I'm starting to get a gut

[Viper]

Your diet is fine, it's all water wieght...stop taking so many showers.

 

[CATCH17]

Eat less.

100% guaranteed to work.

 

[bbgun]

embrace the [strike]hate[/strike] gut

 

[EveryoneElse]

Sex is the best exercise.


I know that doesn't help you, though.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Sex is the best exercise.


I know that doesn't help you, though.

:stop: :nono2:

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Play some basketball. Some people make working out a chore, when theres ways to have fun w/ it

Treat vegetables like medicine. Just force it down in like 15 seconds and chase w/ a beer.

 

[vta]

ugh, I hate vegetables

was thinking about taking up running, now I will definitely/probably do it

You should learn to love hem. They are by far the most complete food group in existence. I'm in no way a vegetarian, but you can realistically sustain a well rounded, healthy diet solely on veggies. You can't do that with meat, fish or bread.

You like pizza, so you don't hate tomatoes, which are really fruit, but they're a start. How can anyone hate corn? I can see spinach, though I love it, but corn? Even raw corn is delicious. Cucumber? I don't think I've ever met a veggie I don't like-except eggplant.

BTW, buy organic. I've been eating organic apples for a while now, and the contrast between them and non-organic is silly. Regular apples taste like ****. Bitter. Same with carrots and celery, I can't eat the the garbage sold regularly in the grocery stores anymore. For some odd reason, it costs more, but it's worth it.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Your diet is fine, it's all water wieght...stop taking so many showers.

Oh dear god no.....don't tell him that. He might think you are serious.

:laugh2:

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

what the hell? I workout religiously, don't eat that much, yet it won't go away

how do I get rid of it?

Cardio, Cardio, Cardio.


Diet alone is not enough unless you are SUPER disciplined.


Cardio atleast 4 times a week, sweat on a treadmill or elyptical for 30-45 mins each day.

Make lunch your heaviest meal. Eat lighter dinner and not too late.

In mornings you stomach will be flatter.



If you aint sweating... it aint working for ya.

 

[Hoofbite]

Go on a heroine binge for the next few weeks.

 

[PosterChild]

Go on a heroine binge for the next few weeks.

Works like a charm

 

[lewpac]

I don't eat the same thing every day

a typical day would be 3 or 4 eggs in the afternoon and for dinner, which would be hamburgers, hotdogs, pasta or pizza



I think both is probably right

yeag...

Whew...................

Is it three or four eggs in the afternoon AND FOR DINNER? If I'm reading this right, that's 6-8 eggs a day?

I got a pretty good idea that you're like a lot of us around here. I was a skinny little kid. Then, the organized sports started, and by high school the weight lifting and bulking up started. That was fine until it all comes to an end and it becomes clear that you're NOT going to play in college and you're NOT going pro.............usually around the early twenties.

Now, you're gonna' be stalky and bulky for life, so you gotta' watch it on a daily basis. I'm 49 now, and my workout thing isn't anywhere close to what is was before I was around 30, so the diet becomes a huge deal.

I haven't eaten ice cream, mayonnaise, or drank a glass of milk since 1990. Because if I just walk within three feet of any of that, I gain five pounds. I haven't had a dessert in 20 years. I don't eat any breakfast or lunch at all besides a V-8 around mid morning, and I carry around some pretzels or jerky in my truck to snack on. WHEN I eat dinner (maybe 3-4 times a week), it's heavy on the salad and a small piece of whatever I made for the family. Any other time I get hungry besides all this, and I drink water........

Sorry, but as it was said in The Godfather Pt. 2, "this is the life we've chosen". We're never gonna' be wirey or rail thin or skinny ever again. It's a life-long battle now.

"A waist is a terrible thing to mind".

 

[daschoo]

i'm going to need to add a couple of times a week swimming to my 7 a sides (soccer) on a tuesday night i think. beginning to develop a bit of a gut myself. i suppose i could cut out the beer but that doesn't really seem to appealing

 

[Hoofbite]

I haven't eaten ice cream, mayonnaise, or drank a glass of milk since 1990. Because if I just walk within three feet of any of that, I gain five pounds. I haven't had a dessert in 20 years. I don't eat any breakfast or lunch at all besides a V-8 around mid morning, and I carry around some pretzels or jerky in my truck to snack on. WHEN I eat dinner (maybe 3-4 times a week), it's heavy on the salad and a small piece of whatever I made for the family. Any other time I get hungry besides all this, and I drink water........

This sounds ****ing terrible. How the hell can you be so concerned about your weight and have such disregard for you health? Being skinny does not automatically mean you are healthy and I hope you aren't equating the two.

No breakfast, no lunch and only 3-4 dinners a week? Basically you are living off of V8 and snacks.

I'm sorry but count me the hell out. Being rail skinny doesn't mean that much to me. I've got more of a gut than I would like but I also rarely exercise and eat pretty much every damn thing I want.

 

[lewpac]

This sounds ****ing terrible. How the hell can you be so concerned about your weight and have such disregard for you health? Being skinny does not automatically mean you are healthy and I hope you aren't equating the two.

No breakfast, no lunch and only 3-4 dinners a week? Basically you are living off of V8 and snacks.

I'm sorry but count me the hell out. Being rail skinny doesn't mean that much to me. I've got more of a gut than I would like but I also rarely exercise and eat pretty much every damn thing I want.

How do YOU equate mayo, ice cream, desserts and having a "gut" with health?

Everyone's metabolism differs. There is no "one diet" or exercise regime that works for everyone. That's why the diet industry and the work-out industry are two of the best selling things out there. It's interesting..............two of the biggest selling books out there, year after year after year, are recipe books and diet books!!!

