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Let's lose some weight in 2021. Back to the grind... who else is in? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter bostonfred
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
The words “overdid it at wife’s birthday” should lead to way better story than this. Just sayin’.To expound more.
I ate really well during the day. Was at about 600 calories. Then I got a super bad sinus headache and my stomach was not doing well. So I had 2 slices of pizza and instantly felt better. I then nibbled and ended up finishing 2 more followed by a piece of icre cream cake lol. That one I should have skipped. My first huge stumble since new years imo.
Seriously, good job owning it. Stuff happens. On to another day.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Ditto. I could easily down a bag of M&Ms every day. But that wouldn’t be a good choice or a good feeling afterward.
Navin Johnson
Footballguy
- Dec 28 235.0
- Jan 4 234.8
- Jan 11 232.0
- Jan 12 232.9
- Jan 13 232.5
- Jan 14 228.1
- Jan 15 226.5
- Jan 17 229.6
- Jan 18 231.7
- Jan 19 227.1
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Angry Bovine
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Angry Bovine
Occasional stumbles aren't bad as long as you don't make it a habit. I think my huge calorie day on New Year's eve helped take my body out of "starvation mode" so ultimately you may get a benefit out of it if you don't compound it.belljr said:To expound more.
I ate really well during the day. Was at about 600 calories. Then I got a super bad sinus headache and my stomach was not doing well. So I had 2 slices of pizza and instantly felt better. I then nibbled and ended up finishing 2 more followed by a piece of icre cream cake lol. That one I should have skipped. My first huge stumble since new years imo.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Same. I know it’s not healthy or good for my weight loss goals but give in and eat some sugar snack almost daily. I have barely touched alcohol for the last two years with no difficulty. Damn weakness.belljr said:
bostonfred
Footballguy
Today is about as good as I will do when I'm doing this.
Breakfast
Coffee with lots of sugar and international delights creamer. They're stupid k cups and it's a pandemic and I'm not changing this it's my one thing. 224 calories
Egg sandwich Thomas Light multi grain English muffin 100, egg 70, one cracker cut of extra sharp cheddar 36 one slice canadian bacon 23 total of 229 calories.
Lunch
Slice of cheese pizza 330 calories
Snack
Skyr (130) with a banana (105), raspberries (45), strawberries (16), blueberries (12). Total 308 calories.
Dinner
Chicken breast (260), steamable bag of broccoli cauliflower and carrots (105), 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce (40) total 405 calories.
Total for the day 1496 calories 105g protein 152g carbs 33g fiber 57g sugar 36g fat 1633mg sodium
Taking a day off cardio and doing some slow pushups, kettlebell swings, curls, bent over rows, shoulders and will pick a yoga with adriene for abs probably one that doesn't do side planks because f those.
Breakfast
Coffee with lots of sugar and international delights creamer. They're stupid k cups and it's a pandemic and I'm not changing this it's my one thing. 224 calories
Egg sandwich Thomas Light multi grain English muffin 100, egg 70, one cracker cut of extra sharp cheddar 36 one slice canadian bacon 23 total of 229 calories.
Lunch
Slice of cheese pizza 330 calories
Snack
Skyr (130) with a banana (105), raspberries (45), strawberries (16), blueberries (12). Total 308 calories.
Dinner
Chicken breast (260), steamable bag of broccoli cauliflower and carrots (105), 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce (40) total 405 calories.
Total for the day 1496 calories 105g protein 152g carbs 33g fiber 57g sugar 36g fat 1633mg sodium
Taking a day off cardio and doing some slow pushups, kettlebell swings, curls, bent over rows, shoulders and will pick a yoga with adriene for abs probably one that doesn't do side planks because f those.
ex-ghost
Footballguy
Nov 30: 234.4
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Jan 1: 224.0
Jan 4: 221.6
Jan 8: 219.8
Jan 11: 219.0
Jan 15: 218.2
Jan 19: 220.4
Uh-oh. I've had a bad week, especially with bread products and soda. I've found that I am more hungry this week. Wanting to eat at 10am (doing IF) and then again around 8pm. I have succumbed to those urges recently, need to toughen up.
