I usually get out of the shower, put on my underwear and then step on the scales.Do you guys weigh yourself nude or clothed?
Same but underwear only. Also always first thing in the morning, because I read somewhere that's your lowest weight of the day. I do make sure to piss and #### first, so I get the lowest possible number.To finally answer @urbanhack's question - it obviously doesn't matter, just do it the same way each time. Personally I do it in underwear and t-shirt most days. Trend is more important than the actual number for me so if I have 1-2 pounds of clothes on I don't care.
You don''t look a pound over 800Went over this weekend both days. Gained a pound. Not worried. Only at 900 so far and not hungry
The most effective muscle groups to focus on when beginning strength work are back, ###, and thighs. Gotta build the foundation before your can decorate the house (bi's, tri's, shoulders, chest). Re sit ups, I would put core work a close 4 behind the 3 I mentioned, but sit ups are one of the less effective core exercises. If you're really starting from scratch then they may be necessary, but plan to progress beyond them.I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I know I was eating a lot of processed foods and was including white rice in many meals. I am 5-7 and weighted in at 191 on January 12th. I knew I was heavier, but didn't realize I was that high. Over the last year, with being at home more due to Covid-19, I definitely became in-active.
Anyways, this was more than a wake up call.
I used to lift weights, and am back at. Starting from scratch and rebuilding myself with workouts for shoulders, triceps, biceps and chest. I also am doing daily walks (a few short walks a day currently will shed about 150 calories a day).
I was going to do sit-ups and had started doing 4 sets of 10 about 4 days a week, but am now reading that they don't provide much (or any value). Is this true?
Food habits have changed. Eating lots of vegetables, and fruits now and keeping an eye on portions. Doing Chicken breast, etc.
Always looking for more ideas.
Since January 12th, and I realize this is the easy part, I'm down to about 179.6 as of this message. My goal is to get to at least 165. Some of these sites suggest 155 for my size, but this will get difficult quicky.
Anyone else with diabetes and how you deal with this both mentally and physically?
I enjoy cooking and I also enjoy your ideas for healthy meals. I'll give this one a try. Sounds yummy.One can each of black beans and corn. Two avocados. 2 8 oz chicken breasts. One pint cherry tomatoes. Juice from one lime. Only thing you cook is the chicken.
Rinse cherry tomatoes and cut in half. Toss with corn and black beans (drained). Cut avocados in half, remove pit and dice inside the skin before squeezing the cubes onto a plate. Cut chicken breast and dump the corn, beans and tomatoes on top, garnish with avocado and lime juice.
Serves 4. 440 calories, 35g protein, 14g fiber. 542mg sodium, and lots of healthy fat from the avocado but very little fat otherwise.
Holy crap this tastes amazing.
That sounds fantastic with some hot sauce and/or red pepper flake.One can each of black beans and corn. Two avocados. 2 8 oz chicken breasts. One pint cherry tomatoes. Juice from one lime. Only thing you cook is the chicken.
Rinse cherry tomatoes and cut in half. Toss with corn and black beans (drained). Cut avocados in half, remove pit and dice inside the skin before squeezing the cubes onto a plate. Cut chicken breast and dump the corn, beans and tomatoes on top, garnish with avocado and lime juice.
Serves 4. 440 calories, 35g protein, 14g fiber. 542mg sodium, and lots of healthy fat from the avocado but very little fat otherwise.
Holy crap this tastes amazing.
A little heat might have helped and I do enjoy hot foods but the tomatoes and fresh squeezed lime juice are really strong, bright acidic flavors and the black beans corn chicken and avocado all are cooler but with their own unique flavors so I'm not sure i would add anything to it until you've tried it. Maybe some diced red onion or a splash of rice wine vinegar and EVOO.That sounds fantastic with some hot sauce and/or red pepper flake.
Lol199.7 pounds and that made me use punctuation so you know this means business
Good on ya for getting back to it.So back in December, I got invited to go on a 5 day hiking trip in Colorado in July. This is something I always wanted to do, but never made it happen. I said yes, knowing that I was giving myself proper motivation to lose weight and get in shape. I was very athletic in high school, less so in college, and graduated college at about 185 (i am 6 feet tall). In mid December, my weight hit an all time high of 270. I joined a weight loss program on 12/29 and weight 268.6 at that time. As of today, I am done 4 weeks and am at 246.4 (down 22.2 lbs). The goal is to lose 80 lbs in 20 weeks. I am fairly certain I can loss the weight but am not so certain I can keep it off, as I have lost 50 lbs several times before but always gained the weight back. I am hoping that following this thread and following what some of you guys are doing will help me do that. As for exercise, I was doing a lot of walking during the first 3 weeks. This past week, I re-joined my gym, and will be doing lots of work on the cardio machines to build up my endurance, get my legs in shape, and hopefully help me sweat off some pounds. Once I get down another 20 pounds, I will probably look to get a trainer to really help me do the right things for weight loss/prepare for my trip. Any comments or tips are welcome, and encouragement is much appreciated.
