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Good day so far. 45 min walk with the dog, golf yoga with Adrienne and 45 minute tough Peleton ride. Drinking less wine. Paying off
I’m in for whatever (sans quitting booze completely)Ran a 5k this morning. Got chick fil a with the kid today which made both of us unreasonably happy. Took a long walk around Boston (with masks on, staying away from people) and got to enjoy the fall colors. For the most part we've avoided takeout/drive thru and crowded areas so this was a big deal for him. Now he's taking a bath without complaining which is a big deal for me. I enjoyed eating too much the last two days... today, I didn't log my calories but I've got a good feel for where I'm at and i can have a glass or two and some cheese and crackers and stay around maintenance for the day. I'll try not to gain too much back the next few days, then start working on a new set of goals. Hopefully I can lure some of you fine people into joining me again because that makes it more fun.
I tend to open up the menu for what i will eat when i am home watching football. I love pizza and just about everything that can be had under that umbrella.Had too many calories Saturday and Sunday. (By just a few hundred, not like Otis with a bunch of cookies.)
Going to hit it hard this week to finish up the month. It's going to be cold/wet early this week and I hate the treadmill. This is going to take extra willpower.
I do little cheats like this from time to time. Like I made nachos the other day. Measured out one serving of chips and one serving of cheese. Ate with salsa. Under 300 calories and felt luxurious.I tend to open up the menu for what i will eat when i am home watching football. I love pizza and just about everything that can be had under that umbrella.
I made my first "Garlic bread Pizza" and it's loaded with bad things but the portion was within range. I take a 9" hoagie roll, you could try a 12" as well, cut it open and spread Kerrygold Garlic n Herb butter all over the bread but not 2 inches thick, not too heavy but cover the bread with it. Next I use some country style mozzarella by Tillamook, and you don't need a lot to cover the bread, I add sandwich style pepperoni slices on top(little more Mozz on top) and bake it in the oven for about 10 min at 375, open up a little jar of Rao's to dip it in...lot better than a full blown pizza and you feel like you are breaking all the rules.
Healthy? Not really but you don't feel nearly as guilty the next morning on Monday. The rest of the week or at least the next few days I won't eat anything else like that, probably until next Sunday while I am watching my Miami Dolphins.
Congrats man. So very awesome. I wish I had the staying power to have followed you through. I’d probably weigh 20/25lbs less right now if only I’d done that. ####
Sounds boring.wazoo11 said:On a five day streak of going to the gym, and eating vegetarian meals.
No fast food, puking or diet crash meals.
Hey so if you are serious about hitting 100 on your first try I'm just gonna suggest not ending a two month alcohol free diet with what can only be called a bender at this pointi. I got through about 50 three times before quitting each timefred_1_15301 said:Just finished week 6, day 3 of pushup challenge (column 2) - 22, 22, 30, 30, 25, 25, 18, 18, 55. I started to feel it at the 2nd set of 30. On the last set, I think my form was a off but I finished them (with several pauses). I'll take a few days off and repeat week 6 column 3. I'm looking forward to being done with this challenge so that I can move on to my other workouts (and still continue with pushups).
No worries - I've never stopped drinking to begin with!Hey so if you are serious about hitting 100 on your first try I'm just gonna suggest not ending a two month alcohol free diet with what can only be called a bender at this pointi. I got through about 50 three times before quitting each time
Yoga first is probably better to start. If its a heavy arm day in yoga it will be noticeable and you might need to take an extra rest day, but having sore arms when she starts in on runners lunge to plank to chataranga is brutal.So, no working out the past two days due to PSPS event in Cali and not wanting to be stank stank with no shower. Did a hour long walk yesterday that was nice. Any advice on the order of doing pushups and yoga? I like how yoga loosens up my shoulders for the pushups, but it also builds in fatigue before I start. Pushups have always been terrible for me when I have had to do them on my own. In a class somewhere, bam, it's all good. On my own, meh. I'm glad we have power back .
