2024 Weight Loss/Exercise Thread

[Herbie Hancock 7316]

And carbs late in the day are killer.  Wake up tomorrow hungry.  Red meat protein otoh is where it's at.  A steak for dinner and all I want for breakfast is yogurt and granola.  

I really wish I knew all this when I was young.

I really wish yall would quit buying into the bullshit that was peddled back in the 90’s and mid 00’s. I also really wish people that aren’t qualified to give out nutritional advice would stop trying to do so. But I repeat myself

[F250 28755]

Something I thought I would throw out here. How many people here track their calories daily vs weekly?

Personally, I track calories weekly but primarily just aim for meeting my macro target daily.

Regarding calories, I aim for a weekly total. There are days where I usually hit pretty low, usually non-meat days, but try and make it up later in the week  There are days where work/life interferes and I end up off target calories, usually way under but I'll make it up on the weekend.

I mention this because I know there are posters here trying to hit a calorie defect (lose weight) and wanted to mention it doesn't matter if you go over one day because you can make it up on another day.

 

[Zepol87 9177]

Last 6 months, went from 267 to 242. More salads more working out more sex, also had a solid 5 week bender. Eat well and move

[Orale 1087]

I reduced my sugar intake pretty dramatically a year ago after high glucose blood work, then quit alcohol in January. Went from 177 to 155 pounds this year. I've been doing a basic dumbbell workout along with pushups 3x a week along with running/walking/elliptical cardio 6 days a week. I have decent muscle tone, but I feel the gains have plateaued. Come January I want to revamp my workout to increase muscle gain. 

[Js1 85196]

8 hours ago, F250 said:

Something I thought I would throw out here. How many people here track their calories daily vs weekly?

Personally, I track calories weekly but primarily just aim for meeting my macro target daily.

Regarding calories, I aim for a weekly total. There are days where I usually hit pretty low, usually non-meat days, but try and make it up later in the week  There are days where work/life interferes and I end up off target calories, usually way under but I'll make it up on the weekend.

I mention this because I know there are posters here trying to hit a calorie defect (lose weight) and wanted to mention it doesn't matter if you go over one day because you can make it up on another day.

 

Team Weekly 

[South Austin 52344]

So, working out when sick . . . .

Late last week I had developed a little head cold that I initially thought was allergies.  Probably caught it during a short mid-week work trip.  But I had also taken a customary week off of lifting, and although those rest weeks are recommended every 8-10 weeks or so, at the end of them I tend to get very anxious to get back into the gym.  So on early Sunday morning I woke up feeling okay, a bit rusty after some copious beer drinking during the Florida game, but good enough to get back into the gym, and I had a pretty good lower body work out.  But a few hours later I started feeling really run down, and despite hydrating like there was no tomorrow and consuming my usual post workout supplements and nutrients, by the evening I was feeling worse, and now it's in my chest.  Not terrible, and I feel good enough to be in the office.  But bad enough to miss this morning's workout. 

I've read numerous articles saying that if you're feeling sick but symptoms are confined to the neck up, it's probably okay to work out, but you should make it a lighter workout, because a rigorous workout can actually suppress your immune system for a short time while your body is in recovery mode.  And the safer play is to just take a day off.  Looks like I should have taken that advice, but stubborn me didn't want to extend my off week.

Any thoughts on working out with a cold, or similar experiences?

[South Austin 52344]

9 hours ago, F250 said:

Something I thought I would throw out here. How many people here track their calories daily vs weekly?

Personally, I track calories weekly but primarily just aim for meeting my macro target daily.

Regarding calories, I aim for a weekly total. There are days where I usually hit pretty low, usually non-meat days, but try and make it up later in the week  There are days where work/life interferes and I end up off target calories, usually way under but I'll make it up on the weekend.

I mention this because I know there are posters here trying to hit a calorie defect (lose weight) and wanted to mention it doesn't matter if you go over one day because you can make it up on another day.

