FAT to FIT... a thread to save your life! (pics)

[Ben.Z]

Here's the deal... I'd like to share my success story with you, and hopefully help some of the overweight webmasters here at GFY. Only thing I ask in return is that you check out my sig... Ok, on with it already...

Fat to Fit... Diet, exercise, and a new way of life... There will be no easy answers in this thread, no fly by night diets etc... this is a lifestyle change that will effect everything you do.

I lost over 100 lbs in less then 1 year... pics below...

Anyway... Here's the basics. If you'd like further info on any specific detail, lmk and I'll enlighten you.

Bottom line, if your healthy... you'll live longer, look better, FEEL better, be more productive, and MAKE MORE MONEY!!! no shit!

Here's the rundown...

Change your diet! Eat clean. This means no fast food, fried shit, BEER(switch to liquer), or things high in sugar. Easiest way to do this is to prepare your meals... Chicken or Fish and broccoli is the mother of all meals... keep that mentality. Proteins, complex carbs, and fiber should be the building blocks of your diet... and you need all of them daily.

Next, learn portion control... Cup your hands together as if you would drink from a pool of water. See how much you could fit in there??? That's 1 meal portion! A typical restaurant lunch/dinner plate will have roughly 2-3 portions. Learn to leave food on your plate, or take leftovers to eat later...

Now that you've learned portion control... We don't want you to starve yourself, so eat a meal every 3 hours! Eat less more often and you'll crank your metabolism to full blast! It takes roughly 3 hours to digest 1 meal ( suggested portion ). This forces your body to constantly be digesting, thus burning more calories.

Think of it this way... If you throw a huge log on a fire it will take hours to burn up and not give off much heat at all. However if you put a bunch of little sticks on the fire, it will burn hot and fast. Your metabolism works the same way with food!

Next... Drink water!!! put the soda down, and attempt to drink 2 gallons of water a day!

Ok, this concludes the first lesson... "Diet and portion control"


here's my pics...



next lesson... "Calories IN vs Calories OUT!"

and remember... see sig!




Ok, now I'm open for questions...

[GonZo]

Ya gotta eat more to score....

fatfuckingnobodies.com

[Funbrunette]

Yup, lot's of FAT Webmasters here...

Congrats to you! It's a great achievement!

[BradM]

Looking REAL good man.

Do you have any sort of a diet plan or workout routine?

[C-Bass]

Congrats dude!

what does your exercise routine look like?

[tony286]

do you have a better pic of when you were bigger?

[European Lee]

Get your cock out Ben ;)

How do you want to sort our sleeping arrangements out at Internext too

Regards,

Lee

[Peter Romero]

Congrats!!! 100pounds??? WOW!!!

On the diet that I learned as a trainer which is exactly the same as the one that you advised - I lost 13 pounds in 3 weeks. My secret: Work out consistently - not sporatically - because then you tell your body what kind of lifestyle to expect and it gets rid of extra fat it doesn't need to carry around. But, I have to TOTALLY agree with you on the diet - I'm loosing 5 pounds a week just from eating like what you described.

Congrats again on your HUGE success.

[Ben.Z]

Thanks everyone!

I do have a diet plan and exersise routine that I'd be happy to share.



give me a few min to type something up.

[LauraLee]

congrats, that is some kickass results

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by POV Porn guy
Congrats!!! 100pounds??? WOW!!!

On the diet that I learned as a trainer which is exactly the same as the one that you advised - I lost 13 pounds in 3 weeks. My secret: Work out consistently - not sporatically - because then you tell your body what kind of lifestyle to expect and it gets rid of extra fat it doesn't need to carry around. But, I have to TOTALLY agree with you on the diet - I'm loosing 5 pounds a week just from eating like what you described.

Congrats again on your HUGE success.

Thanks dude!

btw, I love your sites!
Hit me up sometime, I'd love to show you how we can make you more money with your check signups!

[pornJester]

Congrats. I bet all the extra poontang you're getting now made it well worth it (besides the health stuff )

[Ben.Z]

LESSON 2 "Calories IN vs Calories OUT!"

This is simple math here guys!!!
Burn more calories then you consume and you will loose BODY FAT.
Simple as that!

I'll post up some basics to "clean" eating next... then the kicker, EXERSISE!

[Basic_man]

I love mcdonald ! :D

[SmutGiant]

Truly AMAZING man! What an inspiring thread!

CONGRATS!!

[NinjaSteve]

What about coffee? Where does coffee fit into your plan? I didn't see it.

