<p>Don’t do the t-shirt. Rash guard or nothing.</p>
<p>But, really, people will notice less if you just seem confident. And I don’t think anyone is going to even care- if they do, then they’re jerks and it’s not like you’ll ever have to talk to them again.</p>
<p>And, edit: Akhman, I really don’t think we should turn this into a “fat just melts off” sort of thing. It’s different for every person. Sometimes it’s not that easy. Seriously, I know- I work out an hour or an hour and a half every weekday and eat no more than 900ish calories in a day and I can still not lose weight (blood pressure and stuff is all extremely healthy, but not the weight). Yes, everyone should try to be healthy, but some have it easier than others.</p>
<p>Oh! And ellipticals (sp?) with heart monitors are amazing. Out of all the cardio machines at our gym, they burn calories the fastest. Looooove them.</p>
<p>I have sports asthma, meaning if I run for over 10 minutes in certain conditions I’ll end up collapsing. I still remember when I was in middle school, we had to run around the school twice every day, and I would always spend a few minutes dry retching on the sidewalk every time.</p>
<p>Needless to say, after middle school I didn’t go for jogs very often. But I did start going to the gym and using the ellipticals and I find that with the heart monitor you can go for longer because you really do not need to run as fast as you think to get your heart rate up to that optimal point for fat burning. They’re also very low impact so you won’t ruin your knees from ruining. But they also burn more calories than any other type of exercise since they work out your entire body.</p>
<p>Swimming is a really good activity for people with asthma. The breath control that you need for swimming is somehow beneficial but unfortunately I can’t remember how/why. </p>
<p>One thing about swimming…you actually burn fewer calories per time interval than running because its not a weight bearing exercise so you would have to spend more time swimming than you would have to spend running to burn the same number of calories. </p>
<p>I’d recommend weight training in addition to the swimming as well.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’m obese. Like, I have a gut and some pockets of fat, but I’m not like sloppy fat. I wear a size '38 pant. But you’re right, though. I know I’ve gotta change my diet, too. I eat pretty unhealthy, but I don’t eat a lot. Like, I don’t snack and dine all day. I eat so I don’t have to eat.</p>
<p>Yeah, I heard that. Eating 5-6 small meals a day keeps your metabolism up. I also know that just eating three big meals overloads your system. Unfortunately, I’m used to the latter model. I don’t want to snack all day, though. I’m going to start taking a multivitamin (since I know I don’t get all my daily nutrients or whatever), but I don’t know what to do with my diet. I need to cut back on the fast food and the sodas, but that means more cooking at home (ugh) and trying to stave off hunger pangs.</p>
<p>Sorry to put it so bluntly, but not only are you obese, but you are overly obese.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with eating unhealthy food, but you shouldn’t do it all of the time.</p>
<p>I eat out most of the time, but I walk briskly for 30 minutes very day. Also, I drink at least 3 classes of water every day and only drink diet sodas.</p>
<p>I found a great way to keep the cooking to one-two times a week and not have to order out every day is to cook extremely large meals. Then separate them into appropriate portions in tiny bags and freeze them. Then you don’t have to cook for however long it lasts you. This might not work for you, but it worked for me because I always cooked something saucy (like thick beef stew) and I would just eat that with newly made rice every day for a week (and making rice literally takes 20seconds to measure out the rice and water and throw it into the rice cooker). It controlled my portion sizes and calorie intake, and it was easy to manage money-wise.</p>
<p>The main down-side is you do spend a fair amount of time on one day (it was Sunday for me) just making enough food for the week.</p>
<p>Crockpot is also a really easy way to make food that tastes amazing, but requires practically no thought or time.</p>
<p>To the above poster: There’s a lot wrong with eating unhealthy food. Cholestrol will rape your body. Just because you have a good metabolism now does not mean that this doesn’t apply to you.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with eating unhealthly food as long as you don’t eat it all of the time. If you eat a burger and fries for lunch, you should try to have a salad for dinner.</p>
<p>I assume you are around 20 years old. If so, your BMI (body mass index) is 34.4. You are in the 95th percentile. The healthy weight for your age and height is 133 to 189 pounds.</p>
<p>insomniatic, the OP already feels bad about their weight; there’s no need to rub it in their face by saying he is “overly obese”. Why don’t you just include advice without such negative comments? I mean, would you want someone to respond to you this way?</p>
<p>And also, since you haven’t actually met the OP and probably aren’t a fitness expert, I don’t really think you can conclude he is “overly obese”. (Don’t mean this as a mean-spirited post towards you at all by the way, just suggesting a little more sensitivity).</p>
<p>It’s called being Internet Tough Guy. When it comes to posting anonymous posts on a message board, you can all of a sudden find a lot of these dudes.</p>
<p>The op should keep in mind that some of the most aggressive people responding here might well be 400 lbs dudes that just sit on the computer all day. That’s the beauty of the web - everyone’s an expert. You’re better off going to talk to a professional - either a nutritionist or a personal trainer.</p>
<p>I think he knows he is. The point is you’re just saying: You’re obese, over and over again. This does not help the OP at all, instead it just lowers his self-esteem. When frankly, nobody should have a low self-esteem because of their weight, ESPECIALLY if they’re already looking for help to tackle the issue.</p>
<p>The original poster said that they think they are not obese.</p>
<p>This is what he/she stated:
“I don’t think I’m obese. Like, I have a gut and some pockets of fat, but I’m not like sloppy fat. I wear a size '38 pant. But you’re right, though. I know I’ve gotta change my diet, too. I eat pretty unhealthy, but I don’t eat a lot. Like, I don’t snack and dine all day. I eat so I don’t have to eat.”</p>
<p>It is just like a person who binge drinks every day and says that they are not an alcoholic.</p>
<p>I don’t believe swimming is a good way to loose weight for someone who is only overweight and not, say, morbidly obese. The water keeps you cool which keeps your body from working as hard and loosing weight you would for instance running. But any physical activity is better than none.</p>
<p>I think running/walking is boring, too. Why don’t you join a sport club that you like? Maybe basketball or soccer or ultimate or whatever. Or find someone to play tennis with, maybe someone who is also trying to lose weight. Good for you, fun if you’re playing with noncompetitive people, and interesting.</p>
<p>insomniatic, stop justifying your comments. It’s obvious to anyone who can read that the OP knows he should lose weight because, duh, he posted a question asking about methods to do so. You’re just being silly.</p>
<p>Most obese people actually should use swimming first because the excess weight puts too much pressure on their joints and tendons, which can cause extreme damage.</p>
<p>Insomniatic, you really need to just drop it. The OP doesn’t need an intervention; he already knows he needs to lose weight and get in shape. For you to continue to belabor this point is counter-productive.</p>