Ok sounds niceI was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I know I was eating a lot of processed foods and was including white rice in many meals. I am 5-7 and weighted in at 191 on January 12th. I knew I was heavier, but didn't realize I was that high. Over the last year, with being at home more due to Covid-19, I definitely became in-active.
Anyways, this was more than a wake up call.
Uh....I used to lift weights, and am back at. Starting from scratch and rebuilding myself with workouts for shoulders, triceps, biceps and chest
Because I had been on the diets so long, I was just desperate to eat what I wanted when I got done the diet, and then just went right back to eating the way I was before. I think this diet will be a little bit different as I am finding some healthy stuff I really enjoy, which I really didn't do on my previous diets. I also realize that at age 56, if I don't take care of myself, my body will break down and I will either be unhealthy and miserable, or dead.Good on ya for getting back to it.
When you lost the weight was it fad diets or lifestyle changes? 50 pounds is a lot to gain and lose several times. Do you completely go back to your old ways and overeat bad stuff? Meaning no long term lifestyle changes that become habits?
I usually get close to nude when i know i have lost some weight, and when i am not sure if i lost much i will wear some clothes. that way i have the built in excuse i case i see a number i don't like.Do you guys weigh yourself nude or clothed?
Maintenance mode is hard, but you can't lose weight and keep it off without having some kind of plan for maintenance that involves changing your habits in some way from what you were doing because the simple fact is you wouldn't have gotten fat if you didn't eat more than maintenance calories for your old weight. But once you lose that weight you're even further behind because you're a little older and you weigh less than when you started.Because I had been on the diets so long, I was just desperate to eat what I wanted when I got done the diet, and then just went right back to eating the way I was before. I think this diet will be a little bit different as I am finding some healthy stuff I really enjoy, which I really didn't do on my previous diets. I also realize that at age 56, if I don't take care of myself, my body will break down and I will either be unhealthy and miserable, or dead.
lol me tooI usually get close to nude when i know i have lost some weight, and when i am not sure if i lost much i will wear some clothes. that way i have the built in excuse i case i see a number i don't like
Tremendous progress!Thanksgiving to Christmas: 229.2 to 220.4.
New Years to Valentine's Day:
Jan 3: 220.0
Jan 9: 218.0
Jan 16: 216.2.
Jam 24: 214.4
Jan 25: 213.2
Jan 26: 212.6
So let's call it 213ish. Down 16 in the roughly two months since Thanksgiving. Stoked!
Amazing work!hey bromigos i have lost about 50 to 55 pounds now in the last year and i owe a lot of it to being scared as hell about my health but second to myfitnesspal and strava both are the first two things i open up every morning and start filling in my numbers and they keep me honest as hell basically weight loss is golf you can cheat but you only cheat yourself and making yourself honestly fill in what you ate and how you worked out really helps keep you on the path of the brohan if you know what im saying also it feels good to see the numbers pile up for your workouts and realize how active you have been and how its helping you basically connect the work with the good results of pants getting too big and your lady saying va va voom and all that good stuff so hey my advise is get those apps or something similar and get to it take that to the bank bromigos
I'll be honest I was a little nervous when you said you had this trip and then went radio silent for a few days. Good to know you contained the cheat day and are back on track. That's been your downfall in the past- one cheat day becomes two and then two becomes a week. You can keep this going if you want to. 220 by 2/20 is still within reach.Otis said:My first day in a hotel was bad. But I got it out of my system. My 2nd day was great. Under calories, got in a 3 mile walk, no alcohol. Day 3 here we come.
Exactly what I'm thinking.I'll be honest I was a little nervous when you said you had this trip and then went radio silent for a few days. Good to know you contained the cheat day and are back on track. That's been your downfall in the past- one cheat day becomes two and then two becomes a week. You can keep this going if you want to. 220 by 2/20 is still within reach.
Exactly right. Err on the side of caution and hope it averages out and you can't go too far astray.Exactly what I'm thinking.
What I find hardest about calorie counting in situations like this is it's a bit of guesswork. My routine is to grab a turkey bacon egg white sandwich from Starbucks (230 calories) for breakfast, but then lunch and dinner are a bit of a crapshoot. Lunch I had them order me up a plate of sliced chicken breast, avocado, bacon, lettuce and tomato. So hard to know how many calories are in that thing, so I jsut go on MFP and find something like it. Same for dinner -- I ordered a piece of salmon and asparagus from the restaurant, with a chicken caesar salad starter. I find those on MFP, but who knows if MY chicken caesar salad has the same calories as the entry in MFP. I always try to pick the higher calorie ones off MFP to be conservative, but it's a whole lot less precise.
Anyway, continuing on.....