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Thanks! We are still having high temps over here but thankfully we are going to get a little cool down the next few days. We were supposed to head out at lunch today but bear activity has convinced us to start early tomorrow to get above 4K before we camp.
I’m doing that. But this doesn’t happen overnight guy. I am doing this the right way. 2lbs per week is what’s expected here. No reason to deviate from that. If the progress is faster, great, but I won’t be discouraged if it’s not.
You probably know this but for you or anybody else -BassNBrew said:
my body has always flipped out on extreme lack of sleep. 3-4 hours, or less of sleep, equals an insatiable hunger the next day. it's something that i really need to focus on. simply getting more sleep.
Yep - I’m still bad at it at times but after listening to that sleep specialist on Rogan’s podcast I’ve tried to do better. Part of the problem is not sleeping is like a macho thing.
Clocked in at 232.5 again today after a long weekend of vacation indulgence. Not bad. Going to have a good weekend ahead back on schedule with keto, looking forward to seeing the 220s again. That'll be a nice next milestone.
218.2 this morning. Flucuating all over the place Was as high as 227 two nights ago.
Totally your call. You're going to beat me, I have no doubt. But whatever rules you want. I'm doing this "for real," not just to skate below the cutoff for a day. For me, 20 pounds lost would be a huge huge accomplishment, but still a good 10lbs from where I probably want to be. So, whatever you say, I'm game.BassNBrew said:
I had half of a potato chip a couple of weeks ago. It was glorious. And tracking everything as strictly as I'm forcing myself to do, I logged it, too.
Lol at logging half a potato chip.
I had a bag of Ruffles All Dressed, Buffalo Bills branded, Ontario only chips that I had been saving for some unknown, far-off victory.
Both the meals you posted sound delicious but they also sound time consuming and I'm guessing you know what you are doing in the kitchen. I don't and don't have a lot of time. Any vegetarian quick meals you'd recommend?
I'm not so sure. My body seems to be holding on to every ounce for dear life. The 10+ years I have on you seem to be an equalizer.
Sounds good. Heck, why don’t we say a full week of weigh-ins below the cutoff? I’m also lifting, and while I’m doing some of the fasting stuff, that’s not as a short term solution but something I’d like to carry forward longer term. I’m also not completely cutting out indulgences—still having some booze, but far more moderate; still having a cheat day each weekend so far to eat whatever tf I want. So I’m also not doing an optimal race to the bottom here. Just trying to get a whole lot healthier than I’ve been. I’m fine with it taking a little longer to arrive at something that sticks.
You've been doing great so you probably just need to be patient but I will caution - since I know you lost a decent amount and want to lose more you obviously were pretty overweight like I was - that a lot of exercise may not be the best way to go about this. Try and get your diet pristine and then mix in lots of walking is my recommendation. Sometimes the working out can work against you.
My diet has been very clean for 100 days. At this point it is not a diet, just a new way of eating. I suppose I could go to unflavored yogurt in the morning as no doubt there are sugars in the "light" yogurt I eat in the morning, but damn, plain, unsweetened yogurt is harsh. As for the gym, a half hour or so will be all the time I have over lunch. Hardly working hard or "a lot". Just something to fire the metabolism up a bit mid day for a sedentary office worker. We will see how it goes the next 100 days and then have to re-evaluate.
Good to hear. Being patient and going another 100 days seems like a good plan. You are a wise man and obviously love your family - you got lots of reasons to stick to it and we know you will.
Fasting is problematic for a diabetic. It would complicate my medications. I can re-evaluate my portion sizes at dinner. I am certain I still consume too much meat at dinner.
I travel many weekends so weighing in can be a problem. How about 5 weigh-ins over an 8 day period. One on day one, one on day eight, and the two others whenever you like. That will span a week long time period and we won't have to travel with the scale if we travel for a couple of days. If any of the five weigh-ins are over the target, then you start the weighing process over.
The shepards pie is essentially veggies chopped up with a can of tomatoes, a can of garbanzos, and some leftover potatoes with lots of spices - to make decent vegetarian foods yoy have to know your spices, certainly more than just salt and pepper. You don't have to finish it in the oven, but it improves it quite a bit.
I think I logged five calories and some miniscule amount of fat for it.