I'm rowing and running, you're rowing and biking, we could do something with cross training if that's your goal. Maybe a certain amount of time per week? Or something with non cardio exercises. What are your goals? Cutting weight or adding muscle or doing cardio or ?Haven't been doing super specific exercise outside of just trying to be "active" most days. 231.8 this AM so feeling good about that. Bout 2 weeks before I become a peloton nerd. @bostonfred I'd be down for some sort of "number of days exercising" challenge between mid-November and the new year. Or something else
I’m in GB. I’ve been targeting Monday for the start of a healthy run too. It’s damn time. I actually have a court hearing in the first week of December and I’d like to be able to fit in my suits for that, so my plan will probably involve a reprieve for Thanksgiving weekend but otherwise pushing right through after that for another couple weeks. And then we’ll see where that leads. Heck, maybe for a change we’ll have some momentum BEFORE New Years. And I’M happy to have a rowing partner too, I haven’t done squat in weeks and feel pretty crappy.Update
- I did a zoom with an old friend who had last seen me at my peak weight, and she couldn't believe it. She sent me a picture of us together from two years ago and I couldn't believe it. I am embarrassed I let myself get as fat as I did and I feel so much better now both mentally and physically. I'm not looking to become a fitness nerd for life, but talking to someone who was genuinely shocked and happy for me was a good reminder that this is worth it and that even though I'm not done, I'm in control of this and can just... decide.... to improve my life.
- From a diet perspective I want to build muscle for a while so I'll be up from 1500 net calories a day to 2400 plus with emphasis on protein and fiber, at least for a little while. I may still try to lose a couple pounds but my next big cut will probably be for New year's.
- I'm on board with a new challenge, if people are interested in exercise I am open to a bunch of ideas, yoga, some other class like body combat, practicing to do a real pullup, doing core every day, keeping up with the pushups, rowing, running... I'll probably do a bunch of things but I'm open to ideas for a formal goal/challenge.
- my wife knew I wanted a rower, so she bought me a cheap one for my birthday (sunny health and fitness, about 250 bucks I think) that uses magnetic resistance. I've given it a good try and it is not as good as the concept2, but it's quiet and worked well enough when I tried it. I'm one week away from my turn on the concept2 wait list so I guess I'll try it out before deciding. Did 20 minutes today and felt pretty good after. Will need to invest in a better seat if I'm keeping it.
- no alcohol today, and stayed under 1k calories as i get back on the health kick. I'm not going to stay that low or quit alcohol again, but wanted to jump start my detox after a fun week of binging.
- @Otis let's do this together. There's less than a month between now and Thanksgiving, and Monday is November 1st. You can do 3.5 weeks.
This sounds a lot like my experience with day 1.Just completed Week 6, Day 1 (column 3) of pushup challenge - 45, 55, 35, 30, 55. Today was just a flat out struggle after the first set. I made it through set 2 but it was a grind. Set 3 was also hard. I pushed through set 4 ok but set 5 killed me (I knew before I even started that I wasn't getting through it). I made it to 35 and hit the knees. Took about a 4 second break, continued and on my knees again at 48. Took a few seconds again and pushed through the last 7. I probably should have taken an extra day of rest but not sure that would have made much of a difference. This was by far the hardest day. Honestly you have to be an athlete to complete this one.
Let's not talk about new year's yet. Let's focus on 24 days of November, and the goal of looking good in a suit. Are you going to track calories? Keto? Something else? Are you up for giving up booze for that long?I’m in GB. I’ve been targeting Monday for the start of a healthy run too. It’s damn time. I actually have a court hearing in the first week of December and I’d like to be able to fit in my suits for that, so my plan will probably involve a reprieve for Thanksgiving weekend but otherwise pushing right through after that for another couple weeks. And then we’ll see where that leads. Heck, maybe for a change we’ll have some momentum BEFORE New Years. And I’M happy to have a rowing partner too, I haven’t done squat in weeks and feel pretty crappy.
