Great advice SAMM, that was a short fishing trip. I think Ply may be on one though.
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Ply is on the right track
jojo is on thr right track.
presently I am not. A rare bout with alcohol. Ill win but shoudnt be posting . Not sure why today I fell off tbe wagon aftef so long I forgot I wad on it. But I regret it. Such a different demon than fat.
Tbis isnt my only online family. Alcohol and I are not friends. Please forgive. Much stress and a willing co.
I admit my life is sooooooooooooooooOOO much better witjout alcohol. But for right now. It is my most definition of my outlook Silly to say wjat I feel.
I gave up alcohol be ause of how it hurt my first wife.
I return to it when I feel invulnerable to it. Not. Sooooo.
Annnoying alcohol is on my ststion in life. I k ow I can live without it. But. But but. Its ad available as water.
Also as avaable ad water .
Friends!
High fructose syrup!
Its the most consumed calorie on the planet. who am I to speak against it?
Please fast and include fish and antioxidants Into everyday living.
May alcohol be a blessing of youth!
My apologies. I seldom drink. Im reminded why I obstain typically, because I get fall down inebriated.
No excuses . I apologize.
No calories except beer. 6 x180 calories
not a fast day I was striving for. Too much moving ahead for another fast day till monday morning.
Ill be eating oatmeal and boiled chicken breast.
bland until I add cinnamon and paprika.
http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/low-cholesterol-diet-fatty-fish
@amy c
I have a way of leaving open the edit page for dayz.
but failed to do what I had planned. By referencing what I had put on the 1000th post.
For instance. Eating the healthy fats in fish displaces the unhealthy animal fats . Which helps balance hdl and ldl cholesterol.
Feed day today.
I’ll try to 500 cals below BMR.
I stepped on scale 227lbs after a fat attack week.. Only 4lbs more to get to my frivolous goal of 50lbs…
I believe it’s more about the job I’ve taken than the diet.
I’m just not In tight control as I want to be. I certainly embarrassed myself yesterday.
I reminded of something a learned many years ago.
Especially about drinking and other vices.
If I have a dream, that I really want. I don’t need those other thing, because the dream can be more powerful than any drug.
I really want to eat healthy, and for now eat fat loss foods. My dream is to transform into much stronger and healthier state. If this dream isn’t possible I would continue to let myself go. However I know I can make it. I found this fasting thing, and I’m starting to see it play a much bigger role in my dream. It days like yesterday that with humility , take 1 day at time and stay focused on what is doable.
I’ll be moving for many days to come. It’s an opportunity to lose some weight. It’s very easy to lose focus and decide. That need loads of energy foods to keep me going, but that’s not the only possibility. So close to 50lbs lost.
I’m not fasting at this time. Will start again on the last monday of the month. However I’ll be observing calorie restriction of 500 calories day 4 days a week. So my formula is 2,000 calories resrtiction and 2,000 calories exercise. Then practice my own style of a fat attack week. And try to average 5lbs a month.
Another part of the dream is achieve my best VO2 Max. possible. Using rope skipping, Im trying to do it more than than I have been. I know that HIIT will be my best cornerstone to reaching the 100lbs mark.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VO2_max
So I may start to focus on the these other portions of my strategy , for three weeks of the month, till I get the all clear from my doctor to fast as a lifestyle.
1 strive for 1lb a week for 3 weeks eating healthy foods on CRAN+ HIIT. Lower carb intake the second Monday before the end of the month.
2 have a ten day fat attack regimen – to ensure I don’t have long term issues. Aimed for 2lbs fat loss. To discover what works every time . 600cal fasting ADF Eating fat loss foods on CRAN + exercise
3 keep working on ability to practice HIIT exercises and stability ball core strength. Lifting on weekends.
Seems so lackluster of a dream, but when my belts no longer have notches that work. When I’m jumping rope longer than the kids, lifting heavier weights that get encouraging applause from supportive fellows. I see the dream becoming reality. I don’t need beer , the dream is enough.
