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

Otis said:
Still feeling awful. This virus is killing me.  Doctor this weekend, gave me some cough crap, nasal spray, and a steroid.  I medicated hard all weekend and feel just as bad today.  Flew down to DC and back for a work thing today, think I may just take the day off tomorrow to continue to recoup because this stinks.

PS I wasn’t even able to get to the gym to see if the steroid would make me instajacked 😕 
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probably a good thing.   your ligaments wouldn't be able to handle all those extra 45's you'd be stacking on

 
Day 47/100

Worked overnight. Was too wiped out to exercise when I got home. Ended up waking up at 3p, went to the gym and knocked out 30 mins on the treadmill. It’s too f’n hot to run outside. Now back to work for night #2 of 3.

Bank: $470

 
Day 48/100

Slept great today, but was dreading working my 3rd in a row. Just tired. Woke up and started a 30min low impact yoga video. 10 minutes in, I got called off work. :pickle:

Finished the yoga, and will take it easy the rest of tonight. Might go shoot hoops later. Back in the gym tomorrow.

Bank: $480

 
Went back to the doctor and lied to get antibiotics. Two days in and starting to feel a little better, but still hacking up a lung through portions of the day and most of the night. miserable. I just want to get fit and handsome again. 

 
Otis said:
Went back to the doctor and lied to get antibiotics. Two days in and starting to feel a little better, but still hacking up a lung through portions of the day and most of the night. miserable. I just want to get fit and handsome again. 
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Losing weight during this tragic time?

 
Day 49/100

Ran a couple miles on the treadmill and then a quick leg workout. Tomorrow will be the last day for a week that I can get in the gym, so I'll be doing a hard upper body day, and maybe even a full body day. From Fri-Fri I'll be a camp councilor, so it'll be all running, plus whatever activities the kids are doing.

Bank: $490 

 
Otis said:
Went back to the doctor and lied to get antibiotics. Two days in and starting to feel a little better, but still hacking up a lung through portions of the day and most of the night. miserable. I just want to get fit and handsome again. 
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Maybe you developed a potato allergy since the last time you tried this.  

 
Day 50/100

Halfway point. Seems like it's been longer. I'm happy with most aspects of this, number one being my resolve to stay with it. Wasn't sure I'd make 10 days, much less 50, but the thought of breaking the streak is more than enough motivation to see this through. Physically, I'm reasonably happy as well. The only thing I don't like is that my diet has been crap. Haven't been controlling that at all, with the exception of IF a couple days a week. I plan to address that when I get back from camp next week.

Anyway- today I did a solid upper body workout. My arms and shoulders are pretty shot right now. Also think I pulled my groin a bit yesterday, so hopefully that'll have a chance to heal up at camp. This will probably be the last update until next Friday when I get back.

Bank: $500

 
Tecumseh said:
Day 50/100

Halfway point. Seems like it's been longer. I'm happy with most aspects of this, number one being my resolve to stay with it. Wasn't sure I'd make 10 days, much less 50, but the thought of breaking the streak is more than enough motivation to see this through. Physically, I'm reasonably happy as well. The only thing I don't like is that my diet has been crap. Haven't been controlling that at all, with the exception of IF a couple days a week. I plan to address that when I get back from camp next week.

Anyway- today I did a solid upper body workout. My arms and shoulders are pretty shot right now. Also think I pulled my groin a bit yesterday, so hopefully that'll have a chance to heal up at camp. This will probably be the last update until next Friday when I get back.

Bank: $500
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You are doing fantastic - 50 days in a row is awesome, so please don't take this as being negative.  I don't know how old you are but I've found that while exercise and weights are important it's really mostly about diet if you are trying to lose weight.  Simplistically, I think you can have good results with great diet and little to no exercise but not the reverse - definitely depends on age and genetics so could not apply to you.

