I miss the fitness threads and the fitness Doms!

[knot_sweet]

Now that I've been cleared to exercise again following the knee surgery, I've also committed to eating better. Will try to avoid all fried foods until June as a way of setting a tangible goal. But, of course, the light meals mean that I'm hungry all the time. There has to be a better solution than keeping a bowl of carrot sticks at my desk.

Bottom line, if you're hungry, eat. It's no good starving yourself or your body starts targeting the most dense stored energy available, which is muscle.

Eat more lean protein and low GI carbs at every main meal. Fruit and veggies are great, but we aren't herbivores by nature, so just carrot sticks aren't going to cut it.
Eggs on wholewheat toast for breakfast is a great start to the day, as is that old staple, porridge.

Yoghurt makes a great snack food, so does fruit dipped in yoghurt or veggie sticks with cottage / cream cheese. Nuts are another great go to snack, but they are calorie dense so you don't get to eat many.

Try a medium glass of milk within 20 minutes after you finish exercising. The proteins in the milk will keep you from the post exercise hungries and the calcium and protein will be consumed as good fuel instead of stored fats while your body is in recovery mode.

Also, if you don't eat them already, herbs and spices are your friends. All the extra flavours on your food seem to satisfy the taste buds and stomach in some way.

I don't know about you, but the minute I try to tell myself I can't eat something, that's all I want. Allow yourself at least one bad food day a week. Eat whatever you want on that day. You'll find you really don't want those kinds of foods for the rest of the week.

A good multi vitamin before you go to bed does wonders for the energy levels too.

Maje sure you take care of the knee too. No running on hard pavement or uneven surfaces, really good running shoes, brace or strap if you need to. Low dose, over the counter anti inflammatories and ice packs are your friends (although scientific research says tumeric is the best natural anti inflammatory around, so you could just eat more Indian food).

I just realised that I'm probably wasting my time telling you this, you no doubt already know it cos you know everything. But I'm going to leave it up anyway, in case other people don't know this stuff.

I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it. You got this. Easy.

We should all have an end of year "we got fit" party...run a few laps while chugging beers or something.

 

[midwestyankee]

Bottom line, if you're hungry, eat. It's no good starving yourself or your body starts targeting the most dense stored energy available, which is muscle.

Thing is, I am definitely in need of losing weight, as in two or three inches of pants waist need.

Eat more lean protein and low GI carbs at every main meal. Fruit and veggies are great, but we aren't herbivores by nature, so just carrot sticks aren't going to cut it.
Eggs on wholewheat toast for breakfast is a great start to the day, as is that old staple, porridge.

Already do this, for the most part. High cholesterol keeps me from eating too many eggs so I can't do the egg-on-toast thing very often.

Yoghurt makes a great snack food, so does fruit dipped in yoghurt or veggie sticks with cottage / cream cheese. Nuts are another great go to snack, but they are calorie dense so you don't get to eat many.

Try a medium glass of milk within 20 minutes after you finish exercising. The proteins in the milk will keep you from the post exercise hungries and the calcium and protein will be consumed as good fuel instead of stored fats while your body is in recovery mode.

Lactose intolerance makes it unpleasant to do the milk after exercise thing, especially for anyone living within a few city blocks.

Also, if you don't eat them already, herbs and spices are your friends. All the extra flavours on your food seem to satisfy the taste buds and stomach in some way.

I don't know about you, but the minute I try to tell myself I can't eat something, that's all I want. Allow yourself at least one bad food day a week. Eat whatever you want on that day. You'll find you really don't want those kinds of foods for the rest of the week.

We use almost exclusively fresh herbs so no boost available there. I did once follow a "cheaters diet" where I would eat whatever I liked periodically. It never cured me of my addiction to french fries. I do plan to allow myself to go off the regimen after a few weeks, but to do so right off seems likely to erase the little bit of progress I hope to make in changing my eating habits.

A good multi vitamin before you go to bed does wonders for the energy levels too.

I take my multi-vitamin in the morning. Is there a proven good reason for taking it at night?

Make sure you take care of the knee too. No running on hard pavement or uneven surfaces, really good running shoes, brace or strap if you need to. Low dose, over the counter anti inflammatories and ice packs are your friends (although scientific research says tumeric is the best natural anti inflammatory around, so you could just eat more Indian food).

I just realised that I'm probably wasting my time telling you this, you no doubt already know it cos you know everything. But I'm going to leave it up anyway, in case other people don't know this stuff.

Well, there's no running in my program, thanks to this being my second major snip from the same meniscus. The surgeon told me in no uncertain terms that if I do any more long-distance running I'll be back in his office soon needing a full knee replacement. I have no interest in going through that.

