Hi! New here, was 270 in January, now 220 and not stopping! Advice welcome!

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Husker1

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The....idea for my diet came from watching a room mate I used to have. He ate nothing, but drank soda constantly (I call him Diabeeto) and he was a scrony little guy to say the least.

Anyway, before people start freaking out, no, I'm not copying his diet to the letter, however have been trying to find things that I can gorge on without it coming back to bite me in the ass. This came down to liquids. Dense, heavy, easily fills me up and I have a huge appetite. I eventually found a love for tea (sugar free of course. Just plain, good ole tea)

Sometimes I make it myself, but usually just walk to the grocery store and grab the huge jugs of Lipton Diet Green Tea (0 Cal, 0 Carb, lotsa vitamin C and some sodium) I'll on average go through a jug and a half of this stuff a day to stay full.

And no, I'm not completely going without eating. Breakfast is the same every morning; 4 eggs smothered in hot sauce, 3 strips of turkey bacon, Orange Juice and a crushed up One-A-Day (Lotsa rumors that these things just pass right through your system without being digested, so I hit one with a tenderizer every morning lol) I used to use steak instead of eggs, but that just got way to pricey. I also take a potassium pill (I noticed the One-A-Day didn't cover that one. Trying to avoid malnutrition)

I run on an elliptical every morning 6 days a week, as well as run an additional time later in the evening. Recently started doing a mile long hike every other day with a buddy also trying to get toned (I'll skip the second elliptical run on these days). I use my bowflex every other day and every day that I use it I have a protein shake an hour prior (Half serving though, I can only do so much with this bowflex and protein shakes have a lot of carbs and the like)

So, I wanted some outside eyes with experience to kind of take a gander at my diet. So far it works wonders, same time though I don't want to do any serious harm to my body. And if anyone knows of a way to loose the weight faster, I'm all ears =P

Off topic, anyone had any luck with weight loss supplements? Always been curious but never believed they do jack squat.
 
Hi, welcome to the forum!

So, are you just eating breakfast and nothing else? You should be eating an absolute minimum of 1200 calories a day.
 
I'll occasionally cheat and have more (Yesterday I had a piece of pizza before the mile hike)

I didn't realize you need to take in a minimum amount of calories. I've been doing this for months and feel great, but after a quick google search...it turns out your right LOL (I always thought the goal was limit calorie intake to force the body to convert fat into calories, but I guess I was off lol). I'll swap out the turkey bacon with real bacon to start (money saved!) then think of something else I can throw in my diet.

For anyone reading this that's curious, following a very low-calorie diet can cause nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, constipation and even gallstone formation. Malnutrition, dizziness, headaches and hair loss are other potential negative effects associated with consuming too few calories based on a quick google search.

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm hesitant to eat more simply because of the results, but I'm not trying to keel over either. I'll probably start having my breakfast twice a day to start and figure out something as i go.
 
I'd just advise you to eat healthy stuff, since you can eat more of it while still being able to limit your calories. Lots of fruit, vegetables and lean protein. I'd say stick with the turkey bacon. Generally eat more turkey, chicken and lean beef. Eggs are really good for you as well, but you know that already. They have lots of nutritional value, they satisfy your hunger and are a great source of protein.

In terms of veggies, just eat what you like. Can't go wrong with any of them, though I've found that cauliflower, broccoli and sweet potatoes are among the best.

For a quick snack, you could eat some nuts. Not too many though. Nuts in general are a great source of healthy fats (not every kind of fat is bad for you, always keep that in mind).
 
Welcome to the forum.

I am so pleased that you have realised that you need to eat more calories.

I agree with Heretic that turkey bacon is a better option than real bacon and that you should add in something else that is healthy. Real bacon brings a lot of saturated fat (and sodium) so it is not the healthiest protein you could have...

I think that you would benefit from reading up on nutrition and can then choose healthy things to spend those calories on. It is for instance important that we get enough of a lot of things in our food plan - things like protein, fibre, calcium and even healthy fats like omega-3.

I suggest that you read the following thread - it may help you settle in and make friends
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/57955-My-advice-to-newcomers

Good luck with your project.
 
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