What are Reddit's favorite Fitness Tracker Apps?

What's up bro, I was in your shoes 20 months or so ago. 31 year old dude, 5'11", 320 with a couple kids. I went from 320 to 285 in 3 months just by cutting out fast food/shit processsed food/and sugar. Once I shed that weight, I was feeling good and decided to start strength training 4 days a week with 30 minutes of Incline Treadmill. At this point I started tracking my calories and macronutrients (carbs, fats, proteins) on myfitnesspal.com.

Diet is everything. I started at 2800 calories, at 285, with 200g protein, 100g carbs, 75g fat, from there iifym (if it fits your macros). Went from 285 to 255 in 3 months, started to low down on weight loss, cut calories back to 2600 at same macros and did 255-235 in another 3 months. Once again, weight loss slowed and I went to 2400 at same macros, iifym and got to 215 in another 3 months.

In terms of exercise, I did this. First 3 months, I used machines with some basic compound movements at low weights. So in terms of barbell movements I did bench and rows at 3x8-12. Once I started to not get DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) every workout and felt 'comfortable' with free weights I moved to basically Ice Cream Fitness, before I knew there was such a program. Basically a 5x5 with a few accesories thrown in, google it if you want. On top of the strength training I did 30 minuters of Incline Treadmill a workout. I did as much as I could handle and it was a mother fucker. On top of the diet, expending calories on Cardio is the other key to weight loss, at least of me.

In terms of lifts, in 20ish months of lifting, Bench 65->265, Squat 75->365, Deadlift 185->455, OHP 55->195. Doing this I went from 325 40+% BF to 215 (Weary on BF w/o pro measurements with loose skin) in a year with diet and killing myself at the gym.

Anyways man, If you want to know more just ask, and I can share my experience.

Haha, good link friend!

I agree with the OP though, Fibit™ is a great product and company; I have always enjoyed their items and their great quality.

I generally like to purchase mine from http://www.fitbit.com/ or even on http://www.amazon.com/

I feel it is a great gift for friends and family as well. Happy redditing!

Cheeseburgers really aren't that awful for you and neither is ice cream. Both are 100% fine in moderation and can be worked in to fit a healthy diet. I had ice cream three days this week and hit my macros relatively well while staying well under my TDEE for the week. This day I almost hit the dreaded "STARVATION MODE"! /s

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/Fletch71011?date=2014-08-21

I got this!

I'm sure you've heard around here by now that weight loss is 80% diet. At 5'10 and 162, your BMR is just under 1600. If you're eating around there every day, 100% of your progress is going to come from exercise. That's simply not very efficient for weight loss, as you can tell.

I suggest dropping your daily caloric intake a bit. You can do that by cutting your portion sizes, but you'll probably find it easier and more satiating by eating very clean and simply cutting back on or replacing carbs. Be meticulous about counting calories and use something like myfitnesspal to help track things at least until you get your most frequent meals down to a science. I do a max of 1200 calories a day of mostly protein, healthy fats, salads, and veggies. I've also cut out all sodas and sugary beverages, I watch my salt intake, I drink TONS of water, and I take a daily multi and fish oil. I started at just over 160lbs (but I'm only 5'1" so that was "obese" for me eep!). My loss around that weight was 1-2lbs a week depending on how much exercise I did on top of the diet, though it's slowed now that I've dropped 30lbs.

You're already a healthy weight, so what you're aiming for is reducing your bodyfat%. Get yours checked and focus on that. Also, while cardio is fantastic for countless reasons, lifting/strength training is much better for loss than most people realize, so up that for faster progress. You may wanna try some HIIT as well. However, keep in mind that those last pounds of fat are the slowest to come off so be patient and don't get too frustrated.

You already look fantastic and you're on the right track. Keep it up and good luck!

NO! NO! Don't take it! Don't be beaten down. Focus on you. YOU alone. I know she is your mom and you can blame her (as I did) for crappy eating habits for so long until you need to take responsibility. Also, your mom is a person. So is her "friend". As much as she should be supporting you instead of breaking you down, she is human. It is possible she is jealous. And so is her friend. That's their problem, not yours.

TOOL TIME!

I don't know how much you weigh, your height, if you are exercising too much or not enough, etc., but here are some tools to aid you in your weight loss. Also remember: fried foods, soda, diet pills, and starving yourself are BAD. A caloric intake of over 1000 calories and a diet of lean meat, veggies, fruits, complex carbs, and healthy diary portions are GOOD.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Calculate how much you should eat.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm Don't go under 18.5% JUST DON'T DO IT!

I sincerely hope this helps and best of luck on your journey because you. Are. Awesome!!!

Edit: Clarification and grammar.

I loved the comic!

When I came into this post I was shocked to find so many people hating on Fitocracy. I feel like I need to come to their defense a little bit to even out the negative/positive ratio.

• Fitocracy is still in beta.
• The entire team behind Fitocracy is 3-people.
• They have an install base (in beta) of tens of thousands of users. -- It's still invite only.
• Added features, quests, exercises monthly.
• They fix bugs daily.
• They actually listen and respond to your suggestions.
• Adjust point values regularly.
• Ask the community for feedback.

These guys bust their asses daily. Working round the clock and barely sleeping to fuel the fire for this project. They've given out countless invites through Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, etc. They're all very involved in the fitness community, have knowledge of fitness and nutrition and are passionate about what they're doing.

If you don't like something about the site, address it with them in the forums. They want to make the site as user friendly as possible and able to be accessed by anyone. I think, if anything, we owe this team a bit of thanks for bringing something new to the table to try and keep fitness fresh. Making tracking your progress fun, even.

So thanks Dick, Brian and Daniel for all your hard work, dedication and passion to what you're doing.

Here's their proposed game plan for Fitocracy in the future.

Agreed. And I didn't even know until recently about the feature where you type in a recipe URL and it scans it and estimates the ingredients and calories. Amazing! I have no idea how this app is free.

Edit: The feature is at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/box. Enjoy!

Here you go. Lift them up by their chest unless front squatting, in which case it may be easier to lift up by their triceps.

Don't do this.

Using this site on a daily basis:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com
Also, buy a food scale, some measuring cups, and measuring spoons.
It really comes down to discipline, just be diligent for 30 days, every single day measure and write down what you eat. Tweak your diet until your burning more calories than you take in. Don't try to second guess it, be disciplined about your diet. It will soon become habit and you'll see what foods were halting your progress.

