The Healthy Thread
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- Boz-16
Dropped a whopping 1% body fat in 4 months :(
I am tired and feeling discouraged trying to reach that dream of sub 10% bf. This is so fucking hard. What my every day looks like is weights, abs, HIIT pretty much 6 times a week.
I have gone off keto and had to reverse diet to 2000 calories a day 130gr carbs, 65gr of fat and 150gr of protein. I am eating baked or cooked potatoes and chicken or salmon or talapia and it’s seriously getting to the point of ridiculous.
It’s like the body is fighting me so hard to lose those last 10lbs of fat. Like fuck you Boz, you will never get there you bitch.
I have been clean, no supplements even these past 3+ years because i always felt taking drugs or steroids or anything of sorts would be cheating and lying to myself but i am starting entertain the idea to use ephedrine to try to force the body to melt the remaining fat. It’s the most annoying fat to lose, around waist and a of chest fat.
Do you know anyone or have you read anything about ephedrine. At first i thought about taking clenbuterol as it is used by most body builders but that shit scares me with side effects and the possibility of your heart getting messed up.
Ephedrine seems like an FDA approved thermoge ic fat burner but legal and with no side effects.
I have been fat all my life and i will not stop until i reach my dream physique so i gotta find a way to break through this barrier and get some progress by my birthday in april.
Current state of affairs
- Not sure why the coronary clogging qbn members are downvoting...pinkfloyd
- Dude, I commend your efforts and understand the frustration of having a goal out of reach, but seriously.. u look fucking amazingautoflavour
- I don’t want to polish your balls too much, but you have been a massive inspiration.. I’m a fat cunt and your journey gives me hopeautoflavour
- Don’t be too hung up tho on numbers.. enjoy it.. it’s fucking phenomenal you transformationautoflavour
- what auto said.Gnash
- show your absdrgs
- cut out meat?mugwart
- thanks auto.. just keep at it. A year from now you will look back and have two options: Be amazed how much u progressed or regret that you didn’t stick with itBoz
- i never thought i would ever lose weight but i kept repeating this to myself and said this is for life so it’s not a temporary diet. This helped me stay on pathBoz
- Maybe you need to mix up the gym work with some new forms of training? Some really intense cardio? The leanest I've ever been (approx 65 kg) involved...pedromendez
- ...some insane cardio. Long endurance sessions mixed with short intense sessions. Fair play man - you're doing amazing! Forget the body fat % figure! :-)pedromendez
- ...some insane cardio. Long endurance sessions mixed with short intense sessions. Fair play man - you're doing amazing! Forget the body fat % figure! :-)pedromendez
- autoflavour4
So have managed to make it most of January living better.. big part was cutting weed loose.. so no more late night mindless binge eating.. have cut out chocolate and most sweets, have the occasional ice block (but it’s summer here at 36degrees). Cut out Softdrinks nearly completely (have had 2 cokes since) and have been trying to get to bed before 10 each night.
Have lost a couple of kg, but given that nothing else has really changed in what I have been eating, it’s nice.
It’s funny tho, after 25 years dancing with Mary, it feels like a very old fog is finally lifting.
Withdrawal is a bitch tho..
That said, we have been replacing it with sex, so .. win
- The real test is once uni starts up again.. it’s easy to get to bed early when u don’t have papers due or marking to do. Hoping the clarity will at least makeautoflavour
- It a bit easier. Not gonna lie.. boz.. you are inspiring me bro.. kudos to youautoflavour
- well done.Gnash
- Good for you man... I think with many bad habits there is no real reason for it, other than you keep doing it. Just need to break out of the cycle.yuekit
- Good job! I'd love to have the guts to do the same, but I'm a vicious pig.maquito
- Look I wasn’t eating frozen pizza bad, but it was bleak some of the late night munchies ..autoflavour
- Excellent keep staying motivatedrobotron3k
- from experience and struggles i have too. Please make sure you define your macros/nutrition, measure you resting metabolic rate andBoz
- track food! I use My Fitness Pal app now and it’s amazing. Bar code scanning and all. It’s super important to track carbs/protein/fat/ca...Boz
- because we have tendencies to underestimate how many calories and macros we really ate thus failure in getting results we need.Boz
- just my 2 cents from struggle i am going through and previously not tracking. When i was huge it was easy to lose without tracking because the only way was downBoz
- but as you start losing and get to a certain point tracking becomes a must to progress. So definitely try to get into habit of it.Boz
- Thanks bozautoflavour
- robotron3k1
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- pinkfloyd1
Are most running shoes at a slope? I was trying on these nike running shoes and the back was too high, and the front was very low. Any good running shoes without as much angle?