I'd wish you luck, but you don't need it. You got this. Easy.

We should all have an end of year "we got fit" party...run a few laps while chugging beers or something.

I do like the party idea.

 

[BiBunny]

Take this with a large grain of salt, Yanks, considering which fatass it's coming from, but 4-5 Triscuits with a little natural peanut butter (i.e., not loaded with sugar and hydrogenated oil) on top always worked well for me as a snack when I was in weight loss mode. Fiber + a little protein. It lasts a pretty good while, and the addition of an apple or something makes it last a bit longer.

 

[midwestyankee]

Take this with a large grain of salt, Yanks, considering which fatass it's coming from, but 4-5 Triscuits with a little natural peanut butter (i.e., not loaded with sugar and hydrogenated oil) on top always worked well for me as a snack when I was in weight loss mode. Fiber + a little protein. It lasts a pretty good while, and the addition of an apple or something makes it last a bit longer.

Good idea, thanks.

 

[knot_sweet]

Thing is, I am definitely in need of losing weight, as in two or three inches of pants waist need.



Already do this, for the most part. High cholesterol keeps me from eating too many eggs so I can't do the egg-on-toast thing very often.



Lactose intolerance makes it unpleasant to do the milk after exercise thing, especially for anyone living within a few city blocks.



We use almost exclusively fresh herbs so no boost available there. I did once follow a "cheaters diet" where I would eat whatever I liked periodically. It never cured me of my addiction to french fries. I do plan to allow myself to go off the regimen after a few weeks, but to do so right off seems likely to erase the little bit of progress I hope to make in changing my eating habits.



I take my multi-vitamin in the morning. Is there a proven good reason for taking it at night?



Well, there's no running in my program, thanks to this being my second major snip from the same meniscus. The surgeon told me in no uncertain terms that if I do any more long-distance running I'll be back in his office soon needing a full knee replacement. I have no interest in going through that.


I do like the party idea.

and the award for most useless advice post ever on Lit goes to knot_sweet...

For the losing weight part. If you're always hungry, your body is going to store whatever it can, for guys that's usually around the middle.

Lactose free milk has the same good effects as the regular kind.

Got nothing on the french fries...I love them too.

The multi vitamin is just annecdotal from my experience. Nothing at all scientific. My body repairs at night while I sleep and likes me more if I feed it good stuff to help with that. I wake up feeling better. So yeah, just me and we've already proved I know nothing.

Can sympathise completely on the knees. Yeah, running sucks, but it's not so bad on a treadmill with really good runners. Doc told me I should stop dancing right now if I still want my own knees by the time I'm 40. My response was decidedly "not going to happen".

The Bunny is right about the peanut butter. I always forget about it cos I hate the stuff, but it is good food.

 

[Keroin]

Now that I've been cleared to exercise again following the knee surgery, I've also committed to eating better. Will try to avoid all fried foods until June as a way of setting a tangible goal. But, of course, the light meals mean that I'm hungry all the time. There has to be a better solution than keeping a bowl of carrot sticks at my desk.

My good friend is a nutritionist and she says one of the biggest mistakes people make is eating just straight up veggies and fruits as snacks when trying to lose weight. You need a protein to get that "full" feeling. so if you have a bowl of carrot sticks at your desk, also have a bowl of nuts and/or seeds, and eat them as a pair. I am a sunflower seed fanatic and always keep some handy to snack on while I write - those suckers are surprisingly filling.

Also, I like to make hummus to dip my veggies in. It's yummy, it's good for you, and it's protein.

L and I keep a container full of nuts, seeds, and raisins in our cupboard all the time. We always sprinkle them on our salad, stirfrys, and sometimes oatmeal or pancakes.

I lost the most weight of my life when I was on a diet (not for weight loss, BTW) that let me eat lots and lots of food. The key was everything was very low GI.

ETA: Deep fried food is the devil, Yanks! You gotta cut that shit out. Honestly, you don't need it. Keep is as a once-a-month treat at best.

 

[midwestyankee]

and the award for most useless advice post ever on Lit goes to knot_sweet...

For the losing weight part. If you're always hungry, your body is going to store whatever it can, for guys that's usually around the middle.

Lactose free milk has the same good effects as the regular kind.

Got nothing on the french fries...I love them too.

The multi vitamin is just annecdotal from my experience. Nothing at all scientific. My body repairs at night while I sleep and likes me more if I feed it good stuff to help with that. I wake up feeling better. So yeah, just me and we've already proved I know nothing.

