what worked for you people out there , I normally loose weight in fall an winter, an gain in summer ,but last winter I could not get out in swamp an cut wood so I have to loose some

Lift weights...eat healthy.

My wife is having good success with intermittent fasting

doctor reamended fasting diet , also 8-16 diet

I was told to drink a large glass of water before every meal and one before bedtime.The one before bed is a killer,because you know you're going to have to get up to use the bathroom.I 've been doing that now for 3weeks,along with watching what I eat(some claim they eat like they always did and still lost weight)and I ve lost weight,best thing is I feel better.I also walk alot,not as much as I should be but still moving.

Increase your heart rate for at least 20 minutes each day, reduce calories by 10-20%
I'm your area I would recommend mountain biking. I feel like youbmight have a blast and get healthy at the same time.

I lose weight in the summer because the heat effects my appetite.

Keto Diet....meat, berries, small salads, eggs, no carbs.

Moosetrot

I did keto thus past winter and was surprised how my waist shrank.

Note:berries are loaded in sugar/carbs

Exercise is good , shoveling too much garbage in your pie hole is the number one cause

Ratcheting that down is easier said than done

I need to lose a good 20 ....but struggling

my bp is great 110-60 , the only fat I have is belly all belly ,

I have had great success with the Keto. Had to lose 40 lbs. before they would replace my hip. Hit a few plateaus but quickly realized the higher my protein intake, the faster it came off. Once in a while on weekends we'd break the diet and treat ourselves with pizza or something but we stayed sane and went right back on it.

There are a ton of recipes out there for muffins, etc. that are pretty good. Fastest way I have found to lose 40 pounds of ugly fat without cutting off my head.

A Google search on Keto diet will give you plenty to read.

Moosetrot

2 years ago I lost 30 lbs in 3 months. Quit bread, soda, sugar, processed meats, and limited my dairy. Ate eggs, lots of asparagus, lots of broccoli, chicken breasts, rice. Smoothies with plain yogurt and mixed berries.

I got divorced. Dropped 180 lbs dead weight overnight

You got it, Sprung and Rusty. The first few days I missed bread but then all the cravings diminished.

Moosetrot

The best thing to do is gradually switch to an all natural food diet over time that way it is easier to be sustainable. No sense loosing now to gain back later.

Natural food is food with only one ingredient on the contents label or as close to that as possible. Beans, rice, veggies & fruits, meat, fish, chicken, nuts, some pastas have only one ingredient which will most likely be whole wheat pasta.....and so on.

Then get up every day drink coffee and walk 30-90 minutes before you eat.

1# a week loss guaranteed and you can eat a lot and still loose 1# a week. No starvation diet......if you have sugar cravings then eat a lot of blueberries until that subsides. Gradually phase out the bad processed foods and over time you will be happy with the natural food diet.

.Eat more smaller meals a day......like 6-8 small meals, eat until satisficed not full.

I'm the perfect weight if I was 6'2"... I've been focusing on foods that will help me grow

Trapper Dahlgren--I usually lose 10-20 lbs during trapping season. Doctor couldn't believe someone could lose weight during winter months LOL. I need to stay like that all year though.

I don't ever let myself get very heavy but have wanted to loose 10-15 lbs occasionally. Every time it took being hungry and not eating except at regular mealtime and then not as much as I wanted. It helps a lot if you can adopt the mindset that being hungry is good because it means you are making progress towards your goal. To me any other approach is a fad diet.

Not for me. I did Keto which is very low carb and oddly I didn't miss the sugar as much as I did the bread and pasta. I fiended for bread like a drug addict for months

Dr. said I had to lose over 100 pounds so now the wife is making keto foods like this.

Walking NO eating after supper !!! You will be surprised how little you have to do to see results

The "keto" concept is VERY unhealthy Putting your body into a chemical reaction against itself?? Nope not for everyone

Pike they look good will have to try them.

It’s all about portion control period. Eat what you eat.....but reduce it. Instead of 2 twinkies and a coffee....just have one Twinkie. Same with pasta and rice and potatoes....cut it in half. Drink about 8 ...12 Oz bottles of water per day. I lost 40 lbs doing this.

