GregR
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GregR
Footballguy
That's why I've been trying to up my calories, etc. Last time around I actually lost weight faster but then I plateaued when I got shin splints and couldn't ride for an extended time. I didn't end up with any loose skin, and I wasn't too worried by a 2-3 lb loss each week. But 10 the last two weeks does worry me a little. Some of it was probably water weight as I was a little less hydrated than normal coming out of that week post-surgery.
But yeah, that is something I might consider, maybe just maintain for a week or two to help give my body some time to catch up. I feel like I'm about where I was last time though. I recall feeling like I had this bit of a flap where the belly used to be, but what I read then was you'll get that because there's still fat in it, but once it clears out it'll be more likely to go away. Which ended up happening then when I did lose more.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Innuendo aside my self discipline has been lagging recently maybe I should do this one later
krista4
Footballguy
I actually enjoyed this one a lot. 46 minutes, and it seems the "discipline" part was holding poses a lot longer than you usually might, without losing focus. It felt very good. There was nothing really challenging other than a part where you go from a lunge into an Eagle pose. I felt like the Karate Kid!
And...are you ready for this...somehow she tricked me into doing Crow for the first time. Held it for a second or two at most. I tried to re-create after the session and had no idea how I got there, so I might only ever do it in this particular practice.
caustic
Footballguy
Hey everyone 
I recently went to the doctor and found that my blood pressure and heart rate were higher than normal -- a predictable consequence of eating/drinking a ton during the pandemic. I'd like to nip this in the bud before something serious happens, so I'm working to improve my diet & exercise routine. This week I started getting up early to go on walks every morning which has been genuinely enjoyable. On the diet front, I frequent the fast food joints by my house far too often on my way to/from work, so the first step will be to cut that out. I did a much better job of cooking breakfast at home and bringing lunch to work this week, so I only had one (1) Sonic chicken sandwich as a treat on Friday.
It's a solid start but I've gone on health kicks and fallen off the wagon many times before -- so now it's a matter of staying the course. Hoping this thread will help with that.
I recently went to the doctor and found that my blood pressure and heart rate were higher than normal -- a predictable consequence of eating/drinking a ton during the pandemic. I'd like to nip this in the bud before something serious happens, so I'm working to improve my diet & exercise routine. This week I started getting up early to go on walks every morning which has been genuinely enjoyable. On the diet front, I frequent the fast food joints by my house far too often on my way to/from work, so the first step will be to cut that out. I did a much better job of cooking breakfast at home and bringing lunch to work this week, so I only had one (1) Sonic chicken sandwich as a treat on Friday.
It's a solid start but I've gone on health kicks and fallen off the wagon many times before -- so now it's a matter of staying the course. Hoping this thread will help with that.
krista4
Footballguy
Welcome! Sounds like you’re off to a great start. Finding exercise you actually enjoy is huge.Hey everyone
I recently went to the doctor and found that my blood pressure and heart rate were higher than normal -- a predictable consequence of eating/drinking a ton during the pandemic. I'd like to nip this in the bud before something serious happens, so I'm working to improve my diet & exercise routine. This week I started getting up early to go on walks every morning which has been genuinely enjoyable. On the diet front, I frequent the fast food joints by my house far too often on my way to/from work, so the first step will be to cut that out. I did a much better job of cooking breakfast at home and bringing lunch to work this week, so I only had one (1) Sonic chicken sandwich as a treat on Friday.
It's a solid start but I've gone on health kicks and fallen off the wagon many times before -- so now it's a matter of staying the course. Hoping this thread will help with that.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
I clicked on it, figuring to give it a try.krista4 said:
She said it was a juicy one and I was out.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Yeah that lunge eagle thing was tough. Surprisingly no core. Also surprisingly inappropriate dead dog chat. What was that.krista4 said:
Otis
Footballguy
Welcome. Git er done.Hey everyone
I recently went to the doctor and found that my blood pressure and heart rate were higher than normal -- a predictable consequence of eating/drinking a ton during the pandemic. I'd like to nip this in the bud before something serious happens, so I'm working to improve my diet & exercise routine. This week I started getting up early to go on walks every morning which has been genuinely enjoyable. On the diet front, I frequent the fast food joints by my house far too often on my way to/from work, so the first step will be to cut that out. I did a much better job of cooking breakfast at home and bringing lunch to work this week, so I only had one (1) Sonic chicken sandwich as a treat on Friday.
