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@drahkon apologies dude i haven't been on here in an age
Let me start from the beginning, there are two parts to keto - being in a state of "ketosis" (using ketones) and being in a "fat burning state". Former is when you first hit no carbs, hunger drops body begins to use fat as a soure of energy. Latter is when your body adapts properly to fat burning (you get a huge surge of energy, suddenly feel 600 x better). Keto happens within 24 hours. Fat burning within 6 weeks (give or take).
Once you're fat burning you can come out of ketosis for a short period of time (usually a meals worth, or an evening) and you will fall back into keto easily without the usual drain, and your body will continue to fat burn. It doesn't do much to your appetite using that method. Any longer than the above stated (ie an entire day) and the fat burning magic is gone.
I would probably avoid drinking while in keto, have heard some awful horror stories inc people feeling so bad they feel like theyve been drugged. Alcohol has carbs, and breaking keto with them makes them absorb into your energy source immediately and it fucks you up royally. its not absorbed like it normally would be with other carbs in your system.
Of course this is my experience and the parameters can vary but i always suggest going with extreme caution when keto and alcohol is concerned. I'm not really a drinker or a social person in any way shape or form so I can deal with no alcohol
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On 1/27/2018 at 7:31 PM, Nolan said:
Not going to post a thread just for this and don’t really have a good place to pose this query.
My buddy was talking about Root Beer and made the comment that he’s heard people in the UK (/europe?) think it’s a really gross flavored soda/pop. Any truth to that? He’d like to know.
if its anything like Ginger Beer (basically ginger flavoured fizzy pop, not alcoholic) its amazeballs.
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I have had a huuuuuuge arthritic flare up. Barely just barely managing stairs. So glad I had the wit to buy a bungalow instead of a house!
and this happened. My house smells like burnt plastic. Luckily it was the bathroom or else it could have been interesting
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Jeez my christmas stuff was gone by the end of the first week in January...
In fairness I don't get a lot of presents (nor do i buy) so I didn't get a LOTTT.
I am currently "on the bench" as I have a severe arthritis flare up. When you're struggling to get up stairs lifting anything becomes a problem.
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On 1/14/2018 at 1:29 PM, Fierce_LiNk said:
I'm feeling this a bit, at the moment. Whilst the weight I was moving was by no means impressive, I just think of what I could do before and what I'm doing now and it's mindblowing. Almost a "how the bluddy hell did I do that?!" moment.
Definitely going to be getting back into a more consistent routine. Although it's probably a lot better than the average person who doesn't exercise or rarely does it or maybe visits a gym once a week, it's still not what I want it to be.
It's poop. I wish I had been able to keep up my fitness. I think I was the only person on the planet who got FATTER with glandular fever. My sister lost 4 stone, nearly starved. I got sepsis, nearly died, but still gained weight because I have extreme tolerance for nausea (that sick life), and the honey i was guzzling by the bottle helped my throat lol. On top of being fit, w/ enormous appetite, but no longer exercising... its a perfect crime for fatnessssss. I'm just glad im well enough to get back to it.
On 1/13/2018 at 4:29 PM, nightwolf said:Its alright Raining, you'll get there! Just remember that I currently can only lift 10kilos max and I always get told:
You've got to start/re-start somewhere.
It sounds like you're on the right track though! How do you currently track kcal/macros?
In November I joined the gym, so I've been going not very regularly for a couple of months now, got back on the bandwagon properly first week of January and I've been going twice a week. Lifting is fine for my stomach thus far, but I do find some of the classes a lot harder because they require a lot more to do with my core.
I've also added protein to my diet, I've got an app to keep an eye on my food intake and whilst I'm not 100% worried about kcal, I am worried about the lack of kcal/protein and fat I'm getting in at the end of the day, I've noticed if I go to the gym I'm missing a good 800-1000 kcal when I'm at work, so I've added the protein shakes, upped the food intake and also sat drinking 2L a day.
At the very least my skin is loving me right now.
Hoping in a month or so I'll be lifting 20kilos rather than 10. Leg presses are easy, I'm sat at 40kilos, if only my arms were the same!
Absolutely.
I track calories just, and I use cronometer, its very like myfitnesspal, but the paid version is better for tracking fat/carbs/protein.
