Bob Lamb - OMAD 9/6/2015
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Congrats on a great week! I think you are eating just perfect for all the exercise and outings you are doing and except for the carbs, perhaps it's something you can live with for a long time? Sounds like it
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I'm following your low carb journey with interest. Seems to be working for you.0
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I violated low carb today. It really grates on me. I will continue to not eat sugar or very little of it but sorry, I don't think I'm going to find out if it works better cause I don't think it is sustainable for me.
I think I would rather get to where I want to be slowly than quickly lose my mind. More power to those who can do it!
I will watch carbs and maybe throw in some lc meals but I don't think I can string them together for a long time.2 -
Some folks thrive on low carb. My daughter is one. I felt terrible on low carb when I tried it before. No energy, brain fog, etc. I don't feel that great on excessive carb either, I crash and need another 'hit' for my blood sugar in a couple hours. Seems like a single serving of starchy carbohydrates about the size of my fist does well with me at a meal. Time will tell how this serves my weight loss goals.0
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We're all different, you should do what works best for you and that's the one you like and can stay on. Why mess with a thing that works?
I think most of us feel good on a moderate carb diet, somewhere between 50 - 100 gr per day. "Lagom" as we swedes say
just right, not to high and not to low. Your decision to cut out sugar is the key I think, that's the most important thing. 0 -
Wonderful loss!! Sounds like you've got a plan that is working for you. Awesome!0
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Really bonked lifting weights today. Didn't get up early enough to go before work so went after work and I just don't have enough glycogen at the end of the day after fasting to hit weights hard. I will make sure I get up early so get it done in the morning before my glycogen is gone.0
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Amazing dedication!0
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Weekly Update:
Weight Gain/Loss:
+1lb, SW 252, 6'1", CW 208, 44lbs-lighter
Weekly Weight Gain/Loss History since back on diet (28 Nov 2016)
+2, -1, -1, 0, -3, -2, +1, -4, +1
Diet:
Sat - Ate all 3 meals. Went skiing.
Sun - Fri 20 to 23 hr fast each day.
Did not do low carb this week. Even ate a small bowl of ice-cream last night (1st quantity of anything like that for about 2-months). Going back to a routine I like. Protein shake with fruit/yogurt, vitamin/min supp, salad, dinner, small treat. That works for me mentally.
Did gain a lb but I think that was just getting some water back from the week before when I tried very low carbs. I'm also lifting heavy so I expect to gain some muscle.
Exercise:
Sat - 2.5-hrs hard down-hill skiing
Mon - Walk 1.67-miles, Ran 1.67-miles, Bike-15 min
Tues - 50- min of upper body and core weights
Thurs - Walk 2.0-miles, Ran 2.0-miles, Bike 6-min
Fri - 50-min upper body and core weights
Increasing running very slowly.
Other comments:
That is about it. I hope to get a lb or two down this coming week!1 -
We're all different, you should do what works best for you and that's the one you like and can stay on. Why mess with a thing that works?
I think most of us feel good on a moderate carb diet, somewhere between 50 - 100 gr per day. "Lagom" as we swedes say just right, not to high and not to low. Your decision to cut out sugar is the key I think, that's the most important thing.
That's my goal-- "just right". I tried "keto" for a month from July to August last summer but couldn't sustain it. Now I usually can successfully have a starchy vegetable or other (palm sized) starch with dinner as long as I don't overdo it on the portion size.
I have found that eating high carb on regular intervals causes me constant uncomfortable cravings. Then when I give in to a sugary treat I find I feel a sugar crash and then a drive to need more. With intermittent fasting and cutting bacj sugar and bread/crackers I feel free from the hunger pangs. So my success path is combining fiber and protein with the starch to make it low glycemic. I try not to eat sweets in isolation or if I do make sure it is within 1 hour of eating a meal so I don't wake up the carb cravings cycle.0 -
Blood pressure this morning measured by professional - 110/75 (about 1-hr after lifting weights). Lots better than 14x/9x like it was before diet! No blood pressure meds.4
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VERY good numbers, sir!
