Any MGTOW's able to get over food addiction to get in shape?

lonewolf-chicago · 2017-08-18T03:47:12+00:00

Keto is very good. Takes away your cravings but takes awhile to get into it. 1 week or more.

You are addicted to sugar, either sugar eaten or sugar created through the consumption of carbs/starchy foods AKA comfort food.

Pick up a new hobby called cooking. The choice is yours.

manthrowingmyownway · 2017-08-18T04:16:46+00:00

Intermittent fasting. It works.

2017-08-18T04:01:12+00:00

Do deadlifts

2017-08-18T03:40:53+00:00

Read about the keto diet. I haven't been successful with it, but plenty of guys here swear by it. Basically cut out all sugar and carbs - if you do that, you don't even have to exercise a lot, just maybe brisk walks and such.

lostapwbm · 2017-08-18T04:27:20+00:00

I also don't see the reason to exercise when I ate a high calorie food because it's inconvient for no reward since you can't out-exercise your fork.

Wrong answer. Unless you are injured, sick, or just dog tired, there's no good excuse against working out. I eat a couple of things I know are crap; I indulge a can of coke a day; but I work out or at least get my stretch in, just to make sure I did something that day.

I'm not even in competent when trying to focus on planning meals.

0.8 g of protein per kg of bodyweight (for me this is about 82, but I tend to overshoot it). Approximately 2000 cal. per day. Getting protein in is difficult at first until you start checking the labels on boxes.

Meat-free:

4 (dry) ounces of whole-grain spaghetti with 4 ounces of pasta sauce: 480 calories, 19 g protein

2 ounces of peanut butter: 360 calories, 14 g protein

4 ounces of Lentils and 4 ounces of peas: 174 calories, 13 g protein

1 scoop of protein powder in 8 ounces of milk: 330 calories, 43 g protein

4 (dry) ounces parboiled rice & 1 tablespoon of soy sauce: 355 calories, 9 g protein

2 ounces of peanut butter: 360 calories, 14 g protein

Grand total: 2059 calories, 112 g protein

Meat makes getting protein easier, but be prepared to work it off. Fish and lean chicken are the easiest to digest. Beef...not so much.

ploobadoof · 2017-08-18T09:50:26+00:00

I was in the exact same boat. All you need to remember is caloric deficit, thats all weight loss is: burning more calories each day than you take in. You have to cut your food intake and keep a ballpark figure of what youre taking in day to day, and watch the scale week to week; thats how you can determine how many calories you should roughly take in to lose weight: if you eat 2,500 calories a day, and you lost 2 lbs that week, that means your body uses about 3,000 calories per day. So you know that if you want to lose weight faster, you need to take in less than about 2,500.

I'm down about 50 pounds in less than a year. I just eat once a day, and i walk 5 miles a day after work.

I just cut out the bread as of today; I'm trying to lose another 30 lbs, but cutting carbs as a whole is the trick. Carbohydrates are short term energy sources, fat, long term. If you take in low to no carbs every day, you force your body to use fat stores.

There is also a unique time window, when you first wake up, (whether its morning or not), for burning fat. When you wake up, you have low glycogen stores, and an empty stomach, so if you exercise when you first wake up your body goes right to its fat. You don't have to make dramatic changes; ease into it. If you switch from whole or 2% milk to skim milk, soda to diet soda, and white bread to 100% whole wheat bread, for example, you'll see results without changing anything else. Every body is different.

Contrary to popular opinion, the odds are on YOUR side when losing weight: it took you your ENTIRE LIFE of poor decisions and no exercise to get out if shape; within a year of work (even 6-8 months if you go Spartan), you can be perfectly healthy and feel great again.

Red_Shambhala · 2017-08-18T04:56:45+00:00

Generally speaking, you have to change your whole lifestyle and your nutrition and NOT just do the latest wacko "diet" nobody can pull through for more than 4 months anyway. You have to think LONG-term when trying to lose weight. Think: how much weight could you realistically lose in 1 year.

I believe that deep down inside pretty much everyone knows what's unhealthy and what's not. Don't try any of these wacko Alex-Jones-like diets, but eat more fruit less meat, drink more water and tea, less sugary drinks and coffee etc. It's pretty simple, really.

As for working out, I recommend to do a little each morning before you go to work. Get up 30 minutes earlier. In return you might have to go to bed 30 minutes earlier, either - but these last 30 minutes are just the time of the day you waste with hate, anger, despair, internet and probably food, chips, chocolates etc. anyway.

