Talk About Weight Loss Here

[Jesse Pinkman]

Hey y'all, I'm in the best physical shape I've been in probably since I was a young kid. Ever since I started working. I:

-walk to school and walk home from school (Still do this for the rest of my community service)

-Don't eat as much (though this isn't all my fault, the house I live in barely has any food a lot of the time I'm here)

-I usually walk to work, and walk home from work (plus pretty much all I do on the job is walk, pushing carts to the front of the store; not a great job but it could be worse)

Basically I just walk wherever I go and don't eat as much. I've been doing this pretty much since I started working back in January. The past few weeks, people at school keep telling me i "look good" and keep commenting on all the weight I lost. I don't know approximately how much I have lost, because I don't weigh myself; everytime I tried to lose weight in the past the scale would say right around the range it usually did, I'd get discouraged, etc.

Recently, people have been telling me that I need to remain eating stuff (of course, not going to starve or anything), and tell me I don't want to lose too much weight, or I could get sick. My mom works at the store I work at, and she tells me that people have been asking if I'm sick; apparently it's rare for someone to lose a whole lot of weight and not be sick or something. I dunno. Like I said, I walk a lot for daily exercise, I don't always eat lunch or dinner (i do most of the time but I have skipped meals before), but I physically feel fine. Me being overweight was always the thing I wanted to change about myself. I wanted to be healthier and slimmer. Now that I have I suddenly feel more confident about myself.

So, I guess what I'm asking is, is there anything I should be worried about? I have lost quite a bit of weight, but I do still eat and drink fluids and stuff. Have I just finally found something (Walking) that works if I do it enough? I do skip meals, probably skip at least one a day, but I try to make up for that by eating. When I'm hungry of course, not just to eat. I just don't get as hungry as I used to since I'm out all the time. Can this pave the way for eating disorders or anything in the future, or should I just continue doing what I'm doing?

Also use this thread to talk about your own weight issues. I know a lot of people all over have issues with their weight, being too fat or too skinny. Talk about weight here.

[kupomog]

Walking builds muscle in your legs so even if you weighed yourself regularly you pick up muscle weight despite burning fat. Plus your weight fluctuates throughout the day. Measuring around your problem areas with string or tape measure is usually a more tangible way to see how you are progressing.

Yes losing too much weight too fast is not very good but it depends on the individual too. If you're very large you will lose more weight faster before you plateau. The less weight you have to lose, the slower it goes but that's normal. As long as you drink lots of water and eat small portions of low calorie foods throughout the day to keep nutrients in your body (basically just don't starve yourself) it should be fine to keep walking. Being physically hungry for extended periods is not good but your stomach probably just shrunk so that's fine to not be hungry often.

I lost weight pretty much just by portion control and water being my main choice of drink. Occasional sweet tea once a week or every other. Small portions throughout the day. I'm never full but I'm never starving and if I do get hunger pangs I just eat something small. I kind of cheat though because I also smoke pot which usually gives one munchies but I channel that into a way NOT to eat late at night past 8. Its been working well.

The issue I will have later is toning the parts of my body where I'm rapidly losing weight. Arms should be okay just through working because I lift a lot of computers and unpack+deliver. Ive built a lot of muscle in just two weeks. I also walk home from work everday. Its only like 10 min away by car but I don't drive so I catch the bus to work which takes me 45 min to do. My fiance meets me after the day is done and we walk 1.8 miles home.

[Mozy]

I started dieting in February and since then, I've lost 34 pounds. I decided to start dieting because I started getting some chest discomfort and I was terribly achy and over-exhausted. Since I've started dieting, I've been more active and I've seen my work output increase drastically. Diet does suck because I can't eat all of the good stuff because I have a set amount of calories but man, I feel so much better about myself physically and mentally. I suppose trading favorite foods for positivity and "swagger" is worth it!

[Homer I Am]

I can eat 4 burgers and not get fat, sucks for all of you !

[Mozy]

I'm sure you're still a young guy, H.I.A...it'll catch up to you when you get older!

[zach]

uh...guys...towel rack.

[Mozy]

I like the reference!

Temptation sure is a bitch! There are so many good foods out there that it's so hard to watch other people eat them!