Progress Check In
We didn't do a resolutions thread but given this forum exists surely folks are trying to do things better this year. We've variously talked about eating better, exercising moar, drinking less, weight, but also having more bacon, hookers and blow, etc.
How'd everyone do so far?
With it being super cold and snow on the ground for virtually the whole month, I hit the gym a lot, erging every day of the month less 3. Way higher meter count than any month last year (175k+). As a result blood sugar has been excellent and weight is slightly down. Drinking less is hard but progress occurred. Need to focus on better sleep at some point.
Doubtful I maintain that pace as the weather gets better and I'll want to run outside but it is a good baseline.
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I weighed 202 this AM, boss. Not trying to get under 2 bills or anything, but lots of old man erging/peleton/skiing + reduced beer consumption will do that to a fellar.
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Commodore, I've been 202-203 now for a couple weeks; would love to fluctuate between 198 and 203 generally.
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But I got 2.5 inches on you, tubby!
I don't want to be sub 200 but it wouldn't hurt for mt biking which is my main old man feat of strengths these days.
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Like you, I find the sub 10 drinks per week just a bit out of reach. Too much socializing…
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Damn you skinny! I may have to target 195 now.
I can have 2.5 drinks through EOD Saturday to stay less than 10 for this week. That seems highly unlikely.
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Down to 199.8.
Insults get results?
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I'm the Bob Ernst of these boards with all my fat shaming!!
I crushed my neighbors - who are all very fit guys - in the deep powder and crud on Saturday after like 4 beers on Friday night.
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I'm going through treatments this week and next. This morning I told the two nurses about how friends of mine are calling me Atomic Piss. They howled with laughter.
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Respeck @AtomicPiss for finding a bit of humor in dealing with an extremely shitty circumstance.
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This board NEEDS a Bob Ernst to keep our shit together and to expect greatness
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I should’ve voted down for not using “big belly laughs”
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That's basically how I view my role here in our #MAHA community- i.e., to do Bob style fat shaming, and remind everyone the exercise is king and quit getting hung up on dietary minutia.
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Finally got the peloton up and running. I’m on a two day hot streak. Just trying to get into a routine and get my fat ass back in shape. I used keto to jump start my weight loss, and now that I’m adding exercise, I’m going to reintroduce good carbs like fruits and veggies. Still cutting out processed sugar and all that shit.
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There’s some hot yoga instructors on Peloton.
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I haven’t seen any ugly instructors on there yet. I gotta do cycling classes with guy instructors occasionally so my wife doesn’t look at my class list and think I’m always cycling with a purple throbber.
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Respectfully, this post will not age well
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Vanilla must be something bad which shouldn't be consumed ever, because it hates me trying to reply to @AtomicPiss
Why will that poast from Yella not age well?
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Respectfully, Stalin, I couldn’t possibly disagree more
Jack - who lived till a ripe old age of 96 - wasn’t saying diet/nutrition isn’t important. Clearly it is. But, rather, that exercise is KING.
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We agree they're both important… But as Dr Chaffee says, (I'm paraphrasing) you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.
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What's Dr. Chaffee's VO2 max?
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I don't think the point LaLane was making isn't that you can eat like shit with no consequences. Instead, it's that if you had to place more importance on being OCD about exercise or being OCD about diet/nutrition, the former is of higher importance. And that being extremely fit, gives you more of a margin for error with regards to diet/nutrition vs a sedentary person.
Allow me to beat my chest for moment. I'd wager that I probably have the largest peer group here of 45 to 55 year old guysm who were elite at cardio vascular sports at some point in their life. @whlinder too. And due to their competitive nature almost all of these humans stayed fit consistently for decades. There's zero obesity. Zero T2 diabetes. Zero signs of hear disease creeping in, etc. I mean go to tailgate at Husky Stadium of 40 to 60 year old row peter puffer alumni and then go the one with you average 50 years old JAGs. The difference is apparent.
Exercise is the fountain of youth for these people, not keto, not pure carnivore, not vegan, not cutting out seed oils, etc, etc.
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I am with Atomic (not Yella) Piss here. At least when it comes to being older and when metabolism has slowed BIGLY. I ran 100 miles in January and didn't drop an ounce.
When I was younger I could routinely drop 80 pounds via vegan diet and my doctor's metrics indicated I was at the top end of being healthy. Congrats on your magical eyesight.
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I'm blind as a fucking bat.
I'm just saying I've observed a high number of UW alumni who were consistent about cardiovascular fitness and strength training over decades who were able to maintain consistent weight and other healthy metrics. Exercise was the common denominator, rather than the magic cure diet, de jour.
And good on you for running a 100 miles. My knee caps would fall off if tried that.
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@ Yella (FUCK VANILLA and thier 300000000000 characters)
I would guess that the exercise is king crowd has a fairly healthy pattern of food consumption. (I believe) Optimal health comes with maximizing both. My whole take is that you can't ignore one but if you do the one to ignore is the physical fitness part. Your peter puffers likely learned at a younger age how to eat and they continue to at least avoid gluttony even if it isn't intentional. To me, they are not (and neither is Jack), an example of doing only physical workouts.
I am reverting to my vegan type regimen (not diet but permanent this time, hardy har har) in March as I am getting back into good habits one (per month) at a time. IKTMFI.
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I think this is valid point @EwaDawg in that my control group, the participants aren't eating like shit. So, yes, diet and nutrition are important. But equally as important (or more so IMHO) is staying active prevented these individuals from becoming metabolically broken in the first place. You can't fake it cardio raspatory fitness and strength. It's hard, and process that takes years. Ask @whlinder about muscle and it's role with glucose.
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I'm extremely out of shape and and overweight. I work a desk job and I've been in online school for 4 years finishing a bachelor degree. I basically am at a computer screen for about 10-11 hours a day. However, I just graduated college, so I have more time and brain power to dedicate to my health.
Goals this year: 10,000 pushups. Or 27.4 a day
Walk with weighted backpack for 250 miles.
Progress: in January, I could do only 10 girl pushups in a set. And needed 5 minutes between sets.
Feb 4: can do 5 full pushups in a set. After 2 minutes rest can complete 25 girl pushups.
By the end of the year I'd like to be doing 40 full pushups a day
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You can do it
I was at 100 push ups a day well into my 60s
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I'm intrigued by the ruck sacking bros.
Should get one of these things for walking the dog.
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Exercise and you dont want to eat like shit. Eat like shit and you don't want to exercise. They play off of each other.
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So here are some fun facts about elite cycling wattage output.
My PR for 30 mins on a Peleton is 571 KJ / 318 average watts. Keep in mind I'm an old geezer and I get a 3% discount give or take for elevation (3761 feet).
Lance when he was winning his first Tour could average 500 watts over 30 mins and he was like 40 pounds lighter than me. The current Tour champ can hold 320 watts for like 3 or 4 hours.
