OT: I’m gonna lose 25 pounds by June.

[OhioLion]

I am off to a strong start, only gained a pound since NYD.

While I was still teaching (retired May ‘15), I’d set a goal of a 10 pound gain from Thanksgiving Day until the day we returned to school. I’ve carried that with me into retirement. I’m really pushing the limit this year.
Getting back on the “proper lifestyle” bus tomorrow.

OL

 

[Lion Son/Husband/Father]

At the risk of sounding like a drug commercial . Trulicity helped me jump start a 25 lb weight loss , I’ve kept it off for 3 years . Check with your doctor if it is a good choice for your Type 2 Diabetes . Really cut hunger pangs .

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If I only knew a doctor to write it for me........

 

[ILLINOISLION]

If I only knew a doctor to write it for me........

I’m a Type 2, started Trulicity about a month ago. Looking forward to it helping me, but know I need to get A LOT better with my eating habits.

 

[nittanyfan333]

In losing weight and keeping glucose numbers down, my concern is the cholesterol meds I take. Eggs don’t help me there, but I really like them.

OL

lot of new research that indicates the cholesterol ratio is more important than number watching LDL. I started to look into it but I got off of keto before I had a chance to really research it. It’s tough sledding though because it’s relatively new research and a great number of doctors hold firm to LDL number watching.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Had a coaching friend suggest to me (59-years young) that a dumbbell routine would be good to keep me in shape. The plan is to get that started soon.

In losing weight and keeping glucose numbers down, my concern is the cholesterol meds I take. Eggs don’t help me there, but I really like them.

OL

Eat walnuts and almonds. Shown to lower bad cholesterol and raise the good. Helped me with mine

 

[PAgeologist]

Eat walnuts and almonds. Shown to lower bad cholesterol and raise the good. Helped me with mine

I had borderline high cholesterol. I ate oatmeal almost every morning. That dropped mine a bunch.

 

[Woodpecker]

Eat walnuts and almonds. Shown to lower bad cholesterol and raise the good. Helped me with mine

That's nuts!

 

[BobPSU92]

Some of you discussed walking. I don’t walk. I take constitutionals. A constitutional is more befitting of a latte-and-scone ”man” like me.

😞

 

[HartfordLlion]

I think you are correct when it comes to doing cardio. If you exercise to build muscle, it will reap greater rewards. Especially if you coordinate meals (protein intake after workout). Please note that this is from reading, not first hand implementatio.

Rule of thumb 1# of muscle burns 9 calories in a day with normal activity, 1# of fat burns 5 calories. Swap muscle for fat and your metabolism with goes up. One of the reasons old peoples metabolisms drop, they typically lose muscle mass.

 

[Ranger Dan]

Swap muscle for fat

That is exactly the goal, but it’s not so easy...

 

[LionJim]

That is exactly the goal, but it’s not so easy...

Dan John (Google him): “I said it was simple. I didn’t say it was easy.”

 

[walleye38]

There, I said it and can use it for motivation. Apologies for the self-indulgent post.

Hey , I lost 12 lbs. since september. All it takes is discipline.

 

[LionJim]

Hey , I lost 12 lbs. since september. All it takes is discipline.

Good for you.

 

[Ranger Dan]

Dan John (Google him): “I said it was simple. I didn’t say it was easy.”

Dont know where this quote originated, but it’s so true.
I found this very basic list of exercise types on a blog post from Dan John: 1. Pick Stuff Off the Ground 2. Put Stuff Overhead 3. Carry Stuff for Time and Distance.

I actually bought an adjustable kettlebell and a bag with multiple handles that you can fill with sand or other hefty material. Both of these would work in the three exercise types Dan John mentioned.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Hey , I lost 12 lbs. since september. All it takes is discipline.

Amputations can be painful.....

 

[PSUHarry33]

There, I said it and can use it for motivation. Apologies for the self-indulgent post.

Get a trainer 1x/week. (I do this with my wife, and it counts for "together time!")

You will learn the workouts to do yourself 2 other times a week. That with some reasonable diet changes already stated in this thread will get you there an thensome.

The physical training should produce some good endorphins for those "feel good" feelings. Once you have those you will be less likely to over indulge on the food side for comfort and the changes to the diet will be easier.

Just see a doctor before engaging with a trainer.

 

[PSUHarry33]

Dude, let’s make a bet. I gotta get ready for boat season. Did whole 30, in three weeks I went from 238 to 228. then sons 1&2 came home (1 just left after the Leeds game this am) and I weighed in Tuesday am with the insurance lady at 240 with cloths on. $100 to charity by percentage. Official weigh ins Tuesday morning and June 1.
you in?

You did a whole beer 30, not a whole 30.

 

[Obliviax]

started Sunday...every morning on the scale. 20 would be great. all aboard the pain train

 

[PSUHarry33]

I’ll ask again, anyone ever use NOOM?

My wife does. Loves it.

 

[Obliviax]

My wife does. Loves it.

my wife is a noom. By that, I mean she knows all of the calorie counts incoming and burning. it is really just a calorie counter. You type in your vitals and how much you want to lose, when. Then it calculates what you can take in and need to burn.

My wife weighs the same as she did at age 20. She weighs herself every day. If she is on the good side, she eats whatever she wants. If she's on the bad side she only eats salads. It is impressive to watch, actually.

 

[walleye38]

Amputations can be painful.....

That was pretty good.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

That was pretty good.

Credit to my knee doc.....!

 

[The Spin Meister]

Credit to my knee doc.....!

Your knee doc screwed up so bad it was amputated?

