frustration so much! Now I'll never feel attractive.

 

[Sonata]

I've always been overweight, but it doesn't bother me that much, I like to feel not fat and be able to go places and run and stuff without getting short of breath, but that's just how it's always been. The skinniest I've been since I finished growing was freshman year when I weighed 198 once after not eating all day and taking a big ol poop. But that was back when I was physically active pretty much all day every day and ate maybe once per day. Both of my parents were fat their whole lives, their parents were fat, and their parents were fat. I haven't had much of a chance. My dad slimmed down a lot, but that's just one side of the fat heritage.

6' 0"

235 and going down

 

[Chikara]

I'm 5 feet and 110lbs. I don't know if that's good or bad, it's probably normal. I want to start losing a bit of weight and gaining muscle though. I feel like I have more fat than I should have and not enough muscle :'(

 

[Alfieri]

Oh we're including heights now?

I'm 5'4"...yeah :/

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

I'm 6 ft, and according to the BMI, my weight for that height is overweight.

 

[CoffeeDrink]

6'4" 189 pounds

I need to gain weight. I want to weigh at least 220, but the struggle to maintain weight is always an issue with me. Even at my age my metabolism is a wonder. I've tried protein supplements and eating a hearty, balanced meal three times a day but I have no clue how I don't hold onto it. I'll have to talk to the doctor about this, because I forgot what he said last time.

 

[Kyoe]

I remember there was an article that had a top 10 ways to lose weight without exercising, and these were:

1. standing up straight all the time and having your spine hunched
2. drinking water with a piece of lemon
3. eat small pieces of large food bit by bit
4. relax
5. not chewing gum
6. walking most of the time each day

The last four I couldn't remember.

Oh my.
I wouldn't call myself a personal trainer, doctor, or physiologist, but even the little knowledge I have about the human body could let me discredit most of these.

Spoiler:

1 - Bad posture will not help you. With anything. Maybe if you want to look a little shorter. or like Quasimodo In fact, bad posture can cause a lot of nasty side effects and health problems down the line!
Proper posture, on the other hand, has a whole slew of benefits. It doesn't necessarily help you lose weight directly, but it does facilitate breathing, increase focus, and mentally avail you.

You can read an article about Proper Posture, here.


2 - Lemon water only helps to fight hunger cravings, not make you lose weight. It's another greatly beneficial drink, though, like the green tea we were talking about earlier.

Don't judge me for the Lifehack link.


3 - This... is a technique for digestion. If you want something psychological, try using smaller plates when eating. Even if you eat the same amount, it'll trick your brain into thinking you've had more.


4 - Now this one is actually pretty valid. Stress is a real cause of weight gain, and can actually block you from losing any. Remember that the mind has power over the body, and you have power over the mind.


5 - What? There are a lot of weird chemicals in some types of gum, that's true, but I don't think it would have that much of an effect. I mean, stop chewing it, sure! It's kind of an annoying habit, most gums have addiction forming chemicals in them, and it's (arguably) not good for your teeth. But unless you're having some sort of negative allergic reaction of some sort, chewing gum will neither make you gain weight nor lose it as far as I know.


6 - Walking is a good exercise, and does burn calories, but isn't a get thin quick plan. A general rule of thumb would be that a person weighing 160-180 pounds usually burns 100 calories per mile. That's a lot of walking if you're aiming for the 3,500 calories, 1 pound per week method.

Thinking about that, though...

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Something else a lot of people fail to take into consideration about weight is that it might be from your heritage. No, I'm not saying that a chubby grandfather screwed you over. But if you're from a strong bloodline descended from vikings then you're going to be a bit larger if you're healthy. It's just how your ancestors adapted to live. You should do some ancestral research, and consider what things should and should not be in your diet.

And don't forget to take everything on the internet with a grain of salt. It's never better than consulting a Physician, Dietitian, or just using your good ol' common sense.

I... can't even remember the last time I measured myself. Weight or height.
I will say I'd definitely lost some muscle last year. Between falling out of training, and messing my back up for a bit from some poorly executed heavy lifting.
I'm finally starting to get it back now, and I gotta say I'm ecstatic about that. There's nothing quite like that satisfying burn! :D

 

[moon]

I weigh less now than I've done in a year :D Because I think I should lose a couple of kilos, so that's a positive thing.