My highest weight ever was 288, so I'm REAL FUCKIN' CLOSE to 100. But I'm not counting that.

You guys are more than welcome to add me on MyFitnessPal!

Cycled 1011 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats (the length of the UK) in 9 days, averaging 112 miles/day.

Edit: Here's the routeplan if you're interested (all the ones beginning with LeJog) and my fitocracy account (managed to top the 7 day leaderboard for the past 5 days :D). I also lost 2.3kg over the trip :p

I decided to do some quick math to see how true this is.

Assorted Russell Stover chocolates average 220cal/3 pieces, so let's say 73 calories a piece (source). Sources vary on how many calories are burned during sex, but since this says "rigorous," let's say it's in the higher range of what I saw and call it 275cal/hour.

So, an hour of "rigorous" sex will burn the caloric equivalent of about 3.8 pieces.

Edit: I see elsewhere that 2 pieces is 1.1 oz. Valentines boxes come in a variety of sizes, with the largest I see being 42oz or around 38 pieces. If he bought her that box, he owes her around 10 hours of "rigorous" sex.

http://www.nutrition-charts.com/kfc-nutrition-facts-calorie-information/

Calories: 600 Protein: 54g Total Fat: 36g Total Carbs: 15g Sodium: 1620mg Cal From Fat: 330 Cholesterol: 170mg Sat Fat: 10g Tran Fat: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugars: 1g Weight Watcher: 16

My Fitness Pal has all of these numbers a little lower. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calorie-chart-nutrition-facts

Step 1. Either do your own research or work with a ~~nutritionist~~ registered dietitian to determine your caloric needs, and learn how to accurately count calories. Track your intake with something like http://www.myfitnesspal.com and be honest.

Step 2. Find a source of exercise that works for you. Anything is better than nothing. If all you do is work your way to walking around your neighborhood for 30-60 minutes a day, that's still a great start. Don't be scared of lifting weights, but learn how to do it safely. Swimming is another great option.

Step 3. Ignore the critics. A lot of people who are on the right path to losing weight will be met with negativity, either from strangers or from friends (especially the fat ones). Ignore them. If they aren't going to be supportive of you, they're not a real friend.

Step 4. Feed your inner shitlord. Stand up to fat logic in your daily life. Keep reading the posts on this sub, you will learn to hate fatlogic more than being fat itself.

During my cut earlier this year, I pretty much lived on the following:

• 4 Eggs for lunch
• Chicken, brown rice, cottage cheese or a vegetable for dinner
• Variety of spices/hot sauces to add to the above
• Cottage cheese/whey protein for snacks
• Example Day

Eating this Leangains style, I was always pretty full even though I was only eating 1,800 calories/day. Also, I didn't really worry about the macros too much, just made sure to hit at least 200g of protein/day. Ended up losing 45lbs over ~ 6months, and dropped from 21% bf to 10% bf.

edit: As it keeps getting asked, I used this website to track my calories, and create that log above.

You have come, more or less, to the right place for help.

First, try not to be too hard on yourself. Feeling like shit makes losing weight harder. Be proud of yourself for looking for help and wanting to change.

Second, lots of people have suggested great subreddits to peak at, but I don't think I've seen anyone mention MyFitnessPal yet. It will help you get a better idea of how many calories you need to be eating to lose x number of pounds a week and it's a great food journal. It comes as a free app for your phone too so you'll basically have no excuse to not log your calories no matter where you are.

Third, my own personal tip that helped me the most with losing weight, get ALL the snack food out of your house. Every last bit. Snacks take up so many of your daily calories. More than you probably realize. Get in the habit of eating regular meals when you're hungry, not snacking all day.

I really wish you good luck! Don't give this up and I promise you will get the results you want with time.

Yup!

Edit: You know what, screw it. This is r/dataisbeautiful. I'll unlock my food log for about a week then lock it back up again. You can see it HERE. The passcode is my username.

They don't provide a margin of error statement but it's pretty clear by reading their entire page devoted to best practices that your HR can and will be impacted by external factors.

"Like all heart-rate monitoring technologies, accuracy is affected by physiology, location of device, and different movements. To get the most accurate heart rate reading during workouts, follow these three steps:"

Doing sugar equivalents by using high fat food is retarded.

Edit: not only is it criminally stupid, but also flat out wrong. The water bottle has 33g of carbs in it ... and ONE Chocolate eclair bar has 30g.

edit2: except it seems they count "sugars" and not "total carbs" ... which makes no sense. All in all they compare 410 calories of refrigerated sweetness vs a 150 calorie drink. And the examples only seem to get worse from there.

Here is my food and exercise diary from yesterday, I eat pretty much the same thing everyday for simplicity :)

OP, please cite any research that backs up your description of "fear mode", aka starvation mode. It has been debunked and it's not fair for you to suggest it.

You may be interested in reading this from MY Fitness Pal: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/81391-starvation-mode-myths-and-science

TLDR: You won't stop losing fat until 5% body fat, until then you can stop worrying about starvation mode. Something may be stalling your progress but a caloric deficit almost certainly is not.

Wow, this is one of the most important and useful and even touching messages about loose skin that I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing OP and thanks for sharing John.

John's profile: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/JohnDavidGlaude

Unless you have a serious medical condition of some kind, which you would probably know about, having a "fast" or "slow" metabolism is pretty much bunk.

I used to weigh 245 at 5' 10". I now am about 160 and pretty muscular. People will tell me, "Oh, I wish I had your metabolism!" No, you don't. You wish you were as serious as I am about being in shape.

Track everything you eat for a week. Everything that goes in your mouth, weigh it, and write it down. Juice/sports drinks. Alcohol. Handful of nuts. Three potato chips. Everything. Make sure you are getting the quantities/volume right.

Use myfitnesspal , it's pretty great. Then get back to us with that "2250-2500 calories a day and an hour of cardio" thing.

along with this excellent advice and encouragement, myfitnesspal.com (and this easy to read explanation and guide to figuring out how many calories you'll want to eat) is a great (free!) and easy to use calorie counter. I think it's awesome that you want to better yourself.

I've wasted too much time in this shit-hole - too many pointless arguments, creating/being a part of drama, etc. Lifting was taking over my life to the point where it was - eat, sleep, work, lift, reddit (about lifting).

