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Otis fad diet thread — yoga, fasting, and kevzilla walking on🚶‍♂️ (1 Viewer)

MAC_32 said:
Thought I'd get into the 180's this week, but after yesterday's  :porked:  it'll be delayed a week.  Antipasto sandwiches, lasagna, pepperoni salad, cheesy garlic bread, strawberry mousse, and a bottle of wine - it was an impressive display of zero will power.  Deferring the Monday weigh-in to Wednesday to get a more accurate reading.  Body fat of 16.7 % Jan 1 (195 lbs) was down to 14.8% Feb 11 (192 lbs).  St Paddy's goal of 185/13.9% is still in sight...
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Bad news - I've done a terrible job with the weight.

Good news - I've done a great job with body fat.

Official check-in is lunch today, but I suspect weight is going to be about the same as mid February while body fat will be better than the Paddy's goal.  I'm down two belt loops since Christmas and one since that check-in.  I need to make a sustainable change to drop 10 pounds and keep it off - what I've been doing isn't working.

 
Well I have been eating and drinking all of it the past couple of weeks.  Real rough patch between a week in Asia for work (I was OK there) followed by coming home to my kids and wife being sick for basically two weeks running.  Still getting to the gym regularly, and trying to not go completely off the rails.  But I could be doing better.

What's odd is that, despite drinking again and eating some junk, people have twice told me in the past week "wow you lost weight."  Maybe it's just my body re-distributing the same weight in better ways, who knows.  I haven't stepped on the scale in the past two weeks because the batteries did and I'm afraid to look... but I'll have to do that in the coming days...

 
I've gotten right where I want to be. I still have a lot of fat to cut. But, I'm in the sweet spot where keto is just how I eat, now. It's my lifestyle, not a diet. I'm on my way from grotesquerie to dad-bod and enjoying less pain and more energy. I'm down around 45 lbs. and 4-6 inches off my waist.

Still a long ways to go until I feel like I am reasonably healthy, but enjoying the process and definitely don't feel like I am missing anything. 

 
I had to travel a crapload for work.  And then my kids and wife got sick.  And then I got sick. And then other of my kids got sick, and I got sicker.  It's been an absolutely brutal run in the Otis household.  Stuck inside with sick kids screaming at us all the time, and us sick ourselves.  So I'm eating whatever, drinking whatever, and feeling like total ####.  So mad, because I was feeling great.

It's a moment in time, and I'll be back at it next week I'm sure, but it's still super annoying.

 
Nugget said:
I wish I only had 10 lbs.  I broke my shoulder in November and between the sling and the winter 25lbs have creeped back on.   
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Oh no, I have more to lose (30 would make me really happy), but I am being realistic with 10 before Memorial Day.  I like to set small goals so that I don't get frustrated.

 
Starting Weight - January 1 - 257.7

Current weight - April 3 - 231.4

NEW GOAL - 220 by Memorial Day

Weigh in 2 days late because I was traveling for business.  Very happy to lose a pound after 4 days on the road.

 
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The Flying Turtle said:
Starting Weight - January 1 - 257.7

Current weight - March 18 - 231.4

NEW GOAL - 220 by Memorial Day

Weigh in 2 days late because I was traveling for business.  Very happy to lose a pound after 4 days on the road.
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The road is killer - I am until Friday afternoon - trying to make good choices and IF.  

 
Starting Weight - January 1 - 257.7

Current weight - April 8 - 229.3

NEW GOAL - 220 by Memorial Day

Finally broke 230!!  Look out 220, here I come.

 
Weighed in at 195 this morning.   Been floating between that and 200 for at least a year now.   This is the year I get to 190.   The time is now.   

 
AAABatteries said:
Yep - what it told me is we (as a society) have really accepted being overweight.  And I’m not talking about not fat shaming, I think we just have lost all perspective on what our bodies should look like.  
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Absolutely. Many are incredulous at what constitutes a healthy weight, often attributing a "big frame" for their super-size.

I used to do DEXA scans for body composition research, and it's amazing to see underneath it all, the skeletons look about the same, despite the silhouette of fat that surrounds them. If you aren't a serious athlete, chances are the oft-maligned BMI numbers are accurate.

 
ProstheticRGK said:
Finally cracked thru the 250 barrier. Starting weight was somewhere around 285.

