Fitness and Weightloss
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It's been a good year for Dashrender - down 40 Lbs since January!
Brought my mile time from 8:29 to 6:47.
Only bad thing - good cholesterol is a bit low (but bad cholesterol is in the good range). Doc suggested I drink Red Wine to improve the good Cholesterol.
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@dashrender that mile is almost as good as my best mile (in highschool) which was 6 minutes flat.
Awesome job!
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@dashrender Good job dude!
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Yeah, that's some amazing work.
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@dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
It's been a good year for Dashrender - down 40 Lbs since January!
Brought my mile time from 8:29 to 6:47.
Only bad thing - good cholesterol is a bit low (but bad cholesterol is in the good range). Doc suggested I drink Red Wine to improve the good Cholesterol.
Awesome!
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I've been planning a bodyweight-only resistance training workout plan for myself over the past few days.
I have a lower back issue that is slowly healing, and shouldn't put unnecessary strain on it for a few months.
Bodyweight weight training for a full body muscle workout is doable, and in some ways better than using weights.
I'll post it once I'm finished. I think it could help others as well. You can do it at home. No gym or any equipment needed.
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I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
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@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
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@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
yeah, I dont think I could have done it without being able to eat meat. I basically have not had any fruit and limited veggies in 5 months. Lots of meat, cheese and eggs.
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@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
yeah, I dont think I could have done it without being able to eat meat. I basically have not had any fruit and limited veggies in 5 months. Lots of meat, cheese and eggs.
My lunch is often... bowl of steamed veggies.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
yeah, I dont think I could have done it without being able to eat meat. I basically have not had any fruit and limited veggies in 5 months. Lots of meat, cheese and eggs.
My lunch is often... bowl of steamed veggies.
It doesnt help me that I've never really liked veggies. I can tolerate some salads, but I tend to stick to the basics like carrots and broccoli.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
Carbs are needed to maintain a healthy diet, and avoiding them altogether is not recommended. All carbs aren't equal, so I could make a strong argument that some types of carbs are okay and essential, even effective, while on the Keto diet.
I can also point out that generally, sticking to any good diet with decent exercise will result in weight loss.
A common problem with Keto is that it's one of the hardest diets to follow for keeping the weight off afterwards. Many gain the weight right back, plus more, after they feel they are "done" with the diet.... it's not one you can or should maintain long-term.
Keto is not a long-term diet. You need carbs in your life or bad shit will happen.
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@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
yeah, I dont think I could have done it without being able to eat meat. I basically have not had any fruit and limited veggies in 5 months. Lots of meat, cheese and eggs.
My lunch is often... bowl of steamed veggies.
It doesnt help me that I've never really liked veggies. I can tolerate some salads, but I tend to stick to the basics like carrots and broccoli.
I like or tolerate nearly all veggies, so that's good.
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@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
Carbs are needed to maintain a healthy diet, and avoiding them altogether is not recommended. All carbs aren't equal, so I could make a strong argument that some types of carbs are okay and essential, even effective, while on the Keto diet.
I can also point out that generally, sticking to any good diet with decent exercise will result in weight loss.
A common problem with Keto is that it's one of the hardest diets to follow for keeping the weight off afterwards. Many gain the weight right back, plus more, after they feel they are "done" with the diet.... it's not one you can or should maintain long-term.
Keto is not a long-term diet. You need carbs in your life or bad shit will happen.
I agree. Initially I made a commitment to do 6 months, which ends in like two weeks. At that time I was going to reevaluate what my next steps were. I dont plan on staying on keto long term, but I also dont want to go back to eating bags of chips for lunch. I still dont have a complete plan, but I dont want to just go back to business as usual.
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@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@donahue said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've lost about 60 lbs since may from doing keto. I just simply stopped eating chips and drinking soda, or any other carbs, and the weight just flew off.
I did all that, no effect
Up until I started, carbs were basically all I ate. I went from probably like 200 carbs a day down to 20. I've never been a person to "diet" but the way that I do keto, its so simple that I don't even have to really put a lot of effort into it. I will probably have to start adding in more exercise though if I want to keep loosing. Ideally, I've got another 50 lbs to go.
I'm vegetarian, so that makes carbs harder to avoid.