A couple of things I want to say to the general Reddit population,

• Newfags, you're literally worse than Hitler. Pls then die.
• Too many people asking for sources on easily verifiable claims (for anyone with half a brain).
• Your 3 month "transformation" is bad and you should feel bad, but don't worry, you'll still get upvotes.
• Everybody wants to be a ~~bodybuilder~~ powerlifter but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weights (cough Fittit cough)
• Reddit keeps heading toward the lowest common denominator and it's pathetic. The amount of bullshit, excuses, and mediocrity that end up on this site is embarrassing.
• Too much one-upping, jumping on bandwagons, and other bullshit. Don't be a parrot.
• Sareon, please never stop. You may be hit or miss but your hits hit harder than hkloyayaya falling off her high horse.
• I'll probably just use this account to stay subscribed to my music subreddits and maybe lurk in FCJ every now and then.

I'll be on chat, Fitocracy (for now), and Facebook and am more than willing to help with lifting questions or whatever. If you can't reach me there then die.

A bit of repetition here, but:

• Exercise. Run (see my comment in the thread). Get into a site like Fitocracy if you lack motivation - it feels like a combination of community spirit and motivation. I have an invitation if you want one. Also check out /r/running and /r/fitness for more good fitness information.
• Cut down on caffeine (I drink one cup before I run though). I no longer have such trouble sleeping.
• Stop watching TV programmes that are designed to scare you, like many US cable news stations. I spent a little while watching a lot of that stuff (not Fox) and then realised I was scared to get on planes. I was convinced something bad was going to happen. It made me realise that what you watch on TV can rub off on you. On that note, don't watch shit TV at all, unless it's in strict moderation.

Good luck!

It's a pedometer, tracks steps, distance and estimates your daily calorie ~~consumption~~ expenditure. Also tracks sleep, specifically sleep cycles, and wakes you up when you are in the light stage of sleep (it can figure this out easily with a motion sensor- in deep sleep your muscles are paralysed and you don't move at all.) Syncs all this up to an app on your phone where you can track your progress.

Sounds pretty identical to the Fitbit Flex but much much cheaper.

I'm basically eating what I was eating before, but using a calorie counter (MyFitnessPal) to track my calories and help guide the amount and choices.

Since using it, my portions are smaller. I have traded some things that were high in calories for something equally tasty but had fewer calories.

Check out my diary at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/funchords and you can see what I'm eating today versus what I was eating when I started in the 2nd week of July and hadn't made many changes yet.

One of the things I miss most about living in East Asia is the availability of actual sugarless bottled tea beverages like 18tea or Ayataka Green Tea. Every tea-type beverage here in the uk is usually sweetened to high heavens.

If these posts become a normal thing I'm done with this subreddit. Seriously, If you want to workout just plan a damn workout. If you don't know how, no big deal you're on the internet look up a workout plan from a site like this.

My wife uses http://www.fitocracy.com/ and really likes it. I signed up, but starting up a game when I get home from the gym > logging my work out. I believe (?) it was created by a redditor. I go to the gym 3x a week, but I still enjoy gaming much more than going to the gym.

edit: how to get in w/o waiting for an invite http://www.fitocracy.com/register/?invite_code=OREXI

weird that no-one has said jefit, the free version is plenty, you see what weights you lifted and theoretical 1RM chart over time. (and can track your own weigth and other measurements). subscription gives some more in depth analysis options.

also occasionally i put my lifts in here: http://www.strstd.com/ good for classifying

AFAIK everyone can be on it. I'll let someone else weigh in on that though.

Fruit is the tough part. Kids love fruit, but it's discouraged on keto. (I've been on the plan since October, and I let myself have raspberries and strawberries from time to time.)

Another thing you can do is visit My Fitness Pal and set up an account there. Log everything that goes into your mouth. It will keep you honest, and if you do decide to have a berry or two, you can see where it leaves you for the day.

The rest of the game is mental: Don't ever let yourself think that you CAN'T have this, and you CAN'T have that.

You're CHOOSING not to have it. You know that choosing not to have it will bring you great benefits, and the control is in your hands, not the food's.

I've been following a variant of Layne Norton's recommendation here and here. I like the stationary bike because it lets me maximize intensity while reducing risk of injury (it's hard to fall and hurt yourself when you're sitting on your ass). The quad pump is pretty sick, too.

The site is in beta. The site was developed and is run by 3 people with a user base now in the tens of thousands. Fitocracy is free.

The site is not too focused on strength training. There are tons of running quests. You can input so many exercises that aren't even related to strength training, so I'm going to chalk your comment up to the fact that you really don't know what you're talking about.

Here's your major improvements and road map that you said don't exist.

Sorry for the angry tone, but cut these guys some slack.

> Eat. A. TON. At least 3.5K Calories a day.

This can't be emphasized enough. Something I've read a few times now that I think is important to remember for us skinny people: "There are no hard gainers, only undisciplined eaters."

Ask yourself, supposing you were looking to lose a few pounds, what would you do to make that happen? Well, you'd definitely watch what you eat. In fact, a lot of people succeed with programs like MyFitnessPal. Why? Because sometimes what you think is 100 Calories isn't.

If you're looking to gain weight, you should do the same. I recon that most "hard gainers" who think they're eating well above BMR aren't. Log everything you eat. See what it adds to. Not making the grade? Eat more.

Would you like me to hold you accountable? I will put 1 month reminders in my calendar and PM you to check up on your progress. I support your endeavor wholeheartedly.

> You treat me like I'm beautiful. I want to look the part.

Better than that, you'll feel the part... not just aesthetically, but the fact that you can move quicker, walk faster, jump higher, and just feel more comfortable in your body.

So, I'm willing to help you stick with it for at least 3 months. By then, you'll have changed your lifestyle to a self-sustaining point. I know I'm a random Internet stranger, but my life really has changed as a result of /r/loseit and /r/fitness (which I also highly recommend checking out). Having those two subreddits frontpaged was a big part of sustaining my commitment to being healthy.

So, I'm willing to pay it forward to another Redditor.

If not, I completely understand and urge you to stick with it, even when there are days that suck, days where you mysteriously gained two pounds, or days where you stress eat. You took a long time to gain that weight, it's going to take a long time to get it off, but it WILL come off.

EDIT: Check out http://www.myfitnesspal.com too. It is free and has helped me immeasurably.

