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Rat-a-Tat
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Weight Loss Accountability Group
#26995440 - 10/20/20 09:29 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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After 2-3 years of letting myself go, it's really time that I get my act together and get back in shape. Would anyone else be interested in getting an accountability group going and try to drop some lbs?
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Shiithead
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Rat-a-Tat]
#26995452 - 10/20/20 09:41 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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PM the admin, Asante. I think he would be interested in that. I would too and so would others I imagine.
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Ice9
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Rat-a-Tat]
#26995453 - 10/20/20 09:42 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would, but I don't focus on weight. Instead it should be a different metric, like you have to post everything you ate for the day, or what exercises you did. I've seen unhealthy metabolic syndrome skinny people and amazingly athletic and healthy fat-asses. Weight is what everyone seems to be fixated on but body composition is a much better metric.
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Fiery
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Ice9]
#26995499 - 10/20/20 10:20 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yes. Clarity of the liver, and gut and immune system is much more important than weight.
That's why giant fat Buddhas lived to be 100+ years old.
The mind is able to balance the body. +with requirements.
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Jokeshopbeard
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Fiery]
#26995533 - 10/20/20 11:35 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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We've already got a great thread going on this:
Mkay guys it's time to get IN SHAPE.
-------------------- Let it be seen that you are nothing. And in knowing that you are nothing... there is nothing to lose, there is nothing to gain. What can happen to you? Something can happen to the body, but it will either heal or it won't. What's the big deal? Let life knock you to bits. Let life take you apart. Let life destroy you. It will only destroy what you are not. --Jac O'keeffe
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Rat-a-Tat
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
#26995785 - 10/21/20 06:07 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ice9 said: I would, but I don't focus on weight. Instead it should be a different metric, like you have to post everything you ate for the day, or what exercises you did. I've seen unhealthy metabolic syndrome skinny people and amazingly athletic and healthy fat-asses. Weight is what everyone seems to be fixated on but body composition is a much better metric.
I agree - body composition is much more important than weight. It is just one easily trackable data point. But - I'm definitely open to each person defining their goals, and then we use this platform to stick to your eating plan/fitness plan and keeping each other accountable and motivated.
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Jokeshopbeard said: We've already got a great thread going on this:
Mkay guys it's time to get IN SHAPE.
It looks like no one has posted in there in about 3 weeks
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morrowasted
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Rat-a-Tat]
#26995865 - 10/21/20 07:45 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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thats cuz we all got in shape 
you can do it dude.
secrets of weight loss 1) we're all used to thinking of food that tastes good as being "good". change your semantics. "good" food is food that will help you live a long healthy life. food that will give you diseases is "bad" no matter how good it tastes.
2) it's okay to be hungry. learn to EXPERIENCE the hunger. What does it feel like? Is it really all bad? How much connection is there REALLY between your feelings of hunger and the decision you make to eat? set up an eating schedule and eat at those times whether you feel hungry or not, and don't eat at other times even if you feel hungry.
3) eat whole foods. veggies and lean meats. fruits in reasonable quantities. cut out anything that comes in a box or a bag
4) lift weights and build muscle. get strong and be amazed as your metabolism increases over time
5) don't feel guilty about cheat days. in the long run, it's better to keep a diet you can maintain than to crash and burn on a diet you can't.
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morrowasted
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Fiery]
#26995869 - 10/21/20 07:48 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Fiery said: Yes. Clarity of the liver, and gut and immune system is much more important than weight.
That's why giant fat Buddhas lived to be 100+ years old.
The mind is able to balance the body. +with requirements.
Liver, gut, and immune health are very closely tied to body composition
PS buddha statues being fat is just an artistic style
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Baby_Hitler
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Rat-a-Tat]
#26995880 - 10/21/20 07:55 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I might be down for that. I've been walking and doing cycle resistance training with relatively light calorie restriction. I'm trying to build strength and endurance while also losing fat. It's pretty much impossible to gain significant muscle bulk while burning fat, but it seems you can still improve the quality of muscle by making resistance training part of your routine.
The plan is to get rid of excess fat until I reach the point that the excess skin starts to become a problem, then start bulking up on muscle to take up some of the slack.
I agree with Ice9 on weight vs. body composition. The scale is not a great measure of progress. The metrics I'm using are pants size and resistance volume and load.
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morrowasted
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#26995889 - 10/21/20 08:01 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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the scales that really matter are your lab results: blood lipids, a1c, GFR/LFTs, blood pressure etc.
there is absolutely a correlation between high BMI and undesirable lab results. it's not a perfect relationship of course. my gf's a1c is lower than mine even though my body composition is much leaner than hers. but my lipid panel and BP are much better than hers.
Edited by morrowasted (10/21/20 08:06 AM)
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Baby_Hitler
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: morrowasted]
#26995898 - 10/21/20 08:09 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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My biggest problem is my triglycerides, at least among the standard stuff they check you for for insurance. Not sure if I've ever had my a1c checked, but I did pay extra for thyroid and C-Reactive Protein test. The thyroid came out normal, but CRP said normal range was 1-3. Mine was 9. They didn't say how bad that was. 3 times max normal range can't be good, though.
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#26995912 - 10/21/20 08:27 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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a CRP of 9 isn't good but doesn't tell you much on its own except there is some kind of metabolic inflammation going on. Covid patients not infrequently present to the hospitals with a CRP between 100-300. CRP level on presentation is useful for phenotyping and prognosticating the disease.
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Tripsurfer
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: morrowasted]
#26996291 - 10/21/20 12:18 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Started doing strict keto again about two weeks ago
Amazing how much extra food slowly creeps into my daily routine
-------------------- Ach en wee ben ik de klos, met mijn boog schoot ik een albatros... A philosopher is a person who knows less and less about more and more, until he knows nothing about everything.

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BANANA.MAN
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Re: Weight Loss Accountability Group [Re: Tripsurfer]
#26996917 - 10/21/20 07:41 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Do it Nathan for you style.
give me an embarrassing photo of you and the contact info of someone you wouldnt want to see the photo. If you dont lose 5 pounds in a month I will send them the picture free of charge.
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