Doing prep days on Saturday is working well for my whole family, and I love taking a whole day cooking and trying new recipes. My wife loves that she doesn't have to worry about what's for dinner.
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Cracked the 240 barrier. 239.8 lbs this AM. 💪

 
I'm still playing along with my slow loss plan.  Started at 205 and have been hovering around 200 for the past 2 weeks.   Need to lose a couple of pounds this month to stay on track to get down to 195 by June 1.  

 
Week 15 Weigh-In

Starting Weight: 180.0

Last Week:  165.0  (Week 12)

Current Weight:  168.1

 Overall Lost: 11.9 lbs

I’ve mostly recovered from my vacation but not quite back on Keto.  What I have done is IF almost daily since I got back.  But I also finished off the beer that was leftover from vacation :bag:  - no alcohol for a while starting today.  

 
Starting Weight - January 1 - 257.7

Current weight - April 15 - 229.9

NEW GOAL - 220 by Memorial Day

Disappointed by a small gain this week without any real reason. Will get back to it this week. 

 
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Leeroy Jenkins said:
Posting your meals would be helpful. 
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The below would be vastly different if I exercised less.

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Breakfast - half bagel and a banana

Morning snack - oatmeal

Pre workout - nuts and an orange

Post workout - protein drink or cottage cheese w/fruit (berries a/o pineapple) and a hard boiled egg

Lunch - sushi or a deli sandwich (turkey/roast beef w/swiss, mustard and veggies) + a brown rice/quinoa side or baked potato (on late afternoon run days)

Afternoon snack - raw veggies (green/red/orange/yellow peppers, cucumber, grape tomatoes) 

If I lifted over lunch, am running after work, and need more fuel - pretzels or pizza crust + maybe a few fruit snacks

Post run - avocado (and gatorade if run > an hour)

Dinner - meat (ground turkey, chicken, shrimp, white fish, beef, pork) and veggies (asparagus, shrooms, broccoli, sprouts, zucchini/squash, salad)

 
Leeroy Jenkins said:
Posting your meals would be helpful. 
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What kind of plan are you doing?  I think a lot of folks in here are doing low carb or very low carb.  

My meals are pretty vanilla - I’ll either skip breakfast (when doing IF) or have eggs (sometimes omelettes) and some meat.  Lunch is usually a salad with veggies (broccoli/green pepper/mushroom) and avocado and sometimes eggs and shrimp/fish.  Dinner is meat and veggies.  Rinse/repeat.

 
MAC_32 said:
The below would be vastly different if I exercised less.

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Breakfast - half bagel (4-5) and a banana (0)

Morning snack - oatmeal (5)

Pre workout - nuts (4-5) and an orange (0)

Post workout - protein drink (2-5) or cottage cheese (3) w/fruit (berries a/o pineapple) and a hard boiled egg (0)

Lunch - sushi (5 / roll) or a deli sandwich (2 / slice of bread) (turkey/roast beef w/swiss (4), mustard and veggies) + a brown rice/quinoa side (7) or baked potato (5) (on late afternoon run days)

Afternoon snack - raw veggies (green/red/orange/yellow peppers, cucumber, grape tomatoes) 

If I lifted over lunch, am running after work, and need more fuel - pretzels (3/oz) or pizza crust + maybe a few fruit snacks

Post run - avocado (8) (and gatorade (5) if run > an hour)

Dinner - meat (ground turkey, chicken, shrimp, white fish, beef, pork) (0) and veggies (asparagus, shrooms, broccoli, sprouts, zucchini/squash, salad) (0 - add 2 or 3 for dressing)

I showed the Weight Watcher points for each of these items.  This might point out some foods that seem healthy, but really don't help with weight loss.  A 200 lb male is allowed about 28-30 in weight loss mode.  You are allowed more points for exercise, but I usually ignore that.
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The Flying Turtle said:
You are allowed more points for exercise, but I usually ignore that.
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Depending on what you do, and how much of it, it's important to account for that.  Under fuel and it impacts the output of the workout.  I'm probably not alone on this, but it also impacts my sleep.  Then increased fatigue begins the domino effect as the days go by until corrected.  The calories burned estimate on my running app has flaws because it doesn't account for intensity, among other things, but I average 5-6 miles per day.  Which is about 1K calories burned on my frame - 6'1 190.  And that doesn't account for lifting either.

