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  1. 55th for me is on Friday. There is hope for those of you in your mid 40's. I was in the best shape of my life in my mid 40's. I had been in excellent shape back in my 20's and 30's, but never paid any attention to the effect of diet. I got it all dialed in at around age 45 and never felt better or performed better. Kept that going for at least 5 or 6 years.
  2. You look like you are in a similar situation, and no need to make this take all spring. See below: I went back to the Transformation Thread and dug up the "crash diet" portion of an old post of mine, for those interested. It works. Follow up to below: After that post I was on it for another two weeks, but eventually stalled out a 183lbs, which is around 15% BF for me. The steps: Complete cessation of alcohol. I put a pencil to my alcohol consumption as I recollected it and in the previous weeks averaged an alcohol equivalent of 31 Bud Lights per week. I know this Surly and that is no big deal, but calorically it amounts to about 1lb/week. Plus this is not forever. Walk 1 hr/day on average: Pretty easy to do since I have no other means of exercise. Based on my weight and pace, I figured I can get about 1LB/week out of this. I am also doing some light band rehab work on my wrists, elbows and shoulders, but nothing calorically significant. Walking is a very powerful fat loss tool. Several years ago I was down to about 179LBS while doing all kinds of body weight exercises and sprinting along with a very moderate paleo type of diet when my weight loss really stalled out until I added about 3 walks a week. There is just something about the pace that lends itself to steady fat loss. One Meal Per Day: This is where it might get difficult for some of you. This is not an eating window. I literally have one meal per day (during the week) and I eat mine at 3PM. From prep to finishing the dishes it is about 1 hr. In normal times I don't eat breakfast or lunch but eat from 6-9PM excluding weekends. The Meal is a salad: 1/2 LB of Spring mix, 2 can of sardines, 2 hard boiled eggs, generous portions of bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms, onions and broccoli. Topped with a homemade vinaigrette, shredded Parmesan cheese, and Parmesan Crisps. I have a hard time finishing it and I have no hunger for the rest of the evening unless someone brings in some fast food or something. The caloric intake would not be sufficient if I were climbing or otherwise working out, but I find it works while I am hobbled. I have weighed myself before and after this meal and the weight is ~3lbs of food +/-. I did a calorie count on it at one time but I don't have it anymore, but I think it was slightly less less than 2000 cals. I may rework it and edit this post if there is interest. The results: Very slow start for the first 3-4 days in terms of weight loss. Some of that may be in the weighing times and whether I have evacuated my bowels of the 3lb meal, but after that once you get in a rhythm the result are consistent. I vary from this approach on the weekends a bit and whatever happens over the weekend tends to even out by Monday afternoon. After 3 weeks I am at 185-186 lbs for an astonishing .8/lbs lost per day. Caveat, historically, my weight loss tends to stall as I get closer to 180lbs. But also consider, I have no weight work or HIT training in this regimen so I still have that in my bag of tricks once I get healthier. Consider too to that I am also preconditioned to smaller eating windows so the effect would in theory be greater for someone not accustomed to restricted eating windows. Also, I began this program not significantly over weight. For another Surly of similar build and love of all things alcohol, but say another 20lbs heavier to start, I would expect being able to run this program for longer with similar daily results. There are also other hidden calorie restrictions that I do not have available such as soft drinks or sweets which I don't usually have in my diet, so I don't benefit from cutting them out. On muscle loss: I have no idea or not whether this is occurring or not, but it is not a concern at this time since I really have no other choice. I will say that this injury situation has led me to research and rethink my movement patterns for all forms of exercise. I imagine I am going to be out of rock climbing for another 3-4 months and in that time I will continue to try and lose weight to where I am down to under 170lb. At that weight, I will have the benefit of over 30LBS less of body weight to deal with on the wall which is kind of like a hidden strength gain. Additionally with improvement in technique and emphasis on mobility and correct muscle activation and joint strengthening, any loss of muscle will be more than offset. I just thought I would share the weight loss portion especially since it is working so well and dispel the notion that you need to hit the gym all the time and wear yourself out to get good and fast results which are not the result of an unsustainable crash diet or questionable eating habits.
