I found out about some mild sensitivities while getting ready for my show too. When we cut out all breads and other things just rice, chicken and steak at night my gut was rock solid until the we got deep into the bulk where it is just the amount of food causing the discomfort at that point.
Give it some hell!
Yeah, for me it was the lack of meat, and the very low enjoyment factor after the first several days. I could have definitely made some adjustments to make it work well. However, I can do that with usual eating or the much easier, and enjoyable fasting. I am not overly worried bout performance at this point. I am not training for anything directly, and my current plan is not going to be adding lbs of muscle. Just retraining what I already have, and trying to strengthen some weaker areas that need more stability. I don't need to be primed for the highest performance levels possible, I just need enough fuel to put in good hard work and call it a day.
Thanks for the detailed feedback Kleen, I have had most of my questions answered by following you guys on this diet, and truthfully this is one I probably will never try. Like you said in an earlier post, us older guys need our protein more than ever, and I’m a meat eater as well and spread my protein throughout the day. It just seems that’s what my body responds to best. But I do love fruit and some of what you guys have pointed out has moved me to incorporate more fruit in my diet.
Thanks for the detailed feedback Kleen, I have had most of my questions answered by following you guys on this diet, and truthfully this is one I probably will never try. Like you said in an earlier post, us older guys need our protein more than ever, and I’m a meat eater as well and spread my protein throughout the day. It just seems that’s what my body responds to best. But I do love fruit and some of what you guys have pointed out has moved me to incorporate more fruit in my diet.
My wife did the sugar diet Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the sugar fast Wednesday. On Thursday evening is when we had wings, so that was a little off script. Saturday and Sunday were normal eating, and when she weighed Monday morning she had dropped 2 lbs. She says she will probably go a month, unless she starts to have adverse reactions. She did stick with mainly fruit with very little candy….she would have like 10 gummy bears watching TV and that was it. She already said she prefers portion control eating, and always does great with that. I think that’s one of a lot of women’s super power…..when she puts her mind to it, she has way more control over portions than I do, ha not even close. And I have to be careful, because I’m bad about eating her leftovers before I even think about it.
Yeah, it came down to an enjoyment factor. I was having things i loved, and that was great until I started missing the staples that I love. Plus honestly, if I am going to hold out for most of the day in some way, I would rather have more freedom in that final meal, and if following this how it should be, then the goal is still less than 30g of fat a day even with the mixed meal. That leaves no room for fat or fun choices in the evenings. Howver I can fast all day, and then have pizza at night and not look much worse for the wear the next morning. If I do that on this diet, I look like a bloated whale in the morning. I want my restriction to be complimented by a freedon I have earned and for me, I did not get that with this. So between that, and not enough meat for me I decided not to adjust things to make it work and just see how it worked for me. For me it was fine if perfect and bad if not perfect, add that to missing my meats and it just wasn't a good fit for me personally.Thanks for the detailed feedback Kleen, I have had most of my questions answered by following you guys on this diet, and truthfully this is one I probably will never try. Like you said in an earlier post, us older guys need our protein more than ever, and I’m a meat eater as well and spread my protein throughout the day. It just seems that’s what my body responds to best. But I do love fruit and some of what you guys have pointed out has moved me to incorporate more fruit in my diet.
My wife did the sugar diet Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the sugar fast Wednesday. On Thursday evening is when we had wings, so that was a little off script. Saturday and Sunday were normal eating, and when she weighed Monday morning she had dropped 2 lbs. She says she will probably go a month, unless she starts to have adverse reactions. She did stick with mainly fruit with very little candy….she would have like 10 gummy bears watching TV and that was it. She already said she prefers portion control eating, and always does great with that. I think that’s one of a lot of women’s super power…..when she puts her mind to it, she has way more control over portions than I do, ha not even close. And I have to be careful, because I’m bad about eating her leftovers before I even think about it.
I think that is just the case regardless. Maintenance is easier and requires less than progress. You still have to work harder or restrict more no matter which approach you use in that instance. So it comes down to having to do more for the progress you want. I don't think this is a magic bullet by any means, but if it fits into your life well, and you enjoy it, I have no doubts it can do the job. I am currently considering dumbing things down to 3 800 calorie meals, or something similar in simplicity that allows for 3 bigger meals, be good on it and see if i even notice much difference at all. I am pretty sure I know the answer to this already. It all works as long as the caloric levels target the goal...
You better watch it, those ladies are going to start throwing money at you saying “make it rain”.Got a lil bit of training done yesterday, but realized I need to get a couple things before kicking this off. I forgot my gymnastic ring set up broke so I didn't have everything i needed to do what I wanted. Diet was in check yesterday too. I also got my hour walk in at lunch yesterday too. Went shirtless to get a little extra vitamin D and avoid turning pasty white again during the summer months.
