Old fashioned barn raising weekend (or in this case a bunky and outhouse).
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2019 success stories
- Thread starter kwtoxman
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Not sure if it counts as an accomplishment but 2 years ago I found out that I had a bunch of half siblings in New Zealand. This summer I met my little brother as he passed through TO to visit his son who has moved to Halifax. We got along so well it was like we grew up together. It was a bit eerie as we shared so many interests, boats, bikes and flying.
His daughter spent a few days with us around Christmas enroute to Halifax. Super kid, P. Eng bright and cheery.
His daughter spent a few days with us around Christmas enroute to Halifax. Super kid, P. Eng bright and cheery.
kwtoxman
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Thx for sharing. I don't do "New Years resolutions" though I know its a big thing for some people, but after the impetus of an unrelated short term health issue that cropped up around New Years last year I ended up making a lifestyle change at that point. I've been overweight forever and decided to try to tackle it as well as get into better physical shape for the mountain bike this spring/summer/fall. That health issue reset my food volume tolerance and I decided to run with that (lower food volumes / less calories) as well as starting to walk on the treadmill early every morning for an hr a day. On the treadmill I included some significant incline grades over the hour to get to an estimated 405 calories burned per session.
All this ended up being pretty doable most every day of the year and at the end of 2019 I have walked >1400 km and I have lost in the range of 40-50 lbs and ~ 5-6 inches around the waist. It's the lightest I've been in over 15 years and I'm very thankful. My wardrobe and attitude has completely changed.
All this ended up being pretty doable most every day of the year and at the end of 2019 I have walked >1400 km and I have lost in the range of 40-50 lbs and ~ 5-6 inches around the waist. It's the lightest I've been in over 15 years and I'm very thankful. My wardrobe and attitude has completely changed.
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bigpoppa
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Holy **** man, you did what I want to do, congrats!
And still somehow eating like royalty...
kwtoxman
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Thx. It's a big deal for me after 15 years. I shrunk my stomach (it's a thing) and it's simply all about small amounts. My appetite has really gone down. It's a positive reinforcement mechanism.
I totally wish you good luck to do it. I say if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Lots of inspirational stuff here already. Thx all.
bigpoppa
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hm..so your appetite shrinks in response to smaller portions?
kwtoxman
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More specifically there's the known physiological response that a short term low calorie intake (in my experience <500 calories per day) over 2-4 days will definitely shrink/constrict the stomach. Near fasting. And a constricted stomach affects the related physiological response of how one feels full. Note that you have to consciously eat less because the food intake satiation nerve response is notoriously slow... at 20 minutes or more. I was able to shrink my stomach and then consciously eat less in my experience.
It was a sustainably doable process in my experience. I was prepared to take one day a week off from the treadmill (typically over a weekend) and didn't really need it much. I ended up taking off maybe 10 days total this year. I typically listen to music and read on the treadmill (either news on the phone or magazines/books; whatever interests you). Time goes fast and as mentioned it's been sustainable here. See what appeals to you as a sustainable experience with exercise.
I will add that low intensity exercise is best for fat loss, but some cardio is always a healthy addition too. A common metric for low intensity weight loss exercise is being able to maintain thoughts, reading or thinking. It's a remarkably good metric.
The weight was a big bug bear for me for well over a decade... I'm so much happier. Let's pay it forward. Good luck and best wishes.
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Stress the short term! A long term ultra low caloric intake shifts the body into starvation mode and it stays there. Then you gain weight on 1200 cal / day. Google the "Big Loser" after effects.
We have a friend with acreage near Owen sound and we have an annual "meeting of the minds" , we rent portapottis, its cheap enough to have three dropped off mens ladies and the mens is occupied and im going to crap my pants. We take up a collection two months out, cost is 3 pots and a donation for the band and we fund a few washtubs of beer for saturday.
For those that didn't live with a septic tank, dont host a party with over 15 people if they are drinking.
Its amazing what a short walk a day can do to just make you feel better, A just being outside B some excercise C clears your head, my dog likes it. Wife and I play a game adding up car values in driveways called how deep are they in?? Dude at end of street has PanAmerica, Range rover HSE, TVR in garage and a big Jag vandenplas he puts somewhere over the winter. I guess $320k in car inventory.
Everything in moderation
especially moderation
kwtoxman
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For sure. Long term fasting will be different and there's a host of strong conservatory physiological responses to maximize caloric retention. I would keep the initial fasting short like I mentioned if trying this method.
I am happy to report that while doing this weight loss all year long, I was still eating some great and interesting foods (check out the "what's for dinner" thread here in the Romper Room). Including sugar and chocolates. As said, everything in moderation. In the end, I was able to lose the weight over 2019 with those basic adjustments to my calories in (caloric intake) and calories burned.
I had some mountain biking drawbacks this year but with my weight loss conditioning I ended up with a success story here in a few ways too. I still got into the best shape "on the trails" in a decade or so; I was able to do some good climbs without rest. And at the end of the year I did a 65 km combo pavement/path/single track ride one afternoon.... and on one of the last 30 degree Celcius sunny hot days of the year. It was a memorable ride to a new far out destination.
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2019 was another awesome year for me - not lost on me, the fortunes I have. I have a great job, an amazing wife and a very happy life. The health of those close to me is good enough. I also didn't crash my bike in 2019 which is always a bonus!
Spent 7 months of living in 7 different places while our house was being renovated. Love the house and look forward to coming home every day.
For the first time ever I had legit vacation time from work, so I took 9 days to go riding to Deals Gap and back. As soon as I got back, I bought another bike, which I enjoy very much. Took another 3 weeks to go to Beijing, Tibet, Nepal and India.
On a side note - 12 yrs ago I stopped smoking cold turkey, after smoking for 18yrs. A couple months later I ate my last piece of meat. I was at a good friends house for NYE and she made this really good roast beef or something. I ate a nice piece and thought this is so good, I don't think I need to eat another piece of meat ever again. It wasn't a resolution or anything, it was just time for me to stop, even though I loved eating meat and ate it for 3 meals a day every day. Quitting smoking for me was more about the mental conviction to commit to something and stick with it and allowed me to do whatever I committed myself to. This has translated into my relationship with my wife, how I work, how I ride and everything else I do.
Goal for 2020 - keep doing what I have been doing and do more yoga.
Spent 7 months of living in 7 different places while our house was being renovated. Love the house and look forward to coming home every day.
For the first time ever I had legit vacation time from work, so I took 9 days to go riding to Deals Gap and back. As soon as I got back, I bought another bike, which I enjoy very much. Took another 3 weeks to go to Beijing, Tibet, Nepal and India.
On a side note - 12 yrs ago I stopped smoking cold turkey, after smoking for 18yrs. A couple months later I ate my last piece of meat. I was at a good friends house for NYE and she made this really good roast beef or something. I ate a nice piece and thought this is so good, I don't think I need to eat another piece of meat ever again. It wasn't a resolution or anything, it was just time for me to stop, even though I loved eating meat and ate it for 3 meals a day every day. Quitting smoking for me was more about the mental conviction to commit to something and stick with it and allowed me to do whatever I committed myself to. This has translated into my relationship with my wife, how I work, how I ride and everything else I do.
Goal for 2020 - keep doing what I have been doing and do more yoga.
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