Fatty McFatterson needing a little help
charlesanderson38
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I need a little guidance from someone.
I am 29 years young. Afghan Veteran who had appendicitis while in country. (Never had appendix removed) I diet fairly well. I do CrossFit 4 to 5 days a week. I am extremely strong but not super flexible. I walk run after work and still have gained over 45 lbs in 3 years.... i am mentally stressed out because i try so dang hard and cant loose weight. So when I do crash i crash hard... I am getting married at the end of this year and want to look dang good while i say i do.
Questions i have
1. could my appendix not being removed cause me to gain weight?
2. Do i have a thyroid issue? and how would i know?
3. i have done multiple diets and still no luck... and ideas on what i could do?
Just want some advice... any advice helps.
Thanks in advance.
I am 29 years young. Afghan Veteran who had appendicitis while in country. (Never had appendix removed) I diet fairly well. I do CrossFit 4 to 5 days a week. I am extremely strong but not super flexible. I walk run after work and still have gained over 45 lbs in 3 years.... i am mentally stressed out because i try so dang hard and cant loose weight. So when I do crash i crash hard... I am getting married at the end of this year and want to look dang good while i say i do.
Questions i have
1. could my appendix not being removed cause me to gain weight?
2. Do i have a thyroid issue? and how would i know?
3. i have done multiple diets and still no luck... and ideas on what i could do?
Just want some advice... any advice helps.
Thanks in advance.
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1. Probably not but I'm not a doctor. Yet I've never heard of the appendix causing weight gain, and most people still have theirs.
2. We would not know. See your doctor and request blood work.
3. Eat at a deficit. Accurately and honestly track your calorie intake. Use a food scale to weigh solids. Have realistic expectations: 1-2 pounds a week.
You don't mention how many calories you are consuming or even if you're logging/tracking. That is the key to the matter.1 -
1. No.
2. Ask your docor to get it checked out.
3. Eat at a moderate calorie deficit, make sure that you really are and not just think you are, and do it consistently, and for a long long time.2 -
Like above, see a doctor for your health concerns, eat at a deficit for weight loss and make sustainable changes to keep it going long term.
Assuming doing diets means following short term meal plans that you eventually stop and return to eating as normal?0 -
I'm not a doctor so I can't precisely answer your questions, but some thoughts.
For the thyroid, check out if you have other symptoms of thyroid issues, such as dry skin, sensitivity to cold, overall fatigue, or thinning hair/change in texture of hair. But it never hurts to get it checked if you suspect an issue.
For the appendix, it doesn't seem likely, but if you are getting repeated bouts of intestinal illness that interfere with your ability to exercise or make you rely on less healthy foods, then that's something to get checked out too.
I'm at the beginning of trying to lose weight so I don't really have advice on that. Some of your weight gain might be due to the switch between being stationed abroad where food and exercise were regimented and you likely had a really high activity level to going toward a civillian life where perhaps you have a desk job.0 -
All have done a 1500 calorie diet and still gained weight... i am doing a 2400 calorie diet right now... high protein style. i have done 1800..... I just did a study for the university of South Carolina an found my daily metabolic burn is 2348.. so i know i am in a semi deficite. and when i log i always log a little more as a CYA... so yeah there is that.
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1. Don't call yourself or others fatty mcfatterson. You are a lot leaner then lots of people here when you insult yourself you also insult all of us. You are worthy of more kindness then that as are we.
2. Re appendix and thyroid talk to your doctor.
3. Re losing weight track EVERYTHINGyou eat. Burn more calories than you eat.8 -
But i am 270ish lbs of fatty fluffyness.!!!!!
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If your metabolic burn is 2348 you need to be eating below that to lose and weigh/measure everything accurately. 2400 of protein will just make you maintain if not slightly gain, calories>macros for weight loss I believe.
Out of curiosity how long did you maintain the 1500 or 1800 cal diet, were you accurately measuring your food with scales for solid food and cups/jugs for liquids and how were you measuring your workout burns if you exercised? You should have lost.
For your other medical issues I'd definitely speak to a doctor.1 -
1. Appendicitis doesn't cause weight gain (I'm a nurse and have cared for LOTS of patients with appendicitis)
2. Get your doctor to rule out thyroid issues although I'd err on the side of no as you have the energy to cross fit and people with hypothyroidism usually experience fatigue
3. Don't diet. Log and weigh your foods honestly and Eat at a calorie deficit so you won't fail at another quick fix diet.3 -
If you were still gaining weight on a 1500 calorie diet with a much higher metabolic burn this suggests you're not accurately logging or are overestimating calories burned through exercise.2
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Metabolic rate and TDEE are not the same thing. Eat under TDEE to have a deficit/lose weight. Metabolic rate is what your body uses at rest. Daily activity, exercise burns more.
To Charles, have patience. You indicate you gained weight over several years and have tried losing weight. How long did you try for? This involves time and patience. Keep doing what you're doing and track your results over the next 8 weeks.animatorswearbras wrote: »If your metabolic burn is 2348 you need to be eating below that to lose and weigh/measure everything accurately. 2400 of protein will just make you maintain if not slightly gain, calories>macros for weight loss I believe.
Out of curiosity how long did you maintain the 1500 or 1800 cal diet, were you accurately measuring your food with scales for solid food and cups/jugs for liquids and how were you measuring your workout burns if you exercised? You should have lost.
For your other medical issues I'd definitely speak to a doctor.