I do spike calorie counting (Russell Branjord's book is an interesting read)
high - 1 day of BMR x 3
med - up to 3 days BMR (workout days only)
low - at least 3 days BMR-500
though most of the time I stick to 1 high day and 6 low.... maybe a medium thrown in there if I have something planned through the week or am feeling crappy..... and the high day is always the day before I train with my coach as i find that's where i really really need the caloric boooooost. I do intermittent fasting during the week anyway (have done for a long time) so it all works out nicely for me. And my body is changing so very rapidly. Looking in the mirror and not seeing me anymore,.... there's someone with a half decent shape starting to appear...oh and my workout is basically:
tue kettlebell swings + cleans (3x10)
wed kettlebell swings + OHP bar (5x5) OHP kettlebell (5x5)
thu kettlebell swings + front squat + OH squat (3x5 both)
fri kettlebell swings + deadliiiiiiifts 5x5
sun - whatever torture my coach decides to put me through.... usually a lot of cleans lolohhh i got to try a deadlift bar... it must have been about 8 foot long and bendy as f..... knurling that would make your hands weep (almost literally) ... and now i want one... they're only £500 lol
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Just an FYI, I don't think you can legally rent to family. I know someone who bought a house with his partner to rent to his dad and brother and it all had to be under her name (they arent married) so that may be a legal sticking point. Could be a weird antiquated law in northern ireland, but its worth checking out the legalities just in case.
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I have been lifting again since.... november...
was kinda happy but going through the motions and mostly feeling sad at what I was no longer able to do... remembering what I could do 3 years ago (this was consistent heavy ass training 4x a week and more) and feeling a bit of a failure with what I can do now.. but forgetting that i went through a crazy serious bout of glandular fever that ill never really get rid of.
relearning certain aspects of the lifts because its a better way of doing it, which results in backtracking further. For example when cleaning i used to go fucking full force from ripping it off the floor, whereas now i've been taught to go half power from floor to hips then the HIP DRIVE is where you turn it the heck up... almost instantly they felt so much easier. But still pathetic weights. I've been putting in the hard graft since new year and i've been improving lots and feeling a lot better.
calorie counting on point - i've not seen numbers im seeing now on the scales since i was 18/20ish. When I used to weightlift before I was very lazy about macros etc, lifting for the fun of it and eating what i wanted without gaining weight. Stayed around a solid muscular 19 stone for a long time. Today I am 18 stone on the button, and going down.
its a big dent to the ego but im working hard and my body just moves so much easier than it used to. i forgot what feeling strong and active felt like!
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ive got a room without any curtains 1.5 years later lol.... protip they actually insulate more than you'd think...
im fed up of this weather i want to go out and enjoy my garden
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mmm there are some but not many crossfit boxes that advocate good solid reps over speed or #. They don't exactly tell you to have crap form but stand by and watch you do it, which isnt much better. And as well I think a lot of folk doing crossfit are chasing that "prescribed" weight dream and know exactly well that they're doing cheat reps. I don't really believe in "kipping" pullups as good practice as you can pull and damage all kinds of muscles and you CAN learn to do pull ups properly through other means.
That said, I love what crossfit has done for the weightlifting community. Its far more acceptable and even COMMON to see women in the weight room deadlifting, and squatting more than just silly small dumbells that weigh less than a water bottle.... Crossfit type training is better for females than males as our bodies are better adapted to recover from a lot more repeated stress than our male counterparts. And bumper plates, strongman gear and all kinds of AWESOME gym kit is getting far more accessible because of it! yay!
@Charlie Thats a really interesting approach, what kind of accessory work do you do, and does it follow the same theory? Certainly seems to be good for endurance which is something i'm significantly lacking at the moment...
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On 11/26/2017 at 5:05 PM, Fierce_LiNk said:
I'm trying to find consistency for exercise and it really just differs from week to week depending on how busy I am at the moment. Last week wasn't great, but the week before I managed to sneak in football and 3 lifting sessions. Still finding the balance.
Quite enjoying doing lower/moderate weight and going for 10 reps. It's a killer when trying to overhead press for that amount of reps.
Yeah my coach has me doing low weight high reps which is very much outside of my comfort zone... its not for technique, but endurance... Especially as I've been out of the game for so long my "fitness" aka endurance is through the floor. OHP is the WORST at the best of times without lots of reps ;_______; I have two complexes to work on:
Strict OHP / Jerk
Hang clean / romanian deadlift
Start with sets of 3, so i do 3 strict then 3 jerk, then increase to 4, 5, 6, 7 to fail....vile.
My first session with my coach was crap, i struggled to rep 40kg (what an ego buster) and cleans were just all over the place... turns out i had a fairly severe kidney infection which is now resolving and i came in the next session and got so much more done. Repping 30kg cleans easily, and 70kg deadlifts. Allllll tedious endurance work....
oh my impatient adhd brain just wants to play with new fun things and 1RMs lol
@Charlie i think you might just be a masochist - 10x10 sounds like death
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On 11/21/2017 at 9:52 AM, nightwolf said:
Two weeks ago I decided I was:
1. Finally well enough2. Very bored of being my current "fitness"
and joined the gym my friend has been going to, its a bit pricey for me at £38 a month, but that includes a ridiculous amount of classes and the gym is swish. So far, I've tried a bunch of classes (such as boxing today) and their weights/tyres/ropes. Its tough going, because I have to be very aware of what my abdomen is doing and that's fustrating, but I can see the difference already.
