How do you keep from getting fat?

[Fizzzzle]

Asking for a friend.

[stepee]

Make the other people around you fatter.

[Brian]

[Fizzzzle]

I've known plenty of fat people that do cocaine all the time. When I was doing it all the time, 2 of my coke dealers were positively obese.

[Greatoneshere]

I diet and exercise. Most male actors who get ripped, etc. for films and TV say that the way they get that look is 80% diet, 20% exercise, which also reflects my experience and results. There are really no tricks or secrets I've realized after dieting and exercising for the last 16 years. You just gotta change your lifestyle, and make it permanent.

 

So, answer: diet and exercise. If you need specifics in terms of what that means, I can always elaborate. And if one can't or won't exercise, diet aggressively, you'll at least get skinny and see some gains. And when I say diet, and for the last 16 years I've had people tell me I'm wrong yet it's always worked for me and those who do the same, dieting means barely eating. Yes, eat, but infrequently and during regular hours, and don't bother with meals. Just a small sandwich or whatever and water. It's all pretty simple/basic. 

[Ominous]

Eat a proper amount of calories relative to the amount I've burned. 

[Brick]

Be in a calorie deficit. 

[heydude93]

- Gain a love of the feeling of physical exertion

- Lose a love of the most flavorful foods and large portion sizes

[Uaarkson]

I do nothing. It worked until about a year ago. So I'm fat now.

[Uaarkson]

1 hour ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

 

Oh, almost forgot about this!

[Ominous]

1 hour ago, heydude93 said:

- Gain a love of the feeling of physical exertion

- Lose a love of the most flavorful foods and large portion sizes

I eat delicious food every day. But I also make sure not to indulge every meal. And when you burn 1500+ calories running you can have your cake and eat 2 of them. 

[heydude93]

6 minutes ago, Ominous said:

I eat delicious food every day. But I also make sure not to indulge every meal. And when you burn 1500+ calories running you can have your cake and eat 2 of them. 

 

True, increased activity buys more calories in meals. If you're regularly doing athlete-level workouts then you can eat what you want, when you want. It's seems almost like a cruel system when you think about it, but C'est la vie

[Ominous]

8 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

 

True, increased activity buys more calories in meals. If you're regularly doing athlete-level workouts then you can eat what you want, when you want. It's seems almost like a cruel system when you think about it, but C'est la vie

I wish I had time to run every day. It's the best high, when it's not cold as fuck out. 

[Brick]

21 minutes ago, Ominous said:

I eat delicious food every day. But I also make sure not to indulge every meal. And when you burn 1500+ calories running you can have your cake and eat 2 of them. 

 

You burn 1500 in a single run? How long do you go for? 

[heydude93]

I'm on track to becoming like the humans in Wall-E if I don't diet and get more exercise in the near future, so hopefully I'll be chasing that high soon enough

[Ominous]

8 minutes ago, Brick said:

 

You burn 1500 in a single run? How long do you go for? 

I try for one run a week that's at least 13 miles. Weather has been shit recently so my miles are way down, but normally I'll do a few 5 to 7 mile runs and then a 13 or more mile run on Sunday. 

[Keyser_Soze]

By not taking anti depressants

[Greatoneshere]

1 hour ago, Ominous said:

I eat delicious food every day. But I also make sure not to indulge every meal. And when you burn 1500+ calories running you can have your cake and eat 2 of them. 

 

While I generally agree, the kind of food you put into your body still matters for other reasons, but you won't be fat at least. However, I would never suggest running for a cardio workout since over time it's hell on the legs and knees long term. Just look at most runners into old age (not to hate, just putting that out there). Lots of other ways to do cardio that doesn't stress your bones and joints as much. 

 

But obviously run if it's working!

[Brick]

2 hours ago, Ominous said:

I try for one run a week that's at least 13 miles. Weather has been shit recently so my miles are way down, but normally I'll do a few 5 to 7 mile runs and then a 13 or more mile run on Sunday. 

 

How do you track your calories? I have an elliptical (easier on the knees, and my dad has bad knees and I'm already starting to feel knee pain, although it's gone down in the last year as I've dropped 30 pounds) that has preset workouts, so I'll do the 500 calorie burn workout for example, although my Fitbit Versa 2 says I only burn 300, which I'm going to guess is more accurate since it's actually on my body even though I know those aren't 100% accurate either. 

[Greatoneshere]

54 minutes ago, Rachel said:

Why do you want to keep from being fat?

 

Is this a rhetorical question, or you asking why doesn't he want to be specifically? The two obvious reasons would be looks and health but I suppose it's a fair question.

[Keyser_Soze]

2 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

Is this a rhetorical question, or you asking why doesn't he want to be specifically? The two obvious reasons would be looks and health. 

 

I think she's specifically asking the OP.

[heydude93]

1 hour ago, Rachel said:

Why do you want to keep from being fat?

 

What are benefits of being fat?

