[Doofy]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Lest you go on accusing me of being a fatty, I could stand to lose 20 pounds or so (I'm around 200 lbs at an inch or two under 6 feet), but I'm not crazy out of control fat either.

I could do with losing 20 myself. Ain't been on the treadmill lately.

Originally Posted by besson3c 

I also have a very big penis.

Dude! Nobody needs to know about the contents of your top drawer.

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Yes, but what I have heard is that even if you don't eat more than a cracker or two a day or something, it is so incredibly physically difficult to lose weight beyond your set point and to keep things that way.

You mean it's physically difficult to keep exercising when your body tells you to rest, or to keep moderating your diet when your body tells you you're hungry. All the set point is is your body telling you these things, it's still up to your brain whether you decide to cave in or ignore it. Fat people either have weaker wills or stronger urges (in this balancing act).

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Yes, but what I have heard is that even if you don't eat more than a cracker or two a day or something, it is so incredibly physically difficult to lose weight beyond your set point and to keep things that way.

Not really.

In fact at such a low calorie intake, your body will probably go into starvation mode; your metabolic rate will drap dramatically and you'll probably start breaking down muscle mass for energy. It's not healthy for you. On the other hand, if you're eating several hundred calories per day less than what you're burning, then physics demands that the rest comes from somewhere. A fitness trainer with a knowledge of biochemistry would be able to tell you how to ensure that your body uses stored fat to provide the remaining energy (and not other sources like the aforementioned muscle).

The fact is, everyone has the same problem: as you lower your calorie intake, you eventually "plateau" with your corresponding weight loss (body fat % or whatever) because your body adjusts its metabolism downward accordingly.

Increasing your metabolic activity via exercise is the only effective way through this problem AFAIK.

greg

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Dude! Nobody needs to know about the contents of your top drawer.

Nobody needs to know about you being rich either!

[Kerrigan]

For the vast majority of us, all you have to do is stop stuffing your face, and you will magically lose weight.

But this is something you have to learn through experience. For example, if I skip dinner for the next 2 nights, I'll get better ab definition. If I eat desert every night for a week, I'll lose definition and get "fat."

I would imagine that if I ate desert (or took extra helpings of food) every day a week for my whole life, I'd probably be a fat bastard.

Your weight, just like everything else in life, is about the daily choices you make.

[Person Man]

Originally Posted by reader50 

When are we getting back to the fat chicks?

{quick trip to google images}

Never mind.

You want fat chicks? I can show you fat chicks. But people wouldn't be too happy with me if I did.

[Ghoser777]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan 

But this is something you have to learn through experience. For example, if I skip dinner for the next 2 nights, I'll get better ab definition. If I eat desert every night for a week, I'll lose definition and get "fat."

That's not the greatest advice - skipping meals usually leads to engorging, and also slows your metabolism. Skipping the dessert and eating smaller meals more frequently with routine exercise does the trick for most people.