Cutting the pounds

[SBBlue]

So the KB saga in NY made me think, you know, its about time I cut few.

I'm thinking of trying that intermittent fasting thing.  Anyone tried it?

[Ja Rhule]

Just now, SBBlue said:

So the KB saga in NY made me think, you know, its about time I cut few.

I'm thinking of trying that intermittent fasting thing.  Anyone tried it?

I lost 40lbs in 4 months last year.  Worked out 50 minutes 5 times a day, walked for 90 minutes 5 times a day and ate smaller meals 5 times a day.

[SBBlue]

1 minute ago, Ja Rhule said:

I lost 40lbs in 4 months last year.  Worked out 50 minutes 5 times a day, walked for 90 minutes 5 times a day and ate smaller meals 5 times a day.

Were you hungry?  That's my problem, I have trouble thinking at work when I'm hungry.

Did you keep it off?  If so did you have to maintain that regimen? Cause 2.4 hours a day is a reach for me.

 

[Shocker]

13 minutes ago, SBBlue said:

So the KB saga in NY made me think, you know, its about time I cut few.

I'm thinking of trying that intermittent fasting thing.  Anyone tried it?

It works if you stick to it…I skip breakfast makes it much easier IMO.  Combined with low carb eats and you will shed pounds like crazy

Edited August 3, 2021 by Shocker

[SBBlue]

11 minutes ago, Shocker said:

It works if you stick to it…I skip breakfast makes it much easier IMO.  Combined with low carb eats and you will shed pounds like crazy

I'm thinking of giving it a run tomorrow, maybe exercise a bit when I wake.

[Ja Rhule]

1 hour ago, SBBlue said:

Were you hungry?  That's my problem, I have trouble thinking at work when I'm hungry.

Did you keep it off?  If so did you have to maintain that regimen? Cause 2.4 hours a day is a reach for me.

 

Yea, I ate a ton but healthy and unhealthy.  After I quit working out a year ago I have gained 6lbs so far.  It was amazing losing so much weight so fast.  I felt great.  I quit drinking alcohol too.

[SBBlue]

21 minutes ago, Ja Rhule said:

 I quit drinking alcohol too.

I gotta draw the line somewhere.

[PanthersATL]

16 hours ago, SBBlue said:

I'm thinking of trying that intermittent fasting thing.  Anyone tried it?

It's not the healthiest option, I'm told. But you can do it easily by not eating anything for 12 hours such as between (let's say) 7pm and 7am.  Of course, in an ideal world you would do more fasting while you're awake vs sleeping (since you burn more calories while awake)

here's the yadda yadda:

• burn off more calories than you consume, and it doesn't matter about your eating timing as much.
• eat higher quality foods vs stuff that's processed or loaded with tons of butter/sugar. One easy way to do this is to eliminate (as much as you can) any grocery store purchase that has "sugar" or "high fructose corn syrup" on the ingredient list.  

 

 

 

[PanthersATL]

When I uber-focus on weight-reduction meals (with minimal change on exercise program), I found the following worked for me.  Your mileage may vary. And a varied spice cabinet can be your friend

• Breakfast - One mandarin orange.   (Generally speaking, I usually skip breakfast altogether, but they say that you should have *something* to give your body some fuel after waking up.)   Some people like one egg for the protein option.  Up to you.
• Lunch - a bowl full of spinach salad with whatever other vegetables you want, a 6-8oz boneless/skinless chicken breast, and a basic oil/vinegar dressing. Add some crumbled bacon/blue cheese/shredded parm if you'd like.
• Snack - a handful of raw unsalted almonds. Seasoned with whatever spice you'd like, if desired
• Dinner - 4-8oz of protein, a side spinach salad with whatever vegetables you want and oil/vinegar dressing, and any other vegetable you choose if desired.  Be creative: If you choose to have sushi, for example -- make it a poke bowl on salad instead of rice/noodles.
• Dessert - a piece of fruit, jello, or one Hershey's dark chocolate mini.

