What have you done for your health today?

I stayed flat over the turkey day. I did over-indulge on desserts, but I made up for it by skipping the gravy and Mac-n-cheese lol. I also have not been working out the past couple of weeks. My plan is to cruise through the holidays, which will give me time to come up with a cunning plan on how to get motivated enough to lift in a cold garage 🥶
 
I have been walking / hiking a lot since June and have changed my diet. June 19th I was 294#, today I am 227#. I used to walk a lot and try to exercise after work a couple days a week but I still got bigger every year. One day I heard somebody say that you could not exercise or walk enough to offset a poor diet. I havent stopped eating anything completely, but have cut out most bread and potatoes. I have averaged around 2#s a week weight loss with some weeks more and some less.

I wont say what I am doing is correct or right, but I feel like a new man most days. My pants size has dropped from 42 to 36 and I may be in a set of 34s before long. It feels good to get back into pants that I havent worn since I was in college almost 20 years ago.
 
Andy J. said:
I stayed flat over the turkey day. I did over-indulge on desserts, but I made up for it by skipping the gravy and Mac-n-cheese lol. I also have not been working out the past couple of weeks. My plan is to cruise through the holidays, which will give me time to come up with a cunning plan on how to get motivated enough to lift in a cold garage 🥶
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Buy a heater for your garage. I have a small electric heater that I use in mine.
 
thecj3man said:
I have been walking / hiking a lot since June and have changed my diet. June 19th I was 294#, today I am 227#. I used to walk a lot and try to exercise after work a couple days a week but I still got bigger every year. One day I heard somebody say that you could not exercise or walk enough to offset a poor diet. I havent stopped eating anything completely, but have cut out most bread and potatoes. I have averaged around 2#s a week weight loss with some weeks more and some less.

I wont say what I am doing is correct or right, but I feel like a new man most days. My pants size has dropped from 42 to 36 and I may be in a set of 34s before long. It feels good to get back into pants that I havent worn since I was in college almost 20 years ago.
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That is so awesome! Good for you man!
 
Andy J. said:
Stop shooting holes in my excuses! :laughing:
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Desk in front of me has a heater you can have. Probably worn out though. Like most of the things that were at that desk previously.
 
My doctor has had me on Adderall since August. It was helping quite a bit and she just upped my dosage, so I'm still adjusting, but I think it's even better.

Hopefully it won't be long term, but it's helping tremendously right now. It's nice to be able to lay down and actually go to sleep.

It's also a learning process. Knowing how to be self aware and recognizing what's going on helps me manage myself and be able to get things done. Hyperfocusing is cool and all until it goes too far and you dive so deep that you don't do a damn thing you intended. Weird, right?

It's also difficult to try and explain to other grown folks why I can or can't do things sometimes. Yes...there's a distinct possibility I WILL be late, but I'll be there. Time management can be a fleeting task. I just had to do 386 things before I got dressed and left the house and then got in the truck to leave and remembered something I was going to do 3 weeks ago and had to go do it while I was thinking about it so I didn't forget again. Hell, some days, getting dressed and leaving the house is a major accomplishment.

Sometimes I absolutely can not handle noises. I had earplugs in at work last night to mask the whine of my machine. The chiller behind me has a loud fan and the jig bore next to it has a really loud oil pump. The guy running it was watching a tiktok on his phone and it was louder than everything else. Oh...and putting in earplugs just makes me hear my tinnitus. Zero hearing loss, no hearing damage, just the loudest ringing you could imagine.

Our brains are super interesting and terrifying things!

Oh...one of yall want to randomly call me once or twice a month and tell me you're coming over so I'll anxiously clean my entire house before you "get here"? :D
 
Alright, I'm going to say it. The younger crowd doesn't know how to lift weights. Looking at their phone the ENTIRE time they are in the gym between sets. No change in facial expression during their set. No noises made. You are NOT on your last rep unless you look and sound like you are trying to shit a bowling ball.
 
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Not a bad practice session...
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Pretty cool ‘milestone’ for me…ya know those clothes that you keep because you always say you’re gonna fit back in to…well, some of them are fitting. Have some dress shirts that I haven’t been able to button the neck on for 5 years and haven’t worn for just as long because if I did, people were at risk of losing eyes when the buttons decided to let loose. Also have a whole bunch of ties that were ‘too short’…primarily because my gut was too big, that are now fitting perfectly. 40lbs down…90 to go.
 
