Another big mistake is going too hard to fast, either with diet or exercise or both. It's really ******* hard to make a small change, be consistent for a few weeks, reassess and repeat. It's totally counter to our brain's built-in reward seeking.
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People want everything and quick(ain't gonna be that way ever). I partly blame media with all of those "miracle 3 months transformations". My man, it takes YEARS to be in proper shape and a whole load of work, ain't no miracles around here. Also, I'm going to be partaking in a few events by local running store Run United(https://rununited.com/) and might even do a half marathon this year. I went from losing my breath after 3 flights of stairs to this, but it took almost 5 years!
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16 pounds down. 3 weeks in. feeling great. 50 more to go... goal is 250
I ran my marathon at 33 and was 275. Not sure how this guy's back, hips, and knees will be a few years down the road. Maybe he's built different. My motto is, listen to your body just don't let it boss you around.Here's a little inspiration from Martinus Evans, a 300lb+ marathon runner. Taking his advice to name your inner critic (that voice in your head that tells you you can't do something). His is named "Otis". I asked mine and he said, "Call me Ishmael".
Newshour - The man who wants running to be for everyone - BBC Sounds
Martinus Evans has run eight marathons, weighs over 300 Ibs, and loves the sportwww.bbc.co.uk
been using this pop corn for my nightly sweet treat. works well
Same! They have a light one with less calories that I'll sometimes buy, too.
Ran across two articles this morning on ultra-processed food, maybe should call it "feed" and not food.
And one on a new book on it all.
www.startribune.com
And one on a new book on it all.
Review: What happens when a celebrity doc eats junk food for 30 days? (Nothing good)
"Ultra-Processed People" investigates how the products of food science are harming consumers.
www.startribune.com
Turns out if you eat more calories you gain more weight.Ran across two articles this morning on ultra-processed food, maybe should call it "feed" and not food.
And one on a new book on it all.
Review: What happens when a celebrity doc eats junk food for 30 days? (Nothing good)
"Ultra-Processed People" investigates how the products of food science are harming consumers.
Curious if anyone following this thread has read "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Peter Attia and if so, what you think of it. It's been at or near the top of the best seller lists since it came out in March.
Somehow, despite ramping up my consumption of health-related media content in the past year or so, I'd never heard of this guy until a chance mention on a podcast. That led me to check out his podcast, which led me to his book.
I found it both enormously useful and in many ways unattainable for everyday people. But I'll stop there for now.
Somehow, despite ramping up my consumption of health-related media content in the past year or so, I'd never heard of this guy until a chance mention on a podcast. That led me to check out his podcast, which led me to his book.
I found it both enormously useful and in many ways unattainable for everyday people. But I'll stop there for now.
I listen to his podcast occasionally. He's obviously extremely smart and knows his ****. He can also get pretty technical and like you said some of his stuff just seems pretty difficult for the average person to fit into their life. Honestly what he's talking about is beyond what most people should be worried about. If you don't already have good eating and workout habits and you start listening to some of his advice you're kind of stepping 20 steps ahead before building a good foundation. And with the complexity of it you're probably going to get frustrated and give up.
He also comes across as a little uppity in his podcast. Maybe he's different in real life but I feel like I wouldn't enjoy hanging out with him. Not that that has anything to do with how good of info he gives. Just my impression lol.
Dark chocolate is a decent sweet treat as well. I prefer at least 70% cocoa.been using this pop corn for my nightly sweet treat. works well
That part can be frustrating. Avoiding the ultra-processed stuff is hard even if you eliminate the bad snack foods, crap in a box cereals and frozen meal ****. Had a hardboiled egg, banana, peanut butter, butter, black coffee and a couple pieces of raisin bread toast this morning. Okay, the egg passes. My peanut butter has two ingredients, peanuts and salt, pass. (BTW, not that easy to find peanut butter that isn't sugar butter with peanuts added.) Banana is a banana, maybe too much starch but not a lot "added", pass. Down to the bread which has too much sugar and too much processing and ingredients, so sort of a push and grade "C". Really hard to find healthy bread, even the ones marketed as such are just mostly thinner sliced versions of the regular fare with 20 ingredients.
And eating foods that have things in it that can increase the cravings for those foods high in calories that also give us less energy, less motivation etc.
True, but if you read the article you'd see where it also indicated that people:
- Tended to consume more calories per minute when eating ultra-processed food,
- Were less sated after eating ultra-processed food, and
- Absorbed more calories from a given volume of food.
Didn't lose much weight (3-5 lbs), but did reduce my total cholesterol from 246 to 211. Happy about that more than the weight loss.
These are great for a sweet treat. Has a decent bit of protein too
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A little more than 6 months. No medication. I'm 34 going on 35 so age is still with me, but I reduced eating fried foods, and cut out red meat almost completely (indulge every few weeks). Only eat egg whites when cooked eggs are on the menu. Don't smoke, and very rarely drink (less than once a month). Do a little walking, 3x a week, but no gym.
I basically cut out egg yolk, and severely reduced my red meat intake, and moderately reduced my fried food intake.
Oh and a lot of metamucial.
I don't think it's oversimplifying it. It's thermodynamics 101. Eat whatever a person wants, processed or not, and count calories by measurement (weight or volume). If a person does that and gets a resting metabolic rate (RMR) they will in the process understand what they should and should not eat
