The Wisdom of Trogalicious

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

To honor his natal day, :drinker: I bring you THE WISDOM OF TROGALICIOUS!

I realize it may be difficult to choose your favorite…but go ahead, share one of Trog's posts.

Here's my recent favorite of his…...

"1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. If you ask a question on the forum, give as much information as you can ("yes, I have a food scale and weigh my food" is worlds better than "I eat a palm full of miscellaneous boiled chicken parts..sometimes.")
17. Be honest with yourself and honest with us.
18. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.

pretty much that.

...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:

the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.

Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.

I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.

Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.

Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

and make sure to read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

So look, just by your post, it sounds like you think you have to eat "diet food" and obviously very little of it. You're doing it wrong. Read this wall of text up there and help yourself make this manageable.

And make sure to OUTRIGHT IGNORE people that tell you stuff like cutting something 100% out of your diet... like below.
QUOTE:

make sure you are eating protein with each meal, lots of veggies, healthy fats like coconut and olive oil. Low fat diet do not help anybody lose weight or get healthier. Low carb diets do.Get rid of sugar if you haven't yet. Don't give up.

Low carb diets aren't magic. That's so 2002."

(ps. I asked his permission and I got a "Like" so….) :flowerforyou:

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

here's another….

TOPIC: More food on exercise days?

Trogalicious "yeah, that's the plan."

PikaKnight · March 2014

Bookmarked!!

TX_Rhon · March 2014

What? There is no Vodka and Twinkie diet?? That makes me sad! :sad:

Enjoyed the read :flowerforyou:

mockchoc · March 2014

*Bows to my awesome friend* He knows what he's doing.

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

another…

TOPIC: To Drink Or To Lose... (What's Your Answer)

T: "I still drink and still lose.

win win."

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

another…

TOPIC: ARE CARBS BAD

T: "No"

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

:drinker:

TOPIC: Juice fast anyone?

T: "lol, you're mad because we're being negative? because we're telling you that it isn't gonna work.

...that's absolutely adorable. Not that any of us have ANY idea what we're doing here.

ETA: see that ticker down there under this advice? Yeah, the one with the big 153 on it? Yeah, that's the one.

I'm telling you, you're doing this wrong.
It's going to fail.
You're gonna feel like hell when it DOES fail.
When you come back, we're gonna give you the same advice.

So, at this point, you can take the GOOD advice.. and start now. Or you can start when you come back under a different username, hating life, feeling like a failure, and wondering where you went wrong.

again, choice is yours."

dvisser1 · March 2014

No twinkies and vodka diet? :grumble:

The rest of this post gets two thumbs up! :bigsmile:

sloth3toes · March 2014

To honor his natal day, :drinker:

In.

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

…have you seen this one?

TOPIC: So.. Many.. Calories!

T: "don't eat diet foods."

Graelwyn75 · March 2014

:drinker:

TOPIC: Juice fast anyone?

T: "lol, you're mad because we're being negative? because we're telling you that it isn't gonna work.

...that's absolutely adorable. Not that any of us have ANY idea what we're doing here.

ETA: see that ticker down there under this advice? Yeah, the one with the big 153 on it? Yeah, that's the one.

I'm telling you, you're doing this wrong.
It's going to fail.
You're gonna feel like hell when it DOES fail.
When you come back, we're gonna give you the same advice.

So, at this point, you can take the GOOD advice.. and start now. Or you can start when you come back under a different username, hating life, feeling like a failure, and wondering where you went wrong.

again, choice is yours."

Classic. I love this one.

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

…or this one?

TOPIC: What type of diet is best for me?

T: "The one where you eat less than your TDEE on something that you can sustain forever if need be."

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

I'm on a roll…

TOPIC: Calorie counting: weekly vs daily

T: "a deficit is a deficit."

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

I just can't stop….

TOPIC: Garcinia Cambogia?

T; "it will do you absolutely... positively... no good.

besides, if you're gonna spend any money, buy a food scale like everyone recommended in your other thread."

ndj1979 · March 2014

this is bordering on a disorder…lol

you reallly like ole trogs eh?

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

btw, natal as an adjective refers to birth. :drinker:

TOPIC: Hungry - how to keep it under control?

T: "I eat.
... and the calorie goal that MFP sets is ALREADY at a deficit. Eat up to that amount. Even if it's a little over, it's still enough to lose."

Momto4minions · March 2014

This whole list makes me nod and smile!

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

this is bordering on a disorder…lol

you reallly like ole trogs eh?

Gosh,
1. It's his birthday.
2. He provides great, sound advice.
3. He's lost a significant amount of weight wisely.
4. He's funny as heck.
5. He totally rocks his beard.

Jelly?

_Terrapin_ · March 2014

I just can't stop….

TOPIC: Garcinia Cambogia?

T; "it will do you absolutely... positively... no good.

besides, if you're gonna spend any money, buy a food scale like everyone recommended in your other thread."

I think this is a healthy disorder. Keep posting his comments

ndj1979 · March 2014

this is bordering on a disorder…lol

you reallly like ole trogs eh?

Gosh,
1. It's his birthday.
2. He provides great, sound advice.
3. He's lost a significant amount of weight wisely.
4. He's funny as heck.
5. He totally rocks his beard.

Jelly?

na, i just find this amusing…

continue….

littleblue2 · March 2014

I am one of those "newish" quiet users and have no real idea what Trogalicious (sp?) means, but I tell you I found these posts helpful...and seriously hilarious!!! :laugh:

970Mikaela1 · March 2014

just post the gif of him shaking his head no.

Serah87 · March 2014

:drinker:

DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh · March 2014

just post the gif of him shaking his head no.

http://i.imgur.com/IXUO5zJ.gif

Shoot!

amandakev88 · March 2014

this was an awesome read. got here by looking up whether i should eat back exercise calories. while im still confused about that, that scooby website calculator was aweome, and gave me a number about 500 calories higher than what MFP did. i like that it lets you write exercise a few hours a week but sedentary the rest. thank you for sharing.