UTfball68 said:
Pretty cool ‘milestone’ for me…ya know those clothes that you keep because you always say you’re gonna fit back in to…well, some of them are fitting. Have some dress shirts that I haven’t been able to button the neck on for 5 years and haven’t worn for just as long because if I did, people were at risk of losing eyes when the buttons decided to let loose. Also have a whole bunch of ties that were ‘too short’…primarily because my gut was too big, that are now fitting perfectly. 40lbs down…90 to go.
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Congrats, keep it up!
 
UTfball68 said:
Pretty cool ‘milestone’ for me…ya know those clothes that you keep because you always say you’re gonna fit back in to…well, some of them are fitting. Have some dress shirts that I haven’t been able to button the neck on for 5 years and haven’t worn for just as long because if I did, people were at risk of losing eyes when the buttons decided to let loose. Also have a whole bunch of ties that were ‘too short’…primarily because my gut was too big, that are now fitting perfectly. 40lbs down…90 to go.
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hell yeah...keep grinding.

I need to start that trek again
 
Haven't been weighing myself daily...really only checking Monday's. This past week felt really good, eating cleaner again and was back to more consistent exercise. So I was excited for this week's weigh in. Just shy of 50lbs overall...came in 49.2lbs down. Happy to see it, but disappointed because 50 was a milestone, but oh well.
 
UTfball68 said:
Haven't been weighing myself daily...really only checking Monday's. This past week felt really good, eating cleaner again and was back to more consistent exercise. So I was excited for this week's weigh in. Just shy of 50lbs overall...came in 49.2lbs down. Happy to see it, but disappointed because 50 was a milestone, but oh well.
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Shit.

No, seriously. Go take a shit. Reweigh. You'll be there.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Shit.

No, seriously. Go take a shit. Reweigh. You'll be there.
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Coulda pulled keys out, pulled my phone out, taken my watch off, etc etc...but I want consistent comparisons, and my morning shit is generally 815-830. Then weigh in around 930.
 
I led the F3 Ugly Christmas Sweater workout Saturday and it went like this:

As the pax rolled into the parking lot, there were some that were strong with Christmas Spirit fashion. And welcome to Doppler from Greenville, NC.

Start off with a couple laps around the parking lot, then warmup with

Vertical Snow Angels

Toy Soldiers

Snowball Pickers



Grab a block and head to the tennis courts. The Pax did the U.G.L.Y. C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S. S.W.E.A.T.E.R. beatdown together. 25 reps each unless otherwise told.



Up the chimney (5 pull ups)

Grandma got run over by F3ers doing Gassers

Last Christmas you gave me Chest Presses

Yule Log (60 second plank)



Curls for all the good girls (and naughty ones too)

Horizontal Nutcrackers (Low Dollies)

Run Rudolph Run 1 big lap

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Bear crawl across all 3 tennis courts to discuss.

Star on top (shoulder presses)

Triple dog dare ya! (Atomic crunches with block)

Mary did you do 25 Merkins?

All I want for Christmas is 5 more pull-ups

Son of a Nutcracker! squats with block



Snow Angels, Vertical (SSHs)

Where’s the Tylenol? (Balls To The Wall shoulder taps)

Elf on the shelf (Q called An audible; 12 reps)

Angels get their Welsh Dragon Wings

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Tricep Extensions

Eggnog Crunchy Frog

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree (ring of fire pax choice). Rockin around the Christmas Tree was interesting as each Pax seemed to try to one-up the previous.

Virgin Mary:

Little Baby Jesus Crunches

Open your presents (box cutters)

Chocolate covered pretzel crunches
 
Busy healthy day today.
Two F3 workouts, first a 45 minute kettlebell workout, then a 4.5 mile run.
Then a 3 mile hike at Crowders Mtn with the wife and the K9.
Then about 44 miles on the motorcycle before it got dark.

Next I plan to eat some tacos and drink some salty caramel whiskey.

I have to go back to work tomorrow after having two weeks off, so I wanted to make sure I got my moneys worth today!
 
My 2022 for riding was sad, only like 350 miles or so.

currently working on the zwift ftp builder though, on the middle of week 2. Really enjoying (but hating) some structured workouts indoor and not having the boring traditional trainer.
 
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