Weight Loss Thread

I started stretching once I started experiencing pain. I have a full mobility routine I do before I workout (mainly to activate the muscles, not to increase flexibility), do my routine, and then if I have time I'll do static stretches and foam rolling.

The main reason why people attack static stretching is an outdated report which stated that static stretching before a workout decreased performance. Well no shit, the participants were literally going into their movements directly after static stretching.

I'd say stretch if you think it'll be beneficial and you're experiencing some nagging pains -- I had it with my legs and lower back. Pain is basically gone, but I still have this knee shit to fix. Fucking glutes.

I'm a big fan of stretching. I usually start each workout with 10 - 15 minutes of simple stretching. I didn't use to stretch, but I really hurt my lower back in winter 2014 shoveling snow, and stretching REALLY helped ease (and eventually get rid of) the pain. I've continued stretching and haven't had any injuries since.

Stretching definitely helped me with a lower back thing I had since discus in high school. I almost spend as much time stretching as I do physically lifting things and I haven't had an injury since. I think lower back/knees/shoulders are my main focus because injuring any of those is a major problem. Good ol' touch the toes spread legs/legs together for 20-30 seconds helps a ton.

Shoulder, hips, and knees are the three main areas of joint mobility you want to look to. We all have issues with these 3 because of the sedentary lifestyle.

Most PTs suggest 2 minute holds per static stretch if you're trying to increase the flexibility of that muscle/joint.

Khane_sl said:

No I have never been tested for diabetes. I'm just going on family history at this point. There are 0 diabetics in my family and while I was excessively overweight twice in my life both were short lived. I've also had a ton of bloodwork done that showed everything as being normal. Though I don't know how they test for diabetes.

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Basically they just check your blood sugar over a set period of time and if it's over a certain number multiple times then you're diabetic. Any blood test will usually check your blood sugar so it would probably have been discovered already if it was high at any point.

Low blood sugar isn't diabetes, though. Diabetics having problems with blood sugar being to low comes when they take their medication and don't eat or take too much of their medication.

Khane_sl said:

No I have never been tested for diabetes. I'm just going on family history at this point. There are 0 diabetics in my family and while I was excessively overweight twice in my life both were short lived. I've also had a ton of bloodwork done that showed everything as being normal. Though I don't know how they test for diabetes.

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i know im a troll, but you really dont want the betes bro, my cousin died at 24 because of this, i think his case was rather severe but the betes aint nothing to fuck with.

i have crohn's and i fear for whatever reason because of my shit immune system and all that i may end up developing it later in my life, probably mid 30s i would say, that or die of a brain aneurysm, both run in my family had a grandfather die at 30 because of it and i suffered from severe headaches as a child into my teens so they were always worried about me having one, im coming up close to 30 it would really be something if i died at the same age as my grandfather did of the same thing.

Itlan_sl said:

Are you sure you're not diabetic? Or I guess I should ask, did your doctor test you for diabetes?

I've never heard of blurred vision or headaches as symptoms of a thyroid issue. Interesting. Hope you figure it out man.

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Those aren't symptoms of hypothyroidism (or hyper), but they are symptoms of diabetes (and you can have those symptoms from high blood sugar, not just low, ie: poor insulin response). I'd suggest getting your blood sugar tested at the endocrinologist. I had a doctor friend tell me I might possibly be "prediabetic" when I was up at 250lbs, not officially diagnosed, but it was what started me on my weight loss journey 3 years ago. Scared me when I drank a monster energy drink, my 3rd of the day, and I didn't remember the drive home, and passed out for 8 hours immediately after getting home, despite having got 5-6 hours that previous night.

edit: missed the last page of replies, I see everyone else already jumped on the bandwagon.

I've had blood work done 4 times in the past year and a half. I doubt they missed diabetes all 4 times.

So I went to the endocrinologist yesterday and surprise, I need more blood work done. He's also a diabetes specialist and basically ruled that out but still order a blood glucose test as well just to be 100% sure.

He said one very interesting thing to me which I had not heard before. He stated that it's been observed that people who who have gained an excessive amount of weight also gain weight faster even after having lost any excess. He said they have no explanation for it. But if someone's normal weight is 150 and they've never gained weight they can eat more without gaining than someone else who also has a normal weight of 150 but at one point or another had gone up to 250 and then lost it to get back down to 150.

So all us one time fatties really screwed ourselves apparently.

Yes, because your fat cells never disappear. They subside, but they're still in your body and this makes it easier for formerly obese or overweight people to pack on pounds.

Under 190 lbs for the first time since probably junior high. I also have more muscle and can lift more than at any time in my life, so I am starting to feel pretty good. I started getting serious about getting in shape at around 210 lbs in around September or October of last year.

For the first 3 months I lost no weight at all since I was also putting on a good amount of muscle. I knew this, but it was still a little disheartening to not lose anything while putting in a decent amount of work

Itlan_sl said:

Yes, because your fat cells never disappear. They subside, but they're still in your body and this makes it easier for formerly obese or overweight people to pack on pounds.

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Dude... come on now...

Gives a whole new spin to refeeding syndrome.

mkopec_sl said:

Ive heard the same thing, dont know if its true, but I have heard that you never really lose your fat cells, they just shrink. If you gain weight again, they swell up to 10x their minimal size..

edit:Fat facts - AskMen

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That was how I understood it as well, barring liposuction

Khane_sl said:

Dude... come on now...

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Why don't you have faith in me man?

I don't have faith in any nutritional "science".

Khane_sl said:

I don't have faith in any nutritional "science".

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I sorta agree, it changes so much and so often that it's hard to take what seriously whatever is in right now. Add that to the fact that every person is different and really you just have to figure out through trial and error what works for you.

Although I don't think the fat cell thing is really nutritional science, it's more biology