Think u qouted the wrong person
Health Is Wealth: You Want/Need to Lose Weight Quickly? 40 lbs in 40 Days (or 20 in 20 or 30 in 30))
It isn't healthier dude but if you rock with it continue. I don't care. I can't educate you anymore than what I am already doing.
My bad…I did
Considering their respective effects on insulin secretion and blood sugar spikes, brown rice is the healthier option
@godofwine Whats the weight at now?
214 as of this morning
The best thing about this diet is you can go back to it anytime if ever you find yourself out of whack with weight.
I got lazy and got back up to 225. I got back on the diet last week and I'm down to 216.2 already. The aim is to be close to 200 by the end of the month
I got lazy and got back up to 225. I got back on the diet last week and I'm down to 216.2 already. The aim is to be close to 200 by the end of the month
Happens to everyone man. About a month ago, I made a post in another thread about doing 500 calories to get my last 2 abs to pop. Well, goal was easily done. Then the weekend of July 4 I went full retard. One day, I hate 3 pounds of skittles, party bag of chips, and a cookie the size of a ufo -- on top of BBQ. Rest of that weekend to the 4th wasn't so bad, but it was bad man.
Had to sharpen back up on the 500 calories and cardio and all is well again. Just keep at it. 200 is right around the corner.
You never go full retard. But real talk I got to just stay active. I take too many fucking days off just slacking dealing with depression or whatever the fuck and just boredom the next thing I know...the weight is back
I also need to use my Oculus more consistently
Weighted 270 this morning smh
Gotta get down to 255
Gotta get down to 255
Thanks for sharing you guys stories. I am always looking at improving my health.
One thing that has been helpful for me is creating a dedicated space to workout. I was living in a 1100 sq. foot condo and me/wifey both work from home. I had a second bed room, but I couldn't get into a good rhythm of consistent working out.
We just moved and I turned one of our bedrooms into a workout/gym area and I've been working out 4-5 hell even 6 days. TV set up, dumbbells and it's my own little world....This has been very helpful for me...
One thing that has been helpful for me is creating a dedicated space to workout. I was living in a 1100 sq. foot condo and me/wifey both work from home. I had a second bed room, but I couldn't get into a good rhythm of consistent working out.
We just moved and I turned one of our bedrooms into a workout/gym area and I've been working out 4-5 hell even 6 days. TV set up, dumbbells and it's my own little world....This has been very helpful for me...
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Props re: the dedicated space. It creates a visual motivation too that that’s your zone.
One thing I found really helpful during my peak workout years is keeping a binder with your workout logs. Ex: the time spent / workouts completed. Over time you will modify your routine, hours of day and sets and reps. You’ll hit personal gains and goals and easily have several years worth of data to quickly reference. It’s a real motivator. I do a similar thing with finances. Mostly reminders about retirement goals. Keeping track of maturity dates and such re: $.
THIS! Man I can't tell you how much this is important for me. I can stream workouts on my tv, watch live workout shows, and when I am lifting, blast the music as loud as I want ( i lived in a condo for 12 years and the lady before use to bitch about me walking around and etc. hence another reason why I wasn't consistent)
Yeah I just ordered some workout journals to jot down my workouts and a few apps that allow you to do the same...
Wifey has a free gym membership as well, so I've been going to the gym early in the mornings at like 5am a few days a week as well.
Brb
Nice. Keep up the good work!
Good re: wifey’s membership and being able to use that and go early (and avoid the AM or daytime crowd / rush).
That’s one of the best things about all the tech and app advancements. I remember some of the early days at the local community gym. Some guys would bring their laptops and play the P90x program on them. Luckily they were respectful and kept the volume low in the corner of the gym. Me ... I was at my best when I would hit a good cardio session on the stat bike followed by free weights and some machine work.I was doing hills and intervals on the bike and that always was a great calorie burner. And the free weights facing the mirror long wall after? All you were looking at after was a row of ladies’ asses bouncing on treadmills and ellipticals. And facing out on the bikes earlier looked out at bikinis in the pool and hot tub.
So motivating. Oh. My.
Good work, but realistically, that’s water weight and not any significant fat loss. Once you go back into any diet and lower your carb intake, your body flushes water weight first, because lower carb intake means there’s less glycogen in the blood and liver (blood sugar) to retain water. It’s impossible to lose 9 pounds of body fat in a week…at the extreme, the human body can lose 2, maybe 2.5-3 pounds in a week, but that would require minimal calories and a shitload of cardio…like 4-5 hours a day. To lose 2 pounds would require a caloric deficit of 1000 calories per day…and if your calorie intake is too low, due to you lowering it by not eating enough, without cardio or exercise, your body will sense starvation and homeostasis will kick in and cause your body to store everything as fat to protect itself, stopping any fat/weight loss. Not doubting your diet, just offering some added understanding of how it all really works
I hear you bro. And I also really don't understand how to whole fucking thing works. But I wanted to get down to a certain weight so that I could start getting my shit together
I don't understand water weight and how I can reduce that shit, all I know is my gut looks smaller which is the point, or at least one of them
When I get down to 205 or 210 or maybe even 200 I'll check back in with you and see what I can do to maintain it. There's also my alcohol intake, which doesn't help the situation since I like Fruity mixed drinks, but I can hopefully do both in moderation. But that 225 was for the birds.
I am exercising using the Oculus everyday, I don't know what effect that's having, but I am exercising
Not true.
I started a water diet one June 2nd and this past Tues June 10th I went to see my primary Doctor and lost 6 ponds in 7 days. Drinking nother but water and one homemade juice at night. And mid day a detox tea to release waste.
