Gym/Crossfit/Swole bros, lend me your knowledge.

[Dom]

I eat at lunch and about an hour after exercising in the evenings. Those are the only times I currently eat. No snacks or anything in between. I don't count calories or keep track at the moment. I read and heard that introducing a few eggs shortly after I wakeup might speed up the weight loss... I will need to do a bit more reading on this though, it has been years since I regularly ate breakfasts.

I have always been relatively good with holding out on a meal or managing hunger. I'm not far overweight, just have a little belly and pretty out of shape, so don't have a ton to lose.

Cravings are basically all gone now. So currently I'm comfortable with the cleaner meats and veggies/salads. Also I make sure that when I eat I have enough meat to not be hungry afterwards. Sometimes my lunch will last me to the next day, so I'm close to intermittent fasting anyway..

Impressive stuff & good luck bud

 

[J0N0]

I have been checking out intermittent fasting for awhile now. As well as carnivore and Tim Ferriss's Slow-Carb Diet.

I will probably finish this week's exercise and start with a strict diet next week or the week after. One big change at a time.

In the meantime I am still cutting essentially all carbs and eating zero sugars. Been doing great so far.

The only issue I have with dieting is it needs to become a lifestyle once you start dieting you need to keep it up for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the diet you either stop losing weight or start gaining.

With fasting I still eat a fair amount of carbs and sugars will maintaining 85KGs with a fair amount of muscle and lower body fat.

Plus if I want takeout or want to indulge in sweets and chips I don't feel to bad or guilty doing so.

Also I have a very slow metabolize I went up to 89KGs just over the week of the christmas due to the amount of food and Alcohol I consumed but took about 3 weeks of fasting to get back to my average weight of 85KGs

 

[Dom]

The only issue I have with dieting is it needs to become a lifestyle once you start dieting you need to keep it up for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the diet you either stop losing weight or start gaining.

With fasting I still eat a fair amount of carbs and sugars will maintaining 85KGs with a fair amount of muscle and lower body fat.

Plus if I want takeout or want to indulge in sweets and chips I don't feel to bad or guilty doing so.

Also I have a very slow metabolize I went up to 89KGs just over the week of the christmas due to the amount of food and Alcohol I consumed but took about 3 weeks of fasting to get back to my average weight of 85KGs

Sounds like a lifestyle

 

[PandaAttack1]

The only issue I have with dieting is it needs to become a lifestyle once you start dieting you need to keep it up for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the diet you either stop losing weight or start gaining.

With fasting I still eat a fair amount of carbs and sugars will maintaining 85KGs with a fair amount of muscle and lower body fat.

Plus if I want takeout or want to indulge in sweets and chips I don't feel to bad or guilty doing so.

Also I have a very slow metabolize I went up to 89KGs just over the week of the christmas due to the amount of food and Alcohol I consumed but took about 3 weeks of fasting to get back to my average weight of 85KGs

Same thing will happen with the fasting though... You have to make it a 'lifestyle' as well. You have to continue fasting ..."for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the fasting you either stop losing weight or start gaining".

It counts for everything. I don't care for carbs or sugars anymore. It is objectively unhealthy, so it is just easier to cut it out completely regardless.

 

[goldfritter]

Same thing will happen with the fasting though... You have to make it a 'lifestyle'. You have to continue fasting ..."for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the fasting you either stop losing weight or start gaining".

It counts for everything. I don't care for carbs or sugars anymore. It is objectively unhealthy, so it is just easier to cut it out completely regardless.

Carbs have never been objectively unhealthy. Two diets shown to decrease risk of death (DASH and Mediterranean) both include carbs (specifically wholegrain). Sugar probably better to avoid though.

 

[PandaAttack1]

Carbs have never been objectively unhealthy. Two diets shown to decrease risk of death (DASH and Mediterranean) both include carbs (specifically wholegrain). Sugar probably better to avoid though.

Fair enough. I should've worded that better. Excessive consumption make fatty, and most meals seem to have too much carbs. It also doesn't appear to have any benefits for me at the moment, so it is is easier to simply cut it out.

 

[D3TTOL]

Carbs have never been objectively unhealthy. Two diets shown to decrease risk of death (DASH and Mediterranean) both include carbs (specifically wholegrain). Sugar probably better to avoid though.

But I like sugar

 

[Dom]

But I like sugar

Do you have sugar water in place of cerebral fluid?

 

[Valheru]

Fair enough. I should've worded that better. Excessive consumption make fatty, and most meals seem to have too much carbs. It also doesn't appear to have any benefits for me at the moment, so it is is easier to simply cut it out.

Brown rice is your friend.

