hey, do what you want to...It's your bodyThat's correct. As of day 7 here is my daily intake for the past 6 days: 210, 445, 138, 340, 511, and 340.
310lbs back in June. 237 this morning.
I am 6'4. Doctor told me I needed to lower cholesterol. He suggested I eliminate carbs, sugar, and any food that spent time in a deep fryer. I work on an oil rig, that is 95% of the food served. I bit the bullet and did it. Also walk 3-5 miles a day on the helideck and do 300 push-ups a day as well as 200 crunches. I am currently waiting for my latest bloodwork. I suspect my cholesterol will be lower.
If it isn't, I am going to get a bucket of Popeye's fried chicken, a quart of red beans and rice, a pecan pie with a half gallon of Amy's Ice Cream and a fifth of bourbon and imbibe until I puke.
Have not had a beer in 5 months.
You need to stop having a cheat day and limit it to 1 cheat meal per weekBack in January I had bloodwork done...
Glucose 117
Triglycerides 472
Total Cholesterol 256
Couldn't Calculate my LDL because Triglycerides were too high.
Both parents diabetic for decades, Dad has been on insulin about 8 years now.
Doctor just told me to lose weight. Said work out and cut carbs. That's it. He said I had a chance of never developing diabetes, but if I do get it, I could control it easily with weight management and exercise.
Have done the low carb thing in the past and it's always worked, but I always "fell off"
Did it twice already since my appointment and it was mildly effective.
I'm now doing the Keto Diet. <20g net carbs per day, high fat. Weight loss is slow (for me), about 11 lbs in 3 weeks. But I give myself 1 cheat day a week to ensure I don't completely abandon ship. And it literally makes me feel disgusting.
Since it can take 2+ days to get back into ketosis, the cheat day does really "waste" almost half a week. So for the 2 days following, I use an exogenous ketone supplement 2x/day to put my body into a temporary ketosis. All this is doing is helping my body burn sugars and use fat as fuel until I'm back into ketosis naturally. That and it turns my ass into a texture hopper.
I drink 2 muscle pharm protein shakes a day, every day. 1, maaaaybe 2 small or moderate meals per day.
I am/was the guy who could hit a buffet and devour 4 plates full of crap food. A few weeks ago I got full off about half my 16oz ribeye.
When I do get hungry I snack on real peanut butter, string cheese, or avocados.
I have been telling myself to work out since January, still haven't. I have an irregular schedule, well - that's my excuse anyhow. Next bloodwork in July.
started around 203lb, was 192lb this morning. Goal is 180lb. maybe less. maybe bulk up after.
I had posted on FB about the Keto Diet and a million of my friends replied with fantastic results. It's definitely an eye opener seeing as all the processed carbs and sugars are all man made... we're coming to a realization that glucose, cholesterol, hypertension is all weight related, and the body was probably designed to operate on something a little more like the Keto Diet.
Biggest benefits (over atkins, protein, etc) is the reduced appetite. High protein diets always left me wildly hungry. I would leave Saltgrass starving after killing a 16oz ribeye, salad, and vegetables.
Oh, I gave up soda for Lent. Sometime during Lent I read about how bad splenda is. Depressing because Coke Zero was my crack cocaine. I have been drinking powerade zero, and need to cut that, and go straight water. Haven't had a soda since Lent started. Other than Monster... I'm a road warrior. Need my caffeine and a hot coffee isn't always satisfying.
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I'm well aware of the shitty meal choices lol. Last cheat day was awful.You need to stop having a cheat day and limit it to 1 cheat meal per week
Calorie deficit, energy balance
If your brain begins to understand that the bad food you eat is hurting you...it is easier to avoid bad food choices
DownloadI'm well aware of the shitty meal choices lol. Last cheat day was awful.
i haven't counted calories but I'm probably sitting around 1000 calories. I'm sure if I exercised more I would work up more of an appetite.
I probably used to consume 5000-10000/day
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So, since this has been brought back from the dead, lol, I have kept the weight off for nearly 2 years.
Before;
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And last September while I was having a little down time from working Harvey;
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People lose weight when the expend more calories than they eat over a period of time.Everyone has their own methods to fight weight...but most of the problem is in their head. I started what I called a chili diet a couple months ago, and it's worked well for me. I hunt feral hogs regularly, and started saving some of the meat and cutting it up into bite sized pieces for making chili. I add lots of green chili to the pot, along with beans, tomato sauce, etc....
I figure the pork is protein, the beans are fiber and the green chili helps keep the whole thing working it's way through my system. I had a fairly good sized bowl of the chili with some club crackers once a day and did coffee and flavored water for the rest of the day. Occasionally I have a small bowl of dry roasted peanuts mixed with dried cranberries for a snack.
I started the diet at 246 lbs. and now I weigh just under 200 and feel great for a 73 yr. old guy.
To each his own and you just have to establish something that has a chance of working for you and you can wrap your brain around.