Admittedly, I don't know anything about actual food addictions. I know people who simply eat too much and life an unhealthy lifestyle, so it's these kind of people I usually tell what I just told you - but of course I don't know what exactly's going on in your life. In conclusion though, I simply recommend a slow-but-steady approach to change your whole lifestyle.

Think one year ahead, slowly change your whole nutrition and ignore any fishy weird diets, diet pills, stone age diet, "eat tons of shit but not that shit"-diet, weird dark age fasting secret, only eat once a day fasting shit, get rid off all that tinfoil and live a healthy life. Work out in the morning, do 15 minutes meditation before going to bed, prepare food to take along with you the next day instead of eating something unhealthy out etc. etc.

Edit: if you want to reward yourself you can buy nuts for instance, who are delicious, have healthy fats and - in bags- are rather expensive. Or make / eat out sushi: also delicious, also expensive. Or buy a GOOD steak. Also a good reward that's expensive. Eat very little meat but once you do, you can reward yourself.

Pk_s_to_the_yizzle · 2017-08-18T05:50:04+00:00

Yes. I am a YES or NO type of person.

Either I'm losing weight or I'm not, and I'm Gaining.

I like things simple. I'm like Steve Jobs or Zuckerberg when it comes to food. Give me the same thing ,everyday, so I can go back to what I was doing.

2015 I did a 100 day juice fast and lost 80lbs in 100 days. No fatty skin.

Before that I would do 21 days raw food only diet and lose 30lbs each time.

It was a spiritual journey for me each time and at the core was just LEARNING how to do something ELSE in RESPONSE to stress OTHER THAN EAT.

How much do you want to lose and how far are you willing to go is the question.

The information to do nearly everything is out there.

Keto Doesn't work for me. Solely MEAT destroys my digestive system.

Intermitten Fasting does work. I can literally eat del taco once a day and drop 20 lbs.

For me, Rice and pasta are stabilizing foods when mixed, but I once tried and all rice diet (google it) and lost 1 pound a day.

You have to pick your SYSTEM that works for you and get on it and stick with it.

I Prefer extreme because I like results for my change. Or else I wont STICK to it.

What is YOUR risk/reward method levels? Then go with a working formula around that.

It may sound hard. But everyday I lost a about a pound. Looking at the scale, I didn't want it to STOP.

IslandicFreedom · 2017-08-18T04:18:33+00:00

This might sound ridiculous but eat once a day, and make it count. Buy a big ass piece of card board and paint / draw a schedule for 30 days.

Eat once a day for 30 days and then see how you feel. You can eat whatever you want. Ideally don't drink soda though.

2017-08-18T05:37:10+00:00

Go raw vegan. No addictions and cravings for anything bad after you do it. Probably the best thing that's happened to me, all by changing cooked food to raw food.

n0vvv · 2017-08-18T05:59:03+00:00

Here is my very own diet, which I call the "am I really hungry" diet. Whenever I go to the kitchen, I ask myself, "are you really hungry?". If the answer is no, I don't eat.

Bestoftherest222 · 2017-08-18T05:51:17+00:00

Intermittent fasting, avoid sugar at all cost, do some weights and throw in some cardio. The problem for alot of people is sugar. Sugar is addictive and once you get some you're body just wants more. Got to spend at least two days water fasting to start the process to get off sugar.

omegashakaz · 2017-08-18T05:59:05+00:00

investigate keto diets, elliptical sucks, is all cardio, you want a combination of cardio and resistance training, get a cattle bell and look for some routines and, look at the form.In general just remove sugar( can have another name like fructose corn syrup) and simple carbs, also no sugary drinks,no juices only water and coffee with stevia.

2017-08-18T05:59:16+00:00

Eat bland food. Eggs, oatmeal, Potatoes, rice, baked chicken, frozen tilapia, green beans and learn to like it - also, it will keep you full and is healthy. No soda either and only black coffee. After you have become accustomed to it, a pepsi will taste like shit and a twinkie will make you nauseous.

BooDoug · 2017-08-18T05:59:34+00:00

youtube: 100 pushups challenge

2017-08-18T06:32:10+00:00

Cut carbs as much as possible. I feel so much better because my blood sugar is a lot more stable.

Protein shakes are good if you get the right kind. The stuff sold at Costco is almost entirely protein with very low carbs. You can add a packet of Splenda if you want it to taste sweet.

dirtydog113 · 2017-08-18T06:47:44+00:00

You sound a bit like an " emotional eater" .

