My fat fat sim

Funny, I usually only make slim, athletic, lean, and/or muscular sims in cas, and it surprises me how they never seem to gain any (fat) weight. I have seen sims lose some muscle definition if they don't work out for a while, but I've never seen one grow fat. Getting fat is also hard in this game.

Make sure you have your sim only eat when hunger is in the red.

Building muscles isn't the priority on a fat sim, at least right away. it is better to get the weight down first, creating a diet plan, and then slowly easing the larger sim into exercise machines and other physically demanding tasks so they burn off the fat and build muscles over time without causing a heart attack or hypertension in the process.

simply pacing around the block for a larger sim and being more active in general as well as eating more healthy foods can have an immediate effect. when that sim can stop powerwalking, they can start jogging around when their body is up to it. it is all about losing the fat at first so their bodies can deal with the demands of exercise a lot easier as opposed to asking a fat sim with no muscles to start lifting weights right away and potentially kill them by pushing them too hard too fast, it would be too greater shock to the body to manage. One needs to be eased into it until the body can manage the demands and adapt to what is being asked of it.

"sueplayssims;c-17248378" wrote:
Try jogging or running on a treadmill and when your Sims hunger bar is full, direct them to stop eating.
There are also foods that are higher in calories than others on TS4 so go for lower calorie options (a quick search online will give you a list).
It takes a bit of time but is definitely achievable to get Sims to slim down a bit.

if only food in TS4 had values that determine what is great for a diet, exercising and healthy in general. but this game doesn't have any such thing. i mean you can get your sim to sholve down mac and cheese and then get them on the exercise machine and still come out looking like Brian Shaw or Martins Licis, that isn't right as you'd be eating the wrong food and building bad fats on your body that will just sit there.

"Cupid;c-17248496" wrote:

"Hoverael;c-17248475" wrote:
Building muscles isn't the priority on a fat sim, at least right away. it is better to get the weight down first, creating a diet plan, and then slowly easing the larger sim into exercise machines and other physically demanding tasks so they burn off the fat and build muscles over time without causing a heart attack or hypertension in the process.

it is all about losing the fat at first so their bodies can deal with the demands of exercise a lot easier as opposed to asking a fat sim with no muscles to start lifting weights right away and potentially kill them by pushing them too hard too fast, it would be too greater shock to the body to manage. One needs to be eased into it until the body can manage the demands and adapt to what is being asked of it.

"sueplayssims;c-17248378" wrote:
Try jogging or running on a treadmill and when your Sims hunger bar is full, direct them to stop eating.
There are also foods that are higher in calories than others on TS4 so go for lower calorie options (a quick search online will give you a list).
It takes a bit of time but is definitely achievable to get Sims to slim down a bit.

that isn't right as you'd be eating the wrong food and building bad fats on your body that will just sit there.

this isn't how any of this works
not even in real life

So what is your take on how a fat person should get fit? simply stating i'm wrong isn't enough, if you got your opinion on the matter i wanna read about it.

"Cupid;c-17248525" wrote:

"Hoverael;c-17248506" wrote:

"Cupid;c-17248496" wrote:

"Hoverael;c-17248475" wrote:
Building muscles isn't the priority on a fat sim, at least right away. it is better to get the weight down first, creating a diet plan, and then slowly easing the larger sim into exercise machines and other physically demanding tasks so they burn off the fat and build muscles over time without causing a heart attack or hypertension in the process.

it is all about losing the fat at first so their bodies can deal with the demands of exercise a lot easier as opposed to asking a fat sim with no muscles to start lifting weights right away and potentially kill them by pushing them too hard too fast, it would be too greater shock to the body to manage. One needs to be eased into it until the body can manage the demands and adapt to what is being asked of it.

"sueplayssims;c-17248378" wrote:
Try jogging or running on a treadmill and when your Sims hunger bar is full, direct them to stop eating.
There are also foods that are higher in calories than others on TS4 so go for lower calorie options (a quick search online will give you a list).
It takes a bit of time but is definitely achievable to get Sims to slim down a bit.

that isn't right as you'd be eating the wrong food and building bad fats on your body that will just sit there.

this isn't how any of this works
not even in real life

So what is your take on how a fat person should get fit? simply stating i'm wrong isn't enough, if you got your opinion on the matter i wanna read about it.

In terms of the game, it makes no difference whether you choose to have your sim burn fat or build muscle first. Most of the muscle-building tasks won't even help them lose weight tbh And overexertion is only a concern for elders.

In terms of the other stuff you said; no, pretty much anyone trying to lose weight should also focus on strength training, not only because just having muscles burns calories. but also because they enable you to burn more yourself (it doesn't work that way in the game anyway tho). and eating macaroni & cheese isn't going to deposit fat onto your body that will "just sit there," it can be burned off for fuel like most of the rest.

And good and bad fats? saturates are ones to avoid when going for a healthy lifestyle and those are the hardest to get rid of compared to good fats.

If I have a Sim I want slim, I just have them stop eating before they're full. I still have them eat whatever food is in the fridge, including cake. This method works well for me.

You can also just use a cheat and edit them in CAS.

It's not hard but it takes some time. When I have fat sims I have them eat salads for every meal (and only when their hunger bar is yellow) and have them run on the treadmill every day. They'll lose weight eventually. :)

Just send him jogging for a few days. He will soon be back in shape.

Well, you don't get slim in the Sims 4 by playing basketball. It has to be an aerobic workout to slim a sim down. Go fig on EA logic on the weight values.

Ummmm ?