I’m thinking keto is my best bet. It’s probably the lowest maintanance and easiest to follow for me, and I can have a scotch without going off the rails. What makes it work for me is that there are clear and simple rules. Sort of like the potato heck. Hell, maybe I should do that again....Let's not talk about new year's yet. Let's focus on 24 days of November, and the goal of looking good in a suit. Are you going to track calories? Keto? Something else? Are you up for giving up booze for that long?
You've had momentum before new years before. Mid fall until late winter is generally a good stretch for you - with a few obvious exceptions. You just undo that progress between early spring and early fall. Every year.I’m in GB. I’ve been targeting Monday for the start of a healthy run too. It’s damn time. I actually have a court hearing in the first week of December and I’d like to be able to fit in my suits for that, so my plan will probably involve a reprieve for Thanksgiving weekend but otherwise pushing right through after that for another couple weeks. And then we’ll see where that leads. Heck, maybe for a change we’ll have some momentum BEFORE New Years. And I’M happy to have a rowing partner too, I haven’t done squat in weeks and feel pretty crappy.
That's is always a awesome feeling! If you don't mind me asking, what did you start at? I was away from FBGs for a long while and only recently found it again and remember how much I enjoy the boards, so the notebook is a little light.Update
- I did a zoom with an old friend who had last seen me at my peak weight, and she couldn't believe it. She sent me a picture of us together from two years ago and I couldn't believe it. I am embarrassed I let myself get as fat as I did and I feel so much better now both mentally and physically. I'm not looking to become a fitness nerd for life, but talking to someone who was genuinely shocked and happy for me was a good reminder that this is worth it and that even though I'm not done, I'm in control of this and can just... decide.... to improve my life.
- From a diet perspective I want to build muscle for a while so I'll be up from 1500 net calories a day to 2400 plus with emphasis on protein and fiber, at least for a little while. I may still try to lose a couple pounds but my next big cut will probably be for New year's.
- I'm on board with a new challenge, if people are interested in exercise I am open to a bunch of ideas, yoga, some other class like body combat, practicing to do a real pullup, doing core every day, keeping up with the pushups, rowing, running... I'll probably do a bunch of things but I'm open to ideas for a formal goal/challenge.
- my wife knew I wanted a rower, so she bought me a cheap one for my birthday (sunny health and fitness, about 250 bucks I think) that uses magnetic resistance. I've given it a good try and it is not as good as the concept2, but it's quiet and worked well enough when I tried it. I'm one week away from my turn on the concept2 wait list so I guess I'll try it out before deciding. Did 20 minutes today and felt pretty good after. Will need to invest in a better seat if I'm keeping it.
- no alcohol today, and stayed under 1k calories as i get back on the health kick. I'm not going to stay that low or quit alcohol again, but wanted to jump start my detox after a fun week of binging.
- @Otis let's do this together. There's less than a month between now and Thanksgiving, and Monday is November 1st. You can do 3.5 weeks.
https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/topic/743200-otis-fad-diet-thread-—-now-with-less-fad-diet-and-less-bfred-he’s-losing-weight/?do=findComment&comment=22990511That's is always a awesome feeling! If you don't mind me asking, what did you start at? I was away from FBGs for a long while and only recently found it again and remember how much I enjoy the boards, so the notebook is a little light.
I love rowing as well. Great full body exercise that I find passes the time nicely. Maybe I'm just a sucker for cardio/muscle work that isn't a treadmill. Keep up the good work!
Last question/comment. What do you do to calculate your base macro intakes. Cal/Pro/Fib to start. I do Goal Weight x 12 for calories and it has been working nicely. Protein x .65 mainly because we get a lot of our protein from lentils/beans as the wife is not huge into most animal proteins (I make it on the side for me sometimes). Then fiber is always a issue. But, I love me some fats as try and stay around 70 with using EVOO and infused olive oil (tuscan herb is the bomb) and vineger(apricot/cran-pear/sweet white) everyday. Now I'm rambling, have a good day, keep up the good work.
