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Fair play. Given this is a two day period I'll take it as a positive.
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Fair play. Given this is a two day period I'll take it as a positive.
Goose4291
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Okay. Third thing.
Only weigh yourself once a week on a given day, using the same scales.
Your body fluctuates all over the place as Motti says, and a tracked weekly figure is more than sufficient to give you an idea of your success.
And fair enough on podcasts. I quite like them as I use them.to.keep.me abreast of current affairs while.on a crosstrainer for an hour or so a day that I do while at sea
dayrth
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Your weight will fluctuate. Don't be disheartened when you gain some again. You may even put on more than you have lost, but it won't stay. You should see a downward trend over time. I find the best way to track my weight is to way once a week on the same day every week, and do it first thing in the morning before you eat or drink anything to avoid changes caused by change of meals. Eating a large but healthy and low calorie meal will up your weight just after you eat it, but loose you weight overall.
I recently heard on the television that we also have, permanently between 1 and 2 kilograms of fecal matter.
Permanently, even after having been to the toilet
We can thus subtract 1-2 kilos from our weight
Two truisms from me:
70% of all exercise is getting your trainers on
You can't outrun your fork
I heard of a guy in England who couldn't afford gym fees, so he put his MP3 player on and walked up and down his stairs for 2 hours a night. Massive change in his weight and body shape.
70% of all exercise is getting your trainers on
You can't outrun your fork
I heard of a guy in England who couldn't afford gym fees, so he put his MP3 player on and walked up and down his stairs for 2 hours a night. Massive change in his weight and body shape.
Personally I prefer to walk in the nature or in a park
First - the changes you've made to your diet are an excellent step, and if sustainable, will really help your progress.
Second - you're 24, so your body is young enough to recover and deal with excess weight far better than my 30-year-old one was, back when I decided to turn things around.
Third - avoid the trap of starting to check your weight too regularly - I'd pick a time, the same time each week for more fair comparisons - and stick to a weekly "weigh-in"
Fourth - the bike is a great idea, do it. Walking is also a great idea, keep doing it. If funds permit, grab some bone-conduction bluetooth headphones, which will allow you to hear traffic as well as your choice of music (which to me is amazing, and I use it regularly with my own workouts!). Also, if possible (and agreeable), grab a fitness tracker watch of some kind, such as a FitBit - mine always motivated me to keep going, or to get up and go.
Fifth - keep us up to date on your progress!
Sixth!! - sorry, I keep thinking of things. Weights, a little bit down the line, are a brilliant idea. They increase muscle, muscle increases basal metabolic rate, which will consume fat as long as you aren't putting in more than you're taking out.
Seventh - patience is your friend. You will slip up, you will be tempted, you will have off days. Accept them all, move on, come back to the course. Also - you'll see some dramatic results early on, which will slow down over time - this just means you're getting closer to your ideal weight and that what you're doing is working - keep at it, and give it at least 6 months before making any judgements.
I'm very pleased that you're getting out there and getting healthy, dude. Flipping well done. I'd high five you if I was in the vicinity.
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Well I've had dinner. I'll do what's been said and weigh in only once a week, in the morning of course.
This diet is sustainable, and much cheaper too.
Not to sound crude but I feel the topic warrants it. The bathroom. My, erm... Movements. They've been much more fluid. I'm guessing I can attribute this to cutting out the burgers & biscuits in favour of fresh fruit & vegetables?
This diet is sustainable, and much cheaper too.
Not to sound crude but I feel the topic warrants it. The bathroom. My, erm... Movements. They've been much more fluid. I'm guessing I can attribute this to cutting out the burgers & biscuits in favour of fresh fruit & vegetables?
Yeah, you'll be eating a lot more fiber now, which will clean you out for a bit. The BM 's will stabilize in time.
Keep with it Un1korn, sounds like you are taking all the right steps.
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That's alright then, just thought I should ask.
Two key things. Diet and exercise. The most important thing with diet is to understand how easy it is to intake a lot of calories with liquids, so the first step for your diet is to aim to only drink water. Coffee and Tea is fine, but Water should be your primary thirst satiation from now on. Further; liquids don't satiate your hunger as much as food solids do; because they don't fill you up as quickly, the potential is a lot of caloric intake. Remember to eat vegetables and fruit and avoid processed foods, this includes carbohydrates (e.g. Fried chips, chips, lots of bread loaf), focus on fresh fruit, veggies, small amounts of rice and lean meats like chicken, beef and lamb. Avoid deep fried things, focus on oven cooked meat, rather than fried.