[Fizzzzle]

I should mention I made this thread because I was bored and I actually weigh <150 pounds. I maintain that weight because I kind of actually hate eating. I was anorexic during college. Not because I was self conscious about my image, but because I was under so much stress that I kind of forgot to eat and then it became an issue of control. Eating became a chore that I had to get through to continue my day. While I have somewhat corrected on that front, I haven't fully. I fucking hate feeling full. I hate the sluggishness that comes with eating too much. I hate family gatherings where I'm expected to eat a lot. While I still like good food as much as the next person, I generally eat because I have to, not because I want to.

 

That's how I stay skinny. Honestly, I'm too skinny, but I've had a torn rotator cuff for the last 5 years, which has kind of hampered the ol' strength training.  But in general, I stay skinny because I don't take pleasure from eating.

[johnny]

going vegan really makes the diet part easier because i was actually putting thought into my meals and not opting for unhealthy stuff that’s easy. 

[best3444]

Have an eating disorder like me and don't eat. I've lost 50lbs in the last year. I'm at my college basketball weight now.

[gamer.tv]

I prefer to be overly active rather than diet restrictive. Thus the cycle of get fatter at winter and then get thin from about March continues. I’ve been putting more thought into my diet now though regarding portion size and I’m hoping if the UK gets Covid under control I can go to the gym pre-work, shower and then drive off next year.

[Biggie]

4 hours ago, heydude93 said:

 

What are benefits of being fat?

I wouldn’t call them benefits. More like perks. I can eat what I want, when I want, as much as I want. Now the downside to those perks are of course your health and the way you look. But I prefer to just not give a shit tbh. 

[Remarkableriots]

8 hours ago, heydude93 said:

 

What are benefits of being fat?

More cushion for the pushin!

[Mercury33]

The easy answer is doing something physical at least 3 times a week and maintain a caloric deficit. That’s kinda the bare minimum way to do it. 

[Fizzzzle]

2 hours ago, Rachel said:

warmth, energy, survival 

 

 

You were not anorexic. Please don’t say you were. Anorexia is a serious and deadly condition with very specific diagnostic markers. Your stress and appetite issues are also a valid concern and I’m not not diminishing that! Just call it what it is, not another name for it. 
 

Also if you’re legitimately creating this thread to “ask for a friend” and that wasn’t sarcasm, the answer is to leave your friend alone and never talk about their weight and appreciate them for who they are and not concern yourself with their body size. 

It wasn't for a friend, I was just fucking around.

 

And if it wasn't anorexic, I don't know what you'd call it. It was a control and stress issue, not a body/image issue.

[Greatoneshere]

9 hours ago, Fizzzzle said:

I should mention I made this thread because I was bored and I actually weigh <150 pounds. I maintain that weight because I kind of actually hate eating. I was anorexic during college. Not because I was self conscious about my image, but because I was under so much stress that I kind of forgot to eat and then it became an issue of control. Eating became a chore that I had to get through to continue my day. While I have somewhat corrected on that front, I haven't fully. I fucking hate feeling full. I hate the sluggishness that comes with eating too much. I hate family gatherings where I'm expected to eat a lot. While I still like good food as much as the next person, I generally eat because I have to, not because I want to.

 

That's how I stay skinny. Honestly, I'm too skinny, but I've had a torn rotator cuff for the last 5 years, which has kind of hampered the ol' strength training.  But in general, I stay skinny because I don't take pleasure from eating.

 

This is how I stay skinny as well. I also hate the feeling of feeling full, I hate over eating, etc. This is 100% me. Though I was never anorexic or anything - I love food. I just think most people over eat every day. 

[Bloodporne]

42 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

This is how I stay skinny as well. I also hate the feeling of feeling full, I hate over eating, etc. This is 100% me. Though I was never anorexic or anything - I love food. I just think most people over eat every day. 

This is me as well. 

 

I absolutely hate feeling 'heavy'/sluggish and feeling stuffed. It feels depressing to me. I prefer smaller portions and lighter food despite also loving a great meal. I'll have my pig-out phases but usually I tend to keep it to reasonable portions. If I order a hero or something, I always save half for later etc. 

[Keyser_Soze]

8 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

This is me as well. 

 

I absolutely hate feeling 'heavy'/sluggish and feeling stuffed. It feels depressing to me. I prefer smaller portions and lighter food despite also loving a great meal. I'll have my pig-out phases but usually I tend to keep it to reasonable portions. If I order a hero or something, I always save half for later etc. 

 

If you don't eat it gives you that edge. #StayHungry

[Greatoneshere]

17 minutes ago, Bloodporne said:

This is me as well. 

 

I absolutely hate feeling 'heavy'/sluggish and feeling stuffed. It feels depressing to me. I prefer smaller portions and lighter food despite also loving a great meal. I'll have my pig-out phases but usually I tend to keep it to reasonable portions. If I order a hero or something, I always save half for later etc. 

 

100%. I am very much in the "order a meal and save half for later" - unfortunately, my wife does not have my problem with food, so she ends up eating my half before I can get to it the next day or the day after.  

 

But I do the exact same thing.

[Fizzzzle]

I can never understand the people who come into the place I work at during lunch, split some tots with someone, drink a beer or two, eat a 1/3lb. bacon cheeseburger with fries, and then presumably do things after that. I want to crawl in a whole and die if I eat that much food.