Before my surgery I was nearly 15 stone. That was in August. Today, I'm 13st 13. Which is frankly both amazing and disgusting. I do plan to try and lose a little weight with my exercising, because I dislike the way my body feels and have done for some time, but I don't mind it being a long process.
@MindFreak for your body, any exercise is better than none, as I've come to understand this last year. Why are mornings a no go? Is it dude to your little un? Perhaps taking walks/runs as he gets older - cycling with him and make it a fun dad/son thing which will help you also?
ooooh ropes and tyres that sounds like a class wee gym.
the place im training at has lots of strongman gear, i cannot wait to be fit enough to get a go on those!
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Wow delay worked out in your favour! nice!
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Even a couple of kettlebells or dumbells would be enough to do SOMETHING.
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7 hours ago, nightwolf said:
Thank you for the advice! I started up at the gym two weeks ago in fact and have been lifting weights and doing all sorts to strength my body since. It's something that nearly everyone I've spoken to professionally has told me to do, so here we are :).
I am hoping it'll be avoid for a few years at least, but we shall find out in January. It is quite odd to be told how unwell you are when you feel soooo much better.
@eenuh thank you my dear, I'm ok! Just waiting to seeI'm so glad to hear you're doing it, way to go @nightwolf
I hope you don't need it but if you do it'll at least eradicate one of the risks. Also women who lift are just badass, awesome AF. <3
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WAKENED FROM THE DEAD
Seriously this time of year is like...... the best time of year to be in the gym.
I started coaching sessions again today, he evaluated my form, we talked over weaknesses and training. Had a blast. He's EXTREMELY cute.
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that @nekunando hes a dirty hallion lol
I have a *huge* crush on my new PT, thats about as exciting as my love life is at the moment....
well i liked someone and met him in person (friends through ok cupid / work) but meeting him in person and the spark just was not there. Oh weelllll.
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Oh @nightwolf im so sorry you're going through struggles, love you loads <3 From what I gather you want to try to avoid early menopause for as long as you possibly can.. Hopefully it doesn't have to come to that. I know a few people that have gone through surgical adhesions and see it a LOT in my line of work. its not very pleasant. You have my sympathies, and you also know where I am if you need me xo
I have a small piece of advice if you do end up having to get hysterectomy - lift weights, and lift weights heavy. Early menopause has a high risk factor for osteoporosis, and lifting weights will protect your bones. I know women in their 60s with better bone strength than people in their 20s because they lift weights.
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On 11/5/2017 at 1:36 PM, martinist said:
There's a kitteh sitting in my garden
I hope you gave it lots and lots of pets!!!
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I went into the branch directly, wanted to deal with NW as I have my bank with them, makes it a lot easier, less to prove etc. And my advisor was so helpful when I was looking at an Orlit house (which I ended up not buying)
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I had absolutely no problem with nationwide, i think like many banks / b.societies it just depends on the branch. Mine couldn't help me enough!
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We're all bunkering down here in northern ireland, waiting for Ophelia to pass.... My sky dish sounds like it might be ripped off at any moment... hae prepared for the electric to go off, candles and matches out just in case...
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17 hours ago, Animal said:
It's just annoying because the boxer is okay with it but the mutual mate felt like he was a bit funny over it. I just didn't know if I was being a dick over it or not.
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y'know what? Let mutual friend think what he wants to think. You & boxer have an agreement you are both ok with so he can go stuff his opinion up his ass to be quite frank.
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Personally I think the easiest way you can operate a diet or way of eating is the best way as you're likely to stick to it long term.
I do keto and IF and on a lot of groups i'm on people are extremely anal about how much protein/fat/calories they get, and even scrutinize the TYPES of carbs they eat... I just combine IF and eat under 40g of carbs a day. If i'm not losing weight I try to eat a little less. Full stop. If I counted anally I would fall off the wagon within days.
I'm still kicking ass, am now 18 stone and still going strong (i have tipped the scales close enough to 22 stone in my life). I used to get this far into a diet and be totally mentally exhausted and give up, and put on the weight again. But I think the right diet for me, and the right MH tactics are keeping me going -
On 10/6/2017 at 8:18 AM, Serebii said:
Some stuff with my accountant is holding it up. A bit concerned that all this faff will make the sellers reconsider
Most people will hang on because they incur costs with their own solicitors too, even if it falls through. So unless the housing marker suddenly has skyrocketed to justify that loss (i doubt it has) they will hang on in. Just keep calm and keep harassing all involved to keep the process moving!
Mine waited 6 months and we reckon i gained at least 5 thousand in value in that time lol
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Posted · Edited by Raining_again
Was at gym today, first set of squats with 20kg bar, bounced down into the hole and my knee cracked so hard i nearly fell over..... lol #arthritisgains
I did go on to fire out 70s for reps so... i guess my knee just wasn't tracking properly