Good resources for healthy, flavorful food for weight loss?

I and my husband have a constant conflict over food.

He is 6’2” 200lbs, lifts weights at the gym daily, and insists that the only way to “look good and feel good” is to eat nothing but chicken and rice. He offers to cook, but his chicken is so dry and bland.

I’m 5’4” 170 lbs. I want to lose weight, but I’m not big on exercising and I can’t stand bland foods. I know there are ways to eat for weight loss while still having flavor and variety, but I don’t know what they are. My husband thinks I’m not committed because I won’t do his chicken and rice thing.

Our goals are definitely different. He’s maintaining muscle mass, and I’m trying to lose weight. But the fact is, we live the same house off the same groceries. I need to find a clear answer to give him when he asks (dismissively) what my alternative to the plain chicken is that will work for weight loss.

Can anyone point me to some good resources for recipes/meal plans that might work for two people?

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What is the best weight lifting routine for losing weight?

Hello! I am a 35/M, 6’ and 230lbs. I have a home gym (Smith Machine with cable machines built in as well as a stand-alone barbell) and have been doing some really basic and standard exercises with the aim of getting stronger and losing weight. However, I think it’s time to get serious!

I want to lose weight first, to look and feel better, and eventually build up muscle and gain some of it back. I’ve seen all kinds of workouts for weight loss, but I’m not sure which way to go.

Does anyone have a good workout recommendation? I’m trying to keep it three or four days a week and about an hour per day. I’ll take any advice or ideas!

Thanks!

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Skin Surgery - Third Update! (UK/NHS)

Second update including cost here

Hi losers!

It's been a LONG time since my first couple of posts about my upcoming skin removal surgery. Unfortunately life blew up, people close to me got ill and I had to step up and deal with stuff. Good news though - everything is now okay.

Also - I HAVE A SURGERY DATE!!! AND IT'S IN 26 DAYS!!!

So, to continue with my in-depth blow by blow of the whole process:

I went in for my third meeting with my surgeon. We discussed how I was feeling about the surgery and we talked about some bits and pieces that i'd been concerned with (stay off youtube). He put my fears to rest and we went through a formal checklist to make sure we had covered everything.

I'll be having my pre-op testing in the next couple of weeks - where they take some vitals and make sure i'm healthy enough to operate on - then on the Friday 6th September i'll be going in for the main event. He thinks I should be out on Sunday, however if I need to stay in the hospital a bit longer they wont be kicking me out. My surgery is a bit of an all-inclusive 'package' deal.

I'm planning on taking some before and after photos and I might post my before and after weight loss ones before I go in.

This community has been so important to me over the last few years, it's given me strength when I was ready to slip back down. Even if you are just lurking, we are all contributing to this incredible resource that has changed (and saved) so many lives. My own included.

Speak soon!

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[SV] My jeans fit again!!

22/F/SW 256/CW 241/Goal 210/GW 165

I really started focusing on weight loss in January. I started at 256 pounds , the heaviest I’ve ever been. When I was 13, I gained 60 pounds to tip 200 in the year following my mom’s death and it just kept climbing.

Freshman year of college, I had some great friends and a dietician and student personal trainer and I lost 40 pounds and hit 202. Second deepest depression I’ve ever hit came and I gained it all back +11. I was up to a size 1X/2X plus size and a 16/18 pant. I hated myself.

I moved away from my hometown and yoyo’d between 250 and 256. Come January, I’m tired of feeling shitty both physically and mentally. By June I had lose 30 pounds! I was so excited to be able to buy jeans at my work and not have to order them!

Since then, I gained 20 back. Instead of letting myself feel like shit again, I started working on it again. I walk around more at work, watching what I eat (kind of), and not snacking. I drink sugar-free RedBulls instead of the regular. Of that 20 I gained back, I’ve lost 5 again and I can fit into the jeans I’ve bought at work (except one pair!!)!

If you’ve stuck around this long, remember that weight loss can come with some setbacks - it’s normal. Don’t let it suck you in! You can do this! Next stop, 210 pounds, final stop, 165! I’m ready to move from obese to overweight to healthy BMIs.

Thanks for all the motivation!

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How do you deal with the selfishness of weight loss?

Our weight loss efforts require a certain investment of time, effort, and cost. It's not just a personal sacrifice either -- it also imposes a level of burden and inconvenience onto family, friends, and co-workers.

Things like:

• having to spend more on healthy food options, on medications or treatments, on exercise services and equipment
• having to prepare and eat different things than everybody else and/or requiring them to also eat or not eat certain things
• difficult to eat at certain restaurants or participate in certain events
• taking extra "me time" to take care of yourself

If you've got great support (or have nobody in your life to care about) then these are non-issues.

Personally, I lost a bunch of weight several years ago despite these issues. But they probably contributed to my failed maintenance (no blame; I'm ultimately responsible for my own failures).

But my weight loss did feel selfish. I did it for me, which is very uncharacteristic because I usually put everybody else far head of myself. After I hit my goal, friends and family seemed happier that I could return to "being normal" again, even though my normal lifestyle means neglecting myself and putting the weight back on.

If/when this second weight loss plan succeeds, I don't think I could/should be "normal" and selfless again. Thankfully, I'm seeing more signs this time that people are okay with this.

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Slowly and steady losing weight , or not?

Hello everyone.

I decided to lose weight since the beginning of May. My approach is CICO and avoiding unhealthy / high carbs food. I cut off the sugar, fast-food, beer intake.

Daily I eat around 1700, max 2000 calories , mostly veggies, meat, fish, and some integral bread, and for a month I do 20-30mins cardio mostly daily.

In these months I got down from 125,5kgs (276lbs) to 118.5kgs(261lbs) , my goal being under 100kgs (220lbs) .

While I try to be confident in my progress and weight loss, I am not sure if I am really on the right path or , if it's too slow.

I wasn't very strict with myself, from time to time I'd even drink some beer or eat sugary-shit.

So, am I on the right path and, is there any good advice regarding CICO and my approach?

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Has anyone in here lost 100+ lbs (or 50kg+) and NOT had problem with loose skin?

I'm on a journey where I'm going to lose 100 lbs. I'm terrified of having loose skin when I'm done. I really don't wanna get skin removal surgery after I'm done with the weight loss.

So has anyone who lost about 100 lbs NOT gotten lose skin? How? Is it genetic? Can you prevent it somehow (pills, creams, voodoo magic)?

Any tips or stories are welcome!

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