From Fat to Fit 2024 - Back in the Saddle (1 Viewer)

[Corporation]

Inspired by your walk, I just walked around my neighborhood at a very casual pace. 1.5 miles. 99 degrees with a heat index of 103. I may have died, still not sure.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

13.5 walk is exceptional!

Be careful with salt. If you are eating healthy, you have a chance to not get enough salt. I do not know your medical history, but once you start sweating a lot and not eating processed foods, drinking more water, sodium (and iron) levels can drop.

Best of luck!

Low salt (sodium) intake eating healthy foods is almost never a problem - it can occur in alcoholics, and elderly people with “tea and toast” diets.

Now if you’re talking about endurance athletes (eg. marathon runners) sweating a lot while consuming large volumes of free water, that can be associated with exercise-induced hyponatremia. But a leisurely walk, even one spanning half a marathon, isn’t likely going to cause problems.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

I'm not a big dessert person so laying off the sweets is pretty easy for me personally, but a scoop of ice cream every single night? Think you'll want to cut that out.

Kind of depends on how big the scoop is to some degree, if able to discipline yourself to a very small scoop - this is what I do to appease the craving after dinner along with a piece of fruit - then prob ok. It's not so easy to do that though.

At least choose one of the lower calorie ice creams or frozen yogurts (Eg. Halo Top, Nick’s, Yasso, etc.) They’re by no means healthy, but like 1/4 the calories of conventional ice cream.

 

[Mitchie]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

I'm not a big dessert person so laying off the sweets is pretty easy for me personally, but a scoop of ice cream every single night? Think you'll want to cut that out.

Kind of depends on how big the scoop is to some degree, if able to discipline yourself to a very small scoop - this is what I do to appease the craving after dinner along with a piece of fruit - then prob ok. It's not so easy to do that though.

At least choose one of the lower calorie ice creams or frozen yogurts (Eg. Halo Top, Nick’s, Yasso, etc.) They’re by no means healthy, but like 1/4 the calories of conventional ice cream.

Fair point, i personally don't reallly like those - at least the one's I've tried - and the amount I'm eating is quite small. Sometimes small indulgences are ok.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

I'm not a big dessert person so laying off the sweets is pretty easy for me personally, but a scoop of ice cream every single night? Think you'll want to cut that out.

Kind of depends on how big the scoop is to some degree, if able to discipline yourself to a very small scoop - this is what I do to appease the craving after dinner along with a piece of fruit - then prob ok. It's not so easy to do that though.

At least choose one of the lower calorie ice creams or frozen yogurts (Eg. Halo Top, Nick’s, Yasso, etc.) They’re by no means healthy, but like 1/4 the calories of conventional ice cream.

Fair point, i personally don't reallly like those - at least the one's I've tried - and the amount I'm eating is quite small. Sometimes small indulgences are ok.

I really like them. But it's easier to avoid temptation altogether, by not buying junk food in the first place, than showing restraint, even if only on "cheat" days.

 

[Major]

Inspired by your walk, I just walked around my neighborhood at a very casual pace. 1.5 miles. 99 degrees with a heat index of 103. I may have died, still not sure.

I've been doing a similar distance here in Texas walking to my gym instead of driving. Don't forget to protect your skin. That summer sun will eat it up.

 

[Major]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

I'm not a big dessert person so laying off the sweets is pretty easy for me personally, but a scoop of ice cream every single night? Think you'll want to cut that out.

Kind of depends on how big the scoop is to some degree, if able to discipline yourself to a very small scoop - this is what I do to appease the craving after dinner along with a piece of fruit - then prob ok. It's not so easy to do that though.

At least choose one of the lower calorie ice creams or frozen yogurts (Eg. Halo Top, Nick’s, Yasso, etc.) They’re by no means healthy, but like 1/4 the calories of conventional ice cream.

Crazy the amount of calories something like Ben & Jerry's has. I was perusing some pints and saw one at 1400 calories

 

[AAABatteries]

How is Alex able to get in 2-3 hours of walking a day? Or are you one of those speed walkers?

 

[Nugget]

Oh yeah, be careful of those nuts Alex. Extremely calorie dense so a little goes a long way and not ideal when you're looking to lose weight. I use Peanut Butter powder for my oatmeal which cuts the calories by 75%, keeps the protein and tastes pretty good.