Lost the first 30 pounds by getting sick, but the bright side is it made me feel better and I’m still trying to loose about another 20 pounds or so the healthy way. One thing that I’ve started using is an app called carb manager I’m not so big on the keto thing but the app tracks my calories I take in, which according to Mayo Clinic is the nuts and bolts of loosing weight and has helped me maintain the weight I’m at plus loosing a little. Also I’ve started doing some yoga, nothing serious, but a few of the stretches to help me move better which does help me be more active.

I think you need to do a little more research. Many elite athletes swear by it. Besides significant and relatively quick weight loss I was amazed at other very noticeable health benefits including mental clarity, high and consistent energy levels, consistent positive mood, lower blood pressure, requiring less sleep but always feeling rested, zero indigestion which I'm otherwise prone to, reduced water retention and joint inflammation, after the first week or so reduced appetite and lack of cravings. Keto may not be for everyone but it's a system that works very well for me.

In the words of my dad's Doc, the best exercise you can do to lose weight is push yourself away from the table after the first helping.

Many elite athletes do not swear by keto.

Dont eat yellow and white foods and sweetened drinks.

That means cut WAY back on potatoes, bread, rice, etc..
Increase proteins and vegetables. The pounds will fall off rapidly.
Be prepared to get a carb craving in the evening; thats the hardest part. You will find a hundred excuses to have a doughnut or something.

Give him a break....he's from the land of fried chicken, cornbread and biscuits & gravy. Its only natural he would get defensive. Also.....their deer are so small theyre only good for a light snack.

Went from 245 to 190 pounds.Semi Atkins diet of meat,cheese,iced tea,fruit,and fresh vegetables. No processed foods,pasta, etc.

I need to lose some too Trapper D. I am just starting a lower carb diet and am going to look at eating simple foods. Less ingredients, the better. One hard one to let go of is drinking beer. I am now just going to a light beer from good old straight up Strohs. Good luck. When I see you at the regional meeting in December, we will be thinner. Let’s lose these belly’s!

Pick something you eat a lot of or often. It can be just one thing. For me it was mayonnaise, I put that stuff on everything, I just substituted mustard. Another one is soda pop. Just stop drinking it, go with unsweetened tea. It’s not like a full blown diet where you feel like your missing out. With the soda pop example, not drinking a can a day, your cutting almost a half day of eating in just one week, while eating what you want. Over a years time it’s almost a month of calories you didn’t eat that you normally do. Pick two things to cut out and you’ll really see a difference. Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

I’m a school teacher for the most part. Led a sedentary life. Not much movement when teaching other than short laps around the room. 5 years ago we started a pool/hot tub business. Lost 70# in 3 months and have kept it off. I’d like to mention great things about what happened but in all honesty, was too busy to eat. I’d eat breakfast, skip lunch and drink anywhere from 12-24 beers in the evening. Drank a ton of water to keep hydrated during the service on hot days but my overall diet was poor. Had no time to eat. Reducing calories and getting active helped. Now, I run several mornings before work to keep it off.

Portion Control and activity.

I'm sure many do not as well.

When I was on Keto... it worked! I never lost the carb cravings but they were manageable. I did what was referred to as dirty keto, which means you CAN eat whatever sort of carbs you want as long as it's less than 20 net carbs per day. So I could eat 2 low carb flour tortillas (4 net carbs each) and/or a half cup of Halo Top ice cream to keep my "bread" and sugar cravings in check.

The only thing is... Keto put me in the hospital for a week and laid up for 6 weeks afterwards. It caused my large intestine to tear. The doctors said it was absolutely caused by Keto. BUT it's because I do not eat vegetables. Knowing what I know now, I think I could do Keto and be safe by taking high doses of daily fiber supplements, but I didn't know that then. When I cut out bread, and grains and starches... I cut out 100% of my fiber.

A lot of elite athletes have gone vegan believe it or not.

Many have gone vegan and have health issues connected to it. Protein have come a long way though and may now are supplementing with protein powder, drinks, peanut butter, nuts, etc. Poor plants I can hear them screaming for their lives as they are ripped out of the ground, then cooked, and consumed.

