tbright1965 Member

Only if people care about the number of calories they eat. How many even understand how many they need, on average, to simply maintain? https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/who-looks-at-menu-labels/383320/

Picked up a used comfort bike to ride from winery to winery with my wife. A Giant Cypress Replaced the tires and it's good for the occasional 10 miler one-way on the Katy trail from wine stop to wine stop.

I so want to like that, but the carbs are too high for my T2DM prescribed diet. I need something that is closer to equal in the carbs and protein mix at about 40% energy from carbs and 30% from protein. Some of the others look promising, like the Bourbon Steak, Pork Carnitas and the Oven Roasted Chicken. I only get 60g…

4-6/week. Cycling, Indoor Cycling, some HIIT, and some resistance training.

This^ Of course, men's shirts are more coarse sized than womens. When I got down to a Large Tall from an XLT, I bought some new shirts. I've been buying pants, jeans and shorts at the thrift shop and have removed all the 37-38" waist items from my closet. I have 34"-36" and will probably remove the 36" items after 20#…

Actually, according to the tables, I'm obese at 5'11" and 220 pounds. But think about what you are saying. People who are not obese are replying. OK, perhaps they have some knowledge or experience. Maybe they WERE obese and know what it really takes because they are further along in their journey? Just because you may not…

I will ditto what others are saying. I'm 5'11" and range between 215 and 220 pounds. I lose weight on 2000-2500 calories/day. I weigh calorie dense foods like meat, dairy, nuts, and dressings/sauces on a food scale using the grams setting. I do not weigh my fruits or non-starchy veggies. On a sedentary day, I will be in a…

I drink Italian Roast with a splash of heavy cream. Eschew the adult milk shake and enjoy coffee. My daughter works at Starbucks and if it's possible, they can make drinks skinny. However, some of the flavored syrups are pre-sweetened, so not everything can be made skinny. But creams and whole milk can be replaced with…

When someone puts themselves out in public, suggesting they know the way, being critical when they are wrong isn't harsh treatment. We hold people who present themselves as experts to a higher standard. They are the ones who make the claim that they hold some expertise. To hold them to their own stated standards is not…

The Army taped as well. I was 5'11" and 195#, but would max the PT test running 2 miles in 13:02 or faster, 70+ pushups and 80+ situps in 2 minutes for each event. But I'd get taped and my 19" neck and at the time 32" waist ensured I wasn't on a weight management program. I think they wanted me to weight about 20-25# less…

Eat for weight management. Exercise for fitness.

I wasn't paying attention to what was on the end of my fork. That's it. Bad choices. No one to blame but myself.

Q: Keto Diet = good or bad? A: Yes It is good or bad depending on if you are in a caloric deficit or not.

I've had the same thought. If I thought my wife would more frequently join our group rides, I'd get her one. I just went the other way and bought a used Giant Cypress to go on more coffee runs or rides between wineries with her. I'll get more use from a $250 used comfort bike than she would get from spending 4x as much on…

To an extent. But only to the extent that where you look, there you'll go. When I was learning autocross, I was taught to look ahead. My body and mind already knew how to drive the car, so I just had to look at where I wanted the car to be and I would automatically drive the car there. Ditto with riding my bike. Look…

Like most things, it just takes practice. I don't know what you mean by the front wheel getting wobbly. Do you mean you are going so slowly that you begin to saw away at the handlebars to maintain balance? If so, then I don't think any toe first or heel first pedal stroke will make a difference. It's about balance and…

To the person who said industry was the biggest fear, many of us who have connections with the DoD had our information compromised when they were hacked. So I'm not sure that Big G is any more trustworthy or secure than Big B. Now with that being said, I will gladly give up some information that may or may not be true to…

Looks like a lager is close enough, especially if I have two post ride.

I feel like I’m reading a scene from SuperTroopers

Just went to my 35th class reunion. While fat does fill out a number of wrinkles, the things that really seem to make people look older are smoking and heavy alcohol use. Of course, I was one of the youngest in my class. But we are all 53-54 years old now, so it's largely a distinction without a difference today. I did get…

I round up enough other stuff that coffee is a freebie for me.

1. Plan ahead. If the place has a menu online, look for better choices. 2. Split a meal. Most choices are enough food for two, so split with your spouse. 3. Make smart substitutions. I have to limit my carb intake due to T2D, so I ask for slaw instead of fries or a green veggie like green bean, Brussels Sprouts or…

Just an update, 4 hours later and the ole Fitbit says about 2750 calories burned. I did 55 minutes of spin class tonight. Workout would have been longer, but I had a phone call come in and something from work to handle that took away my warmup and the first 5 minutes of class. The estimated calorie burn for the class was…

I only have that large a deficit on days where I've ridden my bike 50 miles. Doesn't happen often enough to worry about.

Bike shorts can do the same if the belly is bigger than the waist. I've also moved from XL to just L in my bike shorts. Going to try to dry my XL shorts on high heat to see if I can get them to shrink a bit before I spend $50/pair on replacements.

I wouldn't say MASSIVELY. I think that's a gross mis-characterization. If I get 25g of cheese from the bag of shredded cheddar for my omelette and log it as a 28g serving, that's what a 10% error on what will be 5% of my daily caloric intake? The caloric content 28g of cheeses is between 90 and 110 calories for the cheeses…

What was factually incorrect about the candy and the estimate I provided. I said the calorie count would be in the range of values presented, or at least close enough for most purposes. I'm not looking for mass spectrometer accuracy. I'm trying to create a calorie deficit to lose weight and to limit carbs in order to keep…

Dropped about $350 this weekend with L.L. Bean. Traveled to a city that had one and tried on some smaller items. Bought those that fit and ordered what they didn't have in stock. Bought some 35" waist pants, down from the 38" pants I've been wearing, and some Large Tall shirts, down from either the XL Tall or the XXL when…

You are 100% correct and understood 0% of my point. For had you understood and examined the context, you would realize we are talking about a 9g bit of candy, not a 118g banana. To accomplish my logging goals, my estimate for a 9g bit of candy is sufficient. I'd just log a banana if I were having a banana. And no I don't…

Probably have something from McDonalds this evening as we are driving a couple hundred miles. But instead of fries, I'll get apple slices. You can do that. One can make good food choices at McD's.