I came in to some nice compliments from the ladies at the security desk. The kind that could land a man in PC jail. Apparently one of them saw me out walking while they were coming in to the office for their shift. So they made some comments when I came in. One of them said "Damn Mr. Sexy, I see you, you know what you are doing walking around shirtless or coming in from outside in your tank top looking all sexy!" LOL
It is funny when you don't see yourself as anything super special and are trying to make improvements that others are complimenting me where I am now, that I am not quite happy with yet. Just goes to show you how hard we are on ourselves. The rest of the population has it wrong when they think we think our shiz don't stink. I think most of us think we are way worse off than we are.
I don't think guys walk around thinking this type of stuff about ourselves lol!! reading your post I was remembering my xfit days when I'd get comments about how my pants make my ass look great and the gals asking how to get their chest as big as mine I never thought anything of it! Maybe we get stuck in our wind tunnel of focus and forget there is a world outside that occassionally looks behind the curtain, IDK but congrats on the positive feedback for sure. Gives ya that much more confidence when you get home 
Bring on the dollars Baby!!!!You better watch it, those ladies are going to start throwing money at you saying “make it rain”.
That’s probably the highlight of their day.
LOL, yeah, I mean I notice the obvious ones, but the sly ones can slide right by. I also never notice if I am being looked at anymore. I am sure part of that is that I don't look women I don't know in the eye in passing anymore. Just to avoid the dumb crap like being considered a creep.
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Amen to that, I have the same issue with my wife. I am always trying to get her more comfortable in her own skin.
I wish I had that super-power, there is a definitely level of obesity that I simply think is disgusting to have to look at in a bikini. It takes work to get there, it is not a chubby, or thick woman, but a morbidly obese woman does ZERO for me, actually subzero because it is a completely negative experience for me. I don't think they are less valuable as a human or anything. I just don't want to see that exposed like that.
I definitely agree that women think they need to be a lot thinner than most men want them. I have always said I would rather have someone 20-30lbs overweight than 20-30lbs underweight. It is unfortunate, because they don't even go off of what men say they want, but what media, models and actresses do. So many women out there have ruined their beauty by getting and staying too skinny. I can think of several women who were gorgeous at first then got so skinny they look like if Skeletor had a sister. Angelina Jolie is one of them who messed up her looks by getting too skinny. A lot of the female stars out there have gone too far and when I see them I just want to give them a couple weeks worth of desserts to get them up to decent weight / bodyfat level.
They sure do, and plenty of people out there to give it to them too. They even have a chance with a stud like you.
Yeah, once it gets over 85 out there that roof starts getting hot to the touch and the shingles just hold the heat and radiate it down into the garage even after the sun goes down. So it becomes a hot box out there. I am going to have to do some garage door repairs and get some warehouse insulation rolls and just staple it to the rafters to insulate it. Put a vent fan in the roof and let it pull the heat out. The wife and I are planning to cut gym memberships and just upgrade the garage with the money we are spending on gym memberships. So the insulation, maybe an AC unit, or a condenser fan, and some flooring will be done over time. The garage door, and insulation will be first.
Yes, I have to be downtown and clocked in before 6:30AM. So I am already up at 4:30-4:45, not much more time to cut out and still have time to spend with the family in the evenings. I am definitely finding trying to do this in the afternoon is pretty much ineffective. I get so hot I am not able to work hard for long.
Thanks, it is already impressive by most anyone's standards. Weight or lack of equipment are definitely not my issue. Now it is just the ridiculous heat. I definitely have quite the sound system in my garage. It is just right now it is too hot out there for me to build much momentum.pumped to see what your home gym turns into!
my wife really loves the setup we've built her over the past half decade. I think about it all the time but I think I like the energy at my Tacoma gym, even if I'm just in my headphones and in the zone, I feed off it a bit.
of course if I were doing my own gym I'd paint the walls black, have some choice posters up, and focus on the sound system
edit, now that I think of it thats exactly what we did when I bought that xfit gym haha. immediately painted everything and focused on the sound system and I put a tv in the lobby streaming nothing but sports 24/7
Oh I agree, if I had more mirrors it would be much better out there. I only have on small one, and I go do some of my work in front of that little thing. LOL I know my wife would use the garage gym if it weren't such a bro space. Up to this point function has been the only concern, but now it is time to do a bit more to make it a more enjoyable space.
