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I started keto (not the first time, but it had been a while) on Jan 1 at 302 lbs. 266.7 lbs this morning. It works. Stay consistent and depending on your bf% you're likely to drop the 39 lbs in 6-8 months. Read the keto Reddit subgroup. It covers absolutely everything: https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/
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Nick: I have to thank you many times over for your hugely informative AMA. I waited until I read all 64 pages, which I've been chipping away at (along with the YouTube channel) since January. I've dropped 20# (299-279) since mid-January and according to Weight Tracker (another thank you!) I'm averaging a tad more than 2# a…
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I too am a vismal follower, and I'm finding great success over my initial 6 weeks. Many congratulations to you on your transformation!
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Amazing job. I remember when I dipped below 300 for the first time...amazing feeling. Good for you!
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Click the link I posted above, and read through all 60+ pages of it. It's a treasure trove of fat loss information, and will arm you with all of the tools to lose as much as you need to. His YouTube channel is also very helpful.
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Down 50, another 50+ to go. Remember that it's a marathon, not a sprint. A big motivational boost is this post in the "Success Stories" forums: "I went from morbidly obese to 6 pack abs! Ask me Anything" Very informational, and inspirational. I welcome all friend requests. I started my fitness journey at 335 lbs. in 2010,…
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Something like StrongLifts or Starting Strength would be a great start. Learn the essential movements from a trainer, and start slow. Once you gain confidence in the movements add a little bit of weight and see how you do. Squats, lunges, deadlifts and core exercises will take your running to the next level. There is a…
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This requires strength. It is not strength training. Yoga is not strength training. It is very beneficial, however, for those who do strength training. They are not one in the same though. I've done both for over a decade, and they are in fact different things.
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To me clean means foods that grow out of the ground, or that come from living things with faces. Not that I eat only those foods, but if I want to be satiated so I don't overindulge in junkier foods I make sure foods in those categories make up the majority of my diet. It seems this discussion is similar to the criticism…
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Love the haters. Name a fitness pursuit and someone can dig up videos of misguided morons doing it wrong. If everyone who wanted to lift weights watched videos of lifters pooping their pants or vomiting, nobody would lift weights. I guess I slipped through the cracks. Started Crossfit in 2010. I've lost 60 lbs of fat,…
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It's always tough when equipment limitations guide your training. But that said the family of exercises this program uses is great, and as long as you work out with proper form and significant intensity it *will* work as long as your diet is not limiting your success. Best of luck!
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They are there. Not seeing them is 100% related to diet, not crunches.
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I didn't say "just" from squats and deads, but in my experience nothing has built my core better. Telling a novice to "master" anything in order to achieve a short-term goal is not very useful. And the progressions that will get someone to actually sustain an L-sit or V-sit for a reasonable amount of time (let's forget…
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Before I even knew what cutting and bulking were I started Crossfit and Paleo. Dumped 60# of fat and gained 25# of muscle. Dumping the second 60# is far more difficult, so I researched and found a lot of examples of success with bulking and cutting using IIFYM, so I'm doing that now, and I'm down 12# in this phase. I…
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You cannot gain muscle while cutting. The most you can hope for is maintaining. If you've been cutting that long you are in desperate need of either a diet break at maintenance cals for a month or so or an all-out bulk for 2-3 months. Play the long game. Just because your goals involve lower fat percentage, if muscle gain…
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Agreed. Nothing builds your core better than heavy squats and deadlifts. Good luck!
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I agree with you, and I was not recommending that as the route she should take. But she seemed concerned that fat loss wouldn't happen if she didn't exercise, and I felt the need to at least reassure her that she could still lose fat from doing nothing other than eating at a deficit. That said I obviously favor strength…
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If your cardio sessions are going to be that short, the most bang for your buck is HIIT (High-Intensity-Interval-Training)...basically sprint bursts with "rest" periods at a normal, steady pace. 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off for 10 minutes is far more effective for maximum cardio benefit in short time periods vs. steady…
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If straight-up appearance is your main concern, you can continue to lose weight without any exercise at all. Simply stick with a caloric deficit and nutritious foods and you'll be fine. But if you might be looking beyond appearance, and perhaps considering long-term benefits, you will never benefit from any exercise…
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Transitioning back into regularly-scheduled intensity can be brutal. For the week I come back to my gym from travel or vacation (I normally train Crossfit 4x a week) I keep the loads light and just focus on movement. Without reinforcing movement patterns your CNS will blow out if you expose it to immediate volume and…
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Start with small sets with the empty bar, no more than 3 reps per set. It's not about pushing the limits of what you can do, but setting proper movement patterns with lighter weight so when you are eventually (not now) ready for challenging loads your movement and form will not suffer, and chance of injury will be low.…
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*kitten* that guy.
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I do keto and Crossfit, and the benefits are pretty amazing. Depends on what you're into. If you're looking to do straight-up lifting you will want to keep the protein intake moderate to high to ensure your muscles can recover properly and that your body will accumulate lean mass. It's likely that in 6 weeks most of what…
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Actually I was referring to the video I linked to. The one that was recorded last week.
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One of the newer episodes of the Joe Rogan podcast features Mark Sisson of the Primal Blueprint: bit.ly/1nxWbCB He's definitely one of the healthiest looking 60+ year olds I've ever seen. Former Iron Man triathlete and has a ton of books on nutrition for both performance and life in general. He champions LC and fat…
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...agreed. After reading the ketogains group on Reddit I discovered TKD, "Targeted Ketogenic Diet" where you consume a nominal amount of carbs before workouts, and spend the rest of your time in keto. Down 7 lbs. in 2 weeks so far, which I know is likely water weight from lower inflammation, but I'm seeing the same weight…
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Same. I emailed support about a net carbs column so we don't have to manually calculate it. It's a huge step that they allowed macro tracking last year, so hopefully if there are enough requests they will implement the net carbs column. All people doing keto, paleo, iifym, carb backloading etc would love to have this…
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Congrats on your progress. 46# in such a short time is no joke. I'm back on keto after a horrific holiday season. I used the keto calculator on Reddit to come up with my macros to track in MFP: http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ Not sure if it's on your radar, but it helped me get my target numbers together. With your…
