AF Biggest Loser/Fitness Challenge-May 3 to Whenever We're Not Fat Anymore

[Shell B]

Great job TIA!!!

Happy for you!

And yeah, if anyone knows of any sugarless drinks without acid besides water and milk please let me know!

Fake powdered iced tea. Shit tastes good, but it's got no sugar.

[Edwardo Piet]

Great job TIA!!!

Happy for you!

And yeah, if anyone knows of any sugarless drinks without acid besides water and milk please let me know!

You can do it like Mooney and prepare your own cool drink with one of these:


(there's tons of different models, these are just for example)

Ummm... isn't there acid in fruit? I can't even have coffee anymore, lol. I'm pretty sure the acid in coffee isn't as bad as in fruit.

Sure, that would be much better than fruit juices. But my teeth are getting desperate at this point.

[Mystic]

Abs show a little bit again, I going to go to overdrive the next two weeks with adding so much cardio, I hope it will make it come true.

[Angrboda]

Skipping breakfast tied to weight gain

ROCHESTER, Minn. (WPVI) -- There is more proof that breakfast may be the most important meal of the day.  According to a new study, people who eat breakfast on a regular basis are less likely to gain weight.  Mayo Clinic researchers followed about 350 adults for 12 years.  They found that regular breakfast-eaters only gained 3 pounds during that time, while people who ate breakfast occasionally put on an average of 5 pounds.  Those who skipped it entirely gained 8 pounds, and it was mostly belly fat.

It still comes down to calories.  But the researchers think eating a healthy breakfast - something with healthy carbs and protein - helps prevent over-eating later in the day.

[mlmooney89]

You can do it like Mooney and prepare your own cool drink with one of these:


(there's tons of different models, these are just for example)

Ummm... isn't there acid in fruit? I can't even have coffee anymore, lol. I'm pretty sure the acid in coffee isn't as bad as in fruit.

Sure, that would be much better than fruit juices. But my teeth are getting desperate at this point.

We've discussed this darlin, it depends on the fruit. Lemons and lime yes, strawberries should be okay though.
https://www.mediterraneanbook.com/2010/0...id-reflux/

(Poca, actually those look pretty close to what I was using until I broke the damn thing lol)

[Angrboda]

Interesting article on the history of artificial sweeteners and current research.

Artificial sweeteners: Where do we stand?

[Jackalope]

Think I gotta cut out alcohol, soda and juice out altogether... teeth stuff.

All four of those things are bad for your health and your weight. Fruit is OK, but fruit juice has been stripped of all if it's beneficial stuff (fiber) and has the worst possible sugar in it for your health (fructose).

Cutting as much sugar as possible and reducing your carbohydrate intake will really help.

[Jackalope]

Great job TIA!!!

Happy for you!

And yeah, if anyone knows of any sugarless drinks without acid besides water and milk please let me know!

Milk has sugar (lactose) but since you asked for other things...

Water really is your best bet. The latest research I am aware of points to the same kind of insulin response from most artificial sweeteners.

[Shell B]

Honestly, just drink water. I rarely ever drink anything else. The occasional hot tea or chocolate in the winter. I think I've maybe had one soda this year, and that was because it was my only option and was dying. It takes a bit to get used to, but it's all your body wants, and you definitely get used to it. And, before you say you need caffeine, that's bullshit. No one needs it. You adjust within a week.

[Whateverist]

So I'm finally under 200 lbs. I'm about what I weighed Sophomore year in H.S. when the weight gain first started getting bad. Might be partially from whatever's making me sick
but I'll take it

Congratulations, I know how good that feels. Hey lets go out and celebrate. I'm buying the first round of sundaes!

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Totally kidding of course. Got to divorce food from any form of reward or happiness enhancement. Not for us.

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So I want go to maintenance calories for a while, hopefully I can gain back some lean mass. Except I don't know if I'm well enough to work out. Plus I can only get to a decent grocery store once a week and food will run out fast if I bump my calories now.

But 199.2 lbs Whooo! %3-4 Bodyfat and 24.2 pounds left to go!

I strongly recommend getting a stationary bike and using that for exercise for a while. I hadn't done any cardio challenging exercise in years, but by using the bike I've been able to get sweaty and go hard without doing my knees any harm. In fact I'm pretty sure it is strengthening my bum knee. Being older doing the weight lifting has been good too, and I've never lifted before.

How tall are you IA? Do you have a notion of what you'd like your ultimate weight to be? I'm just over 5' 11" now and my best guess of where I ought to end up is 175 lb. I'm still hovering around the high 180's in maintenance mode thanks to the exercise. And the exercise has given me a lot more energy too.

Edited because I just realized your target weight is also 175 lb. Where are you located anyhow? If we had the opportunity we should get a photo of us both at 175 some day.

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Great job TIA!!!

Happy for you!

And yeah, if anyone knows of any sugarless drinks without acid besides water and milk please let me know!

You can do it like Mooney and prepare your own cool drink with one of these:


(there's tons of different models, these are just for example)

I put out a big clear container with filtered water, ice and sliced meyer lemons at our annual party on Sunday.  It was all drunk.  I also made a big dispenser of unsweetened iced tea and there was a lot of wine between what I put out and what people brought.  I think people really appreciated having a cool drink on a warm day that didn't have calories.  

Funny but I find myself having to remember to drink water now.  I've always drunk a lot of water until recently, now I just don't feel the thirst that much directly.  Weird.

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You can do it like Mooney and prepare your own cool drink with one of these:


(there's tons of different models, these are just for example)

Ummm... isn't there acid in fruit? I can't even have coffee anymore, lol. I'm pretty sure the acid in coffee isn't as bad as in fruit.

Sure, that would be much better than fruit juices. But my teeth are getting desperate at this point.

Some people like to put sliced cucumber in the water or mint or basil.  Not bad really.