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I was 140kg (310lbs) at some point and got down to 75kg (165lbs) in 1 year. Never did a minute of exercise. I just started eating ~1200 calories per day. Now,

by eknkc 2y ago

I was 140kg (310lbs) at some point and got down to 75kg (165lbs) in 1 year. Never did a minute of exercise. I just started eating ~1200 calories per day. Now, that was 10 years ago, I slowly gained weight again but not to the same degree. I started the same diet a month ago, at the age of 40, I can not lose weight this time. It is really interesting, I just get exhausted. It's like my body decided not to burn fat but simply shut some stuff down instead. Had some blood tests and stuff and there are no glaring issues. I guess this time I need to exercise. I wonder if it is age or something else entirely.

hilux 2y ago
For a different approach, in addition to exercise, check out The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda, a researcher at the Salk Institute. No calorie-counting required!
s1artibartfast 2y ago
Im interested in anecdata, but think more information is needed to make it useful. What is your height and current weight back up to? I have found pretty big differences in response even across short timescales. I was able to shed 30 lbs last year with severe calorie restriction(240>210). This year my 5'11" body is not so cooperative (220>???).
- eknkc 2y ago
  I am 185cm (6'1") and around 100kg (220lbs) now. I think my BMI is edging towards obesity or even there at this point so I def need to shed some weight. Exercise seems to be a no brainer even without a weight concern but I’ve been a lazy fuck all my life when it comes to that so I hoped a calorie deficit would work as well again.
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iforgotpassword 2y ago
> It's like my body decided not to burn fat but simply shut some stuff down instead. Just like you're voyager 1 or something! :D But I pretty much faced the same problem when I started. Feeling exhausted, or not quite awake. And yep, only excecise helped. It seemed doing 10 to 15 minutes a day got my body going. Not even every day actually. I got a dumbbell and just did different exercises. Not to exhaustion, just as much as I felt comfortable, which obviously slowly increased over time. At some point I realized I got quite some biceps, to a point where it started to look ridiculous compared to the rest of my body, since I got down to 70kg.

by eknkc 2y ago

hilux 2y ago

For a different approach, in addition to exercise, check out The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda, a researcher at the Salk Institute. No calorie-counting required!

s1artibartfast 2y ago

Im interested in anecdata, but think more information is needed to make it useful. What is your height and current weight back up to? I have found pretty big differences in response even across short timescales. I was able to shed 30 lbs last year with severe calorie restriction(240>210). This year my 5'11" body is not so cooperative (220>???).

eknkc 2y ago
I am 185cm (6'1") and around 100kg (220lbs) now. I think my BMI is edging towards obesity or even there at this point so I def need to shed some weight. Exercise seems to be a no brainer even without a weight concern but I’ve been a lazy fuck all my life when it comes to that so I hoped a calorie deficit would work as well again.

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iforgotpassword 2y ago

> It's like my body decided not to burn fat but simply shut some stuff down instead. Just like you're voyager 1 or something! :D But I pretty much faced the same problem when I started. Feeling exhausted, or not quite awake. And yep, only excecise helped. It seemed doing 10 to 15 minutes a day got my body going. Not even every day actually. I got a dumbbell and just did different exercises. Not to exhaustion, just as much as I felt comfortable, which obviously slowly increased over time. At some point I realized I got quite some biceps, to a point where it started to look ridiculous compared to the rest of my body, since I got down to 70kg.