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Starting a diet because my wife left me
Butt_Snorkeler
Posts: 167 Member
Just kidding, I'm not some emo sap. My wife took the children and herself on vacation for a few weeks and I stayed home for a vacation of my own. 😁
With all this free time and no distractions, what better time to start a diet?
Goal is 20lbs. Bicycling and jogging 10 miles a day + weights. IF to help with calorie control but no fancy pants low carb diets.
With all this free time and no distractions, what better time to start a diet?
Goal is 20lbs. Bicycling and jogging 10 miles a day + weights. IF to help with calorie control but no fancy pants low carb diets.
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Good luck with your journey!0 -
Wow your clickbait game is strong!17
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Oh she says she'll be back in a few weeks...2
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20 lbs total goal, or just the few weeks she is gone away? The reason I asked, depending on how much you have to lose you should only aim for 0.5 to 2 lbs/week. If 20 it's your total goal, 1 lb/week should be the aim until the last 10, then change to 0.5/week.1
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20 lbs total goal, or just the few weeks she is gone away? The reason I asked, depending on how much you have to lose you should only aim for 0.5 to 2 lbs/week. If 20 it's your total goal, 1 lb/week should be the aim until the last 10, then change to 0.5/week.
Just total goal. No set time limit. Just as long as progress is made, I don't care how fast. Just easiest to start and get in the swing when I have weeks of no distractions 😁3 -
I remember when my first wife took a “vacation”.10
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blondeandfeistyAF13 wrote: »
Also, literally LOL'd 😂1 -
I went on a vaca with just the kids last year, and my OH decided that was a great time to gain since he didn't have to share his ice cream!!1
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The suspense is killing me!1
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20 lbs total goal, or just the few weeks she is gone away? The reason I asked, depending on how much you have to lose you should only aim for 0.5 to 2 lbs/week. If 20 it's your total goal, 1 lb/week should be the aim until the last 10, then change to 0.5/week.
@erickirb I’m just wondering why you suggested he go down to 0.5lbs. for the last 10? Just curious and I want to see if I should try doing that when I get there.0 -
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corinasue1143 wrote: »
Welp, they brought me home 3 suitcases of snacks from Thailand and Japan and are eating them all in front of me. So theres that 😑
10lbs lost in the first 3 weeks while just dieting and not exercising. Then I introduced weights and cardio, and my weight hasnt budged for the past 2 weeks.
The damnest thing. Work smarter not harder I guess 😂. But all my hobbies will be keeping me active (mtb, road cycling, surfing and snowboarding) while I continue to train. So Ill just ignore the scale and stick to looking in the mirror for results. Maybe Ill step on the scale once a month 🤷♂️1 -
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