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Jan 1: 224.0
Jan 4: 221.6
Jan 8: 219.8
Jan 11: 219.0
Jan 15: 218.2
Jan 19: 220.4
Uh-oh. I've had a bad week, especially with bread products and soda. I've found that I am more hungry this week. Wanting to eat at 10am (doing IF) and then again around 8pm. I have succumbed to those urges recently, need to toughen up.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Bfred...how many oz and grams of protein in your chicken breast. From a nutrition benefit, depending on the answer, you would likely be better cutting that in have and eating the other half before bed.
bostonfred
Footballguy
8 ounce boneless skinless chicken breast is about 260 calories and 50g protein. Why?
Otis
Footballguy
Optavia has been pretty great. I wasn’t planning on continuing to follow it, but I’m using it as a low cal way throughout the day. I have a little breakfast, I have a few of the optavia 100 calories snacks to get me through the day and lunch, I just ordered a salad for dinner, and even with a nice piece of bread I didn’t need, I’ve got over 900 calories left and I’m already pretty full. Maybe I’ll have a glass or two of wine and a little chocolate, and still leave several hundred calories on the table.
Fred > wtf why didn’t you make me do this calorie counting 6 months ago, Mrs O could have been washing the laundry on my abs by now. Damnit....
Fred > wtf why didn’t you make me do this calorie counting 6 months ago, Mrs O could have been washing the laundry on my abs by now. Damnit....
bostonfred
Footballguy
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DocHolliday
Footballguy
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Your body is only going to make use of 25-30g of protein in one sitting. The rest is basically empty calories. You would get better muscular gain by eating half the breast at dinner and the other half before bed. I believe 3 hours between consumption is optimal.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
The Iguana
Footballguy
wife and I went away for the weekend after dropping the youngest off at college. I ate too well, drink too much, and had a jolly good time. Put 2 pounds back on but it was worth it. Back at it again starting to day. Was 209.4 this morning.
Rattle and Hum
Footballguy
@Major mentioned the Oatmega bars. They look pretty darn good. Before I head out to the store to purchase, I was wondering how others were spending their last 200 calories of the night?
Thanks for all of the encouragement and info, folks.
Thanks for all of the encouragement and info, folks.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Good to know. Just did a little reading and it looks like 25 to 35g is the sweet spot so cutting the chicken breast in half makes sense. I'm having 20g here and 25g there most days so it's usually working out but the 8oz chicken breasts and sometimes seafood look like I'll need to tweak a bit.
Thanks for sharing
bostonfred
Footballguy
For those of you who mentioned struggling with cravings or hunger I saw a brilliant post on r/1500isplenty which is a good subreddit for low calorie ideas..
Flaming hot cheetos makes popcorn which is healthier than the cheetos but uses the same flavor.
Pop your own popcorn with no butter/salt
Pour some of the flavored popcorn in there
Have a huge bowl for a lot less calories
Flaming hot cheetos makes popcorn which is healthier than the cheetos but uses the same flavor.
Pop your own popcorn with no butter/salt
Pour some of the flavored popcorn in there
Have a huge bowl for a lot less calories
Judge Smails
Footballguy
Good day.
Scrambled eggs with salsa for breakfast
Salad with low sodium turkey for lunch
Mediterranean chicken, salt free Italian seasoning, tomatoes, artichokes, kalamata olives, onion, garlic for dinner
Healthy choice fudge bar. Determined to not snack at all after that. If I'm hungry I'm hungry. Have to fight through that.
No alcohol
Craziest winds I've ever seen in So Cal (blew 60 foot wooden poles down and the fence at the driving range across the street) so no walks. Did hour long Peleton class instead.
I feel better, clothes fit better, I look better in the mirror. We'll see if I break through this plateau on the scale.
Scrambled eggs with salsa for breakfast
Salad with low sodium turkey for lunch
Mediterranean chicken, salt free Italian seasoning, tomatoes, artichokes, kalamata olives, onion, garlic for dinner
Healthy choice fudge bar. Determined to not snack at all after that. If I'm hungry I'm hungry. Have to fight through that.
