Being very overweight.

[godreborn]

@Flame , I have to go get labs done tomorrow, since it's been a year, fasting labs at 9:45 a.m. last time, all of my tests came back good except for triglycerides. I looked up triglycerides, and I think it's either a carbohydrate or comes from carbohydrates in food. I'm hoping that it's lower this time, but I think I weigh about the same as before. I gave up on exercising, because I think it's what I'm eating. I eat a lot of carbohydrates (had spaghetti last night and will have it again tonight). exercising made me lose 0 lbs over a 3 month period, so I gave up for that reason.

 

[cearp]

its about self discipline.... no pain no gain.

That's what I say when I stuff the last slice in, must finish it off, wouldn't want it to go to waste.

 

[x65943]

@Flame , I have to go get labs done tomorrow, since it's been a year, fasting labs at 9:45 a.m. last time, all of my tests came back good except for triglycerides. I looked up triglycerides, and I think it's either a carbohydrate or comes from carbohydrates in food. I'm hoping that it's lower this time, but I think I weigh about the same as before. I gave up on exercising, because I think it's what I'm eating. I eat a lot of carbohydrates (had spaghetti last night and will have it again tonight). exercising made me lose 0 lbs over a 3 month period, so I gave up for that reason.

Triglycerides come from fat, they are the backbone to a fat molecule

They usually don't cause any major issues until they get into the thousands at which point they can cause pancreatitis (which really sucks)

There are some simple medications to lower your triglycerides tho if your doc becomes concerned (some even OTC)

 

[tomberyx]

Is obesity a condition where it is your own fault or is there someone else involved?

We all know what leads to obesity, and often our hands are tied to do something about it. Of course, physical factors also play a role such as heredity or mental problems, but these are only a small part of people and a natural circumstance.

The next point is whether it is my own fault or not for my obesity, this question can be answered with yes for many people without thinking. What if you asked yourself whether someone else is to blame for my obesity?

In order not to stretch the subject further, I would like to get to the point. Our food is full of sugar, and you can find it in liquid form in every corner.
Everyone buys products that contain hidden sugars anytime, anywhere. It has to be cheap and it has to be quick, so the food is packaged for everyone and often only the most necessary information is given on the packaging, what I am actually eating.

We don't know what we are eating in the packaging, but we do it anyway because many packaging looks colorful and makes a good impression on the eye.
Even if you read what is on the packaging, we still eat it because we don't understand it or we don't have time.
But that's only the tip of the iceberg, the real culprits are the corporations that pump us full of sugar every day and our TV in the living room shows the latest for little money.
Our shops are contaminated with sugar, we have little opportunity to get natural food. Today, fruit and vegetables are a product that the new generation only knows in packaging is mixed with a lot of sugar and presented as healthy.
Our problem is not our weakness to sugar or fast food but the one who feeds us with sugar every day, the government of course looks the other way and doesn't care that the corporations make us sick with sugar and take away the opportunity to eat it naturally.
In a nutshell. Every product should be marked with healthy or unhealthy, sugar or no sugar but so that you can see what you are buying from 1 meter away.
People must be able to see without thinking which product they are currently buying. everything else is our sugar shock ...

Finding natural food is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"A mouse in the cheese factory would also suffer from obesity very quickly, now you can ask yourself the question whether we really are this mouse and have the opportunity to escape this factory at all."

 

[cearp]

We don't know what we are eating in the packaging, but we do it anyway because many packaging looks colorful and makes a good impression on the eye.

Speak for yourself! But yes I fully agree with you.
Most people don't want to put the effort in, of reading the ingredients of each item them buy - I do because I want to be in control.
Only when ordering food from restaurants, or if other people are cooking, is when I don't know what's in my food.

Ideally we shouldn't even need to read ingredients, because as long as you buy actual real food/fresh produce, carrots, eggs, butter, fish etc etc, these are simple things and won't have anything added. (Ok, butter doesn't grow on trees, it has to be made, but I think you get the idea)

 

[Jayro]

I'm starting to get quite a "They-bod" ever since this pandemic hit, and I've taken on a more prominent cooking role in my house. I've been eating a bit "too good". My biggest problem honestly is portion control, not necessarily what I'm eating.

 

[0x3000027E]

My biggest problem honestly is portion control, not necessarily what I'm eating.

This is such a major factor. The trick is to recondition yourself to eat small portions, and more importantly stop eating before you feel satisfied. It is a difficult transition, and certainly feels odd at first. (For example, at first you may still feel a bit hungry following each meal, but only for 20 minutes). Once you are able to master this control, weight-loss becomes much easier.

