On pace to flubbing my diet this month. Lost 19 lbs in month 1, will probably end up having gained a pound or two in month 2.
So it goes. Will still be at over 15 lbs lost, just gotta stay better focused on the diet for month 3.
If there is one thing I've learned about this topic, unless you actually, truthfully like the food you eat and the exercise you get, it will never last, and ultimately is not worth the effort.
You need to be honest with yourself -- do I actually like this meal or snack? do I actually enjoy lifting weights or running? You can fake it for a little while, but not for long.
If there is one thing I've learned about this topic, unless you actually, truthfully like the food you eat and the exercise you get, it will never last, and ultimately is not worth the effort.
You need to be honest with yourself -- do I actually like this meal or snack? do I actually enjoy lifting weights or running? You can fake it for a little while, but not for long.
That's the thing, though: freeing yourself from a carb addiction changes the dynamics of appetite. My appetite is completely different now than it was 6 months ago.
I eat plenty of carbs now. Portion control doesn't mean anything long-term if you're eating smaller portions of processed crap. Carb addiction will lead you back down the unhealthy road soon enough.
Carb addiction? What?
There are healthy carbs, you know.
Good for you man.For me personally, I started putting two scoops of this vegan protein powder I started using in my coffee every morning. I only eat a light lunch after that and I’m not hungry till dinner time. I weight lift 3 days a week with abs and cardio as well. I’m currently at 30 lbs lost and my size 36 pants that didn’t fit before are loose on me now.
Good for you man.
Time to fire this thing back up. Been eating mostly healthy for a couple months and didn’t drink last month. Lost 20 pounds I had gained back over the summer. Hope everyone is doing well or planning on starting their fitness journey!
I just re-upped with old triathlon coach for November. First year in a while I didn’t do any super long endurance stuff, just mountain biking and IPAs.
Time to get back into shape and shed this little beer belly.
Damn, you dropped 20 just off of cutting out alcohol and ****ty food?
Yep! Haven’t worked out once! I want to start again because it feels good, but I haven’t needed it to burn off the fat. Though I should note I am tall and very big boned. The drop was from 285 to 265. Even working out an hour a day, eating healthy and with limited drinking for over a year, I could not get lower than around 250.
Cutting out alcohol has been huge though. Beer especially packs on the pounds for me. I’m going to try to keep going without it.
I feel like I need to drop 10-15 and haven’t been working out much and have a much less physically active job now (although I walk a half hour each way to and from work).
What types of food did you cut out, and did you fully cut beer?
I need to do the same.
Anybody have any decent workout/diet plans they would be willing to share?
The best plan is anyone you can do every day. Doesn't matter what it is
Right, so I'm asking if anyone has one that has worked well for them.
There's a difference between just showing up at the gym and maximizing your efficiency while at the gym.
Every body is different. Generally, you can use someone else's plan as a minor guideline, and then you have to customize it all to fit you, because no two bodies react the same way.