Lightly salted mixed nuts are a great alternative to the chips for me. Couple handfuls and I get a great feeling of satiety. But, you're right. You can overdo it quickly.

RE satiety, lately ive been into hard boiled eggs. Its a new one for me, but I find a single hard boiled egg, using this sauce with each bite, is surprisingly filling.

I struggle with nuts as I go overboard with them all the time.

I use sriracha on almost everything. It makes me drink much more water and helps to fill me up faster.

 

[Major]

Oh yeah, be careful of those nuts Alex. Extremely calorie dense so a little goes a long way and not ideal when you're looking to lose weight. I use Peanut Butter powder for my oatmeal which cuts the calories by 75%, keeps the protein and tastes pretty good.

Lightly salted mixed nuts are a great alternative to the chips for me. Couple handfuls and I get a great feeling of satiety. But, you're right. You can overdo it quickly.

RE satiety, lately ive been into hard boiled eggs. Its a new one for me, but I find a single hard boiled egg, using this sauce with each bite, is surprisingly filling.

I struggle with nuts as I go overboard with them all the time.

I use sriracha on almost everything. It makes me drink much more water and helps to fill me up faster.

If you're looking to lose weight, I'd opt for Huy Fong's garlic chili paste which is sugar free. Siracha is basically candy just like ketchup. The nutritional label is close to false advertisement with their minuscule serving sizes almost like that Pam cooking spray.

 

[Terminalxylem]

How is Alex able to get in 2-3 hours of walking a day? Or are you one of those speed walkers?

Yeah, 13.5 miles at a leisurely pace is easily 4+ hours. I assume most people are talking their entire steps/mileage for the day.

 

[JAA]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

13.5 walk is exceptional!

Be careful with salt. If you are eating healthy, you have a chance to not get enough salt. I do not know your medical history, but once you start sweating a lot and not eating processed foods, drinking more water, sodium (and iron) levels can drop.

Best of luck!

Low salt (sodium) intake eating healthy foods is almost never a problem - it can occur in alcoholics, and elderly people with “tea and toast” diets.

Now if you’re talking about endurance athletes (eg. marathon runners) sweating a lot while consuming large volumes of free water, that can be associated with exercise-induced hyponatremia. But a leisurely walk, even one spanning half a marathon, isn’t likely going to cause problems.

You are the medical professional, I wont dispute that.

I can tell you, after speaking with many healthy eaters, low sodium is real. It is my experience, there is so much preservatives in processed food, some bordering on 50% of daily per serving / some fast food being >100%, that when you eat real food, it simply doesnt have much salt. Add in proper hydration and walking ... low sodium is real.

I would encourage you to write out a diet of healthy eating, using real food (not processed), with no added salt, and tell me about the daily sodium intake.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1750 calories today, about 950 net. I walked 13.5 miles today with Mrs APK, a nice leisurely day by Lake Michigan. Official weigh in today put me at 2.2 lbs down from my initial weigh in. I know that my pace will be 1 lb per week of loss on average, based on my historical pattern — which means I need to stay focused and stick to the plan.

Did better today with protein, sodium is still looking good (no chips, etc). I’m still eating a scoop of ice cream each night, which when paired with eggs for breakfast means my cholesterol is still too high. But my sugar levels overall are also continuing to look good.

13.5 walk is exceptional!

Be careful with salt. If you are eating healthy, you have a chance to not get enough salt. I do not know your medical history, but once you start sweating a lot and not eating processed foods, drinking more water, sodium (and iron) levels can drop.

Best of luck!

Low salt (sodium) intake eating healthy foods is almost never a problem - it can occur in alcoholics, and elderly people with “tea and toast” diets.

Now if you’re talking about endurance athletes (eg. marathon runners) sweating a lot while consuming large volumes of free water, that can be associated with exercise-induced hyponatremia. But a leisurely walk, even one spanning half a marathon, isn’t likely going to cause problems.

You are the medical professional, I wont dispute that.

I can tell you, after speaking with many healthy eaters, low sodium is real. It is my experience, there is so much preservatives in processed food, some bordering on 50% of daily per serving / some fast food being >100%, that when you eat real food, it simply doesnt have much salt. Add in proper hydration and walking ... low sodium is real.

I would encourage you to write out a diet of healthy eating, using real food (not processed), with no added salt, and tell me about the daily sodium intake.

