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@belljr - 3.5 weeks in and I've only missed 2 days since starting on 1/13 - both on Saturdays before going on a long run so I'm ok with that. 20 per day this week.
This is the one an only thing I've been pretty consistent about. I have missed a few days here and there but it was for shoulder pain ....
Yep - actually both hotel & office have one of these. It's different than the Concept 2 but light years ahead of any of the magnetic ones so it's worked well. Not sure what to do with all the dials and things so have just left them be.
Not lame at all. Gotta take the first steps--the direction matters more than their size.
Ive been doing the daily push ups (about 3 weeks) and have gotten my 6 and 7 year olds involved. I have both of them doing ~20 of the kid/knee push ups in the morning and again in the evening. I've been doing 3 max sets per day (one right when I get up and then in the morning/evening with my girls).This is the one an only thing I've been pretty consistent about. I have missed a few days here and there but it was for shoulder pain ....
I'm 5'10". That's pretty much average.
Yeah I have a physiological explanation. Modern Americans are fat pigs. Some time last century the food industry convinced us we need 3 square meals a day. We don’t. We didn’t evolve to eat that way. The cave men weren’t settling into a bowl of corn flakes in the morning.
Fair. I looked at my muffin top midsection in the mirror today and came to realize that even though I’m losing good amounts of weight, I still have a ways to go. My planned 210-215 goal may be just a “first goal” — I may have to get to more like 200.
My best buddy is about 6'3". He has an athletic build. He is a couple years older than me.
When I was 22 I was down to 185-190 and was doing lots of body weight exercises. Looked and felt great. That said, I wasn’t doing much cardio then, but also wasn’t doing as much weight lifting then. So probably I have a little more muscle now than I did then. By that metric I figure 200 probably is the right place to be. Maybe 195 at the very low end. Though I’ve never had a six pack, and always have felt that would be pretty cool to have at least once in my life.
To reveal your abs you need to have total body fat of < 13% or so. That's a pretty daunting goal for any over 40 man who isn't an actor, model, or professional athlete. Those people get paid to work out. The rest of us have lives.
Yeah, that’s why I’m not making it a real goal. I’d just be happy to feel lean and not have this gut. If ever I hit the point where I’m feeling like I’ve conquered and need a new big challenge, that’s always out there waiting if I wanna try.
Glad you realized this on your own. Hesitated saying something when you last mentioned your goal weight, but opted not to. Sub 200 works on a 6'3 frame.
This may be semantics, but our bodies aren't meant to eat three large meals per day. I get that I am a bit of an outlier but I eat about a dozen times some days. I just only eat one meal, and a lot of times it isn't a big one.
Here's the thing, once I hit my goal weight, I thought why not a couple more pounds... then a couple more, and a couple more. Next thing you know, you've flown by the goal. I dont actively try to lose weight at this point, but I'm still very slowly trending downwards.
Damn 172 at 6’3”. I guess there are different body types though. I’m almost 6’4”, but I’m not sure 180 or so would work on me. I’m just kind of thick up top and always have been. But you guys are probably both right that 200 or below should be where I really end up eventually, maybe even around the start of summer at my current pace.
Might be a daunting goal for some, but first step might be to stop following the advice of the nutrition coalition.
You're both right. 172 may not work for your frame. I'm shorter than both of you (6'1), have been 172 before (dipped down to 168), and it...did not look good. It was peak marathon training my first time through so I don't think it's fair to assess my lower energy levels and general soreness, but I was very skinny. I think my ideal weight is right around 180, when I'm in that neighborhood and fit my body fat % is around 12% or so - given what I'm willing to do with my diet that's about as good as I'll get. As the years go by and I lose muscle mass the ideal weight number will go down, but if you get under 200 and see a body fat number in the teens you'll know you're nearing peak.
This! Good calls. Right now I'm still over 220 and at 25% body fat, so still a long ways to go...
I didn’t present advice, I linked a page that looks at the scientific evidence on both sides of various claims about nutrition and health.
There was a study a bit back that an average American ate 7-8 times/day. There was a small, but significant contingent that was at 15+ per day (i.e. grazing all day long). Just cutting back to 3 and not snacking all day is a huge cut to the average American calorie intake. So first step in weight loss is just to cut out the all day grazing...
I assumed you were following their advice. I didn’t say I was upset. Just trying to help.
I am not sure what their advice actually is. I have looked at a bunch of the scientific studies footnoted in the materials I linked.
As I mentioned for me, MAF workouts didn't increase my appetite. I lost weight easily while doing it almost exclusively. My appetite is back doing the same exercise but at a higher HR.
That makes sense. If true, all the more reason to stay with MAF for, well, basically, forever.
Trust the process. Also add in a "tempo run" once a week - something close to your race pace.
Makes total sense. I'm not doing this necessarily to lose weight (I'm not overweight) or increase endurance (although that is a short term goal with the 10 mile run coming up). I'm simply doing this as a way of changing my lifestyle. I feel that it's important for me to also do a routine that I enjoy (i.e. combination of running and HIIT). I'm hoping everything else falls in place.
yes. and not necessarily bad. if you're burning the calories, the mostly* good food won't hurt your progress.
Peanut butter - that's gotta leave a mark...yes. and not necessarily bad. if you're burning the calories, the mostly* good food won't hurt your progress.
*how many cookies, and was there any scotch?
A few cookies. Two Tagalongs and a thin mint. And no booze. I was sooooo close to opening a bottle of red to kick off the weekend. Brought out a bottle and set it on the counter. Thankfully Mrs o had no interest and the craving eventually subsided. So glad I didn’t. I was saying to Mrs O this morning, it’s funny but you never wake up the next day and regret NOT drinking the night before.yes. and not necessarily bad. if you're burning the calories, the mostly* good food won't hurt your progress.
*how many cookies, and was there any scotch?
