What have you done for your health today?

jeepinmatt said:
Pooped real hard. Also challenged myself last weekend to lose 20 pounds in the 2 weeks before we go to the beach. Main change has been eating less (not getting seconds) drinking water instead of Pepsi and sweet tea, and just being super dang busy and active at work and home, I went from 215 last Sunday to 203 today.
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I was 215 Sunday before last.
Unrealistic goal was lose 20 lbs.
Big stretch goal was sub 200 pounds (haven’t seen that in about 6-7 years).
Realistically I expected 10lbs.
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Been hovering around 275lbs for the last 10 days or so…down 111lbs…but damn 275lbs is still a large human being. Thought 240-250lbs would be the ideal weight, but only being 25lbs away from that…questioning if that’s ‘healthy’…or how far I need to go, especially considering the weight is really starting to come off slower. I see this pic and I’m like damn I look better, but still feel like a fat fuck.

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UTfball68 said:
Been hovering around 275lbs for the last 10 days or so…down 111lbs…but damn 275lbs is still a large human being. Thought 240-250lbs would be the ideal weight, but only being 25lbs away from that…questioning if that’s ‘healthy’…or how far I need to go, especially considering the weight is really starting to come off slower. I see this pic and I’m like damn I look better, but still feel like a fat fuck.

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jeepinmatt said:
I have 3 2 fat friends and you are 2 1 of them :flipoff2:
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Congrats man, looking great!
 
UTfball68 said:
Been hovering around 275lbs for the last 10 days or so…down 111lbs…but damn 275lbs is still a large human being. Thought 240-250lbs would be the ideal weight, but only being 25lbs away from that…questioning if that’s ‘healthy’…or how far I need to go, especially considering the weight is really starting to come off slower. I see this pic and I’m like damn I look better, but still feel like a fat fuck.

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You look like a totally different person from the last time I saw you! I know you have to feel so much better. The mental aspect will always lag, just recognize it and don’t let it sabotage you.

Maybe take a few more weeks off from losing and just maintain 275, giving your body a chance to recover and time to get used to the new you while you plan the next move. We’re playing the long game here. Going forward, slower weight loss means more muscle retention so keep that in mind and consider adding a lifting regimen if you aren’t lifting already.
 
I’m transitioning back to a mini-cut in preparation for vacation in early August, but I’m struggling with the calorie reduction after eating 3200 cals/day for the last 6 weeks lol.

I also tweaked my back on my last warm up set of back squats last weds, so I’m going to replace those with leg extensions for a while. And get a proper belt before I add them back in to the rotation.
 
Just found this interesting but had a health guru come talk to our vistage group last week. Very simple methodology from him. Walk more, eat less. If it doesn't grow naturally then limit the intake.

He said with stem cells, he plans to live well past 100 (possibly 130) and that within the next 5 years someone will be born that could live to over 200 with a good lifestyle. This seems crazy and honest i dont care to live that long haha!
 
Yesterday was peak living.

Gym in the early morning, brunch with some friends, 4 mile hike to a great river hang out spot, climbed a V3 directly out of the water and dived a couple of times from a 25 ft cliff.
Wrapped the day with a taco dinner date at a great hole in the wall full of Latinos.

Sunshine & Vitamin D FTW.
 
farmboy said:
plans to live well past 100 (possibly 130) and that within the next 5 years someone will be born that could live to over 200 with a good lifestyle.
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That is your red flag to treat everyhing the said with a grain of salt. Verify anything that was taught, with your own research first. Which should be done anyways no matter who it comes from.
 
UTfball68 said:
Been hovering around 275lbs for the last 10 days or so…down 111lbs…but damn 275lbs is still a large human being. Thought 240-250lbs would be the ideal weight, but only being 25lbs away from that…questioning if that’s ‘healthy’…or how far I need to go, especially considering the weight is really starting to come off slower. I see this pic and I’m like damn I look better, but still feel like a fat fuck.

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Missed this first time through. Congrats, my ma. I know the struggle.

Also there is a thing among big guys pretty similar to anorexia from a psychological standpoint.
Speaking from personal experience - and the words of wisdom shared be a board licensed psychologist who works with body issues.

