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5 hours ago, Celery Man said:

The regular ones aren’t the tastiest but the dipped ones are pretty good, and if you know of a tastier thing with as good or better macros for 180 calories I’m all ears. 18g protein, eating one of those completely tides me over.

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I'm not kidding.

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Back to pre college football season weight. Damn you ipa’s. Down to 178.5 today(yes I’m crediting 1/2 pounds!). 190 on New Year’s Day.

No alcohol , 8-10k steps a day. Cardio and weights 5x a week, almost no sugar, more protein than carbs, tons of veggies, no processed stuff. Sleep 7-8 hours. Goal is 168 so plugging away.

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Hit 173 today. Down from 190 Jan 1. Still doing all of the following. No booze, cardio weights 5x a week., sleep 8 hours, almost no sugar, about a 500 per day calorie deficit. Maintaining a pace of about 1.5 pounds lost per week which is good. Slow and steady wins the race. No booze really makes a ton of difference. Onward to 166.
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18 minutes ago, txduck87 said:

No booze really makes a ton of difference. 

This can't be said enough.  For those who really want to shed pounds, or fend of some creeping weight gain as you age and your metabolism changes, cutting out alcohol is a game changer.  

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11 hours ago, txduck87 said:


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Hit 173 today. Down from 190 Jan 1. Still doing all of the following. No booze, cardio weights 5x a week., sleep 8 hours, almost no sugar, about a 500 per day calorie deficit. Maintaining a pace of about 1.5 pounds lost per week which is good. Slow and steady wins the race. No booze really makes a ton of difference. Onward to 166.

No man on his deathbed has lamented, “I wish I drank more.”

Was in Puerto Rico this week and hiked a mile up and down in the mud to a waterfall you can jump in.  They also have a rope swing.  (Pretty sure it’s the first time in my life I’ve roped swung into the water.)

Nailed the entire hike.  18# lighter than Jan 1, more flexible than I was in years.  Had family along and the one who’s 45 said, “Half my coworkers could never do this.”

If you let yourself get fat and weak as you get older, there are cool things you will simply not be able to do.  And I sincerely believe if you don’t stimulate your brain, it starts to die in little pieces at a time.  It puts you on the track to being an old, angry a hole of a man.  Watching Fox News all day and being hated by your family.

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On 3/28/2025 at 8:50 AM, South Austin said:

This can't be said enough.  For those who really want to shed pounds, or fend of some creeping weight gain as you age and your metabolism changes, cutting out alcohol is a game changer.  

Listen, you're not wrong. But also, fuck you. 

On 3/28/2025 at 8:09 PM, Parliament said:

No man on his deathbed has lamented, “I wish I drank more.”

Was in Puerto Rico this week and hiked a mile up and down in the mud to a waterfall you can jump in.  They also have a rope swing.  (Pretty sure it’s the first time in my life I’ve roped swung into the water.)

Nailed the entire hike.  18# lighter than Jan 1, more flexible than I was in years.  Had family along and the one who’s 45 said, “Half my coworkers could never do this.”

If you let yourself get fat and weak as you get older, there are cool things you will simply not be able to do.  And I sincerely believe if you don’t stimulate your brain, it starts to die in little pieces at a time.  It puts you on the track to being an old, angry a hole of a man.  Watching Fox News all day and being hated by your family.

You don't know every man who's ever lived, asshole. 

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Really impressed w/ my stick-to-it-ness, and w/ the actual weight lost.  I've only cheated a couple times - was in Arlington for opening weekend in a friend's seats that include Lexus Club and free food/beer in the seats, and then my mom's 80th/sister's wedding in SATX 2 weeks ago, which was my goal event (tired of looking fat in pics).  Decided to keep my head down and see if I can't get to 200#.

