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Baggsy

Baggsy

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I haven't ever done much of this yet. Being somewhat stupid myself, I tend to spend most of my winter arguing with the rest of you stupid people on GTAM.

I've discovered though, that I tend to eat somewhat unconsciously while I'm thinking over arguments, whether I respond or not.

This year after officially becoming an old fart, being prediabetic, and peaking at over 105 kilos, I want to get into better shape,
so the first step was for my wife and I to join Planet Fitness. I then started using the treadmill in the basement.

How do people here, sustain their involvement, train for better health, and more specifically, train for the riding season?

I've got a couple of leads on a good private trainer, and I might look into finding a nutritionist.

I have a computer and internet set up to the treadmill. I can read a book, watch TV, a movie, or a "treadmill walking tour video", so that makes it a little easier to spend the time.

Are there any other tips for making it a permanent change?

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Once you make it a habit in your lifestyle it's easier to stick with it. I did the gym for 20yrs so when I moved further out in the country I built a complete gym at home. I have breakfast then workout right away then go about my day. Getting into that routine makes the workouts keep happening.
Spare TV makes treadmill time go by quicker and good music keeps the mood up.
 
Working for weight loss 75% of the effort is changing your eating habits for the better esp portion control. I found it best to start with counting calories (myfitnesspal app) and then making sustainable changes to hold where i want in conjunction with working out 3x wk @ at least 1hr each.
For me it was making sure to meal prep (2x a week) and keep a focus on 1/4 plate protein, 1/4 plate carb (fruit/potatoes/carrots/corn/rice etc) and 1/2 plate veggies. Upped my water intake and kept snacks out of the house. Not to say I've given up all snacks/beer good stuff full time, just not all the time

-Make small changes you can stick too. Those small changes add up.
-1 bad meal/treat doesn't ruin the day/week/month. Just don't keep making multiple 1 bad meal/treats per day/week.
-the scale is not the end all be all.
 
I was doing pretty good just by winter riding right up until that stupid crash early this month. Now my new plan is to heal up as fast as possible, eat absolutely outrageous amounts of food and start exercising with a couple of 10 pound weights every time I walk my dog, that usually works better then anything else for me. If I can gain about 10 pounds in muscle mass by spring I will be super happy, then I'll get back to trials riding at least an hour every day just as soon as physically possible.
 
I just consume naturally sourced food made with natural products without harsh synthetic chemical additives...……….beer.
 
Walking through deep powder snow is a pretty good leg exercise, it's like wearing weights on your ankles. I think some people call it resistance training.
 
A simple pedometer or other electronic wearable device that measures your steps/heart rate/etc

It helps you to set and achieve measureable goals...and track improvement.

Nice setup you have there with the treadmill and tv


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My weight hasn't changed substantially in the last 20 years. Unfortunately I was 40 pounds overweight back then.

I feel that people are fattening. Get-togethers all to often mean food and drink. We have stuff around the house in case company drops in. I make sure it stays fresh by eating the previously purchased goodies.

I am a fatalist. If I remove the lid of an ice cream container the container will eventually be empty so why defer the inevitable?

Calories are more important than exercise. It would take a half hour of brisk walking to work off a modest donut. Saying "No thanks" is much more efficient. They put the calorie counts on foods but it might be more effective if they put down the mileage.

A problem as one gets older is that knees and feet get sore from carrying around the equivalent of a sack of potatoes. The pain and arthritis make it hard to use the leg muscles, our largest, to burn off the cookies.

Little things add up. A shortfall of 3500 calories, all things being equal, should result in a weight loss of a pound. I found a coffee blend that I enjoy black instead of regular. A cup a day for a month equals a pound. Diet sodas theoretically do the same but there is growing evidence that it goes the other way. Learn to appreciate the natural flavours of foods without adding salt or sugar.

All this typing has made me hungry. I'm going to bake a pie.
 
My weight hasn't changed since 1975 but I think I shrunk in height just a tiny bit :| gravity sucks.
When your knees start to give out your body does find ways to compensate slightly, helps greatly if you have a high pain threshold and everything else is still working properly :|
 
FLSTC said:
While you are on your treadmill, pull up Dr William Davis' videos on YouTube. His Wheat Belly and Undoctored series is the truth. Dr William Fung will give you the truth on diabetes and you can look in Dr Berg and Thomas Delauers series - good nutrition info.
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Dr Jason Fung?

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The terminology was over my head but not the concept. What was particularly interesting was the stress component creating obesity. The stress of not being thin enough could actually increase the tendency to gain weight.
 
Ugh....tell me about it. I've gained about 10lbs (total 180lbs right now) since I started the FIFO life. And it's all in the gut... I'm about to turn 40 also :(
Had been holding the weight gain off pretty well with the gym, but a little too much weight, wrong form, and BAM there goes the shoulder. Now getting back into it.

It's so tough with the camp lifestyle. There is practically no healthy option on site. Some ****** salad. Some bad sandwiches. That's it.

I'm trying the 'Intermittent Fasting' by having only black coffee in the morning, and then no food until 11am. Mild lunch, and big dinner. It's tough going, but it seems to be working slowly. Night shift...forget about it.

Actually considering going the meat free option a few days a week, just to try it out. Need to do something, as at this rate I'll gain another 10lbs by the end of the year.

Now excuse me, I bought half a roasted pig yesterday for our party, and half of it is still there...and it's effing delicious!
 
Baggsy said:
I haven't ever done much of this yet. Being somewhat stupid myself, I tend to spend most of my winter arguing with the rest of you stupid people on GTAM.
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LOL! +1

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I've always hated exercise. I tend to stick to regular physical activity if I actually enjoy doing it, so it's normally team sports for me or snowboarding.
 
mimico_polak said:
Ugh....tell me about it. I've gained about 10lbs (total 180lbs right now) since I started the FIFO life. And it's all in the gut... I'm about to turn 40 also :(
Had been holding the weight gain off pretty well with the gym, but a little too much weight, wrong form, and BAM there goes the shoulder. Now getting back into it.

It's so tough with the camp lifestyle. There is practically no healthy option on site. Some ****** salad. Some bad sandwiches. That's it.

I'm trying the 'Intermittent Fasting' by having only black coffee in the morning, and then no food until 11am. Mild lunch, and big dinner. It's tough going, but it seems to be working slowly. Night shift...forget about it.

Actually considering going the meat free option a few days a week, just to try it out. Need to do something, as at this rate I'll gain another 10lbs by the end of the year.

Now excuse me, I bought half a roasted pig yesterday for our party, and half of it is still there...and it's effing delicious!
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yeah, mining life is not healthy
long days make exercise difficult

and a big dinner is the last thing you need
but not much else on the day to look forward to

sandwiches are terrible long term
processed carbs and meats will make you diabetic

I was at one mine for 3 years and all they had for beverages was juice boxes
Company had produced at least 500 new type 2 diabetics
 
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I was going to list all the food I eat during a normal day, but I eat like a hobbit and it would probably make some of you guys angry just reading it :censored:
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