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 Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread 
#9497297 - 12/26/08 11:52 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well, yesterday while I was home for christmas I went to get dressed, and did not need a belt to keep my jeans up. I've always needed a belt, and since I've been lazy and haven't worked out since I got sick the weekend before thanksgiving - I figured it's time to get back into it.
My main problem is that I alwyas take a day off, or some shit, and then break routine and never get back into it. So - I'm creating this thread in order to log effort & progress.
I'll be doing the same thing I did last time I needed to lose weight: About an hour of cardio, thirty minutes of bodyweight exercises, and I'll eat only chicken breast, salmon, vegetables, salads, and my daily multivitamin.
Luckily I just graduated, and haven't gotten a job yet - so I don't have shit to do but submit applications and fuck around.
I figure this thread is the physical & mental well-being equivalent of geokill's stock-market thread in Money Matters: It's more for my personal record-keeping, but anyone can feel free to chime in with their current efforts, or comment on mine etc. etc.
Let the games begin.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9497400 - 12/26/08 12:11 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Eat fruit until noon, then eat only 1 protein or starch at a time and have the rest of the meal be vegetables. Try to cook/heat/process things as little as possible. Don't eat before you go to bed and don't eat a heavy breakfast (eat fruit). Also don't eat cooked fruit or fruit after eating something else. Make sure to wait 2-4 hours.
This advice has not only helped me lose weight but it makes me feel like superman. I learned it from a book called Fit For Life by ________ and ________ Diamond. Read it if you want to know the "why" in addition to the "what" above.
Good luck! 
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: wickedscepter]
#9497628 - 12/26/08 01:11 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice info, thanks for the advice 
I'm halfway through today's workout.... I hate 'getting back' into the routine - it's so demoralizing. I hate working out, lol.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9500414 - 12/26/08 11:47 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Day 1: 12/26/2008
Starting weight- 158.2
Starting %fat- 25.5
Exercise:
1hr cardio on bike
45min bodyweight workout
Meals
Lunch: Chicken & Salmon with mixed veggies
Dinner: Pot pie
Snacks: banana, banana bread (apparently I eat a lot of bananas)
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I think I'm going to do weekly progress updates on weight & %fat... perhaps take a picture every week to see if there's any noticable progress when viewed side-by-side.
I feel like the more effort & detail I put into this progress log, the less likely I'll be to take extended breaks and quit like I always do. :fingers crossed:
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9501328 - 12/27/08 07:46 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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good luck
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9501934 - 12/27/08 11:14 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Good luck dude. Christmas day I decided it was time to change some things about myself,
just keep the motivation up, that's the main thing.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: rod]
#9503873 - 12/27/08 05:56 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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If I were you, I'd do cardio after resistance training.
The goal is to cut fat, so you want to first deplete the glycogen stored in your muscles by lifting weights for 45 min - 1 hr. You will also be able to lift harder if you do it this way. If you do cardio first for an hour, you will just be tired after and your muscles will have no business lifting weights. Do cardio after, low intensity, and your body will turn to it's stored fat for energy...
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: Ginseng1]
#9504239 - 12/27/08 07:49 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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How did it go today? Keep us updated. Good luck 
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: sunflower]
#9505294 - 12/28/08 12:46 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Today was bad. One of my best friends is back in town (recently moved to TN), so we went to go drink and eat and be merry. Afterwards we went to an Admirals game (Semi-pro hockey, lol), and then to a bar for our friends birthday party. So, it was kinda a bad day as far as 'health' goes.
12/27/2008
-30 minutes on bike trainer
-ran 1mi
Ate:
-Cajun chicken pasta
-Half a pizza
-Hot dog & popcorn
-2 deli meat sandwitches
-A pot pie
-multitude of alcohol, in all shapes and sizes.
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Tomorrow night is Dark Star Orchestra at the National in Richmond, VA... and the next night they're playin here in my city @ the Norva. I'll be going to both, and HOPING to get a workout in both days. We'll see what happens.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9506199 - 12/28/08 06:33 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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You can compensate the ingestion of extra-fat and sugar (as junk food) by just taking all other sugar and fat sources out of your diet, just for that day.
Like, i you go and eat with some friends, just tell yourself you'll not getting anything sweet or greasy the rest of the day.
Plus, if you hang around with people, you could go partying, which is very tireing, and consumes many calories. So, if you want to have a good time, just enjoy yourself to the max, without eating chips and stuff (not hard at all), and come back home exhausted.
Diets shouldn't be about not having fun for a long period, but rather about being extremely active while not consuming tons of food.
Oh, and yeah, if you feel hungry, drink water, it helps a lot, and it's also good for your body.
Just think about how fit you will be, and how well you will feel. And it's nice to be exhausted too. Clears your head.
Good luck man!
