What have you done for your health today?

One full week on the RP Strength diet plan. Started at 226.6lbs and this morning I was 222.1lbs. Pretty solid for the first week. Drinking a lot of water with little to no sugary drinks etc. This was our dinner last night/lunch for today. Added a small amount of sweet potatoes for some good carbs and it was delicious.

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@UTfball68, that light switch for food/alcohol can be a hard switch to turn off especially in the moment. Next time you and the wife go out, set some realistic goals that can be achieved. 2 drinks, 1 roll, etc. It can be tough but rewarding, especially the next day.
 
@UTfball68 i struggle the same way you mentioned. I fall into “well today is shot, might as well indulge”. It’s a terrible struggle and vicious cycle.

I do find that if I set a goal as mentioned above, and stick with it, I walk away feeling great physically cause I’m not stuffed full of junk, and mentally cause I succeeded. Giving in leaves me feeling bloated and sluggish, and guilty as well as disappointed in myself.

Alcohol also makes it reallll hard to eat good. Have a few drinks, eat something good, few more, eat more, someone pulls out a can of Copenhagen and bam I done fell all the way off the wagon!
 
A really good and hearty meal, breakfast, lunch, or dinner, is sautéed sweet potato chunks or butternut squash, with onion and minced garlic, with fresh baby spinach just enough to warm it up before it wilts a lot. Plate it and top it with your favorite lean protein. I usually do poached eggs in the morning and pork chops or grilled chicken breasts for lunch or dinner. It’s easy to change it up and add other veggies depending on what you have in the fridge. Peppers, squash, and even brussel sprouts are easy to add and are all healthy. It’s easy to make in large batches and re-heat through the week for quick and easy meals. I like to add a light kick with good flavor by adding in a chopped fresh jalapeño pepper as it avoids having to add in some random spice, etc for some more flavor. I just use salt and pepper to taste.

Instead of traditional oil or butter, I use coconut oil to keep it healthier. You could easily grill the ingredients individually and avoid the oil but at some point it gets really labor intensive.
 
YJJPWrangler said:
@UTfball68, that light switch for food/alcohol can be a hard switch to turn off especially in the moment. Next time you and the wife go out, set some realistic goals that can be achieved. 2 drinks, 1 roll, etc. It can be tough but rewarding, especially the next day.
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I will second this, but also take it a step further. Change your mentality of what 'date night' is for you. Don't make eating one of the main activities of 'date night'. Don't even think about it as something you are going to do on date night. Make it about a physical activity you can both do together that you enjoy (other than sex). Whenever our son goes to the grandparents and we get a date night, we go hiking, for a long walk at a local park, or for a bicycle ride. There are lots of good opportunities for having sex out in the woods on a secluded trail, LOL. Change your mindset so that food is just fuel for the hike/long walk/ride.
 
UT...I'm going to qualify this post before I start. This is going to sound harsh, but I'm posting what I told myself and not what Im telling you. Hopefully it helps. It was a mindset reset for me. Im brutal on myself.

#1 look around and tell me how many obese 70 year olds you can find. Ill wait. Im betting the answer, if you are honest with yourself is 1 or 2 at most. Why? Because obese people die before they are 70. Ive been "big" "husky" "broad shouldered" "thick chested" all my life. Those are euphamisms for fat. The blessing and curse is I can add (or lose) 50lbs and a friend might say..you look like you've put on (or lost) 10 lbs. Well guess what...just because a heroin addict hides their addiction it doesnt make it any less deadly. I now truly believe that if I dont fix my obesity I will die before I'm 70. I wouldn't care so much, but Im 40 and my baby is 15. In 30 years she will be 45...I hope I have more than 5 years left with my parents.

So if I truly believe I have to fix this then that is the goal and the sacrifice is to achieve the goal.

Sure you can slack off on that one practice rep and still start Friday/Saturday. That's not the end of the world. We are all human. But slack off on too many and that young hungry lion behind you will catch you. Same with this. One mistake now and then...ok now you have to work harder tomorrow. Or just throw your hands up and let it beat the shit out of you...hope you enjoy the bench.