One of the most infuriating things for me is that you can copy a meal to another day, but you can't move an entire meal. If I have something for dinner I want to be able to copy it to tomorrow and easily move it to lunch as it'll be what's in my lunch box... Moving one item at a time after copying sucks.

Also, for cutting/bulking, the app/site itself could estimate your TDEE based on your weight gained/lost contra the energy input. Quite coarse estimation, of course, but there's already an MFP export tool that does that. Why can't they make it native to MFP?

Up until July I was on roughly 750 - 1000 kcal deficit, depending on if I was hungry or not, and was doing strict keto. So, 120g protein ~100g fat and < 20g of carbs most recently. I cannot remember what they were when I started but since I weighed more it allowed me to eat more while still losing weight. In July I started reintroducing carbs into my diet and maintained a 40/40/20 split of p/f/c, or whatever allowed me to have 150g of protein. Also when I reintroduced the carbs, I started to reverse diet from such a sever calorie deficit to a more moderate one of 500 kcals.

I have a much more detailed write up from my BFTC completion entry right here.

EDIT: Actually I Just remembered that my MyFitnessPal diary is public so you can just look through that. I've used it to log everyday eating religiously so its pretty complete.

>Also I'm going on a diet of just eggs.

...what the fuck? Just limit your calories. That's how it works. Figure your daily caloric requirements, then just don't eat quite that many and try to do things like take walks, or go for a jog. You'll lose weight.

You are allowed 24% bodyfat as a newb to the Army. At MEPS they will probably pull the tape a little snug for you around the waist. If your measurements are accurate you'll likely be okay. Then from tape to ship the next morning it's game on at the MEPS hotel restaurant, eat whatever you want... fatty.

My turn to do the math! (Numbers not exact. It would depend on your pan)

1. Bottom layer - 10 graham crackers - 650 Cal - 40g Sugar
2. Marshmallows 1/2 bag - 450 cal - 76g Sugar
3. Approx. 13 Kit Kats - 2,730 Cal -273g Sugar
4. Marshmallows 1/2 bag - 450 cal -76g Sugar
5. Peanut M&M's Approx 13 bags - 3120 cal -299g Sugar
6. 10 graham crackers - 650 Cal - 40g Sugar
7. Marshmallow Fluff - 720 Cal - 108g Sugar
8. Approx. 13 Kit Kats - Cal - 273g sugar

Total calories: Approximately 11,500

Total grams of sugar: Approximately 1,175

All calorie/sugar counts from My Fitness Pal.

From WebMD:

> Diabetic coma typically occurs when blood sugar reaches 600 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) or more.

I have no idea how to calculate what's in the lasagna to mg/dL. A little help?

Actually, 'anorexic' means 'without appetite' (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa/bulimia). Therefore, it's entirely possible that you, like me, are anorexic.

I've been trying for years to eat more, as I'm dangerously underweight due to constantly forgetting. The most useful things I've come up with:

• Have an alert/reminder system in place, maybe have emails scheduled to send to yourself (if you use gmail, I recommend Boomerang).
• Snack throughout the day, like a hobbit. If possible, keep lots of food at hand, so even getting up isn't a problem. Just also have a trash bin available for the wrappers, unless you want to feel like a pig.
• Find out your caloric daily goal and then track your intake. I recommend this site and their free iPhone app.

I was coming in eager to help but it appears this topic has nothing to do with domestic abuse...

JK! Check out this forum for some recipe ideas. Some genius desserts at least!

Brutus is 115 lbs of baby. This is an update to this picture, taken back in the summer!

Edit: you can add me on MFP here!

Sorry, I came off like an ass.

I'll be honest, I'm a bit jaded/bitter because I've heard the 'all powerlifters are fat' joke so many time over the last 3 years (and don't get me started on the people that try to one up you, "Yeah, back in high school I was squatting 600 lbs for reps, but now my knees are fucked so I don't squat any more"). Well, that, and I'm a 123lb-class lifter. And I'm tired as all hell after today's workout.

One of the biggest things powerlifting has taught me is that size has no bearing (to the extent most people are used to) on one's strength. I will say that having a huge-ass gut is great for squats (not from personal experience) ... and benching ... not so much for deadlift though.

Weight loss is 80% diet. Your meal plan looks pretty carb heavy. My advice would be to up the protein, veggies, and salads and back way off the carbs. Avoid sodas/sugary beverages and drink tons of water. I also suggest calculating your BMR's and counting calories at least for a couple days so you can figure out where you two are and how much each of you need to cut back. Things like myfitnesspal can help track things. A daily caloric deficit of 500 is a loss of 1 lb a week. Any exercise on top of that is a bonus.

Cardio is fantastic for countless reasons, but for weight loss strength training is even better. Build more muscle and you will burn more calories just breathing in addition to geing "toned" instead of "skinnyfat". Also, cardio tends to make some people more hungry then they eat right back all the calories they just burned so be careful not to fall into that trap.

Good luck!

Subway!

Spicy Italian Meat Salad

• Double Meat
• Add Bacon
• Peppers
• Jalapeño
• Peperoncini
• Pickles
• Onion
• Chipotle Southwest Dressing

DELICIOUSNESS

Edit: Oh, and all the meat was heated up. NOM NOM NOM.

Hah, yeah, neither of those are true at all.

For instance, here is nutritional content for Chicken of the Woods mushroom, a very common and widespread, and tasty, North American mushroom.

14 grams of protein per serving. That's pretty darn good.

Losing weight is more about changing your diet than exercising. Of course, exercise helps, but you MUST get your diet in line. Go download My Fitness Pal and start tracking your calories.

If you don't like cardio (I hate it), go lift instead. Get the book &quot;Starting Strength&quot; and hit the weights 3 times a week. If you do that, while keeping your calories in line, you will lose weight with no trouble at all.

Hit up /r/fitness and /r/progresspics to get some good info and inspiration. Best of luck!!

Edit: fixed links

>I'm running for weight loss, trying to get rid of my belly.

80% of weight loss is diet, not exercise. I run 10Ks three times a week, and didn't lose any weight whatsoever until I began counting calories.

1. Go to MyFitnessPal. Figure out what your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is.
2. Record everything you eat. Eat at least 20% fewer calories per day than your BMR.
3. ???
4. Profit. ("Profit", in this case, being weight loss.)