It’s important to realize that growing old is a relatively new phenomenon in humans. For more than 99.9 percent of the time humans have roamed the Earth, average life expectancies have topped out at 30 or 40 years. The most dramatic leap in life expectancy occurred in the past century, with the advent of improved sanitation and medical care in developed countries. For example, in 1900, the average lifespan in the United States was 47 years, while just a century later, it had skyrocketed to 77 years.
In contrast to the average life expectancy, the maximum human life expectancy has always hovered around 115 to 120 years. This apparent inborn maximum intrigues scientists who study aging. Does there have to be a maximum? What determines it? Why is it about 120 years?
Studies of centenarians (people who live 100 years or more) have indicated that a positive and inquisitive outlook, healthy eating habits, moderate exercise, close ties to family and friends, and genetic factors are associated with long life. Some centenarians have their own theories. Jeanne Calment, a French woman who died at age 122, claimed olive oil, port wine, and chocolate were the keys to her long life!
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/chapter5.html#9
How about this?
Mon 600
Tues fish and skipping
Wed 600
Thurs shrimp and skipping
Fri. 600
Sat beans and skipping
Sun. 600
Mon 600
Tues fish and skipping
Wedn 600
Thur shrimp and skipping
Friday 600
Week end off
Sat
Sun
Mon -600 BMR
Tues fish and skipping
Wedn -600 BMR
Thur fish and skipping
Fri -600 BMR
Sat lifting
Sun buffet HIIT
Mon -600 BMR
Tues fish and skipping
Wedn -600 BMR
Thur fish and skipping
Fri -600 BMR
Sat lifting
Sun buffet HIIT
It is a bit of a misconception that growing old is a new phenomenon. The data is heavily skewed by infant mortality rates. A US social security chart from 1900 shows that about 47% of the 1900 population survived to 60 years of age, and 15% to 80 years of age. If you made it past age 5, you had a good chance of getting to 70 or 80yrs.
http://thaddeusktsim.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/were-there-no-old-people-in-1900/
http://www.livescience.com/10569-human-lifespans-constant-2-000-years.html
It is the focus of health improvement.
In Micheal Mosley’s video ” Eat, Fast, Live Longer. It begins with a centenarian running a marathon.
While I want to lose my waist and look fit , and be strong. My true intrest in fasting is to stay active longer.
While it’s a bit clinical to articulate into my own I do understand what’s happen. Why some people live longer than others and what seems to be the risk factors. I for one want to be in world in the next 50 years. However the same things that may me live 50 years longer , may also help me live another ten years! I need to get my obesity condition transformed into the body of an athlete. Ive had so many experiences losing 50 lbs or more and regaining it. I realize it’s more about the lifestyle to keep it off.
I’ve did this that and the other. I dont Mosley sat down and made a master plan , but I believe he’s on to something. In his approach of intermittent fasting and individualized exercise. Also increasing N.E.A.T . It may be that striving to live longer in that way may also be the way thrive rather become sedentary.
To be clear. The same approach to live to 100 by fasting and exercise may also lend to being active enough to run a marathon at 100 years of age.
For me being 100lbs morbidly obese, after a vehicle accident , I became sedentary. I was noticing the sedentary condition was making me weak, that being inactive for so long 7months. I was the man I was after I got back on my feet. Watching another of Mosley’s videos ” the truth about exercise”. I realized I could do it! I could jump rope and eat better. I mean. Really. That’s it? I thought.
After reading and reading and trying the health foods and learning the difference between diets. There’s health food, fat loss food, healing foods, and poor nutrition foods. As keep reading and keep trying things it occurred to me that it’s the risk factors that can help an individual navigate into the opportunity to become a centenarian. Avoiding accident and preventable death risk factors, and transforming my body to avoid age related diseases. But also understanding DNA repair that the body does naturally. All these things are accomplished through fasting, and eating healthy foods when not fasting. The role exercise also , and which foods help to maintain healthy tissues while dieting and exercising. What Ive found is it’s doable!