I bring a Christian perspective to this, I am not going to preach to you....that isnt my style, but I use that as a disclaimer for my frame of reference. I believe strongly that we all have a cross to bear. All our crosses are different but he struggle is the same. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. Food and weight is my weakness. Business and Finance is my strength. I have an acquaintance who he and I have tough love opened each others eyes. He is a 31" waist and really doesnt work hard at it. He loves to "fat shame" and will tell you anyone over a 34" waist is a dredge on society...ups health care costs etc. He says "its aint that hard eat less move more"...for a long time it bothered me. One day he and I were talking and this conversation came up. He couldnt understand why I was "a fat slob" when so many other aspects of my life were in order. He was enthralled by my business and real estate deals and was looking for insight. Thats when this clicked. For me putting deals together and making a profit, is easy. Yes I have researched and learned and strive to be an expert is every industry I dabble in. And while its been work, it hasnt been hard. There is this internal, intrinsic drive. So when I wanted to stat buying rental properties I bought the text books for a real estate class and I read 42 hours in a 48 hour weekend. No one put a gun to my head it was just this driven maniacal focus that wanted to consume that knowledge. I was excited about it. It didnt even feel like work. It wouldnt have even registered as a life event, except I heard my wife telling a friend about how driven I was and I stopped and said...oh shit...I did that. In my mind I just read a couple books. Same thing goes with my buddy and his weight. He doesnt try to analyze his foods, prrrotion this or that, make deals with himself about if I will only be good for 30 days Ill allow myself to have X. He doesnt look at a menu and get anxious...wondering if he will pick the wrong thing. Food doesnt control his life. But it controls mine. He tells the same sort of stories about money. Dude has a Wharton MBA works for BOA....makes decent money...has 4 spread sheets for monthly bills...but kills his finances with "rewards". Now maybe @RatLabGuy can break the pleasure/reward center down in our brains and tell us what protein makes us respond to what stimuli...but I dont really care. The key is simply recognize its there. This is my cross...I am being challenged to overcome it.

E-knowing you, I think in a lot of ways we are pretty similar. If you had a friend who came to you about getting out of debt. Was doing really good. Then one day you went over to their house and they had a brand new SuperDuty in the driveway....and they said "Well Ive been working so hard. Man my truck broke down it need a new tranny, was going to cost $3k. And with all the bills Ive paid off I had an extra $750 month and man I DESERVE THIS MF'ing truck. Only live once."...your reaction is probably 'nice truck' but its the reason you are broke. Suck it up snow flake, no one deserves a truck. Get over yourself.

Those rolls and potatoes are mine and your truck.

I'll say it again for this thread. At 33 I lost 70 lbs in 4 months. It was easy in all honestly. At 40...its a damn daily struggle, actually struggle isnt bad enough, it s a war - to get 10 off.

Finally...the real freedom is in the freedom. I dont have to lose weight. Im welcome to die at 400lbs...Ive earned that right. I can afford the food bill and its no one's business but mine if I do.

But I dont want to. I want to extend my life and see my babies grow. Ive often said Id take a bullet for them in a heartbeat. If I mean that, if I truly would take a bullet for them, then putting a damn cookie down shouldnt be so hard.

Thats my motivation. Thats my Y. Thats why I cant fail this time. The stakes are too high.
YMMV.
 
Ron said:
UT...I'm going to qualify this post before I start. This is going to sound harsh, but I'm posting what I told myself and not what Im telling you. Hopefully it helps. It was a mindset reset for me. Im brutal on myself.

