Weight Loss Thread

joeboo_sl said:

I've definitely had to remedy that. I still eat out pretty much every weekday for lunch at work, but I'm trying to be more reasonable with it. No more taco bell & burger king, sticking to stuff like turkey subs and grilled chicken sandwiches. I've only had 1 soda in the last 2 months as well.

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Good to hear man, I was just giving you a hard time anyways

Is it a work culture thing to go out for lunch everyday? If you can I recommend packing a lunch instead. You can control the number of calories you consume much better this way. If you continue to go out just make good, informed, choices. You'd be surprised at how calories are in some grilled chicken sandwiches or turkey subs. Add in things like fries or chips and it's shocking how many calories you are actually taking in.

Angelwatch_sl said:

Is it a work culture thing to go out for lunch everyday? If you can I recommend packing a lunch instead. You can control the number of calories you consume much better this way. If you continue to go out just make good, informed, choices. You'd be surprised at how calories are in some grilled chicken sandwiches or turkey subs. Add in things like fries or chips and it's shocking how many calories you are actually taking in.

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I easily have time to make a lunch and take it with me, but I use lunch as an excuse just to get the hell out of the office for 30-60 minutes each day. If I sit and eat at my desk I inevitably end up doing work, or having people ask me questions about work while I'm eating. I don't feel like I really get a break from work unless I physically leave my office building.

Yeah I just eat at my desk and watch youtube videos for an hour.

I eat at my desk although I've heard this is terrible for professional networking and development

I eat at my desk. There's a few of us who all pack and eat at our desks. We just BS during lunch.

If you really need to get out can you pack a lunch, head out for an hour and just take the lunch with you? I like packing because I can control exactly what goes in my lunch. I keep track of all of my calories and, like I said, it's shocking how many calories are in the "healthy" options when you go out.

Pack a lunch and head out to a park and eat there.

I cook about 5 pounds of chicken on Sunday and pack 2 lunches (.5 lb each) for every day.

I'm so chickened out.. It really is easier to eat whatever you want and watch calories.

Foggy_sl said:

I cook about 5 pounds of chicken on Sunday and pack 2 lunches (.5 lb each) for every day.

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Jesus I wish I could eat like this.

I eat about 12 oz of chicken and 12 oz of ground beef per day.

fifey_sl said:

Pack a lunch and head out to a park and eat there.

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would be an option maybe 4 months of the year tops. Its 90+ degrees from June to September, and under 40 from December to March around here. April/May, and October/November are real nice in the midwest though

Itlan_sl said:

Jesus I wish I could eat like this.

I eat about 12 oz of chicken and 12 oz of ground beef per day.

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24 oz is 1.5 pounds which is what I eat a day in non-breakfast protein.

Foggy_sl said:

24 oz is 1.5 pounds which is what I eat a day in non-breakfast protein.

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I read that as .5 per meal, not per lunch. my bad dog. Two lunches huh? I was doing that on my bulk, fuck it gets annoying.

What kind of chicken we talking here? I wish I had some decent slow cooker recipes.

Itlan_sl said:

I read that as .5 per meal, not per lunch. my bad dog. Two lunches huh? I was doing that on my bulk, fuck it gets annoying.

What kind of chicken we talking here? I wish I had some decent slow cooker recipes.

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Throw it in the oven on 400 for 25 to 30 minutes, lightly coat with whatever seasoning you please. Breakfast, snack, two lunches, and dinner is my standard diet, I lose weight when I am on it. But I'm 6'3'' so... YMMV.

Yes chicken gets very old very fast. But it's a great protein to calorie food with very low fat (I assume nobody is deep frying it...).

We do the same thing. Take a couple of chicken breasts. Season it and then cook it for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees. Cut it up and and pack it into Rubbermaid containers with some vegetables. Now you've got dinner for the next couple of days. About once a week we'll do something other than chicken just for variety but chicken still is the core of our diet these days.

Well, I am now down to 218lbs now. Been doing 3 days of weights and 2 days cardio, with the weekends off. Right now mainly working on getting my form together, so I don't hurt myself plus build my way up rather than going hog wild. Ends up being about 30-35min each day, which seems to be working as a good start. I'm sure as time goes on that will get longer as I incorporate more into my workouts.

As far as food goes, working on getting calorie lists together for what I eat. From at least my rough look, it seems like I could incorporate more protein into my meals. I have been watching my snacks since that was where i was getting a lot of extra calories.

I can eat straight chicken maybe two days a week. If I decide to eat more my wife makes some sort of Mexican style soup and I'll shred up a rotisserie chicken or two and throw that meat into it, like hiding a dogs pill in a piece of cheese. I've pre cooked several pounds of chicken breast on many occasions and I always end up throwing half of it away because once that third day hits I'd rather starve than choke it down. Life's too short to eat the same shit every day.

Warmuth_sl said:

Life's too short to eat the same shit every day.

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Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.