Next; exercise in small steps. Simply going for a 30 minute walk PER day and maintaining this for at least some number of months will help you extremely; in terms of reducing your lethargy, or lack of energy; walking is excellent form of exercise, because it is one that doesn't require extra-cardiovascular strain, try flat terrain at least!
The final most important advice is to stick to the routine. Forming a habit is easy, but sucessfully overcoming one is a lot lot harder. Generally this requires you to stick to the routine for at least a month and then it becomes easier to maintain, without the urge to deviate from this.
Next; exercise in small steps. Simply going for a 30 minute walk PER day and maintaining this for at least some number of months will help you extremely; in terms of reducing your lethargy, or lack of energy; walking is excellent form of exercise, because it is one that doesn't require extra-cardiovascular strain, try flat terrain at least!
The final most important advice is to stick to the routine. Forming a habit is easy, but sucessfully overcoming one is a lot lot harder. Generally this requires you to stick to the routine for at least a month and then it becomes easier to maintain, without the urge to deviate from this.
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Yeah. It's certainly not easy. Actually remembering that fruit exists is very difficult for me right now, as honestly it's quite alien to my system.
I think perhaps that having fruit for breakfast for a while might acclimatise me to the food source? I imagine the walk I take afterwards would pair well. Is this correct?
The Temple of iron is there to build strength, it's up to you which you'd rather prefer, but there's nothing stopping you doing both. In short, gains you make in strength might be a good motivator for you to get healthy, so it's worth a shot! For forming a routine; ANY avenue of motivation is good motivation.
Chop up some banana and apple into your breakfast cereal, that's the easiest way to start to love fruit. Fruit should replace all your urges for lollies; it is the natural way to indulge in sugary things, yes fruit sugar is the same as 50% of cane sugar, like those found in lollies and sweets; but sweets are far more dense, whilst fruit is less dense, so the more fruit you eat the more fuller you feel, thus your intake of sugar will decrease over time.
Chop up some banana and apple into your breakfast cereal, that's the easiest way to start to love fruit. Fruit should replace all your urges for lollies; it is the natural way to indulge in sugary things, yes fruit sugar is the same as 50% of cane sugar, like those found in lollies and sweets; but sweets are far more dense, whilst fruit is less dense, so the more fruit you eat the more fuller you feel, thus your intake of sugar will decrease over time.
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I didn't know that about density. Thanks!
dayrth
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All good advice but especially 7
"patience is your friend. You will slip up, you will be tempted, you will have off days. Accept them all, move on, come back to the course. Also - you'll see some dramatic results early on, which will slow down over time - this just means you're getting closer to your ideal weight and that what you're doing is working - keep at it, and give it at least 6 months before making any judgements."
I would also like to add one.
8 - Post a picture of Fudge
Avago Earo
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This happened for me when I chose a plant based diet in January. The year before I had an endoscopy, barium meal and swallow, ct scan, blood tests etc etc. It was concluded that I had acid reflux combined with sigmoid diverticular syndrome. I was given a course of tablets that I would probably have to take for the rest of my life. After changing my diet, on the occasions I forget to take the meds, I have little to no reflux. And like you; the movements are well,... movements, and far less disgusting.
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All good advice but especially 7
"patience is your friend. You will slip up, you will be tempted, you will have off days. Accept them all, move on, come back to the course. Also - you'll see some dramatic results early on, which will slow down over time - this just means you're getting closer to your ideal weight and that what you're doing is working - keep at it, and give it at least 6 months before making any judgements."
I would also like to add one.
8 - Post a picture of Fudge
I'll try to get a picture of her. Probably sit her in my new desk so I can get away with uploading on Inara.
One thing that helps is to celebrate the small wins - you lost 2 lbs? Yay, go you! And even better, if you get the small wins in early enough, you'll be celebrating regularly and often, and that will set the tempo for the rest of your life. Also, don't forget, a big lad (or lass) like you will probably lose weight pretty quickly once you start shifting it, at least in the early days, which should mean more small wins, which should mean you feel like you're making headway. Don't lose hope if you backslide occasionally, that's only natural, just keep at it and you'll be a shadow of your former self in no time.
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