Carbs are needed to maintain a healthy diet, and avoiding them altogether is not recommended. All carbs aren't equal, so I could make a strong argument that some types of carbs are okay and essential, even effective, while on the Keto diet.
I can also point out that generally, sticking to any good diet with decent exercise will result in weight loss.
A common problem with Keto is that it's one of the hardest diets to follow for keeping the weight off afterwards. Many gain the weight right back, plus more, after they feel they are "done" with the diet.... it's not one you can or should maintain long-term.
Keto is not a long-term diet. You need carbs in your life or bad shit will happen.
I agree. Initially I made a commitment to do 6 months, which ends in like two weeks. At that time I was going to reevaluate what my next steps were. I dont plan on staying on keto long term, but I also dont want to go back to eating bags of chips for lunch. I still dont have a complete plan, but I dont want to just go back to business as usual.
The Keto is fine in a pinch, you'll lose weight quick. But when you are done with it, you still need continue on the diet path with a healthy diet... and you'll need more dedication to avoid the bad stuff you'll be craving after the Keto.
The big thing here is to KEEP WORKING OUT & EXERCISING!!! Don't stop, just do it several times a week for the rest of your life. That's the biggest and best thing you can do. This is what most people DON'T do and wonder why nothing works.
Then stick to a healthy diet. Find a calorie calculator, update that reading bi-weekly as calorie needs change as your body weight changes. Make sure eat less calories than you burn. And no, eating a cookie and then running an extra hour on the treadmill isn't what I mean.
Healthy diet for the rest of your life, exercise for the rest of your life, try to get decent sleep.
I'll link this again for reference:
@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
- Diet
- Avoid processed foods and drinks
- Avoid added sugars
- Avoid bad carbs (breads, potato, white rice, pastries, cereals, etc)
- Go for unprocessed, more natural foods: (natually a more healthy choice by default)
- walnuts, pecans, peanuts, etc.
- peas, broccoli, spinach, etc.
- avocado, sweet potato / yam, whole oats, etc.
- tuna, salmon, turkey, black beans, etc.
- banana, dates, berries, etc.
- Sleep
- 8.5 hours "in bed"
- 7-8 hours of actual sleeping
- if this is difficult, try "sleep compression"
- Exercise
- Strength Training (muscle, bone, heart, lung health)
- Cardio (heart and lung health)
- Diet
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I'm all for a good diet and for doing exercise... but I don't personally see exercise as part of the main regiment of weight control. Diet matters for more than 70% of it.
I didn't do keto - just calorie reduction from Jan - April, lost 30 lbs. No exercise. I did a mock keto diet for May and lost about another 5 lbs.
Things were pretty good - I was 35 lbs lighter - but I was still stiff, not flexible at all, etc.
I joined a HIIT program in July, I now workout 6 days a week (3 cardio kickboxing, 3 strength training). Since joining that program I've lost another 5 lbs, but I'm pretty stable weight wise now. The exercise keeps me agile more than anything - it also allows me to eat more while maintaining weight. I could dump the exercise and reduce caloric intake and I personally feel that I would maintain my weight just fine - but the hard part would be remembering to reduce the caloric intake, and keeping it down.
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@dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm all for a good diet and for doing exercise... but I don't personally see exercise as part of the main regiment of weight control. Diet matters for more than 70% of it.
I didn't do keto - just calorie reduction from Jan - April, lost 30 lbs. No exercise. I did a mock keto diet for May and lost about another 5 lbs.It completely depends on your goals and how you want to do it.
If someone is overweight, and they eat 4000 calories per day, but exercise enough every day that they burn more calories than they consume, they will lose weight.
Likewise, if someone is overweight, and they eat 4000 calories per day, NEVER exercise, then just suddenly stop eating (figuratively speaking), they'll also lose weight.
Now I can say that it could 100% diet OR 100% exercise. It just depends. It's a balancing act.
Neither exercise or diet alone will improve long-term health. Only a good combination of exercise, diet, and sleep can do that.
Losing weight is a great start, however, and is certainly better than doing nothing.
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@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Losing weight is a great start, however, and is certainly better than doing nothing.
Sometimes losing weight - - even if it is just a few pounds can improve sleep and other things too.
