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It's amazing how much of a difference routine push-ups make on your physique. And it's such an easy exercise to do - very little time commitment and no equipment needed. I've averaged 100 a day since December with no plans of stopping. Now if only I had the same interest in Abs.
Very true! Thanks for reminding me of how simple it is and what a difference it makes. 100/day for that long is awesome.It's amazing how much of a difference routine push-ups make on your physique. And it's such an easy exercise to do - very little time commitment and no equipment needed. I've averaged 100 a day since December with no plans of stopping. Now if only I had the same interest in Abs.
i've still been at it, but have slowed my progress a lot. Probably need to find out why it has slowed so much, but still doing IF 5 days a week. currently 29 hours into a 36-hour fast, and am doing ok. funniest thing though is when i get with-in 5 feet of the kitchen i get soooo hungry. but as long as i can keep my mind busy, it is amazing how well our bodies can adjust.
trying different things over the year, i have to recommend trying intermittent fasting. It isn't fun per se, but is the only thing i have done that seems to work and something i think i can do for years. i think you should try like a 16:8 eating window (eat in an 8-hour window, and stop eating at like 8 at night. Eat again at noon the next day). First few weeks are tough, but it gets easier.
I started back up then took a little time off for my covid shot and then a little more because I like eating and drinking more than I shouldAlex P Keaton said:
But you also haven’t fallen back! Keep up the good habits!Clown Car said:
That was a horrible run. Legs felt like lead the whole way, ended up walking a couple times, just felt bad the whole way. If only I could somehow deny the reality that it's entirely because I ate like crap yesterday.
Exactly. Glad to see you get back to this for all the right reasons.....like impressing moms at the playground!
I’m back in with you. Doctors appointment (bloodwork and all) in exactly one month and I want to nail it.
Yeah that's definitely on my list of things I'm excited to do. Maybe I'll see when I can set up a physical.
It's amazing how much of a difference routine push-ups make on your physique. And it's such an easy exercise to do - very little time commitment and no equipment needed. I've averaged 100 a day since December with no plans of stopping. Now if only I had the same interest in Abs.
motivated me to drop down and do a few sets right now....It's amazing how much of a difference routine push-ups make on your physique. And it's such an easy exercise to do - very little time commitment and no equipment needed. I've averaged 100 a day since December with no plans of stopping. Now if only I had the same interest in Abs.
When someone tells you that you're good at this it usually means that they're envious because they aren't, or because other people they know aren't as good at it as you have been. Sometimes they're trying to give encouragement, like you can do this, you're good at it when you set your mind to it, not thinking that what you hear is "so why didn't you set your mind to it earlier,, fat ###?". It's a sensitive subject for a reason.
Ok I'm going to go on a diatribe here because this was my biggest hurdle too.
You've done it once and you can do it again. The good news is you know what it takes and losing 60 lbs is amazing. It was a hard lesson to learn but I think you've learned that if you wait until you put 45 lbs back on, you'll be really upset. You need to decide how much you are willing to put back on before you start back on the diet. It sounds like you didn't pick a number in advance, so you let the 45 lbs and the doctor visit decide for you. That's not ideal. Let's do this together and this time when you go to maintenance mode have a plan for how much you are willing to put back on before you go back to the diet. Because if you don't choose a number, one will be chosen for you, as you have just seen. In the short run, that sucks, but in the long run, this was just a necessary step in the process of you learning to lose it and keep it off. You've got this. Just get back to the process that lost you 60 lbs in the first place
The bolded is so true for me. The first couple months of this I started skipping breakfast so that I was at zero calories until lunch. I'd plan a light lunch and be ok if dinner was bigger or we had dessert. And I knew there would be days where my wife and I would go out for lunch and that those days would go over, but I also knew it's okay as long as it's not every day.
Yeah I torpedoed myself first thing this morning by not doing my treadmill/yoga routine. Then I got munchy in the mid afternoon and had chips while I watched tv and the kids had a friend over. His grandma brought the “I love you” donuts. She left and another friend asked if she could come hang out while waiting for her kid at play practice and brought her 3yo foster kid with those ice cream cups. And I certainly didn’t need 4 of them. Wth is wrong with me? Can’t have 1 kid, need 10 more! Can’t have 1 ice cream cup, need 10 more! What do healthy people do instead? I come from a long line of alcoholics and it’s like no one in my lineage has an ounce of will power. What do healthy people do that makes them feel as good as eating sweets makes me feel?
That’s a really tough, deep question. And as someone who fits more than one category that you’ve mentioned, I’ve learned that it isn’t about will power. It’s about creating a set of rules for yourself that you can’t break. As an example, my rule now is I don’t eat anything UNTIL I’ve first entered that food into the MyFitnessPal app. Why? Because once I enter in the food, it forces me to recognize the reality of what I’m eating and what it will do to my caloric goal for the day. Will it put me behind my goal for the day? Does it mean to eat the extra donut I need to go run 6 miles to make up the difference? Does it mean I will only have 500 calories left for the rest of the day? Maybe then I only eat half the donut. Or maybe I eat half, go for a run, then eat the other half.
You can do this! BF’s reply covers it all — but if you want support, suggestions and accountability, this thread is a good place to be!
Almost exactly where I was. Come up with a plan that works for you and execute. Don’t kill yourself over minor setbacks. Good luck!
Yup this. Everyone in this thread put on weight because their eating habits put more calories in than out for an extended period of time. If you want to change those habits you can do it without structure but it's so difficult.
I definitely have that problem. That always sounds like BS but remember, I got so fat that I lost 75 pounds and I've still got a ways to go. I definitely. Have. That. Problem.
To dig in to the idea of that making you feel good I highly recommend reading the book The Hacking of the American Mind by Robert Lustig. You an also find several of his talks/lectures online. I could sum it up with - sugar is poison and is one of the main contributing factors to our American health epidemic.
I’m going to get the book and read it. But in my defense I do all the 4Cs regularly.
May I make one suggestion first - while I enjoy the book (haven't finished it) and I agree with a lot of what he says. He does have some detractors - especially around his stance on sugar. I would just suggest doing a little research or at least have an open mind with regards to what he is saying. It's not gospel but a lot of what he says has some level of science behind it. I think what appeals to me is that my anecdotal evidence matches what he talks about. Also, I really feel there's an addiction element to this that is hard for science to quantify. You will see an example of that in the discussion I had with MT about having a glass of apple juice vs. a chicken breast. My comment was - in a vacuum there's no denying that the apple juice is "better" for you but I do wonder how drinking that can contribute to a sugar addiction whereas eating the chicken has other bad side effects.
Sometimes it's my allergies/sinuses bothering me and I somehow equate that with hunger.
I would say that trying to hit something 1600-1800 calories daily is nearly impossible to hit protein goals if you include foods with added sugar. Doing so will nearly certainly squeeze things out that have micronutrients.
Just to be clear - I'm not suggesting you eliminate all sugar - not even sure that's possible. I do think eliminating all processed food/sugar is a good goal. Ultimately, I've always said that the best thing for anybody is the thing that they can stick to or be consistent with (vegetarian/vegan, low carb, IF, full fasting, etc.) - I just think there's a lot to the idea of sugar addiction. And while I say I have it, I realize that maybe I don't really have it like someone who weighs 600 lbs. Like alcohol or drug addiction there are levels. I guess my point above was - you wouldn't tell a alcoholic that a glass of alcohol is better than <insert something that is arguably worse but non-addictive>. I do think there's something to be gained from learning the
