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Wafflylist
Always upvote home!
lactatingbulge
High protein diets aren't good for you. Your body is only meant to have a certain amount of protein a day. Hate it when ppl promote that.
lactatingbulge
But good for him!
Jollytothegreen
Why are three different people tweeting this
usernamesareabigcommitment
It was a Twitter “moment”. So they gather all of the tweets about it and put them in one spot so you can see all the info
linesinaconversation
Yes b'y!
MCBAIN4
567 is effing huge.
ShinksAvoHazaar
Did he become a firefighter too. That's badass if he did. "That's double tough"-Kay
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ShinksAvoHazaar
Still badass he made a change to a healthier lifestyle and stuck with it.
lovemesomedoggo2000
That is such a Canadian thing to do. Well someone could not get out of the horror because I took 2 seats so I will change. Congrats
Thisguyhasopinions
How did you get Canadian out of this? Someone could have died because he was too fat, so he changed. That's called being a decent human
iamtimfoley
That after photo? Wayyyy hot.
HeyWaze
i would have taken two people out before him. nothing personal.. two saves better than one
noneyobusisness
Holy shit!!!!,man if this guy can do it then I can too no fucking excuses! You want motivation or inspiration hang this picture in your wall
cniht
I did low carb/high protien and lost nearly 30 lbs... but gained Gout.
NoLongerFoamingWolffo
He obviously didn't feel bad enough about it to wait and let two other people take his place...
TheMeanGombeen
Well done, sir.
HandoB4Javert
Now he works as a stripogram?
HonestCommentFarmer
All that stretched out skin...
CorneliusCornwall
That's why I'm doing it
Sage042000
Do you shoow up in a paper burgerjoint hat and a greasy apron? I'm just finding it really hard to picture a fast food stripper.
CorneliusCornwall
I haven't worked out all the details yet because I'm not at my weight goal. The hat and apron are included. Started at 357 down to 279
floofwoof
Nah those are mining coveralls. Source: am also a canadian miner
HandoB4Javert
You could have been a lumberjack.
dragonherder
Looks like a firefighter uniform to me.
SociallyAwkwardCanadianMoose
He is in the Oilsands in northern Alberta Canada. Blue (like the before picture are most common color)
amira18
Looks like normal FRCs , lots a refinery workers near ne wear the same shit
dragonherder
Very well could be.
NectarOfTheGodsAKAChocolateMilk
He looks ten years younger
AnAliyAiden
What kind of job did he have that he could do at six hundred pounds?
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AnAliyAiden
I thought it must be something like that from the looks of his coveralls.
RupertR
A office job. A guy at my last office had to buy his own chair so that it could support him.
thecolonels
That fire was so politically tiring. It got to the point where some people believed that Rachael Notley purposely let the city burn...
314159265358979323846264338
Ketogenic diet is incredible. If you haven’t tried it I highly recommend it.
bobbyp21
Do you get to eat Pi with that?
314159265358979323846264338
Only 1.57 when you’re on a diet :/
1potsie
First guy that can say a fire saved my life!
SchrodingerMil
Probably not, not wearing a seatbelt saved my life.
Cole2999
Don't know why people are downvoting. Sometimes (read: extremely rarely in modern cars) seatbelts are worse. But older cars with bad fire-
Cole2999
Walls would frequently dump a transmission in your waiting lap. Being effected from the car would give you the better fighting chance.
furryluvr42069
First guy to say his town burning down saved his life, maybe?
RelativeVelocity
winterbourne
Johnny5dicks
I mean... Lots of people relied on fire to not freeze to death
TheOneWhoSucks
Shush, you. Take your logic elsewhere and let them have this one.
DogLuckyLuckyDog
Not that kind of fire! Silly goose
OfficialJoeBiden
No, it’s still fire
Hotord
Good for him!
