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May challenge is done, will update that thread in a bit but anyone up for a June challenge? If so, what? Daily yoga? 100 pushups? Whole30? Healthy cooking?
Five pounds a month is just fine. If it were guaranteed, I would sign up for the next year, no second thought required.lost 4.9 lb.
Hoping for to do better this month
Yep, 5 lbs per month is about right. It's sustainable.Five pounds a month is just fine. If it were guaranteed, I would sign up for the next year, no second thought required.
I would like to get a little more into what is healthy and not healthy for food intake.May challenge is done, will update that thread in a bit but anyone up for a June challenge? If so, what? Daily yoga? 100 pushups? Whole30? Healthy cooking?
I would like to lose 5 lbs in June and you have a date of July 4th, I've not shared this openly in this thread but I am working towards a special date in about Mid July when my son will turn 21 and I haven't seen him since he visited me around St Patty's Day just before most places closed. The look of shock on his face when we toast at midnight at Hard Rock is going to be worth it. He is a total Mini-Me, except obviously he was in a little better shape than myself and still will be. I know we will be looking at these photos for a long time and I want the memories to be great ones of him and I.Pretty happy with my May results
784/1085 points. To be honest I should probably add another 100 for stuff I missed tracking. (I can improve this by reducing the bad snacks).
Ran 100.25 miles
lost 4.9 lb.
Hoping for to do better this month and be under 225 by July 4.
This is an awesome goal.I would like to lose 5 lbs in June and you have a date of July 4th, I've not shared this openly in this thread but I am working towards a special date in about Mid July when my son will turn 21 and I haven't seen him since he visited me around St Patty's Day just before most places closed. The look of shock on his face when we toast at midnight at Hard Rock is going to be worth it. He is a total Mini-Me, except obviously he was in a little better shape than myself and still will be. I know we will be looking at these photos for a long time and I want the memories to be great ones of him and I.
Running will take a huge toll on your knees and joints if you overdo it. If you can't run more than a quarter mile without stopping, and you want to be able to run further, then you can't just go run 5 miles and power through it. That's how 40+ year olds get hurt. But run walking is great exercise in its own right. If you can just run for a minute, walk for a minute to start, you can gradually build up the muscle and maybe avoid injuries when you play tennis.Doesn't the running take a toll on your knees and joints? I want to run eventually just to get my stamina to the point I can outlast anyone on the tennis court. I think it's partly mental, I can't go 1/4 mile without stopping and walking.
I have been walking in Asics-Kayano for about 10 years, I even wear them around town with a pair of jeans just for the comfort factor.Running will take a huge toll on your knees and joints if you overdo it. If you can't run more than a quarter mile without stopping, and you want to be able to run further, then you can't just go run 5 miles and power through it. That's how 40+ year olds get hurt. But run walking is great exercise in its own right. If you can just run for a minute, walk for a minute to start, you can gradually build up the muscle and maybe avoid injuries when you play tennis.
The general rule is to increase your mileage by 25 percent a week or less. At our ages, that might even be too much, so don't push it. The c25k (couch to 5k) plan does a great job with this. http://c25k.com/mobile/metric.html
I'm not recommending running - it's not for everyone and it can lead to injuries. And as I always say, I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Consult your doctor before beginning this or any diet or exercise program.
Yeah sorry about that. The interns have been tied up with troubleshooting the database backend, because they can't figure out how I possibly could have eaten and drank the way I did in May despite being on a "diet." Gotta just be a bug in the code.I crashed and burned badly in May, so I'd be up for a non-pushup-related June challenge. Otis's interns are still crunching the numbers, but I think I put on 3 lbs in May, which isn't bad if you knew how poorly I ate and drank all month.
Welcome back.Yeah sorry about that. The interns have been tied up with troubleshooting the database backend, because they can't figure out how I possibly could have eaten and drank the way I did in May despite being on a "diet." Gotta just be a bug in the code.
June 1. Fresh start.
Not the thread, but how come you don't play poker anymore?Otis said:Yeah sorry about that. The interns have been tied up with troubleshooting the database backend, because they can't figure out how I possibly could have eaten and drank the way I did in May despite being on a "diet." Gotta just be a bug in the code.
June 1. Fresh start.
D.on'tOtis said:Yeah sorry about that. The interns have been tied up with troubleshooting the database backend, because they can't figure out how I possibly could have eaten and drank the way I did in May despite being on a "diet." Gotta just be a bug in the code.
June 1. Fresh start.
Bored of winning IMONot the thread, but how come you don't play poker anymore?
First, re-read @bostonfred's post. It's filled with goodness.Ministry of Pain said:I have been walking in Asics-Kayano for about 10 years, I even wear them around town with a pair of jeans just for the comfort factor.
I have 3 new pairs coming in the next couple days(Stocking up in advance). Asics is blowing out the 26s as the 27s start to roll out.
