RS weight-loss accountability thread? July 23 - Dec 23 is 5 months

[68style]

Work is for common folk, he does nothing of the sort

[westopher]

Hobz is just perpetually on strike because of the risk his employers will replace him with a potato.

[Hondaracer]

The best jobs are the ones you work the least

[Badhobz]

I’m mid / upper tier management. I lead a dynamic team of idiots and retards to success…. Or in this case to absolute failure as our performance numbers have gone steadily downward since the pandemic.

Whatever, if they fire me I’ll sue them for wrongful dismissal with the ESDC because we are federally regulated. Then I’ll go drive uber for petty cash or go fuck Ferrari chick and become a heBitch manhoe

https://youtu.be/pDLEvALCY70?si=IFvbvhm3ZNCfly21

These new Chinese ports makes us look so fucking bad. Maybe I’ll go work for them in HK or something.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

No one ever keeps shit off with Keto.

Some say it's possible to do keto forever, but it would have to be a permanent lifestyle change and I feel like the ppl who say they can do it also live in buttfuck nowhere. Whereas here, we have an abundance of quality restaurants and temptation everywhere.

Originally Posted by EvoFire

If you read the medical docs, ketosis is extremely hard to achieve and you'll kill yourself long term trying

Ketosis is achieved at sub 20g carbs/day. For the 3 month period that I was doing it for, I averaged around 11.4g of carbs/day. My avg daily kCal was 1,740 (2.64% carbs, 62.17% fat, 35.18% protein) and on some rest days I had around 1000 calories and I felt fine.

I thought I got gallstones from it.. but I mostly attribute that to having a high fat diet, NOT drinking water, AND prior to doing this I probably had a liter of wine everyday. LOL I have a tough time with drinking water.. I could probably go > 2 weeks without drinking water.

Originally Posted by 320icar

All the sugar only comes from fruit, which is all natural and paired with lots of fibre (apple peel n’ all).

Sub 100g carbs a day is pretty damn aggressive if that’s what you’re trying to do badhobz. You work an office job?

The worst part about keto was not being able to eat fruits.. i love fruits. But the natural sugar count aka carb count was high af.

Sub 100g carbs/day is aggressive af and you really have to make everything from scratch, not to mention literally measure everything. Tho I guess that depends on how strict you are with it.

In my hard headed case, I took the USDA/Canadian Food Guide standards, calculated the per gram value of each macro, and formulated a worksheet that I can punch the weight of each product into.

ie. I would weigh an egg every morning, because I don't trust that all eggs are the same weight and therefore would not have the same nutritional properties.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS

Some say it's possible to do keto forever, but it would have to be a permanent lifestyle change and I feel like the ppl who say they can do it also live in buttfuck nowhere. Whereas here, we have an abundance of quality restaurants and temptation everywhere.



Ketosis is achieved at sub 20g carbs/day. For the 3 month period that I was doing it for, I averaged around 11.4g of carbs/day. My avg daily kCal was 1,740 (2.64% carbs, 62.17% fat, 35.18% protein) and on some rest days I had around 1000 calories and I felt fine.

I thought I got gallstones from it.. but I mostly attribute that to having a high fat diet, NOT drinking water, AND prior to doing this I probably had a liter of wine everyday. LOL I have a tough time with drinking water.. I could probably go > 2 weeks without drinking water.



The worst part about keto was not being able to eat fruits.. i love fruits. But the natural sugar count aka carb count was high af.

Sub 100g carbs/day is aggressive af and you really have to make everything from scratch, not to mention literally measure everything. Tho I guess that depends on how strict you are with it.

In my hard headed case, I took the USDA/Canadian Food Guide standards, calculated the per gram value of each macro, and formulated a worksheet that I can punch the weight of each product into.

ie. I would weigh an egg every morning, because I don't trust that all eggs are the same weight and therefore would not have the same nutritional properties.

If you get anal enough about it, you'd have to weight it without shell, and weigh the yolk and white separately. I think there's probably more variance there than the whole egg weight itself.

[68style]

I got a personal trainer in Calgary now I been working with once a week... I have probably like 10+ years experience of doing regular gym and body weight at home programs and routines.. I had no idea I was doing so many motions wrong or just slightly out of alignment that would lead to injury or just not maximizing the weight being pushed.

It's been a humbling experience thinking oh yah on this machine I do XXX weight but actually doing the motion properly and to the full extent its more like X weight, XXX weight was only possible because I was shortening reps or doing it with the wrong angle.

I also never focused much on my legs and torso like most dudes I think and that's pretty much all he has me doing is stability stuff and I have to admit after only 2 weeks I feel so much more agile and stable, can easily stand on 1 leg, etc.

[EvoFire]

^ I learned the torso thing a few years back. My core wasn't strong enough and I couldn't up my max for a long time due to it. Sure your arms and legs are strong, but the rest of the body can't keep up.

And the form thing. I have a hard time not hunching when I do lat pull down, and I see a lot of ppl arching when they bench. Form is hard.