You could eat celery or pure lard or ice cream for every meal; as long as your daily calorie intake is at least 20% smaller than your BMR, you are guaranteed to lose weight.

This is, of course, not to say that running 5K every day is a bad thing; not at all. The running just 1) improves your fitness and 2) gives you a slightly larger BMR to target, that's all.

• I have a crush for Scotty's ability to clearly not give even half a fuck, as evidenced by that post.

• Dude...

• Dem followers

• My burning question is to yougotposted; why u mad?

MyFitnessPal is really good. I've been using it for months and haven't found any problems with it. They also have apps for iPhone and Android, with a Blackberry app in the making, that sync to your profile on the website. They also have a huge database of food items so you usually only have to search the name of the food and then add it.

>How the hell do I get them to stop fussing

Eat enough so that you're not passing out from malnutrition?

From your description it really doesn't sound like you're eating right, and that you family does have a reason to be concerned about your eating habits.

You can tell them that veganism isn't the cause of your current state, but you're going to have to show them that you can live healthily on a vegan diet, for them to believe you.

Maybe use something like myfitnesspal.com to track the nutrients in your food to ensure you're getting everything you need.

Do you cover your speedometer because you're afraid to know how fast you're going? No? Do you turn off the GPS because you're afraid to know where you are? No? Then log your food.

It's a log, not a judge. It's just what happened. It's neither good nor bad. We live in a world of food. We require food. Food is social. Food is celebratory. We have to navigate this world of food to reach our destination and the log helps us to know if we're on track or off track.

Friday night was Valentines dinner for me. I was 650 calories in the red. Big deal? No, because I planned it -- I was hundreds in the green all week. For the entire week, I'm 30 calories under (but even if I was 100 over, no big deal -- it's just what happened).

Log log log: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/2vngg1/log_and_keep_logging_and_log_when_nothing_else/

M 51 5'11" SW:298 CW:202 GW:185 Lost 95+ lbs on MyFitnessPal and Walking. (Over 7 months logging... 220 day streak)

Add me: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/funchords

I was able to lose the weight by counting calories (~1700 daily) and exercising 3-4 times per week. My exercise routine was Simplefit which is all bodyweight exercises 20 minutes a day, every other day. I attribute most of my success to good diet & calorie counting. There is absolutely no way I could have done this with exercise alone.

Huge thanks to /r/progresspics, /r/loseit & MFP for inspiration, support system & the knowledge to get it done. Feel free to add me on My Fitness Pal

Fuck yeah! I joined. My name there is PurrlyGirl. I'm losing from 320lbs, I'm down almost 60lbs now and counting. Would love new friends. :D

Hey there!

Fellow musician here with the same goals!

• Read the FAQ
• Out of that, figure out your TDEE - http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
• Track everything you eat for a few days and look at what you're putting into your body. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
• Figure out what you need to take in calorie wise for a 1-2lb per week deficit.
• Keep tracking!
• Figure out the exercise next but get yourself started with the diet.

Its NOT easy to do this. You will NOT see results overnight. I sometimes would get discouraged reading the success of people on here because I think subconsciously I wanted to be 100lbs down tomorrow and was disappointed with 1lb loss or no loss. A gain would cripple me and I'd just go back to eating pizza and burgers.

6 months ago I had enough and I spent hours in the market and online finding foods I liked that helped me reach my goals. I look at it as i'm fueling my body. Is this meal or snack going to put me closer to my goal or farther away? What's more important - eating that cookie or dropping weight? It took a long time for it to sink in - just take it slow and keep going! Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fat, Sugar. Sodium - learn what your body needs of each and where you should be every day.

As far as exercise goes - get a gym membership and go in to do some walking on the treadmill while you research what you want for you routine. It will allow you to get comfortable with the gym and see if you like that particular gym while you're getting some exercise.

TL:DR Fellow fat guy that was in a similar spot who is overcoming it.

Reddit has a MAJOR circlejerk going on for keto. I haven't found it necessary. I just count my calories, so it's all portion control with no restricted foods (though generally I eat pretty healthy -- 95% homecooked meals).

So far I've gone from 251lbs to 195lbs (I'm 5'9") and I use http://www.myfitnesspal.com to log my calories. That's all. Good luck!

I might get yelled at for this but losing weight isn't that hard. Not eating what you want all the time might be hard, not eating in response to emotions might be hard...but losing the actual weight isn't. Not in the beginning anyway.

Myfitnesspal

Basically, put in your current height and weight (be accurate), age and activity level (to be safe, put sedentary). Set how much weight you want to lose (0.5 pounds, 1 pound, 2 pounds a week. I'd start off at 1 pound. See how many calories you need to eat to lose weight. Eat whatever you want but make sure it falls in those calories.

As you track more and more, you'll notice the weight doesn't come off as easy and you'll find that nutritious foods have less calories and keep you feeling fuller for longer.

The first week you may lose a few pounds due to water weight. It will even out after that. Try it, it's honestly not that hard. It requires planning and tracking and being honest.

Height 6f1 as of today 202lbs. Routine i follow an Upperbody/Lowerbody/Off Split atm.. I find my body really grows on alot of volume! Diet is very simple just following my macro intake making sure i'm getting plenty of fibre (around 40-50g a day) and timing my carb intake before/after my workouts and slowly taper towards fats towards the end of the day! MFP is http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/Lostitnao

I am a huge fan of MFP. You can find me over there! Link to my profile

I have learned to enjoy everything in moderation and I don't deny myself anything I really want. I just save my calories for it. :) For me, it's totally been calories in vs calories out and it's been working!

Exercise changes with the season for me. At first, I did nothing, then I started on an exercise bike, then I started swimming, then running (shoutout to /r/c25k!), now I kinda shake it up. I have been doing pilates and swimming lately, but I still like to keep things active! That's my favorite part of all of this so far, just getting to live life more fully.

Sorry it's not a great, detailed response. I just have been trying different things. I love C25K!

Chemical Engineer.

Worked 2.5 years for a small environmental testing company (field testing, research, consulting/report-writing). Lots of travel, ~10-15% below average pay, but promotionis came really quickly so my job title was really nice for the resume (and I got to file a patent!).