Well my first week was felt like climbing everest!
I keep trying to stay focussed on the longevity lifestyle. Because I need to survive the next ten years ,or the 40 after that won’t be possible. It’s my opinion that the approach is the same wether it’s getting fit for next decade or the following 75 years as far as diet and exercise are same. What has changed for me is having high confidence in the doable portions. That after a short stint of trying to do it all I realize it’s all doable actually.
Take away smoking and poor diet is the other biggest killer. Mosley even points to that. Eat fish 2-3 times a week. You know what? If you like fish? You’re in luck!
Most likely by fasting, eating fish when not fasting, exercising your longevity will not just be increasing age but may also help avoid becoming sedentary or demented.
My personal opinion is that the active centenarians are also promoting their DNA repair mode more often through their diet. So understanding this normal and ever present condition of DNA. Repair environment is key to knowing what to put into the diet. Anti oxidants, and protien restriction like the 600 calorie IF. But also understanding how carbs drive aging at the cellular level.
It’s not a bridge too far!
Research suggests that even if your condition has the top ten risk factors. Eliminating them is nearly the same as cure.
In addition I continue to read the the risk factors. As it there are as many ways for things to harm us as there are mice to test the risk factors on ! The air I breath, the water I bathe, the sunlight , and the foods I eat . Just a little preparation and I can eliminate the risk factors out of those too.
My first step of getting out the bed was exercise/stability ball. I heard on a exercise show about stability ball for walkers , helps keep injury less likely to occur, especially the yoga type exercise that help with balance, because it’s falls while walking the typically lead to pain , and then no longer walks for exercise.
BTW FYI walking is the only proven longevity increasing form of exercise. If anyone know of any other exercise that are proven. . I’m interested. I’m suspecting jump rope, due to it’s ability to aid circulation of the lymph system.
The only other thing I could possibly point to. Is when people go from active to inactive. There may be a change in protien needs, more protein , but alotless carbs. Very easy to miss that lifestyle change.
Kinda rambling on. Ok. Moving break over.
Back to moving today, just boxing and unboxing.
JoJo a always appreciate your opinions . Thank you.
In the last year,of trying to loose weight I’d have to the Internet connections have helped. However the family expectations are a hurdle. I do stand tall against co workers and friends when it comes to foods. Most of the time I find it best to not even discuss my views with them at all. I’m in a place where I’ve chosen that I will succeed or die trying. In other words it’s now or never. Of the many diets to choose from . I’m choosing the only one that effects longevity.
To change my food habits, I stopped going to grocery and have food delivered. Mostly frozen foods.
I learned from DR TV program that I can put precursor foods in my diet and the difficulty to learn new tastes and textures will be eased because of the ceratonin (sp). This kinda made a major impact. I’m no longer ” slave to my hunger impulses. I mean. Eating beans,vegetables , and fish, were absent, but now are staples.
I agree that social foods must fit. But if I didn’t change my ways I felt I would not live very long and fitting in would be mute. I can look through the complicated lens and the simple satiety lens. I placed my dinner time the same as it has always been at the family table. I just a simple rule that I don’t cook on fasting days. After much discourse ,I made a stand. Very simple. I love them and want to be with them at dinner time, but they choose to eat whatever they want. If they insist on cooking me stuff I just eat it the next day. Seems odd that such a simple request could lead to so much issue. I look at like my wife has the feeling of insecurity about me losing weight, because she sees it as vain. To be honest. I see her diet as path to early grave, and I want to be there for my daughter until she’s out of school. I don’t share my opinion with my wife , but I won’t let her choose my foods anymore. I suppose it’s not unreasonable to wonder why a spouse is losing a lot of fat and transforming into an athlete. However my values and ethics, morales, and virtues if she knows them then she should be supportive instead of laying all the junk out of the cub bards . With no Intent of eating them herself.
