Exercise, fitness, weight, calories, and overall health: Christmas Eve 2016-until

With a plan, a partner and a purpose...
Let us just hope that life doesn't have other plans.

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Originally Posted by blueboss

You must really be hitting a stringent diet. 4.4 in a week is amazing, congrats!

I started getting back in exercise shape Monday. It should take about another week for me to get where I can keep a sustained fast pace without fear of dying.

Diet will follow.




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I'm not really on a strict diet. I use My Fitness Pal to set my calorie max for the day and then I journal everything I eat or drink and weigh myself daily. So in that sense I guess it's strict but I'm not limiting types of food, just staying within my calorie limit for the day.

I tend to lose a lot the first couple of weeks then settle down. If I'm doing good and exercising along with journaling my food I'll lose an average of 2 lbs/week, give or take.

Great start by exercising--hang in there.

Pedro said it a long time ago, and I find it particularly true the older I get.

If you want to be healthy -- exercise. (Gym mandate)

If you want to lose weight -- diet (or watch your calories - Kitchen mandate).

You simply can't lose the weight by exercising alone, especially when you get older. I was exercising like a fiend and not losing any weight, and then stopped exercising, and started charting what I was eating, and the pounds dropped. To me, it's important to chart everything. I stopped doing it months ago, and need to return.

Up to 10 minutes of extremely fast pace, on the gazelle, followed by a moderate pace on the tread mill for cool down.

Thinking of adding a new elliptical machine to the work out area (basement, see Marksbury players first lounge...it ain’t that).

I should be able to go 20 minutes by Mondayish.

I can usually drop five pounds getting in exercise shape... of course not gorging on ice cream afterwards.

Diet starts in February.


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First weigh in and down from 252 to 240 pounds in about a week and a half.
Best thing is I am starting to see a positive in my Blood Sugar Levels...
Most of the weight loss is watching what I put in my cakehole.

Going to gym later tonight.

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Originally Posted by BigBluePappy

First weigh in and down from 252 to 240 pounds in about a week and a half.
Best thing is I am starting to see a positive in my Blood Sugar Levels...
Most of the weight loss is watching what I put in my cakehole.

Going to gym later tonight.

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I’m doing the quick math in head and I came up with -12 lbs. That, my good man, is outstanding, great news about the blood sugar too.

You guys are embarrassing me. Tonight I got up to 20 minutes with an average heart heart rate in the 150’s bpm. I’m going to stay there for the rest of the week or until my rate starts going down, then I’ll push it a bit more next week.

If I throw in the warm up and cool down I averaged in the 130’s for 30 minutes.

Diet still to come.


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Spent about an hour and a half at the gym. Grammy got home and we left right after I posted.
45 minutes on the tread to warm up and 45 minutes working the core and upper body.
Try to get the heart up to 140-160 bpm range for at least 20 of those minutes.

Tried walking and dieting but it was no fun and I did not have anyone to hold me accountable; now I do.
Now, off to the showers as surely I do reek...

Week 2: gained 1 pound, down 3.4 pounds total.

Actually surprised it wasn't more. I had a lost (long) weekend where I didn't journal my food or get in any workouts other than walking the dog. Mrs. BEvans and I went out a few times and things went off the rails.

In this situation I'd normally beat myself up and go back to old habits but I'm going back to faithful journaling and exercise today.

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Originally Posted by BigBluePappy

Spent about an hour and a half at the gym. Grammy got home and we left right after I posted.
45 minutes on the tread to warm up and 45 minutes working the core and upper body.
Try to get the heart up to 140-160 bpm range for at least 20 of those minutes.

Tried walking and dieting but it was no fun and I did not have anyone to hold me accountable; now I do.
Now, off to the showers as surely I do reek...

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Wheweee!! That’s a lot of work out. I’ll get up to 40 minutes with an elevated heart rate. My warm up and down is 5 minutes each way.....

Speaking of which, it’s about that time now.