#1 look around and tell me how many obese 70 year olds you can find. Ill wait. Im betting the answer, if you are honest with yourself is 1 or 2 at most. Why? Because obese people die before they are 70. Ive been "big" "husky" "broad shouldered" "thick chested" all my life. Those are euphamisms for fat. The blessing and curse is I can add (or lose) 50lbs and a friend might say..you look like you've put on (or lost) 10 lbs. Well guess what...just because a heroin addict hides their addiction it doesnt make it any less deadly. I now truly believe that if I dont fix my obesity I will die before I'm 70. I wouldn't care so much, but Im 40 and my baby is 15. In 30 years she will be 45...I hope I have more than 5 years left with my parents.

So if I truly believe I have to fix this then that is the goal and the sacrifice is to achieve the goal.

Sure you can slack off on that one practice rep and still start Friday/Saturday. That's not the end of the world. We are all human. But slack off on too many and that young hungry lion behind you will catch you. Same with this. One mistake now and then...ok now you have to work harder tomorrow. Or just throw your hands up and let it beat the shit out of you...hope you enjoy the bench.

I bring a Christian perspective to this, I am not going to preach to you....that isnt my style, but I use that as a disclaimer for my frame of reference. I believe strongly that we all have a cross to bear. All our crosses are different but he struggle is the same. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. Food and weight is my weakness. Business and Finance is my strength. I have an acquaintance who he and I have tough love opened each others eyes. He is a 31" waist and really doesnt work hard at it. He loves to "fat shame" and will tell you anyone over a 34" waist is a dredge on society...ups health care costs etc. He says "its aint that hard eat less move more"...for a long time it bothered me. One day he and I were talking and this conversation came up. He couldnt understand why I was "a fat slob" when so many other aspects of my life were in order. He was enthralled by my business and real estate deals and was looking for insight. Thats when this clicked. For me putting deals together and making a profit, is easy. Yes I have researched and learned and strive to be an expert is every industry I dabble in. And while its been work, it hasnt been hard. There is this internal, intrinsic drive. So when I wanted to stat buying rental properties I bought the text books for a real estate class and I read 42 hours in a 48 hour weekend. No one put a gun to my head it was just this driven maniacal focus that wanted to consume that knowledge. I was excited about it. It didnt even feel like work. It wouldnt have even registered as a life event, except I heard my wife telling a friend about how driven I was and I stopped and said...oh shit...I did that. In my mind I just read a couple books. Same thing goes with my buddy and his weight. He doesnt try to analyze his foods, prrrotion this or that, make deals with himself about if I will only be good for 30 days Ill allow myself to have X. He doesnt look at a menu and get anxious...wondering if he will pick the wrong thing. Food doesnt control his life. But it controls mine. He tells the same sort of stories about money. Dude has a Wharton MBA works for BOA....makes decent money...has 4 spread sheets for monthly bills...but kills his finances with "rewards". Now maybe @RatLabGuy can break the pleasure/reward center down in our brains and tell us what protein makes us respond to what stimuli...but I dont really care. The key is simply recognize its there. This is my cross...I am being challenged to overcome it.

E-knowing you, I think in a lot of ways we are pretty similar. If you had a friend who came to you about getting out of debt. Was doing really good. Then one day you went over to their house and they had a brand new SuperDuty in the driveway....and they said "Well Ive been working so hard. Man my truck broke down it need a new tranny, was going to cost $3k. And with all the bills Ive paid off I had an extra $750 month and man I DESERVE THIS MF'ing truck. Only live once."...your reaction is probably 'nice truck' but its the reason you are broke. Suck it up snow flake, no one deserves a truck. Get over yourself.

Those rolls and potatoes are mine and your truck.

I'll say it again for this thread. At 33 I lost 70 lbs in 4 months. It was easy in all honestly. At 40...its a damn daily struggle, actually struggle isnt bad enough, it s a war - to get 10 off.

Finally...the real freedom is in the freedom. I dont have to lose weight. Im welcome to die at 400lbs...Ive earned that right. I can afford the food bill and its no one's business but mine if I do.

But I dont want to. I want to extend my life and see my babies grow. Ive often said Id take a bullet for them in a heartbeat. If I mean that, if I truly would take a bullet for them, then putting a damn cookie down shouldnt be so hard.

