Fauxie said:

ZombieKitten said:

Fauxie said:

There's my favourite (well, only) nutrition guru!

I want to eat fried eggs and bacon for breakfast every day for 2 months (I mean, maybe scrambled on Sunday, with the odd mushroom or tomato too) when I go back to the UK. I have a super-duper non-stick pan and don't plan to use any oil or fat for the eggs, and of course bacon rashers (I love that word) release their own lubricating juices once you start frying those bad boys (see, they want to be fried!). Do you see me having any issues with that? I will also, like last time, have a handful of blueberries and/or raspberries each morning too.

You don't like your eggs in butter? I'm having a problem with that.

I love butter, but I doubt they really need it and I was trying to do everything with the minimum of fuss. I was thinking, though, that I might have a handful of the cheapo Tesco mixed frozen veggies (tiny diced carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, and peas) in there fried up too. I'll just get a modest portion out of the freezer the night before and then in the morning fry them in butter, then add the bacon, and do the eggs separately. I could put paprika and some other seasoning on the veggies to make them smokey and more cooked-breakfasty. I don't need variation (and never get bored with fried eggs and/or bacon anyway) so I think that's what I'll have every day while I'm over there. Simple!

Back in New Mexico for a month. During my Christmas month last year, I did 2,222 push-ups because I didn't have a gym to go to.

But this summer I made a deal with the resort and I can use their gym for $8 a workout. Had my first one this morning. Man, did it feel GOOD!

Revolution said:

The key is trying to feel better. Do you feel better? Weight can be deceiving. Lots to take into account. For instance, i have access to a digitalized state of the art scale. Yesterday, i scarfed down some food and weighed in at 237 lbs. today, i jumped on it and it read 231 lbs (before eating). I am continuing to walk 1/2 hr each day. Ppl at work are dropping like flies from our lunchtime walks. I dont mind. I like to put on my headphones and get lost in music.

Yeah, I do actually feel "better" (when I'm not exhausted from the gym, lol).

ZombieKitten said:

PurpleJedi said:

That's what I'm telling myself.


But in all honesty, for my height and bodyframe, I think I should be around 170.

MMA fighters my height (with 0% bodyfat) are around 140/150lbs.

I'm not discouraged as much as I am pissed off.

exercise is pretty much useless for weight loss, exercising simply makes you hungrier

do it only for strength and feeling good

to build muscle you need a calorie surplus, a calorie deficit will cause you to lose muscle

cut the sugar and refined carbs completely, do short bursts of cardio ie. sprints, lift heavy weights but low reps

EAT FAT and PROTEIN for calorie surplus

Right now the focus is weight loss and strengthening the weak points.

THEN we can try to build muscle.

missfee said:

XxAxX said:

oh hey. don't be hard on yourself. i've seen your pics - you carry whatever extra weight you have really well. you're a cutie pie

He sure is.

free2bfreeda said:

PurpleJedi said:

Every now & then, we need one of these threads don't you think?

So...I'm one of those people who are always jumping on the "getting in shape" bandwagon, only to fall off (sometimes almost immediately).

You may recall a few years back I was "seriously working out", but then as often happens to many folks...the lack of noticeable results completely deflated me and 2 years later, I'm at the heaviest that I've ever been.

So. Once again. Here I go.

you got my cheers

and thanks for starting this thread.

i joined in on this a coupla weeks ago. so glad i did. right now i'm keeping my stats and my weight goal under raps.

so anyway,

i had a real urge to fix something to eat just a few ago although i did not feel hungry, i just really enjoy the taste of my cooking, via from my texas born mom.

however i jumped the unecessary food intake hurdle and settled for some apple cider (1/2 cup) poured into my blender with about 7 cubs of ice.

the crushed ice rises to the top of my cup. (i use a straw so's to take my time drinking the cider). then when the ice cold cider is gone, i just pour my spring water over the ice that is left.

my food urge left.

so once again, thx.

PurpleJedi

There's a formula as to how much water you should be drinking for weight loss, and it's astounding.

missfee said:

PurpleJedi said:

That's what I'm telling myself.


But in all honesty, for my height and bodyframe, I think I should be around 170.

