FAT CAMP (Fitness / Weight Loss / Diet / Exercise / Healthy Cooking MegaThread)

[TabuIsMe]

6/10 goal met...
5/10 after last weekend.

[DAB]

Interesting piece on the faults of BMI

https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-dwa...180855078.html

[Frizzle]

Originally Posted by DAB

Interesting piece on the faults of BMI

https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-dwa...180855078.html

This is why BMI has no relevance with those individuals who work out.

[TabuIsMe]

i guess vbot has given up on losing weight since april

[DAB]

I'm stuck in my normal range of 225 +/- 2

[wicked_c6]

Just finished up a 90 day challenge the trainer I am working with gave me.

Age: 43

Starting weight (April 1st): 251
Ending weight (July 1st): 200

Body fat (April 1st): 28.8%
Body fat (July 1st): 16.2%

Inches lost in waist: 8"

Not too shabby. Diet was a key factor in my quick losses. Gone were anything processed, anything with salt, all refined sugar, bread and pasta. Meals were split every 3-4 hours and consisted of organic fruits, veggies, lean meats. 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Workouts were 1hr per day, 6 days a week along with 2-3 times a week of running (15-20 mins sprint intervals). No cheat meal days.

I've been working out for years but ate like crap. With this trainer I told him I wanted to try and get abs. I won't lie...it was not an easy 90 days...but every week I got a little stronger, and every week I dropped more weight. Every time there was something I shouldn't be eating around I just told myself I can do anything for 90 days...and drove on. About week 3 eating healthy became a habit and I really didn't miss the things I use to eat.

Beginning pic



Almost finished...about another 5 lbs left.





Lower ab area should tighten up a bit as I add some salt back into my diet.



Pic of my crazy in shape trainer. I had to remind him occasionally that I'm 43 and not 23.

[Black94lt1]

Originally Posted by wicked_c6

Just finished up a 90 day challenge the trainer I am working with gave me.

Age: 43

Starting weight (April 1st): 251
Ending weight (July 1st): 200

Body fat (April 1st): 28.8%
Body fat (July 1st): 16.2%

Inches lost in waist: 8"

Not too shabby. Diet was a key factor in my quick losses. Gone were anything processed, anything with salt, all refined sugar, bread and pasta. Meals were split every 3-4 hours and consisted of organic fruits, veggies, lean meats. 8-10 hours of sleep per night. Workouts were 1hr per day, 6 days a week along with 2-3 times a week of running (15-20 mins sprint intervals). No cheat meal days.

I've been working out for years but ate like crap. With this trainer I told him I wanted to try and get abs. I won't lie...it was not an easy 90 days...but every week I got a little stronger, and every week I dropped more weight. Every time there was something I shouldn't be eating around I just told myself I can do anything for 90 days...and drove on. About week 3 eating healthy became a habit and I really didn't miss the things I use to eat.

This has inspired me to search out a trainer. I'm 215 and really would like to be 185-190 but just can't get there and I think diet and motivation are why

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Black94lt1

This has inspired me to search out a trainer. I'm 215 and really would like to be 185-190 but just can't get there and I think diet and motivation are why

just changing your diet will do wonders. and take a walk now and then.

park at the far end of the lot, free morning walk.

pack lunch, eat while you walk, out 15 min, back 15 min.

free walk at the end of the day back to your lonely car.

after dinner, take a 15-20 walk before settling in for the night's PUI thread and watching TV.

doggie gets 3-5 walks a day, 15-20 min each. you can walk a mile in 20 min without breaking a sweat.

[Black94lt1]

Originally Posted by DAB

just changing your diet will do wonders. and take a walk now and then.

park at the far end of the lot, free morning walk. - I do this

pack lunch, eat while you walk, out 15 min, back 15 min. - Great idea

free walk at the end of the day back to your lonely car. - Done

after dinner, take a 15-20 walk before settling in for the night's PUI thread and watching TV. I need to start doing this

doggie gets 3-5 walks a day, 15-20 min each. you can walk a mile in 20 min without breaking a sweat.No dog, but I can see times during the day when I can just go walk. That is one advantage of 2 million sq. ft. of space under one roof, lots of places to walk regardless of the weather outside.

Some things I can start doing for certain

[wicked_c6]

Originally Posted by Black94lt1

This has inspired me to search out a trainer. I'm 215 and really would like to be 185-190 but just can't get there and I think diet and motivation are why

Honestly I think its been the difference between getting to my goal. OK I'd say having the trainer was 50% and the other 40% was diet and 10% was just me staying motivated. The pic 90 days ago is after 2 years of doing boot camp style workouts 5 days a week. Now I do 3 days of boots and 2 with the trainer. Make sure you find a certified one that is also knowledgeable about nutrition and supplements.