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StaciMarie1974 wrote: »Metabolic rate and TDEE are not the same thing. Eat under TDEE to have a deficit/lose weight. Metabolic rate is what your body uses at rest. Daily activity, exercise burns more.
To Charles, have patience. You indicate you gained weight over several years and have tried losing weight. How long did you try for? This involves time and patience. Keep doing what you're doing and track your results over the next 8 weeks.animatorswearbras wrote: »If your metabolic burn is 2348 you need to be eating below that to lose and weigh/measure everything accurately. 2400 of protein will just make you maintain if not slightly gain, calories>macros for weight loss I believe.
Out of curiosity how long did you maintain the 1500 or 1800 cal diet, were you accurately measuring your food with scales for solid food and cups/jugs for liquids and how were you measuring your workout burns if you exercised? You should have lost.
For your other medical issues I'd definitely speak to a doctor.
apologies I assumed the 2348 was TDEE rather than BMR0 -
charlesanderson38 wrote: »But i am 270ish lbs of fatty fluffyness.!!!!!
There are people who who are, and who have been heavier. Its inappropriate to refer to yourself in such derogatory terms when there are others in the same boat who feel that slap too.
Be kind to yourself, we are all human and are in this journey together. Good luck!!3 -
Not to miss the point or anything, but thank you for your service!!!4
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Hey from a fellow South Carolinian! Two suggestions. Cross fit burns a lot of calories, however most everyone over estimates the amount they burn and underestimates how much they actually eat. So you might burn off 1,000 calories but you'll eat 1,500 because heavy WODs makes you hungry! Overeating is way to easy to do. Especially when they are eating the typical western American diet. We like to eat regular or large portions with astronomical calorie bombs. i.e. "I only had a salad for lunch and a turkey sub and chips for dinner." Salad 700 calories, turkey sub 900 calories, bag of chips 350 calories =1950 calories and that's not counting if you had soda or sweet tea or creamer in your morning coffee, let alone breakfast. I was guilty of this, as many are. That's where good nutrition comes into play. Yes I can eat 6 snicker bars and still lose weight, but I can also have baked chicken with Mac and cheese and green beans for lunch, and a steak with salad and half a potato for dinner. Sometimes just trying to change up your macros and get more protein and fat for satiety and less carbs and sugar helps you to feel full without feeling the need to eat more.
I've found more exercise makes me eat a lot more. So I have to reign it in and eat for fuel not for fun. Sometimes I realize if I'm not working out hard that day, I don't need to eat so much.
Second suggestion: get a kitchen food scale. Super easy to use and will help you with portion sizes and not underestimating how much you are consuming. Feeding your workouts often negates a deficit without realizing it.0 -
@Mini_Medic - crossing burning a 1000 calories are you saying for 30 minutes or an hour? That doesn't sound accurate.Mini_Medic wrote: »Hey from a fellow South Carolinian! Two suggestions. Cross fit burns a lot of calories, however most everyone over estimates the amount they burn and underestimates how much they actually eat. So you might burn off 1,000 calories but you'll eat 1,500 because heavy WODs makes you hungry! Overeating is way to easy to do. Especially when they are eating the typical western American diet. We like to eat regular or large portions with astronomical calorie bombs. i.e. "I only had a salad for lunch and a turkey sub and chips for dinner." Salad 700 calories, turkey sub 900 calories, bag of chips 350 calories =1950 calories and that's not counting if you had soda or sweet tea or creamer in your morning coffee, let alone breakfast. I was guilty of this, as many are. That's where good nutrition comes into play. Yes I can eat 6 snicker bars and still lose weight, but I can also have baked chicken with Mac and cheese and green beans for lunch, and a steak with salad and half a potato for dinner. Sometimes just trying to change up your macros and get more protein and fat for satiety and less carbs and sugar helps you to feel full without feeling the need to eat more.
I've found more exercise makes me eat a lot more. So I have to reign it in and eat for fuel not for fun. Sometimes I realize if I'm not working out hard that day, I don't need to eat so much.
Second suggestion: get a kitchen food scale. Super easy to use and will help you with portion sizes and not underestimating how much you are consuming. Feeding your workouts often negates a deficit without realizing it.
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Charles, when you mention "metabolic burn is 2348", is that your BMR? How tall are you? If 2348 is your BMR, I would guess you to be about 6'3". If you are doing crossfit regularly, even a moderate TDEE would put you at roughly 3500 burn/day. (I'm at about 3100/day as a 5'11" 220#, 54 yo male). If you eat at -1000 from your TDEE, you should be losing weight. (BTW, even if I'm not correct on your height, your TDEE is still likely above 3000 unless there are other medical factors).
As other posters have mentioned, you should probably look a little closer at your accuracy on calories in. If you work even half as hard at that as you do with your workouts and desire, you should see results.
Lastly thank you for your service from a Navy vet, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
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@xchocolategirl no it was just an estimation to illustrate that for a lot of people working out hard increases hunger and it's easy to eat/refuel way above even what is burned so sometimes you are negating your deficit without realizing it due to increased appetite. I run and if I ate to appetite after a run I could easily eat 1,000 extra calories, when I likely only burned 400 on a 6 mile run.0
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It really sounds like you should make a dr's appointment, of nothing else to alleviate your concerns over potential health issues.0
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That thing you said about "crash hard" indicates that you will for a day or two eat at what you perceive to be a great calorie deficit, then become so emotionally panicked about it that you rebel against the restrictions by consuming massive quantities.
Learn to moderate your plan and learn to moderate your emotions.0
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