That’s the type of diet I’ve eaten for years, as has my wife, and most humans throughout history. Not saying low sodium isn’t possible due to a healthy diet + moderate exercise, but it’s not likely.

The institute of medicine recommends 1500 mg salt/day, though some have argued as little as 500 mg is acceptable. That’s 2/3 of teaspoon, on the high end. We don’t need a ton of dietary salt to function.

Typical Americans consume triple that amount, on average, and even Mediterranean diets aren’t that low in salt.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

How is Alex able to get in 2-3 hours of walking a day? Or are you one of those speed walkers?

I do 1:1 phone calls with people at work who don’t like to be on camera, while walking. And my kids are teenagers, so I have free time after dinner. I also get up early (6am) to walk 2-3 miles.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

How is Alex able to get in 2-3 hours of walking a day? Or are you one of those speed walkers?

Yeah, 13.5 miles at a leisurely pace is easily 4+ hours. I assume most people are talking their entire steps/mileage for the day.

I do walk decently fast. And I’m not tracking total steps - this is truly time spent on walks > 1 mile.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Had a very fancy work dinner in NYC last night. It definitely set me back a few days on this health journey. But the beauty is that I can simply reset today and do exactly what I’ve been doing the past 1.5 weeks.

On the plus side I took a 5-mile walk around NYC last night after dinner, and got up early to do 3 miles this morning (over the Brooklyn Bridge). Back at it…..

 

[Major]

Had a very fancy work dinner in NYC last night. It definitely set me back a few days on this health journey. But the beauty is that I can simply reset today and do exactly what I’ve been doing the past 1.5 weeks.

On the plus side I took a 5-mile walk around NYC last night after dinner, and got up early to do 3 miles this morning (over the Brooklyn Bridge). Back at it…..

One thing I really miss about NYC is how walking friendly it is. I could easily get 20-30k steps in there without thinking about it. Here in Houston not only is everything so spread out, when you're walking you'll be one of the only people doing it, drivers aren't looking out for you and most will just assume you're homeless.

 

[3C's]

Had a very fancy work dinner in NYC last night. It definitely set me back a few days on this health journey. But the beauty is that I can simply reset today and do exactly what I’ve been doing the past 1.5 weeks.

On the plus side I took a 5-mile walk around NYC last night after dinner, and got up early to do 3 miles this morning (over the Brooklyn Bridge). Back at it…..

Good thing you live in NYC instead of LA.

 

[Northern Voice]

I'm down to 217 this morning from about 235 after Christmas. Wife and I eat very well Sunday to Thursday but are too prone to bad days on the weekend with pizza and snacking and beer.

My gym does monthly evolt scan check ins and I've actually gained some muscle so my body fat percentage is down more than the weight indicates and that is mostly what I'm focussing on but the scale gives a good measuring stick in between.

1 year later update... I got down around 215 last year and kind of stuck there for the rest of 2023. I had been in the 230+ range before, so I was fine with that for the most part.

This year in February I decided to make a change and join a group through the reddit subforum for Bonnaroo Music Festival - Roo Fitness. Basically get in shape before the June festival so you can enjoy it more, handle the walking and not die in the heat. Before joining this group, I was already doing a fair bit of cardio - I like running and play squash a couple times a week.

The big change was this group forced me to do strength training 4x a week, in addition to a focus on 10,000 steps a day and still just two cardio days per week. There was a calorie tracking aspect as well - 2400 calories and 150g or so of protein, the calories were easy when I wasn't drinking and I typically stayed more in the 1800-2000 range.

I should probably add that day to day, I do eat plant based, so on a typical day, I have a protein square for breakfast (my wife makes a batch every Sunday we eat all week), a seitan "turky" sandwich or wrap for lunch and then usually something tofu/bean/lentil based for dinner with lots of veggies and a protein shake later in the evening. I cheated every weekend including some binge drinking days and I did not give up beer in this process.

I have had awesome results (I love having a gym that gives the bio results, makes it like a game, seeing where I can lower my numbers - also had my yearly blood work done).