Thats my motivation. Thats my Y. Thats why I cant fail this time. The stakes are too high.
YMMV.
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I'm can admit, that literally gave me goosebumps and choked me up a bit. Thanks for that. It's weird to have this kind of 'relief' from a bunch of internet guys I've never even met. Weight is the one thing in my life, for whatever reason, I haven't been able control, or at the very least turn into a positive. Never needed/wanted support from anybody...I'll do it on my own, but weight, I haven't been able to. But THAT, is what I needed to hear and will get printed out. Truly, Ron, I appreciate it.


Now I'm gonna go get a Kleenex, a tampon and hit something with my purse.
 
Ron said:
UT...I'm going to qualify this post before I start. This is going to sound harsh, but I'm posting what I told myself and not what Im telling you. Hopefully it helps. It was a mindset reset for me. Im brutal on myself.

#1 look around and tell me how many obese 70 year olds you can find. Ill wait. Im betting the answer, if you are honest with yourself is 1 or 2 at most. Why? Because obese people die before they are 70. Ive been "big" "husky" "broad shouldered" "thick chested" all my life. Those are euphamisms for fat. The blessing and curse is I can add (or lose) 50lbs and a friend might say..you look like you've put on (or lost) 10 lbs. Well guess what...just because a heroin addict hides their addiction it doesnt make it any less deadly. I now truly believe that if I dont fix my obesity I will die before I'm 70. I wouldn't care so much, but Im 40 and my baby is 15. In 30 years she will be 45...I hope I have more than 5 years left with my parents.

So if I truly believe I have to fix this then that is the goal and the sacrifice is to achieve the goal.

Sure you can slack off on that one practice rep and still start Friday/Saturday. That's not the end of the world. We are all human. But slack off on too many and that young hungry lion behind you will catch you. Same with this. One mistake now and then...ok now you have to work harder tomorrow. Or just throw your hands up and let it beat the shit out of you...hope you enjoy the bench.

I bring a Christian perspective to this, I am not going to preach to you....that isnt my style, but I use that as a disclaimer for my frame of reference. I believe strongly that we all have a cross to bear. All our crosses are different but he struggle is the same. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. Food and weight is my weakness. Business and Finance is my strength. I have an acquaintance who he and I have tough love opened each others eyes. He is a 31" waist and really doesnt work hard at it. He loves to "fat shame" and will tell you anyone over a 34" waist is a dredge on society...ups health care costs etc. He says "its aint that hard eat less move more"...for a long time it bothered me. One day he and I were talking and this conversation came up. He couldnt understand why I was "a fat slob" when so many other aspects of my life were in order. He was enthralled by my business and real estate deals and was looking for insight. Thats when this clicked. For me putting deals together and making a profit, is easy. Yes I have researched and learned and strive to be an expert is every industry I dabble in. And while its been work, it hasnt been hard. There is this internal, intrinsic drive. So when I wanted to stat buying rental properties I bought the text books for a real estate class and I read 42 hours in a 48 hour weekend. No one put a gun to my head it was just this driven maniacal focus that wanted to consume that knowledge. I was excited about it. It didnt even feel like work. It wouldnt have even registered as a life event, except I heard my wife telling a friend about how driven I was and I stopped and said...oh shit...I did that. In my mind I just read a couple books. Same thing goes with my buddy and his weight. He doesnt try to analyze his foods, prrrotion this or that, make deals with himself about if I will only be good for 30 days Ill allow myself to have X. He doesnt look at a menu and get anxious...wondering if he will pick the wrong thing. Food doesnt control his life. But it controls mine. He tells the same sort of stories about money. Dude has a Wharton MBA works for BOA....makes decent money...has 4 spread sheets for monthly bills...but kills his finances with "rewards". Now maybe @RatLabGuy can break the pleasure/reward center down in our brains and tell us what protein makes us respond to what stimuli...but I dont really care. The key is simply recognize its there. This is my cross...I am being challenged to overcome it.