 

[Her]

A true lady such as myself does not disclose her weight, but I do alright for someone of my height and build. I look good in tight jeans and that is what God intended! I don't go to a gym or whatever but I jog for two hours every day so my level of fitness is excellent anyway.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

Oh my.
I wouldn't call myself a personal trainer, doctor, or physiologist, but even the little knowledge I have about the human body could let me discredit most of these.

Spoiler:

1 - Bad posture will not help you. With anything. Maybe if you want to look a little shorter. or like Quasimodo In fact, bad posture can cause a lot of nasty side effects and health problems down the line!
Proper posture, on the other hand, has a whole slew of benefits. It doesn't necessarily help you lose weight directly, but it does facilitate breathing, increase focus, and mentally avail you.

You can read an article about Proper Posture, here.


2 - Lemon water only helps to fight hunger cravings, not make you lose weight. It's another greatly beneficial drink, though, like the green tea we were talking about earlier.

Don't judge me for the Lifehack link.


3 - This... is a technique for digestion. If you want something psychological, try using smaller plates when eating. Even if you eat the same amount, it'll trick your brain into thinking you've had more.


4 - Now this one is actually pretty valid. Stress is a real cause of weight gain, and can actually block you from losing any. Remember that the mind has power over the body, and you have power over the mind.


5 - What? There are a lot of weird chemicals in some types of gum, that's true, but I don't think it would have that much of an effect. I mean, stop chewing it, sure! It's kind of an annoying habit, most gums have addiction forming chemicals in them, and it's (arguably) not good for your teeth. But unless you're having some sort of negative allergic reaction of some sort, chewing gum will neither make you gain weight nor lose it as far as I know.


6 - Walking is a good exercise, and does burn calories, but isn't a get thin quick plan. A general rule of thumb would be that a person weighing 160-180 pounds usually burns 100 calories per mile. That's a lot of walking if you're aiming for the 3,500 calories, 1 pound per week method.

Thinking about that, though...

---

Something else a lot of people fail to take into consideration about weight is that it might be from your heritage. No, I'm not saying that a chubby grandfather screwed you over. But if you're from a strong bloodline descended from vikings then you're going to be a bit larger if you're healthy. It's just how your ancestors adapted to live. You should do some ancestral research, and consider what things should and should not be in your diet.

And don't forget to take everything on the internet with a grain of salt. It's never better than consulting a Physician, Dietitian, or just using your good ol' common sense.

I... can't even remember the last time I measured myself. Weight or height.
I will say I'd definitely lost some muscle last year. Between falling out of training, and messing my back up for a bit from some poorly executed heavy lifting.
I'm finally starting to get it back now, and I gotta say I'm ecstatic about that. There's nothing quite like that satisfying burn! :D

I'm currently search for that article on Yahoo, which was where I found the article in the first place, but I can't seem to find it.

 

[Shining Raichu]

I would like to applaud Sonata for half-assing his healthy living plan and still getting results. That's exactly how I'd do it, too.

 

[maccrash]

yo I'm 5'8ish and 120 pounds. I'm a fucking twig, but I don't mind because I can pretty much eat all the junk food I want and not put on any weight.

 

[Pendraflare]

I remember when I went to the doctor's office a few days before ORAS came out, I weighed 150 pounds. But then a good way through December I was near 138. However, it's starting to hover around 140 again, and I forgot to take the small scale from my parents' bathroom with me to college, so I have no way to check as is.

For what it's worth, I am starting to have more salads, even with just lettuce and cucumber and no dressing, and fruits too. Fridays and Saturdays are the days that i'll eat basically whatever I want to.

 

[Bellsprout]

5'6" and fabulous

yo I'm 5'8ish and 120 pounds. I'm a fucking twig, but I don't mind because I can pretty much eat all the junk food I want and not put on any weight.

fuck u

 

[El Héroe Oscuro]

yo I'm 5'8ish and 120 pounds. I'm a fucking twig, but I don't mind because I can pretty much eat all the junk food I want and not put on any weight.

Talk to me when you're 22 and let me know how that goes for you.

 

[Shining Raichu]

Yeah what he said ^

It catches up to us all eventually. They call it gaining the freshman 15.