I'm not skinny, and have no interest in being skinny. I'm 5'9" and around 180-185 any given week. I can't (or won't) work out as I used to. Some folks can eat and eat and eat and not gain a pound. Other folks can't get away with anything close. Did you ever notice the spike in "weight loss" stuff after the Holiday Season? THAT'S for those of us who can't get away with it. My wife, on the other hand, had three kids and can eat whatever she wants and CAN'T gain a pound!!

Not eating doesn't bother me. Maybe it goes back to the wrestling and boxing days of having to make weight all the time. I know that I'm the odd-ball about diet, and it drives my wife crazy. But I can literally take my family out to dinner and watch my wife eat prime rib or lobster, and sit there with just a cranberry juice for the next hour.

And it's not about being skinny or vanity. I had four people, three friends and one relative, all around my age, die in the last five years due to heart trouble. They were all overweight and ate whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. So maybe I'm a little freaked out too. I also smoke, and have no intentions of quitting......................

We're all different and can only apply what works for us. No one person is in any position to direct how another approaches his/her eating habits or exercise thing. You just gotta' find your own way with regard to this matter.

 

[Hoofbite]

How do YOU equate mayo, ice cream, desserts and having a "gut" with health?

Everyone's metabolism differs. There is no "one diet" or exercise regime that works for everyone. That's why the diet industry and the work-out industry are two of the best selling things out there. It's interesting..............two of the biggest selling books out there, year after year after year, are recipe books and diet books!!!

I'm not skinny, and have no interest in being skinny. I'm 5'9" and around 180-185 any given week. I can't (or won't) work out as I used to. Some folks can eat and eat and eat and not gain a pound. Other folks can't get away with anything close. Did you ever notice the spike in "weight loss" stuff after the Holiday Season? THAT'S for those of us who can't get away with it. My wife, on the other hand, had three kids and can eat whatever she wants and CAN'T gain a pound!!

Not eating doesn't bother me. Maybe it goes back to the wrestling and boxing days of having to make weight all the time. I know that I'm the odd-ball about diet, and it drives my wife crazy. But I can literally take my family out to dinner and watch my wife eat prime rib or lobster, and sit there with just a cranberry juice for the next hour.

And it's not about being skinny or vanity. I had four people, three friends and one relative, all around my age, die in the last five years due to heart trouble. They were all overweight and ate whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. So maybe I'm a little freaked out too. I also smoke, and have no intentions of quitting......................

We're all different and can only apply what works for us. No one person is in any position to direct how another approaches his/her eating habits or exercise thing. You just gotta' find your own way with regard to this matter.

Fair enough.

 

[WarC]

Whats your workout schedule like?

On your workout days, eliminate one meal, and replace it with some kind of lean muscle protein shake. Like Musclemilk or a general whey protein drink from GNC.

Also, expand your aerobic workouts...For instance run a half mile or a mile before and after every workout...Or bike...Or even start hitting a punching bag, that'll get most otherwise fit people winded after a few short minutes.

The idea there is just to burn calories...Anything that will get your heart rate raised and sustained, pushing yourself hard by running faster is counter-productive, you're just trying to burn calories...A brisk jog is all it takes.

"Big Gut" runs in my family too

 

[WarC]

It's really a crime because in the Victorian era a man with a little beer gut was seen as fashionable and sexy. It implied that he was well-to-do and enjoyed a large, healthy diet.

During the Civil War era in America, military officer's uniforms were padded in the front to slightly exaggerate the waistline.

 

[CATCH17]

It's really a crime because in the Victorian era a man with a little beer gut was seen as fashionable and sexy. It implied that he was well-to-do and enjoyed a large, healthy diet.

During the Civil War era in America, military officer's uniforms were padded in the front to slightly exaggerate the waistline.

Thats what I tell the ladies.

 

[ShiningStar]

How do YOU equate mayo, ice cream, desserts and having a "gut" with health?

Everyone's metabolism differs. There is no "one diet" or exercise regime that works for everyone. That's why the diet industry and the work-out industry are two of the best selling things out there. It's interesting..............two of the biggest selling books out there, year after year after year, are recipe books and diet books!!!

I'm not skinny, and have no interest in being skinny. I'm 5'9" and around 180-185 any given week. I can't (or won't) work out as I used to. Some folks can eat and eat and eat and not gain a pound. Other folks can't get away with anything close. Did you ever notice the spike in "weight loss" stuff after the Holiday Season? THAT'S for those of us who can't get away with it. My wife, on the other hand, had three kids and can eat whatever she wants and CAN'T gain a pound!!

Not eating doesn't bother me. Maybe it goes back to the wrestling and boxing days of having to make weight all the time. I know that I'm the odd-ball about diet, and it drives my wife crazy. But I can literally take my family out to dinner and watch my wife eat prime rib or lobster, and sit there with just a cranberry juice for the next hour.

And it's not about being skinny or vanity. I had four people, three friends and one relative, all around my age, die in the last five years due to heart trouble. They were all overweight and ate whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. So maybe I'm a little freaked out too. I also smoke, and have no intentions of quitting......................

We're all different and can only apply what works for us. No one person is in any position to direct how another approaches his/her eating habits or exercise thing. You just gotta' find your own way with regard to this matter.

This is why i brought up genetics and people dont comprehend it. You, not you personally, but the human body needs a certain amount of calories every day.

You can streamline your diet and eat and do whatever you want in moderation, but to think because you eat Jerky and skip some meals means you arent due for a heart attack. IN fact, its starting to become clear some heart attacks are related to the brain more than the heart. So it doesnt matter what you skip or think, whatever is going to happen is going to happen.

Genetics is king when it comes to the body and all other is just a guideline.

Swimming does work Jerry, it works every muscle and it keeps you more fit than bulk than anything.