	June 3, 2024	May 26, 2023
Weight	196.7 lbs	219.8 lbs
Total Fat Mass	48.3 lbs	66.8 lbs
Visceral Fat Mass	7.1 lbs	11.2 lbs
Total Cholesterol (ideal <5.2)	4.61	6.11
HDL Cholesterol (ideal >1)	1.47	1.17
LDL Cholesterol (ideal <3.5)	2.7	3.85
Triglycerides (ideal <1.7)	1.05	2.6
Total Body Fat Percentage	24.5	30.4
Waist:Hip Ratio (ideal <0.9)	0.9	0.97

Now that the festival has passed and I'm under 200 for the first time in my adult life, I'm not sure where I'm going to go from here. I'm no longer on the program as of the end of the month (it was a $25/month offer that the trainer made because Bonnaroo people are crazy - it goes to $25 a week as a regular customer) and I'd be lying if I said some of my motivation hasn't waned.

I have all the exercizes though and will keep up the strength training, though I'll probably be a little less hardcore, ease back on the protein and try to maintain in the 195 range for the next little while. I went really hard for the last 16 weeks and I'm super happy with the results (and it's also very obvious looking at me) but I can't keep that pace up.

I am very afraid of going back to my old habits and gaining it all back, so it's going to be a balancing act and then at some point, maybe more towards September, I might go back at it harder and see if I can get closer to 185 which is where BMI says I should probably be.

Anyway, hopefully this is helpful or motivating to some people, I've been in and out of the "let's get fit" threads in here for the better part of 20 years and I've never felt or realistically been more healthy than I am right now.

 

[Tecumseh]

Friday wrapped up week 14 for me. Trying to get from 242.2 to 190 by 12/13 (52lbs by age 52). Weighed in ar 218.2, so down 24lbs with about 6 months to go. I’m mostly approaching it with diet- increased protein, decreased carbs and fat. I have a cheat day every 2 weeks.
Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.
I’m seeing a pretty big difference in my chest and arms, but still carrying a gut. I’m excited to see what that looks like in a few months. I’m on pace to reach my goal in October (need to lose 1.2lbs/week to reach goal date, and I’m averaging about 1.7lbs/week). Like Northern Voice, I don’t believe that I’ve been sub-200 in my adult life, so I’m really looking forward to that milestone. I hit 203 a few years ago, but that was stepping on the scale after a 6 mile run in the middle of summer, so I feel like that was cheating.
I’m not going to blast it out here; but if you happen upon a TikTok of someone with the goal of losing 52 by 52, well, that would be me. Using that for additional accountability helps a lot. I’ve only missed one day in the gym since I started, and the videos are a big source of reinforcement for me.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

I haven’t given updates the past few days. Got home late Thursday from a work trip. Weighed in Friday morning exactly 0.5 lbs down from prior weigh in, despite making a few bad choices last week.

I’ve averaged 1650 calories gross, 1200 net, over the last 3 days. I’m doing a quick scale check tomorrow morning and expect it to be up slightly from Friday. How much? Who knows. I’m mildly dehydrated from basketball and running this weekend.

After being on the road last week, it’s clear how much harder it is for me to stay focused and disciplined while traveling. Good news: I don’t travel again for work until July 29th. Bad news: 4th of July at our cabin with relatives.

Gotta stick to the plan, and more importantly not stack multiple bad days together!!

 

[Grahamburn]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

Do they have a bigger version I can lock my son in?

 

[Grahamburn]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

Do they have a bigger version I can lock my son in?

Lol. I definitely could see the use for video game controllers and TV remotes as well.

 

[MTskibum]

Inspired by your walk, I just walked around my neighborhood at a very casual pace. 1.5 miles. 99 degrees with a heat index of 103. I may have died, still not sure.

I've been doing a similar distance here in Texas walking to my gym instead of driving. Don't forget to protect your skin. That summer sun will eat it up.

I live in Sugar Land and have been biking/jogging in the evening every day for last few months. I am really sweaty and drinking tons of water after a 45 minute outdoor workout session at 5pm.

I read about these heat advisories, hopefully my body is used to the heat.

Most the trails i exercise on are shaded, and that helps.

 

[Major]

Inspired by your walk, I just walked around my neighborhood at a very casual pace. 1.5 miles. 99 degrees with a heat index of 103. I may have died, still not sure.

I've been doing a similar distance here in Texas walking to my gym instead of driving. Don't forget to protect your skin. That summer sun will eat it up.