It's a solid start but I've gone on health kicks and fallen off the wagon many times before -- so now it's a matter of staying the course. Hoping this thread will help with that.
Otis
Footballguy
I’m with you. Past week in my house was everyone off the rails. Way too much booze in recent weeks. Today I drank a ton of water, and though I was considering starting a fast today, I instead had a salad and two cookies. Didn’t drink alcohol. So, a good day. Hoping to string together a bunch like this, and maybe some fasting days in there too.
Otis
Footballguy
The thing that’s helped me most likely to tame my appetite, both on fasting and just low cal days — I carry a big 40oz thermos of cold water with me all day. It’s easy to go through two or three without thinking as you go through the day. And I feel less urge to race to the kitchen at night die a cold adult beverage when I’m also sitting there drinking tons of water. I recommend. Going to keep doing that and see how it helps.
bostonfred
Footballguy
If you have any questions about proper sleep and exercise regimens you should probably ask Otis
I am not an Otis and this is not Otis advice. Consult your Otis before beginning this or any Otis program
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krista4
Footballguy
Week 0: Goal - lose 18 pounds
Week 1: -5.4 pounds, -5.4 pounds total
Week 2: -0.4 pounds, -5.8 pounds total
Week 3: -2.2 pounds, -8 pounds total
Week 4: -1.2 pounds, -9.2 pounds total
Week 5: -0.6 pounds, -9.8 pounds total
Week 6: -2.0 pounds, -11.8 pounds total
Week 7: -2.0 pounds, -13.8 pounds total
Week 8-9: -0.4 pounds, -14.2 pounds total
As expected, the holiday week and my vacation set back my progress, though not as much as I'd feared. I figured I'd gain during that time, but instead managed a tiny loss.
<4 pounds to go, but I just semi-spontaneously booked June 25-28 in San Francisco, where my sole goal will be to eat all the food. Hopefully a lot of walking and hills there will help balance it out.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Just got off the mat. Did a 40-min down dog session with a flexibility focus.
Not the best weekend for me. Ate fast food Saturday for the first time in a long time. It actually made me feel kinda ill the rest of the day. Also drank too much over the weekend.
Back at it now.
Keep up the good work.
Not the best weekend for me. Ate fast food Saturday for the first time in a long time. It actually made me feel kinda ill the rest of the day. Also drank too much over the weekend.
Back at it now.
Keep up the good work.
krista4
Footballguy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Shin splints are the worst because there’s nothing you can do. It’s not like you can just muscle through the pain because it will only worsen.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
It’s up to you to string the good days together. They don’t have to insanely good either.
Otis
Footballguy
I weighed in this morning at 221.9. I was a bit
to be at my lowest weight of the year given how I’ve been a bit off the rails the past two weeks. I suppose the IF and coupe days of fast really blunt the bad days. Amazing. Haven’t eaten since a salad and two cookies for dinner on Sunday, only thing I ate that day. Last night I was ravenous and thinking about making a bowl of soup, but powered through. Woke up this morning and leaped out of bed, feeling almost giddy. Energy, clarity, feeling good. I’ll continue to fast through the evening today and consider breaking it then, or, if my body feels good, I may keep going.
Unrelated thought — Sunday night when I wanted a “treat,” rather than booze I lit up a cigar. Really enjoy a cigar out back here and there. It gets you a little buzz too. It’s like a zero calorie substitute for a drink. Of course, there’s the risk of cancer, so I’m trying to moderate there too….being thin ain’t no use if yer dead.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I mean, it's kind of obvious but if you are like me and doing IF and a fasting day then you are going from 21 meals (in theory) to 12. That's basically eating 60% of what you were before - assuming you aren't snacking all the time. That and reducing alcohol will definitely move you in the right direction. I've not been great with the alcohol intake the last week - I'm following the Euro soccer tournament and doing drinks for the matches when possible so for the next couple weeks I hope to tread water.I weighed in this morning at 221.9. I was a bit
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Just did another 40 min down dog session. Was able to hold crow twice for about 30-sec each time. That's nice considering it wasn't long ago when I first started getting into the pose.
