Fitness (Diet/Exercise) 2018: One Step At A Time

[Kepler]

The eggnog we make uses bourbon, cognac, and aged rum. Then it sits in the back of the fridge for 6 months before it's ready to drink.

Mother of god is it good.

Wow. That is serious.

[MissThundercat]

I think my bank statement is just all the places I've gone out to eat.

I know i can cook at home; I just need to practice.

[dxmnkd316]

I go through phases where cooking at home is one of my favorite things to do. Then other weeks it's more like "do I have to? Can't we just eat pizza for the next seven nights?"

so I feel you MT. Meal planning is what helps for us. I highly recommend apps like AnyList.

[jjuliajul11]

It's really simple: don't eat any flour, potatoes, or any other simple carbs.

Work out, eat romaine (or something similar) and lean proteins. You can eat all you want of that sort of food.

Do that every day, concentrate on cardio, and the next thing you know, you'll have maybe even an 11% body-fat thing going on.

Works every time.

Great plan, but how do you get yourself to exercise? I found a great keto diet plan on https://betterme.world/articles/1-week-keto-meal-plan/ and will soon start a keto diet. But in order to see the result, you also need to practice regularly. Tell me how to start doing it?

[dxmnkd316]

Great plan, but how do you get yourself to exercise?

For you I'd recommend running Passmark

[Kepler]

An ML algorithm training itself by talking to Fish is why Skynet nuked humanity.

[MissThundercat]

I go through phases where cooking at home is one of my favorite things to do. Then other weeks it's more like "do I have to? Can't we just eat pizza for the next seven nights?"

so I feel you MT. Meal planning is what helps for us. I highly recommend apps like AnyList.

I just learned to get lunch meat, cheese, and pre-made guac and throw together a sandwich every day.

[Kepler]

You had me at cheese.

You lost me at guac. Ick.

[dxmnkd316]

I just learned to get lunch meat, cheese, and pre-made guac and throw together a sandwich every day.

If you like spice, I highly recommend getting a bag of those crispy jalapenos from costco. I'm still working through the first bag and they're still crispy. They go on virtually every sandwich I make. Fade said it best: Gamechangers.

I'm also a huge fan of Lantana black bean hummus on turkey sandwiches. Less of a fan of other hummuses (extremely fatty) or other brands of black bean hummus (Lantana has the best flavor).

Otherwise we try to keep arugula in the fridge at all times. Spinach isn't a bad one either. As soon as it just starts to go south, freeze it or use it to make pesto. Extremely cheap way to extend basil-based pesto recipes.

[MissThundercat]

Also, being an adult is basically having the "we have food at home" talk with yourself over and over again.

[MissThundercat]

I've put more effort into eating home cooking in addition to 4-5 days a week of lifting and mobility and stability training.

I'm starting to feel much more engaged with the world around me and like I am staying ahead of my mental health issues.

[Slap Shot]

Does anyone know of a website where you could via say a survey plug in exercise goals and it would then spit back suggested workouts/exercises? I've dropped a few pounds recently (I'm still about 10-12 over my target, but I'd also like to tone up) after finally recovering from an accident that made one of my knees nearly useless for several months. For instance if I wanted to (some of the terminology is off but this is illustrative mostly):

-Strengthen my core
-Firm/tone arms, shoulders, abs, obliques
-Improve cardio
-Whatever

Answer a series of questions and voila > do this

I've been running and swimming and that helps, but I joined a local gym to really get into it. However I was not impressed with any of the workers and found them to be annoying af. So if I could find a routine on my own it would be great.

[MissThundercat]

After committing to eating more often at home along with an effort to cut back caffeine (I cut my intake in half), I notice I have much more energy and am starting to sleep better.

Which is necessary, considering I'm floor staff for residential foster care and these adolescents keep me moving.

[JF_Gophers]

I want to lose some weight and start eating healthily.

I don't think bots need to worry about diet.

[dxmnkd316]

I want to lose some weight and start eating healthily.

I googled low-fat valvoline and didn't find anything. Sorry I couldn't be of more help

Maybe Quaker State has some steel-cut offerings.