Can sympathise completely on the knees. Yeah, running sucks, but it's not so bad on a treadmill with really good runners. Doc told me I should stop dancing right now if I still want my own knees by the time I'm 40. My response was decidedly "not going to happen".

The Bunny is right about the peanut butter. I always forget about it cos I hate the stuff, but it is good food.

Actually, your advice was all good. It's just that some of it is problematic in my individual case. I despise milk in general anyway, so I'll have to find a different way to take in a bit of protein after workouts. I suppose a cheeseburger might be a poor choice, though.

I think your logic on the multivitamin has some common sense to it. I'm already taking several pills at night and I wonder sometimes about how they're all mixing up in my stomach. Seems like there could be a Hatfields and McCoys thing going on between the cholesterol meds and the magnesium, with some side violence sponsored by the sleep med.

I do need to space things out better so I'm not hungry and I do like peanut butter so the crackers idea might work.

Thanks for your thoughts. It's why I asked.

 

[midwestyankee]

My good friend is a nutritionist and she says one of the biggest mistakes people make is eating just straight up veggies and fruits as snacks when trying to lose weight. You need a protein to get that "full" feeling. so if you have a bowl of carrot sticks at your desk, also have a bowl of nuts and/or seeds, and eat them as a pair. I am a sunflower seed fanatic and always keep some handy to snack on while I write - those suckers are surprisingly filling.

Also, I like to make hummus to dip my veggies in. It's yummy, it's good for you, and it's protein.

L and I keep a container full of nuts, seeds, and raisins in our cupboard all the time. We always sprinkle them on our salad, stirfrys, and sometimes oatmeal or pancakes.

I lost the most weight of my life when I was on a diet (not for weight loss, BTW) that let me eat lots and lots of food. The key was everything was very low GI.

ETA: Deep fried food is the devil, Yanks! You gotta cut that shit out. Honestly, you don't need it. Keep is as a once-a-month treat at best.

Yes, but she's such a beautiful devil and gives the most amazing oral.

I like the nuts idea. Will see if I can find an industrial sized can of them next time I visit the Costco. Not familiar with sunflower seeds except for watching pitchers consume them in the bullpen during baseball games and then spitting them out, or spitting the shells? Not sure but I don't enjoy working with shells.

Low GI - that sounds familiar but I'm blanking at the moment. Presumably the google machine will be helpful here.

 

[bhndblueyes88]

For "full-feeling" low calorie, you may just need to experiment to find what works for you.

What some people have mentioned here are GREAT ideas. But sometimes they just won't work. I've tried to pound "protein" and "fiber" to fill me for snacks...I've found that's not the trick.

What I figured out was that my central problem was satiation (sp?). I'd physically FEEL hungry, no matter what, if I wasn't satiated. Even water couldn't qualm it for more than a few minutes. But there was no way I was legitimately hungry based on calorie/bulk quantity intake.

So if all the "Tricks" don't seem to work, find the healthiest thing you can that you WANT and makes you THINK satiated/full. For me, that happens to be meat/meaty flavors. Sometimes, all the healthy food in the world (not just veggies) won't make me feel fully...then I eat 4 oz of steak and suddenly I feel like I'm full to the brim.

Don't expect to figure it out overnight...it's a process. Have fun

 

[Loverskitten]

Eleven servings in this jar of almond butter? Two I say... nom nom nom

 

[LadyAria]

I always do at least 300 grams of protein at day to lose weight. At least thirty within an hour of waking up. I stick to only natural carbs. I really only indulge in a high carb consumption the week prior to an event. I do distance running events for a hobby.

I gain weight easy.

Oh drink water...lots of water. Most hunger is dehydration related.


to FurryFury

I never post anymore, but must say hi since Im on tonight.

 

[midwestyankee]

So far, so good. The scale reports about 3.5 fewer pounds this weekend than at the start of the week. Now let's see if I can keep from putting on too much of it back when we take the daughter out for dinner tonight. There's a big steaming plate of deep-fried smelt in my near future I think. Or some bland grilled fish if I'm feeling like eating more healthfully.

 

[dawei]

I've been slowly loosing some weight. I try to eat more reasonably and not over eat, which includes eating better foods, as well. But a lot of my progress also came from heavy exercise. And now that I got an injury, I have to avoid wanting to eat more. It's as if I only have the desire to eat properly, when I'm able to work out.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

Prancersize!

 

[dawei]

Prancersize!

I'm not sure if my male ego would feel comfortable Prancercising in the park. But it seem like fun for the ladies and for men who like to watch them

 

[sheablue]

Were there fitness Doms? I sure could use one!