 
AAABatteries said:
You are doing fantastic - 50 days in a row is awesome, so please don't take this as being negative.  I don't know how old you are but I've found that while exercise and weights are important it's really mostly about diet if you are trying to lose weight.  Simplistically, I think you can have good results with great diet and little to no exercise but not the reverse - definitely depends on age and genetics so could not apply to you.
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I don't take it as negative at all, I know what you're saying is true. The weight is coming off slowly, but I know I could be getting far better results if I got the diet side together. I'm due for a weigh-in in 10 days, so that will also help with motivation going forward. 

ETA: I'm 46.

 
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AAABatteries said:
You are doing fantastic - 50 days in a row is awesome, so please don't take this as being negative.  I don't know how old you are but I've found that while exercise and weights are important it's really mostly about diet if you are trying to lose weight.  Simplistically, I think you can have good results with great diet and little to no exercise but not the reverse - definitely depends on age and genetics so could not apply to you.
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This is something that a lot of people just don't grasp.   

 
Tecumseh said:
Day 50/100

Halfway point. Seems like it's been longer. I'm happy with most aspects of this, number one being my resolve to stay with it. Wasn't sure I'd make 10 days, much less 50, but the thought of breaking the streak is more than enough motivation to see this through. Physically, I'm reasonably happy as well. The only thing I don't like is that my diet has been crap. Haven't been controlling that at all, with the exception of IF a couple days a week. I plan to address that when I get back from camp next week.

Anyway- today I did a solid upper body workout. My arms and shoulders are pretty shot right now. Also think I pulled my groin a bit yesterday, so hopefully that'll have a chance to heal up at camp. This will probably be the last update until next Friday when I get back.

Bank: $500
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Weight training can beat up the body.   It's good to take time off from the weights every 6-8 weeks to let your body heal

 
Tecumseh said:
Day 50/100

Halfway point. Seems like it's been longer. I'm happy with most aspects of this, number one being my resolve to stay with it. Wasn't sure I'd make 10 days, much less 50, but the thought of breaking the streak is more than enough motivation to see this through. Physically, I'm reasonably happy as well. The only thing I don't like is that my diet has been crap. Haven't been controlling that at all, with the exception of IF a couple days a week. I plan to address that when I get back from camp next week.

Anyway- today I did a solid upper body workout. My arms and shoulders are pretty shot right now. Also think I pulled my groin a bit yesterday, so hopefully that'll have a chance to heal up at camp. This will probably be the last update until next Friday when I get back.

Bank: $500
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Almost inspiring...it's not you it's me

 
AAABatteries said:
If I’m being honest, it’s something I’ve heard for a long time but only really accepted and embraced the last couple of years.
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Ya, for a long time I was in the "I worked out enough calories to eat this ice cream" mentality, where I burned probably 150 calories and ate 500 calories of ice cream.

 
Bull Dozier said:
Ya, for a long time I was in the "I worked out enough calories to eat this ice cream" mentality, where I burned probably 150 calories and ate 500 calories of ice cream.
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So back to my “tool belt” analogy. On days where I “cheat” I try to limit the cheat to a certain feeding window and also try and do extra exercise and get more sleep.  If the cheat is a week or weekend I follow it up with fasting.  Has worked pretty well for me.  And most importantly, cheats aren’t nearly as often.  

 
AAABatteries said:
So back to my “tool belt” analogy. On days where I “cheat” I try to limit the cheat to a certain feeding window and also try and do extra exercise and get more sleep.  If the cheat is a week or weekend I follow it up with fasting.  Has worked pretty well for me.  And most importantly, cheats aren’t nearly as often.  
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Your plan is working for you.  But, you are dedicated and have made a life change to diet and exercise.  Most people go on a diet thinking short-term and don't think about changing their eating/drinking habits forever.    

 
AAABatteries said:
Had a decent eating week and a great workout week.  I’m back in training to hopefully do a sprint tri this fall but we’ll see how my leg cooperates.

i ended up doing only about 40 hours of my fast as I had a work event that I decided to partake in.  Still doing IF pretty consistently.
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Another good workout week - weekend eating was all bad but I limited my damage.  Going to retry the fast this week.

162.8

 
I hate myself - I'm Otis Lite.