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the BP numbers are so cool . . . looking forward to my next workup, April-ish.0
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Weekly Update:
Weight Gain/Loss:
0-lb, SW 252, 6'1", CW 208, 44lbs-lighter
Weekly Weight Gain/Loss History since back on diet (28 Nov 2016)
+2, -1, -1, 0, -3, -2, +1, -4, +1, 0
Diet:
Sat - Wed - Diet 20 to 23-hr fast each day
Thurs - National Pizza Day (ate with people at work)
Fri - About a 18 hr fast
Had a cheat day on Thurs and went camping with scouts on Friday so ate a little early Friday so wouldn't starve on campout
Exercise:
Sat - 15 min run or so
Mon - Walk 2.5-miles, Ran 2.1-miles
Tues - 60- min of upper body and core weights
Thurs - Walk 1.0-miles, Ran 2.4-miles
Fri - 60-min upper body and core weights
Increasing running slowly. I'm warming up a mile then I do 6x1-lap hard/easy, then a cool-down jog (Mon and Thurs). Running continuous on Sat.
Comments:
Didn't lose. Eating lunch on Thurs didn't help. Did do an Inbody measurement Fri morn (after Thurs splurge) and from 12/20/16 to 2/10/17 it said I had lost 13-lbs of fat and gained 6.5-lbs of muscle for total delta weight of about 6.5 lbs which matches my log above fairly well. Also it said I went from 27% body fat to 22%. If I wouldn't have gained any muscle, it would have showed the 13-lbs of fat loss which is good for that time period. Goes to show the scale isn't the whole picture (can gain muscle or retain water). Look at how much the clothes fit and also if you are increasing athletic performance and staying the same weight, you are probably gaining muscle and improving your % body fat.2 -
Impressive to put on that much muscle while losing weight! Where do you go to get your Inbody measurements?0
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At work they have some equipment and some wellness people. The numbers could be off some of course due to water retention etc. but I do think I've gained some since I've been lifting the last two months. You only gain muscle fast if you have't been lifting for awhile which I hadn't tell two months ago. I haven't done leg presses, squats, or deadlifts yet cause my knee is still on the mend so I think I could gain 5-lbs quick there but after that, I think it will be slow to gain muscle.0
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Excellent progress well done sir.0
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Wow . Love the muscle gain!Weekly Update:
Weight Gain/Loss:
0-lb, SW 252, 6'1", CW 208, 44lbs-lighter
Weekly Weight Gain/Loss History since back on diet (28 Nov 2016)
+2, -1, -1, 0, -3, -2, +1, -4, +1, 0
Diet:
Sat - Wed - Diet 20 to 23-hr fast each day
Thurs - National Pizza Day (ate with people at work)
Fri - About a 18 hr fast
Had a cheat day on Thurs and went camping with scouts on Friday so ate a little early Friday so wouldn't starve on campout
Exercise:
Sat - 15 min run or so
Mon - Walk 2.5-miles, Ran 2.1-miles
Tues - 60- min of upper body and core weights
Thurs - Walk 1.0-miles, Ran 2.4-miles
Fri - 60-min upper body and core weights
Increasing running slowly. I'm warming up a mile then I do 6x1-lap hard/easy, then a cool-down jog (Mon and Thurs). Running continuous on Sat.
Comments:
Didn't lose. Eating lunch on Thurs didn't help. Did do an Inbody measurement Fri morn (after Thurs splurge) and from 12/20/16 to 2/10/17 it said I had lost 13-lbs of fat and gained 6.5-lbs of muscle for total delta weight of about 6.5 lbs which matches my log above fairly well. Also it said I went from 27% body fat to 22%. If I wouldn't have gained any muscle, it would have showed the 13-lbs of fat loss which is good for that time period. Goes to show the scale isn't the whole picture (can gain muscle or retain water). Look at how much the clothes fit and also if you are increasing athletic performance and staying the same weight, you are probably gaining muscle and improving your % body fat.