E-knowing you, I think in a lot of ways we are pretty similar. If you had a friend who came to you about getting out of debt. Was doing really good. Then one day you went over to their house and they had a brand new SuperDuty in the driveway....and they said "Well Ive been working so hard. Man my truck broke down it need a new tranny, was going to cost $3k. And with all the bills Ive paid off I had an extra $750 month and man I DESERVE THIS MF'ing truck. Only live once."...your reaction is probably 'nice truck' but its the reason you are broke. Suck it up snow flake, no one deserves a truck. Get over yourself.

Those rolls and potatoes are mine and your truck.

I'll say it again for this thread. At 33 I lost 70 lbs in 4 months. It was easy in all honestly. At 40...its a damn daily struggle, actually struggle isnt bad enough, it s a war - to get 10 off.

Finally...the real freedom is in the freedom. I dont have to lose weight. Im welcome to die at 400lbs...Ive earned that right. I can afford the food bill and its no one's business but mine if I do.

But I dont want to. I want to extend my life and see my babies grow. Ive often said Id take a bullet for them in a heartbeat. If I mean that, if I truly would take a bullet for them, then putting a damn cookie down shouldnt be so hard.

Thats my motivation. Thats my Y. Thats why I cant fail this time. The stakes are too high.
YMMV.
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Bringing the heat with the facts! That was some real stuff. I struggle the same way. Amazing how I never realized the difference of situations. I mean, 29 and debt free cause me and the wife put our minds to it and did it. Now here I am struggling with over eating.

I think you and @rockcity nailed it. It’s a mindset change and that’s what I’m working on. I get too much enjoyment from food. Food itself doesn’t need to be my reward for doing something well. I need to see food as something I need not want, so like money I should choose what makes the most economical (healthy) sense and move on. Not saying I can’t enjoy it along the way and have those times where I enjoy a sweet or something.

But what you said at the end got me, most any of us would take a bullet and lay down our lives for our kids, or maybe any kid for the matter, so why in the world would we not do more to pro-long our lives to be with them???
 
UTfball68 said:
I'm can admit, that literally gave me goosebumps and choked me up a bit. Thanks for that. It's weird to have this kind of 'relief' from a bunch of internet guys I've never even met. Weight is the one thing in my life, for whatever reason, I haven't been able control, or at the very least turn into a positive. Never needed/wanted support from anybody...I'll do it on my own, but weight, I haven't been able to. But THAT, is what I needed to hear and will get printed out. Truly, Ron, I appreciate it.


Now I'm gonna go get a Kleenex, a tampon and hit something with my purse.
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From other posts it seems you have strong management skills and a very “matter of fact” way of leading, as well as good business sense. So channeling that with the awesome clarity that @Ron provided should make it a bit easier. It gave me a wide eyed “wow” moment myself just reading it.
 
I may have some good answers...but I still need to read them myself.
305.0 this morning down from 318.2 on 12/27.

By schedule today is the 6th day. The re-feed. But Im delaying it because I want faster results.

Weekly update
Goal 1(no beer) - Check
Goal 2 (stay on diet) - Check
Goal 3 (move fatass) - Fail
Goal 4 (See a Dr.) - Fail

So Im either a HOF baseball player with my .500 or a half ass....but for now the weight is still falling
 
77GreenMachine said:
Bringing the heat with the facts! That was some real stuff. I struggle the same way. Amazing how I never realized the difference of situations. I mean, 29 and debt free cause me and the wife put our minds to it and did it. Now here I am struggling with over eating.

I think you and @rockcity nailed it. It’s a mindset change and that’s what I’m working on. I get too much enjoyment from food. Food itself doesn’t need to be my reward for doing something well. I need to see food as something I need not want, so like money I should choose what makes the most economical (healthy) sense and move on. Not saying I can’t enjoy it along the way and have those times where I enjoy a sweet or something.