So with that I am in control of my fork and what’s on it , and I won’t look back. No matter what, I’m eating to loose weight and chose fasting because it’s benefits . I chose if because it has theabilty to build in poor foods. If I fail on one day I have the ability to focus on the next.
Also when I’m out and there’s nothing good, I don’t stuff myself with it. Just a good estimate of the calories. A 350-400 bite. No need to feel guilt about it. I read statistic tha 80% of my fellow American have no idea estimate their calories.
As I do go on!
My opinion is if the world is looking for an answer to obesity. The public schools should make calorie counting a requirement to graduate. Bmi, BMR , TDEE, and such things. And lunch time is just right there and available. Instead of lunch being a recess 100% of the time. There could be some opportunity to educate about calorie counting all along.
This may be bizarre , after watching the truth about exercise , I decided to ditch my sitting job to increase my NEAT. I got on into a warehouse that is 24/7-365 only hard workers remain after 30 days. If were not lifting, were moving fast. Perfect. So I thought!
I look around the lunch room. There are a lot of skinny slim people. And I want to be in that group. However I also see fat obese people. We do the same work at the same pace. Yet they keep gaining, while I keep losing. So it’s like an experiment I get to play out in reality. I’m able to estimate their caloric requirements and their foods I see them eating at lunch, assuming their choices for other meals are similar.
I one point I realize it. . The calories are the key to gaining or losing weight. The foods , the health foods are the keys to longevity, but in the guise that fasting one day, and eating healthy the next.
The obese people are curious about my foods, I can’t help it I see them eating themselves into obesity at ages of 25 , I see they are putting in the neat and toil . If they counted their calories they could be losing weight eating the foods, just not as much. I digress.
I suppose like some physicians see people practicing poor health habits and can do nothing .
Basically it’s this.
If you fast – it means your not putting foreign matter into your body. This gives the body opportunity to rrepair itself. The repairs are always going on , saying the fasting give the repair time a chance to rejuvenate. The common conception it 3 meals a day. After everything I’ve read, I understand it to be 2 meals of adequate nutrition, with fasting ADF the driver for longevity.
Ok that leads me too when do I have the two meals?
Socially.
12:30pm lunch with others
5pm dinner with family
Wether I’m on fast day or feed day if I eat these times it fits my social agenda very well and consistently.
So get to put in all those healthy things between 12:30 and 5pm
7 fruits or vegetables of the rainbow
Satiety – feelin full
Health foods
Choffee.
After the 4.5 hour window. I was suprised to find flavor without calories. In my beverages. Especially love the dandelion tea. Green tea with lemon. Also I found that after watching a health show that it’s important to distribute protien out over a 8 hour window. After considering how to imp,ement.
I started to give a 9 am intake of supplements, chocolate calcium chew, brazil nut, 5 cherries and a fortified fiber chew. So my 9 am intake was under 65 calories .
This schedule leaves open the exercise benefit . It known that exercise boosts metabolism of stomach contents if exercise is within 2 hours eating. Hmmmm. So if I exercise from 2:30-300. It’s boosts metabolism for both meals? I’m not sure but I’m guessing it does.
So fast day would look like this
9am 65 cal supplements and green tea
12:30 300 cals with friends
2:30-300pm exercise with friends
5pm 235 cals with family
9pm tea
And a feed day would look like this
9am 65 cal supplements and dandelion tea
12:30 800 cals with friends
2:30-300pm exercise with friends
5pm 800 cals with family
9pm tea
Of course life wont let this happen for me, but i desire to do it this way.
So Im trying to it for at least a week once a month and then see if I can tweak it to last longer.
I was able to do it last year when I lost the 21st- 33rd pounds- however I was sedentary.
I’ll be restarting my 2lb pace the 28th of July through 8th of August .
Been doing this for almost a week I think I have been doing it wrong . I have been doing my calories by BMR and not TDEE
BMR 1336
TDEE 1604
2nd fast day today and doing 400 calories ( that bit seems right )
I feel good on that though . sooo SHOULD I KEEP DOING WHAT I AM DOING as I am managing fine .or increase my fasting days to 500 calories
As I am feeling OK with it should I just do BMR and 500 on fasting ???