No alcohol
Craziest winds I've ever seen in So Cal (blew 60 foot wooden poles down and the fence at the driving range across the street) so no walks. Did hour long Peleton class instead.
I feel better, clothes fit better, I look better in the mirror. We'll see if I break through this plateau on the scale.
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Angry Bovine
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Angry Bovine
Should have figured there was a reddit for that. May check it out. 1500 has been my sweet spot it seems.
Otis
Footballguy
Had 500 calories to spare yesterday even below goal, despite feeling full and even finishing the day with a tall glass of red wine and a chocolate chip cookie. Is this how normal people eat and drink?
Nice seeing MFP tell me that if I did this every day, in 5 weeks I’d be 215
So, up at 5:30, hit the erg for another 7k row while watching a next Cobra Kai episode. Got me over 2,000 calories remaining on the day after my morning coffee. Honestly shouldn’t need that much, but we’ll see where the day takes us.
Onwards.
Nice seeing MFP tell me that if I did this every day, in 5 weeks I’d be 215
So, up at 5:30, hit the erg for another 7k row while watching a next Cobra Kai episode. Got me over 2,000 calories remaining on the day after my morning coffee. Honestly shouldn’t need that much, but we’ll see where the day takes us.
Onwards.
Otis
Footballguy
Oh and I should note, with respect to my tall glass of red wine, I actually am portioning my wines and other things out in a measuring cup. So the MFP entry was for 6 oz, I ended up pouring 8oz, so logged it at 1 1/3 servings. Still was only like 140 calories or something like that... but I’m trying to track with care.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Jan 1 274.4
Jan 18 260.0 - 14.4 lbs, 1385 cal, lift, 60 min cardio
Jan 19 258.2 - 16.2 lbs, 1196 cal, lift, 20 min cardio
Jan 20 260.2 - 14.2 lbs
Yeah I know...don't weigh every day, normal fluctuation. Still frustrating as heck to do everything right and not get positive reinforcement. I suspect the boogy man is the creatine addition to the protein shake yesterday. That stuff is a water magnet.
Jan 18 260.0 - 14.4 lbs, 1385 cal, lift, 60 min cardio
Jan 19 258.2 - 16.2 lbs, 1196 cal, lift, 20 min cardio
Jan 20 260.2 - 14.2 lbs
Yeah I know...don't weigh every day, normal fluctuation. Still frustrating as heck to do everything right and not get positive reinforcement. I suspect the boogy man is the creatine addition to the protein shake yesterday. That stuff is a water magnet.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Some of the people in there have 1500 calories in maintenance mode especially smaller women. Others are bigger guys who are losing weight.
If you're looking for subreddits,
r/loseit - general weight loss sub, has people who are anywhere from 5 lbs to hundreds of pounds overweight, lots of interesting tips and success stories as well as questions and frustrations. Doctors often refer overweight patients here to help them along and there are some doctors who post here regularly
r/volumeeating - focused on high satiety foods. Lots of veggie noodles and chicken broth and stuff like that. People frequently post a picture of the 2lb plate of food that had 500 calories and they couldn't finish it.. recipes that use bulky low calorie foods... etc,, Every now and then there is something I'd actually eat
r/2000isplenty- I think that's what its called. It's a smaller sub than 1500 for people who are on maintenance or doing slower weight loss or are just bigger to begin with.
r/fitness and r/bodyweightfitness- more focused on exercise than diet but still talk about both
bostonfred
Footballguy
I like seeing the positive reinforcement too but I find i work my butt off when my weight fluctuates up and when I see that even bigger drop the next day it's pretty cool too.
I started today with my skyr and berries to get 15g protein in and will be spacing out my meals/snacks every couple hours. I'm currently around 220 so I think I need between 110 and 160g does that sound about right?
I am aware of the word creatine, but have no idea what it actually does or why I would use it during weight loss. My understanding is that newb gains are possible during weight loss but any real muscle growth needs more calories than maintenance... is that right? I see you aggressively cutting but also lifting daily and wondering if I'm missing something
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
I'll start posting in here from time to time.
