Men on a Mission thread
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SW - 238
LW - 214.6
CW - 216.4
up 1.8 lbs this week
Have been eating super-low carbs the last 2 months and started back this week adding in small amounts of carbs, so water weight comes with it.1 -
SW - 341
LW - 333
CW - 328
Down 5lbs
Have a good week gents,
Eat less, move more, Git-R-done!
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Howdy Men,
Fantastic job this week. The top 3 guys lost a total of 14 pounds this week. That is simply awesome. Well done!
I am going to put myself down as no change this week. At least I didn't gain!
Dragon, with the change in carbs I'm not surprised at a slight bump this week. Bet you lose that next week.
Here is this week's chart. Hope you all have a great weekend and upcoming week!
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Hey guys, checking in, missed last week.
cww: 231
lww: 231
SW: 234 (this year.....)
GW: 199
Working out really good - passed 10 weeks of 6+ workouts per week. Not so good on the eating - hence pretty flat on the weight (though I am building some muscle). Time to up the commitment and cut! Anyone into regular (daily or so) mutual accountability for clean eating, hit me with a message.
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Lww-333
Cw-330
I was amazed to lose anything, did a little bit of stress eating and not much cardio this week.1 -
Howdy Gents!!
I hope you are all having a good week.
Some info, I wear a CPAP when sleeping. I had an appointment yesterday with my sleep doctor and was really surprised by some stats. I have a 100% compliance in using the mask when I sleep. I don't take naps or doze off when watching tv or anything. I know I don't sleep much during the week and try to make up for it on weekends by sleeping in a couple of hours extra. Despite that I still only average 5 hours 4 minutes of sleep a night. So, realistically I am averaging about 4.5 hours during the week. I really thought I was averaging closer to 6.5 hours per night.
Doc said I suffer sleep deprivation and this affects my weight gain/loss more than I realized. Unfortunately, when I'm tired or just dragging, I reach for the coffee. He explained the caffeine stays in the body 12 hours. During sleep deprivation, your metabolism slows down because your body thinks you are in danger and is trying to maintain its resources. He said the body also starts producing all sorts of steroids and hormones to combat the loss of sleep which drastically affects weight gain and loss.
So, just thought I'd share this with you all. Looks like I have some additional things to work on besides nutrition, exercise and drinking more water. Knowledge is power though.1 -
Hi all, just joined.. back on MFP again!! I am 30 and From the UK. here are my figures:
SW - 236
CW - 230
GW - 1761 -
Howdy Alec,
The Men on a Mission was started way back by a guy whose username I think was Apollo. I took it over in 2011. Glad to have you. I try to post the chart up on Fridays.
Tim1 -
I feel you, Tim. That's what they told me in the hospital, that I was not getting enough sleep and I was in adrenal fatigue from getting between 4 and 5 hours of sleep a night (unfortunately not straight through either) and drinking 2 to 3 pots of coffee a day. I am down to one cup a day and sometimes one in the afternoon. They want me to get a CPAP again, but I did not have any luck the first time out. It's a catch 22, they said it will probably resolve itself with weight loss, but it's not easy when you're constantly tired. Changing up my food sources (more raw and organic) and reducing the animal protein and fat intake seems to be working for the moment. If I knew aging was going to be this tough I would have taken better care of myself. Just have your wife tie you to the bed so you can't get up and you sleep longer. Oops, that's actually for the other thread.
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Checking in:
LWW = 208.6
CWW = 209.9
Gain = 1.9
Not a good week for me.0 -
It's a bit of work to make the juice every couple of days, I am adding in small amounts of animal protein now and the weight is still falling, without a lot of exercises. I am going to keep following this plan for a bit. I am eating about the same calories as I was before, but now from a completely different balance of food sources. Organic fruits and veggies as much as possible, Organic Kefir (for gut health), nuts, seeds, organic grains and very little processed food and animal products. I'm feeling a lot better and my skin is clearing up, The only thing that I am really missing is my coffee. I'm beginning to be a believer that the source and quality of our calories make a difference.