Whenever possible: no alcohol. no rice. no pasta. No potatoes. No bread. No starches. No sugar. No high fructose corn syrup.  Almost unlimited fruits and vegetables are allowed. As much water as you can reasonably drink.

And with all good diets: build in a cheat day where you can eat whatever and don't feel locked in.  And if you happen to need a second cheat day due to whatever? no big deal - just don't do them back to back if you can help it.

[SBBlue]

On 8/3/2021 at 1:59 PM, PanthersATL said:

When I uber-focus on weight-reduction meals (with minimal change on exercise program), I found the following worked for me.  Your mileage may vary. And a varied spice cabinet can be your friend

• Breakfast - One mandarin orange.   (Generally speaking, I usually skip breakfast altogether, but they say that you should have *something* to give your body some fuel after waking up.)   Some people like one egg for the protein option.  Up to you.
• Lunch - a bowl full of spinach salad with whatever other vegetables you want, a 6-8oz boneless/skinless chicken breast, and a basic oil/vinegar dressing. Add some crumbled bacon/blue cheese/shredded parm if you'd like.
• Snack - a handful of raw unsalted almonds. Seasoned with whatever spice you'd like, if desired
• Dinner - 4-8oz of protein, a side spinach salad with whatever vegetables you want and oil/vinegar dressing, and any other vegetable you choose if desired.  Be creative: If you choose to have sushi, for example -- make it a poke bowl on salad instead of rice/noodles.
• Dessert - a piece of fruit, jello, or one Hershey's dark chocolate mini.

Whenever possible: no alcohol. no rice. no pasta. No potatoes. No bread. No starches. No sugar. No high fructose corn syrup.  Almost unlimited fruits and vegetables are allowed. As much water as you can reasonably drink.

And with all good diets: build in a cheat day where you can eat whatever and don't feel locked in.  And if you happen to need a second cheat day due to whatever? no big deal - just don't do them back to back if you can help it.

Hey thanks.  Lots in there.  I'll try a bit.

[SBBlue]

First couple days, no breakfast, ate early lunch.  No problem.

[PanthersATL]

8 minutes ago, SBBlue said:

Hey thanks.  Lots in there.  I'll try a bit.

As the person who shared this plan with me stated, "it's boring, but it works"

The good news is there is a smidge of flexibility to make it more interesting than it sounds.

• Dinner protein can be whatever protein you want. Fish, beef, pork, chicken, soy, whatever.  Grill it, broil it, bake it.  Sauce or marinate it, as long as there's no sugar/corn syrup per above rules.  Season with whatever spices you want (although I'd avoid anything salt-heavy like some of those pre-made seasonings might have). 
• CHEESE IS ALLOWED (forgot to mention this) For a snack, one of those Babybel cheese things or a string cheese is perfectly okay.

[PanthersATL]

14 minutes ago, SBBlue said:

Hey thanks.  Lots in there.  I'll try a bit.

Shopping list to get you going. Some items will be weekly, others as you run out of items

• 3-5lb bag of pre-cooked/pre-portioned frozen chicken breasts (will use one per day for lunches).  Hey, feel like cooking 'em up fresh yourself from raw instead? Knock yourself out and go for it.
• One giant box of fresh spinach
• One bag of those babybel cheeses
• One bag of mandarin oranges
• 3lb bag of almonds
• Whatever other vegetables you want 
• salmon, either with skin or without.  Cut up and freeze 6oz portions for dinners
• steak (portion appropriately - 2 people should probably split a single 8oz steak). Ribeyes, NY Strip, whatever
• Package of Pre-made burger patties.  Go for 1/3lb 100% Sirloin.  Plan one burger per meal, on a bed of spinach and veggies, etc.
• Bag of Hershey's dark chocolate ('cause you need a treat)

[cookinbrak]

When I did IF, I went from 8 at night till noon. Tried to do low carb, but carbs are hidden in everything. I've lost 30 lbs since Feb just paying attention to calories.