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I don't know how many on this forum workout, but I'm 37 now and at this age working out is a must.
So I had a question for anyone on here that does workout. When you workout in the mornings, do you workout before or after breakfast?
Any other workout/health tips are appreciated.
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Funny you should bring this up... In the past 300 days, I've lost 65 pounds, going from 227.5 lbs down to 162.5 lbs (103.2 kg to 73.7 kg). It was one of the reasons I haven't been posting as regularly lately (sorry I've dropped off... and to the cat who PM'ed me about lyrics: gimme a sec and I'll get at you!! Busy times...).
I was basically snoring loud, sleeping at my desk, and generally feeling wheezy, so I set a goal to get back down to the weight I was 10 years ago... I hit it, + 5 lbs more on top of that... My wife is liking it (she lost 42 lbs so far herself). We've just upped our knowledge of the calories in foods and tried to eat better, and I've also been trying to exercise whenever I can.
Now I'm a skinny-@ss beeyotch, though, so I gotta jump on weight training, mostly in the arm/pec region. Gonna join a gym, just need to find a cheap one in the area...
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freshkest said:
I don't know how many on this forum workout, but I'm 37 now and at this age working out is a must.
So I had a question for anyone on here that does workout. When you workout in the mornings, do you workout before or after breakfast?Any other workout/health tips are appreciated.
I asked this question to my friend that is a personal trainer/mma fighter. He says that you should always eat BEFORE you workout. This keeps your metabolism from storing calories and ensures that you will have plenty of energy for the entire workout session. Lean protein and veggies are best, keep away from carbohydrates as much as possible as they turn into fat almost as easily as simple sugars/carbs. Hope this helps freshkest, I am by no means an expert, but my friend definitely is and he is about your age too...
SACTOWN keep up the good work man! Health is paramount for happiness. Glad to hear the hard work is paying off for you and the lady!
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Wow Sac, that is impressive. You should post some before and after pics, haha. But seriously from 227 down to 162 is awesome.
Thanks a lot SLC. I've been wondering about that for the longest time, and only got conflicting/no clear answers from google.
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Thanks, homies. Here's a pic of me Jenny-Craig-stylin'... just imagine a voiceover: "...and for 7 low payments of $29.95, you can get the all-in-one salad chopper, smartphone, and blunt roller! Order today!"
Don't have many good photos of me as a tank-@ss. I guess you can see it in my fat face in this Godfather-style wedding photo. My wife's up in this too, so imagine she's lost 42 pounds too:
But yeah, even though a lot of what I eat now is green or lean, I'm still eating some carbs and even noshing on the occasional chicken mcnugget, but I balance it out with a workout if my carb counter tells me I'm being a pig. For me, it was all in the portion sizes (I was bustin' a large pizza in one sitting, no problem... or some chicken strips two times a day or something), and the grease and eating out too much was just killing me.
I feel like a recovering alkie, 'cause I still want to go into a feeding frenzy if I walk by some fresh-baked donuts or something (cue the second Homer pic, haha). From what I hear, the good balance is 55% carbs, 30% fats, 15% proteins, or something like that (I'm always going over-protein and under-fat though).
The exercise is just a couple of walks on work breaks or a bike ride or something. We also bought an elliptical that we were never using, so I whipped that out while I was watching movies.
Now if I can just take the 65 lbs I lost and add them to my wallet size, I should be good.
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I’m 32 now. I was always really lucky to have a superfast metabolism. I could pretty much eat whatever I like and do no exercise and I never went over about 12 stone (about 170 pounds). When I hit about 26/27, it all started adding up. I now weigh about 15 stone (210 pounds). I’m pretty tall so I can get away with it most of the time (I can hold my belly in and puff out my chest if need be, ha ha). The one thing that really stews my p!ss is having a huuuuge neck. Any help on that?
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Nod your head to the beats. That might help work that sh*t off, haha
I've always been a bit of a thick neck too, tho.
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Those are some good before and after pics Sac! Never heard of anyone's neck being the main health issue though. I'm guessing some cardio would be best for that neck of yours. I was pretty much fat-free till I hit 30. From that point on, fat started accumulating on me. At 35, I got asthma and my health got worse. Staying away from unhealthy food now, and tried out some of these P90X workouts since my first post on this thread. Should have taken a "before" pic, but don't want yall laughing at me, haha.
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Anybody ever get any word on how Thes lost and kept all his weight off? I now see on instagram that he is farming his own veggies.
My thing is, if I go overboard on the beer too much I pack on the weight. Just started getting back into the gym but dammit, I want a couple of beers after the day is over!
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I actually love reading articles which discussed ways of staying healthy that's why when I came across this thread I decided to post. :) In addition, people go to gyms to get healthy, but too often they may also be getting robbed. According to the Better Business Bureau, around 9,400 complaints were filed last year against fitness experts, gyms and health clubs. That is 15 percent higher than last year. But there are things you can try to find and steps you can take to keep away from being taken to the cleaners. You can visit here to read more of the article: Staying Healthy.
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YoYoPo said:
wow, thanks cathyknight. That is so informative! I work out hardcore and have massive pecs that I use to crush little dogs and tins of beans. Let's keep it real!
hahaha 
Thought I'd let you be the judge Po! A lot of effort for 1 post of Spam... Avatar and all! 
I don't pump Iron, I pump PUTS!
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