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Weight Loss or Weight Gain Thread "2012"



193 this a.m. and I hadn't stepped on a scale in over three weeks, so that was comforting. Wasn't as bad as I thought, but still nothing to be too thrilled about.

Made Spaghetti last night with Shirataki noodles, they're made from Yam Flour smell horrible when you open the package, but once they're heated up they have absolutely NO flavor. The original 40g Carbs per serving of pasta is now cut to a mere 6g carb and I got to enjoy "pasta."

Anyone whose a pasta fiend would probably enjoy this. The texture is a bit jelly-ish when you eat it alone, but lose it when you add spaghetti sauce and what not.
 
Yam flour, huh? I might have to recommend this to my paleo friends. They're (and me, when I eat over) stuck eating spaghetti squash, which is just a very different spaghetti experience.

Edit: Just looked this stuff up. It's not made from yams (tubers), but from something that maybe resembled a yam enough to name it after one. It's got no calories, but is high in soluable fiber - the stuff with more carbs is made with tofu, which is evil [read: soy].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirataki_noodles
 
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SlowNA06 said:
Coming from the guy that ate 1200-1600 calories a day for like six months... calorie counting only got me so far. I eat a lot more now and haven't gained any weight. High protein, high fat, low carb... It lets me work out harder and drag less ass, which has changed the way I look. Only problem is that I'm still too heavy to do pullups all day long (until I get stronger, of course).
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That's crazy low unless your a tiny guy. I lose weight at anything under 3000 a day. Maintenance for me is right around 3,200. I push for 2,200 a day although I've been really lazy lately.
 


I'm not remotely tiny. When 3,200 is maintenance, you know you're kicking some ass. I actualy don't know how many calories I eat anymore. I don't eat the same stuff every day anymore.

Edit: Started entering stuff in myfitnesspal. Already, I've gone over 1,000 calories for breakfast. So maybe I eat even more than I thought.
 
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SlowNA06 said:
Yam flour, huh? I might have to recommend this to my paleo friends. They're (and me, when I eat over) stuck eating spaghetti squash, which is just a very different spaghetti experience.

Edit: Just looked this stuff up. It's not made from yams (tubers), but from something that maybe resembled a yam enough to name it after one. It's got no calories, but is high in soluable fiber - the stuff with more carbs is made with tofu, which is evil [read: soy].

Shirataki noodles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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That's a nifty find... As I mentioned prior, beware the smell if you ever buy it. It's sold in a bag full of liquid in the foreign food isles. I'm not a fan of fishy smelling stuff and both my parents thought I was cooking seafood. But like I said, it has absolutely NO taste to it and a bazaar texture (to me).

It's no wonder it was so filling, a brief look on soluble fiber explains the texture of the "noodles" and how darn full I was with just a serving size of the "pasta" and spaghetti sauce.

Dietary Fiber: Insoluble and Soluble Fiber

I could get used to eating this "pasta" because once you eat it with something you pay no mind to texture or the lack of flavor. I don't recommend noodles and butter kind of thing, but it's pretty good with spaghetti sauce. Eager to make it with chicken Alfredo ;)
 
Hey guys, I never thought of asking this in here. I'm looking for nutritious ways to gain any type of weight. Can anyone recommend the best protein powder or something for such?
 


I think I'm going to go with the CytoSport Muscle Milk.

The GNC Re-Built Mass is probably overkill considering I don't lift weights. lol.
 
mechguy said:
Hey guys, I never thought of asking this in here. I'm looking for nutritious ways to gain any type of weight. Can anyone recommend the best protein powder or something for such?
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Eat more, lift more - compound lifts, like deadlifts and squats. Lots of meat, eggs, veggies. Protein powder definitely helps fill in some gaps. It's not as hard a concept as you want it to be.
 
SlowNA06 said:
Eat more, lift more - compound lifts, like deadlifts and squats. Lots of meat, eggs, veggies. Protein powder definitely helps fill in some gaps. It's not as hard a concept as you want it to be.
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It can be a hard concept with unintentional weight loss. Since I'm not lifting weights, I might bow out of this thread before I get killed.
 


You're not lifting, but you want to gain weight? Is it a medical issue? Girlfriend really into chubby guys? Hard to offer specific advice without specifics. I've learned so much about nutrition and exercise since this thread was started... I think a lot of us have. Why not stick around?

Edit: I checked facebook, since I don't keep a photo log of myself. I was amused by what I found. Here's a photo from when the thread started and one from three weeks ago. I believe I weigh 20lbs more in the more recent photo.

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I'm photo logging. But i haven't shot a pic in awhile. I want to get upto 55lbs lost before i shoot another one. I'm 2 lbs away from that. 215now... Goal 195. Then then the next goal will probably be 185 or 175. Idk i might just work on toning up and strength.
 
taking photos is a good way to track progress. i haven't noticed a difference looking in the mirror in the past couple months, but from photos i can see a significant difference
 
SlowNA06 said:
You're not lifting, but you want to gain weight? Is it a medical issue? Girlfriend really into chubby guys? Hard to offer specific advice without specifics. I've learned so much about nutrition and exercise since this thread was started... I think a lot of us have. Why not stick around?
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Yeah medical issue. Not that I don't want to lift weights, but I'm going to bring up the BMI first. Just bought Muscle Mlk Mocha Latte. Not too bad way to add calories.
 
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