Thank you all in advance xx
Hi
Very good question?
I believe to do 5:2 right.
It’s unto 500 calories for women and upto 600 for men.
Say you fast day is a monday .
You sleep Sunday night , have only 500 calories if a woman for the whole day. The fast is over when wake up the next morning.
There are other variations like 4:3 . However I would try to get used to 5:2 for at least 8 weeks . Before trying anything more than 5:2.
You don’t have to consume the 500 calories if you don’t want to.
I do!
I’m reading a little about IBS. It keeps coming up in the fasting literature. Some of the characteristics are similar as other issues where food restriction are present. I can’t give any advice. I can however point.
Have you watched the video Eat, Fast, Live Longer”?
In it there is a man that practices CRON.
One of his foods is the peel of an apple. Not completely the skin, but not the whole inner fruit. He’s eating the skin. Where the dense nutrition exists the most, and tossing out the sugar portion. If you look at the foods you’ll see they also are eaten skins on. However things like granola are less tolerated.
What I see is an approach to keep fiber and nutrition in his diet.
As far as fasting having similar issue, one day we get little fiber , and the next much more. This can cause mild discomfort. Especially if practicing ADF. Like filling a garden hose with intermittent lumps. However I rarely read the vegetable eaters complain. I suspect because of their regular intake of fiber in their vegetable.
If you have recipes we’ll always be glad to read them.
I am just fine, Jojo, no worries! For some reason I have not been getting the post notifications, so I thought everyone was avoiding being number 1,000! Been back and forth to the Cape, with no internet service, so a bit out of touch anyway. Off for a run right now, will check in longer later! Happy fasting!
Jojo58
Thanks a million for all the info and encouragement . I am trying to read everything here that I can . I want to do it right . I have been low carbing for soo long . It worked and I liked it but I was craving for all the things I haven’t been able to have . I have RA and it was getting worse and I am sure that has to do with the weight creeping back on again . I have IBS and I usually don’t eat until the afternoon anyway especially the days I have my dad . he is 96 and has Alzheimers .
Well that is fist week over and weighed in 5 lbs lighter . The fasting was much easier than I thought it was going to be . both worked out about 32 hours each . I am loving this xx
http://facts.randomhistory.com/walking-facts.html
I like these.
#26. The best way to lose weight by walking is to take a longer, moderately paced walk (40 minutes at 60-65% maximum heart rate). Shorter, faster walks (20-25 minutes at 75%-85% maximum heart rate) are best for conditioning the heart and lungs.
#14. Researchers note that the human backbone was not designed to work in the vertical position of walking on two legs. That is why modern humans suffer from sore backs, slipped discs, arthritis, and more.
And this by to add to the walking lifestyle
http://www.livestrong.com/article/393314-yoga-postures-to-avoid-with-herniated-discs/
I also like these stability ball exercises when the weather is bad. Since I’m still getting so much walking at work. I have more time to focus on core/torso stability exercises.
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/stability-ball-exercises.html
Looking at food pairings for health benefits I found this. So I share.
I’m not fasting this week will be 600 cals under BMR mon, wend, fri, and Saturday .
I’ll have 1400 calories to make to meals between. 12:30pm -5pm
The 10 Healthiest Food Pairings
Watch your good health surge as you add these potent food combinations to your diet.
BY LEAH ZERBE
The Daily Fix, Rodale.com’s
Fermented Food + Anything
The Health Benefit: Sugar cravings float away with kimchi
Why It Works: “I can’t say enough how wise it is to add a fermented food to any meal—no matter what you are eating,” says Gates. Superstars in the natural food world, fermented foods like kimchi are loaded with feel-good probiotics that not only improve digestion, but also help stave off sugar cravings. “They must be in a program if you are trying to lose weight,” Gates adds. “They taste sour and take away the desire for sweets.”