[Yo Adrian]

Incredible results Ben Goes to show that hard work and discipline can really pay off

[WickedVenus]

3 Years ago I went from 300 to 142. I wore a size 7 when I was all done and I was happy. Then I met my hubby and im at 215 HELP!! lol anywho. I need to loose my weight as well. I did mine within 6 months though. I Took diet pills. They worked great. I have some more i just bought this week. So I need to start taking them again.

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by NinjaSteve
What about coffee? Where does coffee fit into your plan? I didn't see it.

Glad you asked! I'm a caffeine junky.

Usually, I'll have a "Vinti" BLACK coffee from starbucks every morning after breakfast. Then a sugar free redbull before I workout. Caffeine is a safe way to raise your heart rate, thus burning calories while sitting in front of your pc. It can also give you that extra "push" in the gym! Drink soda for your caffeine and you'll be taking 1 step forward and 3 back... I almost exclusively drink water/coffee/iced tea/sugar-free redbull.

[Theo]

Congratulations man

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by WickedVenus
3 Years ago I went from 300 to 142. I wore a size 7 when I was all done and I was happy. Then I met my hubby and im at 215 HELP!! lol anywho. I need to loose my weight as well. I did mine within 6 months though. I Took diet pills. They worked great. I have some more i just bought this week. So I need to start taking them again.

Sure, I'd love to help...

If you want to loose the weight and keep it off, appetite suppression/starvation is not the way. Throughout this thread I will show you how to drop the fat, and keep it off. It's not the easy way though... This is going to take a lifestyle change.

I'll post some diet/ exercise info here in a sec... While I'm typing, this will give you a perfect opportunity to check out my signature!

[MrJackMeHoff]

Originally posted by WTS - Ben
here's my pics...



next lesson... "Calories IN vs Calories OUT!"

and remember... see sig!




Ok, now I'm open for questions...

Judging by the pics you got the hot ass when you was fat. Maybe you shoul get fat again.

[BradM]

Ben:

I weighed 290lbs in January of this year. In april I took ahold of myself, started eating better and lost 50 lbs. I am now at 240.
But I have completely leveled out. And if I have lots of sugar one day or eat something unhealthy BOOM I put on weight like that, 3 days in a row of slightly poor eating and I gain like 10 lbs. Obviously this is normal I guess.

What I am hoping to do is take in a bit healthier of a diet and figure out some sort of a work out plan that fits my lifestyle. I am assuming you and I have the same sort of sit around lifestyle.

If we could chat about it I would UBER appreciate your time. I can use any help you can give me.

[Zerof8]

I need to lose some weight myself. I am 6'4 320lbs. I was 180lbs 4 years ago but I got into a nearly fatal car wreck and it really fucked my world up. I play full court basketball frequently so I am not in the worst shape or health but I need to get more poontang.

[Ben.Z]

Here's some help on eating "clean"... I'll add a list of foods you CAN eat later.

Some shocking things "THEY" don't want you to know...

HFCS ( High Fructose Corn Syrup ) is a "super sugar" that can be found 3/4 of the packaged items found at the market. It's biggest hideout is "Fat-Free" items and near all baked goods. While fructose can naturally be broken down by the body in moderation, high fructose corn syrup cannot. It's a manufactured form of fructose that was designed to save food company's money because of it's extremely low cost. Problem is, it's the easiest sugar for our body to convert into fat.... and it's in almost EVERYTHING!

Here's how to cut it out of your diet. READ LABELS! Look for organic foods/breads/cereals that do not contain HFCS. Usually organic brands will replace the HFCS with honey or regular sugar that your body can break down and use for energy. Simply think natural... If it's not a fresh food, don't eat it. If it comes in a package or bag... don't eat it. EAT FRESH FOOD! Buy lot's of meats, vegies, dairy products, etc... The food manufactures are the enemy.... they are not looking out for your health. They choose products such as HFCS and tran's fat's to save money, preserve shelf life, and artificially improve taste.

Now onto TRAN'S FAT'S.... this stuff is by far the most evil thing invented.

There are four kinds of fats: monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, and trans fat. Monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat are the "good" fats. There is a conflict of opinion about saturated fat, but the majority opinion is that consumption of saturated fat should be kept low. Trans fat from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils is very bad, much worse than saturated fat.

