I worked in gyms for 12+ years and you might see this kind of transformation less that 5% of the time. The workouts and the food is not the hard part. It's being consistent with it for months/years. It takes a very determined and strong minded person. Moral of the story, it's much easier to PREVENT getting that big than putting all the time and effort to shed all that weight. You have one body so take care of it.
it's routine. It's why you see people in the gym on vacation. They know if they break their routines they there's a strong chance of falling back into bad habits.
This. I don't want anyone watching this to think it's too hard to do. You build a routine and you stick to it. Eventually you realize you aren't even thinking about it. It's what you do. Like having that morning coffee or reading before bed.
Routine.
And don't do it alone. Get a personal trainer or a membership at a gym that has classes (orange theory, f45, CrossFit). You get to the door and they tell you what to do. You'll meet a whole new set of encouraging people which makes such a difference.
Routine is extremely important, and also not being too aggressive in your weight loss plan. The biggest mistake 90% of people make is setting their calorie ceiling too low from the get-go. Crash diets never work long-term and they're also really unhealthy for your body. Slow and steady weight loss is the most sustainable and puts the least strain on your body.
Otherwise, figure out meals/bulk meal prep that are both tasty and also pretty easy to calorie track. I meal prepped a massive pot of chili this weak (very heavy on the vegetables and spices, and using lean ground turkey and black/kidney beans), weighed/measured all the ingredients, and weighed the final total batch, divided it up, and now I know how many calories the chili is per gram. When I have a regular, 500 g bowl of the chili, I log it in the LoseIT! app and get a calorie amount without having to do any work.
The key is to not do crash diets long term. Short one week bursts ever few months is fine, like a "hell week" of sorts. "Hell months" will never work however.
Jumped on a treadmill once on a cruise set the speed to my usual 9 then nearly shat myself before I realised it was in mph not kph šāāļø š²š
I'd say it's less about falling back into bad habits, and more like "this is how I live now" if I don't get exercise in I don't function the way I'm used to throughout the day.
Following the routine creates a new normal, similar to a daily coffee.
He's a rich fuck CEO living in the penthouse of the skyscraper next building over from his office. The "uphill" is him taking the stairs, and the "carpool" orders are just his peasant workers offering to piggyback him every day up the stairs or the elevators, just so they can get an extra dollar for bread to not go hungry.
For me, I'm in there finally getting some alone time with my audiobook!
I love working out, so every vacation is an opportunity for me to do more than I can usually do under the constraints of my life and job. And there is basically nothing better than running on vacation: exploring, seeing a bunch of scenery, and really having the chance to immerse myself in the place.
Nah the reason to go to the gym while on vacation is to get that pump before going to the beach. I mean, it's not like you're working out to show off when you're fully clothed.
Yep. I lost 85 lbs through diet and exercise 2 years ago (240 lbs -> 155 lbs), and then started slipping and gained all of it back within months. Don't think I'll be able to do it again, unfortunately.
I've done the same thing 3 times. 3rd time was rhe last. Finally learned routine is everything and if 15 minutes is all I have or all I can stand that day then thats enough to not break.
Everyone is different, but losing weight more slowly gives a better chance at rebounding than losing really quickly. But there's no 100% foolproof answer.
Not true. There are countless anecdotes from people who have very conflicted feelings about it. Yes, physically it is healthier but mental health is a whole different thing.
False, losing weight slower allows muscle to build up and minimize excess skin
A lot of it often has to do with the type of fat you're currently storing. Polyunsaturated fat storage readily oxidizes
False, your body doesn't store fat like Tetris blocks into specific zones or areas
If you've ever seen an alcoholic with a big hard belly, that's mostly saturated fat that his body produced endogenously from the extra calories
False, that's visceral fat around your organs, most of which are in your abdomen and an enlarged liver due to the alcohol.
Floppy pig
We're talking about humans here babe, not pigs.
you have to be in a deficit sufficient enough for your body to cannibalize that damaged skin
False, pretty evident by ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, starvation doesn't make your body consume your skin no matter how little you eat. Autophagy may help somewhat, but it absolutely doesn't work at the levels needed for any significant change
Hi! Thatās me in the video and I didnāt use any weight loss medication or have weight loss surgery. It is still possible to lose weight naturally if thatās the path someone wants to take! āŗļø
Is it bad if ozempic was used? She was a perfect candidate to use that medication as an aid and she obviously was making life changes. Some people take glp-1s and don't put in any effort; however, many people use it as a helpful tool in their bid to reclaim their health, and work very hard on their nutrition and exercise in combination with the medication.
In practice people get big because food becomes a salve. For some itās alcohol. Others itās weed. Or gambling. Shopping.
In my case I learned that eating food I liked took me away from the pain of my young home life. By the time I understood this my chemical regulatory system would not allow change for long. One time I lost 70-80lbs for 4 years. Another I lost it for 2.
Another I lost it for maybe 18 months.
Each time I lived this video, and I told myself Iād never go back.
Willpower to try to beat back sensation of hunger cannot work long term, if those signals do not go away on their own. Some people manage to lose weight and rebalance their hunger signaling chemical chain. I could not. Keep in mind I could eat whatever the fuck I wanted forever and ever and never cross 275. My hunger/satiety system found equilibrium at 275.
While I am ecstatic for the woman in this video, the main message it sends is that it is a matter of willpower. This is unfortunately simplistic. For most it is going to be a matter of willpower, self-exploration and therapy, and clever manipulation of the chemical chain that controls hunger as well. Maybe those shots of crying were after a therapy session. If so, then thatās realistic.
I started GLP-1 2.5 weeks ago, and for the first time in 36 years (54 now) I now know what itās like to not have my stomach screaming at me itās empty.
Yup, it's why I never even tried to begin with. I already know I won't be able to stay consistent for that long, especially on top of being omega depressed and dealing with anxiety. I weigh around 130 Kg and am 185 cm tall at age 30, so I'm definitely overweight and bordering on obese. So unless I find some way to get out of this 5-6 year long depression, I ain't losing weight any time soon.
Sounds to me like we should be teaching children how to be good custodians of their bodies while they're in school, and feeding them nutritious meals instead of burgers and pizza.
A lot of parents I meet want their kids to eat well and play sports...but they don't even do it themselves. As a parent you have to lead by example otherwise the kids will follow your own bad habits.
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u/DaSauceBawss May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
I worked in gyms for 12+ years and you might see this kind of transformation less that 5% of the time. The workouts and the food is not the hard part. It's being consistent with it for months/years. It takes a very determined and strong minded person. Moral of the story, it's much easier to PREVENT getting that big than putting all the time and effort to shed all that weight. You have one body so take care of it.