MMA fighters my height (with 0% bodyfat) are around 140/150lbs.

I'm not discouraged as much as I am pissed off.

Like what everybody else has said, don't get discouraged. This has happened to me too, the hard workouts, eating right and it seeming like it's not paying off once you get on the scale....however, just keep on doing what you are doing. I honestly believe, in the beginning, your body tries to hold on to what it's used to, so when we start working out, its sort of...laughing at us in a way...but when you keep it up, then its forced to change. The thing that works for me is not getting on the scale as much. Shift your motivation to focusing more on getting stronger and waking up feeling great with energy as opposed to how many pounds lost for the week. It's a mental game type of thing. Keep believing in yourself that you will get the body that you want and have faith that it will come all in due time and not overnight.

Your thread has motivated me about getting real about working out seriously again. I'm thinking hard about switching my gym membership from my workplace to one near my home so that I'm able to workout during the week and go to Zumba or Insanity classes on the weekends in the mornings. Do you realize how many people you motivated with this one little thread?

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RodeoSchro said:

Back in New Mexico for a month. During my Christmas month last year, I did 2,222 push-ups because I didn't have a gym to go to.

But this summer I made a deal with the resort and I can use their gym for $8 a workout. Had my first one this morning. Man, did it feel GOOD!

BEAST!

So...they weighed me this afternoon.

When I was FIRST weighed, I was at 196.4lbs at 34.3% bodyfat.

Today, I'm 188.4lbs and 32.3% bodyfat.



Definitely a positive.

I'm getting closer to freaking out the kids with a speedo.

PurpleJedi said:

So...they weighed me this afternoon.

When I was FIRST weighed, I was at 196.4lbs at 34.3% bodyfat.

Today, I'm 188.4lbs and 32.3% bodyfat.



Definitely a positive.

I'm getting closer to freaking out the kids with a speedo.

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

So...they weighed me this afternoon.

When I was FIRST weighed, I was at 196.4lbs at 34.3% bodyfat.

Today, I'm 188.4lbs and 32.3% bodyfat.



Definitely a positive.

I'm getting closer to freaking out the kids with a speedo.

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

So...they weighed me this afternoon.

When I was FIRST weighed, I was at 196.4lbs at 34.3% bodyfat.

Today, I'm 188.4lbs and 32.3% bodyfat.



Definitely a positive.

I'm getting closer to freaking out the kids with a speedo.

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

Nothing beats going as hard as you can at the gym. Anything else is a waste of time, IMO. Love watching these cats in their 20s shake their heads when I go heavy on the leg press.

uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

Nothing beats going as hard as you can at the gym. Anything else is a waste of time, IMO. Love watching these cats in their 20s shake their heads when I go heavy on the leg press.

Absolutely! It took me a few years to learn it but if you don't give it everything you have on every set, you won't see results. That, and quitting counting reps were the keys for me. Just do as many reps as I can on every set. If I feel like I'm doing more than 12 or so reps, I know I need a heavier weight.

PurpleJedi said:

thekidsgirl said:

Perhaps you've put on some muscle from all the work outs? Don't get discouraged

That's what I'm telling myself.


But in all honesty, for my height and bodyframe, I think I should be around 170.

MMA fighters my height (with 0% bodyfat) are around 140/150lbs.

I'm not discouraged as much as I am pissed off.

As far as I know, with 0% bodyfat you're dead (unless you didn't mean that literally). I think bodybuilders go down to 4-5% for their shows and it's not at all healthy.

RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

So...they weighed me this afternoon.

When I was FIRST weighed, I was at 196.4lbs at 34.3% bodyfat.

Today, I'm 188.4lbs and 32.3% bodyfat.



Definitely a positive.

I'm getting closer to freaking out the kids with a speedo.

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

push-ups give you nicer pecs and wider shoulders/back

JoeTyler said:

RodeoSchro said:

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

push-ups give you nicer pecs and wider shoulders/back

I did see slight results with my pecs but nothing that I couldn't do with flys.

I did all the push-ups using 2 1/2 pound dumbbells as the supports for my hands. I didn't do them with my hands flat on the floor. It felt better using the dumbbells.

Phishanga said:

PurpleJedi said:

That's what I'm telling myself.