Basically, tran's fat's are another manufactured evil from the food industry to save costs and improve shelf life... Problem is, it's reducing human life! They literally take regular fat's and TRANSform them into Tran's fats. A good example would be Oil to Crisco. With the fat transformed, it can now be added into all kinds of foods to "lock flavor in". Making foods taste buttery and delicious no matter how long they have been on the shelf. Regular fats would grease up manufactures packaging in a matter of weeks from just natural separation. Tran's fats do not separate. How do you stay away from them? Well... once again look for organic foods, or prepare fresh food yourself. Sure, it might be harder this way, and your foods may spoil faster, but your doing this for good health. If you wanted convenience... you'd look like every other overweight American.

Simply put.... STAY AWAY from anything that says... High Fructose Corn Syrup , partially hydrogenated, or shortening.

These products are basically a reverse lypo-suction.

[dennisthemenace]

100 pounds is an awesome accomplishment, congratulations!

I'd be interested to hear about the stats.

What is your height, and before/after weight?

The pics are great - do you have a clearer after pic? Especially of your face area?

Great job, seriously!

[Kristian]

Congrats and excellent thread. I'm sure you'll help a lot of people, which is always a good thing. A big from me.

And "I don't wanna sound gay or nothin'" (what movie????) but you look fucking great. I think I want my six pack back, so you got me motivated already!

[wyldblyss]

Congrats to you! Losing weight is not easy. You look awesome, in fact, you don't even look like the same person. WTG

[loverboy]

any book you can recommend? btw, so far your post is very interesting.. i'll keep it locked on

[Lucy]

congrats, you look really good

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by BradM
Ben:

I weighed 290lbs in January of this year. In april I took ahold of myself, started eating better and lost 50 lbs. I am now at 240.
But I have completely leveled out. And if I have lots of sugar one day or eat something unhealthy BOOM I put on weight like that, 3 days in a row of slightly poor eating and I gain like 10 lbs. Obviously this is normal I guess.

What I am hoping to do is take in a bit healthier of a diet and figure out some sort of a work out plan that fits my lifestyle. I am assuming you and I have the same sort of sit around lifestyle.

If we could chat about it I would UBER appreciate your time. I can use any help you can give me.

No problem Brad, I'm happy to help.

If you haven't looked at my HFCS & Trans fat post... check it out. You may be taking in bad foods and not even know it.

In regards to taking a few days off... eating poor 2-3 meals in a row... Here's the deal. You need to set a routine. 1 day a week allow yourself to cheat. Eat anything/drink anything you want for one or two meals out of the day. The rest of the week you absolutely must eat clean though! No if's and's or buts. You'll get so used to eating healthy it will come second nature.

Now here's the crazy part... Because you'll be eating clean ( will post clean foods later ) all week. Low cal/ low fat / high fiber / etc... When you do have your cheat day, your body will be in shock from all the extra calories, thus burning 2x as hard then normal. You may even loose weight immediately after a cheat day... THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU'VE BEEN EATING CLEAN THOUGH!

Brad, I'm going to field some of these other questions real quick... but hold tight! I'll be posting some more general info that will apply to you.

[lazycash]

Great info, heard it all before, but nice to see it condensed and personalized. You don't look 100 lbs overweight in the before shot.

[Ironhorse]

Congratulations man, I hope you'll keep this thread going and share more of your experience

[axelcat]

congrats

[European Lee]

Im still waiting on that cock pic Ben ;)

Regards,

Lee

[jm_247live]

Congrats on the weight loss and good luck keeping it off. Most people don't realize it's a lifestyle change. Great story and post.

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by lazycash
Great info, heard it all before, but nice to see it condensed and personalized. You don't look 100 lbs overweight in the before shot.

Thanks, I'm glad to help. The before/after pics I'm 255lbs down to 155lbs... Now I'm trying to build myself up to 175lbs with the same body fat%.

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by European Lee
Im still waiting on that cock pic Ben ;)

Regards,

Lee

[emthree]

How did you deal with your manboobs and stretch marks?

[emthree]

also: What advice would you give to those that eat 1Meal or less daily. Sleep/Work draws time away from making a balanced eating schedual.

[Tala]

NICE. Congratulations.

You sound much like my husband. However, he's getting stuck in the loss area. He's built so much muscle that now he's terrified of losing it while losing fat.

[Vitasoy]

That's awesome, congrats. Lookin good.

[galleryseek]

Originally posted by emthree
also: What advice would you give to those that eat 1Meal or less daily. Sleep/Work draws time away from making a balanced eating schedual.

1 meal?

You need to eat at least 5 smaller portioned meals throughout the day. Where there is will, there's a way.

