Fitness and Weightloss
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Very recently I had 6 months worth of diagnostics done on my heart. They were testing for Long QT syndrome which runs in my family but I went through the ringer entirely. My cardiologist recommended a fitness routine and I printed out all of the information for him. Once he read it he said it's good but I need to exercise for a few weeks before I start doing it
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@wirestyle22 Your best bet is don't eat junk food, count your calories, and start walking. You don't need to worry about macro nutrients and strict workout routines for a long time until you have done the above for at least 6 months to a year. If you need any more than that, you need to sit down with a physician and work with them directly. There are 1,000 different diets, and ways to do it. There is not a best one one or right one, or a best practice, sorry. They all work, just find one you can stick too and do it, no exceptions, and give it a few months. You will feel better.
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@s.hackleman said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@wirestyle22 Your best bet is don't eat junk food, count your calories, and start walking. You don't need to worry about macro nutrients and strict workout routines for a long time until you have done the above for at least 6 months to a year. If you need any more than that, you need to sit down with a physician and work with them directly. There are 1,000 different diets, and ways to do it. There is not a best one one or right one, or a best practice, sorry. They all work, just find one you can stick too and do it, no exceptions, and give it a few months. You will feel better.
This. This. This.
I went from 350+ pounds to 175 pounds doing this.
Recall these pictures from post 5 of this thread.
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So wait, if I stop eating junk food I'll become Japanese!?!?
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@guyinpv said in Fitness and Weightloss:
So wait, if I stop eating junk food I'll become Japanese!?!?
Not quite, it's like the beer commercials. Stop eating junk food and marry the Japanese model.
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@travisdh1 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@guyinpv said in Fitness and Weightloss:
So wait, if I stop eating junk food I'll become Japanese!?!?
Not quite, it's like the beer commercials. Stop eating junk food and marry the Japanese model.
Sounds like @JaredBusch married up.
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@NerdyDad said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@travisdh1 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@guyinpv said in Fitness and Weightloss:
So wait, if I stop eating junk food I'll become Japanese!?!?
Not quite, it's like the beer commercials. Stop eating junk food and marry the Japanese model.
Sounds like @JaredBusch married up.
Something like that, except she was an evil HR person.
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I know that if I addressed the 'rock in the room' I would do a lot to address my issue.... Some days I drink two cups of coffee and then two - three 20oz bottles of Mountain Dew.
Not enough water or other - no really a water fan...
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@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I know that if I addressed the 'rock in the room' I would do a lot to address my issue.... Some days I drink two cups of coffee and then two - three 20oz bottles of Mountain Dew.
Not enough water or other - no really a water fan...
I like iced tea a lot as a sub for other flavored beverages. I drink mine unsweetened so as to get the most benefit. Also still going to have some caffeine in if you do black or green teas. Could soften the blow of coming off the stuff you usually drink.
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@NDC said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I know that if I addressed the 'rock in the room' I would do a lot to address my issue.... Some days I drink two cups of coffee and then two - three 20oz bottles of Mountain Dew.
Not enough water or other - no really a water fan...
I like iced tea a lot as a sub for other flavored beverages. I drink mine unsweetened so as to get the most benefit. Also still going to have some caffeine in if you do black or green teas. Could soften the blow of coming off the stuff you usually drink.
I started brewing Kombucha to fill this role for me. Bubbles, flavor, but low sugar, low alcohol, low cal.
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@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I know that if I addressed the 'rock in the room' I would do a lot to address my issue.... Some days I drink two cups of coffee and then two - three 20oz bottles of Mountain Dew.
Not enough water or other - no really a water fan...
Have you tried stuff like Le Croix or other flavored carbonated waters? It'd give you that same fizzy feeling without the calories and plus the hydration.
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@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Le Croix
No I haven't. And my first thought would be - ah no. But looking at the ingredients - maybe. I don't like artificial sweeteners... and honestly - they don't like me either.
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@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Le Croix
No I haven't. And my first thought would be - ah no. But looking at the ingredients - maybe. I don't like artificial sweeteners... and honestly - they don't like me either.
You don't like artificial sweeteners but you drink Mountain Dew?
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@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I know that if I addressed the 'rock in the room' I would do a lot to address my issue.... Some days I drink two cups of coffee and then two - three 20oz bottles of Mountain Dew.
Not enough water or other - no really a water fan...
Have you tried stuff like Le Croix or other flavored carbonated waters? It'd give you that same fizzy feeling without the calories and plus the hydration.
Can't stand it.
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@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Le Croix
No I haven't. And my first thought would be - ah no. But looking at the ingredients - maybe. I don't like artificial sweeteners... and honestly - they don't like me either.
You don't like artificial sweeteners but you drink Mountain Dew?
They have it with natural sugar!
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Le Croix
No I haven't. And my first thought would be - ah no. But looking at the ingredients - maybe. I don't like artificial sweeteners... and honestly - they don't like me either.
You don't like artificial sweeteners but you drink Mountain Dew?
They have it with natural sugar!
True, but when you're downing 40+ grams of sugar, the artificial vs. natural debate kinda goes out the window, especially in a discussion of weight loss.
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@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@gjacobse said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@ChrisL said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Le Croix
No I haven't. And my first thought would be - ah no. But looking at the ingredients - maybe. I don't like artificial sweeteners... and honestly - they don't like me either.
You don't like artificial sweeteners but you drink Mountain Dew?
They have it with natural sugar!
True, but when you're downing 40+ grams of sugar, the artificial vs. natural debate kinda goes out the window, especially in a discussion of weight loss.
Well sure, the whole thing is loaded with chemicals like crazy.
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Out for the daily walk.
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This is what I'll be following for the next year at least. I stuck it up on my blog for easy access for myself and someone else.
For anyone else interested, I made myself a new gym workout schedule. It's split into days, so that it's not dependent on the days of the week. This way, you can shoot to go 5 days a week, and get everything done. Or you may go a few times as you want, and still not lose track. Start at Day 1, and go forward, no matter the day of the week.
It covers all of the best exercises for all of the major muscle groups. Most of them are compound exercises so you can lift more weight, burn more calories, and get a better, healthier workout.
Also, if you're really hardcore, you can combine any consecutive muscle groups (like how Day5/6 can be combined). For example, you can do Day1 and Day2 together... Day 3 and Day 4 together, etc... Even Day 2 and Day 3, for example. They are all separated so that no matter how you play it, there's enough rest in between muscle groups that you can go every day.
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@tim_g said in Fitness and Weightloss:
This is what I'll be following for the next year at least. I stuck it up on my blog for easy access for myself and someone else.
For anyone else interested, I made myself a new gym workout schedule. It's split into days, so that it's not dependent on the days of the week. This way, you can shoot to go 5 days a week, and get everything done. Or you may go a few times as you want, and still not lose track. Start at Day 1, and go forward, no matter the day of the week.
It covers all of the best exercises for all of the major muscle groups. Most of them are compound exercises so you can lift more weight, burn more calories, and get a better, healthier workout.
Also, if you're really hardcore, you can combine any consecutive muscle groups (like how Day5/6 can be combined). For example, you can do Day1 and Day2 together... Day 3 and Day 4 together, etc... Even Day 2 and Day 3, for example. They are all separated so that no matter how you play it, there's enough rest in between muscle groups that you can go every day.
I am thinking about starting this program. I am just not sure whether I should hereto refer to it as the TIMG PLAN or the GRUBER PLAN
Thanks for posting it.
