Man Makers

[Solkern]

It’s there when you are ready for it.

My motivation was the scale at my doctor reading 230 (with work clothes and shoes on). That is the highest I’ve ever been. Also my bloodwork coming back with cholesterol issues. I either make some changes with diet and exercise or I accept my fatness & take cholesterol medication. I’ve also got 8 month old twin boys. They need a strong father that is going to live long enough to see them become men. Guess it’s a combination of a lot of things really now that I think about it…

I’m sitting at around 85kg, it’s funny, before Covid I was around 70kg, after Covid I gained 15kg and I don’t even know how, I didn’t change anything really. I guess it’s just old age.

[Suppressed Poet]

I was eating 400 calories 3 meals a day to drop weight. I quickly figured out breakfast was the most important of those 3 meals. if I loaded up on protein and shit like oatmeal in the morning, it made the rest of the day a lot less "hungry".

Facts. Breakfast is super important.

I aim for 2000 calories a day in this fat loss diet. I put my maintenance calories somewhere north of 3,000. I don’t want to lose a bunch of muscle mass in the process even if it takes me longer. I’ve kinda hit a wall though and my weight loss is slowing down, so I’ll probably cut another 300 for these final 12 pounds.

[Suppressed Poet]

I’m sitting at around 85kg, it’s funny, before Covid I was around 70kg, after Covid I gained 15kg and I don’t even know how, I didn’t change anything really. I guess it’s just old age.

I gained about 20 pounds since the start of Covid. My theory is my calories burned doing normal activity was reduced since we were forced to do less like physically going to work & such. I also developed bad eating habits. Instead of cooking healthy foods we did a lot of food delivery (Door Dash).

Also, I’m still on the imperial system and will never normalize the metric system. Fuck you world. This…is…MURICA!

[Suppressed Poet]

No sex for the missus tonight.

[Solkern]

I gained about 20 pounds since the start of Covid. My theory is my calories burned doing normal activity was reduced since we were forced to do less like physically going to work & such. I also developed bad eating habits. Instead of cooking healthy foods we did a lot of food delivery (Door Dash).

Also, I’m still on the imperial system and will never normalize the metric system. Fuck you world. This…is…MURICA!

Hahaha! Yeah I gained 33lbs and it drives me crazy. When I get back state side definitely going to find a personal trainer and get back in shape.

[Suppressed Poet]

I’ve hit a wall at 212 pounds.

I’ve been working out 4x a week. We get started around 7:45 PM after my infant boys are asleep and go until about 9:30 PM or so. We’re alternating upper body days A and lower body days B. We’re achieving progressive overload and training for hypertrophy. I’m roughly 6 weeks in. I’ve learned a lot. I’m making sure every rep is perfect form and the proper high intensity. I’m noticing mild visual changes in my body, but feel a lot stronger & in a better mood.

On my diet… I’m definitely getting fatigued. I’m only eating quality foods and getting my target of 200 grams of protein daily, but some days I’m not in a calorie deficit. 4x a week my dinners are chicken + green vegetables. The other 3 nights it’s a beef dish with at least one of those a steak. Breakfast I eat a protein bar on week days and I’ll do something like leftover steak / eggs / oatmeal on the weekends. I don’t take my lunch to work and that’s where I get in trouble. Usually I’m eating something like a Subway footlong or brown rice + protein from the local Chinese spot. At night before I go to bed I’ll eat healthy snacks like nuts or fruit (apples / berries / etc.) because I get hungry. Friday nights I cheat and get a double Whataburger with cheese. I only drink water, coffee, protein shakes, and my bcaa aminos.

Hopefully I’m both gaining muscle & losing fat, but the scale has been the same number for about a week now. My work pants do feel loose though, so that’s a good sign.

Edit: Daily nutrition supplements = men’s multivitamin, testosterone production booster, amino acids, magnesium, zinc, fish oil omega 3/6/9, 5mg creatine, bcaa powder mixed in water for workouts, protein shakes & Greek yougurt with protein to fill in gaps to reach daily 200 grams of protein.

[Stolis]

I’ve hit a wall at 212 pounds.

I’ve been working out 4x a week. We get started around 7:45 PM after my infant boys are asleep and go until about 9:30 PM or so. We’re alternating upper body days A and lower body days B. We’re achieving progressive overload and training for hypertrophy. I’m roughly 6 weeks in. I’ve learned a lot. I’m making sure every rep is perfect form and the proper high intensity. I’m noticing mild visual changes in my body, but feel a lot stronger & in a better mood.

On my diet… I’m definitely getting fatigued. I’m only eating quality foods and getting my target of 200 grams of protein daily, but some days I’m not in a calorie deficit. 4x a week my dinners are chicken + green vegetables. The other 3 nights it’s a beef dish with at least one of those a steak. Breakfast I eat a protein bar on week days and I’ll do something like leftover steak / eggs / oatmeal on the weekends. I don’t take my lunch to work and that’s where I get in trouble. Usually I’m eating something like a Subway footlong or brown rice + protein from the local Chinese spot. At night before I go to bed I’ll eat healthy snacks like nuts or fruit (apples / berries / etc.) because I get hungry. Friday nights I cheat and get a double Whataburger with cheese. I only drink water, coffee, protein shakes, and my bcaa aminos.

Hopefully I’m both gaining muscle & losing fat, but the scale has been the same number for about a week now. My work pants do feel loose though, so that’s a good sign.

Edit: Daily nutrition supplements = men’s multivitamin, testosterone production booster, amino acids, magnesium, zinc, fish oil omega 3/6/9, 5mg creatine, bcaa powder mixed in water for workouts, protein shakes & Greek yougurt with protein to fill in gaps to reach daily 200 grams of protein.

May want to check your macros if you track your food and make sure you're not spiking your fat intake on accident. I've had days where I've been short on my calorie intake so I didn't think much about it. I look at the macros at the end of the night, and my fat intake was 12% higher than my goal. Fucking stupid food. Even good fats can backfire sometimes.

[Suppressed Poet]

May want to check your macros if you track your food and make sure you're not spiking your fat intake on accident. I've had days where I've been short on my calorie intake so I didn't think much about it. I look at the macros at the end of the night, and my fat intake was 12% higher than my goal. Fucking stupid food. Even good fats can backfire sometimes.

Yeah, I’ve been lax on tracking every detail of calories and macros (except protein which I just find myself doing naturally). I guess I just need to be more serious about it. Pretty sure the biggest culprit is the late night snacking before bed. Fruits, nuts, salami, etc. add up. I just find myself getting really hungry just before bed and can’t sleep on an empty stomach.

Edit: Also for the last couple weeks, I’ve been having intense cravings for CiCi’s all you can eat pizza buffet. I don’t really know why as it’s not that good, but damn does that sound like paradise to me right now. I’d orally fuck hard some cheesy bread, alfredo pizza, and cinnamon rolls…

[Suppressed Poet]

210 pounds this morning!

Significant development: We (wife and I) booked a trip to Vegas and will be there in 2 weeks. Getting white-girl level blackout drunk & high on the strip seems like an appropriate way to celebrate my 40th birthday. Vegas is going to set me back a little on my fitness journey as I’ll be gorging myself with buffets, fancy steak dinners, gummies, and lots of alcohol. Do I just stop eating all together until then so I look shredded for those pool photos?

[Gelston]

Did multiple farmer's walks with two 75s today, probably a total of about 300 yards. Basically until my grip was fucking gone.

Fucking suuuuuucked. Can't wait to do more.