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Jetflag

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I am a 125 kgs and struggling to lose weight. I eat veggies and no processed stuff and i have not been able to lose weight. I did notice that I think my struggle might be down to the climate in Australia.
Veggies & non processed is a good diet imo, but it’s not going to make you lose weight by itself.

the way I tackled it is basically

1 keto : so 0 sugars (that includes fruits) and less then 50 carbs (so no potatoes, bread, rice, minimal onions etc). It’s a quick result diet, but shit in the sense that if you falter once, you immediately gain weight again..

2, and this is important since you still have to burn the excess kilos: regular (cardio) exercise, particularly running swimming, and, (im case you’re not a sporter) long, long (fit) walks. 10 km per day minimum.

the latter is also a great meditation moment by the way
 

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Veggies & non processed is a good diet imo, but it’s not going to make you lose weight by itself.

the way I tackled it is basically

1 keto : so 0 sugars (that includes fruits) and less then 50 carbs (so no potatoes, bread, rice, minimal onions etc). It’s a quick result diet, but shit in the sense that if you falter once, you immediately gain weight again..

2, and this is important since you still have to burn the excess kilos: regular (cardio) exercise, particularly running swimming, and, (im case you’re not a sporter) long, long (fit) walks. 10 km per day minimum.

the latter is also a great meditation moment by the way
I don't think i can survive because most of my food and good tasting kind comes from rice,onions and potatoes.

I do have a treadmill how about that? I do struggle to jog.
 
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Jetflag

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I don't think i can survive because most of my food and good tasting kind comes from rice,onions and potatoes.

I do have a treadmill how about that? I do struggle to jog.
hah, well thats a good thing idd.

yeah i'm pretty strict with it plus to compensate I do eat a lot of meat, namely (red) beef. which I reckon would be a bit of an issue in your case.
 

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I’ve started doing cardio training three times a week, and I feel amazing! My energy levels are up, and I’m already noticing a difference. Now, I’m thinking of taking it a step further and trying fasting to boost my results even more. I came across 30-day fasting challenge on BetterMe, and it looks super interesting. I know fasting can have a lot of benefits, but I’ve never done it before, so I’m a bit curious (and maybe a little nervous) about how it will go. Has anyone here tried fasting before? I’d love to hear some tips, especially for a beginner like me. What was the hardest part for you? Any advice on making it easier?
 
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hah, well thats a good thing idd.

yeah i'm pretty strict with it plus to compensate I do eat a lot of meat, namely (red) beef. which I reckon would be a bit of an issue in your case.
I will see how I go because it's not easy for me and yes I don't eat meat at all. I am now 120kgs and plus other physical things which I don't want to give too much details but it's a constant wound that keeps on popping up and I can't run or walk because the chaffing from walking or running make it worse. I sustained it when I was involved in a motorcycle accident and it became infected and for about 5 years it was all good but it's been coming back unfortunately.
 

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I will see how I go because it's not easy for me and yes I don't eat meat at all. I am now 120kgs and plus other physical things which I don't want to give too much details but it's a constant wound that keeps on popping up and I can't run or walk because the chaffing from walking or running make it worse. I sustained it when I was involved in a motorcycle accident and it became infected and for about 5 years it was all good but it's been coming back unfortunately.
Have you tried picking up swimming? I find that when my iscitas resurfaces it’s a great excersize that’s easy on the muscles
 

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I have tried to learn swimming but I am not very good.
Oh you don’t have to be, as long as you can put in the hours/burn. It’s by far the best sport as the water resistance l doesn’t wear your body out like with running. I’ve picked it up for my ischitas/ tennis elbow recently
 

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I have been progressing nicely lately so I might as well share my life's wisdom. I always go a bit overweight and then almost super skinny through most of my 30s and 20s. Last June I was 86kg and now I am hovering around 71/72kg. I've been following a lot of fitness guys for more than 7+ years, but I had to find in the long run through experimentation what works for me. Honestly I mostly gain weight when get lazy and don't walk enough or I am unusually inactive. Health comes first, but life happens...