A year or so ago I tried tracking calories on MyFitnessApp for a month or so.  It was mostly out of curiosity, first to get a general sense of my daily caloric intake, as my food intake from day to day is pretty much the same without many wild swings (my Monday through Friday diet is pretty standard and boring), and second to see how I was getting to my daily protein target.  But it seemed like too much work for someone who right now does not really need to track calories for a deficit (weigh loss) or surplus (getting swole).  I've pretty much weighed the same for the past 10 years, and any swings are usually those times of the year when I consume more alcohol (holidays, vacations, football season).

[F250 28755]

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

So, working out when sick . . . .

Late last week I had developed a little head cold that I initially thought was allergies.  Probably caught it during a short mid-week work trip.  But I had also taken a customary week off of lifting, and although those rest weeks are recommended every 8-10 weeks or so, at the end of them I tend to get very anxious to get back into the gym.  So on early Sunday morning I woke up feeling okay, a bit rusty after some copious beer drinking during the Florida game, but good enough to get back into the gym, and I had a pretty good lower body work out.  But a few hours later I started feeling really run down, and despite hydrating like there was no tomorrow and consuming my usual post workout supplements and nutrients, by the evening I was feeling worse, and now it's in my chest.  Not terrible, and I feel good enough to be in the office.  But bad enough to miss this morning's workout. 

I've read numerous articles saying that if you're feeling sick but symptoms are confined to the neck up, it's probably okay to work out, but you should make it a lighter workout, because a rigorous workout can actually suppress your immune system for a short time while your body is in recovery mode.  And the safer play is to just take a day off.  Looks like I should have taken that advice, but stubborn me didn't want to extend my off week.

Any thoughts on working out with a cold, or similar experiences?

I've always followed the "neck and above" rule when it comes to sickness. It's best to just allow your body to heal when sick if it's anything more than a head cold. Even then, I keep it light unless it's just a runny nose. I caught strep last year and despite falling into the neck and above rule, I sat out for the week. Pre-forties I would push through a lot more but I am more cautious now that I am exiting my forties.

[markstanco 12556]

Threw away all my house and weekend Nike running shorts this morning (2XL) because, damn. 4 new pair of size L. Sitting at 226 so maybe another 15 pounds to go at my frame and height. Let’s go!

[Parliament 14184]

On 11/11/2024 at 8:43 AM, South Austin said:

So, working out when sick . . . .

Late last week I had developed a little head cold that I initially thought was allergies.  Probably caught it during a short mid-week work trip.  But I had also taken a customary week off of lifting, and although those rest weeks are recommended every 8-10 weeks or so, at the end of them I tend to get very anxious to get back into the gym.  So on early Sunday morning I woke up feeling okay, a bit rusty after some copious beer drinking during the Florida game, but good enough to get back into the gym, and I had a pretty good lower body work out.  But a few hours later I started feeling really run down, and despite hydrating like there was no tomorrow and consuming my usual post workout supplements and nutrients, by the evening I was feeling worse, and now it's in my chest.  Not terrible, and I feel good enough to be in the office.  But bad enough to miss this morning's workout. 

I've read numerous articles saying that if you're feeling sick but symptoms are confined to the neck up, it's probably okay to work out, but you should make it a lighter workout, because a rigorous workout can actually suppress your immune system for a short time while your body is in recovery mode.  And the safer play is to just take a day off.  Looks like I should have taken that advice, but stubborn me didn't want to extend my off week.

Any thoughts on working out with a cold, or similar experiences?

 

On 11/11/2024 at 11:46 AM, F250 said:

I've always followed the "neck and above" rule when it comes to sickness. It's best to just allow your body to heal when sick if it's anything more than a head cold. Even then, I keep it light unless it's just a runny nose. I caught strep last year and despite falling into the neck and above rule, I sat out for the week. Pre-forties I would push through a lot more but I am more cautious now that I am exiting my forties.

The neck-up rule is what I follow.  Always figured if your body isn't close to 100 you won't be able to lift with the kinda intensity you need to achieve #gainz.  

If i decide I'm too sick to lift, I flip to light cardio.  30-45 min on the bike help metabolize and wash out the toxins I think.

[4th&Five 41496]

192 as of Friday. I went off the rails over the holidays last year and started the new year at 221. No repeats of that this year, I hope. Anything under 197 and I feel great.