I don't disagree about some of those foods influencing weight loss though.  (Most of) them being a part of my diet is solely for running fuel purposes.  That's why dinner is as you noted, somewhere between 0 and 2.  And days in which I only exercise over lunch have substantially less points in the afternoon.  Once the workout(s) for the day is/are done then I can hone in on healthy foods and not worry about foods that will boost workout performance while not upsetting my stomach. 

The reason I've not been successful with weight loss so far this year is I haven't been disciplined after dinner and too frequently on weekends.  I've lost almost 4 points in body fat, but only 4 pounds.  The social calendar finally lightens up after this past weekend's debauchery until Memorial Day weekend, so this is my window.  I can maintain with the mixture of that diet, exercise regimen, and several cheats per week.  But I need to eliminate the cheats for these 6 weeks if I'm going to drop the extra 8-10 pounds I said I was going to 2 months ago.

 
AAABatteries said:
@MAC_32 is a workout machine - he's probably not a great comparison for many of us in here.
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I like to offer the alternative perspective.  It's taken years to be able to handle the workload that I do now, but I made it my goal in part because I love food and drink as much as I do.  I made the choice a long time ago to push myself more from an exercise perspective because I'm not willing to give in with my diet cheats - at least for extended periods of time.  It obviously works, but it depends on your ability to stay with the workout regimen.  It does not work if you're susceptible to lulls in your workout regimen or aren't willing/able to push beyond your comfort zone and increase your fitness.  i.e. the reason I ended up with an extra 15 pounds is because I took a longer than usual break from high exercise volume last Nov/Dec.  One week won't make a difference (my usual break), but five did.

 
Thanks MAC. I don’t exercise nearly as much as you, so I don’t add points. In your case you should definitely take it into account. Those extra carbs are needed to supply your fuel. 

You know what your body needs. 

 
Ever go to a beach vacation with your family, and notice how hot your wife looks in a bikini even three kids later, and then all the dudes are walking around the pool with ripped abs and their big dongs sticking out, and there you are with your big gut sticking out, as you look into the mirror in your cabana and realize just how awful that extra 20-30lbs youre toting  around really makes you look?

asking for a friend 

 
Seriously there’s a halfway decent amount of muscle and a handsome frame underneath those 30lbs of winter warmth.  Drop 30 and add a tan, and Mrs O may be swooning. 

 
Otis said:
Ever go to a beach vacation with your family, and notice how hot your wife looks in a bikini even three kids later, and then all the dudes are walking around the pool with ripped abs and their big dongs sticking out, and there you are with your big gut sticking out, as you look into the mirror in your cabana and realize just how awful that extra 20-30lbs youre toting  around really makes you look?

asking for a friend 
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What kind of beach vacation u go to with guys hanging their dong out? Asking for @mr. furley

 
Otis said:
Ever go to a beach vacation with your family, and notice how hot your wife looks in a bikini even three kids later, and then all the dudes are walking around the pool with ripped abs and their big dongs sticking out, and there you are with your big gut sticking out, as you look into the mirror in your cabana and realize just how awful that extra 20-30lbs youre toting  around really makes you look?

asking for a friend 
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that was your wife?  

 
Hovering around 169-170 for a while now.  On one hand I’m pleased that I’m treading water, especially since I’m still not working out.  

@culdeus - I’m interested in the set points theories.  How long (roughly) will it take to get my set point closer to my current weight than what it’s been used to.

 
AAABatteries said:
Hovering around 169-170 for a while now.  On one hand I’m pleased that I’m treading water, especially since I’m still not working out.  

@culdeus - I’m interested in the set points theories.  How long (roughly) will it take to get my set point closer to my current weight than what it’s been used to.
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There are long term studies going right now but consensus is 2 years is probably ballpark. Not clear if resistance training shortens this or simply lessens the impact while you run out the clock. 

 
Otis said:
Ever go to a beach vacation with your family, and notice how hot your wife looks in a bikini even three kids later, and then all the dudes are walking around the pool with ripped abs and their big dongs sticking out, and there you are with your big gut sticking out, as you look into the mirror in your cabana and realize just how awful that extra 20-30lbs youre toting  around really makes you look?

asking for a friend 
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Maybe your wife should wear beach attire that covers up the dong.

 
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