Then, I left to join a tech startup (Fitocracy). No pay for 6 months but got an equity stake. Completely unrelated to my previous job, but the fundamental engineering skills I gained in college have been invaluable. I was a self-taught programmer, but engineering hopefully teaches you very good Google-fu, so you can look up most anything. Learn fast, read docs, and don't be afraid to dig into something you don't understand. Isolate what you know and don't know, then start hacking away at the stuff you don't know. In a few hours, you'll probably have a working understanding of how to do something. it's truly amazing.

So I don't use the flow equations I learned in college, but I do use the analytical logic for breaking problems down and solving them piece by piece.

This is the opposite of your question, but I always assumed cottage cheese and greek yogurt were bulking foods (something like GOMAD) but then I checked they're nearly the perfect cutting food (high protein, low carb, low fat and satisfying). Can add flavored whey to the greek yogurt and it's a nice dessert (can also hide your psylium husk in there if you don't like that texture).

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cup+lowfat+cottage+cheese http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/chobani-greek-yogurt-0-plain-non-fat-32-oz-22921938

As for fattening foods, well when I first started looking up calories and realized how many calories were packed into almost any entree at any of the chain restaurants I used to eat at/get take home from (e.g. CPK, Yardhouse, etc). Even salads are often over 1k calories. Something like a Southwestern Cheeseburger and fries could be over my entire calorie limit for the day.

Okay, mission change. I can't tell if you're metric or imperial, so I'll try to write this both ways. Learn what 25g-30g (1 ounce), 100g (just under 4 oz.) looks like for meat, cheese, nuts, chips, crisps. Weigh the first time, estimate after that. Weigh again every once in a while to keep your eye accurate.

For example, 100g (just under 4 oz.) of meat is about the size of a deck of playing cards. 25g-30g (1 ounce) of nuts fits on the palm part of your hand. About 15 crisps (tortilla chips) in a 25g-30g (1 ounce) serving. 30 ml. (2 Tbsp) of butter is about a golf ball.

This is less accurate than weighing, but after 7 months of logging, I believe that it's good enough for weight loss.

I believe this: It's more important that you log 100% of the items you eat with 80% weight accuracy than it is that you log 80% of the items you eat with 100% accuracy.

Writing something down for everything you eat gives you the mental awareness. The mental awareness gives you positive control over your choices.

You inspired me to blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/funchords/view/logging-dilemma-when-weighing-your-food-is-weighing-on-you-728656

I'm a skinny fucker but have gone on 'diets' to eat more healthfully, because I sometimes eat like shit. For me, the best thing has always been to not allow anything but 'good-for-you food' in the house, period. This makes it much easier to not tempt yourself with something terrible like a box of swiss rolls for breakfat. Then you make a deal with yourself to only eat out (or order in) once a week. The last, but very important, factor in all this is to only grocery shop when you have just eaten recently; it prevents those dumb hungries from getting the best of you and coming home with a bunch of shit you don't need any shouldn't be eating anyway.

I also like to make a point of only eating half of whatever I order in / eat out. You get two meals out of it and can augment it when necessary with some of those 'good for you' items in the fridge/pantry.

If you've got a pantry full of good food and are still having trouble with portion control get yourself a cheap little kitchen scale and start weighing EVERYTHING you eat; log it too, if you're already measuring keeping a sheet of paper stuck to the fridge isnt hard. Staring at a scale that says you're about to eat 'X' number of ounces is a pretty powerful roadblock. Combine your weights and measures with MyFitnessPal and you'll know exactly how many calories you're eating a day.

That is weird. There are lots of pictures of fat people in the My Fitness Pal fitspo thread.

They are all in the before part of the image.

My rotund Latin teacher used to joke: "I'm in shape. A circle is a shape."

But seriously, if you're interested in exercising and developing a healthier lifestyle, you should check out the Gaymers Fitocracy group. They're a friendly, active, and incredibly sexy group.

• Every single female FCJer that has posted pics has been hot. Either the pictures are fake or all the average looking girls are lurking.
• Fitocracy. SERIOUS QUESTION: How the fuck do I get a feed of only the people I'm following? My home page is filled with /fit/ group posts.
• Anyone: What does sex feel like?

There's a great website (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/) that helps you count calories with a great database of food already in it. Simply put in what you eat for every meal. It helped me realize the caloric value of what I was eating and where I could stand to improve. Start with the calorie intake then add in exercise.

You can't outrun a bad diet. Unfortunately, your weight loss will be more dependent on your food decisions. My best recommendation is to join MyFitnessPal and enter your information there and begin logging your food.

That being said, don't stop track or exercising in general. It's extra calories burned, and gives you a bit of wiggle room to eat if you so please (I personally didn't eat back exercise calories while losing, but I had more to work with). Plus, it's fun and good for your overall health.

Sometimes if you're lucky, someone else will have already figured it up and added it the way you need it. Try searching for whatever you've eaten plus the words "no bun." Ex: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/zaxbys-grilled-house-salad-no-toast-or-fried-onions-23947448

WW never worked for me. Its funny because I would always quit for the same reasons as you...I hadn't logged, I felt I was wasting money and the cycle continued about 4 times. Then...I found MyFitnessPal (long after the many WW attempts and one health scare later). It's great because it is free and it makes you see what you are eating just like WW.

My challenge to you is to sign up on MyFitnessPal, add me as a friend (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/user/libelluler/status), and try and track just 1 meal a day for the next week. Doesn't matter what you eat, but track it.

Tracking my food and knowing what I was putting in my body every day changed my life. And at first all I did was track. It didn't matter how much or what, just tracking...making it a habit. THEN, I started being more conscious of WHAT was being tracked and eaten. It's your challenge whether you choose to accept it or not, but just try and track 1 meal a day.

Here's a quote that's always stuck with me: "A year from now you will wish you had started". I gave myself 1 year. 1 year to be selfish, put myself and my health first, be selfish in a positive way instead of a lazy way and I lost over 100lbs.

>Helmut Strebl doesn't want to look like you either

HAR!! That's the funniest thing I will probably read all day, thank you.

[4realz], it's exactly like the forum thread S_knight linked to earlier. "Oh she's really strong! Amazing lifts! But I wouldn't want to look like that!" Bullshit, if they put in the work to get those lifts, they absolutely would want to look like her...or better. So many excuses to not work hard. It just boggles my mind.

• I had a huge crush on MrB. for a while
• I think most people already follow me on fitocracy
• This one is for gzcl. How many weeks of CrossFit do I need to attend before I'm an army of one?

