Fitness/Diet Accountability Thread

[timewerx]

Now we're the ones with typhoon. No flooding and no wind damage where I am.

I still managed to do skating drills on the basement parking levels where it's dry

Anyway, we were out of cocoa powder for couple of days and I felt having low levels of energy and some very mild headache. Like having a withdrawal. I received the shipment of cocoa today and made hot milk chocolate and almost immediately, my energy levels are back to normal and the mild headache is gone.

 

[timewerx]

Finally found a good gym which is brand new in my new city and round the corner from my apartment, very very happy.

We have a gym in our apartment but it's NOT free!

 

[timewerx]

I didn't realize my weight had already dropped to 114 lbs from 118 lbs all of a sudden in just one week which is well within underweight territory for me. Even more surprising, I only did 2 hrs of workouts this weekend instead of 6 hrs. I even ate lots of sweets yesterday with lots of regular (refined) sugar.

I'm surprised because I just looked at myself at the mirror this morning and I looked normal. Leaner but more bulk in muscles and isn't muscles supposed to be heavier than body fat?

I did my regular workouts this morning. Lifting the same weights, calisthenics with weights, and cardio and felt stronger in all of them. It doesn't make sense because I lost significant amount of weight.

 

[timewerx]

I did not do any exercise for 3 days straight and I gained 6 lbs at the end of 3 days (hopped in the weighing scale in the morning before meals, before drinking anything, and after after coming out of the loo doing both #1 and #2). I weighed 115 lbs before the 3 day rest and weighed 121 lbs at the end of 3 days.

Definitely not water weight because I saw my weight in the morning before drinking anything and the fact I only drink 3 to 4 glasses of water each day. Plus, I did visibly accumulated fat all over my body.

It's incredible how quickly I gained fat and weight in just 3 days of no exercise although I'm also eating more food at the same time. I'm still underweight at 121 lbs though. 123 lbs gets me across the border into the "normal" weight range.

I resumed exercise today with skating drills and lifting weights afterwards. I ended up leaping higher than I ever did when I lifted 90 lbs from the ground. It freaked me out because I never jumped that high while carrying 90 lbs. I thought I'm going to lose balance and drop that weight to the floor and cause damage. I definitely should do 3 straight days of rest more often. Maybe once a month. Neat results. I did hurt my back a little, NOT from exercising but at the 3rd day of rest (clearly the bed's fault!).

 

[FireDragon76]

I did not do any exercise for 3 days straight and I gained 6 lbs at the end of 3 days (hopped in the weighing scale in the morning before meals, before drinking anything, and after after coming out of the loo doing both #1 and #2). I weighed 115 lbs before the 3 day rest and weighed 121 lbs at the end of 3 days.

Definitely not water weight because I saw my weight in the morning before drinking anything and the fact I only drink 3 to 4 glasses of water each day. Plus, I did visibly accumulated fat all over my body.

It's incredible how quickly I gained fat and weight in just 3 days of no exercise although I'm also eating more food at the same time. I'm still underweight at 121 lbs though. 123 lbs gets me across the border into the "normal" weight range.

I resumed exercise today with skating drills and lifting weights afterwards. I ended up leaping higher than I ever did when I lifted 90 lbs from the ground. It freaked me out because I never jumped that high while carrying 90 lbs. I thought I'm going to lose balance and drop that weight to the floor and cause damage. I definitely should do 3 straight days of rest more often. Maybe once a month. Neat results. I did hurt my back a little, NOT from exercising but at the 3rd day of rest (clearly the bed's fault!).

Day to day fluctuations of weight are perfectly normal, and don't necessarily represent a significant change in body composition.

 

[timewerx]

Day to day fluctuations of weight are perfectly normal, and don't necessarily represent a significant change in body composition.

I don't normally do 3 days straight of no exercise nor absence of any significant physical activity so this one went way beyond my average day to day weight fluctuation as expected.

 

[FireDragon76]

I don't normally do 3 days straight of no exercise nor absence of any significant physical activity so this one went way beyond my average day to day weight fluctuation as expected.

I doubt you could gain a pound of fat in three days unless you were feasting every day. It takes 3,500 surplus calories to equal a pound of body fat. More likely, its due to changes in fluid or bowel habits that aren't consequential.

 

[timewerx]

I doubt you could gain a pound of fat in three days unless you were feasting every day. It takes 3,500 surplus calories to equal a pound of body fat. More likely, its due to changes in fluid or bowel habits that aren't consequential.

That's one reason I found it "incredible" because I wasn't eating anywhere near those calories. Surplus calories of only few hundred at most. But the skin all over my body quite noticeably took on fat. Especially on the face, chest, and belly.

No change in drinking nor bowel habits and I always check my weight after #1 and #2 and before any meals and drinks in the morning. I drink significantly less fluids (water and also including beverages) than recommended at 6 cups per day (exercising or not).

I lost 1 lb when I checked my weight today. Yesterday, I resumed exercising, went back to my typical calorie intake (less) and still drank the same amount of fluids with or without exercise. I still don't look as lean as last week.