Dieseldrco
Good for you sir! No matter the motivation you have done yourself a very good thing. Enjoy life again sir
Rogahar
Watching what you eat is 99% of weight loss. Hyperbole but not by that much.
alextheodd
About 80% in the kitchen, 20% in the gym
Rogahar
Or at home, on the sidewalk, on your way to/from work... don't HAVE to hit the gym to exercise. Can do it anywhere.
Rogahar
EX when I first lost weight after Uni (I ballooned while on a student diet) my main exercise change was to go from taking the bus to/from >
Rogahar
> work to cycling. It was hard at first, but before long I was making about the same time and losing weight to boot.
Rogahar
(Not to mention saving a bunch of money on bus fares)
SorenAziz
I mean it really is. Patience and discipline while creating a caloric deficit is what will bring success every time.
Cerebralbore101
Low Carb had nothing to do with his weight loss. It's low calorie, high protein that makes you lose weight.
CaptDeadpool13
Sometimes, the smallest changes can make the biggest impacts.
TheLonelyRoseGamer
I hope learning guitar hides my reasons for quitting euphonium. I've had a lot of past experiences that ruined the joy of playing brass.
HitlersArtCritic
Low carb is great from what I hear. Basically you can eat nothing but burgers (lettuce wrapped). You need to avoid sugars though, V.hard.
DarkSock
Like foregoing ketchup, eating wild rice instead of white rice, or raggedly sawing your dick off with a poop knife…
UncomfortableTruths
That escalated quickly.
Kovahjin
Ketchup has 20 calories per tablespoon, slightly less than a whole carrot. You wouldn't see much difference unless your food was more-
Kovahjin
-ketchup than anything else.
DarkSock
WHERE WERE YOU AS I REACHED WITH SHAKING HANDS FOR THE POOP KNIFE?!?!?
KNIVESY
What sucks is that these kinds of diets don’t really do anything when you just need to lose 10lbs.
DanielWhiffin
As Half Life taught me, your fitness may save a life that is not your own.
ziralien
Sometimes people need an eye opening, shocking event to trigger them to be a better self.
DannyDLC
this triggers me
minkuschild
And some of those people held up others while waddling down the stairs during 9/11.... let that fucking sink in.....
OreosAreTerrible
At this point I'm basically just hoping my stepdad survives the inevitable heart attack well enough to make a change.
fluhatinrapper
That's a strong yes from me, dawg.
thorkun
Mine was when my coworkers asked me how much I weigh and then laughed when I gave them the numbers last time I weighed myself, x years ago.
ziralien
... I did not expect this comment to be so well received. It put me into Glorious territory. *sniffle* Thank you all.
DerRattenfngerVonHameln
As 130kg -> 80kg -> 110kg -> ? person... I agree. It's like you don't think yourself worthy of good change & need outside reasons for that.
RandCauthon
I feel like that is what the last presidential election did for the US
GadenKerensky
That is what humans SHOULD do. Not strive to be better than others, but strive to be a better self. And be better TO others.
TheLonelyRoseGamer
The first part of that is hard with little support. I play competitive video games because people only see my achievements, rank and medals.
poorwhitetrash
Gotta hit rock bottom. It’s frustrating AF but everyone has to do it in their own time and some die trying.
JordanMiller147
I hit my rock bottom last year. Developed RA at 25, lived on my couch for 8 months because it was too painful to move. I'm back to a 1/2
JordanMiller147
Functioning level now and lost 7 pounds in 6 weeks. Not a lot, but a lot better than I've done in a long time and going strong 2/2
mypantsareawesome
What really matters is that you’re moving in the right direction. Awesome job, and keep at it!
Lurch1911
Yeah I was 19 and laying on the couch watching 300 and eating chips and soda... not a shocking event but enough to know I could be better.
Amousewithchees
Lets be honest, the majority of people need that to better themselves.
joeyjojosharknado
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't lead a horticulture.
TheLonelyRoseGamer
I definitely need to at least lose something dear to me, in order to break my gaming addiction.