[SilverTab]

damn.....everyone keeps talking about losing weight...I want to GAIN weight! LOL

[Tala]

Originally posted by SilverTab
damn.....everyone keeps talking about losing weight...I want to GAIN weight! LOL

You're welcome to some of mine.

[blackjackandhookers]

Originally posted by WTS - Ben

But you should notice that you had a nice blonde chick that looks like Jenna Jameson on your side when you were a heavyweight. And now? You have to pose in front of a mirror taking pics of yourself...

JK. Great work. But I don't need to loose weight. THe interesting part for me would be the "build up your muscles"-part

[Ben.Z]

First off... Thank you for all the congrats! I truly appreciate them!

Originally posted by emthree
How did you deal with your manboobs and stretch marks?

!!! Exersise and you'll fill that loose skin with muscle!

Originally posted by emthree
also: What advice would you give to those that eat 1Meal or less daily. Sleep/Work draws time away from making a balanced eating schedual.

you have to make time... you'd prolly shit yourself if you knew how busy my schedule is. cook at night, prepare for the next day... bring lunch, snacks, etc...

Originally posted by SilverTab
damn.....everyone keeps talking about losing weight...I want to GAIN weight! LOL

that's my goal at the moment too... eat crazy protein and lift BIG!

Originally posted by Tala
NICE. Congratulations.

You sound much like my husband. However, he's getting stuck in the loss area. He's built so much muscle that now he's terrified of losing it while losing fat.

Tala,

Tell your husband to check that HFCS & Trans fat post, that alone can help him break through a platue. Also, make sure he's drinking plenty of water. Lastly, CARDIO without muscle loss! It's tough to do, but not impossible! It just takes eating and exercising allot! He should be on some sort of protein shakes or something of that nature by now, right? If not, this is a great way to loose fat while maintain muscle mass. It's low calorie muscle nourishment. Tell him to eat ton's of proteins and workout like hell... that extra fat will burn off in no time.

[galleryseek]

the same concepts generally apply when you're trying to gain mass, except there's more of an emphasis on resistance training with freeweights (barbells and dumbbells).

Your body operates on a BMR (basal metabolic rate), that means how many calories your body burns while at rest. On average depending on your weight, gender, frame, etc, your body burns anywhere from 1300 calories to 2500 calories.

Then there's your actual daily activity. If you're an average person activity-wise, you burn roughly 300 calories per day.

Those 2 numbers combined give you your metabolic rate. That's how many calories in total your body burns per day.

If you want to build mass, you have to consume roughly 300 calories more than that total, for 6 weeks if you aren't gaining mass, then you need to consume maybe 400 to 500 more than that projected total.

And of course, you have to workout consistantly and force your body to build muscle. You do this by applying an amount of stress on your muscles that they aren't used to.

At first obviously, applying this force is going to be more than your muscles have ever been used to, and you notice great results within the first couple months simply from the fact that they weren't ever used like this before, hence adapt (and grow bigger).

It's about eating good carbs (complex) getting adequate amounts of protein, and low saturated fats, and an adequate amount of unsaturated fats.

I'm launching an online fitness training site soon, I will post it on GFY once I'm complete ;)

[Ben.Z]

Originally posted by galleryseek
the same concepts generally apply when you're trying to gain mass, except there's more of an emphasis on resistance training with freeweights (barbells and dumbbells).

Your body operates on a BMR (basal metabolic rate), that means how many calories your body burns while at rest. On average depending on your weight, gender, frame, etc, your body burns anywhere from 1300 calories to 2500 calories.

Then there's your actual daily activity. If you're an average person activity-wise, you burn roughly 300 calories per day.

Those 2 numbers combined give you your metabolic rate. That's how many calories in total your body burns per day.

If you want to build mass, you have to consume roughly 300 calories more than that total, for 6 weeks if you aren't gaining mass, then you need to consume maybe 400 to 500 more than that projected total.

And of course, you have to workout consistantly and force your body to build muscle. You do this by applying an amount of stress on your muscles that they aren't used to.

At first obviously, applying this force is going to be more than your muscles have ever been used to, and you notice great results within the first couple months simply from the fact that they weren't ever used like this before, hence adapt (and grow bigger).

It's about eating good carbs (complex) getting adequate amounts of protein, and low saturated fats, and an adequate amount of unsaturated fats.

I'm launching an online fitness training site soon, I will post it on GFY once I'm complete ;)

Good points galleryseek, I couldn't have said it better myself.

lmk when you get that fitness site up! I'd love to check it out... and be your primary ACH processor of corse!

[pradaboy]

great post Ben!

I'm gonna hit you up on ICQ