Official Pokercast GETYOURFATASSFIT Club thread

[Hammerhands]

Originally Posted by Punker

Weekly Tuesday update (special Wednesday edition as I forgot to update yesterday)

Drinking more water progress:

Does carbonated water count? I have one of these, I take two bottles to work.


Or get one of these, oodles of fun, even if you stop drinking from it.

[Skleice]

How about some ideas for eating out?

- burrito bowl from Chiptole w/o cheese and sour cream etc. I also do not eat the whole thing.
- sushi (preferably sashimi)
- thai curry with meat/vegetables & brown rice
- salads are obvious and I like them for lunch, but not so much as a dinner option

what say you?

[poker4life]

Originally Posted by Skleice

- sushi (preferably sashimi)

Definitely sashimi over sushi. If you do get sushi, request it with brown rice instead of white, if possible. In general, nutritionally devoid white rice, white bread, white pasta, etc. should be replaced with whole grain versions of the same items.

Also, if you decide to get sushi, avoid anything with the words "spicy" (which means "mayonnaise") or "tempura" (which means "deep fried").

[that_pope]

No wonder you lost a lot of weight, look at that small serving size you are smiling over.

[poker4life]

Originally Posted by that_pope

No wonder you lost a lot of weight, look at that small serving size you are smiling over.

Ha. I was wondering if anybody would comment about that!

It's actually worse than you think; it was part of an eight-course meal (complete with two amuse-bouches and a palate cleanser as well)! But you gotta spoil yourself sometimes.

I saw some people talking about feeling guilty after eating a bag of chips or something; here's my opinion: it actually takes a LOT to gain or lose a pound of fat. It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound of fat, which is far more than you're ever likely to put in from a single meal. So, even if you do occasionally spoil yourself with bigger meals, it's unlikely to have much of an impact at all on your overall weight gain/loss.

It's only after you make consistently bad decisions that it adds up; or, conversely, it's only after you make consistently good decisions that you see results. Again, it's much like poker; if you make consistently good decisions, in the long-term, you'll be rewarded.

Like poker, berate yourself an appropriate amount when you make a bad decision, but don't dwell on it; recognize that the individual decision won't have a big impact on your win rate or your weight loss. Don't let one bad decision spiral out of control into more bad decisions (in poker or in weight loss).

Just my $0.02.

[plowking2010]

Originally Posted by plowking2010

started p90x again today. day 1 down... 89 more to go.

day 5 down... 85 more to go.

[that_pope]

Just did Pat's Run today in likely my best time yet.

[chilidawg7]

Originally Posted by chilidawg7

Finished the week strong with a workout (#4 of the week) at a local CrossFit gym. Ate OK for the week, heading to the beach this weekend (Clearwater Beach ftw) and will get in a few beach walks in the morning.

Week #2 Update - Yesterday's 5PM workout was #4 of the week. Already feeling stronger after just a week of CrossFit and cutting back on soda, excess sugars, etc.

Haven't weighed myself yet and don't plan on it until the 4 week mark. Seeing the 1 or 2 lbs difference doesn't do it for me. I'd rather wait and see 5+ (hopefully.)

[TiocfaidhArLa]

Dieting is much easier Monday to Friday afternoon. Big blowout on the weekend but back into the swing this morning with week 2 of the Couch to 5k.

PS Will this club have a temporary clubhouse in Vegas where we can all eat Muesli and swap wasting away stories? I think I've scored a pass out from Sydney for the 2+2 Party if I can hit my target weight.

[ugerhard]

Originally Posted by ugerhard

I am now at 89 kg (196 lbs);

I'm now at 83 kg (183 lbs). As was to be expected my weight loss rate has slowed down a bit during the last 3 weeks although I've continued with the regime I started in February.

But I've reached and passed one of my interim goals (85 kg) and I'm going to reward myself with something nice the coming weekend (I'm probably going to get a new pair of glasses which I need anyway, but I might be willing to spend a bit more than I would have been otherwise).

Some observations:

Eating less and more healthy has resulted in me being less hungry... I can't eat as much in one single meal than before before I feel full already (I'm really missing an english language word like the german "satt" right now; "satt" is the opposite of "hungry"; "to be full" sounds so crude to my german ears).

In addition to that: My tolerance of alcohol is lower... I'm starting to feel the effects of one frickin' beer the few times I've had one in the last weeks.

