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Food, what are you eating?

bowhunter1023

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I had tremendous luck with keto in the model of Mark Sisson's Primal Diet. When I took my current job, I was 212 @ 6'1" and I felt great. I was in solid shape, too. On my sixth day of work, COVID lockdowns went into effect and I lost all my momentum. Work became a series of lunch meetings, I started grad school, and my alcohol consumption went up. Here we are 4.5 years later and I'm 232, out of shape and ready to kick the bad habits, especially seeing the success you guys are having. I did all the research in 2015-2016 and had a solid run that I know I can get back to. I'd hoped to start this Monday, but the recovery from COVID/flu/pneumonia is still ongoing and I just needed the freedom to eat what sounded good. I did make some good decisions, but I made some bad ones, so it was a wash. My intention is to start a 36 hour fast on Sunday 8P. For me, success was rooted in fasting as much as it was in my nutrition. If you're not into fasting, you're missing out on a powerful tool for improving your quality of life.
 
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giles

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Bluefinn said:
I don't eat breakfast until noon-1 o'clock. Is that fasting, LOL. I don't eat past 8 in the evening & that's nuts or fruit. That's 16 hours. Just not hungry until noon.
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Again, not everyone needs to fast. It is a great way to reset your system after a weekend. I run a pretty solid plan during the week while I'm at work. Weekend my eating isn't as great. So I fast every Monday for as long as I'm comfortable.
 
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Bluefinn said:
I don't eat breakfast until noon-1 o'clock. Is that fasting, LOL. I don't eat past 8 in the evening & that's nuts or fruit. That's 16 hours. Just not hungry until noon.
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That's considered "time restricted eating" and is a variation of fasting. 16 hours is the low end of what's recommended when fasting, but it still generates results. It's a great tactic to leverage.
 
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bowhunter1023 said:
That's considered "time restricted eating" and is a variation of fasting. 16 hours is the low end of what's recommended when fasting, but it still generates results. It's a great tactic to leverage.
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People do refer to it as intermittent fasting. Usually with the 18 and 6 method. Which is not eating for 18 hours of the day and only eating in that 6 hour window. True fasting doesn't start until 24 hours and everyone reacts different. Starting out it takes longer for your body to react. Either way, being aware of what you are doing is a great start and may be all a person needs to do. Not eating highly processed foods is the bigger message I'm wanting to get out.
 
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If I only had one chance to change your life. ONE way to try and convince you. Just one, this 2 hours and 20 minutes would be the video I showed you. Listen to it while driving, dive in now, check it out later, maybe next week on that plane ride or the week after in the stand. Just take the time to watch it. The best time is now because the next moment isn't promised. There is never a perfect time to start any of this. Excuses will always be around.

 
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I was at the very last hole and I had to unbuckle it when I was sitting down because it hurt. Just punched a new hole, again. These days feel good when they happen.
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I started my “diet” and “exercise” routine about 9ish months ago, and like Dave, I started by cutting my carb intake as much as possible. Then i started skipping breakfast altogether, and just eating lunch and dinner and kept myself from going back for seconds. Controlling what i ate at home is much easier than at work, but it’s doable. If we’re making burgers at work, I’ll just skip the bun and side of tots or whatever For example. Whenever i am cooking, i try to make a relatively clean protein (lean beef burger, deer burger with no fat added, grilled chicken, etc) with some type of green on the side, I’ve become a huge fan of asparagus, brussel sprouts and broccoli. I’ve pretty much completely cut out sweets, but will still treat myself every once in a while lol. I will only have fast food in a pinch, and have maybe had fast food twice in the past month. I also drink way more water than what i used to, and anytime i drink something carbonated (rare) its diet. As far as my exercising goes, i only work out while I’m at work, so typically 2-3 times a week. I started out just by walking on the treadmill, then a light jog and worked my way up to doing a full on run. I like varying my speed and incline throughout the workout to get a solid sweat going and “workout” my cardiac system. Once i lost some weight, i started to implement basic body weight core work outs and some weight lifting. My goal isn’t/wasn’t to have a 6 pack or huge muscles (thankfully), but just to be healthier and feel better. I started at my heaviest at 225lbs and am now sustaining at 178lbs very comfortably. I’d like to ditch some more belly fat, but it’d be tough to do without giving up my beer lol. I feel substantially better now, and my endurance is probably as good as it was when i was doing longish distance running in high school. Going down south for a few days for turkey season was the first time i really noticed a difference in how i felt. Walking 2 miles one way through the hills was hardly a chore, whereas last fall deer hunting I would’ve been totally winded or had to take a break 😂
 
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Yeah luckily it's not all the time. I think it was last year when we went the last time. Surprisingly the chips were not greasy. Two options in Port Clinton. Jolly Rogers for fish or McCarthys for wings. Both fried. I was proud that I got out of town sober lol.
 
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I think too many people do not understand how bad seed oils really are for us, and they are in just about everything. I've fried everything from french fries and fish to squirrel legs and mushrooms in beef tallow, and I'm here to tell you there is nothing better fat to deep fry in. It lasts a long time if you take the time to filter the oil after every dozen or so uses. Because it has a very high smoke point of 400* and most deep frying is done around 350-375* it does not break down as quickly. Beef tallow is expensive compared to seed oils but as well as it lasts if you care for it, it is still a pretty good value and totally worth the cost, imo. If you ever smoke whole packer briskets, you can render a quart of good tallow from the trimmings of one 12+ pound brisket. About half of the tallow in my deep fryer is from briskets that I've cooked this summer.
 
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