Was probably over my calories yesterday as I had a spontaneous lunch at a nearby cafe w/ my mom. That was worth it at least.
No booze yesterday. Trying to eat well today.
Keep up the good work.
Was probably over my calories yesterday as I had a spontaneous lunch at a nearby cafe w/ my mom. That was worth it at least.
No booze yesterday. Trying to eat well today.
Keep up the good work.
bostonfred
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
Indian food. Lots and lots of Indian food. Three glasses of wine. And two chocolate chip cookies.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Steeler
Footballguy
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Otis
Footballguy
bostonfred
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Sure we weren't going to drink...have I got some stories for all of you. I think the best one IMO is the one where we had no reservations or hotel booked on the 2nd night of our trip away from Florida and ended up in Clayton, GA(NC/GA border) where we bounced between "Fortify Pi"(Oh Nelllie!) and a distillery called "Moonlight" and the bartender at Fortify sent us to Moonlight with food for someone who I figured was just another server/bartender and it ended up being the Owner of the Bourbon Distillery who opted to not close the tasting room at 5 o'clock, instead gave us a personal taste tour for 2 more HOURS!!! after they were supposed to be closed.
They make full on Georgia Bourbon Whiskey and folks they don't just make any run of the mill version, oh no they actually manufacture and create "Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey-120 proof!!!" and I will tell you if you've never had anything beyond the standard 80 proof, you haven't really lived life yet
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Oh my holy god, it was about as good as the Balcones 125 Proof I had in Austin, TX 3 yrs ago in the basement of an office building and I simply told that man, "pour me the best bottle you have back there" and he opened that Balcones bottle with pride I might add. This bourbon reminded me of that one and this time I have an entire bottle unopened I brought back with me. Moonlight
I also want to share that the owners introduced us to some friends of theirs and mind you that my wife and I had no real plans or hotel reservations this one particular night, the rest we had booked and already knew where we were going but this particular day we hadn't really made plans and we ended up in a brand new house on the side of the mountain, this couple we were hitting it off with invited us to stay with them as their new BnB was not being rented...2,000 sq ft house, they gave us the 2nd floor to lounge out and stay the night for FREE, are you F-Bomb kidding me? Yes we did this! We also picked up their dinner at the local bar/grill with a smile on our face.
It was an amazing journey and vacation, I simply want to thank you all BECAUSE...i whooped it up on those trails, i was not sucking wind and just stepping up and over all obstacles in my Merrill Hiking Boots and looking like i was built for trails. Last time in the Mountains i was 250+, god's honest truth. I was 192 the other day which is a little high for me, like the 180 range better but overall i was much better equipped to get up and down these mountains, hell yeah i want to thank you all for encouraging me to lose weight all this time, it really paid off and people seemed to take to my vibration everywhere we went on this trip.
More to come but i just want to thank everyone, I did really good on this trip up to the mountains with mrs, first time away from Florida since prior to 2020 so you understand what i am saying.
Peace everyone!
Otis
Footballguy
Otis
Footballguy
Spent days including my weekend preparing for a client pitch, THEY reached out to ME, and 90 minutes later I felt like I wasted much of my life. Clients are jerkfaces.
so, I decided to eat dinner. I had salmon, potato leak soup, and a few chocolate chip cookies, and some white wine spritzers. My stomach is rolling and rumbling like a Kentucky barn dog (is that a thing?). I feel awful. Note to self: just don’t eat. Not worth it.
so, I decided to eat dinner. I had salmon, potato leak soup, and a few chocolate chip cookies, and some white wine spritzers. My stomach is rolling and rumbling like a Kentucky barn dog (is that a thing?). I feel awful. Note to self: just don’t eat. Not worth it.
krista4
Footballguy
Update on tonight vs. last night:
86 Indian food, sub three kinds of pizza.
Wine consumption projected to be similar.