Don't like the first trainer? Find a new one. I went through 2 before I found my current. While not expensive (that being relative) my guy does finance packages over 90-180 days depending how many sessions you purchase. Trainers range from $25-60 an hour (mine is $50).

Some will say to heck with that...I'm not paying someone to tell me to exercise. For me, its more than that...he really has great workout plans and knowledge that I wouldn't have gained if I didn't workout with him.

Diet is key!

[wicked_c6]

Originally Posted by DAB

just changing your diet will do wonders. and take a walk now and then.

park at the far end of the lot, free morning walk.

pack lunch, eat while you walk, out 15 min, back 15 min.

free walk at the end of the day back to your lonely car.

after dinner, take a 15-20 walk before settling in for the night's PUI thread and watching TV.

doggie gets 3-5 walks a day, 15-20 min each. you can walk a mile in 20 min without breaking a sweat.

I try and use the stairs vs elevator or escalators as well. Its the little things that add up.

[Frizzle]

Originally Posted by wicked_c6

Diet is key!

I learned this a long time by myself through many attempts at trying to get as buff as your trainer. Diet is everything, you can't out train a bad diet as you get older.

[wicked_c6]

Originally Posted by Frizzle

I learned this a long time by myself through many attempts at trying to get as buff as your trainer. Diet is everything, you can't out train a bad diet as you get older.

So true...never realized just how much it factors. I see people do an hour workout, burn off 700 calories but then go off and eat a BLT with fries, etc. Can't lose weight that way effectively.

[DAB]

Still at 225.0.

[TabuIsMe]

Originally Posted by Frizzle

I learned this a long time by myself through many attempts at trying to get as buff as your trainer. Diet is everything, you can't out train a bad diet as you get older.

Worked hard at the gym last week, scale didn't budge.
Didn't go to the gym this week and lost 2 lbs.

[C5SilverBullet]

Totally changed my diet and exercise about 8 days ago, down 23lbs so far.

[DAB]

still at 225.5

[five-oh]

Anybody still here? I had a physical two and a half weeks ago. I knew I was overweight, but had maintained the same weight for quite some time, so I really wasn't too inspired to lose, even though I am a fatty. I'm 5'8", was 251lbs...then the dr's office called with some abnormal liver results. Doc says probably fatty liver, probably just keep an eye on it, but it scared me slap to death over the weekend that I couldn't talk with him. Since I've never drank alcoholic beverages, it was obviously my diet.
I immediately cold-turkey'ed sodas, including my beloved morning Dr Pepper every day, quit burger joints, turned up the water intake, nixed the red meat, and became a salad lover. Averaging between 1,000 and 1400 calories a day so far, mostly on the lower end of that. Haven't upped the exercise a lot because I struggle to find time to.
This morning, scale read 236. (It's an old scale, not sure how accurate, but it was the same scale the 251 reading came from).
Someone needs to get back in here and keep me encouraged. Goal is 200 lbs, preferably by the end of the year...then reassess.

[wicked_c6]

Originally Posted by five-oh

Anybody still here? I had a physical two and a half weeks ago. I knew I was overweight, but had maintained the same weight for quite some time, so I really wasn't too inspired to lose, even though I am a fatty. I'm 5'8", was 251lbs...then the dr's office called with some abnormal liver results. Doc says probably fatty liver, probably just keep an eye on it, but it scared me slap to death over the weekend that I couldn't talk with him. Since I've never drank alcoholic beverages, it was obviously my diet.
I immediately cold-turkey'ed sodas, including my beloved morning Dr Pepper every day, quit burger joints, turned up the water intake, nixed the red meat, and became a salad lover. Averaging between 1,000 and 1400 calories a day so far, mostly on the lower end of that. Haven't upped the exercise a lot because I struggle to find time to.
This morning, scale read 236. (It's an old scale, not sure how accurate, but it was the same scale the 251 reading came from).
Someone needs to get back in here and keep me encouraged. Goal is 200 lbs, preferably by the end of the year...then reassess.

I'd say my biggest changes came with diet. It's not hard once you get into routine to say no to the bad stuff. I think people make the mistake while they are trying to lose by having "cheat" days or meals. F that...stick to your guns till you drop to a weight you want. Then add in a day or two of unclean eating. I've been holding at a solid 205, 14% body fat for the past 120 days. I eat clean during the week (low sodium, no processed foods, no bread/pasta, sweets, etc)... On weekend, if I want to go out and eat at Red Robin and have a burger and a beer...cool. But I'm right back on point come Monday.

[DAB]

As I noted above somewhere, changing what you eat and getting in some walking worked for me. 300+ down to 225+/-2 and holding for over 2 years. I'm 6-5.

Eating right is cheaper long term than spending 5 days in the ICU.