I did a version of intermittent fasting that is sometimes called the Warrior Diet.

I only eat one meal a day. I won't eat until at least 5pm. I eat anything I want until I go to bed.

I lost 40 lbs since January with no change to my activity level.

I need to gain 40#. Any tips?

You can have 40 of mine.



Owl

When it all comes down to it. The best way to lose weight is to put out more than you're putting in. No secret to it. Balanced foods and exercise. It really is that simple but people make it more complicated than it needs to be.

Hike 8 miles a day with a 30 pound pack. I lost 25 lbs in 40 days. Long story.

No sodas, fried foods,white bread, and sweets. Just that will cause you to loose several pounds. And walk a lot every day.

I stopped eating breakfast and lunch. Have a v8 strawberry banana at lunch and eat whatever I want for dinner and lost 30 lbs in no time, to hot at work to eat anyway.

There are two ways to lose weight. Either consume less calories than you burn or burn more calories than you consume. Math works every time. Expect to lose up to 2lbs per week safely. I lost 60lbs last summer and have managed to keep most of it off. Did pick up 8lbs from Covid eating but I’m working on that now.

Intermittent fisting .

I read somewhere once, that alcoholism is merely an expression of carb craving. I wouldn't doubt it, at least to some degree. Try cutting out carbs significantly and you will understand the theory.
Just an interesting thought while we are on the subject of carbs.

Have your wife drive the truck down the two tracks all morning while you run ahead. Works for my buddies GSP’s.

Years ago, This is the Life, from the LCMS (German Lutherans) had a program on about losing weight, using Bible sources. The way I dropped weight , I stopped eating butter on things. I drank water, instead of beverages with calories and having watched fat relatives drop 150 pounds on Weight Watchers and gain it all back, as people do get hungry for chips and sweets, I disciplined myself in snacks i got a small bowl, and when that was gone I quit.
I never ate anything after supper at night, and the only thing I did consume besides water was 1 ounce of apple cider vinegar, 1/8th teaspoon of soda, and cup of cold water. An episode of House mentioned how vinegar like this limited absorbing calories.
I did normal activities, like walking 2 mile a day, and I dropped weight.

I would also check into if you have a candida underlying problem, as the different species in that group like sugars and some like alcohols, and they trigger things in the brain to have you crave those things.

Also,I think it was Fur Fish Game had an article years ago, about a guy who moved to the back country of Alaska, started building a log cabin, and lost a ton of weight, because all he was eating was rabbits, no fat content. As you are not moving to Alaska to eat hares, the point is, most people can remove 300 to 600 calories in their high calorie diet each day, do normal things in burning another 1000 calories and the weight drops off. Prepare your food. Do not eat prepared foods.

No thanks! I'll keep the dad bod if thats the only cure

give up soda , drink water ,1 beer a day limit if you drink beer. just so easy to drink your calories.

grab a smaller plate to eat from , if your still actually hungry 20 minutes after that plate have a little more but often your ok

if you normally lose when your more active , fall and winter your likely very close to finding that balance point of input vs output

I've been starting to be a little more conscious about what I'm eating and drinking. Was drinking 2-3 cans of soda a day at work, with a large McDonald's cup some days as well. Now I'm trying to replace all that soda with water, and ive found those water additives really help. I found a variety pack of Mio online and like to mix it up to keep it fresh throughout the day. I dont know if I could drink 4 big cups of plain water, but with a little flavor added, it's easy. Plus I'm not spending a few bucks a day at the soda machine.

South beach diet for me

When My wife is on a diet, everybody loses weight, but her. For me, just walk a little more and watch the junk food.

Marty's advice is sound. Eat right, move more. Its that simple.
Jim

Lol, the price some are willing to pay!