I live in Sugar Land and have been biking/jogging in the evening every day for last few months. I am really sweaty and drinking tons of water after a 45 minute outdoor workout session at 5pm.

I read about these heat advisories, hopefully my body is used to the heat.

Most the trails i exercise on are shaded, and that helps.

Yeah, the trees are our savior. I live in the Southhampton/Rice area which is flush with shaded blocks but there will be areas near businesses without the coverage and I can't imagine working out in that for an extended period. Hydrating is definitely the most important. I kind of just embrace the heat and think of it as a mini Bikram/Hot Yoga class. Stay safe out there.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

Do they have a bigger version I can lock my son in?

Lol. I definitely could see the use for video game controllers and TV remotes as well.

Phones and car keys too.

 

[Grahamburn]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

Ha. Funny you should say that. Are they thin because they use this product or do they use this product because they’re thin?

In other words, is it just psychological? My wife and I are in good shape. We exercise daily (I’m about to hop on the peloton right after this post). We generally eat extremely healthy, but also like to indulge.

This type of product seems like it would be catered more toward someone like us versus someone who needs to lose 50 pounds.

Anyway, I just thought it was cool. If you’re in this thread and thinking about your weight and doing something about it you’re already one step ahead of a lot of people. Putting a lock on the Utz or the Oreos may be the next one.

I’m thinking about buying a few just to teach my kids some restraint.

 

[Major]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

Ha. Funny you should say that. Are they thin because they use this product or do they use this product because they’re thin?

In other words, is it just psychological? My wife and I are in good shape. We exercise daily (I’m about to hop on the peloton right after this post). We generally eat extremely healthy, but also like to indulge.

This type of product seems like it would be catered more toward someone like us versus someone who needs to lose 50 pounds.

Anyway, I just thought it was cool. If you’re in this thread and thinking about your weight and doing something about it you’re already one step ahead of a lot of people. Putting a lock on the Utz or the Oreos may be the next one.

I’m thinking about buying a few just to teach my kids some restraint.

Yeah, seems like a great idea for the kids especially with their phones/gadgets. My trick to sweets is not keeping them in the house but not having kids makes that easier. For my cheat days, I buy just enough to indulge and that's it.

 

[Northern Voice]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

Ha. Funny you should say that. Are they thin because they use this product or do they use this product because they’re thin?

In other words, is it just psychological? My wife and I are in good shape. We exercise daily (I’m about to hop on the peloton right after this post). We generally eat extremely healthy, but also like to indulge.

This type of product seems like it would be catered more toward someone like us versus someone who needs to lose 50 pounds.

Anyway, I just thought it was cool. If you’re in this thread and thinking about your weight and doing something about it you’re already one step ahead of a lot of people. Putting a lock on the Utz or the Oreos may be the next one.

I’m thinking about buying a few just to teach my kids some restraint.

Yeah, seems like a great idea for the kids especially with their phones/gadgets. My trick to sweets is not keeping them in the house but not having kids makes that easier. For my cheat days, I buy just enough to indulge and that's it.

I'm awful with chips. Never have them in the house but at a friend's house or at our shared family cottage when my mom brings them up, I have no restraint at all. Hence never having them in the house.

 

[massraider]

I'm awful with chips. Never have them in the house but at a friend's house or at our shared family cottage when my mom brings them up, I have no restraint at all. Hence never having them in the house.

You know the Lipton onion soup mix, you mix with sour cream? That simple onion dip and a bag of Cape Cod chips, I can go till you tell me to stop.

Haven't had that combo in years.

Any onion dip I have purchased completely sucks. Gotta have the powdered onion dip for pure taste satisfaction

 

[belljr]

Slow going. Tough with my back to get any meaningful exercise. Up and down with diet.

All said down about 5 so far, motivation is my biggest issue. I have a trip coming up and don't care too much. Some day I'll get there

Visiting chiropractor tomorrow

 

[Grahamburn]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

Ha. Funny you should say that. Are they thin because they use this product or do they use this product because they’re thin?

In other words, is it just psychological? My wife and I are in good shape. We exercise daily (I’m about to hop on the peloton right after this post). We generally eat extremely healthy, but also like to indulge.

This type of product seems like it would be catered more toward someone like us versus someone who needs to lose 50 pounds.