Try It! Look for jarred kimchi in your supermarket or save money by doing it yourself: The Easiest Way to Ferment Vegetables.
Steak + Rosemary
The Health Benefit: Neutralizing of carcinogens created when meat is cooked above 325 degrees Fahrenheit
Why It Works: Rosemary is rich in rosmarinic and carnosic acids that stop cancer-causing heterocyclic amines from forming on cooked meat. “People have a lot of concerns about eating grilled meat,” says Dr. Ramsey, who keeps potted rosemary in his kitchen. “This combination is one way that I like to use food synergy to increase the health of a dish.”
Try It! Snip a sprig of rosemary, remove the main stem, chop, and add to olive oil, salt, and lemon juice to create a healthy marinade. Choose grass-fed beef for healthier fat ratios and to avoid veterinary drug residues.
Beet Greens + Chickpeas
The Health Benefit: Natural mood boost from a much-needed mineral
Why It Works: Magnesium is essential for low anxiety and happiness, but 70 percent of Americans don’t get enough. Beet greens are loaded with the calming mineral, and the B6 in chickpeas maximizes magnesium absorption in the body.
Try It! Look for local, organic beet greens this spring at your farmer’s market, and soak and cook dried, organic chickpeas to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals that can be found in canned foods.
Fish + Broccoli
The Health Benefit: A delicious way to stifle cancer growth
Why It Works: Many fish, salmon, and mackerel are rich in the thyroid-protecting, cancer-fighting mineral selenium. When paired with broccoli, a veggie rich in sulforaphane, the compounds are 13 times more effective in slowing cancer cell growth than when eaten solo.
Try It! Avoid farmed salmon and opt for wild-caught Alaskan salmon to avoid parasites and contamination.
Red Wine + Almonds
The Health Benefit: A natural combo that keeps your heart happy
Why It Works: The antioxidant resveratrol in red wine and almond’s naturally high levels of vitamin E work together to thin the blood and improve blood vessel health.
Try It! Look for organic wine, since conventional versions have been found to harbor pesticide residues. (The same holds true for the almonds.)
Green Tea + Lemon
The Health Benefit: A delicious way to sip your way to natural cancer prevention while jump-starting weight loss
Why It Works: Vitamin C-rich lemons help to maximize your body’s ability to absorb catechins, the heroic disease-fighting antioxidant found in green tea.
Try It! If you drink a lot of tea, consider investing in organic loose-leaf tea and a stainless steel, reusable tea infuser to reduce packaging waste.
Turmeric & Black Pepper
The Health Benefit: Superstar spice combo erases inflammation and could ward off Alzheimer’s disease and cancer while combating high cholesterol and improving liver function
Why It Works: Turmeric is one spice that everyone needs to use. Just be sure to combine it with black pepper, which helps your body absorb a thousand times more curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric.
Pastured Pork + Sauerkraut
The Health Benefit: Non-starchy and fermented veggies/animal protein combo will keep your gastrointestinal tract on track
Why It Works: Steering clear of starches when eating meat will help your digestive system focus on breaking down the animal protein, boosting absorption and reducing uncomfortable bloating, heartburn, gas, and stomach pain. Fermented vegetables, such as sauerkraut, bolster digestion-friendly probiotics in your body, building up your immune system in the process.
Try It! Opt for grass-fed pork. It’s free of health-harming antibiotics and chemical preservatives and rich in thiamine, a B vitamin vital for proper nervous system functioning. As a general rule of thumb, Gates notes that animal protein meals go best with non-starchy vegetables like green beans, broccoli, kale, collards, and spinach.
Eggs + Cheese
The Health Benefit: Clearer thinking, reduced PMS symptoms, weight loss
Why It Works: Naturally occurring vitamin D in egg yolks optimizes your body’s absorption of the cheese’s bone- and heart-protecting calcium. Sufficient calcium levels also promote neurotransmitter health and stabilize hormones, which reduces PMS symptoms and weight gain.
