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Since I started last year's thread, I figured I'd do the honors.

Dragging ass a bit this morning after New Years Day festivities, but planning to get in a good sweat in the gym this afternoon and then will have my first sober night's sleep in a while. I'm gonna give it a day or two to let the bloating subside from holiday excesses, so I think I'll wait until Saturday morning to do first weigh-in of the year. Almost Entirely Dry January starts today.

Big goal for this year is cutting body fat. Have lifted pretty consistently the past 2 years and added on a significant amount of muscle, but I'm still pretty damn doughy around the abdomen.

 

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3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Only thing that fixes this is calorie deficit. You aren't going to fix it in the gym. 

Cutting the booze out is the easiest answer but not always a fun answer. 

Try fasting.

I'm aware of what I need to do, I just need to do it.

need to drink less and eat better, in addition to probably doubling my current amount of cardio and adding in some core exercises. 

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2 minutes ago, Storm the Field said:

I'm aware of what I need to do, I just need to do it.

need to drink less and eat better, in addition to probably doubling my current amount of cardio and adding in some core exercises. 

No one is going to judge your body as much as you do. Keep that in mind. 

If a little dough in the middle means you enjoy life a bit more then maybe it's worth it. 

I guess, what I'm saying is, you started a "fitness'" thread then immediately made it not about fitness. You said you're lifting consistently and have added muscle which means you're more fit than you were. Sounds like you're hitting your goals just fine. 

The best basketball player in the world is in unreal shape and at the absolute top of his profession but cosmetically you wouldn't know it. 

Sorry if I'm running my mouth - I just know how hard it is to slim that middle dough down and don't want you to get discouraged. If you want serious returns it's going to necessitate lifestyle changes that are likely uncomfortable. 

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I track everything using Fitbit, but I don’t always find a perfect fit and fudge a bit by best guessing. I think my method needs tweaking….and by that I mean not trusting the app as much.

I’m considering seeing a nutritionist for more scientific meal planning and supplementing.

I do hard cardio at least 5 days a week, resistance training on at least 3 of those days. My goal is to increase cardio to 6 days/wk this year and reach my goal zone. There’s always a 10-15lb buffer around that due to the way my body works.

I quit drinking altogether almost two years ago. I’m quite proud of that because I was a very heavy drinker and thought I might have a problem. I did. It was depression and anxiety.

Know what helps with that other than therapy? Exercise and avoiding alcohol.

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1 hour ago, Storm the Field said:

Since I started last year's thread, I figured I'd do the honors.

Dragging ass a bit this morning after New Years Day festivities, but planning to get in a good sweat in the gym this afternoon and then will have my first sober night's sleep in a while. I'm gonna give it a day or two to let the bloating subside from holiday excesses, so I think I'll wait until Saturday morning to do first weigh-in of the year. Almost Entirely Dry January starts today.

Big goal for this year is cutting body fat. Have lifted pretty consistently the past 2 years and added on a significant amount of muscle, but I'm still pretty damn doughy around the abdomen.

 

Scale yourself every day, starting now, and follow your 7 day running average.

Alcohol in moderation won't kill you, and you can get #gainz whilst drinking.  But make no mistake, on single drink will make you just a little bit fatter, weaker and slower than you would otherwise be.  No problem with that, but you need to be intellectually honest with yourself.

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Scale yourself every day, starting now, and follow your 7 day running average.
Alcohol in moderation won't kill you, and you can get #gainz whilst drinking.  But make no mistake, on single drink will make you just a little bit fatter, weaker and slower than you would otherwise be.  No problem with that, but you need to be intellectually honest with yourself.

Yes! Honesty is the key. It works both ways.

If you miss a few workouts, get back in there pronto. Act like you never missed and get back to it. Don’t spend years beating yourself up about not being perfect. It doesn’t work.

Just keep moving!
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1 hour ago, tigol said:

I quit drinking altogether almost two years ago. I’m quite proud of that because I was a very heavy drinker and thought I might have a problem. I did. It was depression and anxiety.

You should be damn proud.  Congratulations on your sobriety.

I haven't quit drinking.  But about 10-12 years ago I started drinking too much on the weeknights.  A glass of wine here or there would turn into a whole bottle, and I just didn't like the way it was heading, especially since alcohol and other substance abuse does a number on my profession (lawyer).  And as I was approaching 40, I noticed that alcohol started significantly affecting my sleep quality.  So I stopped drinking on the weeknights altogether, with an exception here or there.  And at that time, I also got back into the gym, so my sleep improved, I tightened up a midsection that had gotten soft and put on some lean muscle, and I felt better than I had been in a very long time.  I've managed to keep it up as I hit 50 last month.  

Even if someone doesn't have a significant alcohol dependency, I tell them that drinking really fucks with you as you get older.  The empty calories and the slowing of the body metabolism adds pounds like it didn't when we were in our 20s and 30s, and it decreases your sleep quality, which is tied to so many other aging issues.

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