Last year I started at 236. Using MFP most of the year and regularly exercising I got down to 198 in November. After the holidays and not tracking and drinking way too much, I was at 209 on Jan 3.
Starting Jan 3 I've cut booze and using MFP again. Today I'm at 200. I'm staying off the booze until the Super Bowl, which will be 5 weeks total.
This week my goal is to stay under my calories goals (eating my exercise calories) and get 10k steps per day.
My ultimate goal is to get below 190, but once I get closer to 190 I'd also like to start adding some lean muscle.
I did some yoga and nerdfitness workouts last year and will integrate those into my daily routines soon.
Oh, at times I've also had trouble with slightly high BP. So I try to limit sodium, but it's damn hard.
Last year I started at 236. Using MFP most of the year and regularly exercising I got down to 198 in November. After the holidays and not tracking and drinking way too much, I was at 209 on Jan 3.
Starting Jan 3 I've cut booze and using MFP again. Today I'm at 200. I'm staying off the booze until the Super Bowl, which will be 5 weeks total.
This week my goal is to stay under my calories goals (eating my exercise calories) and get 10k steps per day.
My ultimate goal is to get below 190, but once I get closer to 190 I'd also like to start adding some lean muscle.
I did some yoga and nerdfitness workouts last year and will integrate those into my daily routines soon.
Oh, at times I've also had trouble with slightly high BP. So I try to limit sodium, but it's damn hard.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Anyone into baked tostitos? Nice low calorie, low sodium snack and I find that they address my savory craving sufficiently.
Major
Footballguy
This is my go to whilst weaning off sweets and satisfying that evening itch. I haven't been able to find anything comparable that tastes good, gives me a bit of sweet balanced with good fat/protein and doesn't overload the product with artificial sweeteners and/or sugars.
Whatever you do, I wouldn't go Otis' cookie and wine route. Maybe it works for him but seems like a short term solution that will inevitably blow up once portion control loses its luster. It doesn't get your mind, body or gut out of the gutter as you're still feeding yourself stuff you're addicted to.
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Angry Bovine
- Date | Weight | Chg From Start | Weekly Loss | Calories
- Nov 27 226.1
- Dec 24 212.9 -13.2 Avg daily calories during period: 1523
- NEW START DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS TO VALENTINES DAY
- Dec 26 213.1 -13.0 Avg daily calories during period: 1510
- Jan 1 211.2 -14.9 -1.9 Avg daily calories during period: 1983
- Jan 8 210.3 -15.8 -0.9 Avg daily calories during period: 1546
- Jan 15 207.0 -19.1 -3.3 Avg daily calories during period: 1524
- Jan 16 205.4 -20.7 1480
- Jan 17 206.1 -20.0 1520
- Jan 18 205.9 -20.2 1390
- Jan 19 205.0 -21.1 1560
- Jan 20 205.0 -21.1
You're killing it! That'll be awesome!
I'm also looking forward to getting sub-200. We started about the same weight but I haven't been as aggressive in my calories as you have, so I'm hoping for sub-200 by Easter.
Keep it up! :high-five:
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Not going to give an uber-detailed update, but have been averaging ~1650 calories per day for the past week, and ~950-1,000 calories net of exercise. (did some insane running and high intensity workouts over that time) Have also been doing the 100 push up plan and some light yoga. (aka vaping with Adrienne which looks a lot like Kevin Spacey rowing in his basement in American Beauty)
As of this morning's daily weigh-in, I'm now down 11.2 pounds from my peak weight (day after Thanksgiving). I'm within 1.5 lbs of my revised target goal --- and as mentioned before, that is the weight that I'd like to remain at permanently, with the caveat that I'd like to A) add upper body muscle, B) incorporate yoga for core strengthening and flexibility [no, this isn't part of the goal to be as flexible as the legendary Morten Andersen; Google it if you don't know the reference], C) continue to reduce my body fat % which frankly is still too high b/c I love donuts and ice cream.