 

[Jayro]

This is such a major factor. The trick is to recondition yourself to eat small portions, and more importantly stop eating before you feel satisfied. It is a difficult transition, and certainly feels odd at first. (For example, at first you may still feel a bit hungry following each meal, but only for 20 minutes). Once you are able to master this control, weight-loss becomes much easier.

Yeah, it's what I struggle with the most, but I'm working on it. I'm at a healthy weight for my age and size, but the bodily proportions are all wrong.

 

[gamesquest1]

another trick is buying smaller plates, people tend to want to fill the plate, so if you have large plates you will naturally serve up more food to fill the space.

 

[Jayro]

another trick is buying smaller plates, people tend to want to fill the plate, so if you have large plates you will naturally serve up more food to fill the space.

Now there's an idea! Thank you, I'm going to do that when I go shopping!

 

[tomberyx]

This is just a small solution, "small portions"
What really helps is your common sense, but unfortunately it is no longer enough in today's world because a lot of new information about food and packaging is missing or we simply cannot assess what it is doing with us. The school can only teach us a small part, the rest we have to study ourselves which food is behind the packaging.
In order to know what to eat, you first have to learn what to buy.
We don't have time to eat, everything has to happen quickly, regardless of what is inside the packaging, the main thing is that the stomach is full and satisfied. But this easy path often leads in the wrong direction.
The right way is to know what I am really eating and what damage a package entails.

The main point is we need to know and understand what information is on the food packaging and what it does to our bodies. As long as we don't understand this world as long as we stay in the same hole. Everything else is unimportant. Knowledge is the key and for that you have to make an effort yourself

"What you eat is what your are"

As long as you don't know what I'm eating, as long as you will have to fight.

Just an example:
If you asked children which non-alcoholic beverages they know, they would answer with "Cola, Fanta, and Sprite or whatever, but only a few with water.

 

[charlesleek]

Many people have various problems in their life, like an issue from born. The less you stress, the better. Try to approach the weight issue with a more positive note about the weight loss in a more positive note and not only think about the extra kilograms you have seen recently adding on the scale. Usually, people don't want to improve themselves because of laziness, and I'm not talking about everyone. There are still people who are working on themselves, but it doesn't help them. A friend of mine had problems with losing weight and contacted Bethlehem PA. After that, I didn't see her for about one month. The results were incredible.

 

[arinamichel]

yeah, this pandemic is too much, eating food over n over

 

[Sathya]

just FYI, im 165cm and 105kg.
im pretty sure all of you will assume if my body is like a big fat guy. but in fact, my T shirt size is L

 

[godreborn]

I'm wondering if @JuanMena is still working out? we were workout buddies. I was also workout buddies with @Flame . Juan, I quit exercising. I wasn't losing any weight, not even a single pound. I'm trying to cut back on the eating, drinking more water too. my triglycerides must be better by now, I hope. that's the one thing that's off with my blood work almost every time.

 

[JuanMena]

I'm wondering if @JuanMena is still working out? we were workout buddies. I was also workout buddies with @Flame . Juan, I quit exercising. I wasn't losing any weight, not even a single pound. I'm trying to cut back on the eating, drinking more water too. my triglycerides must be better by now, I hope. that's the one thing that's off with my blood work almost every time.

I too stopped exercising.
It's good to hear you're controlling your health better.
Have you thought about a diet instead?

 

[godreborn]

I too stopped exercising.
It's good to hear you're controlling your health better.
Have you thought about a diet instead?

I don't eat much really, but I eat the wrong things most of the time like lots of carbs. I don't drink much beyond water, maybe one or two pops a day, and that's it. I sometimes drink black cherry koolaid with splenda. that's my favorite drink.

 

[JuanMena]

I don't eat much really, but I eat the wrong things most of the time like lots of carbs. I don't drink much beyond water, maybe one or two pops a day, and that's it. I sometimes drink black cherry koolaid with splenda. that's my favorite drink.

It must've been probably over 20 years since I last drank Kool-Aid

Thanks for reminding me, grape was my favourite.

While I'm not a nutriologist, you probably should eat more of thegood things, I know it sounds logic, but since you're mentioning you don't eat much, but drink some pops, aside Koolaid, maybe your body lacks the necessary to decompose added chemicals on the bad stuff you eat.

Tl:dr eat more Vegetables and Meat.

Why did you stopped exercising dude?

 

[godreborn]

I stopped exercising, because I didn't even lose 1 lb after 3 months.

 

[JuanMena]

I stopped exercising, because I didn't even lose 1 lb after 3 months.

Are you aware of your conditioning?
Made sure you didn't gained muscle mass instead?

Tried cardio + diet?