Drink lots of water and go to bed earlierI'm a weight loss expert as I've battled being skinny and/or fat my entire life
I can go through an entire day with strict discipline, not giving in to any bad eating. I simply do not crave junk food during the day. However, at night, it's a whole different demon. I want to eat everything in sight. Anyone else with this problem?
I know all the tricks I just don’t always follow them.
I weighed 251 a minute ago. Which is +1 lbs
It's always tough when you jump back into weights. Long term you'll lose some weight, but in my experience, it's pretty common to add some weight initially. Keep pushing through and maybe switch from candy to dark chocolate or something like that, in smaller amounts. My go to lately has been pickled ginger like you'd get with sushi. It's got a little bit of a sweetness to it that will usually appease me when I'm getting those cravings but much healthier.
I’m trying to get some quest bars to have at night rather than piles of junk food
When I start a new routine, whether it's weights or running, I always seem to have a few lbs weight gain initially, then after a few weeks it starts coming off quickly. Not sure what that is or if I'm just weird, but I try not to obsess over the scale too early and just keep working.
You think those calf extensions are helping ya?
Just trying to get an overall body workout
I was being a smart ass with my remark, trying to get a laugh. But if you really want to hit your calves within a simple exercise that'll do more for you overall, seriously try just basic jumping jacks. Try to do around 5 sets at 100+ at a time, adjust as necessary. It'll surprise you.
I figured you were but that's okay. I usually do it with the squat bar when it's already set up with weight on it, so I'm not going out of my way to do it. I've got a bit of a bum shoulder at the moment, so I'm a little limited on what I can do so I'm trying to be creative to have enough exercises to cover 5 days a week.
I applaud you and wish you (and all who participate) good health.
I had a couple good workouts this weekend. I’m down 1 lb (249) since the thread started, but I feel like my overall conditioning has caught back up. I’m down about 13 lbs since my peak weight. Wish I had taken measurements before this started like @Chris Farley suggested because even though the scale hasn’t changed much my clothes are fitting better again
Great job!
Weekends are tough. I try not to weigh myself until Wednesday just out of stopping the frustration. Been working. Was 208 Thursday AM. Goal is still a 1 in front by my birthday in July.
That should be very doable. On my last round of weight loss a few years ago, I experienced the same thing, which is frustrating too. It makes it hard to drop consistently when the weekend comes and you undo all of the good work from the week. So now, I've learned my lesson a little bit, and at least just try to maintain over the weekend. Even a 1/2 or 1 lb weekend gain isn't too bad, but when you go up 2-3, it sets you back a whole week typically.
I'm 6'1" and going to evaluate what 215 feels like before I push further.
Well, it's hard depending on what you want to do. It takes time and discipline to stick to it long enough to make a difference, but yeah, once you make a commitment to doing it, it's not rocket surgery. You have to expend more calories than you consume, and keep that consistent for quite a while to make a big difference.
Just keep exercising and don't obsess over the scale... it'll come. Ordered a 6 pack of each of these near-beer IPAs to try out when I really want an IPA but don't want the booze. They are supposed to be pretty awesome for what they are.