I lose 20-25 pounds at the start of the year and then put 15 back on.  By the time I get to end of the year I'm the same as I started.

I just need to finish this off and keep this 30 pounds off.   I get motivated for 4-6 weeks then go off the rails just because of time.  

5:30 to 8:30 are some long day s and then I dont feel like doing anything when off :lol: :bag:

 
Back on the wagon day.  First night of sleep in my house in a while given my 2 year old’s crazy sleep regression; first time I wasn’t up hacking my lungs up all night.  Opted to just sleep in this morning, still not back in the gym.  Pulled something in my back coughing up a lung a couple days ago and it’s still sore.  So, likely just going to eat healthy or another couple days, lots of vitamin C and rest, limit the booze, be a normal person.  With a couple of days I should be good to get back to the gym. July has been a real whirlwind glad to have a fresh start.

 
We had a family get together yesterday at my SILs as my wife's aunt was in town.  Had about 5-6 full-carb beers.  Didn't eat too bad but the beers did a number on my sleep.  I don't know if because I'm doing so well normally that it's more pronounced but lately when I drink I have a horrible nights sleep.  I must have woken up about 8-10 times.  Exhausted today.

 
AAABatteries said:
We had a family get together yesterday at my SILs as my wife's aunt was in town.  Had about 5-6 full-carb beers.  Didn't eat too bad but the beers did a number on my sleep.  I don't know if because I'm doing so well normally that it's more pronounced but lately when I drink I have a horrible nights sleep.  I must have woken up about 8-10 times.  Exhausted today.
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You're lucky.  I wake up 8-10 times a night normally.  It is the odd night when I don't.

 
Bull Dozier said:
You're lucky.  I wake up 8-10 times a night normally.  It is the odd night when I don't.
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Ever think of getting a sleep study - I found out I had apnea and this was one of the signs

 
belljr said:
Ever think of getting a sleep study - I found out I had apnea and this was one of the signs
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I haven't, because 99% of the time I'm back to sleep in less than a minute.  I think I'm just a light sleeper and anything wakes me up.  My dad has said he has the same issue, so I've never thought about it.

Also 8-10 might be an exageration.  Probably more like a half dozen.

 
Days 51-57/100

Got home from camp today. It was quite a week. I hit my activity goals each day, and averaged just over 15k steps per day. I was able to get out and run on my own on 4 different days, and that was in addition to swimming, paddle boarding, sports, rock climbing, kayaking, and everything else we did with the kids. All that being said, I feel like I may have put on a couple of pounds while I was there. I don't typically eat more than twice per day, but they were feeding us 3x/day, plus snacks while there. Today I just feel kind of bloated and gross. Weigh-in is coming up in a few days, so I guess we'll see. Once I got home, I hit the gym for 20mins of sprints and a good upper body workout. Tomorrow will probably be about a 4mi run.

Bank: $570

 
Day 58/100

Reacclimating to being at home. Had a great nap this afternoon, then got out and did 5 miles. 4.5 of that was jogging without a walking break. I think that that is an all-time personal best. Like, best in my lifetime. I don't remember ever running that far, non-stop before. Considering I could maybe run a mile nonstop wen I started this, I'm pretty happy. Weigh-in coming up on Monday. Regardless of what the scale says, I'll be making some substantial dietary adjustments. Heading to GNC tomorrow.

Bank: $580

 
Day 59/100

Went to the park to shoot hoops alone, and ended up in a pickup game with a bunch of hs/college age kids. I wasn't good by any means, but did hit a couple easy buckets, and my team actually won. That was fun. Weigh-in tomorrow morning.

Bank: $590

 
Day 60/100

Weigh-in day. Day 30 weight- 218.0.