Churtothechur
Yeah my heart problem was mine. Lost 20 kg in 5 months. My cardiologist was pretty stoked. I was too
BatLadyRielle
Prediabetes. Lost 70 lbs in a year, with some setbacks (holidays, getting sick, birthday filled with rum...). Like 95% was changing my diet
mpaulson111
That's exactly my issue- prediabetez & I need to lose 75 lbs. How did you get started?
Churtothechur
Keto, intermittent fasting. And walk. Just walk man. Hour a day. Also lots of water
mpaulson111
Thanks!
KaiserWilhelmII
Try a high protein diet 3 meals and with a small handful of nuts or berries in between to keep metabolism up, long walks and lots of water.
cardinal29
/r/keto is an amazing, supportive sub
BatLadyRielle
changing diet slowly to reduce calorie intake to 500 below the BMR. replaced a lot of meals with alternatives, rather than going 100% health
BatLadyRielle
instead of delivery pizza, low carb tortilla pizzas with bbq sauce that had no added sugar. switched to more chicken, less beef (calories)
TheWuggening
Not just keto... do the intermittent fasting thing too, homie. Eat once a day.... Make sure you have a lot of meat on hand when you do eat.
mpaulson111
Thanks!
AliBarber
Fucking awesome. The tags on the photo are off though, he said low carb high protein and the tags are for keto which is high fat
Brightlinger
Keto is just any diet that puts you in ketosis. That often involves a lot of meat, so it can certainly be high-protein.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Your body can convert either fat or protein into ketones, so it doesn't matter if it's a high protein or high fat diet or both. The ...
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
important part is that you try to cut out carbohydrates. That's what makes it a keto diet.
OutlawAggie
Keto refers to going into ketogenesis, which is your body switching from using glycogen to using fat ketones as a fuel source.
hopelesslyinsane
ketosis not ketogenesis
IamMelonLordeYaYaYa
To be fair it’s misleading. Eating low fat AND low carb is potentially dangerous. Search “rabbit starvation” and “protein poisoning “
AliBarber
Rabbit starvation is from losing vitamin A.
IamMelonLordeYaYaYa
no, lack of fat in the diet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_poisoning
kutison
Not quite correct. you could theoretically do a low carb, adequate protein, zero fat at a huge caloric deficit, and it's still ketogenic
AliBarber
You need fat in your diet.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
You're right that it's about cutting out carbs & nothing else, but you can't survive on a zero fat diet. Essential fatty acids are essential
kutison
I wasn't recommending it, only that defining ketogenic diets as high fat is wrong, and it is offputting to the public. fasting is also keto.
diditforbananas
You could, however it would be very unhealthy & you would quickly deteriorate. Our brains need the fat. Keto has drastically improved my TBI
EmeraldLight
Whole30 is probably close... except I can eat fruit
AliBarber
I looked up whole 30 and it looks fucking terrible.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
The only healthy food it eliminates is legumes. You can eat meat, nuts, seeds, seafood, eggs, vegetables, and fruits. What more do you need?
AliBarber
"healthy food" is relative and subjective. While it only restricts those it also restricts what you can have. Just another unproven fad
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Food allergies & intolerances aside, it's anything but relative. Processed cereal-based foods are pretty terrible from a health perspective.
EmeraldLight
I just miss dairy... and food lube. I need sauce :S And I can't cook to save my life, so... yeah... haven't learned to make my own.
bananatoast
It really does
luckycelticboy
Keto is high protein low carb. It's also high fat. They're not mutually exclusive.
avet01
It is. In order to remain in ketosis/aka keto diet, you need low carb, low protein and high fat. As in less than 10% of calories from protei
diditforbananas
Not true. The only requirement is to eat under 20-30g carbs. That low of protein is unnecessary and will waste your muscle. My macros 1/2
diditforbananas
2/2 run about 10% carbs, 25% protein, 65% fat.
AliBarber
Moderate protein, high fat, low carb. Learn yourself a thing.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Ketogenic diets are low carb. That's it. There is no one diet called the keto diet. It's an umbrella term for diets that work via ketosis.