I went from 224 to 218. I'm going to continue until I reach 205.
since June 11th I'm down 18.6 lbs (216.4 t0 197.8)
Been doing 1 hours of cardio (30 min stair master, 30 walking on treadmill), one meal a day. At least a half gallon of water daily
Once I get this cast off my finger next week, going to start lifting again
Been doing 1 hours of cardio (30 min stair master, 30 walking on treadmill), one meal a day. At least a half gallon of water daily
Once I get this cast off my finger next week, going to start lifting again
Actually it is true. I said it’s not possible to burn 9 pounds of fat in a week, and I said it was water weight that was lost…the same with your detox…a detox forces water into your colon to flush it out, resulting in your body releasing waste and toxins. The majority of that weight is the result of releasing extra cellular water…water weight. And, doing nothing but water and fluids for a week causes the body to sense the excess water and go into flush mode after a couple days, so the majority of what you’re drinking is flushed/pissed out as soon as you drink it…water weight. Do you see the concept here? If you want to reach 205 and it be consistent, try some cardio and exercise along with the diet…the results will be more permanent. Water fasts and detoxing is a temporary fix.
I understand fam, that’s why I dropped that info. I’ve read your posts and I know you’re giving it 100%, I just hope I helped without stepping out of line…it took me years of research, trial and error to piece it together, so you’re right, this can be complicated. You’re doing the main thing by putting in the work. Keep it up, bruh…you have my 1000% support in your efforts!
I’m learning that losing fat is more about portion control the low carb. I’ve done serious keto but no fat loss but now I’m eating half of wait I normally eat. Of course, cut out all sugars and high carb foods. Also, I think intermittent fasting is good too.
That keto thing did not do it for me. It seemed to help when I first tried it but no more. I’m trying the portion control thing, calorie counting or eating half of what I eat now.
Once you lost the fat then start eating an amount of food to maintain your proper weight.
Also, try to stay away from looking the scale so much. It can cause a negative psychological effect on you to make you stop dieting. When you don’t see the number on the scale drop when you want to it can discourage you.
Once you lost the fat then start eating an amount of food to maintain your proper weight.
Also, try to stay away from looking the scale so much. It can cause a negative psychological effect on you to make you stop dieting. When you don’t see the number on the scale drop when you want to it can discourage you.
I just bought the Essential amino acids from Amazon, the pills (let me know if I should have gotten the powder).Let me sprinkle you with some game. There is something called essential amino acids(EAA). Your body needs them thus the essential. Shit goes right to the tissue, unlike protein you eat which has to be digested.
I could reference you to all the studies that show high protein intake spares LBM during calorie deficits. EAAs allow you to get all that protein to your muscles in a extremely low calorie environment. You must activate your muscles and the need for muscle protein synthesis by lifting weights. And not high reps, go for lower reps. If you don't, you risk losing LBM
At your weight, try 40 grams of EAA split into 2 servings and then get another 100 or so grams of protein from food. EAAs will blunt hunger, so keep that in mind.
If you have trouble hitting your goals, might be low test. Go to the doc and get your T levels checked. And if you take TRT while following what I said you'll probably want to throw all your shirts away just to show off.
Oh, and don't worry about water weight and glycogen. Your muscles will soak that shit up when you reintroduce carbs(especially if you do a workout on the day you set to go hard on carbs), but after the 2nd day just chill and try to eat sensible.
BTW, 213.8 as of this AM
Is there a difference between EAA and BCAA?? I am thinking they are the same....
Got you! Thanks
Keep up the good work, everyone.
I have been increasing my resistance bands & kettlebell workouts of late.
I have been increasing my resistance bands & kettlebell workouts of late.
Took 5 pages for someone to post the reality of it.
This is entirely correct - diets are a temporary solution at best; dangerous at worse. What you need is a change of diet.
Cut down or out carbs. You can eat anything you want but it's the amount you eat, so smaller portions. One trick is to use smaller plates so it looks like you have more food.
Another thing is to keep a diary. Any nutritionist will tell you that from the jump. There are apps for your phone that will tell you how many calories each food contains. You're going to calorie count.
Exercise is important to rev up your metabolism but should be done as an accompaniment, not a solution. We should all exercise to keep our bodies as active as possible. Do cardio/aerobics AFTER lifting.
Finally, everything ain't for everybody. Find what works for you and don't deny yourself because you'll just go nuts and pig out when you break. Eat in moderation and you can have dessert.
my .02
This is important. The myfitness app is game changer to keep a count of your calories.
I'm a visual guy so I write in a little notebook and I use 'FatSecret' to find calorie values.
I'll tell you, when I found out one slice of meatloaf was 400 calories and I was regularly taking 2, my eyes were opened. Double the veggies and cut the carbs (basically all grains are 200 cal per cup) and I started dropping weight like crazy.
Oh yeah, get a kitchen scale to measure the weight of meats, etc.
THIS
I had a cheat day yesterday.
Damned near had a whole bag of cauliflower chips and humus, a Pina colada/crown mixed drink
It's only being rode my bike for 14 minutes, got on the elliptical for 20 minutes, and did the Oculus for 10 minutes boxing that I lost a pound and a half.
Down to 212.4
Hopefully I can avoid more of those cheat days and get down to 200. You just can't string cheat days together, that's what I've heard
Damned near had a whole bag of cauliflower chips and humus, a Pina colada/crown mixed drink
It's only being rode my bike for 14 minutes, got on the elliptical for 20 minutes, and did the Oculus for 10 minutes boxing that I lost a pound and a half.
Down to 212.4
Hopefully I can avoid more of those cheat days and get down to 200. You just can't string cheat days together, that's what I've heard