Remember when.....

[Light Ice]

Scary, isn't it? That's how screwed up my metabolism is. And now, I hover around 150, unable to gain more than a few pounds before losing it again. No matter how much or what I eat.

No. A change of diet could solve the problem. I have always, always, always had a tremendously difficult time putting on weight and an even more difficult time maintaining it. Your metabolism is simply the rate at which you take your caloric intake and burn it up as energy. My guess is that you aren't tremendously athletic so you're simply burning your energy up without using it for something constructive.

A healthy exercise program and a serious change of diet will do wonders.

I highly suggest a High Carb, High Protein diet where you slash your Trans and Non-Trans Fat intake dramatically. Eat six meals a day, not three, and make sure you load up on vitamins. A daily multi-vitamin will do the trick. A glass of V8 a day is a great boost in that regard, too.

Stay away from white bread, fatty foods, fatty meats. Stick to lean protein and whole wheat grains.

Exercise an hour a day so that the protein is put to use in a constructive way.

And you'll see results. And don't tell me you've tried it and it hasn't worked because I know you're lying. I've been there. It's a huge commitment. You're probably going to have to get a food scale and measure your servings, make sure you're getting between 2500-3000 calories a day, but if you put in the work you will get the results.

 

[dragonrazor]

No. A change of diet could solve the problem. I have always, always, always had a tremendously difficult time putting on weight and an even more difficult time maintaining it. Your metabolism is simply the rate at which you take your caloric intake and burn it up as energy. My guess is that you aren't tremendously athletic so you're simply burning your energy up without using it for something constructive.

A healthy exercise program and a serious change of diet will do wonders.

I highly suggest a High Carb, High Protein diet where you slash your Trans and Non-Trans Fat intake dramatically. Eat six meals a day, not three, and make sure you load up on vitamins. A daily multi-vitamin will do the trick. A glass of V8 a day is a great boost in that regard, too.

Stay away from white bread, fatty foods, fatty meats. Stick to lean protein and whole wheat grains.

Exercise an hour a day so that the protein is put to use in a constructive way.

And you'll see results. And don't tell me you've tried it and it hasn't worked because I know you're lying. I've been there. It's a huge commitment. You're probably going to have to get a food scale and measure your servings, make sure you're getting between 2500-3000 calories a day, but if you put in the work you will get the results.

That's about what I take in normally for calories and it doesn't really do much.

 

[dragonrazor]

Remember when parents were allowed to actually punish their children in a way that the child didn't simply laugh off?

 

[Light Ice]

That's about what I take in normally for calories and it doesn't really do much.

It won't without exercise. Your body stores the excess calories in fat cells, which don't weigh as much as muscle, and you burn them because of your metabolism because your body is naturally designed to attack fat cells and consume them first.

This will make you sluggish, too.

If you eat clean and work-out you'll see a change. You'll probably lose a couple pounds, not many because you're already tiny, but that's a consequence of being "skinny-fat". After a week, maybe two at the most, if you stick with it your body will begin to show definition and build muscle.

You can't just eat your way out of your genetics. And, trust me, once you get older and your metabolism begins to naturally crash you're going to put on a ton of weight. Without a good exercise program and highly active life, though? Well, the weight will sit in your gut and face.

 

[dragonrazor]

It won't without exercise. Your body stores the excess calories in fat cells, which don't weigh as much as muscle, and you burn them because of your metabolism because your body is naturally designed to attack fat cells and consume them first.

This will make you sluggish, too.

If you eat clean and work-out you'll see a change. You'll probably lose a couple pounds, not many because you're already tiny, but that's a consequence of being "skinny-fat". After a week, maybe two at the most, if you stick with it your body will begin to show definition and build muscle.

You can't just eat your way out of your genetics. And, trust me, once you get older and your metabolism begins to naturally crash you're going to put on a ton of weight. Without a good exercise program and highly active life, though? Well, the weight will sit in your gut and face.

I'm 28 years old. My metabolism should have already crashed, and it's still accelerating. And apparently I get it from my father, which scares me, actually.