Here is my top 5 tips that give pretty good and fairly quick results(still up to 6 month depending where you stand):
  • Fasting at least a few days a week 12-16-20 hours of no eating(I don't expect you guys to go 20 immediately), you can have herbal tea or black coffee, no sugar. Right now I don't fast, but I am on a fairly strict diet and I already lost the 15 kg I needed to.
  • Do push ups, if you struggle start with a small number per set and target 25-30 per set eventually. Eventually try to do at least a 100 for six days a week. Some studies show that going at once is not better than resting 2/3 min and I personally use songs 3-4 min length and do a set at every song
  • Running - no especially if you are overweight. It puts too much stress on your legs if you are not used to. Find time to walk every day 5-10km as you get fitter up the pace. I know life happens so target at least 40-50km per week(2000-2500 calories burned easily). I walk around 5.5-6km per hour normally and when I go for 'training walks' I try to keep around or above 7km/hour for at least 3-4km, pretty sure last summer I had quite a few 18 km walks with above 7km per hour
  • Keep you macros, calories in-out. For every km you get 50 calories burned up to 70 easily if you go around 7km/hour, keep a track of all your food. Its annoying, but eventually you will find a lot about your metabolism. Make sure its correct, most people severely underestimate how many calories they consume or overestimate how many they burn. Don't trust fitness trackers or subtract at least 25% of what they tell you.
  • Weight yourself every day, BUT just for reference. For example
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    this is my weight since I started doing 200-250 push ups a day for about 3 weeks now after a small two day break. You will get a lot of times the scales going up or down even not budging. Depends very much on what have you eaten, retaining water and things.
  • Bonus - it would be nice if you can do the same amount of squats as push ups, but that can be a strain on you legs and then 75-100 is a nice range for both push ups and squats.
Now you will have to keep up anywhere from 6-12 month with a more strict regime and diet, I would suggest no alcohol and after that you can relax yourself. For example doing 75 push ups when you wake up and before bed will eventually take you around 5-10 min once you get in shape and you wouldn't even notice it.

I spend the last 6 moth doing 75-150 push ups and same amount squats per 6 days and by now can easily do it 7 day a week. This year I dropped the squats and doubled the push ups eventually.

I upped the amount above 200 roughly around mid January. First week was rough and I had a cold so I stopped for 2 day. After that I upped the push ups even more and to be fair most days I feel like shit. Honestly I read a lot of forums in the past 3 weeks advising that 200+ push ups a day is too much, but I feel like pushing myself, pun intended.

I will do the whole February on 250+ push ups and see from there. I am going to be 40 this year so I wanted to do one last push(again pun intended) into top form and after that hopefully keep fit through my 40s. Honestly life is funny, I spend most of my 20s overweight, most in my 30s in better shape apart from the last 2 years and if I can keep up I might spend my 40s in even better shape.
 
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What does it for me is the variance in activities. I love hiking, playing football, bit of tennis, walking, lifting, running, even swimming. I don't get to do them all every week/month - and life happens too! - but that's the only way to keep it up long-term for me. Many ways to stay active that I can't wait to do (and some that I feel like I have to).

That said, I did hit a regression with my diet and training due to having two jobs, an upper back issue and a case of general laziness, but I'm confident I'll return to my old ways. Already on my way.
 

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I'm a big guy hovering between 130kg and 135kg. For me it's a relatively healthy weight since I regularly go to the gym where I focus on powerlifting and cardio.
I don't really focus on food too much, I'm just making sure I eat as healthy as possible.

But I used to struggled a lot with my weight growing up despite dieting a lot, doing lots of sports (swimming, football, running, cycling and more) and being active in general.
Never reaching a weight what others considered as a healthy weight for me.

Nowadays I don't focus on my weight anymore and I also don't care.
I feel fit and healthy and I think that's the most important thing.
 
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Recharge

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I just watched the new episode of Solo Levelling(Best Saturdays ever!) and rewatch it again afterwards doing my 100 push ups in the evening routine. When the ost hits it's so pique it makes me want to kill myself with push ups.

Total of the day 270,150 in the morning and 120in the evening. Honestly I was squealing like a pig on first watch and trying to kill my body the second time. This is going to go down being one of the best animes of all times and is such an amazing rush of adrenaline just even watching it...

The song is so pique...

Get tough
Don't back out
Time to ditch your doubt
Gate crash
Don't you stop
Countdown to the drop

I just couldn't win
'Cause there was nothing I could ever change
So puny and thin

My body was a cage

 

Jetflag

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This is so me when my kids start catchin green waves