But what you said at the end got me, most any of us would take a bullet and lay down our lives for our kids, or maybe any kid for the matter, so why in the world would we not do more to pro-long our lives to be with them???
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Food is essential to life, therefore make it good.


But, “good” can be subjective. My “good” means quality and tastes good but it must also be healthy. And in turn, it circles back where since it’s essential to life, being healthy helps to maintain and prolong life. :)

If food is unhealthy, it may taste good, but it’s only helping to support life in the short term and is eroding away at the body and essentially shortens your life by causing other issues later in life.

I have way too much to live for and enjoy (my girls) to waste it away with tasty but crap food that will land me 6’ under prematurely.
 
There is a ton of great stuff going on in this thread. I think the biggest "wow" moment for me was actually portioning out my food instead of just filling the plate up. When you portion it out before hand, yes its going to be smaller than what I would normally eat but I feel "full" afterwards. The "full" feeling isn't coming from your stomach, its coming from your brain. Weight-loss/healthy living is as much physical work if not more mental work than anything.
 
Ron said:
I may have some good answers...but I still need to read them myself.
305.0 this morning down from 318.2 on 12/27.

By schedule today is the 6th day. The re-feed. But Im delaying it because I want faster results.

Weekly update
Goal 1(no beer) - Check
Goal 2 (stay on diet) - Check
Goal 3 (move fatass) - Fail
Goal 4 (See a Dr.) - Fail

So Im either a HOF baseball player with my .500 or a half ass....but for now the weight is still falling
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How do you eat an elephant???


Baby steps. Small wins. It all adds up, just like investments. Little steps along the way lead to big wins down the road.

Your not climbing Everest in one leap, it takes lots of little steps to reach multiple base camps and multiple days, all accumulating for a big win at the end.
 
YJJPWrangler said:
There is a ton of great stuff going on in this thread. I think the biggest "wow" moment for me was actually portioning out my food instead of just filling the plate up. When you portion it out before hand, yes its going to be smaller than what I would normally eat but I feel "full" afterwards. The "full" feeling isn't coming from your stomach, its coming from your brain. Weight-loss/healthy living is as much physical work if not more mental work than anything.
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I've always heard a good way to "trick" the brain with this too is using smaller plates (i.e., instead of a dinner plate use the app plate when eating at home).
 
YJJPWrangler said:
There is a ton of great stuff going on in this thread. I think the biggest "wow" moment for me was actually portioning out my food instead of just filling the plate up. When you portion it out before hand, yes its going to be smaller than what I would normally eat but I feel "full" afterwards. The "full" feeling isn't coming from your stomach, its coming from your brain. Weight-loss/healthy living is as much physical work if not more mental work than anything.
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A good portion for me was a fist sized plate of food. Everyone is different but that’s my rule of thumb.

An eye opener for me one day was going out to eat Mexican food. Mexican restaurants are notorious for giving you a huge plate of food. I decided to scale it back to my determined portion of food and didn’t feel like a bloated pig afterward. I refrained from the chips and salsa by asking that they don’t bring it to the table. I chose fajitas and beans rather than anything in a fried tortilla and their rice. I chose water instead of a soda or seeet tea. I left there feeling satisfied, was reasonably healthy considering where I was at, and had a to go box with enough leftovers for lunch the next day. Win win win. Small steps have now changed to a lifestyle change where I feel better and the doc’s paperwork shows I’m healthier now at 40 than I was when I was 25 or 30. :)
 
trailhugger said:
So take @rockcity advice and use a goal mindset to stay motivated...

Make a doctor's appointment.
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But see...if Im honest. I dont wanna. See the diet is moving the scale needle. ANd if the blood work comes back all crazy they are going to want to start me on cholesterol meds, and blood pressure meds and all sorts of other ish that the root cause is the fat. I wanna lose the fat and solve the problems holistically.

I know its not that simple, thats either /or black/white...Im just giving you a glimpse inside my brain.
 
rcalexander105 said:
I've always heard a good way to "trick" the brain with this too is using smaller plates (i.e., instead of a dinner plate use the app plate when eating at home).
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There is more to this than you’d ever realize.