 

[Light Ice]

I'm 28 years old. My metabolism should have already crashed, and it's still accelerating. And apparently I get it from my father, which scares me, actually.

Should have. Didn't. But surely will.

Because that's nature, Razor. It's science. My guess is that your body is compensating for an inactive lifestyle because you are -clearly- an extomorphic- body type.

I'm the same way. I'm in my mid-twenties.

I was 6'1" and 160 lbs, struggling to put on weight. I spoke to a nutritionist and built a comprehensive work-out routine and I'm not sitting very comfortably at 187lbs. It took a lot of work. It took a lot of self-discipline.

You might take even more work. Even more discipline.

But the answer is to do the work. Or don't, anyway. But you won't put on weight the right way without doing the appropriate work.

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

Remember When: Shera and Heman where the best cartoons on tv ( I may be bias)

 

[Powerdog16]

thunder.... Thunder... THUNDER.... THUNDERCATS.... HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

 

[dragonrazor]

thunder.... Thunder... THUNDER.... THUNDERCATS.... HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I want to see someone redo that show.

 

[Niriate]

... When Scooby Doo was actually somewhat scary at times.

.. When you could spend hours watching the Loony Toons, because they were so hilariously silly.

 

[dragonrazor]

Remember when a gallon of milk didn't cost almost 4 dollars?

 

[sallythescorpian]

Remember being in college - flat broke all the time, and you didn't care, coz everyone else was in the same boat???

 

[Powerdog16]

Those were the days sugah! Totally were the days! I worked two jobs and went to school and still managed to stay broke! Had all the booze I could drink though!

 

[dragonrazor]

Remember when Storm had a punk mohawk and black leather half leotard?

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

Remember when simple things like rainbows, balloons, puppies, kittens and candy would delight you. Or when going on rides till you where nauseated and wanting to hurl or being scared shitless was fun.

 

[dragonrazor]

Remember when simple things like rainbows, balloons, puppies, kittens and candy would delight you. Or when going on rides till you where nauseated and wanting to hurl or being scared shitless was fun.

Mmmmm, candy.......

 

[sallythescorpian]

Remember when the summer holidays seemed like they would NEVER get here? And they seemed to stretch on an on and on, and then suddenly, they were gone, and it was back to school time?

The summer spent hanging out with your friends, all of whom seemed to have cooler stuff than you? Playing spin the bottle? Pitch and toss? Staying up all night long watching the meteor showers of August?

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

Remember when writing something like R.C 4 G.S on your pencil case or school folder was a risky romantic move because someone might see who you had a crush on.

 

[dragonrazor]

Remember when writing something like R.C 4 G.S on your pencil case or school folder was a risky romantic move because someone might see who you had a crush on.

<< >> *whistles innocently, pretending he didn't understand that abbreviate*

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

<< >> *whistles innocently, pretending he didn't understand that abbreviate*

*giggles* maybe it should be R.C D.R T4Eva

 

[dragonrazor]

*giggles* maybe it should be R.C D.R T4Eva

Okay, that one you lost me on the T o.o

Remember when everyone knew who Dazzler was?

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

Okay, that one you lost me on the T o.o

Remember when everyone knew who Dazzler was?

T = True


Who is Dazzler?

 

[dragonrazor]

T = True


Who is Dazzler?

See what I mean?

Dazzler, for those who don't seem to know, is a Marvel Comics character. The only POPULAR mutant in the world. She's a rockstar who uses her gift, the ability to transduce sonic energy into other forms of energy, to put on stunningly beautiful visual displays at concerts. She actually became more popular after the world learned she was a mutant, but not all those she was popular with were good guys. Allison Blair is her name. She was in the old X-Men arcade game along side Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and a couple of others as playable characters.

 

[Rayne_Clowd]

aaaaaaaah huh so another random Draggy factoid *giggles*

 

[dragonrazor]

aaaaaaaah huh so another random Draggy factoid *giggles*

*grins sheepishly* She's been shown in a variety of costumes (including a roller disco outfit straight out of the seventies, complete with roller skates) and appearances. In one version, she's got bright pink hair. She's also Marvel's hottest blonde, easily beating out the scrumptious White Queen.