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: Kukaracha]
#9507724 - 12/28/08 01:57 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Today and tomorrow are lost days (regarding this thread).
I'ma bout to leave for Richmond for DSO, and when I get home tomorrow I have to go to my parents house to do a bunch of shit (and then see Dark Star again that evenig )
Updates on tuesday.
Oh, but at least both days I'll spend 3+hr dancing
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9511594 - 12/29/08 09:13 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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what works for me, is high fiber, less than 600 calories a day and 100mg of benadryl at night to avoid eating. i'll lose around 8 pounds in a week.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: SheerTerror]
#9513138 - 12/29/08 03:24 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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daaaaaaaamn thats hardcore. Sounds like my old system: only tureky sandwitches (~140cal each) and lots of cardio. i lost 30lb in 6weeks.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9513930 - 12/29/08 05:45 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Eating extremely low calories isn't accepted as a healthy and effective way of losing weight. Effective as in, what you burn off, stays off. You see, if you starve yourself, you will lose weight, fat and muscle together. But as soon as you ingest regular amounts of food, it will be stored mostly as fat, and your energy levels will remain low. Starvation mode = survival mode. This is a no-no for long-term and 'permanent' fat loss, for you will put the weight right back on.
meams, you have said that you lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks. Are you now back at the same weight you were before you lost the 30 pounds, or heavier?
I'm sure you know what I am talking about now.
Here is a link for those of you who want to burn the fat & feed the muscle.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: Ginseng1]
#9513954 - 12/29/08 05:53 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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yea i constantly fluctuate from 145lbs-175. i don't exercise much cause i get tired easy so i just make a goal like bangin a chick and eat cereal for the only meal everyday and lose pounds quick.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: Ginseng1]
#9514048 - 12/29/08 06:17 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sounds pretty rotten.
Wouldn't you rather eat and enjoy a meal when you are hungry, and maintaining your ideal body-weight indefinitely? You could avoid fluctuating 30 lbs and having to starve yourself every two weeks!
Eating only one meal a day and taking benadryl at night so to avoid eating a second chinsy meal is harsh dude.
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: Ginseng1]
#9518008 - 12/30/08 11:54 AM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ginseng1 said:
meams, you have said that you lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks. Are you now back at the same weight you were before you lost the 30 pounds, or heavier?
I'm sure you know what I am talking about now.
I know what you're talking about, but it hasn't shown to be true for me.
I burned off that 30lb about a year and a half ago. Alwyas eaten moderately healthy, and exercised with as much regularity as possible. The weight (that I'm currently trying to get rid of) came back only after I took off an entire month from working out & stopped moderating what I was eating.
I'd just eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and not exercise at all. It started when I got sick, and therefore couldn't exercise. Then as soon as I got over that illness I went to see family for thanksgiving, which killed my workouts.... then I came home and it was time to cram for exams (just graduated), and now that Im out of school its time to get back in shape.
Won't take too long (already seeing progress).
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9518200 - 12/30/08 12:29 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'll be doing the same thing I did last time I needed to lose weight: About an hour of cardio, thirty minutes of bodyweight exercises, and I'll eat only chicken breast, salmon, vegetables, salads, and my daily multivitamin.
That sounds too rigid to me. An hour of cardio is a helluva lot, and most people probably can't sustain that much activity. If you don't genuinely enjoy doing it, I predict you won't be able to keep it up.
If you want to lose fat I urge you to look into kettlebells. Ten minutes of hard kettlebell swings will leave you absolutely smoked, and your forearms and back will become ripped fast. What a great exercise. Check out Enter the Kettlebell. (Thanks again Hue for turning me on to this) You'll end up with a much shorter routine (20-30 mins a day) that gives better results.
And that diet is probably hard to keep up too. There are going to be a ton of situations where you won't have access to the clean meals you are describing. I think it's more effective to change how and why you eat. It's habits like eating out of boredom or emotion, eating until you are full, drinking empty calories, and taking "ok today doesn't count" days that keep calorie counts too high.
I don't know, I just never had success with the willpower approach to health. Willpower isn't always there, the pattern is bound to be interrupted. All health regimens are entirely useless unless they can be stuck to indefinitely. That's why I like kettlebells. They're fun and you don't have to spend much time on it, so it's easy to make it a habit. In the time it takes to hum and haw over whether or not you feel like working out that day, you can get your workout done!
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: WhiskeyClone]
#9519172 - 12/30/08 03:45 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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mmm Kettleballs would probably be pretty chill. I might have to pick one up with my recent xmas money.
Do you typically get one kettleball? or an assortment at various weights?
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Re: Get-In-Shape time... Progress thread [Re: meams]
#9519210 - 12/30/08 03:50 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Start with one. The average man should start with a 35 pounder.
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