[Fundguy1]

I lost 65 lbs in 60 days. Won a weight loss competition at work vs 20 other guys. I did some exercise, but not a lot. It was mostly diet. 285 to 220. Still at 220 but been bouncing around 220-245. My goal now is 200 stable. Should be there in a month or so. 19 to go. And at the moment I do have abs. So this is to get shredded.

[kprocivic]

Originally Posted by Fundguy1

I lost 65 lbs in 60 days. Won a weight loss competition at work vs 20 other guys. I did some exercise, but not a lot. It was mostly diet. 285 to 220. Still at 220 but been bouncing around 220-245. My goal now is 200 stable. Should be there in a month or so. 19 to go. And at the moment I do have abs. So this is to get shredded.

Damn. Bless your heart.

[PoorLurker]

Yes - one can be active and be fat.

If one looks at how many calories one consumes in a hard 1.5 hour workout one can see that it won't make up for a 22.5 hour sedentary life.

There were days that I went to the gym, worked out hard, did an hour of hard cardio, and for the sole reason that was all I did, I didn't burn as many calories as needed to keep my body in check or lose weight.

Therefore, one can be fat and still be "active"

[are0lies]

Look closely! This is just obesity.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

Yes - one can be active and be fat.

If one looks at how many calories one consumes in a hard 1.5 hour workout one can see that it won't make up for a 22.5 hour sedentary life.

There were days that I went to the gym, worked out hard, did an hour of hard cardio, and for the sole reason that was all I did, I didn't burn as many calories as needed to keep my body in check or lose weight.

Therefore, one can be fat and still be "active"

I suppose i never really answered the OPs question and you are correct. One can be "fat" and active. Just go to an ironman event you're guaranteed to see a hand full of fat blokes who complete the 140.6 mile event within the time constraints. That takes a fair amount of training which means their fat asses are pretty active.

[radiofrequency]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

You can NOT out exercise a bad diet.

This, if you performed a Meta Review of all of the clinical/scientific studies related to diet/exercise you will find this to be 100% true. In my reading, there is a very stark fact, elimination of all sugars, grains and dairy results in sustained and dramatic weight loss even in the absence of exercise. The Food Pyramid is totally false too, our sugar addiction is what is killing us, albeit it slowly and miserably. If anyone is interested in learning more, listen to the Podcast from Able James on iTunes - Fat Burning Man, it is a very legitimate discourse on how to conduct yourself from a standpoint of diet. In the end analysis, diets don't work, rather a sustained method of eating where you get optimal nutrition absent sugars, grains and dairy works best over the course of your life. I use Abel's Wild Diet, which is not really a diet, but rather a new way of eating/lifestyle. I've purchased an Instant Pot and also use the Vitamix Blender, I don't use supplements, it took several weeks to modify my purchasing habits with respect to groceries, but I feel great and have shed some stubborn fat quickly. My family protested at first, but I cook them some delicious meals, and they are over it now. PM me if you want the best Instant Pot Curry recipe.....

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by are0lies

Look closely! This is just obesity.

I thought OP meant physically "Active" not sexually

[MrSmartyPants]

Originally Posted by radiofrequency

This, if you performed a Meta Review of all of the clinical/scientific studies related to diet/exercise you will find this to be 100% true. In my reading, there is a very stark fact, elimination of all sugars, grains and dairy results in sustained and dramatic weight loss even in the absence of exercise. The Food Pyramid is totally false too, our sugar addiction is what is killing us, albeit it slowly and miserably. If anyone is interested in learning more, listen to the Podcast from Able James on iTunes - Fat Burning Man, it is a very legitimate discourse on how to conduct yourself from a standpoint of diet. In the end analysis, diets don't work, rather a sustained method of eating where you get optimal nutrition absent sugars, grains and dairy works best over the course of your life. I use Abel's Wild Diet, which is not really a diet, but rather a new way of eating/lifestyle. I've purchased an Instant Pot and also use the Vitamix Blender, I don't use supplements, it took several weeks to modify my purchasing habits with respect to groceries, but I feel great and have shed some stubborn fat quickly. My family protested at first, but I cook them some delicious meals, and they are over it now. PM me if you want the best Instant Pot Curry recipe.....