 

[bhndblueyes88]

*Resurrects thread*

I'm just a lb or so short of my initial weight loss goal of 145 lb And I bet if I had weighed myself this morning instead of this afternoon when I bought the scale, I would have been there!

So in just about a year and a half (a very stressful year and a half for that matter!), I've finally worked from 170 to 145. That's 25 lbs!! YAY!! *confetti everywhere*

My next goal will be more "loose", in that I want to continue losing some fat-weight, but get more fit. So I'm not going to ascribe a weight to it. I'm doing the Jillian Michaels 30d Shred, so I'm going to take before/after pictures every week or so and use that as a way to gauge my progress!

 

[Keroin]

*Resurrects thread*

I'm just a lb or so short of my initial weight loss goal of 145 lb And I bet if I had weighed myself this morning instead of this afternoon when I bought the scale, I would have been there!

So in just about a year and a half (a very stressful year and a half for that matter!), I've finally worked from 170 to 145. That's 25 lbs!! YAY!! *confetti everywhere*

My next goal will be more "loose", in that I want to continue losing some fat-weight, but get more fit. So I'm not going to ascribe a weight to it. I'm doing the Jillian Michaels 30d Shred, so I'm going to take before/after pictures every week or so and use that as a way to gauge my progress!

CONGRATS BB! I know you had some struggles with this. What was it, do you think, that most helped you get you to your goal?

 

[FurryFury]

Bhndblueyes88,

That's awesome! *hugs* Congrats!

I'm torn between giving up and trying again. *le sigh*

 

[bhndblueyes88]

CONGRATS BB! I know you had some struggles with this. What was it, do you think, that most helped you get you to your goal?

Mostly I just kept reminding myself that I would really like to lose the front pooch. And it helped by reminding me it was there Also, a good friend of mine has been a good motivator and helps me get back up on the horse, so to speak.

After a while, I pretty much just found patterns that worked and didn't, and when I couldn't fit into those patterns due to "life", I just did the best I could. If I had stuck with it, no matter what, would I have lost the weight faster? DEFINITELY. But I still got there, didn't I?

Horse-riding this summer helped a lot. What helped RECENTLY is that my foot decided it was tired of being fucked up and I could resume jogging. That's always been, for the time and effort required, the best fat burn for me. I kind of suspected my weight loss would resume readily once I could MOVE AROUND again, and that's what happened.

So...yah...I'm not a success story because I still have so far to go to get to my old level of strength. But I'm on the way!

And everyone here who's been supportive so far has helped too, btw I COULD have done it without you But it would have been much more difficult and I've valued everyone's advice

 

[Loverskitten]

Re-re-re-restarting my diet so I can fit into a slutty Halloween costume. It's the most sluttiest time of the year.
I can do three weeks, yes????

Lately, I've been getting through 2 days eating healthy then say fuck it and have a burger or a pie.

 

[Keroin]

Re-re-re-restarting my diet so I can fit into a slutty Halloween costume. It's the most sluttiest time of the year.
I can do three weeks, yes????

Lately, I've been getting through 2 days eating healthy then say fuck it and have a burger or a pie.

What changes are you making to your diet? What's does a "normal" eating day look like? What does a healthy day look like?

What about moving? What kind of moving are you doing? Jogging? Weights? Swimming?

ETA: Normal, healthy, *sustainable* weight loss is about 1-2 pounds per week. Average. Losing too much, too quickly, usually triggers exactly the kind of eating you want to avoid.

 

[Loverskitten]

I eat like crap. Lots of fast food. I love carbs and desserts.

Last year, I lost probably a bit over 20 lbs. forcing myself off carbs and on lots of veggies and lean protein. I've gained back 5-8 of it, I'm guessing (I'm not fanatical about weighing myself, didn't even own a scale before last year. Mostly go by how my clothes fit)
I just want to lose a bit, if I lose too much I lose my ass and I love my ass. If I can get past the first 3-4 days, the carb cravings aren't as strong.

Edit: just weighed myself, cheep dial scale says 133 and fancy pants digital says 129.6.
5-7 lbs should be good.
Also I hate exercise, unless you count briskly walking through the flea market every weekend, sex, and masturbating.

 

[bhndblueyes88]

How tall are you to begin with? if you're average height/build, 133 sounds pretty normal/healthy to me!

 

[Loverskitten]

How tall are you to begin with? if you're average height/build, 133 sounds pretty normal/healthy to me!

I haven't measured myself in probably 20 years.... yipes! I was 5'7 but now I'm probably 5'6
Last year I was 10 lbs. lighter. Made it through day 2 of diet.