I’m getting fat

[shaunylw]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

That’s the issue. I don’t actually have a goal

I’m fat enough my pants feel tight but not fat enough it bothers me

Haha this sounds exactly like me. I was around 170, really good shape, doing triathlon blah blah. Decided to stop triathlon, proceeded to stop working out for over a year, gained 20 lbs but felt great! Now I’m back to around 175 and did it with eliminating snacking and watching my diet.

By watch my diet i mean, when i eat a double bacon cheese burger, i eat a few salads. I try to stay away from sugar whenever possible. I wasn’t willing to do a lot of work but i can watch what i eat, that’s easy enough. I was really just hoping to go from 3 chins to 2 chins.


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[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I enjoy walking but the new office is 5 mins from train vs 20. And office hours are from like 6:30 to like 7:30 so kind of tough to get any walking done.


I use to go to alstead farms to walk around with the fam. I really do enjoy walking.

I’ve actually kept my calls to around 2000 calls per day. Usually heavier on carbs these days

I would research The Primal Blueprint and from there a few other on Primal/Paleo books and try to eat way less carbs and you should be fine. Once you start to eat better you will have very little desire to eat bad food again, and of course you can still eat what carbs you enjoy, just less often.

[FTX I]

To be brutally honest my goal to be in decent shape is simple. I don't want to be invisible to the opposite sex. If you need to find a goal I'm sure you'll find if you really think about it.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Chiboy

I'm shocked you could put on 20 pounds and wear the same clothes! I'm pretty sure if I put on 20, I'd require all new clothes except for shoes.

I would hate to put on 20 pounds, or even 10. I've been lucky to weigh the same for the last 20 or 25 years, but reduced food intake the last few years a bit. I love exercise, so I imagine my metabolism is high.

If you don't care, motivation is going to be tough until you put on enough weight to care.

Skinny jeans sit low :).
So the muffin just hangs over lol

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Blansky

I would research The Primal Blueprint and from there a few other on Primal/Paleo books and try to eat way less carbs and you should be fine. Once you start to eat better you will have very little desire to eat bad food again, and of course you can still eat what carbs you enjoy, just less often.

Will do thx u

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

Haha this sounds exactly like me. I was around 170, really good shape, doing triathlon blah blah. Decided to stop triathlon, proceeded to stop working out for over a year, gained 20 lbs but felt great! Now I’m back to around 175 and did it with eliminating snacking and watching my diet.

By watch my diet i mean, when i eat a double bacon cheese burger, i eat a few salads. I try to stay away from sugar whenever possible. I wasn’t willing to do a lot of work but i can watch what i eat, that’s easy enough. I was really just hoping to go from 3 chins to 2 chins.


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Lol. You are my twin!!!!

[BisonHead]

I am getting old and fat ha.

Been dieting since the kids pointed it out last leave. Cant do anything about getting older, but i can reverse the weight gain accrued from commanding a desk.

Say diet, more of portion size restriction and healthy options. Feeling better for it.

[Chiboy]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Skinny jeans sit low :).
So the muffin just hangs over lol

If that doesn't provide the motivation you need, I don't know what to tell ya!

[masterserg]

Get a Peloton bike and don't look back!

If anything, the lady instructors are smokin'! Helps with the motivation

[Dr. Robert]

With my sunglasses on I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them I am fat and 68.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by BisonHead

I am getting old and fat ha.

Been dieting since the kids pointed it out last leave. Cant do anything about getting older, but i can reverse the weight gain accrued from commanding a desk.

Say diet, more of portion size restriction and healthy options. Feeling better for it.

I’m eating 2000 calories...maybe the healthy options be better. We get free snacks at work. They got these chocolate wafer things now. Man. So good

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Chiboy

If that doesn't provide the motivation you need, I don't know what to tell ya!

I still feel sexy lol. (Insert That Song too sexy for my shirt,..too sexy ) lol

Originally Posted by masterserg

Get a Peloton bike and don't look back!

If anything, the lady instructors are smokin'! Helps with the motivation

That’s a really expensive bike. My other buddy on TRF bought it he lost weight but then he bought it cause it cause he got a massive discount. I dunno...prefer walking. Plus I hate the seats on bikes

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

You haven’t seen the meals I haven’t posted lol. I don’t have time to do gym every day. I just go to the gym every saturday/sunday. I enjoy lifting heavy

I had sushi at Sakura last night

I don’t have boobs yet lol. I actually bench 2 plates each side. :)


Just getting fat.