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I'll be eager to see your recipes. Great job on everything, too!I'm in for this month's challenge, but to be honest it doesn't sound too difficult. My personal goal this month is to ride my bike 25 miles per week and do at least 50 pushups and 150 situps per day. I recently went to a whole food plant-based diet, so I will post the recipes I'm making in the challenge thread even if they may not be up everyone's alley. I'm shedding pounds without doing as much working out as I should be, but am also feeling stronger in my daily pushups. Not sure if it's the reduced body weight helping things or actually getting stronger.
Looking forward to getting back into lap swimming once SIP loosens up.
Thanks. If you had told me at any point in my life that I would go vegan while also cutting out added sugars and oils for a continued 5 weeks I would have told you that you're a lunatic. Honestly, it's been pretty awesome so far. The SIP has afforded me more flexibility to experiment with ingredients and new cooking methods.I'll be eager to see your recipes. Great job on everything, too!
in 100 minutes i can normally get between 5 and 5 and a half miles at about 3 to 3 and a half miles per hour take that to the bank bromigosHow long do you guys/gals expect it to take you to walk 50 miles in a day?
I was vegetarian for about six years and then pescetarian for about four more. Going vegan would seem impossible to me since cheese is my life, but I often think of going veggie again. Good for you. I saw your curried chickpea recipe in the other thread - yum!!Thanks. If you had told me at any point in my life that I would go vegan while also cutting out added sugars and oils for a continued 5 weeks I would have told you that you're a lunatic. Honestly, it's been pretty awesome so far. The SIP has afforded me more flexibility to experiment with ingredients and new cooking methods.
I could have probably lost an extra 10 lbs if I cut alcohol out, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.
200 minutes a day?ok i see we are making ourselves personal challenges mine will be 200 minutes of exercise a day and calories within my fitness pal limits and losing 10 pounds this month and today i have met all of my goals take that to the bank brohans
yep so since my heart attack i have worked up to where i walk for 100 minutes to 120 minutes in the morning and ride my bike for about 60 to 70 minutes in the evening and in between they have me doing pushups some planks and very limited weight lifting that takes me all told probably 20 minutes a day so it happens and its working to get my weight down im almost back to weights i have not seen in about 25 years take that to the bank brohanista200 minutes a day?
I think I might be lactose intolerant. In the past year my stomach would start churning every time I ate cheese. It never happened previously in my life, but it stopped instantly when I switched diets.I was vegetarian for about six years and then pescetarian for about four more. Going vegan would seem impossible to me since cheese is my life, but I often think of going veggie again. Good for you. I saw your curried chickpea recipe in the other thread - yum!!
maybe take that little brohan for walks according to my cardiologists even a half an hour is really good for you and if you can do it twice a day even better take that to the bank about 15 minutes down the road and back bromigoI haven’t exercised in days. This puppy will be the death of me.
Mrs. O says I can't until he's had his shots. That's like 5 or 6 weeks away. ####!maybe take that little brohan for walks according to my cardiologists even a half an hour is really good for you and if you can do it twice a day even better take that to the bank about 15 minutes down the road and back bromigo
definitelyMAC_32 said:Does chicken sausage with basil pesto, sprouts, parm, and roasted tomatoes count as healthy?
Definitely not sustainable. If you lose 5 pounds a month for even just 6 years, that's a total loss of 360 pounds. How many of us can afford to lose that much weight without ceasing to exist?MAC_32 said:Yep, 5 lbs per month is about right. It's sustainable.kevzilla said:Five pounds a month is just fine. If it were guaranteed, I would sign up for the next year, no second thought required.
You do you, and I'm not a vet. but it is mt opinion that the benefits of getting your dog used to seeing different people, and getting out and about outweigh the small risk of contracting parvo.Otis said:Mrs. O says I can't until he's had his shots. That's like 5 or 6 weeks away. ####!
If this is dry humor, well done.Definitely not sustainable. If you lose 5 pounds a month for even just 6 years, that's a total loss of 360 pounds. How many of us can afford to lose that much weight without ceasing to exist?
Sustainability is kind of a pet peeve of mine.If this is dry humor, well done.
If this is anything else then you get an emphatic c'mon, man.
That's the next goal for me, probably four months away.i just hit my wedding weight and thats a heck of a long time ago take that to the bank brohans
I decided to count up the nutritional info in this:I'm not going to count calories (too much work), but if this is becoming a recipe thread, I'm happy to share my prized oatmeal recipe that has become my standard breakfast.
Step 1: Start cooking the oatmeal. (Rolled oats, steel-cut oats, whatever.) Make one serving however your package says to do it. While the oatmeal is simmering...
Step 2: In a separate bowl, mix up: one banana (sliced into little pieces), half a dark chocolate bar (broken into little pieces), a handful of almonds, five or six heaping teaspoons of plain yogurt, and an unmeasured amount (maybe about a tablespoon) of honey.
Step 3: A few minutes before the oatmeal is done cooking, toss in a handful of frozen berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, whatever).
Step 4: When ready, dump the oatmeal-with-berries into the bowl of other stuff, stir it all up, and eat it.
Pro tip: Find a big bowl, because it's hard to fit all of that into a regular-sized bowl.
You know what SWC's wedding weight was?That's the next goal for me, probably four months away.i just hit my wedding weight and thats a heck of a long time ago take that to the bank brohans