Try It! Look for eggs and cheese from grass-fed farm animals. Find local, sustainable sources at LocalHarvest.org.
Tortilla + Veggies
The Health Benefit: A flatter belly, thanks to reduced bloating and gassiness
Why It Works: Pairing vegetables with grains or grain-like seeds like millet or quinoa—and leaving out the meat—will reduce unpleasant bloating and gassiness, according to gut guru Gates. Starchy vegetables like artichokes, peas, potatoes, yams, and corn and non-starchy veggies like broccoli, kale, and green beans will keep your gastrointestinal tract on track. “A corn tortilla filled with stirred fried vegetables like onions, red pepper, zucchini, and broccoli and seasoned with Tex Mex seasoning is actually delicious and so much more easy to digest than a tortilla made with beef or chicken,” Gates says.
Try It! Top your tortilla off with a spoonful of cultured veggies to optimize digestion and reduce cravings for sugar later in the day.
Fermented Food + Anything
The Health Benefit: Sugar cravings float away with kimchi and other sour superfoods.
Why It Works: “I can’t say enough how wise it is to add a fermented food to any meal—no matter what you are eating,” says Gates. Superstars in the natural food world, fermented foods like kimchi are loaded with feel-good probiotics that not only improve digestion, but also help stave off sugar cravings. “They must be in a program if you are trying to lose weight,” Gates adds.
jojo58 …Yes I am a Scot . I live in beautiful Central Scotland , Have done all of my 72 years . I am married to my best friend for almost 53 years . We have 4 grandchildren and 1 new great grandson. . I am a very talkative wee granny and I love to chat and make new friend . 2 of our boys are 6 feet or over and I am under 5 feet so they call me the weemam 🙂
I lost almost 5 stone about 5 years ago doing Low carb but the weight is creeping back up and is making my RA worse AND I have been craving the things I couldn’t have . with 5.2 I can have anything I want within reason and that I love .OOps forgot to say I have IBS too and don’t usually eat until later in the day anyway as I like to be near my own toilet :p xx
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Hey, Jojo, I missed you too! My “free” time is always short-lived. I am away tonight nd will be teaching a University math course for teachers for the. Next 2 weeks, then a week off, then another 2-week course. No rest for the weary,a s my mother says!
I did not take the no-weigh challenge, but I will be away from my scale until Sunday! My official stats right now are 30 pounds lost in 18 weeks. Not quite 2pounds per week, but an average of 1 2/3 pounds per week, which I am quite happy with. Only 10 more to go!
Why have you increased your calories on non-fast days, because of the ADF? Do you think that is the issue, or are you just feeling insecure without the reinforcement (positive or negative) of the scale? If it is causing you stress, why not hop on?no shame in switching things up to do what works!
I am finding that I am generally satisfied with about 1100 calories on most non-fast days. I have been doing 3 days under 500, and another day about 700, so not a strict fast day. It seems that this is really becoming a way of life.a no I don’t have to do an awful lot of thinking about fasting or what to eat, as I did in the beginning. 16:8 is effective for me to limit calories. Some mornings I am hungry early, so I have an earlier breakfast. All in all, more flexibility, but still very conscious of following the plan. My cardio has slowed, even though I did over 18,000 steps today. (Btw, google “David Sedaris fitbit” for a funny story about tracking steps) I am loving Pilates!
A dancing holiday sounds wonderful, especially the Tango! The outfits and shoes would be enough for me to join! I will say it again: I am envious of your retirement and exciting plans, and your energy level!
I completely understand what an emotional time the next 2 weeks (and beyond) will be for you. How many students have you had over the years? Imagine how much love, joy, and learning you have bestowed on them, and they in turn have passed on…exponential influence!
Never visited the UK, maybe someday!
http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/feed-fast-hiit-jul-2014-%e2%99%a5%ef%b8%8f/#post-44874
Stepped on the scale for no reason
and there it was. 224lbs
thats 50lbs weight loss
so happy I actually cried!
