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The Official Health and Fitness Thread

Rob L said:
Weigh-ins work. That said, I'm not sure it's fair of me to question one's motivation or lack there of. 3+ years ago I was still smoking and 25-30 lbs heavier and I wasn't motivated at all. It took almost drowning in front of my family because I swam out too far and was to unfit to swim back to realize I needed to make some lifestyle changes.
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Obviously the drive has to come from within ..I also had my own reasons for starting the process.  But as i'm sure you know this isn't a short term problem or solution.  It requires ongoing effort.  In my case, for the rest of my life. So I more meant as a supplementary source of motivation as sometimes that initial reason can seem a long way off.
 
Bullfrog said:
See, the trick there is to convince her its a reward for her.

"as a reward for being such a great wife, you get the pleasure of........."

let me know how it works out for you.
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I'll give it a shot  :D.....

So what workout is there for repairing a kick to the groin?
 
Rob L said:
I outlined a routine that's a whopping 2 hrs every 6 days. Can't you swing that?
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Yeah I can, realistically it would only cut into my 'do nothing' couch-surfing time by less than 10%...

My routines tended to be more weight-heavy, I like the visible progress (in appearance and weight lifted) and that it can increase my resting metabolic rate and allow me to eat a bit more (i also need to get back to an effort at calorie counting which has helped me cut the excess eating in the past).  Usually two days a week where I hit different muscles groups and then put in 1/2 hour of cardio.  If I was really motivated I could get in a third day of cardio like in your routine, but really I just need to get started on ANYTHING right now.  I haven't been to the gym in months.

This week besides hitting the record 232 on the scale my knee also started feeling sore (it has never been a problem but I think this weight is just too much for it), both wake up calls that I should really listen to.
 
I spend 6 to 10 hours a week working out.

I weigh myself twice a day everyday. Once when I get up in the morning after doing whatever business needs to be done in the bathroom and again right before going to bed at night.

That's how I've stayed on top of things... But I'm also a little crazy💪
 
Tried doing a variant of circuit training where you combine cardio and weights. Hated it and nearly wanted to kill myself while doing it. I'm gonna stick to good old fashioned weights and cardio either on off days or after the weights. Now if only I can shake off this 10 day bout of bronchitis... It's amazing what stress and bad habits can do!
 
I've been running since thanksgiving. Short slow runs once a week. It's hard but it's having an amazing impact on my other workouts. My endurance seems to be through the roof lately while bike riding or kick boxing.
 
Funny, adding light to moderate workouts has made a noticeable impact to my running... This reminds me of a peanut butter cup commercial.  :)

Anyway, unexpectedly, I made another attempt at the half and failed. I was feeling good on my regular run and I said to myself, "eff it" so I went for it. My calves were on fire and I pulled the plug at about the 16 km mark. I'm beginning to think it's a lost cause unless I decide to use gels or something. Ugh.
 
Rob L said:
Funny, adding light to moderate workouts has made a noticeable impact to my running... This reminds me of a peanut butter cup commercial.  :)

Anyway, unexpectedly, I made another attempt at the half and failed. I was feeling good on my regular run and I said to myself, "eff it" so I went for it. My calves were on fire and I pulled the plug at about the 16 km mark. I'm beginning to think it's a lost cause unless I decide to use gels or something. Ugh.
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Those are mind boggling distances to me. I've been doing one 6km run per week and I feel spent when I'm done.
 
Man, did I ever fall off the band wagon fitness-wise.  We have been on the road shooting 13 documentaries for APTN.  I am 5'10" and had gone from 239 lbs down to 225 lbs before I started eating at restaurants everyday again.  I am back up to 236 lbs and didn't realize I had crept back up.  Looking to get down to 180 lbs.

Starting over again in the morning.  Hopefully I can lose 2 lbs a week.
 
