I'm tempted to check out some Tim based on your raves, but it feels so...wrong. Maybe I'll double up on Adriene and Tim one day this weekend.Yoga with Tim Transform Day 3 done. More of the same with a decent amount of one leg balancing today. I did this one a little too soon after lunch and almost :X . Need to be more aware of that in the future. This one also had some tough ab work near the end when all the cool down stretches had already started. That really messes with the mind as mentally I thought I made it past the hard parts.
Will try to be good this weekend. Time will tell.
Uh, please sir, in here we refer to “racks” of Oreos.Honestly, the late night food and drinking binges are basically cause of all my weight gain. Cutting that out is a huge change and like you I wake up and have a light breakfast and regular intact of Coffee. Hardest part of dieting is resisting those evening binges as a couple of beers and some ####### oreos after I have them sounds amazing.
ETA - And when I say have some ####### oreos I mean eat at least half the box.
If it helps your decision, he is only wearing shorts on day 3.I'm tempted to check out some Tim based on your raves, but it feels so...wrong. Maybe I'll double up on Adriene and Tim one day this weekend.
Victory has defeated youMade some progress this week, got down to 225.9 this morning, and so what did I do? Well, I immediately had a “weekend is coming” cheat day, obviously.
Lunch date with Mrs. O and two beers, pizza in the evening with some red wine. Some sweets.
It’s cool. I can have a bad day. But I can’t have 2-3. So, can I course correct on a weekend? I was 227 and change at the end of last week, 225 and change at the end of this week, and if I can figure out a way to be 223 and change by next Friday, I’d be ecstatic.
May wake up and hit the gym in the morning, try and get the day shot off into the right trajectory.
If I did the type of exercise that you do every day, I would give myself a pass to drink as much as I wanted whenever I wanted. Amazing!2,200 active calories burned on the mountain bike this morning. 20 miles, 2,200 feet of climbing and our first rattlesnake sighting of the season. My neighbor almost went over his handlebars trying to stop before running it over.
I kind of do... but my rule is that I need to go on a ride or do a workout before I drink anything.If I did the type of exercise that you do every day, I would give myself a pass to drink as much as I wanted whenever I wanted. Amazing!
You don't need to change anything during the week. I think the suggestion you tossed out there is a horrible idea given your obvious weakness. All such a deficit will do is exacerbate your problem.Otis said:Two things:
1. Saturday beat me. The first half of Saturday I destroyed, but I then went to a family party and had some drinks with my BILs, and it went downhill fast. So, Saturday beat me.
But Sunday won’t beat me. After Friday and Saturday beat me, I absolutely cannot afford to lose another day this weekend.
2. I saw a picture my wife took recently of me and the kids — and this is after losing 15-20lbs so far this year — and holy crap do I look like I need to lose easily another 20lbs. Probably could stand to lose 30+. It was motivating.
I need to redouble my efforts here. Still so much work to do. I think I’m gonna go back to the super low cal weekdays, where I was targeting leaving 500 calories unused out of whatever MFP allots for me. I was making some good progress there and feeling good. And that’s what I need. It still gives me 1,000-1,200 calories of food each day, a little more if I exercise, which honestly is plenty. I don’t *need* any more than that.
And then the biggest hurdle: beating weekends. I need to start beating weekends. Or this will just never work.
Maybe true. If I basically stay with what I’m doing Sunday-Thursday and then do the same thing Friday and Saturday, I’d be making huge progress.You don't need to change anything during the week. I think the suggestion you tossed out there is a horrible idea given your obvious weakness. All such a deficit will do is exacerbate your problem.
This sounds like a great way to handle weekends. You're eating good meals, enjoying your life, but not going overboard. Seems so simple...Making my ***official*** weigh-ins on Saturday morning Does wonders for me. Of course, you can't cut loose on Friday night. For purposes of my diet, the weekend is just three meals: migas for Saturday brunch, something not approved by the American Diabetes Association late on Saturday night, and lunch with my parents (chicken stew and cornbread this time) on Sunday. Tonight's dinner was chicken salad, but is almost always just like my other Mon-Fri dinners-light on carbs, a little heavy on protein and fat.