But in all honesty, for my height and bodyframe, I think I should be around 170.

MMA fighters my height (with 0% bodyfat) are around 140/150lbs.

I'm not discouraged as much as I am pissed off.

As far as I know, with 0% bodyfat you're dead (unless you didn't mean that literally). I think bodybuilders go down to 4-5% for their shows and it's not at all healthy.

Yeah I meant it figuratively.

Most MMA fighters (at least in the lower weight classes) look like walking anatomy charts.

PurpleJedi said:

Phishanga said:

As far as I know, with 0% bodyfat you're dead (unless you didn't mean that literally). I think bodybuilders go down to 4-5% for their shows and it's not at all healthy.

Yeah I meant it figuratively.

Most MMA fighters (at least in the lower weight classes) look like walking anatomy charts.

Ok, I almost thought so. Do you watch MMA?

JoeTyler said:

RodeoSchro said:

Alright! I knew you could do it, and you're doing it!

Doing all those push-ups was kind of fun but you know what? They didn't do a thing for my strength or size. Now granted, my bench didn't go down while I was out for a month. But doing literally thousands of push-ups didn't make my stronger, either.

Give me weights and the gym any day.

push-ups give you nicer pecs and wider shoulders/back

Wide-grip chin-ups, kroc/pendlay rows will do wonders for your back

uPtoWnNY said:

JoeTyler said:

push-ups give you nicer pecs and wider shoulders/back

Wide-grip chin-ups, kroc/pendlay rows will do wonders for your back

noted, I'll try it

JoeTyler said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Wide-grip chin-ups, kroc/pendlay rows will do wonders for your back

noted, I'll try it

This is some sick shit! Matt Kroc!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGeMkQWCsk

Phishanga said:

PurpleJedi said:

Yeah I meant it figuratively.

Most MMA fighters (at least in the lower weight classes) look like walking anatomy charts.

Ok, I almost thought so. Do you watch MMA?

I used to. Back when it was still illegal in most states. I used to rent the DVD's from Blockbuster to watch the events.


I occassionally watch it, but it's lost some of its - I dunno - grit? It's becoming very polished. I don't know how to explain what I mean.

I'm rooting for Chris Weidman mostly because he's a local boy (I used to live in the town next to his).

uPtoWnNY said:

JoeTyler said:

noted, I'll try it

This is some sick shit! Matt Kroc!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

310lb dumbell rows!?!?!?!?

^My max is 110 lbs, but watching that vid makes me want to up my game.

uPtoWnNY said:

^My max is 110 lbs, but watching that vid makes me want to up my game.

The most I've ever witnessed were 150lb rows, by a juicehead at my old gym that had to weight 300lbs of solid muscle. I was in awe of THAT.

PurpleJedi said:

uPtoWnNY said:

^My max is 110 lbs, but watching that vid makes me want to up my game.

The most I've ever witnessed were 150lb rows, by a juicehead at my old gym that had to weight 300lbs of solid muscle. I was in awe of THAT.

Dang! I've never maxed out on that exercise. I don't do it a lot but I do 4 12-rep sets with a 50-pound dumbbell. And now I feel weak!

RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

The most I've ever witnessed were 150lb rows, by a juicehead at my old gym that had to weight 300lbs of solid muscle. I was in awe of THAT.

Dang! I've never maxed out on that exercise. I don't do it a lot but I do 4 12-rep sets with a 50-pound dumbbell. And now I feel weak!

As I said before, kroc and pendlay rows are a MUST for a powerful back. Then I add weighted wide grip chin ups for width.

uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

Dang! I've never maxed out on that exercise. I don't do it a lot but I do 4 12-rep sets with a 50-pound dumbbell. And now I feel weak!

As I said before, kroc and pendlay rows are a MUST for a powerful back. Then I add weighted wide grip chin ups for width.

You're right. But I've pulled my lower back too many times doing rows, so I don't do any back exercises any more. I do a lot of core work, and I do shrugs for the traps, but that's it. Guess I'll never win any bodybuilding competitions, LOL.

However, I didn't realize what is called a "Kroc row" is the same thing I do as a shoulder exercise once or twice a month. Do you consider them shoulder or back movements, or both?