Yeah, that is my goal, just get that athletic ability back, and learn something new. Create a skill and functionality in my body I have not explored yet. As I am getting older, and especially after having curbed most athletic activity, I noticed my movement, balance, fluidity, and flexibility dropped so quickly in just 2 years of being careful not to get injured that I am so unstable, tight, and basically just out of touch with my body that I want to focus on this aspect while I have time to correct it, and then keep it a point of focus as I move forward.Man I know it has to be brutal in that Texas heat. Hopefully in the next few weeks there will be some relief and temperatures will start dropping.
I think you’ll do really well with your body weight training. That’s mainly what I did during that 8 year layoff from the gym, between 44 and 52. I stayed in good shape doing body weight exercises and Kenpo Karate, as well as playing sports on the weekend. I didn’t have any knee problems then, and was still very athletic for my mid to late 40s. I actually ran lots of wind sprints to keep my speed up, did whole body body weight exercises Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Martial arts Tuesday and Thursday, and whatever sports that were in season most Saturdays. I do believe that type of athletic training keeps your core, conditioning, and joints in great shape. Of course diet was still important.
But I think with your drive and dedication to what you set your mind on, that you will enjoy that and do excellent. Hey and I’m sure you’ll show some of the young bucks a thing are two.
Yeah, I think in a lot of ways it is lower impact depending on how done, but not explosive movements. The key for longevity is going to be maintaining explosiveness though. You need to be able to get your foot back out in front of you explosively if you trip, or you are absolutely going down. I definitely feel as things move on and I get better at some of this that I will be able to maintain a very muscular physique, while having solid athletic ability, and hopefully be able to do some cool stuff a year down the road. It would be cool to do some flagstaffs or something like that at some point.
Thanks!!! It has been challenging. Not to decide not to do it, but just the instances where my first thing to do would be to grab my vape. I have to remind myself I don't vape any more. It seems to be happening less and less the last week. My wife is also telling me since her flavor is pretty much sold out that she is going to quit now too once her last vape is gone. So it will be much easier once the wife is not vaping as well. Even Sage is talking about quitting too. So that would be awesome. Hopefully they will follow my lead.
I think it was Robert Rodriguez (Dusk till Dawn, El Mariachi Desperado, etc) who said that once he changed from saying he was an aspiring movie director to calling himself a movie director, it changed his life. I feel like that statement is huge mentally for everyone no matter what they're doing or trying not to do.
I once had a meal with Adam Dirks after his lifting seminar, where I was talking about my training & mentioned that I’m a poor benchpresser. He politely stopped me, looked me straight in the eye and said something to the effect of, “No you’re not; don’t speak that way about yourself, even casually. Instead say something like ‘I haven’t done what I know I’m capable of yet’ that keeps your mindset positive.’ What you think is what you become.”
Man, I know that has to be tough for you with your MIL. Glad you were able to build her up and give her some comfort. One thing I was thankful of with my Mom was she was able to keep a positive attitude even to the end. We basically didn’t talk about the Cancer unless she wanted to talk and get it off of her chest. It truly is devastating not only to the loved one who has it, but the family as well. I’ll keep you and your wife in my prayers and hope your MIL’s surgery goes well.
That was such good advice for your wife, and truly does bring healing to the soul of your wife and her Mother.
that's an incredibly tough balancing act. my co-worker had that small heart attack a few months ago and has surgery to repair some stuff in a couple weeks. he's only 41 so I imagine most of his is induced by lifestyle (stress, smoked up until the heart attack, not a gym rat although skinny). I make light of it a lot because I don't let him walk around with a cloud over his head, but I also try to support him in any new healthy endeavors and let him know that I take his health seriously, sharing Hubberman podcasts, inviting him to the gym when he gets the OK from doc, etc.
That is a very positive way to deal with that. I hope he appreciates it.
Thanks Hyde! That is one thing I try the most is to be in touch with my emotions and how you deal with or address them are IMHO the biggest factor in life satisfaction and happiness. If you can remain positive all challenges are easier to handle. So I do my best to keep positivity flowing, while also being accountable.
Man with everything you’ve got going on, you just need to take care of yourself and your family, and go with what works for you. Glad you got some good news on a possible career opportunity. Hopefully you will be able to get it, and things will start smoothing out for you.
Agreed, tis the season to focus more on other things and just keep this part of things fun, stress free, and beneficial to my health. Any of us who have been doing this long enough knows that sometimes you are gung ho for these goals, and sometimes you are just trying to maintain or not backslide much while focusing on other priorities. As long as it remains a part of your lifestyle you will always return with more focus and motivation when things balance out.Man with everything you’ve got going on, you just need to take care of yourself and your family, and go with what works for you. Glad you got some good news on a possible career opportunity. Hopefully you will be able to get it, and things will start smoothing out for you.
That sounds awesome…. I know with how you go all in on something, that you will excel at whatever you put your mind to.