I've been an officer in the Army for over 13 years (4 active duty, the last 9+ in the National Guard), and my soldiers that fail the PT test always claim they don't have time to work out. So I will break it down for you like I do for them:

- There are 168 hours in the week.
- You say you work 6:30-7:30, so 13 hour days (I'm assuming 5 days a week and lets add an hour for commute each day, since I don't know your situation), so that's 65 hours of work each week. (BTW, I hope you love what you do, because that's a long work week...)
- If you sleep on average 7 hours a night = 49 hours of sleep in a week (I sleep a little less). That leaves you 47 hours throughout the week.
- If you are working out for 2-3 hours on the weekends, that's then 44 hours left.
- Yes, those 44 hours include extra hours on the weekends. You also mention you have a family and want to spend time with them, I'm sure.
- There has to be AT LEAST 2 hours (30 minutes a day, 4 days throughout the week) that you can find to go for a quick run.

I herniated 3 disks in my back in July of 2017 and it has been a long, slow slog coming back. I gained 20 pounds fast and am still working them off. I re-injured myself this past January by pushing it too hard. I have a wife and a 2-year old at home that demand a lot of time from me.

I have found that waking up at 5am so I can get to the gym by 5:45 or ride the Peloton for an hour before my half-hour commute to work (I work 7:30-5, with a half hour commute on each end). Some days after I put the kiddo to bed, I get another quick workout in, either a run or Peloton HIIT workout, and I still have find time to be with my wife and get about 6-7 hours of good sleep a night.

I've also found that diet is crucial. I'm 35 and my metabolism is no longer that which it was when I was in college. I could drink until 2am, wake up at 5:30, do PT and run 5 miles (sometimes still drunk), and eat loads of pasta and pizza and wings and not gain a pound. I'm also watching what I eat because of some hereditary issues such as high blood pressure and heart disease that I'm trying to avoid. I've found what foods I respond to and what doesn't. Paleo (Primal Blueprint style, as mentioned) seems to be a good start for me, but I try to stick to the IIFIMM (If It Fits In My Macros) of 35% carbs-40% protein-25% fat. Meal prep is time consuming too, so having a wife who is on board with making the changes is imperative.

My catalyst came from my wife. She did a fitness competition and trained from January through April, lost 15 pounds of fat and gained 7 pounds of muscle. She didn't starve herself like a lot of the girls and she looked great on stage (weighed in around 120 pounds at 5'3").

After her show, she sat me down and told me I needed to lose weight and get healthy. I have never felt unhealthy, even when recovering from my back injury, even though I've always carried some extra pounds around the belly. But I was crabby and constantly complaining about how fit I used to be. I could run a 6 minute mile, 20 minute 5k, bench 275#, deadlift 450#, and do 10 strict deadhang pullups, all at 205 pounds. I can't do any of those any more, but still never saw myself as unfit. She told me that what I was doing wasn't working and she didn't want to see me end up like my dad, who had a heart attack at 49 (he lived, but needed a quadruple bipass). I'm now eating better, working out smarter, and feeling better. I may never hit my previous benchmarks, but I'm OK with that so long as I feel good.

TLDR: Once you find that catalyst, you'll make the necessary changes and find the time to work out and eat healthier. Until then, you'll continue to gain weight and defend it by saying stuff like "I actually bench 2 plates each side."

[masterserg]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

That’s a really expensive bike. My other buddy on TRF bought it he lost weight but then he bought it cause it cause he got a massive discount. I dunno...prefer walking. Plus I hate the seats on bikes

It is expensive upfront but it pays for itself after a while (comparing with spinning classes). And it is really good, from the hardware to the experience. I am a big fan.

[Colin G]

I cycle a lot and don't eat past 8 pm. That keeps the weight off of me.

In the winter when not cycling ( I despise indoor trainers) I cut down on sugar and carbs and don't eat anything past 8 pm. I shovel snow by hand and don't use a snow blower any longer so I can get some good exercise in tossing snow around.