Never had fluid retention in hands, feet, ankles and legs though. It could be glycogen because I jumped higher while lifting 90 lbs of weight and skating yesterday. Definitely felt stronger and no soreness at all after the workout. But I still looked like I put on some fat.

 

[FireDragon76]

That's one reason I found it "incredible" because I wasn't eating anywhere near those calories. Surplus calories of only few hundred at most. But the skin all over my body quite noticeably took on fat. Especially on the face, chest, and belly.

No change in drinking nor bowel habits and I always check my weight after #1 and #2 and before any meals and drinks in the morning. I drink significantly less fluids (water and also including beverages) than recommended at 6 cups per day (exercising or not).

I lost 1 lb when I checked my weight today. Yesterday, I resumed exercising, went back to my typical calorie intake (less) and still drank the same amount of fluids with or without exercise. I still don't look as lean as last week.

Never had fluid retention in hands, feet, ankles and legs though. It could be glycogen because I jumped higher while lifting 90 lbs of weight and skating yesterday. Definitely felt stronger and no soreness at all after the workout. But I still looked like I put on some fat.

I've had a few days of splurging on a couple extra hundred calories per day, for a few days, and it never caused the scales to budge, which really surprised me.

Once you get out of the overweight category and eat alot of real food, the human body becomes resistant to putting on extra weight it doesn't need, at least if you are physically active and healthy. Storing carbs as fat actually takes a certain amount of energy (hence the higher thermic effect of carbs), and turning protein into fat is practically impossible. It's really about getting rid of processed junk food out of the diet, most of which has way too much fat or oil.

 

[trophy33]

I've had a few days of splurging on a couple extra hundred calories per day, for a few days, and it never caused the scales to budge, which really surprised me.

Once you get out of the overweight category and eat alot of real food, the human body becomes resistant to putting on extra weight it doesn't need, at least if you are physically active and healthy. Storing carbs as fat actually takes a certain amount of energy (hence the higher thermic effect of carbs), and turning protein into fat is practically impossible. It's really about getting rid of processed junk food out of the diet, most of which has way too much fat or oil.

I consume a lot of fat (animal + I added avocado few times a week) and I am lean, even with a visible "six pack", visible veins etc.

Its not fat what makes people fat (and I agree its not protein either), its the metabolic disorder (caused mostly by constant inflammation and quick sugars, high insulin levels).

 

[timewerx]

I've had a few days of splurging on a couple extra hundred calories per day, for a few days, and it never caused the scales to budge, which really surprised me.

Once you get out of the overweight category and eat alot of real food, the human body becomes resistant to putting on extra weight it doesn't need, at least if you are physically active and healthy. Storing carbs as fat actually takes a certain amount of energy (hence the higher thermic effect of carbs), and turning protein into fat is practically impossible. It's really about getting rid of processed junk food out of the diet, most of which has way too much fat or oil.

I'm actually eating "real food". Fish (sardines or tuna), rice, corn, bread, milk, and cheddar cheese everyday.

It's a mystery how I'm gaining fat unless my basal metabolic rate (BMR) is under 500 calories per day (without exercise), only using <500 calories from all the food I eat and storing the rest as fat.

 

[timewerx]

I consume a lot of fat (animal + I added avocado few times a week) and I am lean, even with a visible "six pack", visible veins etc.

Its not fat what makes people fat (and I agree its not protein either), its the metabolic disorder (caused mostly by constant inflammation and quick sugars, high insulin levels).

I have lots of bulging blood vessels on my skin I think it scares people away! I still have sugar on my diet and I'm underweight. What I mean by underweight is UN would probably air drop food at my apartment if they saw my BMI.

It's probably due to my huge calorie deficit even despite consumption of sugar, my blood sugar is still low.

 

[timewerx]

I did my long weekend workout today and I felt significantly off in performance in skating (but not in cycling).

I did not do any skating HIIT this week and also did 3 day straight of rest 3 days ago. It seems that I detrain faster than the internet sources are saying or perhaps, I do better with less body weight. I'm back to 116 lbs again and hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.

I seem unable to hydrate "normally" anymore either. If I drink more than 4 glasses of fluids, I get piercing headaches even though my blood pressure is normal. Ironically, I did have headaches frequently when I used to drink 8+ glasses of fluids each day but its worse now. I had head trauma from childhood more than once and it never received any checks nor treatment.

But as long as I limit my fluid intake to only 4 glasses each day, I won't be having any headaches. I'm now well adapted to low hydration levels anyway. 4 hours of tempo workouts in 100+ F outdoor temperatures without hydrating nor eating/fueling and in dry fasted state doesn't give me any problems at all.

 

[BPPLEE]

The site director called me about my pay and told me to call the girl in HR. She told me again that my lease was approved and that a new FMLa claim would start when I have my surgery. Maybe it’s true what people keep telling me, they want me to keep my job because good help is very difficult to find
I am still going to get my insurance license just in case the surgery doesn’t fix the problem
I look forward to being able to workout again.

 

[timewerx]

I went to the same hill I did yesterday in the long workout today and in fact did much better today.