I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Please continue to work with your medical professionals.so last week friday they shot some xrays of my back and i have a slight scoliosis at the base of my spine and two discs that are probably messed up as a result then some stenosis that they think is pinching a nerve when i stand up and do not hunch over so now today i am getting an mri so that they can get to the bottom of it all and the doc said probably looking at pt to strengthen my core and possibly injections surgery as an absolute last measure i just need them to get me right or at least sort of right so that i can walk again because that is a part of my magic mix to keep slim and heart healthy all right be good you all and have a nice week take that to the bank bromigos
Good luck SWC.thanks brohan i will right now literally anything is on the table for me that isnt surgery hell if they want to stick some needles in me and light them on fire and dance the macaraina i will hum along if it means no more surgeries take that to the bank
Week 0: Goal - lose 18 poundsOh, weigh-in report: when I rejoined WW, it showed my last weigh-in as having been 6/8/20. At that point, I'd maintained for 2-3 months after hitting my low weight. I did maintain for a few more months before going off the rails about six months ago. I've gained 17 pounds, representing about 1/3 of what I initially lost. So my goal is set to slightly outdo my last low reading: I will lose 18 pounds and then go back to maintenance.
I finally pulled this video up. Oh hai, Tim.Yoga with Tim Transform Day 3 done. More of the same with a decent amount of one leg balancing today. I did this one a little too soon after lunch and almost :X . Need to be more aware of that in the future. This one also had some tough ab work near the end when all the cool down stretches had already started. That really messes with the mind as mentally I thought I made it past the hard parts.
Will try to be good this weekend. Time will tell.
Meh - Adriene is cuter IMOI finally pulled this video up. Oh hai, Tim.
He explains later that he got into yoga to help w/ his surfing. He just looks like a surfer.I finally pulled this video up. Oh hai, Tim.
I agree, but Tim has got it going on as well.Meh - Adriene is cuter IMO
Jesus.... you can lose weight on command.Week 0: Goal - lose 18 pounds
Week 1: -5.4 pounds
I can only imagine how much I'd have lost if not for all the wine! I know every week won't be like this, but it's a good start.
12.6 pounds to go.
Biking as well? That is tough. I basically went away from running entirely due to the impact on my back. Good luck man.whoa nelly had my mri last night and in a nutshell without violating my own hippa rights i have annular tears and disc protrusions at every level from the t12 to s1 except at one disc level which are hitting the nerve root at multiple levels and i have stenosis and facet disease at various but not all levels in that same range brohans i will get through this because i have to but i am starting to feel like the big kahuna isnt giving me good cards that is all i am sayin so walking and biking it out for a while and i will have to control my weight through food and nothing else for a bit take that to the bank
he could definitely, sit on the bank. hang in there brochachoAnother good place for low-impact exercise is a pool, or a pond. Pond would be good for you.
3x/week would be perfect. stay ridiculously light with the weight. legs and core primarily, to start. and then with an early focus on big muscle groups. chest, back, legs. slow and steady, with serious focus on form. again, keep the weights light. isometric exercises would be great to mix things up.wazoo11 said:Is anyone familiar with the weights offered at a YMCA?
I know of the cardio (bike, tredmill, yoga etc al ) but am lost on strength/conditioning
I want to lose fat, but also gain muscle mass. I just feel so lost on where to start, and stick with goals.
(stuck at 184 lbs ; 5'6 25% bd fat)
Is three times a week for an hour doable?
Thank you. I understand how to diet, just not proper exercise. I had terrible gym phobia as being picked on as the fat kid.3x/week would be perfect. stay ridiculously light with the weight. legs and core primarily, to start. and then with an early focus on big muscle groups. chest, back, legs. slow and steady, with serious focus on form. again, keep the weights light. isometric exercises would be great to mix things up.
Machines are easier than barbells or dumbbells if you are starting out. When you use them you do sets of exercises, like 12 repetitions at 25 pounds. If you are lifting the most you can lift you can probably only do a few reps. When you do lower weights you can probably do 12 or 15. If you can do 15 nice and slow and have good form then you should use the next heavier weight next time and try to do 12. Or ten. Or eight. Nobody but you will know.wazoo11 said:Is anyone familiar with the weights offered at a YMCA?
I know of the cardio (bike, tredmill, yoga etc al ) but am lost on strength/conditioning
I want to lose fat, but also gain muscle mass. I just feel so lost on where to start, and stick with goals.
(stuck at 184 lbs ; 5'6 25% bd fat)
Is three times a week for an hour doable?