Instead of brushing my teeth right before bed, I do it at 8 pm so it makes me not want to snack. Its been working.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by masterserg

It is expensive upfront but it pays for itself after a while (comparing with spinning classes). And it is really good, from the hardware to the experience. I am a big fan.

I've got one, as well, and I absolutely love it. I used to do spin classes at the gym years ago, then started riding my road bike and we bought a spin bike for our home that collected dust (boring to stare at a wall for an hour). I did Crossfit 6 days a week until I hurt my back; the Peloton gives me motivation and helps with the competitiveness I felt doing Crossfit.

[BisonHead]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I’m eating 2000 calories...maybe the healthy options be better. We get free snacks at work. They got these chocolate wafer things now. Man. So good

Chocolate wafers, i feel for you. Massive in sugar. I am probably doing 1400 cal a day. I think the calorific content is neither here nor there, if its the wrong type of calories.

I stopped the chefs putting boxes of snickers at the coffee point in my office and popping a few Magnum ice creams in the icebox of the fridge.

Instead have a little fruit bowl.

As the old saying goes, "Little pickers, wear big knickers" or a "Moment on the lips is a life time on the hips"

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

I've been an officer in the Army for over 13 years (4 active duty, the last 9+ in the National Guard), and my soldiers that fail the PT test always claim they don't have time to work out. So I will break it down for you like I do for them:

- There are 168 hours in the week.
- You say you work 6:30-7:30, so 13 hour days (I'm assuming 5 days a week and lets add an hour for commute each day, since I don't know your situation), so that's 65 hours of work each week. (BTW, I hope you love what you do, because that's a long work week...)
- If you sleep on average 7 hours a night = 49 hours of sleep in a week (I sleep a little less). That leaves you 47 hours throughout the week.
- If you are working out for 2-3 hours on the weekends, that's then 44 hours left.
- Yes, those 44 hours include extra hours on the weekends. You also mention you have a family and want to spend time with them, I'm sure.
- There has to be AT LEAST 2 hours (30 minutes a day, 4 days throughout the week) that you can find to go for a quick run.

I herniated 3 disks in my back in July of 2017 and it has been a long, slow slog coming back. I gained 20 pounds fast and am still working them off. I re-injured myself this past January by pushing it too hard. I have a wife and a 2-year old at home that demand a lot of time from me.

I have found that waking up at 5am so I can get to the gym by 5:45 or ride the Peloton for an hour before my half-hour commute to work (I work 7:30-5, with a half hour commute on each end). Some days after I put the kiddo to bed, I get another quick workout in, either a run or Peloton HIIT workout, and I still have find time to be with my wife and get about 6-7 hours of good sleep a night.

I've also found that diet is crucial. I'm 35 and my metabolism is no longer that which it was when I was in college. I could drink until 2am, wake up at 5:30, do PT and run 5 miles (sometimes still drunk), and eat loads of pasta and pizza and wings and not gain a pound. I'm also watching what I eat because of some hereditary issues such as high blood pressure and heart disease that I'm trying to avoid. I've found what foods I respond to and what doesn't. Paleo (Primal Blueprint style, as mentioned) seems to be a good start for me, but I try to stick to the IIFIMM (If It Fits In My Macros) of 35% carbs-40% protein-25% fat. Meal prep is time consuming too, so having a wife who is on board with making the changes is imperative.

My catalyst came from my wife. She did a fitness competition and trained from January through April, lost 15 pounds of fat and gained 7 pounds of muscle. She didn't starve herself like a lot of the girls and she looked great on stage (weighed in around 120 pounds at 5'3").

After her show, she sat me down and told me I needed to lose weight and get healthy. I have never felt unhealthy, even when recovering from my back injury, even though I've always carried some extra pounds around the belly. But I was crabby and constantly complaining about how fit I used to be. I could run a 6 minute mile, 20 minute 5k, bench 275#, deadlift 450#, and do 10 strict deadhang pullups, all at 205 pounds. I can't do any of those any more, but still never saw myself as unfit. She told me that what I was doing wasn't working and she didn't want to see me end up like my dad, who had a heart attack at 49 (he lived, but needed a quadruple bipass). I'm now eating better, working out smarter, and feeling better. I may never hit my previous benchmarks, but I'm OK with that so long as I feel good.

