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The 2016 Way Less Objectivity thread
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LazyLion
King of de Jungle
OK, so the doctor has put me on Glucophage and Cholesterol medication!
He says I have the beginning stages of Diabetes, but he thinks I can get rid of the symptoms through exercise and weight loss.
My cholesterol is not high, about 5.7... but my LDL is quite low - about 0.6.
He says I have the beginning stages of Diabetes, but he thinks I can get rid of the symptoms through exercise and weight loss.
My cholesterol is not high, about 5.7... but my LDL is quite low - about 0.6.
Do your homework on Statins, cholesterol is not the enemy - medication is.
KingBel
Expert Member
Fanie: I think you should update my method to "Flushing out the fat with excessive amounts of Castle Lite and Jamesons" 
Anyway.. I am still on 89kg...
Anyway.. I am still on 89kg...
RazedInBlack
RazedInBlack
So for a total noob, whats the first step?
/Note To Self: Acquire a scale
/Note To Self: Acquire a scale
karnuffel
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Im stuck between 83 and 85 
I am in the best shape I have been in years and fitter than I've been in years. I watch what I eat (almost no sugar and a lot less carbs), go to spinning classes at least twice a weak and do 100KM+ on a Saturday on Sunday on my bike.
Any suggestions? Will it help if i take up another form of cardio such as swimming?
I am in the best shape I have been in years and fitter than I've been in years. I watch what I eat (almost no sugar and a lot less carbs), go to spinning classes at least twice a weak and do 100KM+ on a Saturday on Sunday on my bike.Any suggestions? Will it help if i take up another form of cardio such as swimming?
https://www.reddit.com/r/keto
Read the FAQ and "in a nutshell" pages first.
Also, buy a food scale. I was eating healthy but my portions were way too much for my calorie intake.
For the first time in my life I actually look at the nutrition index on the back of products and it's scary.
Im stuck between 83 and 85
Any suggestions? Will it help if i take up another form of cardio such as swimming?
Same problem. I'm stuck between 86-88kg. Diet is quite strict. Running 50-60km a week. And I wear the same size pants as I did at school. I suspect I swallowed some rocks somewhere. Otherwise, it might be due to the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. And I've build a lot of leg muscle
Cross train might help. Swimming is a good idea. Otherwise, try running. Nothing burns fat like running.
Nerfherder
Honorary Master
Fek... up up to 97.
Its probably muscle mass as I have upped the str training but eish, not going to help my pants situation
Its probably muscle mass as I have upped the str training but eish, not going to help my pants situation
RazedInBlack
RazedInBlack
Thanks Voicy. Seems like a good place to start.
konfab
Honorary Master
Im stuck between 83 and 85
Any suggestions? Will it help if i take up another form of cardio such as swimming?
How carefully do you watch what you eat?
As in weighing each particle of food that goes into your mouth or just being mindful.
In my experience, just being mindful only does enough to keep you at the same weight. As a first step, just get the amount of kilojoules or calories you consume every day.
faniebraai
RIP
5.7 and het puts you medication? no way man... cholesterol medication is bad mmmkay
Something interesting about calorie counting and reading the nutrition charts... have a look at a chocolate bar, that's the same amount of calories as you'd burn if you ran 10km. Are you willing to run 10km every time you eat a chocolate? Neither am I.
Oh...download the myFitnessPal app. It is a brilliant tracker for food, exercise and weight. It also has a built in barcode scanner so if you're not sure what nutrition details to add to your foods, just scan the barcode and enter how much of it you're eating (it usually lists per 100g). It'll then calculate your goal calories for the day, how much you've eaten, minus the amount you've exercised and then you'll see if you're eating too much or exercising too little.
konfab
Honorary Master
I already use myfitnesspal
As for balancing food out with exercise. That part is a bit suspect in my books as it does not take into fitness.
An obese slob would burn much more kJ doing a 10km run than a trained athlete. Hence the guideline that you shouldn't use exercise to counter a bad diet.
That being said, if you do regular exercise every day, you probably could get away with eating a little bit of chocolate.
What I did is buy a big slab and break it up into small blocks. Then after exercise I had a little block as a pick-me-up.
DuckKnuckle
Expert Member
Fanie, please update the OP. First month weigh-in results:
11/01/2016 - 87kg
11/02/2016 - 82.7kg
11/01/2016 - 87kg
11/02/2016 - 82.7kg
Well done
DuckKnuckle
Expert Member
faniebraai
RIP
What diet have you been following. Doesn't help you gym your butt off, but you still eat like pig