I did do some research. Just because something is popular doesn't make it safe. (heroin , covid parties, ect) Lots of star athletes do stupid things !!! If you have a couple weeks I'll mention a few ! LOL

Looking at the list I think a few on here definitely are on the keto 8 and 9 in particular ....LOL

https://www.everydayhealth.com/ketogenic-diet/diet/keto-diet-dangers-you-need-know/

My wife went on the new Weight Watcher point diet with it you don't cut out any food group so at the first of the year I though I would try it. She has lost about 30 pounds and is just over a 100 pounds now with in 5 pounds of what she was when we got married 50 years ago .I weigh on Mondays and I have went from 202 to 161 only 1 pound of what I was when we got married I find this diet easy to stay on.

Another vote for keto. Stick to it and don't cheat. It works.

A while back, a couple of government workers, attempted to find the beginnings of "3 meals a day." They couldn't find the exact source of where this rhythmic eating pattern emerged from.

It seems most of us are really hungry once a day. Some early in the day. Some mid-day. Some late day.
They both were extremely overweight but began to eat what they wanted, once a day with light grazing otherwise.
Each lost > 150 lbs. in about 18 months as I recall, and returned to a more healthy weight.

I'm a dinner guy. Pile it up, but other than that, I don't care about food.

Food for thought.

What ever your discipline and what works for you, a big round of applause to all those here who are reporting success with weight loss, congrats!

I have to admit covid virus has inspired me to lose weight, I have to many strikes against me health-wise. I cut back the portions and low-carb, down 32lbs now. Started to walk and feel the best I have in years! Sleep better too!

Don't forget the fiber, everybody needs to clean out for a healthy colon. I try to eat as much salad, cabbage, kale, spinach as I want at dinner to fill me up- sometimes its all I eat. Cabbage will do the job and is good with your favorite topping.

Eat less, move more. We're just like most animals. Those in confinement on self feeders pour it on, those out running wild and free or walking or flying, which we can do 2 out of 3 are usually much more fit. I understand before someone points it out there are those critters that layer the fat on before winter. Everybody should know their limits, raise the bar as you can.

In my opinion there isn't one specific way to lose weight. Its got to be something that works for you, and something that you can stick with. I count calories and started exercising regularly. I did no like the idea of removing a food group from my diet. So I can eat anything, I just eat less of it. Again, try any of the diets out there and see which one works for you, but most of all stick with it!

I use the My Fitness Pal app. Counts calories and adds extra cals. for activity/exercise. I eat whatever I want but have learned to avoid certain items as they are to calorie dense. You cant lose it if you consume more than you burn.

if your over 55 you cant'

Be Kind to Others !

Now the question, is "dinner" at noon or in the evening?

I'm 57 and lost 29 lb since last year . Walking and NO AFTER SUPPER SNACKS !!!! Used to grab a beer and a can of pringles watching a ball game or a movie at night......

Also someone on here said I was fat lol body shamed me. If I ever get on Tv I'll cry and then the news networks will come after everyone who has ever viewed this site of even said the word trapper man LOL

Do the firewood diet. Cut ten cords of wood and you will be good.

Almost total carnivore works for me. Been on it all summer and am down 30 pounds and never felt better.

I saw myself on a YouTube video and decided I MUST lose this two year old beaver off my belly. I’ve been eating less and walking three miles every morning. I feel better after only two weeks. Haven’t weighed in yet.

I won't ask.

Ive never had to lose weight but im not sure how this would help either...

Whole 30 works for me. I do it once a year. Right before I get my annual blood draw.

I forgot I also take Metamucil after bad hemorrhoids and that has probably helped some.

Im 28 years old and could stand to lose my gut but if i eat stir fry for dinner im mean and hungry as an ol lobo wolf the next day! I need meat and potatoes or my work suffers! Cant pound steel piles in the ground running on veggies!

I lost 20 lbs. In may but slow but sure i found 10 of it back
But will be scouting an bird hunting here before long and always lose a lil than .

tried this and that and pretty sure super glue is the only way left to try

Well it’s been 4 days....is The OP any lighter ?

