45 and 275 @ 6'4"

[MidnightSensi]

Have you heard of the HCG diet?

It's a (doctor prescribed) hormone, most people take it under the tongue, that allows you to eat only 500 calories a day, and causes your body to use the fat as energy instead of food. The cycle is like 30 days, first two days you eat whatever you want, then by day three your hunger is gone.

I've actually seen a few people have success with this. I've not tried it myself, and can't recommend it confidently, but...maybe worth looking into?

It's mostly clinics with a doctor on staff, they write the prescription and it runs like 30 days at a time. Seems like sketchy too me, but, maybe its not - I've seen a few people drop weight on it.

Maybe worth researching.

[Matt34]

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov.../he-nutrition2

[Grantc79]

Losing weight is easy really.

All you have to understand is calories in and calories out. Everything else is completely and totally a waste of your time.

My best advice is to get an Exerspy from a local gym. It is a small device you wear on your upper arm that tracks your calories burned for an entire day. Through a website you also plot out exactly what you eat every single day. This sounds tedious but honestly I spend less than 5 minutes a day doing it if that.

At the end of the day you know exactly what you've burned vs. what you take in.

If its a deficit you will lose weight. If it isn't you won't.

I'm 6'5 300 and struggled with my weight for forever but I've lost 2% of my body fat in 2 weeks simply because now I know EXACTLY what I'm working with.

[lsiberian]

Losing weight is easy really.

All you have to understand is calories in and calories out. Everything else is completely and totally a waste of your time.

My best advice is to get an Exerspy from a local gym. It is a small device you wear on your upper arm that tracks your calories burned for an entire day. Through a website you also plot out exactly what you eat every single day. This sounds tedious but honestly I spend less than 5 minutes a day doing it if that.

At the end of the day you know exactly what you've burned vs. what you take in.

If its a deficit you will lose weight. If it isn't you won't.

I'm 6'5 300 and struggled with my weight for forever but I've lost 2% of my body fat in 2 weeks simply because now I know EXACTLY what I'm working with.

It's not really that simple. If your still eating junk you may lose weight, but you will be unhealthy. To be healthy and fit you must eat right and exercise. That is how simple it is. If you don't eat right you will be unhealthy. If you don't exercise you will be unfit.

I still think he'd really enjoy climbing trees. He's a monkey after all.

[STRONGBADF1]

I'm guessing 281 & 6'3"


Hey, you are getting older.

[mtrycrafts]

Join the Marines, it may take a few waviers but you can just drop out after basic training due to old age.

After? It might happen well before that.

[Alex2507]

Have you heard of the HCG diet?

It's a (doctor prescribed) hormone ...

No way am I gonna take hormones until I'm ready to be open about wanting tits.

I'm guessing 281 & 6'3".

271.6 I've been somewhat more active and just yesterday I turned down some Edy's (?) Slow Churned 1/2 fat ice cream that was offered to me by a woman that I'm doing a ceiling patch for. I'm being good boy for the most part. The pounds aren't melting off but that might have something to do with spending Easter with the Italian in laws pushing me over 277 for a day or two. Even though I don't do it all the time, recently my response to a stressful daywas to stop at Whole Foods and get some Hot Italian Sausage and Cherry Pie. Yeah ... I'm just looking for an excuse. Next I'll be heading out in the evenings to Denny's only to return home feelin' frisky and reeking of bacon.

"Come 'ere darlin', I wanna butter your bisquit!"

[Davemcc]

"Come 'ere darlin', I wanna butter your bisquit!"

Not now. I've got a headache.

[gholt]

It's not really that simple. If your still eating junk you may lose weight, but you will be unhealthy. To be healthy and fit you must eat right and exercise. That is how simple it is. If you don't eat right you will be unhealthy. If you don't exercise you will be unfit.

I can't remember who said this, but "You are what you eat". Always remember it. It may take time, but it is true. Eat junk and your body becomes junk, eat healthy and your body become healthy, over time.

[GO-NAD!]

No way am I gonna take hormones until I'm ready to be open about wanting tits.

Well, unless you've dropped a few pounds, you should already have them...

Guess what! Looking at your thread title, I noticed that we're practically identical! I'm 45, 5'8", 165 lbs! Wait a minute...never mind.....

Well, I am 45....