I'm also back to weighing 114 lbs which is 8 lbs underweight for me (my min normal range BMI weight is 123 lbs). I actually like weighing little in some ways. My knees don't hurt at all even from a bad landing when doing jumps in skating. I'm not eating less when I'm losing more weight, I'm simply exercising more hours without increasing daily calorie intake.

I did some changes to my calisthenics workout as well and included my abdominals in the last few weeks. I do it with the skates on because the skates are heavy enough to serve as ankle weights to increase the load on my arms and abs.

I started working on my abs because my last hard fall had my hip bone hitting the ground. It hurt but thank God, it doesn't look like I got injured at all and all pain subsided in just few hours.

If I had strong abs back then, I would have kept the hips off the ground. So far I haven't fallen completely in the longest time. But I quickly gained strength in the abs and also the hip flexors.

 

[BPPLEE]

I went to the same hill I did yesterday in the long workout today and in fact did much better today.

I'm also back to weighing 114 lbs which is 8 lbs underweight for me (my min normal range BMI weight is 123 lbs). I actually like weighing little in some ways. My knees don't hurt at all even from a bad landing when doing jumps in skating. I'm not eating less when I'm losing more weight, I'm simply exercising more hours without increasing daily calorie intake.

I did some changes to my calisthenics workout as well and included my abdominals in the last few weeks. I do it with the skates on because the skates are heavy enough to serve as ankle weights to increase the load on my arms and abs.

I started working on my abs because my last hard fall had my hip bone hitting the ground. It hurt but thank God, it doesn't look like I got injured at all and all pain subsided in just few hours.

If I had strong abs back then, I would have kept the hips off the ground. So far I haven't fallen completely in the longest time. But I quickly gained strength in the abs and also the hip flexors.

I’ve gained weight back since I have not been able to workout I was 60 pounds down now I’m only 30 pounds down. I’m going to cut back on my food intake and try working out with the bands

 

[timewerx]

I’ve gained weight back since I have not been able to workout I was 60 pounds down now I’m only 30 pounds down. I’m going to cut back on my food intake and try working out with the bands

I also gain weight quickly if I don't workout, even if I'm only eating little.

 

[timewerx]

For the first time, my BP is in the 120/70s for a Rest HR of 40 bpm. My body weight has not exceeded 116 lbs in the last couple of weeks and I've also increased intake of fiber, mainly from oatmeal, My plant food is still mainly rice with small portion of corn and nothing else. The rest of my food is still fish and dairy.

In the past, when my Rest HR is 40 and under, my BP is above 130/80;s.

Interesting to note, I did a 4 hr cardio skating (skate marathon) yesterday on a hill so theres's plenty of Zone 3 and 4 intervals but since today, my rest HR is only 40 bpm, it seems I am sufficiently recovered already.

I have other very reliable indicator of having recovered sufficiently and that is with body temperature (lower is better) and of course, how you feel.

But against all odds and norms, I recovered at an unprecedented rate even despite being fasted (both food and water) during the workout and only drinking 3 glasses of water afterwards for the whole day. I suppose I mythbusted the theories concerning cramping wiith hydration and fueling. Cramping is simply from insufficiently acclimated to the workout conditions.

I can't drink "normal quantity" of water anymore no matter how I "spread" my drinking due to increased intracranial pressure. For the first time my whole life, I've been living without headaches.

 

[timewerx]

Did 27 kilometers on skates yesterday with speeds topping 26 kph. The main factor limiting my speed is not fitness but confidence and I'm still relatively inexperience when it comes to >20 kph speed on skates.

Ironically, I'm faster on the uphill section than downhill. 23 kph uphill, 20 kph downhill. Highest speeds achieved on flat roads. Became unstable for a moment on the road with vehicular traffic, incredibly scary! Can't wait to do another session on the streets when weather improves. I shared the road with lots of cyclists and runners exercising in the morning. As the ONLY skater on the road and the paths, everyone have their eyes on me and it felt so trying.

I used to do laps on the same place on bicycle and I'm a lot faster on bicycle with speeds topping 40 kph on tempo effort. The bike rolls faster because the big wheels have less resistance over the rough road surface.

I used "bicycle mode" on strava because the skate mode doesn't record power and calories but skating definitely feels harder than cycling. 720 calories burned using bicycle mode but felt more like over a thousand calories burned. My legs probably still adapting to faster skating in the streets. Body weight went from 116 lbs to 111 lbs after skating session,

 

[timewerx]

Did 32 kilometers on skates yesterday. A little bit longer but could have been longer if weather kept fine and a lot longer if time wasn't a constraint.

Core muscles definitely getting stronger and did not get sore or I'm just much lighter. Session ended with me weighing 111 lbs. Legs are sore a few hours after but did not feel any soreness during the session. I did stronger performance on the bicycle though as I still had to ride my bike to the skating places because some places are just way too rough or way too dangerous for skating.

I've been maintaining 116 lbs (taken before any meals and before exercise in the morning after #1 and #2) for couple of weeks now. With a huge calorie deficit. My body seems to be adapting yet again to this new norm. Recently, I'm getting satiated sooner with the usual meal I eat. Running performance improved as well even though I don't run as exercise but the times I do need to run, I can feel the difference and became much easier and no longer having any pain on any bones and joints.