- Look for running shoes with a low heel drop, 8mm or less. If you go to CrossFit type shoes, those are basically flat for lifting and balance.robotron3k
- cool thankspinkfloyd
- Find a fancy running shoe store. They can measure your gate and recommend the right brand and model that will fit you best.fooler
- I've been using inov-8's lately. also hear Xero is good too.notype
- https://www.vibrams.…Nairn
- notype0
Low impact exercises -- guys give me some of your ideas. gotta lay off running for a moment.
Maybe rowing? any other ideas?
- Swimming?Nairn
- can't swim. going to learn this year though. good idea.notype
- probably should use this time to learn huh? seems like the best low impact sport there is.notype
- Crikey! I'm always surprised when I hear of people who can't swim! :) Even just dicking around in the shallow-end is good exercise.Nairn
- Stop what you are doing all together and learn to swim fool!Hayzilla
- Lol- hayZ, there’s a gym w a pool .7mi from me. I’ve 10 passes before extending membership there. Will sign up 4 adult beginners swim this wknotype
- I got myself a Peloton bike for Xmas and it's a great exercise and fun.fooler
- no space for that in my NYC apartmentnotype
- You could go to the Peloton Studio in NYC but it's expensive.fooler
- Tell me... What's so great about it? I may consider it.notype
- NBQ000
What you say?
- Can’t fap to this..autoflavour
- ( o) ( o )mekk
- I say someone who calls himself "Captain Sinbad", claims his name is Gary Wilson with no search results in this filed has no qualification.mekk
- Is the no fap movement more about not watching porn or no masturbation? Confused.notype
- ^ It's about claiming to live like an asket and then brag about your newly found over-the-top sexual performancemekk
- NBQ00-3
- autoflavour4
So, cutting out coke, chocolate and junk food in general.. eating only between 12pm-6pm (most days) and sleeping more I have lost 6kg since New Years so far.
Barely any exercise and what I have been eating hasn’t changed that much.. maybe less pizza, but the rest is the same.
Intermittent fasting works.. takes a week or so to get over the detoxing phase and cravings, but to be honest, it was only a few days of pain and once the caffeine headaches subsided, i was fine
Not bad for pretty much just adjusting diet
- Lol.. appears short term memory hasn’t fully recovered.. I made this post a few weeks back.autoflavour
- But yep, between 1 and 1.5kg weekly.. many weeks to go alas .. at least half a year in front of meautoflavour
- yea, eating late. thats fucked me up for a few years. Now I eat before 6, nothing after until next day.futurefood
- intermittent fasting? are you doing the one meal a day thing?futurefood
- Nice work. +10 for the late eating thing. Used to think my mum was a fusspot over it, now makes sense. Time for Syd Qbeers to celebrate!MrT
- No usually eat 2 or 3’meals.. nothing major, not that that hungry. But only between 12-6pm. Sure there is the occasional dinner or breakfast on the weekend,autoflavour
- But generally it’s 18 hour fast, 6 hour eat.autoflavour
- Mr T, heading to China heights next Friday for free beers.. if ur aboutautoflavour
- I thought cutting out coke makes you put on weightKrassy
- Cola, Not blowautoflavour
- Cutting out weed..autoflavour
- @autoflavour haha!Krassy
- Cheers auto, I’m off camping this weekend. Still keen, there’s a couple of Snydney sorts on here I think...?MrT
- how do you do the interm. fasts?notype
- do you ever wake up in the night getting hunger pains? I get this, is pretty full on. hard to ignore.inteliboy
- its weird, I have totally adjusted to it.. occasionally I feel a bit hungry, and on weigh in day and over the weekend I am usually a bit more flexible..autoflavour
- usually try to stick to 12-6pm window.. but include sometimes food.. just had Indian for dinner, had scrambled eggs with feta for breakfast.. etcautoflavour
- notype0
anyone take organifi?
