01010111 said:But doesn't smoking help with the weight loss?
See?!Aazealh said:Cancer does, too.
01010111 said:But doesn't smoking help with the weight loss?
It really doesn't, it suppresses some appetite, but not enough to make you lose weight. If you're fat and pick up smoking, you're going to stay fat. Anyways, everything else is true about smoking and exercise and then some.Scorpio said:How does filling your lungs with smoke help you lose weight? Not to mention it would make any form of exercise more difficult, as it would lower the amount of oxygen you could absorb in each breath- meaning you couldn't jog that extra mile or give your muscles the extra push during a weightlifting session. There is zero benefit to smoking.
Kemo, sure helps.Aazealh said:Cancer does, too.
Mostly it's because they picked up eating more food in order to make up for the lack of smoking out of nervousness. The billion times i've stopped smoking, I've never really gained more weight, except for now and it's just more muscle. Had I not been smoking the past two months, I would have been able to exercise more efficiently and would have gained more muscle.01010111 said:See?!
But also, I've known a BUNCH of people who quit smoking and gained a lot of weight as well. Don't know if that's because of metabolism or because they picked up bad eating habbits to distract themselves from smoking.
Truder said:Since I graduated from HS, I have stopped exercising altogether and have gained some serious weight, so I am trying to get in shape now.
but oh man.. I have gotten to the point where I have become afraid to exercise
I went to go exercise several days ago, but I felt so pathetic because I ran a very tiny amount before I was keeling over.
since then I have had zero motivation to exercise, i keep saying "I'll do it tomorrow"
I have been waking up early everyday only to look at my shoes thinking "damn.. I don't wanna go exercise" and then go back to sleep. I think that I have gotten so lazy that I am now somewhat afraid to go outside and exercise after such a long time. i feel weak and heavy when running, such an anti-motivator
But I must not give up!
I'll be sure to try my BEST!.... tomorrow
IncantatioN said:Bump - how's everyone who were trying to lose weight/ tone their bodies doing so far?
Last year I put on weight when my Mom visited me for a few weeks. She visited me again this Summer and I put on more weight. The problem was I couldn't shake off what I'd gained from her last trip, so the result = I'm at my heaviest ever. 4 and a half years ago I was 73 kilos before NYC happened, and now I'm a ginormous 87 kilos. I'm not tall at a measly 5'10 or 5'11 at most.
I'm seriously considering getting one of those indoor (training) cycles or whatever they're called so I can be indoors and do some exercise over winter, I'll have to figure out how I'm gonna make room for it. I'm cutting back on rice as much as possible since I love rice. Cutting off soda. Eating a healthier breakfast (corn flakes + milk vs a few cooked potatoes + sausages at the breakfast buffet downstairs). Maybe get some soups for dinner. Drinking a lot of water through the day. I used to swim back in school and college, but don't have the time for it now ("I'll look into it" - Batman to Gordon at the end of Batman Begins).
I need to get to Branded's level of toned physique!
Th3Branded0ne said:Why is LA fitness a rip off? I pay 30 a month. I usually workout alone, but I can do it with company as well. If you were here I would totally whip you into shape.
Th3Branded0ne said:You don't need that machine, you can do it all with a pair of dumbells if you if you lack the space.
I usually try to eat something every 3 to 3.5 hours. The next thing i want to do is adding salads and fruits to what i eat. Of course you'll need one or two meals every week that you can have something really tasty like chocolateTh3Branded0ne said:So I feel pretty good and my eating habits are still the same, eat a portion as big a the palm of your hand, you can have at least a meal like that for about every 2 hours.
IncantatioN said:At that time I was 185 kilos, today I'm at 176 and have cut out soda from my diet. [...] How bad is it?