Any fitness and health nut jobs in here? (Page 3/5)
ls3mach JUN 24, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:

Hmmm. If Ice Cream is your thing, (I enjoy it but I can easily go a year without it)

then get a thingie to make yourself some icey treats. It can be a half hour ritual and at the end...yummy icey treat!


They have machines that can turn *stuff* into "frozeny" stuff. Small batch.

so you look and see what your favorite flavors are. Then look for recipies. Vanilla or chocolate or fruity... play around and experiement and see what you enjoy...

Watch Sick Tired and Nearly Dead Its not perfect but it helps a lot of people start their journey.




My doctor left me a VM. I guess I already had an appointment for next week. I know I am seeing more physical activity overall, but the fluctuations are suspect.
I'm not trying to get into making confectionary treats. I'd rather just cut the out altogether and only eat them for special times. No need for me to make it cheaper for me to consume unhealthy things. 40 years of bad habits certainly won't leave me overnight though.
Been seeing a chiropractor too. I am hoping in conjunction with regular exercise my strength goes up.

I hooked up with a kid I went to school with today. He has physical disabilities (spina bifida?). It was very leisurely as I don't think this Great Dane can keep up yet. I think we only did about a 5k, but I was coming off a 12 hour shift this AM and on low sleep too. It was right at an hour. He let ne se his numbers pre-pandemic, and close to 8 years ago for I think the OKC marathon. He averaged at just over 10mph and finished second, even crashing and getting a concussion. I will never be on that level for running and it isn't a goal of mine, but I think we're going to do my first together.

To clarify he was in his chair.
Patrick JUN 25, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by ls3mach:

Weight fluctuations are my biggest worry.

Not sure what happened with SKJSS. Must have been one of Patrick's shills. ROFL.



Weight fluctuations are among the least of your issues.
ls3mach AUG 27, 09:11 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

Weight fluctuations are among the least of your issues.



You're right. They are checking me for colon cancer. I am sure your comment was with all good intentions


Brennan the only psycho in my life now is CICO.

Crushing the game. I am sad I didn't document better.
Wichita AUG 27, 10:38 AM
I go to the gym regularly, around 5-days a week on average.

Mostly strength training for about an hour or two, but I do around 20-30 minutes of cardo most days as well.

I'm not a big health nut as far as food goes. Other than I don't drink sugar soda, or coffee or fufu drinks. I do drink diet or zero sugar soda and zero sugar energy drinks.

To me, what has really gave me an athletic physique is intermittent fasting. I essentially only eat once a day and I never eat breakfast. That has always been the key to me in keeping a 30" waist with 190lb of mass at 6'.1"

I'm aging though and on the downward slope, so I'll be losing about 1% of my muscle mass each year, but I can still maintain my waist in abs with no problem.
ls3mach AUG 27, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by Wichita:

I go to the gym regularly, around 5-days a week on average.

Mostly strength training for about an hour or two, but I do around 20-30 minutes of cardo most days as well.

I'm not a big health nut as far as food goes. Other than I don't drink sugar soda, or coffee or fufu drinks. I do drink diet or zero sugar soda and zero sugar energy drinks.

To me, what has really gave me an athletic physique is intermittent fasting. I essentially only eat once a day and I never eat breakfast. That has always been the key to me in keeping a 30" waist with 190lb of mass at 6'.1"

I'm aging though and on the downward slope, so I'll be losing about 1% of my muscle mass each year, but I can still maintain my waist in abs with no problem.



If you get time PM some pro-tips for a routine.
I am still off soda. I don't miss it, except the occasional hankering. I am drinking at most 1/2 gallon of unsweet tea and 12-30 cups of water a day. Rootbeer sounded good this morning. Especially Barqs, but it wasn't even a thing. Energy drinks are gosh darn expensive and were really more of a drinking habit. I had been off the sauce a fair while. That stuff is pricey too, but honestly soda and energy drinks are a larger monetary cost.

To me the biggest changes are simple. At the company picnic instead of having 2 or 3 free hotdogs from the local BBQ company, I waited and ate the pork loin I already had thawed at the house. It wasn't free, but the whole meal was better than these hotdogs. A hydration pop sounded good at work today. 130cal for 2 of them. I just had 1 instead. When I make oatmeal, I don't sugar it up. I actually measure 1 serving. It is PLENTY of sugar and only 30cal.