TheKarateChimp
Correct. High protein is Atkins I believe.
sunyudai
No, Atkins is basically just a low-carb fad diet.
Leithreas
Yeah, and keto is a...low carb fad diet?
ssmud1
Fad diet I lost 175lbs in 1.5yrs doing.
Kovahjin
*shrug* fad diets can work, but mostly because you tend to count your calories more while doing it. Anyone can lose weight simply by-
ssmud1
At first on Atkins I was eating a pound of bacon, a dozen eggs, sausage for breakfast. Well over 2k Cal a day. Calories didn't matter.
Kovahjin
-carb counting, fad or not.
Flyndaran
As a diabetic, you're full of shit. Low carb is how I avoid going blind.
AliBarber
What's with the personal attack?
sunyudai
You seem to have misunderstood me. Askins is a specific low carb diet, not so low carb diet are Adkins. Low carb diet are often beneficial,
sunyudai
But Adkins specifically was a fad diet.
AliBarber
That makes no fucking sense
CapitalPea
Atkins is low carb high fat. Source: lost 25 lbs on it. It’s same as Keto but more structured.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Keto & low carb are both umbrella terms for low carb diets (whoda thunk) that put your body in ketosis. The Atkins diet is one such diet.
dontstoretheketchupupsidedown
No Atkins is terrible.
ssmud1
Lost 175lbs in 1.5yrs on Atkins phase 1. Stayed in phase 1.
dontstoretheketchupupsidedown
Congrats! I'm not saying it doesn't result in weight loss, I'm saying it's horrible for your health and brain.
Bcwhytfnot69
Actual question here, I’ve heard Atkins is a good diet. Why do you say no
icookfoodandfightfire
it used to be that Atkins was a diet where you cut all carbs out entirely and then ate pretty much anything else. makes for a bad diet>
icookfoodandfightfire
can be dangerous if you dont eat enough fat to support your energy needs in ketosis. Its been amended to be safer and more practical though
FuccTheDevil
Doesn't matter keto and Atkinson are both awful diets they're not even diets it's a lifestyle because it'll fuck you up long term, 1/2
FuccTheDevil
Atkins*
FuccTheDevil
Soon as you really get into keto you better get used to eating like that once your metabolism gets all janked.
AliBarber
Yeah you clearly know everything about it
FuccTheDevil
You clearly don't, you willl lose weigght fast on Keto, but the moment you stop, you will pile that weight right back on because 1/?
FuccTheDevil
your metabolism is all kinds of fucked up, you lose muscle fast as well and it puts strain on your heart, kidneys and liver 2/?
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
If you start eating cake & ice cream again, ofc you'll put the weight back on. You need to permanently cut out high sugar foods. Add...
MileHighLivin
Hark, fellow big people, stop eating refined carbs and sugars. It's hard, but it's the simplest step to take and it will make a difference.
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
question, how are you defining a "refined carb"? are we talking white flour vs whole wheat flour, or flour of any kind vs a potato?
snackmanistan
I'd say don't worry about refined vs natural carbs too much. A good rule of thumb is to have a 1:5 ratio of carbs from fiber to net carbs.
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
(no sass or disagreement with your premise meant, I'm asking out of curiosity)
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Even whole grain bread / pasta is anything but healthy. I'd cut out all grain- or cereal-based foods except for brown rice. Legumes and...
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
potatoes (ideally waxy potatoes) are fine as a carb source. Just avoid all processed garbage, including bread.
MileHighLivin
I've made choices this time to stray more toward 'keto'which means no rice, beans, or potatoes. And that hurts. Personally I enjoy 1/
MileHighLivin
2/ being able to not worry about that. But I do know focusing on eating whole foods (no flour, potatoes ar cool) makes a big difference in
MileHighLivin
3/ options I allow myself. It also has to do with me being a "no fig netwon or all the fig newtons" kind of guy.