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Done and done!! I’d like to share my workout numbers that my Fitbit recorded... but some dummy didn’t set the exercise mode. I can tell you I busted my tail for 22 minutes and my heart rate maxed at 172, and I added around 4000 steps to my daily total. Coming off the cool down currently at 93 bpm


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Originally Posted by blueboss

Done and done!! I’d like to share my workout numbers that my Fitbit recorded... but some dummy didn’t set the exercise mode. I can tell you I busted my tail for 22 minutes and my heart rate maxed at 172, and I added around 4000 steps to my daily total. Coming off the cool down currently at 93 bpm


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That is awesome.
I guess I was as sedentary as I at first thought. 45 minutes on the treadmill with like you a 5 minute warmup and cool down. Used the incline to get my heart rate up again and kept it in the 140-160 for about 15 minutes and then gradually lowered the incline. Not seeing so much in the mirror but just the way I am feeling...and my blood sugar levels are lower and more what you would hope to see rather than the 175-180; they are now down to a pretty decent 135-145. AFter that I spent about 1 hour working on core and a timed 30 minute workout, bring on the sweat baby.
Just got to keep reminding myself.
Baby steps...

I went just over 21 minutes with an average bpm of 134. I went 15 of those minutes at peak 169 bpm. covering just over 3k steps totaling 1.72 miles... which in my book is a pretty good pace.


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As my granddaughter would say, "you went way past playin' and straight into beast mode".

Down to 236 - still watching what I put in my piehole and slacked a little this week; a couple of nights was feeling a tad under the weather and only did the treadmill.
But I am seeing positive results...

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Originally Posted by BigBluePappy

Down to 236 - still watching what I put in my piehole and slacked a little this week; a couple of nights was feeling a tad under the weather and only did the treadmill.
But I am seeing positive results...

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Good job Pappy!!

My treadmill went kaput on me last night. The adjustment screw and mounting bracket broke on the back roller. I tore into it tonight and tried to repair it but it’s not fixable without a major rebuild.

I’m now having to do the bulk of exercise on the glider. I’m going elliptical/machine shopping soon.

Tonight I went 30 minute, average bpm was 149 with a high of 181 bpm going just under 2.5 miles.... I’m getting there, in exercise shape that is.


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Week 3: Lost 2 pounds, down 5.4 total. Walked the dog 15 minutes each day and worked out 3 times--good, but need to get better.

My major stumbling block right now is the weekend. I do good during the week tracking my eating and staying disciplined, but Saturday and Sunday I relax. I need to find a way to continue being structured.

Yesterday was a typical example. I had a bowl of raisin bran cereal (for "obvious" reasons, I have begun eating more fiber as well), and I had a bowl of oatmeal for lunch.

And four peanut butter and chocolate cookies.

And dinner had Shepherd's Pie with green peas.

And a bunch (I didn't count, but kept going back for two at a time--probably as many as 8) peanut butter and chocolate cookies.

I've got to control that. A dozen PB & Chocolate cookies ain't healthy. My annual checkup is in March. I have to lose at least 5-10 pounds to get back to where I was when I saw the doctor a couple of months ago, and preferably more.

What's my problem? Other than holidays and such, I stopped bringing eggs to work. Boiled eggs work. They are filling, good protein, and low calorie.

^Yep, finding things that are quality snacks work for me, too. I have a Clif bar for breakfast but know I'll be hungry by mid-morning. (In fact I count on eating a lighter breakfast so I can have that mid-morning snack.) Greek Yogurt is usually my choice. I wish boiled eggs worked for me, but the texture and smell grosses me out.

I love boiled eggs. For some changes, I put salt and pepper on them (salt always, pepper sometimes). If I were home and had some salsa, I could include that.

I'm with you as a texture person--there's no way to cover up the texture if you don't like it. I don't like the texture of coconut. Love the flavor. Can't stand to eat anything coconut because of the texture. I mean, I'd rather eat kibbles and bits dog food.

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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR

I love boiled eggs. For some changes, I put salt and pepper on them (salt always, pepper sometimes). If I were home and had some salsa, I could include that.

I'm with you as a texture person--there's no way to cover up the texture if you don't like it. I don't like the texture of coconut. Love the flavor. Can't stand to eat anything coconut because of the texture. I mean, I'd rather eat kibbles and bits dog food.

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Kibbles and Bits may be a good answer to your PB & chocolate cookie problem... just say’n.


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Saw this tweet from Kyle Tucker and thought of this thread:


Kyle Tucker‏
@KyleTucker_SEC

Today is a month since I've had any bread, dairy or added sugar. I'm also down to one* Diet Coke per day. And I've lost 22 pounds in that time. It's pretty crazy what not shoveling processed garbage into your pie hole every couple of hours will do.

