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Skipping the scale this week because ...super bowl. š«„
This is the best way to avoid bad news.
Anyone here do a strict keto based eating plan?
Skipping the scale this week because ...super bowl. š«„
No but two people I know who were Keto for over a year both saw their cholesterol shoot up. They had to stop.Anyone here do a strict keto based eating plan?
That's interesting. Most people get better blood work with the significant fat loss associated with keto. If anyone is interested, Dr. Eric Berg and Mark Sisson are good people to research on doing healthy keto or low carb in general.No but two people I know who were Keto for over a year both saw their cholesterol shoot up. They had to stop.
All diets including keto come down to the same thing calories in vs calories out. I would suggest treating this as a lifestyle change and not a diet and eat in a way that you can sustain for the rest of your life. For most people keto is probably a short term solution but it is very popular right now and certainly can work. My diet is like the anti keto diet 50 percent carbs 30 percent protein 20 percent fats.That's interesting. Most people get better blood work with the significant fat loss associated with keto. If anyone is interested, Dr. Eric Berg and Mark Sisson are good people to research on doing healthy keto or low carb in general.
All diets including keto come down to the same thing calories in vs calories out. I would suggest treating this as a lifestyle change and not a diet and eat in a way that you can sustain for the rest of your life. For most people keto is probably a short term solution but it is very popular right now and certainly can work. My diet is like the anti keto diet 50 percent carbs 30 percent protein 20 percent fats.
Sounds like you found what works for you š keep it upYep, there are definitely various good and different approaches to sustainable weight loss. Keto might not be right for everyone as a.s. noted above. I would say from my experience and research it's demonstrably one of the best ways to eat for older 40+, very overweight, insulin resistant (prediabetic or diabetic) people. It's not always just calories in/out for them as there is a hormonal component to achieving weight loss for that group. Carbs stimulate insulin (fat storage) much more than protein while fat has a little to no insulin response with the benefit of satiety.
The essence of keto is all natural foods eliminating processed foods, seed oils, fruits and most carbs. Calorie in/out definitely worked for me when I was younger but I always gained the weight back over time. I personally find keto more sustainable and have been on it for a year. I eat a lot of leafy green salads, vegetables, beef, lamb, chicken, sardines, eggs, cheeses, with olive oil and Irish butter. I combine it with intermittent fasting and have found it to be second nature once I settled into it after a few weeks. I'll occasionally have some carbs but don't crave them anymore.
If anyone fits the group I mentioned and is having difficulty losing weight, I'd highly recommend they look into it.
Good luck to everyone. All your weight loss stories are very inspirational to others looking to get into better shape.
Keep up the good work.
No doubt. That's a great deal. It would have fetched a king's ransom when the gyms were closed.Some one just posted weights for stupid cheap... somone jump on it
Hold my beer. Sleep is where I notice alcohol and/or sugar intake the most.2023 - Week 7
'23 Starting Weight: 201.3
Current Weight: 187.8
Week: -0.7
YTD: -13.5
Super bowl roller coaster ride!
Ate well last Sunday after weighing-in. No worries, right back at it this week with a couple of rides,
and a couple of TM sessions in RV and 6MR. Hiking into RV with the pack is def a workout.
Legs are feeling it.
Felt good on the trainer too - although the week's schedule cut into evening workouts.
Couple of dinners out, and long work days (which i bring on myself from late starts)
Sleep hasn't been great - might be the alcohol. Going out included having wine with dinner.
And one of those spring days included a beer on the deck - so back to zero this week as a test.
At some point i'll need to do an FTP test. Two weeks until vacation. Then I'll be putting on some running miles.
Oh boy.
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Overdue update as I was travelling for work and pleasure from 2/3 - 2/12.
Diet
Did well with healthy choices for the time in San Antonio. Stuck to a decent eating window. Did cheat a bit in the evening with choices at the frequent Tex-Mex eating locations, making much healthier choices than the others I was dining with. Limited the adult beverages to beer or bourbon over margaritas. Once in Colorado, opened the eating window earlier with plans to hit the slopes early and all day, having breakfast where we stayed, eating 1 meal at the mountain, then dinner out. At the Microtel lodging, made the best of the options available. At the AirBnB, I made a breakfast egg frittata for all of us that lasted our 2 day stay. On the mountain, stayed away from the pizza, burgers and FF for a salad with chicken, but always included a large cookie. Out to dinner, let things go a little, but again healthier choices than the others I was dining with. Avoided nervous eating and drinking at the pub stop to watch the Super Bowl. Great game, not happy with the outcome.
Exercise
Got 3 good days of circuits, cardio and extra credit workouts in the hotel gym in San Antonio. Actually the first time I've been in a gym since I don't know when. At least before C19 shut everything down, cancelled my gym membership last year. Was on my feet all day during the convention and walked everywhere. Felt good for all 4 full days on the slopes in CO. No issues with altitude or fatigue to note. Slept a few hours on the red-eye flight Monday morning, called out of work to unpack/unwind, managed to get back into the routine with a run, circuit and extra credit. Will be taking advantage of the weather this week to walk at lunch.
Weight
1/2/22 Starting weight = 235.4
2/14/23 current weight =181
Diff: weekly up .6 total lost = 54.4
Happy with myself to not go off the rails like I did during the holiday trip to FL. Proves that staying active and mostly healthy food choices, cheating in moderation, will prevent any significant weight gain. Weekly, tale of the tape measurements proved that as well.
While I was away, wife was home and enjoyed some desserts, scaring herself straight with a 4lb increase. Got back to focusing on what to eat, with exercise and has already dropped back to where she was.