MallardWithACold
But but muh big bones and muh genes
Qualtagh
If there is a gene thing, it certainly wouldn't be the source of every person's obesity. I don't get what you're going for.
feelallthefeels
That’s the excuse everyone uses for being fat. Takes the blame off themselves
anitabieror6
im not fat I just have big genes
UncomfortableTruths
To be fair, genes are roughly about 50% of the equation. Some folks have to do a lot more work than others to stay thin. Still doable, tho.
DenaliRaven
maybe you have big jeans cause you're fat!
residentolive
I think the real issue is psychological, and the majority of obese people are obese because of something like depression/anxiety. Hence,
residentolive
making fun of them isn’t helpful...
ajpimpsalll
there's a difference between making fun of them and fighting the INCREDIBLY dangerous "Healthy At Every Size" movement.
Knazoo
Have a sister who was kicked from the Army for getting fat, she claims it's just cause her bones grew too thick.-
Knazoo
-"cause of course your bones grow into your 30s" :-?
Frogthebountyhunter
Yes of course, I'm 70 and my bones are still growin along
BoomIgotyourwalletBoomIgotyourphilliestickets
I work in a dentist office. People complain about having soft teeth. "Sry I get a lot of cavities soft teeth runs in my family"
Flyndaran
My father lost all his teeth in his 20s.
Leithreas
Aren't dental problems partly based on genetics? I've never had a cavity and it can't only be because I brush and floss.
domestomp
wait till you get older, you will rot like the rest of us
ColonelColon
I mean I've definitely made my teeth less healthy than they ought to but dentist has said I have very cavity prone teeth.
BoomIgotyourwalletBoomIgotyourphilliestickets
For another reason other than just soft
Kovahjin
Well for me it was my jaw being too small for my teeth. They were grinding each other into dust. Soon as I had a few molars pulled I went-
Kovahjin
-from 10 cavities a year to 1 every three or four, no change in diet or dental habits at all.
Sage042000
Poverty is a factor as well. People wonder how a poor person can get fat without realizing that shitty food is super cheap.
just4favs
Well... kinda. I lost an assload of weight while still eating fast food, but I wouldn't gorge myself. You only need 1 McDouble for a meal.
Sage042000
I didn't actually know this until I started trying to eat healthier. If you want variety while trying to eat healthy, it's expensive af.
SorenAziz
Frozen veggies and chicken aren't particularly expensive. Being affluent makes things easier but doing it poor is rotally doable.
Sage042000
That's why I said if you want variety. Frozen veggies are cheap. Salmon, lean cuts of organic meats and various other healthy foods aren't.
Sage042000
I'm so sick of tuna and chicken...
missingdodo
Chickpeas. Eggs. Nuts. Beans. There is plenty besides.
SorenAziz
Well, you gotta make do with what you have. Chicken, pork and frozen veggies and always look for stuff thats discounted. Doable
gospelofmillim
It's easier to play victim than it is to solve problems. It's a big problem in America right now.
UncomfortableTruths
To be honest, I don't think that many fat people don't understand where their fat is coming from. Some folks are deluded, but most aren't.
TehSeksyManz
People in the UK and Australia are fat as shit, too.
CaptainBenjaminFranklinHawkeyePierce
I think he meant the playing victim part.
TehSeksyManz
Ahhh si si
Antrazit
The world*
taylorisnotacat
I agree - tbf though, it's also easier for many to dismiss the less fortunate as lazy/victims than to acknowledge they had an advantage.
thankgodfordeaddinosaurs
Preach!
Andalite
"big"
Opportunist
Real real right there.
Squanto229
Well when you have people out their telling ones people they are beautiful how they are it doesn’t help
gospelofmillim
A lot of people don't understand that beauty is subjective.
Squanto229
A lot of people in this age don’t realize being obese isn’t beautiful?
Kovahjin
You can be beautiful and still need to lose weight.
Squanto229
This is exactly what I’m referring too...
Kovahjin
No...? That's not what I'm saying. "You're beautiful but you need to lose weight for health reasons" =/= "you're beautiful regardless"
brinormous