Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:22 am Post subject: Unconventional Ways To Lose Weight
Does anyone else have unconventional ways to encourage weight loss for themselves?
One thing I do sometimes is make sure to wash my clothes often, as they will shrink if I wash them enough. This encourages me to lose the weight, so my clothes aren't too small on my body. I think about losing weight more this way and it keeps me more consistent with having a better diet and doing healthy exercise. _________________ "You know, the blues ain't nothing but a worried ole heart disease"-Son House
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject:
I usually push my car around. That way I save money on gas, AND I get exercise. _________________ AQ: 42/50 || SQ: 32/80 || IQ(RPM): 138 || IRI-empathytest(PT/EC/FS/PD): 10(-7)/16(-3)/19(+3)/19(+10) || Alexithymia: 148/185 || Aspie-quiz: AS 133/200, NT 56/200
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:
Do lots of yard work. Pushing cars around helps as well. Try to find a hobby that requires a lot of physical activity that yields concrete results so it feels like accomplishing something greater than yourself. Like remodeling houses or something similar. That way you can use up calories while creating something you will feel proud of. This might make the weight loss seem easier and more productive.
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:41 am Post subject:
To be honest, you can lose weight by doing various activities such as running but you won't build specific definition unless you isolate and work on those body parts in places you want to achieve definition.
A good way is to do uphill sprinting and lots of high intensity workouts, this will definitely get your body fat lower.
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:45 am Post subject:
One thing I've seen people do on television is run up and down sand dunes. There's also running up and down stairs. One thing you can try is taking an elastic band with you while jogging or walking and use it to work on your upper body and arms by using the resistance in the band, pulling it with your hands and arms.
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:25 pm Post subject:
snapcap wrote:
Swallow parasitic worms and then take medicine to kill them once you reach your weight goal
Brilliant! I'll add that to harcore smoking and fasting and I'll finally have the healthy body I've been looking for _________________ Verily I have often laughed at weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws. - Nietzsche
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:58 am Post subject:
Chopping wood or swinging a sledgehammer on to a tyre, uphill sprinting will definitely build your legs and give you greater lung capacity and stamina.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:27 pm Post subject:
Stimulants, I don't need to lose weight if anything I need to gain some...but stimulants cause your body to use more energy which can promote some weight loss, not that it's a healthy way though. Obviously caffeine and nicotine are basically the legal stimulants unless you can get a prescription for ADHD meds. Anyways I don't advise that as a healthy way but I know stimulants can have that effect. _________________ It's like alice in wonderland except, my names not alice and this is the real world not a dream.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject:
Oh and anxiety disorders....at least in my experiance tend to have kind of stimulant effects except without the euphoria in place of that you get 'oh sh*t impending doom!' I did weigh 95 pounds for a few years and since my symptoms have gotten worse I've gone down to 91 pounds apparently not too healthy according to the doctor I saw I should weigh at least 100 for a healthy weight. _________________ It's like alice in wonderland except, my names not alice and this is the real world not a dream.
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject:
snapcap wrote:
Swallow parasitic worms and then take medicine to kill them once you reach your weight goal
People used to sell tape worm segments in catalogs as weight loss aides.
It is true. Less calories mean less weight. If you want to lose weight, don't eat! Don't listen to people who say eat five small meals a day. That's just too many calories. Skip meals and don't eat a lot. The weight will come off.