Anyway, I just thought it was cool. If you’re in this thread and thinking about your weight and doing something about it you’re already one step ahead of a lot of people. Putting a lock on the Utz or the Oreos may be the next one.

I’m thinking about buying a few just to teach my kids some restraint.

Yeah, seems like a great idea for the kids especially with their phones/gadgets. My trick to sweets is not keeping them in the house but not having kids makes that easier. For my cheat days, I buy just enough to indulge and that's it.

I'm awful with chips. Never have them in the house but at a friend's house or at our shared family cottage when my mom brings them up, I have no restraint at all. Hence never having them in the house.

Same.

That was immediately what I thought of with this product.

Better not to have them at all but the kids have them for snacks too.

 

[Northern Voice]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I was 200 in March
169.4 just now.

Low weight, high reps with dumbbells only
Speed bag
Punching bag
Sprints or hills once a week
Yard work (moving ~6 cuyd of impacted dirt by shovel and wheelbarrow)
Pushup
Squats with and w/o weight (dumbbells only)

Coffee in the AM
Lunch at 11:30
Eat dinner around 6 or 7

Legs one day, upper body the next, yard work ever day. Rinse and repeat

Got a trip to Hawaii coming up and I want to go on some adventures.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Saw this on Shark Tank last night and thought it was pretty brilliant for those of us who may be aware of our bad habits, but struggle to break them completely or even partially.

Kitchen Safe

My friends use one of these for sweets. They’re both pretty thin, so I guess it works.

Ha. Funny you should say that. Are they thin because they use this product or do they use this product because they’re thin?

In other words, is it just psychological? My wife and I are in good shape. We exercise daily (I’m about to hop on the peloton right after this post). We generally eat extremely healthy, but also like to indulge.

This type of product seems like it would be catered more toward someone like us versus someone who needs to lose 50 pounds.

Anyway, I just thought it was cool. If you’re in this thread and thinking about your weight and doing something about it you’re already one step ahead of a lot of people. Putting a lock on the Utz or the Oreos may be the next one.

I’m thinking about buying a few just to teach my kids some restraint.

They’re definitely in the latter group.

I also love sweets, but prefer avoiding the temptation altogether. Almost never buy snacks at the grocery store, and give the chocolate-covered goodness section in Costco a wide berth.

Mrs. Term provides a second line of defense, if my willpower fails. Unlike me, she grazes throughout the day, but snacks only on healthy stuff - mostly fruit, but also dried peas, lentils, mushrooms, and seaweed.

I still get dessert when we eat out, which is fairly frequent. Mrs. T will occasionally as well, but feels guilty when she does, despite a BMI around 18.

 

[steelerfan1]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

I’ll take things a wife can say that a husband can’t for 100 Alex…

 

[Terminalxylem]

I was 200 in March
169.4 just now.

Low weight, high reps with dumbbells only
Speed bag
Punching bag
Sprints or hills once a week
Yard work (moving ~6 cuyd of impacted dirt by shovel and wheelbarrow)
Pushup
Squats with and w/o weight (dumbbells only)

Coffee in the AM
Lunch at 11:30
Eat dinner around 6 or 7

Legs one day, upper body the next, yard work ever day. Rinse and repeat

Got a trip to Hawaii coming up and I want to go on some adventures.

Wow - that’s pretty rapid weight loss. Are you at you at your goal weight?

Where you going in HI? LMK if you need any adventure recs.

 

[Mister CIA]

After years of jumping into various fitness threads and going nowhere, I told myself to stay away until I finally made some progress on my own. Well, it's happening! I've hovered betwen 210 and 220 for the past 15 years. As of today, I weighed in at a svelte 194, and I think every single ounce lost came from my midsection or face.

Best of all, I did it with very little effort. I quit drinking beer (my first legit new year's resolution, ever), and for the past two months I've been wallking pretty regularly, getting in 5-7 mile walks. Yesterday's 7 mile walk in 95 degree weather (105 heat index, whatever that is) felt good.

I cleaned up my diet too (still a work in progress). I don't bring home any food that I deem unhealthy. If I am going to eat poorly, I have get up and go get it. Sometimes I do, but today I prefer the healthy stuff in my kitchen, and it's not really close.

Next, I'm going to conquor the gym. I have an inertia problem. Maybe I should drive to the gym, if only to sit on a couch and watch TV or play on my phone. I won't even have to workout.