Smart play here. If you use it enough bfred, then the workload on it will justify the upgrade. By then you will appreciate the difference as well. Kinda like how the wife and I just upgraded our spin bike to the clip ins and splurged on good shoes instead of cheaper pairs. We truly understood the quality difference. That makes it easier to justify and you will have used the lower end model to satisfy the wife, and possibly resell it for decent money still.kevzilla said:I know nothing about rowers, and precious little about wives, but I think bfred should buy a new seat and wear out his birthday present from his wife. If it is a crappy machine, in six months he'll be able to say "Honey, this thing is going to injure me" and it will be mostly true.
What kind of bike do you have? We recently bought a Keiser spinning bike. My wife bought those spinning shoes with the clip ins. I haven't done it yet but wondering how much of a difference it makes compared to my normal sneakers.Smart play here. If you use it enough bfred, then the workload on it will justify the upgrade. By then you will appreciate the difference as well. Kinda like how the wife and I just upgraded our spin bike to the clip ins and splurged on good shoes instead of cheaper pairs. We truly understood the quality difference. That makes it easier to justify and you will have used the lower end model to satisfy the wife, and possibly resell it for decent money still.
We bought the Joroto X2 off of Amazon. It is one of the cheaper magnetic spin bikes but has been fantastic and actually three sets of friends of ours have bought as well after following my wife's IG posts on it. We went with magnetic because it is so much silenter than belt driven. We couldn't pay the price of a Peloton yet so it made sense. It came with the cage pedals and that worked great. It was a little rough on the bottoms of your shoes if you have soft cross trainers.What kind of bike do you have? We recently bought a Keiser spinning bike. My wife bought those spinning shoes with the clip ins. I haven't done it yet but wondering how much of a difference it makes compared to my normal sneakers.
Sneakers are specifically designed to bend with your foot so you can use the muscles of your foot to absorb shock and then propel you forward.What kind of bike do you have? We recently bought a Keiser spinning bike. My wife bought those spinning shoes with the clip ins. I haven't done it yet but wondering how much of a difference it makes compared to my normal sneakers.
Dude.kevzilla said:I know nothing about rowers, and precious little about wives, but I think bfred should buy a new seat and wear out his birthday present from his wife. If it is a crappy machine, in six months he'll be able to say "Honey, this thing is going to injure me" and it will be mostly true.
Thanks I think I will buy spinning shoes. My wife has done a fair bit of spinning and she raves about them.Sneakers are specifically designed to bend with your foot so you can use the muscles of your foot to absorb shock and then propel you forward.
Cycling shoes are specifically designed to be stiff so you can drive the pedal down with each stroke, and sometimes even pull up on the clip/clipless pedal.
When you use your sneakers on a bike, your feet get sore before your legs because you are using your foot muscles to stabilize the pedal every single time you push down. Your foot wraps around the pedal like a claw (obviously not that extreme) and you have to push it a little forward at the top of your pedal stroke and a little back later on. It's exhausting just thinking about all that extra work.
I had a friend who is a world class runner and she was struggling with cross training because she didn't wear the right shoes. We talked and she tried wearing the right shoes and said it made a huge difference for her.
That could be that your knee is wobbling at the top of your rotation because you aren't fit right for your bike. It does that because your foot and knee go up together for most of the rotation but then there's not quite enough room for your knee to go up anymore so as your foot gets to the very top your knee kind of kicks outside and becomes the hypotenuse instead of the height.Thanks I think I will buy spinning shoes. My wife has done a fair bit of spinning and she raves about them.
Probably unrelated but since I started going on that bike, I notice that during body combat, when I do side kicks with my right leg I feel a slight pop in the joint. It only happens when I kick hard (which I don't do on that side anymore). Maybe not related but frustrating as I used to be able to do powerful kicks on both sides (now only on the left).
ETA - I don't bike often. Usually just when I'm watching a football game.
Jealous!I’m drinking quite a bit of rum. Swam for a few hours today.
Things are good.
https://youtu.be/mjs1Tu5RMaAI’m drinking quite a bit of rum. Swam for a few hours today.
Things are good.