Dropping some weight & increasing fitness

Iv got another story for the diet = weight loss.

My dad who was 105kg, 230lbs in the old measure, started a reasonable diet plan, no bread and minimal carbs, he has porridge and fruit for breakfast, chicken and salad for lunch, and whatever the rest of us have for dinner, he just got rid of all the snacks and other rubbish. Still has the odd beer and potato chips, less than once a week though.

You also need to understand he started this diet after he damaged his knee ligaments, so hes done no extra exercise, has to walk around for work.

Hes lost 12kg, 26lbs, in 7 weeks. hes aiming for 85 kg, will need some exercise to get the other 8 or so kg off though.

Anyway, just thought id throw that in as a feel good story :cool:
 
noobi said:
Iv got another story for the diet = weight loss.

My dad who was 105kg, 230lbs in the old measure, started a reasonable diet plan, no bread and minimal carbs, he has porridge and fruit for breakfast, chicken and salad for lunch, and whatever the rest of us have for dinner, he just got rid of all the snacks and other rubbish. Still has the odd beer and potato chips, less than once a week though.

You also need to understand he started this diet after he damaged his knee ligaments, so hes done no extra exercise, has to walk around for work.

Hes lost 12kg, 26lbs, in 7 weeks. hes aiming for 85 kg, will need some exercise to get the other 8 or so kg off though.

Anyway, just thought id throw that in as a feel good story :cool:
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As the youngest on this site(yeah I read the age poll)You must be loving this thread.Eating & drinking anything, & as much as you like,& still ride fast all day & be able to get out of bed the next day.Enjoy your youth!
 
gg3 said:
As the youngest on this site(yeah I read the age poll)You must be loving this thread.Eating & drinking anything, & as much as you like,& still ride fast all day & be able to get out of bed the next day.Enjoy your youth!
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MMmmmm Pies, the uni dairy has a mean butter chicken pie, even rivals the ms macs.
 
cascade_crawler said:
Do a little research on the artificial sugars in diet soda, its scary!
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Tell me about it. Diet cokes caused me to have to retire early from the military. I was drinking a 6 pack a day and lost the ability for my mind to multitask. It became dangerous for me to drive because my mind would focus and lock in on anything that attracted me and often I would run out of my traffic lane. Flying (especially in the desert where people were shooting at me) was even more hazardous.
I quit the diet junk (especially aspertame sweeteners) just after I retired and my ability to multitask quickly returned. I now drink 1-2 regular sodas a day and find it easier to keep weight off than when I was drinking the diet stuff.
 
Crap,

Opened the thread while drinking a diet coke!

I dont drink coffee, and as a firefighter, I struggle with sleep deprivation. I resort to drinking 2-3 diet cokes a day.

Maybe I will switch to reg. coke and see what happens.

I have been off of the workout routine for a week and a half after being out of town on a trip. But, I have been diligent with my diet and still have lost 3 more lbs. Back to running this afternoon.
 
That stuff is garbage. Whats really bad is if you drink it during and after a workout, as it breaks down into something even more harmful. In Europe, most of those sweeteners are banned, and diet or "lite" Coke just has less plain sugar than the regular stuff.

Reg Coke is loaded with sugar and caffeine, worse than coffee.

I've been working with an instructor on the TRX suspension trainer. A one hour workout is the most brutal, painful, and productive exercise I have ever done. I'm starting a new six week session, and after that will get one for home and work at lunchtime. Its like a gym in a bag, you can take it anywhere. Try it.
 
Hey now all of you Coke haters! Ya'll are screwing with my retirement plan. GMP I expect nicer things from you!!!!:p I thought we were friends?:p
 
Sorry dude.:o Forgot about that.

Seeing how the govt. is screwing with free choice in what people eat, the Kenyan may come knocking at the door and force you into the vegetable juice business.:eek:

Hey, once I dated this girl from suburban Philly, PA. I had a screaming headache when I went to her house, so she whips out this industrial size jar of Tylenol. I immediately state its crap and does nothing for a headache, which is true in my case. She snapped back telling me her father was one of the scientists that developed it! Oops!:eek:

How is the knee rehab going?
 
GMP said:
Sorry dude.:o Forgot about that.