Also it's nice and quite rewarding that people I haven't seen for some weeks have started noticing and commenting on my weight loss.

I've even inspired my boss to start losing weight. He came to my office twice the last week to chat about weight loss methods and has lost 5 kg himself in one month :-)

[ugerhard]

Originally Posted by ugerhard

(I'm probably going to get a new pair of glasses which I need anyway, but I might be willing to spend a bit more than I would have been otherwise).

Oh, I just noticed... I swear I'm not trying to bait Mike with this statement :-) I've never thought about laser eye correction. I've had glasses since I was 8 years old; I can even imagine not wearing glasses anymore...

[Punker]

Weekly Tuesday update

Triathlon progress:

This was one of the first weeks that I really felt progress in the ability to exercise; swimming was faster, biking worked better, running was better. Did about 20K on the bike this week, 10K running, and 1.5K swimming.

Had a few issues with my knee and took the weekend off, but it held up well for a 5K run today.

Eating better progress:

On Terrence's recommendation, I'm trying an intermittent fasting diet, where I give myself a 6-7 hour window to eat during the day, and avoiding eating at any other times; have cut pop completely out of the diet, and cut back on carbs quite a bit.

Drinking more water progress:

This was the best week yet for this, as I made a point of keeping water at my desk and drinking it regularly, as well as having water with meals and obviously water during my non-eating hours.

Short update, but generally speaking, this was almost certainly the best week since I started.

[mark100net]

Hello all,

I am jumping in here late. But since Adam mentioned a documentary as inspiration for this thread, I thought I would mention another one: Earthlings. If you have any regard for nonhuman animals this should give you a ton of inspiration for not eating stuff that is bad for you.

I didn't run through this whole thread so sorry if this is redundant. This thread didn't come up when I searched on Earthlings, though. Anyway here is the link:

http://www.earthlings.com/

You can watch the whole movie online for free.

[Apocalypse Wow]

Meant to post this on Sunday. Here were the numbers for that day.

Weeks since start: 1
Starting BMI: 28
Starting weight: 195
Current weight:193.5
Goal weight: 170 (would put me in regular BMI)

[plowking2010]

Originally Posted by mark100net

Hello all,

I am jumping in here late. But since Adam mentioned a documentary as inspiration for this thread, I thought I would mention another one: Earthlings. If you have any regard for nonhuman animals this should give you a ton of inspiration for not eating stuff that is bad for you.

I didn't run through this whole thread so sorry if this is redundant. This thread didn't come up when I searched on Earthlings, though. Anyway here is the link:

http://www.earthlings.com/

You can watch the whole movie online for free.

i watched this movie before. it made me become a vegan. except that only lasted about 12 hours before i realized i could never give up meat, cheese, milk, etc. i then got a slice of pizza... and it was probably the best pizza ever because a few hours ago, i was planning on never eating pizza again.

this is the main film that animal lovers and vegans push to convince people that it's immoral what we're doing to animals. to be honest, i agree with them and i think it is really cruel what we do to the animals. not to mention the heath concerns to humans who eat animals that are raised under these horrific, disease ridden, conditions.

please note though, this film is very difficult to watch. especially if you like animals. but i made myself watch the whole thing because i felt that it would make me a bit of a hypocrite to eat meat and animal products while being willfully ignorant as to what has to be done to animals in order for me to eat most of my meals.

however, i think the solution is not to have everyone become a vegan... i think it would be better if animal cruelty laws and regulations were enforced so that animals couldn't be raised under the types of conditions that are present at the big factory farms. unfortunately, the government is in bed with the big agra companies that grow the harmful GMO foods and run the big factory farms. these days, the government tends to go after the smaller farmers who are doing things the right way in order to protect the Monsantos of the world.

I think i would be willing to pay a little bit more for food if i was assured that the animals were raised under relatively humane conditions, fed relatively healthy food (rather than just being pumped with growth hormones), and aren't running around in overcrowded cages or pens that are filled with their own feces.

i'm sure it's possible for me to seek out some of this healthier foods... but i just buy my meat from the butcher across the street from my apartment which i figure is better than the walmart meat... but who knows. it's hard enough for me to just cook my own at home, rather than just eating pizza slices every day... so i think as long as i'm not eating mcdonalds all the time like i used to, that's good enough for now.