The easiest way I found , after being around 115kg in a LTR , to now being single and around 95-100 kg ( still trying to lose more) is to keep it simple.Dont try to macro nutrient it up , or do some fancy things. Simple is: Move more , eat less. Raw foods only - veges , salads ,small amounts of protein - chicken steak , fish

Stay the hell away from -SUGAR , it is in a lot of processed foods

stay the hell away from - ALCOHOL - empty calories

stay the hell away from anything processed that comes in a packet - raw foods only

Stay the hell away from -DAIRY , milk in coffee is ok - , bit of cheese is ok

Keep it simple , and it works .Your body and your mindset will change once you start.Instead of reaching for chips , reach for a carrot.

Cook some decent meals - brown rice broccoli chicken / chook + vegie soup with lots of raw veges / portion it out - store them in your freezer - learn to cook healthy - a great investment for yourself

If you eat when bored / emotional / whatever ...lift , ride a bike , walk + jog on the beach.Swap it up

GET A DOG - forces you to walk it everyday

simple things bud , small baby steps to a new you Try the intermittent fasting , push yourself to do it and " reward " yourself in a small way - an Anzac cookie ( i think you yanks call them oatmeal cookies) - bake them yourself so the reward is better .

Invest time into yourself , first steps to MGTOW the way I see it . emotional investment , healthy investment , like your dollars , watch the growth over a period of time. Time is what you have

scaur · 2017-08-18T06:50:30+00:00

Try drink more waters. I heard this from somewhere (i think is from Joe Rogan podcast). Most of the time your brain will send you a false signal that you need to put foods in your body, However you just need more water not foods.

Other thing you can do is

Drink lemon (hot) water with no sugar

or

Mix tea with garlic help to low your cholesterol. ( you don't have to mix with tea, it just with tea is easier for stomach).

donkeys_go_moo · 2017-08-18T08:11:57+00:00

You could try limiting eating unhealthy foods to 'cheat meals'. This is where you eat whatever you want in one sitting, but as soon as you leave the table the cheat meal is over.

This may help you be stricter with your diet, as you can rationalize leaving unhealthy foods until your cheat meal. Try having 3 cheat meals a week, and the rest of the time you eat healthy foods, then cutting down to one a week. It is nice knowing that you can have that one meal where you can eat anything guilt free :)

Many bodybuilders and athletes use this method, along with an exercise regime, to get into shape. Also healthy foods need not be boring, there are many healthy meals out there that are delicious and you can cook in bulk, saving time later on. As a busy student I did try to rationalize my poor eating habits by thinking 'oh I don't have time to make healthy foods', but this is mostly bollocks. You can whip up a good meal in 30 mins tops with some practice.

Maybe you could look at your relationship with food (not to get all psychological on you), but you could try to consider most food as 'fuel' and not a reward, think of your body as a machine and the food you eat as fuel to keep in running smoothly.

Sizzious · 2017-08-18T10:47:04+00:00

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OMEGA195 · 2017-08-18T13:29:32+00:00

It took me a while to get motivated but once you start seeing results you wont ever want to back peddle. I only drink water, 1% milk and black coffee. I try to avoid sugar and processed/frozen food, eat 150ish grams of protein a day and lift a few days a week and im down 60lbs and have never felt better. I used to be tired all the time on top of being fat and it sucked.

kyledontcare · 2017-08-18T14:41:31+00:00

I think you already know the answer and you even said it: "You can't out exercise your fork." Suffer a little before you see results. Here guys nonchalantly say, "Lift bro." But we all know lifting is only one side of the coin; there has to be proper nutrition. And it will include skipping BBQ parties. Good luck.

ScatteredCastles · 2017-08-19T03:06:18+00:00

Here is a question: How much joy do you get from eating?

If it's 5% of the total joy in your life, fine. I mean, once in a while, we all need a bag of Doritos and a beer.

But for some people, eating is 50% of the total joy in their life, or 90%. Seriously. And we are humans. Why would anyone pass up an opportunity to feel joy?

Find other things in your life that bring you joy. Eating should be down at the bottom somewhere. And even then, reward yourself. That is, eat healthy all week, but promise yourself if you stick to your diet and exercise, you'll reward yourself at the end of the week with something fun to eat.

Title	Any MGTOW's able to get over food addiction to get in shape?
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Date	August 18, 2017 3:36 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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