There is also the lie we tell ourselves - and our loved ones tell us.
I was 330 at my peak and in a 44 pant. I firmly believed if I got to 245 I would be trim and my muscle and bone structure wouldnt let me go much lower. 'That BMI chart that says 180 is way wrong it doesnt apply to me'
Today Im 225 wear a 34/36 pant depending on brand and still quite pudgy in the middle.
 
Ron said:
Missed this first time through. Congrats, my ma. I know the struggle.

Also there is a thing among big guys pretty similar to anorexia from a psychological standpoint.
Speaking from personal experience - and the words of wisdom shared be a board licensed psychologist who works with body issues.

There is also the lie we tell ourselves - and our loved ones tell us.
I was 330 at my peak and in a 44 pant. I firmly believed if I got to 245 I would be trim and my muscle and bone structure wouldnt let me go much lower. 'That BMI chart that says 180 is way wrong it doesnt apply to me'
Today Im 225 wear a 34/36 pant depending on brand and still quite pudgy in the middle.
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As a recovering fat guy, I think we'll always feel big. It'll never go away.
 
mbalbritton said:
Call it 2.5 weeks in. I’m fairly consistent and at the point that I kinda get annoyed if I miss a day. I have also increased the regiment slightly.

10 min walk
3 sets of 20 sit ups
5 sets of 10 push ups
4 sets of 25 leg lifts
4 sets of 25 swing plank
4 sets 25 bicycles
4 set 25 shoulder taps
10 min walk

All with 10 deep breaths between each set. Timed at 45 min. Today.

The thing that hurts the most is my quadriceps on the sit ups. They fucking burn by the last set.

But overall, feeling better.
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4 weeks in now. Still hate it but look forward to it for some stupid masochistic manner.

Increased to 4 days a week of:
15 min at 4mph for 1 mile
5 sets of 20 sit ups
4 sets 12 push ups plus 1 set of 20. Admittedly I started with sissy girl push ups because I couldn’t do a single set of 10 manly push ups. Now I’m doing 60 man push ups.
4 sets 25 leg lifts
4 sets 25 bicycles
4 sets 25 swing planks
4 sets 25 shoulder taps
15 min @4mph walk.

45 min.

Feeling better, stronger, more fit. Dropped the amount of beer drinking. Saving drinks for the weekends.
 
Welp. I strained my lumbar as best as the non-orthopedic doctors can tell me. No idea why, I just woke up barely able to move.

I've been either painfully sitting in my work chair or laying in bed since Monday. Enjoying some muscle relaxers and Motrin. That's been a total suck fest. I've hurt my back before, but never been in pain for more than a couple of days. This has been brutal.

So boo on that one. And I'd just started to get back into the gym as well.

On the other hand, after talking to my Doctor, I started Weygovy last Tuesday. It's a shot a week. (Basically Ozempic for us commoners)

We'll see how that works out. I told the Doctor I was really tired of struggling to drop weight, I'd go down 20lbs pretty quick then lose motivation/discipline and gain it back over a couple of months. Part of it is me, part of it is the medications I'm on that cause weight gain. So we're gonna try to hammer my weight loss with a sledgehammer for a bit.
 
Loganwayne said:
welp the tittles are slowly going away. started a diet when i started my new job and spend more time in the field then behind a desk. so far down 10lbs and already feel much better. Im hoping i can loose another 20. but if i could loose 40 id be even happier.
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#NTL
 
orange150 said:
www.theguardian.com

The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?

It has been called the morning miracle – getting up before everyone else and winning the day. But does it actually make you more productive and focused?
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Read the last paragraph.
“The week hasn’t been a total waste of time – far from it. What it has made me realise is how much time I was wasting before, particularly in the morning. It’s not when you get up that matters – it’s how you choose to use the precious minutes you have that really counts.”
 
jeepinmatt said:
Read the last paragraph.
“The week hasn’t been a total waste of time – far from it. What it has made me realise is how much time I was wasting before, particularly in the morning. It’s not when you get up that matters – it’s how you choose to use the precious minutes you have that really counts.”
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Exactly. That entire article, while slightly entertaining, was summed up perfectly with that.
 
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