Annoyingly, as @bostonfred has mentioned before, it's simpler for me to just drop calories and lose weight (calorie counting and exercise - simple but not easy!) than it is for me to make the long-term, healthy eating choices required to put on muscle and cut body fat (e.g., lean proteins, fewer empty carbs like donuts, more veggies, etc). So what sucks....is knowing that I've done the part that for me is "easy" and now am left with the "hard work." If anyone has suggestions on how to re-frame that thinking, I'm all ears! Or maybe that is another thread.....
Thanks again for a great thread everyone. I'm going to keep checking in and providing updates each week, but just in case anyone is struggling with this -- if you have a plan and consistently follow it, you absolutely can lose weight. If you have a "bad day" one day, don't lose faith -- just go back the next day to what works. Don't rethink your plan. Write it off as a cheat day and get back on that horse. I've had bad days....like eating 2 donuts and downing a pint of ice cream for example....and then I felt like crap. But I just went back to doing the exact same things that worked before. Whereas in the past, it would have caused me to doubt myself, think that it will never work, come up with a new gameplan, or just say "F it, time to go binge for a week now!" Stay focused and stay strong!
As of this morning's daily weigh-in, I'm now down 11.2 pounds from my peak weight (day after Thanksgiving). I'm within 1.5 lbs of my revised target goal --- and as mentioned before, that is the weight that I'd like to remain at permanently, with the caveat that I'd like to A) add upper body muscle, B) incorporate yoga for core strengthening and flexibility [no, this isn't part of the goal to be as flexible as the legendary Morten Andersen; Google it if you don't know the reference], C) continue to reduce my body fat % which frankly is still too high b/c I love donuts and ice cream.
Annoyingly, as @bostonfred has mentioned before, it's simpler for me to just drop calories and lose weight (calorie counting and exercise - simple but not easy!) than it is for me to make the long-term, healthy eating choices required to put on muscle and cut body fat (e.g., lean proteins, fewer empty carbs like donuts, more veggies, etc). So what sucks....is knowing that I've done the part that for me is "easy" and now am left with the "hard work." If anyone has suggestions on how to re-frame that thinking, I'm all ears! Or maybe that is another thread.....
Thanks again for a great thread everyone. I'm going to keep checking in and providing updates each week, but just in case anyone is struggling with this -- if you have a plan and consistently follow it, you absolutely can lose weight. If you have a "bad day" one day, don't lose faith -- just go back the next day to what works. Don't rethink your plan. Write it off as a cheat day and get back on that horse. I've had bad days....like eating 2 donuts and downing a pint of ice cream for example....and then I felt like crap. But I just went back to doing the exact same things that worked before. Whereas in the past, it would have caused me to doubt myself, think that it will never work, come up with a new gameplan, or just say "F it, time to go binge for a week now!" Stay focused and stay strong!
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
This is just so inspirational to see. Incredible. Thanks for continuing to work hard and share your success with us. There have been days I didn't want to keep on this path....but then I would see you post and just be like "man, screw this, I can do this too."
AAABatteries
Footballguy
So I’ll give a small update and address this. Note, I didn’t say answer as that implies I have an answer. I don’t. I have this issue in spades. As I’ve outlined several times, I’m pretty good and gaining and losing weight but not so much maintenance (which is the crux of long term changes, IMO).
I decided this time to really focus on changes, small and incremental. No weight loss challenge, no “dieting”, not quick loss (intentionally). My thought process is to do the things that I think are healthy and I would do in a good maintenance program. I would do this as long as I keep making progress - no matter how slowly. And then as I start feeling better and motivated I would make more incremental changes. More walking/exercise, eliminating bad items, etc. Treating this as a journey and not a destination. I’m a fairly patient person when it comes to just about everything except for weight loss. I’m forcing myself to be patient and consistent.
So far, I’m down about 10.5 pounds but I’m not tracking super closely, not recording food or exercise. I’m at 206. I should be able to continue this process for another 10-15 pounds. Then I’ll tweak, reevaluate and see where I’m at.