[SSM_DC5]

First post in months and it's going to be in here. (although Hobz and his doggie deserves some acknowledgement too. Sorry for your loss Hobz and may your dog rest in peace free from any further pain and suffering.)

A little bit of backstory, I don't wear suits on a day to day basis, so I have less than a handful of them and only wear them on special occasions, for example, other people's weddings, funerals, my own wedding....those kind of occasions. I hardly wear them because I'm a loser and get invited to things once in a blue moon. So when I do wear them I gotta look good as the wife's accessory......so TIGHT fitting.......well over time they got HELLA TIGHT to the point if I put them on, I can't bend my legs or move my arms, even the buttons on my dress shirts look like they're going to burst open. Putting on shoes was a struggle and sitting down in a chair for a meal was extremely uncomfortable.

I don't own a scale, but back in the day of highschool and post secondary the odd times I weighted myself, it was ALWAYS less than 145. I played v-ball quite a bit, but it died down as I started putting more hours into work to earn some $$. Then COVID hits and the exercise stopped completely. I was fortunate to be able to still work during COVID, so life turned into eat sleep work and repeat. Every once in a while, maybe 6 months, I'd weigh myself and the number would creep up. I brush it off as covid weight gain because it was a common thing between coworkers and reading other ppl say they gained weight on the internetz. COVID was a good excuse to just ignore the scale and continue on with life.

Fast forward to the creation of this thread. I weight myself and it read 169lbs So I started to empty my pockets and try again, but that didn't make much of a difference.

So this was me ---> Ain't no way it's going to reach 170!
I still didn't want to make time for exercise, so working on my diet was the solution. Cut down my overall daily intake by skipping a breakfast or lunch, bringing half the normal amount of lunch when I go to work. I didn't make any changes to my dinner. About 4 months later to today...........144! I lost 25 lbs!
Don't have any pics, so use your imagination.
Tried on ALL my suits tonight and they fit again!
I'm feeling good!

[red kryptonite]

Originally Posted by 68style

I got a personal trainer in Calgary now I been working with once a week... I have probably like 10+ years experience of doing regular gym and body weight at home programs and routines.. I had no idea I was doing so many motions wrong or just slightly out of alignment that would lead to injury or just not maximizing the weight being pushed.

It's been a humbling experience thinking oh yah on this machine I do XXX weight but actually doing the motion properly and to the full extent its more like X weight, XXX weight was only possible because I was shortening reps or doing it with the wrong angle.

I also never focused much on my legs and torso like most dudes I think and that's pretty much all he has me doing is stability stuff and I have to admit after only 2 weeks I feel so much more agile and stable, can easily stand on 1 leg, etc.

my gf is a PT and she keeps me in check when im ego lifting
but she gets results.

3.4 lbs to go!!!

Spoiler!

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS

If you want to cut hard and fast, just do keto. I lost about 10lbs/mo for 3 months.

The hard part is obviously keeping it off which requires lifestyle changes and imo there is a keto lifestyle, but I don't think it's sustainable.

I didn't keep it off, but if I wanted to do a hard cut again (ignoring muscle mass), I would just do keto again. The nice part is your sugar intake/tolerance gets reset.

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I've done 6-7 bulk/cut cycles.

I choose what works long-term and consistent and it's not KETO

I'm 10 lbs away from 10-12% body fat

Originally Posted by 320icar

Sorry but I disagree with everything you just said. The smoothie is delicious actually. Natural sugars, creamy from the Greek yogurt, high in fibre for great bowel movements and satiating.

Westopher knows I love to cook. But as a chunky boy with lifetime slow metabolism you need to be strict when it comes to diet, especially when you cannot just go to the gym and bust out cardio and legs to work off anything you had the night before. Calorie deficit yes but you need to be mindful of what you’re putting in your body. I’d rather have my smoothies, roasted meat and be full and satisfied then have a pittance of lasagna and end up snacking twice in the day.

I work a warehouse job and need to keep strength up, a lower carb higher protein diet for fat loss is just fine as long as you listen to your body and watch your moods (lethargic, bowel movements etc)


Edit: 220.6lbs

Let me have a taste!!

I swapped to the boba tea protein because most of my smoothies were mid for so long.

[Gerbs]

@badhobz do you have joint pains or any back issues?

I'm worried about longevity of joints starting to cause issues in late 30's/40's

Probably gonna try to supplement, strengthen and reducing my weight below 190-200 to try to combat it.



My knees already feel minor aches, hips feel super sore. My knees buckled for the first time this year after landing really hard after a jump

[Badhobz]

nothing on the joints, but my lower back isnt that great after 3 motorcycle accidents. It never healed right so i occasionally gets spasms. Everyone i know who's tall all seem to have some sort of a lower back issue/joint issues.

It doesnt stop me from benching weights (220lb-280lb) or running (up to 40 minutes on a treadmill at 5mph). It seems to only be an issue if i had to deadlift some shit without stretching first.