  3. We have a body transformation thread as well. Lots of good stuff over there. Last year was brutal. Went from 184 in April to 202 in December. Ouch. Hey, we all know what to do, as there are many diets that work along with exercise that is not too tough but fun and effective. The problem is always staying with it, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose, because that just takes more time. A few general tips that I have found work really well, especially when starting. Crash diet: Nothing wrong with this. Great psychological boost and usually works great with moderate exercise. Just don't do it for more than a month before transitioning into something more long term, and don't expect the same results going forward. Stuff that usually goes under this topic are things like (one meal a day, no alcohol, working out every single day etc.). It is ok to be enthusiastic right off the bat, so use this to your advantage, while it lasts. The other stuff besides diet and exercise: Stress and sleep anyone. Sometimes small and easily habit forming adjustments can pay big rewards in the form of weight loss. Exercise: For weight loss, less is more. When just starting out (New Years), just walk or do something relaxing that you like. Nobody needs the hassle of a new gym membership or the pressure of using a new piece of exercise equipment. The last thing you need is to get injured right away. In time you can go back to harder workouts you like and diversify the types of stress you put on your body. Write it down: Keep track of your weight every day as well as a few other select pieces of info. No need to get too detailed. Things like "No alcohol today" or "1 hr walk". When I have faltered over the weekend and see the lbs come back on Monday, I am often astounded how quickly they come off giving me confidence that all is not lost. Have a big picture goal: Sure you want to lose weight, but what are you going to do with your new found body? Losing weight does not need to be an all consuming drudgery. Save that for the last few lbs when getting down to your college weight or seeking some new personal best time or lift or athletic skill. Think of weight loss as the rediscovery of good habits, gift of health, and the transition to a better life. Good luck fellow fatasses. I just want you to know, we're all counting on you.
  4. RIP Dan, always loved your work.
  5. Is that what John Denver meant when he said "I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky"?
  6. 45 minutes here.
  7. Jiggy-Z

    Charcoal

    I got the char logs at Ace. It shows a picture of a kamodo cooker on the front, so I assume they are high enough quality to pass for the type of premium charcoal required in BGE types. I have not used my bag yet. Any results out there?
  8. Sean Connery: I'll take "enter child the-rapey" for $200, Alex, and your mother's a whore, Trebek.
  9. Some of you I know, others I am meeting for the first time.
  10. I'll bet their summers are really hot.
  11. Well, there you go.
  12. Back in my 30's I trained a lot for the mile and did the 5k road race thing. As part of that, there were many 400s in my training schedule. I did a lot of them for time, but only rarely did I legitimately sprint, so I wouldn't worry about doing that for 400 meters. Think of this as a fast jog. In my 40's I got tired of running longer distances and pretty much did sets of 400's a few times per week to stay in running shape. Your main obstacle, is going to be taking it slow and not developing Achilles tendinitis or nagging shin splints. So stretch lightly before and after. So to start, I would just do some alternating walks and jogs with your dog. Start with 15 second jog/1 minute walk a few times per week and slowly build the jog time to 1 min, taking at least one minute to rest over a couple of months. Then add days until you are doing this every day, or at least every day you walk your dog. Try to time your jogs with uphill inclines as this is speed work in disguise and is much easier on the joints. This should get you started and you will be surprised at how much fitness you can gain doing just this little bit extra. After phase 1, you should be ready to jog 400 meters few times per week. Others have mentioned actually doing sprint work over shorter distances as part your training. It works wonders, but I am hesitant to recommend it before you have been running for a couple of months. But if you do want to try it. Only do it once every 7-10 days. My in my 50's sprint workout would look like this, and I am sure you could do something similar: All sprints 100-150 meters (pick an approximate distance) MAX will be your fastest jog in the beginning. After about 6 weeks you should be able to get to 5min/mile pace in the middle sections. Sprint 1: Jog to begin, accelerate to 50 % of max in the middle, decelerate towards the end. Sprint 2: Repeat Sprint 1 with 60-75% of max in the middle Sprint 3: Repeat Sprint 1 with 75%+ of max in the middle. Start a little faster and decelerate a little slower. Sprint 4: Repeat Sprint 3 with 90% of max in the middle. Sprint 5: Repeat Sprint 3 with 100% of max in the middle. Sprint 6: Repeat Sprint 5. Sprint 7: Repeat Sprint 3 Sprint 8: Repeat Sprint 2 If you do nothing but walk/jog with your dog and these sprint work outs, then you will need no other running specific training until about a month before the "race", where you can add in some weekly work outs where you will run 400 meters and walk 400 meters for 4 to 8 sets once per week just to get a feel for time, curves etc. Your friend is horrible, you should win convincingly.
