Fitness and Weightloss
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The problem is that most people go into weight loss as if it's something you can just do on the side and have it work.
The truth, is that you need to change your entire life, you need to change everything you do and go in 100%.
If you want to lose weight, you can't just say... oh I'll change nothing except exercise a little more and eat a little less... maybe give up binge drinking on weekends... (that's only a small start). In the long run, it won't work. You need to change your entire lifestyle, and do it right.
Eat good. Sleep good. Exercise good. Don't half-ass it, that's almost worse than doing nothing.
Don't expect big permanent changes if you don't change your life style.
Consistency works wonders.
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@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
The problem is that most people go into weight loss as if it's something you can just do on the side and have it work.
The truth, is that you need to change your entire life, you need to change everything you do and go in 100%.
If you want to lose weight, you can't just say... oh I'll change nothing except exercise a little more and eat a little less... maybe give up binge drinking on weekends... (that's only a small start). In the long run, it won't work. You need to change your entire lifestyle, and do it right.
Eat good. Sleep good. Exercise good. Don't half-ass it, that's almost worse than doing nothing.
Don't expect big permanent changes if you don't change your life style.
Consistency works wonders.
Absolutely. I have changed my lifestyle. Everyone is on a diet. Diet is just what you eat. You truly have to change your lifestyle and it is hard. It is much harder to eat healthy than not.
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@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@penguinwrangler said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I completely agree with this. Diet alone is all you 'need' to get to your weight loss goals.. it's all about finding the right foods for you.
Well yeah, just stop eating lol. Don't eat anything (literally, nothing) for 2 weeks. I bet you'll drop fast!
If you stop eating eventually of course you lose weight but once you start eating you pack the pounds back on because your body is in starvation mode.
Yeah I was being sarcastic!
This I knew.
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Jogged a mile for the first time in at least 5 years.
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@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Jogged a mile for the first time in at least 5 years.
I bet that sucked.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Jogged a mile for the first time in at least 5 years.
I bet that sucked.
It actually wasn't too terrible. I have been doing a regiment of walking for 25 minutes and then jogging for 5. I decided to push myself tonight and see if I could do it. I'm not ready to jog a mile regularly, but I'm happy to know it's not an impossibility, as a month ago it was.
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@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Jogged a mile for the first time in at least 5 years.
I bet that sucked.
It actually wasn't too terrible. I have been doing a regiment of walking for 25 minutes and then jogging for 5. I decided to push myself tonight and see if I could do it. I'm not ready to jog a mile regularly, but I'm happy to know it's not an impossibility, as a month ago it was.
That's awesome.
I read this article a few days ago and been wanting to post it here... now it seems more relevant.
Want to Live Longer? Walk Faster, Says Science:
https://www.sciencealert.com/relationship-between-walking-pace-and-cancer-cardiovascular-general-mortality -
Video on how scary sugar is for us.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Jogged a mile for the first time in at least 5 years.
I bet that sucked.
it should less sucker if there's beer or vodka at the end of the route.
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Why plant protein is better for you than animal protein
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11 days in a row of closing the rings with the iOS Activity App
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This morning was my first day back to the gym after about 2 weeks off. My Dad was here visiting last week and this week I was too tired in the mornings and just couldn't get myself out of bed early enough.
But today I managed to creep out of bed to give me enough time at the gym to do at least one muscle group (3 different weight training exercises) and 10 minutes of cardio.
All I have to say is wow, what a difference I'm feeling now. I feel like a completely different person now going in to and starting the day.
I think even if I'm a bit tired, i'm still going to force myself out of bed (within reason).
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I'm hoping tomorrow I can return to exercising. I managed to injure my knee on last Saturday, and I'm almost back to being pain free :).
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@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm hoping tomorrow I can return to exercising. I managed to injure my knee on last Saturday, and I'm almost back to being pain free :).
Push through the pain! No dedication at all haha! Hop, one leg can suffice!
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@jimmy9008 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm hoping tomorrow I can return to exercising. I managed to injure my knee on last Saturday, and I'm almost back to being pain free :).
Push through the pain! No dedication at all haha! Hop, one leg can suffice!
Ha!
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@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@jimmy9008 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm hoping tomorrow I can return to exercising. I managed to injure my knee on last Saturday, and I'm almost back to being pain free :).
Push through the pain! No dedication at all haha! Hop, one leg can suffice!
Ha!
There's still things you can do that doesn't require knees, or is very easy on the knees... like the elliptical trainer or swimming for cardio, and weight training upper body like biceps/triceps/chest/etc. But if your knees are bad enough probably better to fully rest.
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@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
ee if I could do it. I'm not ready to jog a mile regularly, but I'm happy to know it's not an impossibility, as a month ago it was.
Sounds like a good way forward, I used to love interval training when it was easier... after gaining a lot of weight both parts of the interval training are hard. Keep at it. Any other tips?
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@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@jimmy9008 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@eddiejennings said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm hoping tomorrow I can return to exercising. I managed to injure my knee on last Saturday, and I'm almost back to being pain free :).
Push through the pain! No dedication at all haha! Hop, one leg can suffice!
Ha!
There's still things you can do that doesn't require knees, or is very easy on the knees... like the elliptical trainer or swimming for cardio, and weight training upper body like biceps/triceps/chest/etc. But if your knees are bad enough probably better to fully rest.
True. I also had a shoulder injury that got to the pain-free state yesterday, so my plan tonight was to do some upper body work. Tomorrow I should be able to do some walking again.
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One of the biggest things I've done to just stay lean is avoid eating bread. There is so little value there in bread that it's not worth the empty calories/sugar.
I've also stop consuming milk and limited my sugar intake but nothing drastic to the point where I'm constantly asking about what ingredients are in a meal etc.
Just no milk / sugar in coffee, no toast or bagels etc.
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@dustinb3403 said in Fitness and Weightloss:
One of the biggest things I've done to just stay lean is avoid eating bread. There is so little value there in bread that it's not worth the empty calories/sugar.
I've also stop consuming milk and limited my sugar intake but nothing drastic to the point where I'm constantly asking about what ingredients are in a meal etc.
Just no milk / sugar in coffee, no toast or bagels etc.
That's great. I think breads are one of the hardest things to kick out of your diet. That's a major step if you've done that.
Milk is the easiest for me, i can't stand dairy. Cheese sometimes, because it tastes good, but everything else, yuck.