LWW - 328
CWW - 325
Loss - 3lbs0 -
LWW - 230
CWW - 103.5kg (228.2lbs)
Loss - 1.8lbs2 -
Scratch last nights check-in, I should have waited for the morning.
LWW - 328
CWW - 323
Loss - 5lbs
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Friday morning check-in:
SW - 238
LW - 216.4
CW - 214.8
Loss = 1.6 lbs!
Almost back to the weight where I re-introduced the carbs! Not too shabby considering I only got 1 workout in this week (was sick from Sunday thru Tuesday) and didn't have enough energy to do anything until this morning.2 -
LWW- 195
CWW- 195
Loss--00 -
Ok guys, here is this weeks chart. Fantastic job to everyone. I am officially the heaviest guy on this mission. I really need to focus. Really should be having bigger and better numbers much more consistently.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone and hope you all have a great week.
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Lw-330
Cw-325
Upped my cardio a little ☺
As long as I can stay motivated, i should feel comfortable to fly halfway around the world in September.0 -
Lw-330
Cw-325
Upped my cardio a little ☺
As long as I can stay motivated, i should feel comfortable to fly halfway around the world in September.
All I can say is Damn!! Great job, keep up the awesome work and know that you are also helping to keep me motivated as well!! BTW, where are you going in September? My wife and I and a couple of friends are doing a Caribbean cruise at the end of August-beginning of Sept.0 -
LWW - 103.5kg (228.2lbs)
CWW - 103.5kg (228.2lbs)
Loss/Gain - 0.0kg (0.0lbs)
A True surprise to stay exactly the same. I have been ill all week with a horrendous cold and not logging correctly at all (and over eating quite a bit). But a relief to know I haven't gained. Hoping for a better week next week!0 -
Friday morning check-in:
SW - 238 (this go-round - original starting weight was 280)
LW - 214.8
CW - 213.9
Loss = 0.9 lbs!
Not as much as I would like but not bad considering we had a multi-birthday party celebration on Sunday and I threw caution to the wind for the day (we have 5 March birthdays in the family).0 -
LWW - 323
CWW - 323.8
Gain - .8lbs
I'm blaming it on the Chicken sausage. This will be gone by tomorrow.0 -
I am a bit pissed and depressed this morning. This past week I brought my lunch to work 3 out of 5 days (salads) and had healthy dinners the whole work week. I cut my latte drinks from 4-5 this week to 1 and increased my water intake by about 24 ounces a day. I also got on my treadmill every evening after work. I was feeling pretty good until I stepped on the scale this morning and saw a 2.4 pound gain. WTH??? I was seriously expecting a 2-4 pound loss.
I'm on call from now till Monday morning so am anchored to my work phone. My last on-call had me out all night on both Saturday and Sunday. Half tempted to check the scale again tonight or tomorrow to see if there is any difference.
Nice job to the rest of you. Hope you are feeling better now Alec.
I'll wait a little longer to see of the others post their updates this week.
LW 338.1
CW 340.5
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Well a bit disappointed in myself last week or two... I feel like I have slipped on my motivation and drive. I have to stay away from desserts and work out more!
lw- 195
cw-195
0 loss or gain.0 -
Here's the chart guys. If anyone else updates, I'll try and put an updated chart over the weekend.
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Argh - missed my Friday yesterday. I will get back on track next week.
Lw-230
cw-229.8
sw-234
gw-199
I have been very good at exercising every day - every day this month all but 8 days this year. And intermittent fasting (no food between 9p and noon) almost every day. BUT - I get so hungry, and have a few drinks in the evening, and blow it eating too much and some carbs (chips, bread, etc). Yesterday much better, and now I am "on a mission" to a) exercise, b) intermittent fast AND c) win the evening - drink water, eat clean, and finally get on track to my goal. Thanks for listening, mates.1 -
I am planning on flying to Seoul for a week or so. I haven't been on point so much this week, I'm hoping for at least 2 lbs, we shall see on my Monday morning weigh-in.0
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Lw-325
Cw-3222