That right there is true. It is as simple as counting money, with the object of breaking even or losing a few dollars a day rather than turning a profit.
Figure out how many calories you burn each day on average and set your diet to provide fewer calories each day on average, if you simply take in 50 calories each day less than you burn you will end up losing pounds. OTOH, a profit as small as 50 calories a day will end up in pounds gained.
Calories used will vary with activity and with initial weight as shown here https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet...inutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities

I'm 70 and have lost about 36# since the new year with out really increasing activity or going hungry. I did hit a sort of plateau over the last three months but am still down ~3.5# from March, think at this point I'll need to increase activity a little.
My VA nutritionist insists on a full plate three times a day and is OK with two or three snacks per day. She actually encouraged me to add carbs up to a desired level. I am taking in about a third more volume with about a third less calories and haven't weighed or measured anything.
She has agreed that fly fishing is suitable exercise, which influences my wife to grip less about that.

I figure that if any of you is serious about losing 40-50# and keeping it off you need a lifestyle change more than a "diet", you probably should do many things, see a nutritionist, cut salt, cut sugar, cut white bread, eat green beans and cabbage, cut most fats, eat more green beans and cabbage, cut starches, find some pleasant activity other than sitting or lying down etc. and so on.
Important about cutting salt is that it builds a craving that is attached to more and more unhealthy foods, you probably don't even like chips but eat them for the salt. White bread not only stacks up calories, for me at least it increases my hunger threefold, guess that's true of any sugar.

I dropped 80# doing keto combined with intermittent fasting. Hormones control you. Learning how to control them by what you eat and when you eat is the key.

I lost about 65 pounds in the past year.

The plan is simple. Eat less and move more.

the first couple months I measured the food. Ya, kind of crazy but it works, I only ate 4 Oz of protein, 1 cup of veggies, and 1 cup of salad at dinner and lunch. Breakfast was 1 fruit and 4oz of protein. No more than a tablespoon of condiment per meal with sugar rated less than 5 on ingredient list.

Walked everyday.

Well? if you want to do it that way I Guess...

""" There's No Work in town unless you want to work 40 Hr's a Week Uggg """ LOL

Be Kind To Others !

One thing and one thing only. You have to understand the theory. If you don't get the theory, and what happened since 1970 to our food (WHEAT change, fat removal), nothing will change.

https://www.trappersreport.com/story/Hunter-Trapper-Health_THE-SECRET-(1of3)

Is losing weight worth it?

In other words, do you feel better after losing weight?

Less pain?

More energy?

Do you physically feel better or just feel better about your appearance?

Keith

Lunch is at noon and supper is in the evening. Sunday lunch is called dinner because it’s a fairly big meal after church.

I felt unbelievably better within days of going into ketosis. Joint aches went away as carbohydrates tend to cause inflammation. I had wierd energy all through the day and night. You don't have sugar crashes. You have constant tap of energy because youre burning fat that comes from your body instead of sugar. When i started really pushing into the intermittent fasting at about the 50lb down mark i had a boost of testosterone and human growth hormone and a wierd desire to lift weights again. You feel mentally clearer and physically cleaner because your body now has time to process the food you eat rather than just push it through. Bathroom breaks cut at least in half. Blood pressure went down. Food cravings changed, all the old things that i couldn't pass by before now we're blah and not worth it. Many Docs now getting on board as people's blood tests come back better than before in reference to cholesterol. The list goes on and on.

I started about a month ago walking a mile each morning. Went to two miles after a few days. After a week of that I went to three and for a while now I’m doing four early each morning. Also eating about half what I used to. I haven’t weighed in but I definitely feel better. Little nagging aches are gone. This will be the first year in 36 that I’ll have all day every day to trap and I’m trying to get in shape somewhat before then. The hardest part of anything is getting started. I actually look forward to the walk each day now.

Good job Kytrapper! Put on a few pounds myself...been sitting in meetings too long. Activity is my best solution...

We've been really successful on low carb - Atkins and keto - when we do it. Both are variations on the same theme. Atkins type eating focuses mainly on low carb with adequate protein. Keto also on low carbs but with more emphasis on fats and a bit less on protein.

I don't want to repeat things I've posted over and over, but I had blood work done before and after one month of low carb dieting and the numbers were a night and day improvement.

Maybe it's time to revive the low carb ideas thread:
https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthr...-carb-foods-and-meals-thread#Post5909874

I have things I need to add to that anyway. I am not usually the sweet tooth person, but lots of people are, and I found some keto cookie and brownie recipes that are outrageously good.