Woke up this morning, took a whiz, and immediately pulled the scale down off the top shelf of the closet. I'm thinking I should be maybe between 211 and 213. My clothes are fitting better and better, and in some cases, look too big. I can also see a bit more definition. On the other hand, I still feel kind of bloated and gross from camp. I feel like I'm carrying some extra crap around in my gut and my chest, but that should be negligible. I set the scale down, strip down, step up... 220.0. WTF? I step off the scale, rotate it 90 degrees and make sure it's level. Step back on. 220.0. ####. As noted earlier, I know my diet has been crappy, but I don't think it's been that crappy. I also know that I've gained some muscle, but certainly not that much. Not sure what to attribute this to, other than a combination of camp week, poor diet, and muscle gain.

I was pretty discouraged. To help me feel a little better, I decided to get my activity out of the way for the day. Went and ran 3.2 miles, came home, took a dump, and re-weighed myself. 216.6. So that's something, I guess... Going forward, I'm not going to go Full Otis™️ , but I am going to tighten up my diet. I also think I'm going to add in more cardio and HIIT style days, and fewer pure lifting days. I still want to be able to do a single gd pull-up, tho...

Bank: $600

 
AAABatteries said:
Had a decent eating week and a great workout week.  I’m back in training to hopefully do a sprint tri this fall but we’ll see how my leg cooperates.

i ended up doing only about 40 hours of my fast as I had a work event that I decided to partake in.  Still doing IF pretty consistently.

163.0 

LET’S GO @Otis
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Curious what your starting point was - and too lazy to go back in the thread.

 
Went straight from the airport to doing 45 minute Peleton classic rock ride with Hannah Marie at the Westin. Marriott’s carrying them now. Awesome. Mine delivered in 2 weeks. Will help the cause. The racks of ribs on my Traeger last night probably didn’t. 

 
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Tecumseh said:
Day 60/100

Weigh-in day. Day 30 weight- 218.0.

Woke up this morning, took a whiz, and immediately pulled the scale down off the top shelf of the closet. I'm thinking I should be maybe between 211 and 213. My clothes are fitting better and better, and in some cases, look too big. I can also see a bit more definition. On the other hand, I still feel kind of bloated and gross from camp. I feel like I'm carrying some extra crap around in my gut and my chest, but that should be negligible. I set the scale down, strip down, step up... 220.0. WTF? I step off the scale, rotate it 90 degrees and make sure it's level. Step back on. 220.0. ####. As noted earlier, I know my diet has been crappy, but I don't think it's been that crappy. I also know that I've gained some muscle, but certainly not that much. Not sure what to attribute this to, other than a combination of camp week, poor diet, and muscle gain.

I was pretty discouraged. To help me feel a little better, I decided to get my activity out of the way for the day. Went and ran 3.2 miles, came home, took a dump, and re-weighed myself. 216.6. So that's something, I guess... Going forward, I'm not going to go Full Otis™️ , but I am going to tighten up my diet. I also think I'm going to add in more cardio and HIIT style days, and fewer pure lifting days. I still want to be able to do a single gd pull-up, tho...

Bank: $600
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@Tecumseh - I understand your discouraged but 60 straight days (and counting!) of activity is great. 

Now for the bad news - I think you are finding out what I’ve come to realize and that is that for guys our age it’s like 90% diet that is going to give you the gains.  Obviously there’s exceptions but I think that generally holds.  It’s essentially what’s been holding our GB Otis back too.  I’d find a plan that works for you and put it in place for a solid month and revisit. Good luck!

 
To Tecumseh’s point I’ve been working out like a madman recently and my diet has been slipping (several family birthday parties and some beer at the pool).  I ####### ran 20 miles on Saturday and I’ve gained a few pounds.  I keep saying no alcohol but this time I mean it.  Going dry until our beach trip in mid September.

LET’S GO!!! 

 
AAABatteries said:
@Tecumseh - I understand your discouraged but 60 straight days (and counting!) of activity is great. 

Now for the bad news - I think you are finding out what I’ve come to realize and that is that for guys our age it’s like 90% diet that is going to give you the gains.  Obviously there’s exceptions but I think that generally holds.  It’s essentially what’s been holding our GB Otis back too.  I’d find a plan that works for you and put it in place for a solid month and revisit. Good luck!
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No way is it 90%, not even close IMO. Have to exercise along with a better diet. No way around it.

 
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