Started at 235+ and today:

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17 hours ago, Mittens said:

Really impressed w/ my stick-to-it-ness, and w/ the actual weight lost.  I've only cheated a couple times - was in Arlington for opening weekend in a friend's seats that include Lexus Club and free food/beer in the seats, and then my mom's 80th/sister's wedding in SATX 2 weeks ago, which was my goal event (tired of looking fat in pics).  Decided to keep my head down and see if I can't get to 200#.

Started at 235+ and today:

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Good job. Keep grinding.

Is that scale from Service Merchandise?

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On 2/9/2025 at 7:18 AM, Jkwellborn said:


Yeah I had a great aunt that lived on her own into her 80s. She got around, had a small garden, flower beds, drove to the local store. She had a wreck and broke her collarbone and that was the end of all that.

My grandmother is 91 and still does kettle bell workouts.  She has dementia which sucks.  But if it were not for that, she could still do all sorts of stuff.  She was playing golf with her club friends up until a few years ago until onset of dementia.  She skied well into her 70s. An older friend of mine is 80 and his morning workout is to play 18 while walking the course.  He looks 65.

I decided to get into shape a few years ago when I turned 45 after several years of being out of shape because I want my 50s to 80s to be as good as they can be.  I have seen to many people in their 50s that are in awful shape and unable to walk up a flight of stairs without getting short of breathe.

I am not nearly as worried about longevity.  As a believer, not worried about dying.  But I do not want to be an invalid or unable to do the things I love outdoors.  To me, health is about putting yourself in the best position possible to have quality of life.  Very hard to do if you are obese, eating garbage, and inactive.

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On 3/15/2025 at 2:40 PM, F250 said:

I buy a lot of precut vegetables. It's 3x more expensive but it keeps my life simpler so it's worth the cost.

As far as protein and carbs, I'll grill batches of chicken, pot of quinoa/rice/beans to be used later. I do eat a lot of seafood so canned tuna and sardines are excellent for a quick hit of protein.

You do protein shakes?  I mix one up with coffee, ice, and a banana in the blender for breakfast every day.  Has around 250 calories.  Keeps me full until lunch.  I also drink a Core Power with 40 grams of protein around 4 every day -- keeps me from snacking before dinner.

I would have a very difficult time hitting my protein goals without the shakes.

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I've tinkered with fasting from time to time.  One thing I've noticed is after about 36 hours my energy ramps up, but I sleep like shit.  

Furthest I've gone is 70 hours with only water and coffee and it isn't that hard but it makes my workouts more difficult as I go.  

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Started adding a 50 pound weight vest to my morning and evening walks.  Each 2 miles. Really makes it feel like a workout.  In addition to HIIT I do pretty much daily.  Going to do some serious long section hikes of the CDT in Montana this summer as my place is 35 minutes from Glacier entrance.  That plus all the stairs I do at office should help.  

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12 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

You do protein shakes?  I mix one up with coffee, ice, and a banana in the blender for breakfast every day.  Has around 250 calories.  Keeps me full until lunch.  I also drink a Core Power with 40 grams of protein around 4 every day -- keeps me from snacking before dinner.

I would have a very difficult time hitting my protein goals without the shakes.

Rarely. I prefer to hit my macro/micro goals from food.

I eat a post-workout breakfast and mid-morning meal before lunch. 

A snack of 8 oz of chicken breast, 1 cup of kale drizzled in a teaspoon of olive oil and a tomato is a little over 300 calories and 50+ grams of protein.

 I find meat to be more satiating than anything else. Snacking isn't a concern because eating often becomes a chore. Skip the protein drinks and eat your protein and you will not be hungry.

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Got a full physical. Doc is happy.

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I finally caved and bought new pants again. Two pairs of Levi’s 30x32. I wore a fitted shirt today and it stayed tucked in all day long. Hell yeah.

 

For me, I love my protein shake. I’ve been in the office all week and I hate that I haven’t gotten to have it. Delicious, filling, and I can stretch it with ice if I want more volume. I’ve never ate so much spinach.

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