Things I've learned.
If you asked me a year ago while climbing the stairs if I was out of breathe I would've said "NO!". Truthfully I was always out of breathe and didn't even know it.
I've never done a pull up in my life. I always thought I was getting close. Losing weight was so much easier than getting strong enough to hoist me (at my worst `275). Now that I can do them, I realize I was not even a little close.
I need no sleep aids.
I had to give up my short pants that I bought all new in March. Belts weren't even keeping them on, which I had to get rid of too. I apparently have no butt, even less after that gun shot, ROFL.

Next month is all incline on the treadmill. All month. Do I need to take rest days from that? I am not looking to get a butt, but I'd like my new pants to have something to stick to.

I have a before photo and found the same shirt. I'm not quite there, so I'll maybe wait to do the side by side. Next body composition is on the 31st. I was 29.1 on 7/31. I will have to check my notes to see where I was when I posted this, but I am expecting to be under 25% this month. Officially not overweight, we shall see.


Fasting. I have been doing this about 1 time a week or every 2 weeks at least. I feel great after the 2nd day of fasting. I work odd hours, so missing breakfast to me means I maybe miss dinner or lunch.

Tracking calories is the biggest thing. Appalling all the garbage I was tossing in my gullet.

Knocked out a 35 mile day a week ago.
IMSA GT AUG 27, 11:26 AM
Just for the hell of it, you should have your doctor run a testosterone check. Too much estrogen and it can get out of control causing weight gain and difficulty losing.
ls3mach AUG 27, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:

Just for the hell of it, you should have your doctor run a testosterone check. Too much estrogen and it can get out of control causing weight gain and difficulty losing.



I am under full blood panel work. I am wanting to get on testosterone regardless. We did a CBC and a few others a week or so ago. It is why he is so concerned about butthole cancer.

The conversation went.

Doc "You're anemic, are you a vegetarian?"
Me: Noticeably puzzled. No?!
Doc: Many uneducated vegans are anemic.
Me: Did you really think I was or were you just hoping?
Doc: Hoping...

I don't know what the numbers mean, but I know what a camera in the rear is about. Not the kind of backup cam I wanted, that's for sure. I was already popping a multi-vitamin, but now I have to take iron twice a day. It is 5/7 not recommended.

I appreciate the thought though and for sure on my radar.

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Kitskaboodle AUG 28, 01:12 AM
Cut out bread.
Cut out whole milk / cheese / ice cream
Calisthenics every day for 15-20 minutes.
Eat lots of fiber.
Stay active - minimize the tv sitting & watching.
Kit
ls3mach AUG 28, 03:16 AM

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Originally posted by Kitskaboodle:

Cut out bread.
Cut out whole milk / cheese / ice cream
Calisthenics every day for 15-20 minutes.
Eat lots of fiber.
Stay active - minimize the tv sitting & watching.
Kit



I quite regular bread for sure. The calories to taste ratio just isn't there. Flour tortillas too, which I love.
I don't really consume milk. Ice cream I love. I've had a pint of Blue Bell in hr freezer waiting for me.
I'm looking to only do calisthenics and not so much weight lifting.
I eat probably a can of beans a day. I'm on iron pills 2x, so I'm worried about getting constipation.
TV time is very little of actual watching.
Trying to stay active best I can.

ls3mach OCT 03, 01:48 PM
Well, I almost 100% for sure don't have colon cancer. My weight loss went well. I was at my worst 275, but probably 225-245 when I started. I was weighed at the doctor at 166.4 last week. First time in my adult life to not be overweight or obese.

No miracle cure. As Brennan stated CICO. I have a lot of toning left to do and it'll be a long while before my skin regains its' elasticity. People that didn't know me before have repeatedly said they can't tell I was ever huge like that. I still think I am portly. The goal was anything under 175lbs, just to get into "normal" on the BMI chart. I am now thinking more like 155 and toned is a better weight for me.

MyFitnessPal was a great help tracking calories. I was going to buy a years subscription, but they have an issue tracking with Samsung Health and decided it wasn't going to be worth $80. As of 10/1/22 they have removed the scanner feature for free users. I VERY much think it is worth the yearly cost, but since my issue cannot/has not been fixed I had to find something else. Cronometer if anyone else is looking.

Be happy to share my tips and advice to anyone who wants to ask or PM me. I am no expert, but I must be at least decent given my results.

BMI is and as we all probably know a real joke. It is however probably at least a decent guideline for a healthy weight. The math just doesn't support the actual body composition in my opinion.

Peanut butter is NOT your friend.