 

[Woodpecker]

Your knee doc screwed up so bad it was amputated?

Illi would have sued him but he didn't have a leg to stand on

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Illi would have sued him but he didn't have a leg to stand on

HA - Actually would have had A LEG to stand on!

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Your knee doc screwed up so bad it was amputated?

The amputation was the HMO directive.

Fortunately as I was enrolled in the PPO I got the knee replacement option!

 

[HartfordLlion]

That is exactly the goal, but it’s not so easy...

I should be doing more, but I still have a decent base from when I lifted in my 20's &30's. As you get older, you need to change you mind set. Low reps heavy weights are a recipe to end up in the doctor's office. I find you can get a lot done with dumbbells' low to moderate weight, high reps, 15-25#s, 15 to 20 reps, 4-5 sets. If you are starting out and never seriously lifted before start even lower. One would be amazed with the muscle you can put on. Once you get a decent base, if the old body can handle it push harder. Just don't bust a nut while doing it. Unfortunately as you get older the abdominal muscles are not what they use to be.

 

[razpsu]

Downloaded the lose it app which I hav used before. It is great for monitoring calories and adding in exercise tomgive you calories per day. Starting at 1800 with 200 buffer to start my journey

 

[sdf20000]

Once you hit middle age, intermittent fasting is the only reliable way I've found to lose weight. Exercise no longer really helps in that regard. I've lifted weights regularly(pretty much every day) my entire adult life. The potential for joint injuries means you have to cut down on the reps(though not necessarily the weight). A dysfunctional shoulder joint injury will kill your routine for a year. With IF, you have don't have to bother with any counting calories nonsense. Once you hit the target weight, a 24 hour fast once a week will allow you to not even be all that fanatical about eating windows the other 6 days.

 

[LionJim]

Dont know where this quote originated, but it’s so true.
I found this very basic list of exercise types on a blog post from Dan John: 1. Pick Stuff Off the Ground 2. Put Stuff Overhead 3. Carry Stuff for Time and Distance.

I actually bought an adjustable kettlebell and a bag with multiple handles that you can fill with sand or other hefty material. Both of these would work in the three exercise types Dan John mentioned.

Right after you posted this I got off my ass and did 125 swings. My plan is working.

 

[BW Lion]

my wife is a noom. By that, I mean she knows all of the calorie counts incoming and burning. it is really just a calorie counter. You type in your vitals and how much you want to lose, when. Then it calculates what you can take in and need to burn.

My wife weighs the same as she did at age 20. She weighs herself every day. If she is on the good side, she eats whatever she wants. If she's on the bad side she only eats salads. It is impressive to watch, actually.

But does she also closely monitor what you, and others around her, ingest?

 

[diontechristmas]

Right after you posted this I got off my ass and did 125 swings. My plan is working.

I love the KB swings. I don’t really count the number, just do as many as I can periodically through my workout. My entire back and shoulders are more developed now at any point from when I stopped doing power cleans about 8-9 years ago. I use a 53 pounder. Give it 4-6 weeks and the results will amaze you.

 

[Obliviax]

But does she also closely monitor what you, and others around her, ingest?

Yes!

 

[diontechristmas]

Dont know where this quote originated, but it’s so true.
I found this very basic list of exercise types on a blog post from Dan John: 1. Pick Stuff Off the Ground 2. Put Stuff Overhead 3. Carry Stuff for Time and Distance.

I actually bought an adjustable kettlebell and a bag with multiple handles that you can fill with sand or other hefty material. Both of these would work in the three exercise types Dan John mentioned.

Hard to argue with that advice.

I had an old school football coach years ago who knew a lot about training. He once said: “People always ask me how to get in shape. I tell them to run. Run as fast as you can for as long as you can. Then do it over and over again until you can’t run anymore.” This was directed at 18-23 year old football players, but point being is that sometimes the basics are best.

 

[Aardvark86]

Get fit in the gym, get thin in the kitchen. That said, I have found that an exercise regimen that increases total load (time x effort level) by 5-10% a week, with varying types of workouts, is an excellent way to ensure that you can lose weight at a sustainable pace.

 

[LionJim]

Get fit in the gym, get thin in the kitchen. That said, I have found that an exercise regimen that increases total load (time x effort level) by 5-10% a week, with varying types of workouts, is an excellent way to ensure that you can lose weight at a sustainable pace.

Dan John says to do different things, mix things up. His theory is that when you try things you haven’t done before you’ll expand more energy than if you’ve been doing these things regularly. I’ll try to find a link.

 

[Woodpecker]

The amputation was the HMO directive.

Fortunately as I was enrolled in the PPO I got the knee replacement option!

Yeah but they charged you an arm and a leg for it

 

[LionJim]

Dan John says to do different things, mix things up. His theory is that when you try things you haven’t done before you’ll expand more energy than if you’ve been doing these things regularly. I’ll try to find a link.

Can’t find the specific link but his philosophy is clear enough. Here’s another link, in which he goes Uber-Zen.

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[PAgeologist]

Yeah but they charged you an arm and a leg for it

Is that a buy-one get-one? Buy a leg amputation and get an arm amputation for free?

 

[Ranger Dan]

Get fit in the gym, get thin in the kitchen. That said, I have found that an exercise regimen that increases total load (time x effort level) by 5-10% a week, with varying types of workouts, is an excellent way to ensure that you can lose weight at a sustainable pace.

Thanks for suggesting the rate for increasing the load. I believed in this philosophy inherently, but never had a figure assigned to how slow to ramp up exercise. The same could be done for reducing caloric intake, I would think.