Smaller forks and smaller spoons help as well.

Many plates have a raised edge around them and some are a different color as well (like mine). I try to keep the food on this center white area only to help control the portion size. If I can’t fit it in that smaller area inside the decorative lip of the plate, then I don’t put it on the plate. Same with bowls. Do tout anymore in the bowl than can fit below the decorative lip.

I used to also snack on the wife and kids’ leftovers while I was cleaning up the kitchen. I do the same with them so there is now a significant reduction in leftovers on their plates and therefore I don’t snack while cleaning up. Small goals lead to big wins. :)
 
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Ron said:
But see...if Im honest. I dont wanna. See the diet is moving the scale needle. ANd if the blood work comes back all crazy they are going to want to start me on cholesterol meds, and blood pressure meds and all sorts of other ish that the root cause is the fat. I wanna lose the fat and solve the problems holistically.

I know its not that simple, thats either /or black/white...Im just giving you a glimpse inside my brain.
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I know you well enough to also know you'll tell the Drs "no thanks, I'll lower my cholesterol and BP myself".

Tough love from a good friend...go to the doctor and get a baseline for yourself and those who love you.

Besides, when we collectively lose 50 pounds, let's go to 12 Bones.
Wait, we can't do that anymore ...
 
Ron said:
But see...if Im honest. I dont wanna. See the diet is moving the scale needle. ANd if the blood work comes back all crazy they are going to want to start me on cholesterol meds, and blood pressure meds and all sorts of other ish that the root cause is the fat. I wanna lose the fat and solve the problems holistically.

I know its not that simple, thats either /or black/white...Im just giving you a glimpse inside my brain.
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I do understand. Schedule it a month out. But then it's on the calendar.
 
I had a friend at work who went to boot camp with me. She was on cholesterol meds and blood pressure meds and my size. After less than a year, her doc took her off of both meds and she was down about 35lbs and counting.

The doc only gets a glimpse of your life at this very specific time and recommends meds based on it (and some history). The doc doesn’t know your future plans or potential diet and lifestyle change, so he is going to prescribe you some meds. His goal is for you to control your cholesterol and BP. However you accomplish that is up to you. You know a lifestyle change and eating habits will work, it just takes time. If you are committed to the change, then maybe you ignore the meds and do it through diet and exercise. That part is up to you.
 
Today's workout was 6 sets of barbell landmine rows with narrow V-grip handle, 4 sets of wide grip pull ups, 4 sets of chin ups, 3 sets of barbell flat bench, and I finished off with 4 sets of hammer curls.
 
Today's workout for me is....

Strength: 5 rounds
As many reps as possible in a minute: Power Cleans at 70-75% of 1RM. Rest for 1:30 between rounds

MetCon:
10-1 of bar facing burpees. 1 squat clean after each round. Weight is 155/105 for guys/girls.

I'm coaching tonight but will hit this workout after class is over.

Should be terrible but fun.
 
I'm 6 foot flat....weigh 215 most I've ever weighed. 34 inch waste and struggled to gain weight all my life. I feel like getting back too 200. I don't desire bulk anymore.

I consume bread voraciously. Second only to coffee. If you guys saw what I eat you would assume I weigh 400. Just on volumn

My wife cooks. Like maybe a meal out once a week...we have been 3 weeks with not even a fast food deal.

Like the other thread I lack motivation. I can sleep 8 plus hours and wake up like a truck hit me.

On a side note this is lunch.
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Rare. Usually a left over meal, home cooked. Or two ham and cheese sammiches. Give me 2 hours and I'm gonna be starving. I've had a Nutella peanut butter samich, and a hole bag of trail mix. M and M's included. I have a Kind Bar for another snack and cliff bar. Known to eat two packets of oatmeal as a morning snack. If not feeding continuous or every 4 hour I'm the snicker B#&%H.
I will be starving by supper.
 
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