Not to open up the whole sugar thing again but seriously, just for 10 days, cut it completely out of your life (or as much as you can.) If you can't, at least try the biggies - no pop, no sugar in your coffee, etc... Use vinegar instead of ketchup on your fries and stuff like that... Let me know how much weight you've lost after just 10 days.  ;) 
 
Rob L said:
Not to open up the whole sugar thing again but seriously, just for 10 days, cut it completely out of your life (or as much as you can.) If you can't, at least try the biggies - no pop, no sugar in your coffee, etc... Use vinegar instead of ketchup on your fries and stuff like that... Let me know how much weight you've lost after just 10 days.  ;)
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You're on.  I will do that with a little bit of exercise each day.  I am thinking I might try to remove wheat as well as limit carbs. 

I am thinking of only drinking water and milk with my V8 juice.  I am being told by friends and family that fruit juices contain a lot of sugar and that diet pop is worse for me than regular pop.
 
It's a good idea to drop as many things that contain sugar or that your body converts to sugar as possible (like carbs) to start and yes, juices contain a lot of sugar so be careful. After your body is shocked and begins to naturally burn fat as opposed to sugar, you can read-introduce it at sensible levels. My wife did this and lost 30 lbs. without exercising at all.

I still consume way more sugar than I should but I've managed to keep the weight off. I drink alcohol, eat chocolate, and all the good stuff but I also make healthy choices when I can like for example, using mustard over ketchup on my burgers, dogs, etc. Regarding pop, both diet and regular are bad for you for different reasons. I'm lucky because I generally don't drink the stuff. I might have one glass of pop per week anyway. I read that the average North American consumes 5 lbs. of sugar every 7-10 days with 20% of that in pop alone. If you just cut it out all together, you'll be massively ahead of most people.

Anyway, challenge yourself to go to war on sugar for 10 days and then, like I said, slowly re-introduce it after the 10 days but not to the same level you're currently at. My guess is you'll drop 7 or more pounds in 10 days just by chopping the sugar... Keep me posted!

 
Rob L said:
It's a good idea to drop as many things that contain sugar or that your body converts to sugar as possible (like carbs) to start and yes, juices contain a lot of sugar so be careful. After your body is shocked and begins to naturally burn fat as opposed to sugar, you can read-introduce it at sensible levels. My wife did this and lost 30 lbs. without exercising at all.

I still consume way more sugar than I should but I've managed to keep the weight off. I drink alcohol, eat chocolate, and all the good stuff but I also make healthy choices when I can like for example, using mustard over ketchup on my burgers, dogs, etc. Regarding pop, both diet and regular are bad for you for different reasons. I'm lucky because I generally don't drink the stuff. I might have one glass of pop per week anyway. I read that the average North American consumes 5 lbs. of sugar every 7-10 days with 20% of that in pop alone. If you just cut it out all together, you'll be massively ahead of most people.

Anyway, challenge yourself to go to war on sugar for 10 days and then, like I said, slowly re-introduce it after the 10 days but not to the same level you're currently at. My guess is you'll drop 7 or more pounds in 10 days just by chopping the sugar... Keep me posted!
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On my 2nd day and it is going better than yesterday as I had ketchup on my hash browns and forgot about the m&m's in my trail mix.  Today I had some sips of a McDonald's Mint Cappuccino before I remembered.

I am doing this though with conviction.
 
It is an interesting personal experiment Bulldog. I knocked almost all sugar out of my diet years ago.

Years ago after about 8 months of strictly following a nutrition plan that didn't include refined sugars I went to a friends wedding and decided to indulge in some deserts. About 20-30 minutes after eating an assortment of goodies my body just went crazy. I might as well of had smoked crack. I wanted to start running laps around the reception building and just sitting there at the table I started to perspire like I was sitting in a sauna.

Part of it is most likely because I had a high reved metabolism through my lifestyle of eating and working out. I think my body just needed to burn off that excess energy that it wasn't used to. Another part of it is I believe we as humans are not supposed to have access to a super concentration of sugar and calories like that.
 
For 2013 I am going to try to limit "cheat" meals to 24 total for the year. They must also be at least 10 days apart.

Not really a resolution but more of a challenge.
 
Good luck with that. For me, I just want to stay reasonably fit. - I gained 7 lbs of pure fat these holidays... and I still have another dinner party to go  :-\
 
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