Working out, no diet.
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@david.wiese over the last 7 years I am back up to 230. I eat ok, but I have lost any type of fixed work schedule and the ability to fix an exercise routine into my day. I have been in and out of the gym for over a year now. I just cannot keep anything up without a schedule.
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@JaredBusch Wow Jared that's amazing dude, furthermore I really like that robe lol. But that's awesome dude.
I guess its just every time I get done working out, I feel awesome. My body is in tune, my sweat is well spent, I feel amazing. When I "eat healthier", I don't feel rewarded, sure may lose a few pounds that way but... I don't feel like I could kiss Obama on the cheek and challenge him to a sprint down FedEx field like I do with a nice workout.
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@RAM. As I said, i really did not eat "healthy" I ate pasta and rice and oatmeal, etc... All carbs mostly. I just taught myself to use good portions and worked an exercise routine into my work schedule. Went out to lunch once a week with co-workers and went out to the bar at least twice a month with friends.
After work I sat on my ass at home. I was hard into EverQuest 2 during 2005-2007. But 2 15 minute sessions on the stairs and a 2 mile walk at lunch every day add up.
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You can eat anything you want, but you MUST have caloric control or you won't lose weight. You can still eat pizza and beer, etc, just eat less, maybe it will have to be a lot less, but less for sure.
@alexntg said:
If you can get to the point of running 3 miles a day, it doesn't really matter what you eat; you'll lose weight.
I did this 2 years ago, without changing my diet I only lost 5 lbs before I plateaued. I had to change my diet.
All this said, I too have decided I need to drop some weight from my 6 ft 203 lbs ass. I started a diet change last week - no desserts for 6+ weeks (which sucks because I have a vacation right in the middle of this time frame - so much for planning). I'm also cutting my portion sizes but not the content of what I eat.
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Weight loss is 90% diet, sorry.
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@Nic said:
Weight loss is 90% diet, sorry.
If you cut you diet to 60% you'll lose even faster. Har har.
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It depends on what you consider luck. I ate whatever I wanted and got into weightlifting. I didnt drop any weight, I gained it but I felt alot better and my body was alot stronger. I have never been skinny or close to it, but I felt better and can run faster and farther than most people 100lbs lighter than me.
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Weightlifting with no dieting and eating fast food and garbage
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Weightlifting and dieting (Still Drinking). This was in the Florida Keys I wasnt exactly sober
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@IRJ how much can you lift Joel? Due to medical problems I can't exactly curl so I do use the machines. Currently doing 3 reps of 15 or 20 with a weight of 50 or 70 depending on the day. It usually hurts once you get to you're 30th press lol.
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@RAM. said:
@IRJ how much can you lift Joel? Due to medical problems I can't exactly curl so I do use the machines. Currently doing 3 reps of 15 or 20 with a weight of 50 or 70 depending on the day. It usually hurts once you get to you're 30th press lol.
On the top 2 pictures, I was about 330lbs. I could bench about 360lbs which is pretty poor bench to weight ratio. I was born with a missing pectoral muscle on the right side of my chest. All my strength comes from my arms and shoulders. I was military pressing 310lbs on my shoulders at one point.
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@IRJ said:
@RAM. said:
@IRJ how much can you lift Joel? Due to medical problems I can't exactly curl so I do use the machines. Currently doing 3 reps of 15 or 20 with a weight of 50 or 70 depending on the day. It usually hurts once you get to you're 30th press lol.
On the top 2 pictures, I was about 330lbs. I could bench about 360lbs which is pretty poor bench to weight ratio. I was born with a missing pectoral muscle on the right side of my chest. All my strength comes from my arms and shoulders. I was military pressing 310lbs on my shoulders at one point.
Oh I'm not benching yet... nor do I know if I will... when the doctor says "your bones will break if you lift too much, we just don't know where that line is" kind of makes me go "well... wtf do I do?
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@RAM. said:
@IRJ said:
@RAM. said:
@IRJ how much can you lift Joel? Due to medical problems I can't exactly curl so I do use the machines. Currently doing 3 reps of 15 or 20 with a weight of 50 or 70 depending on the day. It usually hurts once you get to you're 30th press lol.
On the top 2 pictures, I was about 330lbs. I could bench about 360lbs which is pretty poor bench to weight ratio. I was born with a missing pectoral muscle on the right side of my chest. All my strength comes from my arms and shoulders. I was military pressing 310lbs on my shoulders at one point.
Oh I'm not benching yet... nor do I know if I will... when the doctor says "your bones will break if you lift too much, we just don't know where that line is" kind of makes me go "well... wtf do I do?
You can see some really nice results from just doing pushups and crunches.
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@alexntg not to be rude at all but this is false information. Is running good for you? Yes. Will you see weight loss at first? Yes. Will you lose muscle mass instead this way though and then not have caloric burn via metabolism from muscle mass and then gain back all your weight from yo yo ing? Yes. Proper weight loss is done more so through lean body mass gain than cardio.
Experience: NASM certified, ISSA certified, and lost 95 pounds personally and the healthy way.
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@scottalanmiller I'll look at this thread when I get home. Trying to read all of this over on an iPhone isn't conducive to fully grasping what this threads main focus is lol.
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@Minion-Queen nasm is the national academy of sports medicine (probably the best education source for health and fitness in my opinion) and Issa is the international sports and science association a smaller education program but still a good one :). The key to proper weight loss is a hybrid program of cardio and weight training ( lean body mass not necessarily bulking) because eventually that lean body mass you build takes over the weight loss side. Muscle takes constant energy to maintain which comes from your fat stores mostly. And burns 24 hrs a day as opposed to cardio where after u are finished with the workout you are only going to burn maybe 20-30 more cals than normal.
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@Nic nope lol 50/50 or at least should be
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@Minion-Queen also awesome for you that you are making the changes.
it isn't easy but it's sooooooo worth it