If you follow this book you will feel better than you have ever felt in your life. Weight will fall off of you without trying.

https://www.amazon.com/Gracie-Diet-Revised-Rorion-dp-0975941100/dp/0975941100/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Day 3 of fasting. I'm eating during 8 hour period and fasting for 16. Gotta get control of my insulin. Not as hard as I thought. Drinking coffee and water.

I quit drinking and went on low carb with working out. Seems to have worked a little bit just cutting out beer is probably why I lost 32 lbs this last month.

I am doing almost the same. I am on day 7 but only eat within a 4 hour period. Just coffee and water during the day.

I'm trying keto too, it's hard to stop eating carb foods, most my favorite were high in carbs

Lifestyle change is a good idea

DONUTS!! EAT LOTS OF DONUTS !!!!

Lost 15 pounds this winter it’s either from trapping hard or who knows what that cat country will take off the pounds for a guy.

Does not matter what you do, or on if you don't stay disciplined to keep at it, thats the most difficult thing to do, your mind set has to be solid and your determination forward, looking back is not good, just forward, set a goal every week, not large but attainable , next month set it a bit higher, etc.

You need to use your body more so that what your eating is used and not stored, exercise or some sort of activity to raise your blood pressure a bit, not over board but consistently is better, not forever or long periods of time, this increase's your fat use.

Once your set your mine and get thru the first month, things are pretty easy to attain regularly ! It's much easier if you have a partner to push each other as well !
Good luck !

I have been doing intermittent fasting for just over 1 year. I was able to shave off 50 and keep it off.

I threw my BP medicine in the toilet along with my cholesterol meds.

Haven't needed a Chiropractor since the weight loss.

have never felt better.

WS

If your outgo exceeds your income your upkeep will be your downfall. If your input exceeds your output the excess will remain.

Try to cut back a little on the Carbs.Try a little less bread,macaroini,potatoes,rice,and sweetes.Do that for two weeks and you will loose some weight.

Gary lunch is dinner, evening meal is supper.

I think you mean fasting

Keto works short term. Long term, healthy diet. DASH is a good one.

Nice!

Good for you!!!

Probably hahahahahahababha !! Although his spelling might cause weight loss too !!

I eat normally and walk 3 miles every day 7 days a week on top of what I normally do while trapping and hunting. It is not an easy pace to keep (often walking late in the evening) but I do it every day and it works for me.

I have mostly eliminated the evening junk food. I don't consume soft drinks and I only have a beer once every two to three week. I have also done martial art training in the past but have not done it for past couple years but it helped me keeping weight under control in the past, hoppefully I can get back into it in September.

Like many others have said if you keep moving and eat healthy it will help keeping weight under control. Again not an easy task but if you are serious about achieving results the options are somewhat limited. Just my opnion.

Good luck!

walking 3 miles a day is very good! 3 miles a day without missing many days would wear on most folks after a few weeks and lots of people could not do it for a week straight, they would have to work up to it gradually...walking is the best basis of any fitness program.

I have done it for almost 2 years now. My wife won't walk with me in cold weather... it is the worst time of the year to walk but it has improved my health and I do feel better. It is a commitment.

Yes, walking 3 miles every day is a big commitment in your fitness level.....everyone should do it. Good work.

well after a year I have loss 22 pounds , and kept it off for a year , I'm now try to take off more , would like to loose 25 more , my wife has jump on board with trying to get healthier and she is doing great , good to have a partner

Appalachian Trail?

do this and you will lose weight. I would about guarantee it. Eat better and lose it faster and feel better even faster. We try to over complicate things

Wife started us on Keto diet, I say us cause I told her I wouldn’t allow her to make two different meals. She is seeing good results with it. I have lost a few pounds as well.


B

I read where riding a bike for an hour burns about 1,000 calories. To lose a pound you would need to burn a little over 6,000 calories. That means you would need to ride a bike about 6 hours to lose one pound. The bike riding is good, but eating less is probably more effective. A combination of both is best.