Ditto. Hard to stay motivated when you can eat what you want and nobody is banging on your door at 430 to go PT.

Actually, you much of a gamer? My buddy just introduced me to this thing called Fitocracy which is a workout log force bred with an RPG (complete with "Achievements" and "Quests"). It's a gimmick but so far it actually does make me want to work out, if only so I can make my next level. PM if you want an invite.

Edit: Jaysus, didn't expect such a response. I'm out of invites but I sent 10 or so of them out. If each of those fine folk come back into this thread they should have 10 invites of their own to give out to other redditors.

If you are an Android user, consider using Gadgetbridge. It's a free and cloudless app that can replace the vendor's closed source application, allowing you to use it without an account to transmit your data to the vendor's servers. So you check their list of supported devices and take a look at any model that you might like, read its wiki and decide for yourself.

Hello, everyone!

I hope everyone has a great summer. Please find me on Fitbit or MFP! Fitbit MFP

I loooooove that we’re Rivendell. If I could live in a fictional world, it would be Middle Earth in a heartbeat.

Edit: Probably should’ve mentioned this is my first LostIt challenge. I set a pretty lofty goal that I’m now beginning to second guess, but hey - let’s hope!

My stats: 28F, HW: 165, CW: 156, GW: 120-124 I’m in northern Indiana. ☺️

Whatever happened with that campaign? It looks like the link is no longer active: http://www.fitbit.com/fitforfood. There is a new campaign now (https://fitforgood.fitbit.com/), but I'm curious how many meals did they actually end up donating in the original one?

I use myfitnesspal and it is amazing for tracking, I havnt tried any others but I dont need to, MFP does everything I want. I can even scan some of the barcodes of my food with my phone mfp app and it tell you all the nutritional info etc.

Check out my food dairy on mfp if you want http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/thelowcarbrecipes?date=2011-11-16

I have never done P90x, I don't even really know what it entails, but if you're looking for weight loss advice I can help.

If you're overweight, the best thing you can do is figure out your TDEE, and start counting calories.

I lost 120lbs, and for the majority of that I was barely exercising. Exercising is amazing for your body, and mind, you'll sleep better, you'll feel healthy and have more energy, etc, definitely do it for fitness, but don't expect it to fix weight issues, because when it comes to weight-loss it is like 90% diet, 10% exercise.

Go to this site, enter your details honestly, and it'll give you your TDEE, that is Total Daily Energy Expenditure, essentially how many calories your body burns in a day. Your goal is to eat at a calorie deficit, -500 calories is a good place to start, that will net you around 1lb/week weight loss (or more, or loss, it depends on your body). You can see how that feels and alter it as required.

Next, you need to be counting calories, use MyFitnessPal, I only really used the iPhone app, but I think u can do it all on your PC as well.

The best feature of MyFitnessPal, in my opinion, is the bar-code scanner. It lets you scan bar-codes on practically any food item, and if it's in the data-base it will tell you the amount of calories in it. MyFitnessPal honestly felt like a godsend, and the calorie tracking was quite motivating. It's very easy to use.

Edit: If you're gonna downvote, at least explain why. Is there something wrong with my advice? or is it because it seems like unsolicited advice? OP expressed interest in the diets of several people in this thread who said they lost weight on P90x, so I figured it was warranted. Sorry if it caused offense.

Read the FAQ, it probably answers most of your questions.

Calories in - calories out = weight change (in its simplest form). If you take in less than you use, you will lose weight. In light of that:

1. Calculate your TDEE here
2. Subtract 500 - 1000 calories from that number (1 - 2 pounds a week weight loss)
3. Use a site like http://www.myfitnesspal.com. Track EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth. Do not go above your calculated calorie limit
4. Stick at it. Consistency is key. Take pictures of yourself every week or two so you can see yourself changing. If you are working out, track those number too

A workout plan that is normally recommended, has a lot of information on the internet, and has a proven track record, is Starting Strength (SS).

http://www.fitocracy.com/home/

Is pretty awesome, it's kindof a real life fitness rpg combined with an exercise tracker.

You track your workouts and level up based on how you do. It has a pretty neat quest and achievement system too.

http://www.fitbit.com/foods/Jumbo+Dill+Pickle-In-A-Pouch/67331

It's only 30%. Pickles taste good and are filling without impacting your caloric intake. It's not good to fill your diet with them, but they can fit a place in supplementing sodium content (if your diet doesn't have enough - this is actually possible) and acting as a snack to help eat less.

Cardio is fantastic, but weight loss is 80% diet. Figure out your BMR and start counting your calories. Things like myfitnesspal can help.

Dude I am going to agree with quite a few people here: You need to lose some weight bro. The problem is mostly where you carry it. You carry a lot of it in your neck and that is probably the thing that's working against you the most. I highly recommend these resource tools when you're trying to work out healthier eating habits: r/loseit and myfitnesspal. I lost 10 lbs over the course of about a month. I got lazy and while I'm hanging in there at 10 lbs lost, I've learned a lot about portions and getting healthy. Really. Give it two weeks and see how you feel. The community is great.

-Your acne. I think if you took better care of your skin you would look much better. Also stuff like soda and chocolate can make your skin more oily than it would otherwise be. Stick to soda (EDIT: WATER), limit your sweets, and do 30 mins of an activity that accelerates your heart rate every other day. Not only will you lose a bit of weight, but your skin will probably clear up significantly as well.

On the plus side, you have very nice eyes and a kind, sweet smile. Do I think you are a major hawt dude right now? Sorry man, but not so much. Do I think you look like a guy who could be really super hot? I definitely do. Hang in there and good luck in all the things. :)

I think you're missing the point here? While adding hormones can fuck with your body chemistry a bit, hormonal birth control isn't going to magically make you gain 40 pounds (like this MFP user claims). I'm not claiming that hormonal birth control can make you hungrier - it's a known fact that estrogen can increase your appetite. However, most medications list "weight gain" as a side effect instead of or in lieu of "increased appetite" or "changes in appetite." Women who gain weight because they're eating more often cling to the "weight gain" side effect as an excuse for why they're fatter. It's easier to scapegoat a medication for mysteriously adding fat to your body than it is to hold yourself accountable for eating more than you used to.

All of your anecdotal evidence supports this - you're talking about your friends experiencing an increased appetite, not gaining weight despite while at the same time claiming that they haven't changed their habits.