Add one chocolate chip cookie.
Otis
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Im weak sauce so i will cheer you on because I know when you want to you can just go nuclear for a week or two and do things the average person simply will not do in order to counter some of the fun.
-Maybe it takes one to know one
If the bad news triggered the pizza, I do understand and likely would be eating it right along with you, I had so many good pizzas while I was on the road in GA/NC this past week.
If you make the crust and put fresh cheese and sauce on it, don't think you need to apologize for that kind of pizza but most of us do the same thing, either order a place no muss no fuss or we try and take a "Boboli" crust and dress it up like we are making homemade pizza and in fact we all suck.
My point is, if you make it from scratch, no apologies needed. The challenge for most of us I'm guessing is that we do not make it from scratch and try everything from frozen to take it n bake it at home and we fail miserably.
I really have missed you all, it's unreal the influence this particular group has had on my daily life.
-one more thing, it's not just my physical experience/appearance, we don't talk much about the mental challenge and lord knows I am a sinner but so many of you have touched me and i try very very hard when I am in public domain and I can make a slight difference in the happiness of someone and can step in, i try and do it repeatedly if it matters to any of you. I try when I am asked for almost anything, I try and do the right thing. It's not always easy but it also wasn't easy taking MoP under your protective wing when i needed a safe port when that pandemic unfolded and I am eternally grateful to ALL of you for not turning your back on me when things were pretty darn awful in the World.
More to say but that's a start, lot of soul searching on this trip up to the mountains and I have plenty to be thankful for.
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Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I've been there Otis, different scenario but very similar in nature where you are trying to impress some folks in order to conduct business, never an easy thing.
Salmon and Potato Soup is a sure fire winner IMHO, the cookies and wine is the issues but I would be a hypocrite for even mildly chastising you
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I'm just going back over the last couple weeks of posts but...Hey everyone
I recently went to the doctor and found that my blood pressure and heart rate were higher than normal -- a predictable consequence of eating/drinking a ton during the pandemic. I'd like to nip this in the bud before something serious happens, so I'm working to improve my diet & exercise routine. This week I started getting up early to go on walks every morning which has been genuinely enjoyable. On the diet front, I frequent the fast food joints by my house far too often on my way to/from work, so the first step will be to cut that out. I did a much better job of cooking breakfast at home and bringing lunch to work this week, so I only had one (1) Sonic chicken sandwich as a treat on Friday.
It's a solid start but I've gone on health kicks and fallen off the wagon many times before -- so now it's a matter of staying the course. Hoping this thread will help with that.
#### YEAH!
I think all men in general come out big time winners when they put forth a little effort in the morning/evening walks, I don't know a single male who has done this with consistency and not seen amazing results. I've yet to see the thread or blog where someone is watching their calories and exercising a lot and not seeing results of some kind. It's almost impossible for guys to go thru the motions and not get results.
Women on the other hand, it's complicated and i can explain it but I'm also not a woman and am only going on first hand info from my experiences with my wife and other females, it seems twice as hard for a good portion of them and it hurts my heart to see women/people that truly want to make a change and their bodies do not cooperate, most men would fall off the wagon inside of a week or less if they had to deal with this.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Been a few days since my last update. We're moving our home gym to make room for an air hockey (wife) or poker (me) table so I havent weighed myself since last week. (Cause picking the scale up off the table its on and laying on the ground is too difficult) Last week was also our 20th wedding anniversary so there was heavy drinking but overall I think I kept it under control.
I continued to ride my bike 5-6 miles 3/4 days and added pushups, chin ups and pull ups. I feel great, see progress but the wife wont stop buying junk! Stupid kids.
I continued to ride my bike 5-6 miles 3/4 days and added pushups, chin ups and pull ups. I feel great, see progress but the wife wont stop buying junk! Stupid kids.
