Just a drive-by posting to give you guys **** about all of the junk food you're eating tonight at your Super Bowl parties. 
Help! I'm Fat - *** Official Exercise and Weight Thread ***
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Pretty sure that would kill an old man like me. Tired enough after running yesterday and adding in some lower bod stuff per trainer dude. "Dude, do you even do legs?" "Ah, not really, man, just running and biking." "You need to do some legs!" "Okay" "And some mo' core stuff." "Okay." Tired and sore, must be a good sign.
Finally going to PT tonight to see what I can do to heal some things and hopefully get back to running by spring.
Gained a bit since holidays and need to make some consistent adjustments but cardio would boost the metabolism and generally feel better as well.
Gained a bit since holidays and need to make some consistent adjustments but cardio would boost the metabolism and generally feel better as well.
I personally don't drink coffee, but if you are a big coffee drinker who uses creamer, you really just love sugar unfortunately, not coffee. Cutting out creamer really helps so good work on that! My suggestion though is try Laird Coffee and/or creamer. If you haven't heard of Laird Hamilton, I suggest giving him a google. The dude is an absolute machine. His coffee and creamers are made with only natural ingredients, no additive sugar, and most of them have functional mushrooms added. I drink the Lairds Hot chocolate and I love it. Hope this helps everyone in here!I put about a 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon in the grounds before I brew it. Just ran out of the last of the Kauai Coffee I brought back from Hawaii also.
https://lairdsuperfood.com/
Actually a recent study just found that "night mode" on our phones, tablets etc doesn't do crap and there is no change in the delay of melatonin that is released from someone who didn't have their phone on "night mode." I would suggest looking into blue and green light blocking glasses that specifically block out the wavelength from 400-550nm. If you don't want to do that, then putting your phone away and not looking at screens at least up to 1 hr before bed will help a ton.
If anyone is interested, I REALLY suggest listening to the Joe Rogan podcast that had Matthew Walker on it (episode #1109, I'll link below). Mathew has studied sleep for over 20 some years. The stats he gives during that podcast are astounding and honestly changed how I felt about getting enough sleep. For anyone who doesn't want to listen to it, the summary is that if you aren't getting AT LEAST 7 hours of sleep minimum each night you are literally killing yourself as lack of sleep is directly related (70% increase) to tumors and cancer. It obviously is linked to weight gain as well.
Subbing things like Cinnamon and ginger in regular coffee has been a good move for me.
Over the holidays I finally decided to clean things up and start working out again. Since Jan 6th I'm down 11 lbs and I'm feeling so much better. I've always been a big runner but had a few set backs over the last couple of years so I thought I would take a different approach. I've been doing a lot of core and plyo/cardio workouts and that has made world of difference. The reduction on the scale is one thing but the inches I've lost has blown me away, this is easily the quickest I've seen results. I have really cleaned up my lunches too and that is a huge piece of the equation.
Or even using almond or soy milk instead of creamer or dairy milk. Of course, watch the sugar content of some of those milk alternatives. The flavored versions (chocolate, vanilla, etc) can get pumped full of sugar.
Congrats on your success! I'm down 45 lbs in the last 9 months. Diet was such a huge part of the positive change for me. I never really ate that bad, nor was I that unhealthy. My bio-screenings were always really good. I'm 6'2" and I would always yo-yo between 210 and 220 lbs. When I decided to do the Farrell's program and really get into fitness/nutrition, I had so many people say "oh, you're not fat, you don't need to take it that far."
Well, 9 months later I'm at 177 lbs and about 8% body fat. And I credit so much of that to changing my diet. For me, it was simple...just swapping out bread, pasta, white rice, and white potatoes removed so many unnecessary calories from my diet. It wasn't that I was eating bad, it was that I'd have bread with lunch, then pasta for dinner, for example. Just way too many carbs in my diet.
The other change I've had is mental. I keep a much closer eye on not just what I'm eating, but trends. So, if I feel like I've had a run of 2 or 3 days where maybe I went a little far with the sweets or the carbs, I'll make adjustments to correct. Sundays are normally a rest day, but I decided on a 4 mile run before the game, then I did my normal workout this morning, but am doing a 16 hr fast to compensate for the enjoyment of super bowl foods.
Yep exactly. Normally anything flavored that you can buy at the grocery store is pumped full of added sugars
Nice job!
Re: the running yesterday: When I can run, I'm a firm believer in still running on the weekends, and I typically bring running clothes/shoes on vacation with me and get in a couple of good runs while there. I.e., it's ok to remain in good shape even if you're not in the normal lifestyle.
For me diet and exercise tend to go hand in hand. If I'm working out I pay much better attention to what I'm consuming. I've also learned that you can still enjoy some of the not so healthy things but moderation is key.
And pick and choose what not healthy things you want. I know I am going to drink beer on the weekends. So during the week I do not drink and I do not eat sweets or other carb heavy snacks. I save those calories for beer.
don't have to say if don't wish to share but I'm curious who you used for PT. Just graduated from mine and trying to get back into running. Hoping to do CL end of April.
you have young kids, right? How do you fit your workouts in with them? Curious how others do it.
After a few set backs, I'm finally in the swing of things and I'm hoping to break into the 240's by next week.
This weight loss has been the hardest thing I have ever done. Whenever I did anything "hard", I would always turned to food to get me through it. When I get urges and stress out about it, it's increased because my coping mechanism is what I'm trying to avoid.
I didn't realize it would be this hard; however, I am getting better and I am meeting with a psychologist next week (for food and other things). I heard on Dr. Drew's podcast that one of the best ways to lose weight is to work with a psychologist.
Onward.
This weight loss has been the hardest thing I have ever done. Whenever I did anything "hard", I would always turned to food to get me through it. When I get urges and stress out about it, it's increased because my coping mechanism is what I'm trying to avoid.
I didn't realize it would be this hard; however, I am getting better and I am meeting with a psychologist next week (for food and other things). I heard on Dr. Drew's podcast that one of the best ways to lose weight is to work with a psychologist.
Onward.