As far as what I’m doing - I think I said it before but it’s very basic. Lots of water, very limited processed carbs, walking, sleep, try to get outside for a little while each day. I had started doing a couple other small things until I hurt my back but down time won’t really hurt my progress because I don’t have a weight goal or timeline to get there.
bostonfred
Footballguy
So first of all, I'm completely ok with @Otis picking cookies and wine while he gets accustomed to tracking calories. If that was all he ever ate it wouldn't be good but it isn't and he's also eating some healthy foods. Would it be better if he ate clean foods all day every day and never drank a drop? Sure. And when he's tried that in the past it's lasted a couple weeks, maybe a month or two, then totally derailed. It's just not something he's ready to commit to and expecting him to change just isn't realistic.
So we start with one healthy habit - eating less each day - and jump start the weight loss. We see results. We start to figure out what works and what doesn't. We reward exercise with more calories, we reward keeping calories low with a glass of wine, we reward says where you don't drink or overeat with the chance to take a reat day from exercising. And that establishes habits.
Then as we get healthier, we start learning about food quality. Hey i noticed that when I was losing weight I was having trouble ####ting regularly. Let's get more fiber. I can see the results in my belly but now I want my chest and arms to look better. Let's do some weights and get some protein. My doctor said my blood pressure is a little high. Let's cut back on sodium. I feel better when I eat fruits and vegetables instead of booze and cookies. Etc.
That's what I've been doing and it's worked well for me. I'm in so much better shape than i was. And I'm adding one habit at a time. I lost a bunch of weight just tracking calories. I started upping my run walking. I increased my running. I learned how to take a cheat day and get back on track afterwards, That was actually really hard for me and took me a few tries before I felt comfortable taking a cheat day and knowing that I could start dieting the next day. I added rowing. I started tracking fiber and protein. I increased those goals until I was comfortable with them. I added an actual exercise routine with specific exercises for the areas I need to work. I started tracking sodium. Now I'm working on spreading out my protein intake throughout the day. One habit at a time. And all throughout this process I added foods that met my goals.
If I'd started with improving food quality instead of reducing calories, I wouldn't be as far along with my weight loss as I am right now and it wouldn't be as deeply ingrained.
To Alex's point, as you get comfortable with each habit, it gets easier to add the next.
So if you're going to track fiber and try to get 20g per day, find foods that get you there, shop for those foods, find a way to fit some of those foods in each day, figure out which meals you'd eat them, get used to the farts that accompany the initial increase in fiber because omg you'll be tooting more than a preschooler who got their first kazoo at a birthday party. Measure your goals (grams of fiber, not the number of farts). Get used to checking It each day in myfitnesspal and then start upping it to 25 or 30 or more. That's one good habit.
One at a time is easy but fine tuning it is harder. I buy two different packaged salads that are under 300 calories and have some protein and fiber and so on. One has 500mg sodium one has 1300. The recommended daily is 1500 to 2300. Oops. Adios salty salad. You'll be missed. Now I'm looking for low sodium salad dressings and so on. Once I get that down I'll add another new habit. I'm getting better at it each time I do it because I'm making a habit of making habits.
The first and most crucial one was calorie counting because no matter where I started, it was going to take me the amount of weight I needed to lose divided by 2 lbs per week equals a long fn time. And that's if I'm ok with being on a diet non stop for that long - which isn't just hard, but it also screws up your body if you're losing a lot of weight quickly and you end up with saggy extra skin that never goes away. #### that. If I'm doing this I'll take my time and get it right. Starting with calorie counting was the onky logical way for me. For Alex, who's closer to his goal weight than I was when I started, calorie counting is probably secondary to food quality and other goals. For Otis, I think calories are the way to go to start. But I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Consult your doctor before beginning this or any diet or exercise program.
MAC_32
Footballguy
This is not be the answer you're looking for, but something to chew on - if you're at your goal weight and your objective is to build muscle and cut fat then consider sustaining what you've been doing and add strength work (45 mins 3x per week) to your regimen.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
This has been working great for me. I'm doing the 100 a day push-up thing since the beginning of December but now I also do a 45 minute strength workout 2-3 times a week. The other days I focus on body combat cardio. I still have a lot to work on with diet but mixing up strength/cardio has kept things fresh for me. This is totally true for me. I knew that if I tried to eat less, eat better foods, and exercise (from none to anything), it wasn't going to stick. Too many changes at one time. But I lost roughly 9 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas by just eating less. Now, in addition to counting calories, I started running two, three, now four miles at a time in January and am down another 5ish pounds. One habit at a time.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Whoa. What is this body combat cardio?? That sounds awesome!
