#2 is most definitely false. Especially for someone large. If I gave you the same amount of calories as him, your weight would gain more than him by a wide margin after a month.

I'm 6 foot and about 170 and I'm sure I probably average like 8k calories a day yet I do no exercise at all.
I'm extremely fidgety though and I'm constantly moving about when I'm on the phone, talking to friends, watching TV.
I have no doubt this is down to my fidgeting, also another two factors which I think are hugely important for a balanced weight is my habit of drinking A LOT of water(6-8 liters/day) and eating extremely spicy food.


As for someone obese I wouldn't be looking for a miracle cure but slowly changing your habits, otherwise it's too easy to get disenchanted and just give up and accept your "fate".

I would start with cutting/changing a few things at the time while logging everything you eat/drink as you can identify the main problems you have with your current dietary habits.

The first step for me would be to cut all drinks and only drink water and loads of it. Actually what's the color of your urine? Would not be surprised if you're actually dehydrated most of the time.

Then after a few weeks cut something else, remember you are doing this for your long term health benefits not to turn into Brad Pitt in fight club.
SLOW and LONGTERM should be your focus especially considering you've lost a lot of weight before and then put it back on.



As for the crying yourself to sleep because of the hunger, this is likely psychosomatic as you've used food/snacks as an anxiety relief?

Tengil,

My guess is you either have no idea how many calories 8000 is, you run marathons in your sleep, or you have a worm.

Ha ha "I'm sure I probably average 8k calories per day and weigh 170 and don't exercise."

Dude, I never measured it but my dick must be at least 18 inches.

that's the thing man, i am on your side. always have been.
i've just heard this all before, from both you and countless others.

prove me wrong. i'd like nothing more than to eat my words.
mmm...yummy, delicious words.

I've been awake for about 5 hours now and I've had the following :
1 Large big mac meal
20 chicken nuggets +5 curry sauces
2 cans of coke

I will probably have another 2 BIG meals and about 3-10 beers tonight and that's more than normal but not abnormal.

ytf, watch this ****ing video and then give us more of your excuses:



ftr i operate under a tough love policy, both here and irl. if i didn't care i would just ignore you. 'you' being whoever.

tough love it is me.

I have no idea how many calories I average but I only eat junk food, drink loads of coke and binge drink 3-5 days a week.


Also my dick is 20 inches

That's way too much water

gizmo i hate to say this but your avatar reminds me of goatse

Fun thread

Controlling ones weight is harder for some than for others, no doubt. I suspect it's more psychological than physiological though. There's probably nothing special about the way your body processes food.

It takes a pretty stupendous effort to overcome the eating habits of a lifetime, it really is a constant battle between what your instincts are saying and what your brain is saying. There's no easy fix, and the battle is never over.

The results make it worth it though.

Can this get the same love as "I eat 1600 cal/day and gained 1/lb per day," or are we too tired of this thread?

Tengil is ytf.

Well, all of that combined is only 200 calories.

this is not helpful and somewhat wrong.

this is very helpful and correct.

i disagree with the 2nd point for sure.

and the last point is likely the result of his life of overeating. i think it should be able to be reversed.

i cant understand why people still bring some top dieting tips in this topic

i dont think people get to over 300 pounds without some sort of eating disorder or mental issue like depression

WHY DO YOU EAT SO MUCH?

Na, gain 10 lbs a year for 20 years and you can be quite fat. 350lbs 18 year olds are almost surely in the category. It's easy to sneak up on bigger numbers when you are older. It's the difference of a few hundred calories a day or so that can do that.

Of course, you need more to sustain yourself at that weight which is why most people plateau somewhere, but it's certainly much higher than 300 lbs for most people. 300 lbs is big but it's not enormous. The 500lbs+ club almost all have some severe issues that lead to overeating. You have to consume an enormous amount of calories just to maintain that weight. 300 lbs is not that hard to get to with time and enough bad habits and lack of willpower or shame.

at 2:46 I was genuinely concerned for the safety of that cat.

Getting to 300 lbs is an challenge unless you are very tall. If you're average male height which is 5'9" or 5'10" getting to 300 is pretty hard, and you are absolutely enormous. We're definitely becoming too used to obesity if we don't think 300 lbs is a huge man.

You mean 2000 calories right?

I bet a sedentary 500 pounder's maintenance is ~4000 calories a day. It takes very few calories to keep fat on.

*edit* just checked a calculator and came up with 3865 for a 500 pound, 40-year old sedentary male
yeah, that's still a lot of calories for an inactive human being, but i think most skinny/healthy people imagine fatties eating quite a bit more

Guess it's only obvious to you and me.

The rest of the post sounds exactly like my experience, except for the last two sentences--I want to hear more about testosterone! I'd always suspected mine was low for other reasons, I had no idea it applied here as well.


You're probably right, of course. I made myself eat salads even though I couldn't stand them at first, figuring I had no shot of keeping my army gig without them. Now I really enjoy a pre-meal salad. I never applied that sort of rigor with fruits, I guess I should.

EVERYBODY is a ******! Doctors are ******s! I went to four different orthopedic guys for my knees, the fourth one I started the discussion with, "Look, we need to talk about knee replacement, or amputation, or SOMETHING, but I can't live with this pain any more!" He replied, "Have you tried cortisone?" I made a face that indicated that I had never heard of it, and said no. He made a face that indicated, "WTF is wrong with this world, that this poor bastard has been through three so-called doctors and not one suggested the obvious remedy?"

All the misinformation I've averred ITT has come from trainers, and doctors, and nutrition counselors, etc. I didn't make up any of it, I've been relying upon the advice of "experts".

Oh, gawddammit, now you're telling me there's such a thing as too much water? Is there no end to this wretched indignity?

Tengil,

Lolololllololol

No.