TLDR: Once you find that catalyst, you'll make the necessary changes and find the time to work out and eat healthier. Until then, you'll continue to gain weight and defend it by saying stuff like "I actually bench 2 plates each side."

Thanks for the thoughtful response... I definitley need to find a catalyst.
I only sleep 4 hours per day. 1 hour commute each way. And start working again right after dinner till about 11-12.

I’ve tried to load my cardio and lifting into sat. So 1-2 hours of incline walking to get the heartbeat to 120. Hen lift for about 1-2 hours both days.

I gotta find the catalyst

[dba]

Originally Posted by SunTzu

When you look in the mirror and are finally repulsed by what you see, you'll make the move That'll be the catalyst.

That and my doctor telling me that I'm not controlling my diabetes as well as I should be. Trying to exercise more, eat more salad and protein and trying not to cheat.

At 63 years of age, if I want to live to bankrupt CALPERS, I better start taking better care of myself.

[timedate]

i am trying to cut back, i lost some weight, and now i am trying to keep it at bay, it really is the hardest thing sometimes,

When i am out and about you see the massive obesity problem, and its mainly women from what i can see,

Why is it happening? is it comfort eating to try to counteract depression, or is it that food is too available and cheap?

i have never seen such an amount of really huge people, its almost unusual to see normal sized people.

10 doughnuts for £1 doesnt help.

[Wools]

Originally Posted by skytick

I heard in an advert that working out is only 20% while eating right is 80%. I don't know how true that is but it sounds good to me.

It's very true.

Exercise is great as it builds muscle, strengthens your lungs and makes you feel good, but if you just want fat loss? That's down to a healthy diet.

Fad diets are useless and designed to sell a book or a product. Just eating vegatables, eating far less meath, cutting out all processed food and drinking water makes the weight fall off.

[Dubshack]

Find something to hold you accountable. That was my catalyst.

I played baseball my entire life through college so I always had the team, coaches, practices, offseason workouts, etc. to hold me accountable.

Once I graduated it’s been a decade+ of off and on workouts and fluctuating weight.

I signed myself up for a 1/2 marathon and was committed to being in good enough shape to run it at a pace I was comfortable with. It worked and I got down to my lowest weight since early college.

I’ve done 3 now, plus a handful of 10K’s. My issue is staying in shape when I don’t have a race on the horizon. I need another catalyst.


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[martinr]

Instead of dealing with your fatness you really need to do something about sleeping only four hours per day. Very unhealthy mentally and physically. It will catch up with you.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by martinr

Instead of dealing with your fatness you really need to do something about sleeping only four hours per day. Very unhealthy mentally and physically. It will catch up with you.

Its the job. Cant change that. I enjoy it tho.

[Brew]

Constant battle against the bulge here. I no longer allow myself to adjust my watches. I lose weight instead. I run 3x/week, and swim 3x/week to burn the calories, but if I don't exercise restraint at the table (if I even bother to sit down), then I grow . . . . Most of the rest of my life is sedentary.

[007timer]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

I lost 10 pounds by wearing a nicotine patch. Suppresses appetite.

Did you need to quit smoking or was it for the weight loss?


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[007timer]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

'Catalyst', makes me think of 'cattle', which makes me think of . . . . .

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[Burlington]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Thanks for the thoughtful response... I definitley need to find a catalyst.

I only sleep 4 hours per day. 1 hour commute each way. And start working again right after dinner till about 11-12.



I’ve tried to load my cardio and lifting into sat. So 1-2 hours of incline walking to get the heartbeat to 120. Hen lift for about 1-2 hours both days.



I gotta find the catalyst

A ninjas day is long !

Sounds like you need to hit some buffets and find rock bottom.




Tongue in cheek of course :) but I don’t think you would be so accepting of the status quo in other parts of your life, so why your health /weight if it’s causing you to think about it like this.

Catalysts can help, but for long term changes it probably needs to be something more intrinsic from within.

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by 007timer

Did you need to quit smoking or was it for the weight loss?


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I was using it to quit vaping. But it was good for weight, and I figured at least the impact of nicotine on the body is well researched, unlike many diet pills on the market

[4vCoupe]

I did insanity a few years back as well as eating clean. Only dropped 15lbs but got my body fat down to 9%. I’ve never been a heavy set guy to begin with.

I am going to start working out again in preparation for a Cancun trip.


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