I can reccomend my go-to, which is chicken breast with brocolli, chilli, bechemel on brown rice. Easy to make, freezes fuckin well and provides a good balance.

 

[D3TTOL]

Do you have sugar water in place of cerebral fluid?

Nah, That is where all the bacon grease is.

 

[D3TTOL]

Brown rice is your friend.

I can reccomend my go-to, which is chicken breast with brocolli, chilli, bechemel on brown rice. Easy to make, freezes fuckin well and provides a good balance.

wouldn't bechemel be bad?

 

[Valheru]

wouldn't bechemel be bad?

Yes and No. Yes, contains protein, Yes, contains very little fat. No, very high in calories (by weight). It needs balancing.

 

[Keenen]

What enduro racing you doing? Hard Enduro? If so, there is no replacement for seat time on the bike. Spend less time in the gym and more on the throttle!

 

[Dom]

Yes and No. Yes, contains protein, Yes, contains very little fat. No, very high in calories (by weight). It needs balancing.

Everything in moderation (pretty much)

 

[J0N0]

Same thing will happen with the fasting though... You have to make it a 'lifestyle' as well. You have to continue fasting ..."for however long you want to lose weight or stay in shape the minute you start relaxing on the fasting you either stop losing weight or start gaining".

It counts for everything. I don't care for carbs or sugars anymore. It is objectively unhealthy, so it is just easier to cut it out completely regardless.

No agreed but I just find it easier not to eat at all than to have to follow a specific eating plan, and I follow a 50 percent cardio and 50 percent weight training workout plan so carbs play a massive role in having the energy levels i need the same way the proten plays a role in keeping muscle.

At the end of the day it's what works best for you without having to compromise to much.

 

[J0N0]

But I like sugar

I feel you on that one theres no way il give up sugar!

 

[Dom]

No agreed but I just find it easier not to eat at all than to have to follow a specific eating plan, and I follow a 50 percent cardio and 50 percent weight training workout plan so carbs play a massive role in having the energy levels i need the same way the proten plays a role in keeping muscle.

At the end of the day it's what works best for you without having to compromise to much.

That is the mindset, do what doesn't make you miserable & just expend more calories than you are putting in.

 

[D3TTOL]

At the end of the day it's what works best for you without having to compromise to much.

I do exactly this, I eat my steakies with noice creamy mushroom sauce and the next morning my workout is getting out of bed. Sometimes I walk to the kettle and switch that on too.

 

[Dom]

@Keenen

I do exactly this, I eat my steakies with noice creamy mushroom sauce and the next morning my workout is getting out of bed. Sometimes I walk to the kettle and switch that on too.

Just an FYI (as your are blatantly oblivious to it) - this is not in Smack Talk

 

[D3TTOL]

Just an FYI (as your are blatantly oblivious to it) - this is not in Smack Talk

No shit sherlock... You should be a detective. Making a joke or two about the topic isn't going to kill anyone.

 

[PandaAttack1]

What enduro racing you doing? Hard Enduro? If so, there is no replacement for seat time on the bike. Spend less time in the gym and more on the throttle!

Due to head injury I haven't been on the bike for a few years. But I've raced for 10+ years before that bud. Did roof and all the local series in and around Gauteng like ewxc, lowveld, impi, etc. I used to do the 3x a week on the bike thing as well. So I'm all good there.

 

[BuLLeT]

Well I'm late to this party.

Glad you're on a good track Panda.

This is my sixth year of Crossfit, and my third in the masters age category. There a few things I'd advise:

• Make sure you have a good coach and communicate your goals with them. You don't want a young gung-ho one. Ideally you want someone with a strength and conditioning or physio education. They should also introduce you to the pyramid. If your coach / box is not up to it, move along to a different one.
• Scale appropriately. Workouts are infinitely scale-able. Work with your coach to determine the correct scale for every workout until you're able to do so yourself.
• Weightlifting, particularly in workouts: Make sure you're working at a weight which allows you to maintain good form for each and every rep. If that doesn't work, scale back the reps as well.
• Quality of movement: For your goals don't do competition movements. Butterfly pull-ups and pistols while useful for tests at a high-level are not worth the injury risk for the vast majority of us. Strict and kipping movements are great with much lower chances of things going wrong.
• Mobility. Your best chance of improving your quality of movement and reducing your risk of injury is to improve your mobility. Have your coach identify your trouble areas and suggest a few stretches. There are also various apps like GoWod that I've enjoyed using.
• Motivation. Fitness is like playing poker. Your gains are not about any one session. It's about the sum of all of your sessions. Don't "cherry-pick" your workouts. If one comes up that you don't like, it's probably exactly what you need to be working on. If you need a goal to work towards, enter a local scaled/intermediate comp with a team.

Enjoy!