  13. Not sure how long the recall has been going on, but I got my CPAP 18 days ago, and it showed up 2 days after I ordered it. I paid the vendor directly. I used Better Night, as that is who is set up with my Dr. for kickbacks etc. Good prices compared to other online options, and really good support. Pretty easy set up overall. In fact, I was not happy with my nasal mask, so they are sending me a Dreamwear Full Face set up at no extra charge, since I am within the 30 day window. They said it would be at my house on Saturday. Not bad for Xmas Season delivery. Good luck. I'm sure everything will work out.
  14. Just like the NBC hit series, Supercomputer, which ran from 1975-1975.
  15. No. Out towards Salt Lick area.
  16. What was it before granny's? Seems like it was a Denny's.
  17. I know one of the guys that started it all way back when. He lives out in Dripping Springs now and has more real estate and more house to work with and it is something to see. He still does the Xmas lights for the Hyde Park Bar & Grill Westgate .
  18. Back in the day (mid 80's), when I was in Longhorn Band, band members were notorious for leaving shit on the field after practice and sometimes during halftime things were lost on the field. Nothing with the injury potential of medical shears, more like paper clips, rubber bands, lyres, safety pins, bobby pins etc. At one point the problem got so bad that somebody from the coaching staff had to have a word with us about the injury potential, especially with that hard ass astroturf field we had back then.
  19. Medical Update: I got my CPAP last Friday and have been using it every night. The good news: Programming and set up was a breeze, wife has not complained about snoring at all, machine is quiet enough also, and I am getting usage scores of 100 out of 100 every night (5 nights) with about .5 events per hour. So all of the external factors are great. The not so good news: My sleep is not so good, both by how I feel and as measured by my smart watch. Not a huge drop, but noticeable. I think some of it is getting used to the treatment, but I feel like I am waking up or in light sleep too much. I wake at night sometimes and mess with breathing, allowing pressure to build up, releasing through my mouth etc., and go back to sleep. I think one possibility is that I try to mouth breath once I try to begin snoring, and then go back to nasal breathing, but it kind of startles me so I come out of sleep at least 3-5 times per night. I have tried sleeping without my MAD and that makes the mouth breathing worse. I am not generally a mouth breather, but am interested in what a full mask might do. I will give it some more time, but given the proper working of the treatment side, I think I might need some kind of adjustments. Any thoughts?
  20. Obliviously mentioned on this thread before is Derry Girls. Just finished a rewatch and laughed my ass off all over again. Giving it a bump for lazy surls. Also, at 24 minutes per, good show to sneak in an episode or two while waiting for household members to finish up what they are doing before feature presentation.
  21. With a bowl win and the spring game we will be an even .500. B
  22. Will try to report back Monday. It will be tough to relay the actual disfunction in the written form as these things are always best experienced live.
  23. Thankful this day comes only once a year, until the next holiday. It was a rough one and it's not over yet. Lot of tension over here. Thinking I should drink more and start slinging insults, just to get everything out in the open.
  24. OK. Did the home sleep study and the result are in: But first a little refresher. Me 5'-11" 195lbs, 54. Dock says neck is a bit thick as is my tongue. Slightly deviated septum which doc says is too slight to make much of a difference. I have a MAD that helps but according to the wife, not nearly enough. I get almost 8 hrs of sleep/night and do not feel tired during the day or yawn a lot. Did a sleep study 15 years ago and was diagnosed with mild apnea and Dr. did not push CPAP. Wife was concerned about CPAP noise at the time so decided to try weight management (although I was not overweight at the time) and... I am about the same. REI: 10.5 OAI: 2.7 CAI: 0.9 Desat Index: 11.5 Average Desat %: 92% High Desat %: 97% Low Desat %: 83% Mean HR: 54.5BPM Lowest HR: 45 BPM (unusual, normally I get into the mid to upper 30's) Highest HR: 86 BPM 217 snoring episodes
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