Post: #26

I cut weight by working out & not eating/snacking after 8pm (simple, but overlooked)

Post: #27

I'm from Spain and I know many people who moved to the UK and returned putting on a few KG in weight. Must also explain why the UK is most obese country in Europe.

Post: #28

(05-16-2014 08:06 AM)cardguy Wrote:  I lost a lot of weight once. And a key breakthrough for me was when I decided to snack on an apple instead of my usual junk food for a big world championship title fight about 13 years ago. It shocked me out of my comfort zone that I would choose not to 'treat' myself during a fight I had been looking forward to for months.

Woah there, you just slip that in? What was the title fight in? I want to say chess


Go on, spill the beans.

Post: #29

Nah - it was the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight back in 2002. Amazing fight. And I used it as an opportunity to break the association of snacking on junk food and enjoying a big event on TV.

Post: #30

(05-16-2014 04:30 AM)Espresso Wrote:  Seems like colder environments induce weight loss through 'non-shivering thermogenesis' (your body starts use up more energy to maintain body temperature as the ambient temperature gets low even before it's cold enough for shivering to begin). There also seems to be a drop-off at higher temperatures.

Here's a graph from this Nature article of obesity rates in the US vs temperature.



The horizontal axis is mean annual temperature in degrees C.

Elevation is also a distinct factor according to that study: the higher up you go in the US, the lower the obesity rate.

There is also this study that suggests that thermal comfort of indoor heating contributes to putting on weight.

I doubt any of these factors are significant compared to a clean low-carb diet though.

I lost 50 lbs in 3mos by manipulating non-shivering thermogenesis, I've kept it off for over a year. I submerged myself in water that was 75deg F or less almost every day for at least 20min. Works great, no changes to diet (have always eaten pretty clean though, no candy/fast food), no added exercise or drugs.

Post: #31

Cardguy obviously never been to the Southern State regions of Merica.

Post: #32

(05-16-2014 03:33 PM)cardguy Wrote:  Nah - it was the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight back in 2002. Amazing fight. And I used it as an opportunity to break the association of snacking on junk food and enjoying a big event on TV.

What an anti-climax.

Post: #33

I hope it works for her

Post: #34

Interesting. But the Gulf countries have the highest rate of obesity in the world. Even higher than the United States, per capita. Also some of the hottest year-round temperatures.

Post: #35

Easy, foolproof, guaranteed way to lose weight..... Eat less an clean, and work out. Its a lot easier then moving to a hot Country

Post: #36

(05-16-2014 04:30 AM)Espresso Wrote:  Seems like colder environments induce weight loss through 'non-shivering thermogenesis' (your body starts use up more energy to maintain body temperature as .....)

....

This is exactly the reason why it's better to exercise in colder environment. You'r body just uses more energy to keep warm so it has to burn more calories to do that.

.... and for alcohol.

It's bad for you in every environment because you'r body can't really burn fat when the liver is detoxifying alcohol and it has 2nd highest ammount of energy 800 kcal / 100 ml (for pure alcohol) compared to olive oil or butter at 900 kcal / 100 ml.

100 ml = 3,38 fl. oz.

Post: #37

Easy, foolproof, guaranteed way to lose weight:

1: Identify your maintenance calorie intake (~15 calories per pound of body weight)
2: Consume less calories then that (~12 calories per pound) and/or exercise (30 mins of cardio before breakfast)
3: ????
4. Profit.

Post: #38

You must be very active. I think my maintenance calories are closer to 12 or 13 X BW.

Post: #39

(05-17-2014 10:33 PM)Kingsley Davis Wrote:  Cardguy obviously never been to the Southern State regions of Merica.

I mean personally I tend to feel leaner during the summertime, and when I'm not working my appetite diminishes. However, if that were universally true, then the South wouldn't have the highest obesity rates in America.