Hankmoody
Footballguy
Sorry to quote such an old post but I'm getting caught up and this struck me. I would suggest a different perspective here: Stop eating when you are no longer hungry. THIS is the biggest fallacy I grew up with - thinking being "full" was somehow good. It's not and it leads to a ton of unnecessary calories. I'm a very slow eater which helps a lot with this and I would recommend that too - just eat slower and pay attention to your appetite. You'll be amazed just how little you "need" to eat.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Since Covid started in March, I've been working out in my basement. I started a program that my wife introduced me to called Les Mills. They have tons of different workout programs but my favorite is something called Body Combat. You can do 30, 45 or 55 minute workouts. A 55 minute workout has 9 sets (each one runs bet/ 4-7 minutes). It's primarily a cardio workout but also incorporates some strength. Examples of sets - Power Training (e.g. combination of quick jab/cross, power hooks, uppercuts, lunges, etc), Muay Thai (e.g. lots of knee to chest, knee tuck jumps, etc; just a brutal knock you out 4 minutes of cardio), Kicks (e.g. side kicks, front kicks, jump kicks, etc). It's basically a martial arts training program with a huge cardio component (my HR hovers around 170 for much of the workout). The thing that distinguishes Les Mills is that it has awesome music and your punches/kicks are in rhythm with the beats of the music that they select for each workout.
Les Mills has a bunch of other workout programs including weights, dance, HIIT, yoga but my favorite is definitely body combat (although I dabble with the other ones from time to time). For $10 a month, I'll never go back to the gym again.
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Angry Bovine
The gym I went to (or more accurately, paid for) pre-Covid had the Les Mills stuff. I was like "I can do a 55 minute workout" and went to body combat. Fairly humiliating. Everyone else was punching, dropping, jumping, and kicking in unison. I was a full beat behind trying to watch and learn, and usually faced the wrong way. It was a great workout but needless to say I never went back. I was completely exhausted and dripping with sweat by the end of it. Doing it by yourself would be a much better solution.
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Once you do it like 3 or 4 times, you learn all the moves and rhythms. But yes I would never have even tried this in an actual gym. Actually my wife used to try to get me to join her for the gym body combat classes and I always passed.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
My after dinner sweet treat is dark chocolate hershey kisses. 2 kisses is 43 calories. I can make them last a while and generally have 3-5 depending on my mood.
I'm a big believer in not eliminating 'fun' foods, but part of getting healthier is moderating those foods. These little chocolate kisses are one example of that.
I'm a big believer in not eliminating 'fun' foods, but part of getting healthier is moderating those foods. These little chocolate kisses are one example of that.
bostonfred
Footballguy
How can i get 25g protein without any sodium
Wait I have pure protein powder I haven't used up
Google ways to use pure protein powder
You can put it in coffee
Its basically milk
Put a scoop in a mug
Made a k cup into the mug
Stirred vigorously
Powdery chocoprotein turd blobs evade my spoon and dissolution
I power through drinking this tactile abomination
I'm jittery and have to ####
My muscles are like k thx but why
This is a public service announcement do not do this
Wait I have pure protein powder I haven't used up
Google ways to use pure protein powder
You can put it in coffee
Its basically milk
Put a scoop in a mug
Made a k cup into the mug
Stirred vigorously
Powdery chocoprotein turd blobs evade my spoon and dissolution
I power through drinking this tactile abomination
I'm jittery and have to ####
My muscles are like k thx but why
This is a public service announcement do not do this
Deepster
Footballguy
I think we're getting to the same place. When I say full, I mean you're getting the signals that you're no longer hungry. I used to eat a lot more on top of that until i was officially stuffed like a pig. They have challenges of stopping mid-meal and taking notes on how you feel, etc. Being more mindful and aware of if you're still hungry and, if so, why?
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