https://www.organifishop.com
- NBQ00-3
- Every time there is a jump cut, it’s before he swallows.autoflavour
- Yeah at the end because he's full. The fatso can usually eat all of that.NBQ00
- NBQ00-3
- shapesalad0
- Develop a relationship with the sun. But do not sexually harass it.NBQ00
- I sexually harassed the sun, now I have a burning sensation down there.autoflavour
- duckseason0
1 year in San Diego has taken its toll on me with nearly zero exercise and access to a seemingly never ending supply of nearby breweries... I'm gittin' hitched in May and wasn't too keen on keeping the baby beer bump for the wedding. Started going to the gym 4 times a week in mid-January (heavy on cardio with weights mixed in) and moved to a much more strict diet, supplementing with a protein shake after workouts. So far I've gone from 172.4lbs on 1/16 to 157.8lbs today. I still have some fat around my stomach, love handles, moobs, and back of arms that I need to work on but have noticed a huge difference in a relatively short amount of time.
I'm pretty slim to begin with, which made the gut that much more noticeable even when sucking in. I think I may ease up on the cardio a bit and focus more on lifting in the last month or so leading up to the big day as I don't wanna be a twig swimming in my suit.
I've was previously relatively active whether it be riding a century, running a half marathon, hiking, lifting etc; however, I became suuuuper sedentary after moving out here from NYC and transitioning into a 100% remote role. It feels good to be active again and coming back down from the heaviest I've ever been.
- Wish I could be out in SD, the running roads and trails out there must be amazing. Nice update + good on you... your heart'll thank you.notype
- As dull and repetitive as it could get, I do miss the ease and convenience of doing laps around Central/Prospect park.duckseason
- Nothing like CP out in SD?notype
- mg338
I’ve been busting my ass in the gym since August and being more strict than usual with my nutrition, and I’ve gone from 18.9% to 12.94% body fat from August 28th to February 22nd. I’m now doing a Bodybuilding.com training plan called Freak Mode for 12 weeks that was a nice balance of lean muscle gain and fat burning. It’s mostly in my abdominal area, but since August that number has gone from 33 to 18 with caliper measurement. Inner thigh measurement has gone from 22 to 13, and my upper thigh is at 9. It’s crazy to see how I can physically see how lean I’m getting and match that up those those measurements.
Went to Colorado for a snowboard trip two weeks ago and was in the best shape I’ve ever been. Went hard all four days, legs and core felt great and never felt weak or unsafe like I usually do after three days.
Can’t wait to see where I am in May; I feel like I’ve got that base set for actually achieving the “summer body” ripped physique I’d love to have. I’m 41 and it may sound vain but there’s something very motivating about being at our neighborhood pools amongst a plethora of dad bods and know I busted my ass to be in good shape.
- Does your penis look longer? My dad dropped 75lbs and 18% of his body fat once and my mom said it made it look longer since the mons pubis had less fat.TheGreatGlorpo
- "big dick mg33"
... sounds like a westernPonyBoy - I'm 46, and while I haven't quite gone 'beast-mode' like you, I've been hitting the gym 4-5 days a week for a LONG time, and it feels GREAT to feel and lookexador1
- way younger than you actually are ;)exador1
- What are you using to measure/calculate body fat?duckseason
- oh hell yeah!notype
- will check out the website. could use a lil' ass kicking after this fast.notype
- notype1
3rd day in my water fast, breaking tomorrow at 8a. Say a prayer for me.
Ran last night which felt good but I cannot stop thinking about food. Waiting for the euphoric state. I did accidentally consume a bit of bone broth (mis read)
- notype0
What do you all think about Barry*s?
- dmay2
Canceled my gym membership and started training calisthenics. First workout today, did a beginners plan, and loved it. Working out outside felt great, looking forward for the next workout.
- robotron3k-1
- Doctor of Chiropractic...
So, a type 1 diabetic can't lose weight because he injects insulin every day?dmay - I think skinny diabetics are def rare... But that's just an observationrobotron3k
- Wait, type one is genetic. Type 2 is more overweight pplrobotron3k
- Doctor of Chiropractic...