Look forward to posting more updates and catching up on what the rest of y'all are up to.

 

[Tecumseh]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

I was afraid someone would bring up leg day. Aside from leg press, I can’t think of a single leg exercise that I enjoy. My rationale is that my legs have been lugging the rest of my fat *** around for this long, they’ve got to be good.

 

[Major]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I was 200 in March
169.4 just now.

Low weight, high reps with dumbbells only
Speed bag
Punching bag
Sprints or hills once a week
Yard work (moving ~6 cuyd of impacted dirt by shovel and wheelbarrow)
Pushup
Squats with and w/o weight (dumbbells only)

Coffee in the AM
Lunch at 11:30
Eat dinner around 6 or 7

Legs one day, upper body the next, yard work ever day. Rinse and repeat

Got a trip to Hawaii coming up and I want to go on some adventures.

Wow - that’s pretty rapid weight loss. Are you at you at your goal weight?

Where you going in HI? LMK if you need any adventure recs.

I must admit, I was a little taken aback when I saw. Def something to keep an eye on. Wife gets credit for the whatnot food. She’s always been great about that.

Honolulu, first time! I was just thinking today that I need to check in the HI thread here. Gonna eat some good sushi I hear.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

 

[belljr]

I only benched when I was playing sports. After I gave up ice hockey and baseball I rarely benched. I don't do any of it currently lol

 

[Major]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

I'm kind of the opposite. I regret all the meaningless running I used to do tearing up my knees on the hard concrete. I realize it gets harder to build muscle as you get older, so I'm looking to build as much of that foundation now while I'm still "young". I'm looking to get lean not skinny. I do laugh at the beach muscle lifting I did in high school and college though. Fun memories.

 

[Mitchie]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

Dumbbells instead of bench solves that for the most part, and if not need to strengthen your shoulders.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

I'm kind of the opposite. I regret all the meaningless running I used to do tearing up my knees on the hard concrete. I realize it gets harder to build muscle as you get older, so I'm looking to build as much of that foundation now while I'm still "young". I'm looking to get lean not skinny. I do laugh at the beach muscle lifting I did in high school and college though. Fun memories.

That’s Attia’s (longevity guru) strategy.

The thing is, legs and core are probably most important as we age, to prevent falls. Bench and curls serve little practical purpose imo.

Agree running in concrete is not ideal. I gave that up, too, in favor or walking/hiking hills.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

Dumbbells instead of bench solves that for the most part, and if not need to strengthen your shoulders.

Meh. Body weight exercise is plenty for “beach muscles”, though I’m not convinced even that is beneficial for health/longevity.

 

[Major]

Exercise-wise, I’m weight training 4 days/week- Monday/Thurs is back and bis, Tuesday/Fri chest/tris. Weekends generally involve some kind of cardio, be it yard work, a hike, swimming or kayaking.

I think my gains/losses got kicked into overdrive when I really started hitting leg days.

Usually one day a week is squats, split squats, sumo deadlifts, leg extensions and hip adductor/abductor and then my Friday is lunges, reverse lunges, dumbbell step ups, leg curls and leg press. I'm doing 5,8,10,12 pyramids with everything . I actually really enjoy this day and have made it Friday because it's a nice combo cardio/strength day that doesn't totally kill me heading into the weekend.

My wife says I'm starting to get thicc in the back end...

Nice routine. I've been ramping up my leg days as well and really enjoying them. I remember when I was younger it was all about chest and arms 24/7 lol. I also work legs 2x week along with a lot of the same exercises you're doing. Bulgarian split squats have been a revelation. And yeah, women love those booty gains

Don’t lift weights anymore, but really regret the time I wasted on “beach muscles”. Not only is bench worthless for day-to-day function, lifting a lot destroys your shoulders. Curls aren’t much better.

If I had it all to do over, I’d focus on cardiovascular exercise, with a smattering of core and leg resistance training.

Dumbbells instead of bench solves that for the most part, and if not need to strengthen your shoulders.

Meh. Body weight exercise is plenty for “beach muscles”, though I’m not convinced even that is beneficial for health/longevity.

The problem with bodyweight exercises is you plateau and really can't get progressive overload unless you're in prison and have time to do 1000 pushups and pull-ups a day. I think a mix of weights, calisthenics and low intensity cardio is best for those looking to build muscle.