Gerbs take some collagen man. Costco sells a big bucket of that stuff (organic) and should help with the joints. I throw some in my protein powder smoothie and it seems to keep my joints decently lubricated.

[Hondaracer]

Went to physio for a lingering knee issue I had where I would get stabbing knees pains if my knee was bent at a 90 degree angle for extended periods of time either sleeping or driving etc.

Figured I had some damage or maybe worst case arthritis setting in.

Sat down with this new physio who seemed to really know his shit and after extended assessment he figured it wasn’t directly related to my knee but more so my lingering issues with my lower lumbar and glutes from my herniated disc, given those tendons and nerves from each vertebrae run down your legs to varrying locations

He eventually worked me over a bit and then we did some needling in the vertebrae as well as a big muscle group in my glute to try and release those nerves.

The results were pretty amazing, prior in his assessment I had very little stability in my left leg and glute which I always chocked up to either weakness or injury. After the needling we performed the same tests and all of that instability was pretty much gone.

A lot of weakness etc. can be a result in your nerves not firing properly and as a result, not supporting your muscle groups.

I had been putting off physio for quite some time after my RMT recommended it, however I definitely should have gone earlier. A good physio is a hugeeeee asset in your general well-being.

I always say this but if you’ve got good extended benefits, why aren’t you using them? Find people close to home and rack up the massages etc.

By the end of this year I’ll have like 15 massages and 4-5 physio visits all 100% covered. Such a huge step in feeling better all around in terms of mobility and flexibility imo

[sonick]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Gerbs take some collagen man. Costco sells a big bucket of that stuff (organic) and should help with the joints. I throw some in my protein powder smoothie and it seems to keep my joints decently lubricated.

Is it just me or does anybody else think that powdered collagen smells like cum?

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Went to physio for a lingering knee issue I had where I would get stabbing knees pains if my knee was bent at a 90 degree angle for extended periods of time either sleeping or driving etc.

Figured I had some damage or maybe worst case arthritis setting in.

Sat down with this new physio who seemed to really know his shit and after extended assessment he figured it wasn’t directly related to my knee but more so my lingering issues with my lower lumbar and glutes from my herniated disc, given those tendons and nerves from each vertebrae run down your legs to varrying locations

He eventually worked me over a bit and then we did some needling in the vertebrae as well as a big muscle group in my glute to try and release those nerves.

The results were pretty amazing, prior in his assessment I had very little stability in my left leg and glute which I always chocked up to either weakness or injury. After the needling we performed the same tests and all of that instability was pretty much gone.

A lot of weakness etc. can be a result in your nerves not firing properly and as a result, not supporting your muscle groups.

I had been putting off physio for quite some time after my RMT recommended it, however I definitely should have gone earlier. A good physio is a hugeeeee asset in your general well-being.

I always say this but if you’ve got good extended benefits, why aren’t you using them? Find people close to home and rack up the massages etc.

By the end of this year I’ll have like 15 massages and 4-5 physio visits all 100% covered. Such a huge step in feeling better all around in terms of mobility and flexibility imo

I concur, a good physiotherapist will do wonders. I chanced on mine when she was first starting out and I could book within the week, she was great and fixed all my issues. Nowadays she books about 5-6 weeks out, it's kind of crazy, though she makes time for me and squeezes me into her schedule.

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

I concur, a good physiotherapist will do wonders. I chanced on mine when she was first starting out and I could book within the week, she was great and fixed all my issues. Nowadays she books about 5-6 weeks out, it's kind of crazy, though she makes time for me and squeezes me into her schedule.

[mikemhg]

I get massages usually 2 times a week.

Guys will knee or lower back issues, you'd be surprised how much of that is as a result of tight calves, glutes, or quads, notably the IT band.

Most of us here seem to be white collar, so sedentary jobs, a lot of the pain in the knees is as a result of all that tightness and lack of mobility.

[Hondaracer]

Yea, I’ve got my RMT working in conjunction wirh the physio report now, she went hard on that connective tissue at the hip flexor etc. feel great now

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

I get massages usually 2 times a week.

Guys will knee or lower back issues, you'd be surprised how much of that is as a result of tight calves, glutes, or quads, notably the IT band.

Most of us here seem to be white collar, so sedentary jobs, a lot of the pain in the knees is as a result of all that tightness and lack of mobility.

Or gobbling too much corpo cock while on your knees.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

I posted the message and reread it a bit after. I was kind of wondering who was gonna make a joke.

[SSM_DC5]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

I posted the message and reread it a bit after. I was kind of wondering who was gonna make a joke.

Are you surprised who ended up doing it?

[BIC_BAWS]

If you have the opportunity, it's best to go to a clinic that houses Physio, RMT, Chiro, and Active Rehab all under one roof. I did for an ICBC claim and it was a game changer. All your practitioners talk to each other and they come up with a comprehensive plan to fix you.

For me it was: Chiro -> Physio -> Active Rehab -> Physio for IMS

And at one point I had all 4 running back to back at the same time. Thanks ICBC.