The TiTP submitter in this post says "I'm on hormonal birth control, so I have been gaining weight," even though she eats about as much as her family members who are losing weight. She's claiming that she's gaining weight because birth control is magical pills that defy physics, not because it can increase your appetite and make you want to overeat.

I've got a treadmill in front of my TV, so I can watch my favourite show/anime while I'm walking.

A big thing to keep in mind is that weight loss is 80% diet. If your diet isn't in check then you won't lose weight. Simple as that. To help with your diet start using MyFitnessPal. Try tracking what you eat over the course of a few days just to put things into perspective.

You can also join us over on /r/loseit for more tips and encouragement.

my fitness pal also has a ton of European foods in their database, at least for the UK. Absolutely get a scale. Most European foods give nutrition info by weight, as opposed to volume. It's more accurate(is the cup I measure the same as the cup you measure? usually not.), but not as easy to visualize if you're not used to it. Weigh everything!

No such thing as toned muscle or bulk muscle. Its all the same muscle. To look more "toned" you need to lose bodyfat while having muscle. A good diet and lifting program will help to those goals. And no, a woman that lifts heavy does not get huge. See this for an example of a woman who lifts heavy.

I stole this from this Fitocracy post (cross posting is a time honored karma whoring technique):

http://www.fitocracy.com/view_workout/1584599/

> This guy left me this message in my youtube inbox because I commented "Auschwitz-mode achieved".

> "hey dipshit Fat fuck that thinks he's a bad ass- mode achieved. I have news for you.....no matter how much you bench, or curl, or squat to try and improve your body,,,you're still not going to be able to change your ugly fucking face. Have fun being a virgin the rest of your life, bitch. Oh, and thanks for viewing and commenting on my vid"

I don't really like Dave Asprey's method of sales or delivery. However...

I'd like to see some actual science on why bulletproof coffee or adding 1 tbsp unsalted grassfed butter and cocount oil to your 8oz of coffee is bad. It's saturated fat.. which has been shown to help a lot of things.

1 decent Source from Tim Ferris's site: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/

1 tbsp kerry gold butter: http://www.fitbit.com/foods/Butter+Pure+Irish+Unsalted/14589187

It's much better than adding sugar or skim milk to your coffee. Dave may be a scam but i don't think butter in your coffee is a 'con'.

I use a combination of Swole and MyFitnessPal. I find throwing together rough meal ideas on swole is easy and then documententing them on myfitnesspal.com with more reliable data is the best way to go.

I know this isn't exactly what you're looking for but I'm gonna do it anyways: /r/Loseit is a GREAT resource for this type of thing. Also start an account at MyFitnessPal and track your daily food intake.

Trust me when I say that this works. I gained over 35 lbs when I was out with a broken leg. Simple calorie counting and a bit of body exercise has led to 20 lbs dropped in 40 days (would've been more but those damn holidays got in the way). You don't have to look for massive loss/gains in order to be successful. Relying on someone else to motivate you is a crutch but that's seriously just my opinion and not a jab at you. :)

Good luck and get it done! Educating yourself about healthy choices is the first step.

I am very overweight on a vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet can be an unhealthy and high-caloric diet. I would suggest a visit to /r/loseit, but more importantly: start tracking how much and what you ate, for example using the website and/or app myfitnesspal.

You might want to consider visiting your doctor for

1. tests to find a possible contributing cause of being overweight - hormone problems such as a slow thyroid
2. tests to look at possible deficiencies because of your diet - vitamin B12, folic acid (and these sometimes may contribute to your weight problem by giving you less energy to deal with your day and to exercise / cook meals etc)
3. tests to look at possible consequences of your weight and diet - tests for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol levels

PS. I'm working on it, too. Good luck!!!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ - Sign up, its free and probably one of the most important tools you can use for tracking your calories. It's all good saying you're eating 6 meals a day etc, but are you eating above your TDEE?

For those of you who, like me, have no idea what a Quiktrip is, let alone the content of their slushies: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/quiktrip-qt-black-cherry-smoothie-2629275

so a 48 oz whatever this is has 6*170 = 1020 calories. And she's having three per day.

Good goal. I like it. I'm going to copy/paste what I posted in another thread here.

• Buy a scale. Weigh everything that goes into your mouth. I promise you you're overestimating portions.
• Buy measuring cups, and spoons for the same reason.
• Track your food religiously using something like MyFitnessPal. Add friends. Talk to them. Millions of people are in your shoes.
• Determine how much you should be eating with websites like If It Fits Your Macros. Follow it. Closely. Mind carbs and protein.
• Don't be discouraged if you have been eating double what you should be in calories. Shit happens. I used to eat a large-size McDonalds meals and 3 burgers and a box of donuts ALL AT ONCE. Now I'm between 1200-1500 calories a day, easy. Took me two years.
• Set. Small. Goals. I hate seeing goals on MFP like "Lose 160 pounds". It's so discouraging to see that number. When I was 260 pounds I set my 'ticker' goal as "Lose 10 lbs". Felt amazing when I did it.
• Things take time. Give yourself time. It didn't come on overnight, and it won't come off overnight. In fact, it takes a quarter of the time to gain 10 lbs as it does to lose it. You need to give it time. Don't quit because you're impatient.
• Measure yourself. You may see no pounds lost sometimes, but you'll realize your favourite shirt is looser. Re-measure. Sweet! You lost 2 inches.
• Take a starter picture. It sucks. It hurts your heart...but trust me, when you look back on it, you'll feel like a effing beast.

I think you have a lot of potential but you do need to lose some weight. People are quick to tell you to exercise but fixing your diet is going to do a lot more for you than exercising. (Ideally you should do both though.) I know of what I speak. I've lost 50 lbs in about a year and I'm down about 100 from 2007. (If you doubt me I can post pics lol) You should try using Myfitnesspal's website and/or their smartphone app, by the same name, to keep track of your caloric intake. If you're honest with yourself, you will lose weight this way. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions. I'd be happy to help. =D

Yeah, I use MyFitnessPal at the moment, you can see the food log here I think?. You'll see a lot of Taco Bell and KFC.. I ate them very regularly the whole time I was losing weight.

Here's the nutrition facts.

I think the average adult male is supposed to have something like no more than 40g of added sugar a day (around 30 for women). If you were to eat that whole bar, you'd be eating 225g. Kind of makes me want to vomit just thinking about it.