* Sometimes that is a 44oz DC

10:42 AM - 25 Jan 2018

https://twitter.com/KyleTucker_SEC/s...52933256163328

Weighed in at Scale Back Alabama, where they encourage two-person teams to lose 10 pounds in 8 weeks. My wife and I signed up, as we did last year as well.

It was the start of my diet and exercise program last year, and will do it again this year. I had a really good nine and a half months and then poor the next 3+. Overall down from where I started last year, so I am hopeful it will be 2 steps forward, 1 step back again this year.

Day 1. Been up since 4. Two scrambled eggs, cup of Steel cut oatmeal. No cookies last night or dessert. Apple cider vinegar in 12 oz water, 2nd 12 oz water finished.

Week 4: lost 4.2 pounds, down 9.6 total. Walked the dog every day & got in 4 workouts.

Did a better job making good choices on the weekend, which helped. Also down a notch on the belt, which is always a good feeling.

Outstanding BEvans.

Have lost a little, not enough to mention, since Friday. May weigh-in each Friday and report for the next 8 weeks, since that's the length of the "Scale Back Alabama" thing. Even though I know diet is the key, I need to add back my exercise, too. It all works together.

230 Pounds and slowly dropping...

You guys are doing great, on the other hand I inched over the 225 mark to 227. I have not done any type of dieting but I am exercising.


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I’m down 4 more pounds. Not at my original goal but seriously I’m happy what I’ve accomplished so far. If I stay this size forever I will not complain.


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217.6 this morning, down 5.0 pounds one day short of 3 weeks (tomorrow will be 3 weeks).

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I’m down 4 more pounds. Not at my original goal but seriously I’m happy what I’ve accomplished so far. If I stay this size forever I will not complain.


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You should be extremely happy. You've done great.

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Originally Posted by uklandrn

I’m down 4 more pounds. Not at my original goal but seriously I’m happy what I’ve accomplished so far. If I stay this size forever I will not complain.


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Great work!

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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR

217.6 this morning, down 5.0 pounds one day short of 3 weeks (tomorrow will be 3 weeks).

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Excellent, Darrell.

When I'm 217.6 I'll be....way down from where I am now. :D It's all relative.

Week 5: I lost 1.8 pounds, down 11.4 total. Walked the dog every day, got in 4 workouts. Another wobbly couple of days in the middle of the week not eating what I should, but got back on track.

If I can lose at this current pace I will have lost about 45 pounds before our anniversary trip in May, so I'm using that for short-term motivation. That airline seat on the long-haul flight to London will be a lot more comfortable, and it will be a lot easier to move around while touring the city.

If you shoot for 45, and it ends up being 30-35, call that a huge win, BEvans. I'm not trying to lower expectations or your drive, just making sure you understand that even a bit short of the goal is a tremendous accomplishment, too.

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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR

If you shoot for 45, and it ends up being 30-35, call that a huge win, BEvans. I'm not trying to lower expectations or your drive, just making sure you understand that even a bit short of the goal is a tremendous accomplishment, too.

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Absolutely, Darrell, and I'm trying to keep that in mind as I do this. If this were a previous attempt I would've had a bad couple of days, quit and gone back to old habits. It also helps participating in this thread for accountability and encouragement.

I am happy. Today I ate a brownie. I was sad thinking about the anniversary of my dad’s death and said oh what the heck. I don’t do that often but it was good!!


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Holding steady at 230...

217.2 this morning, and that was after going out to eat last night. Pleased with that. I know it can fluctuate, but I viewed that as a good sign to be down another 0.4 in a few days.

Gotta start exercising again to help the diet.

$198.95.

Thats what my daughter spent this morning in New Orleans on King Cakes she brought back with her. I think she bought 8. We get 3, but one goes to my daughter in college.

It won't be good for my diet.

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Originally Posted by Darrell KSR

$198.95.

Thats what my daughter spent this morning in New Orleans on King Cakes she brought back with her. I think she bought 8. We get 3, but one goes to my daughter in college.

It won't be good for my diet.

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I struggle with special occasions. On one hand, it can be an excuse for me to engage in old habits and overindulge. OTOH, food can be an important part of special occasions and trying to completely abstain can be...odd.

I try to stick with an idea of moderation, but then I think: if I have a problem with food--like a real problem--can one be moderate? How do I know if I have a real problem, one that makes abstention the only solution? Substitute "alcohol" for "food", in other words. Can one be moderate with alcohol if they have a real problem with it?

These are the things I still think about. At this point moderation is working for me. If it ends up not working, I may need to address the question again.