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Great job!0
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Got my spring garden planted today just as it started to rain. Planted:
peas, several types of lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, swiss chard, 3 types of onions, garlic, and some other weird greens. Will save the carrots, beets, parsnips, brocholi, cabbage, cauliflower, and other cool weather stuff for a fall garden.2 -
Sounds great! I'm thinking of starting up another veggie patch as I'd like to grow more of our own food. We have a small one, but it's terribly situated in the shadiest part of the garden (rental house). How big is your plot?0
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My garden plot is about 56' x 14' . I do half as a spring garden and half as a summer garden and then do some fall stuff in the spring garden spot. It is a nice sized little garden but I wish it was 2 to 4 times that size then I would be able to grow most of what I want. I've got 8-fruit trees, grapes, blackberries, used to have raspberries but they are about gone, strawberries, elderberries, currents, 5-bee hives, and some chickens.3
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That's awesome having so many fresh fruits and vegetables 0
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My garden plot is about 56' x 14' . I do half as a spring garden and half as a summer garden and then do some fall stuff in the spring garden spot. It is a nice sized little garden but I wish it was 2 to 4 times that size then I would be able to grow most of what I want. I've got 8-fruit trees, grapes, blackberries, used to have raspberries but they are about gone, strawberries, elderberries, currents, 5-bee hives, and some chickens.
When can we move in
I grew up in a little house with a huge yard, we had cherries, 2 kinds of apples, apricots, plums and pears and a garden that was bigger than our house lol, oh how I miss those years
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My garden plot is about 56' x 14' . I do half as a spring garden and half as a summer garden and then do some fall stuff in the spring garden spot. It is a nice sized little garden but I wish it was 2 to 4 times that size then I would be able to grow most of what I want. I've got 8-fruit trees, grapes, blackberries, used to have raspberries but they are about gone, strawberries, elderberries, currents, 5-bee hives, and some chickens.
When can we move in
I grew up in a little house with a huge yard, we had cherries, 2 kinds of apples, apricots, plums and pears and a garden that was bigger than our house lol, oh how I miss those years
I lived in California for about 17 years and had a very small house and an even smaller yard (I still had chickens and a small garden though). When we moved here 10 years ago we tried to get a little bit bigger yard so could do a little more. I do feel fortunate that way. Nice new pic!0 -
Weekly Update:
Weight Gain/Loss:
+1lb, SW 252, 6'1", CW 209, 43lbs-lighter
Weekly Weight Gain/Loss History since back on diet (28 Nov 2016)
+2, -1, -1, 0, -3, -2, +1, -4, +1, 0, +1
Diet:
Sat: ate all three meals, camping out in cold with scouts
Sun - Mon: 19 to 20-hr fast
Tues: ate lunch with visiting person at work
Wed - Thurs: 20-hr fast
Fri: Had some gout issues and had to take meds so ate at lunch
Exercise:
Sat: 20:30 for 2.0 mile jog (would rather be skiing)
Sun: Rest
Mon: Jog 1-mile, some strides, 1x352y, 6x176 yd all at about 6:00min/mile pace, .7-mile cooldown, also walked about 2.1-miles in between all that
Tues: Upper body weights for 70-min
Wed: Rest
Thurs: Jog 1-mile, some strides, 2x352y, 3x176 yd all at about 6:00min/mile pace, .7-mile cooldown, also walked about 2.5-miles in between all that
Fri: Upper body weights for 70-min and worked in garden for about 3-hrs
Slowly increasing running and also weights.
Comments:
With my two splurge days and also the week before camping out it wasn't a good weight loss for me. I am improving on my weights and also running so that will be my indication of improvement for now. Cheers!1 -
I live in Kelowna BC, its wonderful, but expensive. Lots of outdoor stuff to do all year around though 0
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