SAMM I am really chuffed for you (as we say here in Scotland) you must be floating on air 🙂 well done .
JOJO58 yes they are thanks .
It was so funny today . Our youngest granddaughter works in Tesco and do was there when I was doing my shopping today . I bought WW wraps . This is something I have never bought . She though it so funny that I was asking HER what I could put in them . I am just enjoying my food so much .
Don’t get me wrong I did well loosing almost 5 stone on Low Carb But I was craving so much for different things . I will settle down to more protein and ” good foods” but at the moment I just want to prove to myself and everyone else that I CAN EAT WHAT I WAN’T as long as I watch my calorie intake .
I enjoyed everything I ate last week had what people call ” forbidden foods” counted my calories and lost 5 lbs . I love this WOL and all the lovely people here already xx
Jojo58 . I lost 5 stones except for 4 lbs about 3 of them went back on slowly over the last 5 years ups and downs . At my age I wouldn’t want to be skinny ( ha! ha!) so maybe a couple of stones to go BUT time will tell . I have a vibration plate and I used it for some time last year but since my RA has got worse I haven’t used it .. This last week I have started doing it on low for only 5 mins at a time . slowly slowly catch-ee monkey ( or something like that lol ) . It is just so lovely to have a variety of things . Tomorrow I will bye cottage cheese and have it in my very first wrap . I am so looking forward to that . I hope I like it 🙂 xx
Once I have had a go at all the things I have missed I might still do 5.2 with low carb , At the moment enjoying all my forbidden foods ( as they say).xx
A man I see at lunch said he looked up 5:2 after I briefly discussed it , just after I started and lost 15lbs.
Feed day today lots of shrimp. With the cocktail sauce… Shrimp is said to counter the effect of fungi long term. Like hypertension Meds side effects, the shrimp help with the Meds long term effect.
I just like em!
N.E.A.T.
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).
Levine JA.
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Abstract
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. It ranges from the energy expended walking to work, typing, performing yard work, undertaking agricultural tasks and fidgeting. Even trivial physical activities increase metabolic rate substantially and it is the cumulative impact of a multitude of exothermic actions that culminate in an individual’s daily NEAT. It is, therefore, not surprising that NEAT explains a vast majority of an individual’s non-resting energy needs. Epidemiological studies highlight the importance of culture in promoting and quashing NEAT. Agricultural and manual workers have high NEAT, whereas wealth and industrialization appear to decrease NEAT. Physiological studies demonstrate, intriguingly, that NEAT is modulated with changes in energy balance; NEAT increases with overfeeding and decreases with underfeeding. Thus, NEAT could be a critical component in how we maintain our body weight and/or develop obesity or lose weight. The mechanism that regulates NEAT is unknown. However, hypothalamic factors have been identified that specifically and directly increase NEAT in animals. By understanding how NEAT is regulated we may come to appreciate that spontaneous physical activity is not spontaneous at all but carefully programmed.
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When your sitting on your butt doing nothing. Your N.E.A.T. IS ZERO
When decide to walk twice as fast or to hurry. You’ve increased your neat.
JoJo I was 274 most I ever weighed, and then started 5:2. Lost 16lbs
Then went on to 4:3 to lose 33 lbs
Restarted 4:3 3/2014
Took a warehouse job to increase my NEAT.
When I was diagnosed with diabetes , I stopped fasting and still lost weight I believe because of my neat.
However I’m not nearly as concerned with my subcantanous fat under my skin. Im concerned with my visceral fat that is more likely to cause age related disease.so I’m trying to jump rope to include H.I.I.T especially after high fat meals. I also sit on stability ball when watching tv to increase my N.E.A.T
CRON Calorie Restriction Optimal Nutrition
CRAN Calorie Restriction Adequate Nutrition
BMR http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate
BMI http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
TDEE Total Daily Energy Expenditure
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