Very true. Our food system is FUBAR too. All of the affordable food is total rubbish. It's also very calorie dense and nutrient deficient. Where as the foods you should be eating are the opposite.

[radiofrequency]

Originally Posted by MrSmartyPants

Very true. Our food system is FUBAR too. All of the affordable food is total rubbish. It's also very calorie dense and nutrient deficient. Where as the foods you should be eating are the opposite.

Good point, agreed! Don't even get me started, when you realize that the Food Pyramid was originally created by all of those lovely "Lobbyists" and then thrust upon us by the Govt, you can understand why certain crops/foodstuffs are subsidized, especially sugar, corn and dairy. The trick is to stay on the outer edges of the grocery store, most everything in the aisles is pure shit, packaged, processed and full of hydrogenated vegetable oil, and/or sugar. What's interesting, on the Wild Diet, is that I eat delicious food. Sticking to the rule of no dairy, grains and sugars, allows me to eat a lot of stuff that is not considered healthy, if you get your news from the media..... For example, I eat eggs everyday, and bacon, most days. I eat meat, fish and chicken. I miss rice, a lot, as I was a fan of the more exotic rices. I have substituted cauliflower rice (Trader Joe's) for rice, and spaghetti squash, instead of pasta, and so on. It's really a way of life as opposed to a "diet" in the traditional sense. I really missed my high carb "rehydrating" drinks on bike rides (I am a cyclist), but once I learned just what was in those drinks and how bad they really are for you, water tastes amazingly great. Instead of "diet soda", which is actually just poison in another form, I use a Soda Stream to carbonate filtered water, and throw in some berries and/or lemon to flavor it. The Green Smoothie is something you can get used to and actually learn to like - I use Kimberley Snyder's recipe, she has some epic smoothie recipes which go along with the Wild Diet - Google her.

[UncleWede]

My dog never liked the "wild" diet I tried to feed her, why would I care to follow???

I'm ACTIVELY wolfing down a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger Giant meal as we speak. I think I heard an artery groan. Maybe it was just my belt though.

[1MOREMOD]

I try to be

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

I try to be

Both?

[xander_g]

Originally Posted by RABAUKE

I am both, dammit!

join the club

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Both?

Sure!

[smoosh]

Although a lot of factors will determine whether you hold body fat or not, including cortisone levels, overall metabolic rate, blood glucose levels, etc., one factor sticks out more than the rest: calories in vs. calories out. If you simply consume less calories than you burn or you consume sufficient calories to maintain your body weight, it is impossible to gain body fat (assuming all other levels are normal). Can't produce more than you take in, simple as that. You can be as active as you want, if you consume more than you burn off, you will store body fat.

[1MOREMOD]

Ah math, where McDonald's my head hurts

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Ah math, where McDonald's my head hurts

don't be silly moddy, we all know you bro out and eat chicken and rice all day long

[1MOREMOD]

Pizza aND burritos more like it. Did cut booze for month. Today is day 4

[Towerworld]

Originally Posted by kprocivic

Im very curious on this because I don't think you can.

You can out-eat an hour of hardcore excercise with a single donut, many people are active as in they regularly exercise but lose nothing because of bad dietary habits.

[bimmer456]

I've seen some fat people claiming to be active, but they aren't very good at cleaning up after themselves so I question how active they really are, or how they define active. If you can't be bothered to tidy up and clean up your clutter then you're not very active, are you?

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Towerworld

You can out-eat an hour of hardcore excercise with a single donut, many people are active as in they regularly exercise but lose nothing because of bad dietary habits.

Ahh, the dreaded office donut. Conspirator against many a good intentions.

[UncleWede]

Donuts???

I'll activate for that!!!!!