OT - Doctor's Orders?

I'm trying to lose some too...probably put on about 20 pounds since I got my Large a little over a year ago. It's easy to do. I'm eating way more fish, as well as grilled veggies.

Try myfitnesspal to hold yourself accountable for how many calories you are eating daily. If you burn more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. Simple. Whether you do it by controlling portion size, going vegan (shudder), or whatever. Oh and without exercising regularly you are unlikely to lose weight. A dietitian once told me that you had to burn 3500cal to lose 1lb, but that sounds over-generalized.

caliking said:

Try myfitnesspal to hold yourself accountable for how many calories you are eating daily. If you burn more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. Simple. Whether you do it by controlling portion size, going vegan (shudder), or whatever. Oh and without exercising regularly you are unlikely to lose weight. A dietitian once told me that you had to burn 3500cal to lose 1lb, but that sounds over-generalized.

That's absolutely right - every 3,500 difference in calories (between calories "in" and calories "out") is one pound.

I used to track absolutely everything I ate - no matter how small - and keyed it into SparkPeople (similar to the other site mentioned above)..then track all exercise (a heart rate monitor is a good way to do that)..

It really does work..I lost 15+ pounds 3X already (can't seem to stay with it after I get to my target weight - must be cuz I have 2 Kamados and a smoker! ..or, because I just get tired of tracking everything..).

When people used to ask "hey, how'd you do that?  What cool fad diet did you do?" I would always tell them it was the "basic math" diet - calories in - calories out..and 3,500 calorie delta for every pound you want to get rid of.  (BTW, your body needs 2,000+ calories per day - sites like Sparkpeople will tell you how much based on your current weight, height, age, physical activity level..then, create the gap from there - so, even if it's only 500 per day - say, you "can" eat 2,500 calories in a given day to maintain your weight - but only eat 2,000 worth..that's 500 difference per day.  Do that for 7 days in a week, and lose one pound per week.

Voila - the "simple math diet"..

I started a half assed Paleo thing a couple weeks ago. Mostly passing on starches, ie pastas and potatoes, and avoiding breads/buns. , and dairy. Iam really enjoying the Almond Milk. I am a sweets guy so it has been tough, but making the compromise to avoid pastries and baked good smade with flour seems to be ok for me. I still eat my chocolate. Seems I can give up cakes and cookies but not chocolate. Just less of it. I snack on almonds and other kinds of nuts. dinners are proteins and extra veggies. I have dropped 13 lbs in 2 weeks.

saluki2007 said:

hondabbq said:

I started a half assed Paleo thing a couple weeks ago. Mostly passing on starches, ie pastas and potatoes, and avoiding breads/buns. , and dairy. Iam really enjoying the Almond Milk. I am a sweets guy so it has been tough, but making the compromise to avoid pastries and baked good smade with flour seems to be ok for me. I still eat my chocolate. Seems I can give up cakes and cookies but not chocolate. Just less of it. I snack on almonds and other kinds of nuts. dinners are proteins and extra veggies. I have dropped 13 lbs in 2 weeks.

I have been living the paleo/primal lifestyle now for a little over a year.  I'm not quite a hard core as I was when I first started, but still pass on the breads and pasta.  I went from 180 to 156 in about 6 months.  Went to the gym 3-4 days a week.  Never felt or looked better in my entire life.  I have since cut back on my gym time and am still holding off the weight.  Biggest thing is as mentioned above is to pass on as much carbs as possible.  They turn into sugar if not burned and will stay stored as fat.

There was a post about it and I did some looking into it. It may have been your post that inspired me to do it.

People are skating around the answer here - EXERCISE!!!  Increase the calories burned, and decrease by portion control the calories in.  I was very concerned about the BGE's affect on my weight, as I am definitely a carnivore.  Back in the ancient past when I was a marathon runner, I needed 5000 calories a day to maintain.  Walking a few miles a day through the hills (my dog Wiley takes me) is all that is required for maintenance now.  Losing the weight takes some commitment.  I shed 20+ pounds last year, and have managed to keep it off.  It has done wonders for my BP and A1C.  We do eat fish (loves me some salmon and seared ahi), but beef and pork are firmly entrenched in the diet as well.  Fad diets are just that.  Dieticians who make them up are generally quacks.  Back in the day, the Scarsdale diet was probably the most effective I've seen.  It had a real basis (high protein, low carb, reduce fats, etc).  It was developed by Dr. Tarnower, but it didn't do him any good.  He was shot by his jealous girl friend.  As Kurt Vonnegut would say - so it goes...

JHands said:

I eat bacon every day. Steaks multiple times a week. Real butter, cheese, heavy cream in my coffee. I am cut and in great shape with a beach body. Your doctor is an idiot. Keep the meat levels up, and eat veggies. No potatoes or corn. No pastas, grains, bread. Weight will fall off without any added exercise. Adding exercise increases calorie deficit which yields faster results. You don't need to starve yourself to lose weight, just pay more attention to what you eat.

Well, you do know what you call the person who graduates last in his/her medical school class?

I lost 55 lbs since having my egg. I eat better. I eat out waaaay less and I really pay attention to what I'm eating since I'm the one that's cooking.

I just had my physical this morning and I still need to lose some more weight, but i have lost 120 lbs in the last year and a half. The doctor says keep doing what I am doing what I am doing and after my hip surgery I should be able to walk more to help burn calories. I am on Medifast or Take Shape For Life. It is a meal replacement where I eat 5 of there balanced meals and get one lean and green a day. Its very low carb and about 1200 to 1300 calories a day. I still get to use my egg and i have been eating ribs and pork butt, but now I am going to back off on the fatter cuts for a while before my surgery. I was showing my doctor a picture of my son and me and he noticed the BGE in the photo and asked about it. He says he wants one, but lives in an apartment. Good luck on the weight loss.

BYS1981 said:

Just because the egg can grill a 2" thick 1lb steak doesn't mean you should eat it all by your lonesome. The egg can grill veggies and lean protein just the same as red meat.

That would feed me, my wife and kid. I try not to eat a 1 pound steak if I can help it.

Seems they know a LOT when they are cleaning out your arteries and placing stents or bypasses in your heart or peripheral arteries...it's not about how you look, it's about how you live. Exercise benefits your arteries on a cellular level. Those that boast that they eat a load of saturated fats and still look  "fit" are fooling themselves. I see just as many "fit and cut" ppl on the cath and bypass table as I do the overweight ones.