Seeing how the govt. is screwing with free choice in what people eat, the Kenyan may come knocking at the door and force you into the vegetable juice business.:eek:

Hey, once I dated this girl from suburban Philly, PA. I had a screaming headache when I went to her house, so she whips out this industrial size jar of Tylenol. I immediately state its crap and does nothing for a headache, which is true in my case. She snapped back telling me her father was one of the scientists that developed it! Oops!:eek:

How is the knee rehab going?
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It is going ok. I ended up tearing my knee cap off on one side pretty much. Had to get a quaterzone shot last week and that hurt like a mother. It was feeling pretty good yesterday so I decided to do some re-hab on 2 wheels with Girard.
 
I have a large plate of bacon and large coffee every morning,, I help that down with a cigarette,, then for lunch I have a bacon sandwich and a beer.. and another cigarette.. no point,, I just like saying that..
Not really.. just my favorite line from grumpy old men (2 I think)..
I have put on way too much baggage since the accident and need to shed like 40+ pounds.. but driving a truck 8-12 hrs a day is hard on your eating habits.. I'm building a new mtn bike to toss around in my truck and take with me for my lunch breaks..
Just dont know what to keep in the truck to eat.. no way to heat stuff up and the cooler only stays cool 1/2 the day...
 
For lunch, especially after a workout or ride, some good protein on a salad, like chicken, salmon (had an excellent one yesterday), tuna if your in a pinch. For me this is the easy meal, I have a great place across the street from the gym. You can always hit Mcdonalds for a grilled chicken salad. A good breakfast is tougher due to lack of time in the AM. If you workout lunch time, you need more of a balanced carb/protein breakfast. I may start just eating shakes or bars at work. Also, drinking a lot of water keeps you full as well as hydrated.

Steve, that burger today after the ride was great, and probably the worst thing I ate all week. So, it just gets offset and balanced out with a very light dinner.

I'm really starting to figure this out myself. For years it didn't matter what I ate, I just worked out more. Now I'm paying more attention. One thing for sure though you have to somewhat like what you eat or you won't stick to the plan.
 
Still going strong with a good run today and a 40 mile awesome singletrack ride on Saturday. Felt great on the ride on Saturday and tons of guys were pulled over, spent, as we went by, which is a good feeling. Been able to get a weekly ride in and still run about 15 miles a week. Going to step up the the running to 20 miles a week.

Been nice at work with all of us comitted to eating healthy. Lots of chicken and veggies!

I have hit my first plateau for sure. Still losing weight, but slowed down significantly after first month. Gotta push through though.
 
I've lost about six or seven lbs from my winter peak. I stopped eating snacks after dinner, cut way back on bread and big sub sandwitches, and generally just try and choose to eat some kind of salad or veggies and meat when possible. This and a HEAVY one hour TRX workout with a physical trainer once a week. I run every day on a treadmill for a few miles, followed by a Gravitron upper body workout and Cybex for the legs on alternate days.

I will soon do less machines and more TRX. I'm convinced its the best investment in time spent exercising for our sport, particularly if your time is tight like mine. You improve strength, endurance, stability, and balance. Done correctly, with a 20-30s rest between excersises of 45s where you go as hard and fast as you can, cardio is heavily involved as well. I designed my own version and ordered strapping and connectors to make four systems along with a couple guys here at work. We will have one here for lunch time training and I will have one at home.
 
Hi New guy here. Saw this thread and hope you don't mind if I jump in. I going to be 47 years old in Aug of this year and always carried some extra weight. I thought I felt "not too bad" At the begin of this year I thought I better start looking after myself.

I looked into better ways to eat and reduce my blood pressure, not real high but getting up there. I found a book called the Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf.
This is going to sound like a late night TV ad but it change my life.
I'm 6 foot and went down from 217 to a strong 175 in less than six months.
I would say I'm 20% stronger and healthier than I was 20.
Check it out it's a good read.

http://robbwolf.com/
 
Sounds interesting. What is the basic idea presented?

Down 18 lbs. since I started!

Still just plugging along with running, a weekly ride of 30+ miles and really cracking down on what I eat. Seems to be working, slowly, but working.
 
http://www.cavemanpower.com/
Simillar idea here and I can definatly vouch for it.
Basic idea is
First 2 weeks:
Big jug of water for breakfast, "forrage" on nuts or fruit and lots of water for ret of day then in evening eat hat you like, pizza, beer, ice cream whatever take your fancy.
After 2 week you tart craving some good healthy food.

Next 2 weeks:
Big jug of water for breakfast, nothing but ater during the day then a big healthy non-proceessed meal for dinner.

Then last 2 weeks nuts or fruit for day and healthy dinner at night.
The weight will be falling off you but you will be liking what you eat so it is easy to keep it up.
 
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