CrossFit

[Myka]

Well I'm 10 classes in and totally addicted! Who da thunk working out could be fun?!

I'm working towards a more Paleo diet as well - kinda like Paleo Lite. I can't ditch milk products. No way.

[mseepman]

Haha...funny small world we live in. Nick just convinced me to get the Paleo diet book for my Kobo. Read the first 10 pages and decided that I like life too much for that. I'm plagued with palindromic arthritis and some people claim Gluten contributes to the problem. Sooooo since Oct 1 I haven't been eating Gluten. All I can say is that people should put a loaf of Gluten free bread under their bed rather than a baseball bat for self-defence...you could beat someone to death with that stuff.

Paleo is even more rigid which leads to the most important question....are you ready to cut out booze?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Haha...funny small world we live in. Nick just convinced me to get the Paleo diet book for my Kobo. Read the first 10 pages and decided that I like life too much for that. I'm plagued with palindromic arthritis and some people claim Gluten contributes to the problem. Sooooo since Oct 1 I haven't been eating Gluten. All I can say is that people should put a loaf of Gluten free bread under their bed rather than a baseball bat for self-defence...you could beat someone to death with that stuff.

Paleo is even more rigid which leads to the most important question....are you ready to cut out booze?

Mark, Paleo Lite!

I'm just not hardcore enough to follow ANY diet plan 100%. I have been able to cut out all breads and grains (except popcorn) without missing anything. Gluten-Free bread is gross, I agree! I can live without bread though, I don't care about it that much. I am probably 98% gluten-free now which I haven't found hard to do. What I do struggle with are potatoes and rice - I love both. Now that I haven't eaten either for almost 4 weeks I'm not craving it as much though. There are the hardcore Paleo nuts and then the so-so Paleo peeps - I fall into the so-so category.

I don't plan to cut out booze - not that I drink much or often anyway. I think you need to pick your battles. Some improvements to your diet are always good! I was eating fairly well to begin with - having done so for most of my life - so I didn't have to make huge changes.

I also allow myself 3 cheat meals per week to help wean myself and yesterday I had a donut. It wasn't as yummy as I remembered, and the sugar really hit me since I haven't had a sugar binge like that in weeks. It was crazy!!! I don't think I will be tantalized by donuts anytime in the near future. Funny how that happened.

[reefermadness]

A female friend of mine was all gun hoe about paleo and was posting some of her meals. She was doing it to fit up/loose weight. One of the meals she bragged about on facebook was a rather large steak, wrapped in bacon with avocado and and onions. Hardly a diet meal IMO. Nothing inherently wrong with any item (well the bacon I would consider a treat) but she obviously doesn't realize that calories are king. I mean why wrap a steak in bacon and add avacodo to the mix. All high calorie foods when the goal is not to gain weight.

I like some paleo concepts but dont agree with the rigidness. You can live a perfectly healthy and extremely fit life consuming lugumes, wheat, potatoes, rice, dairy etc. I can even safely say that some processed food in moderation will not harm you or your fitness progress. Now people with allergies or sensitives is a different story.

Have you ever heard of IIFYM Mindy? Or myfitnesspal?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefermadness

Have you ever heard of IIFYM

I'm just gonna pretend I didn't read that

[StirCrazy]

I have been doing cross training for years, I train at cooking supper, then I cross over and train at eating it

seriously thought, Brad and I got the stupid idea years ago that we needed to get in shape so we started on , what was yours that carb addict thing and I did a modified Atkins, I lost 80 lbs initially, but put 20 -30 back on, but still I think 50 lbs lighter and 10 years older is pretty good. Brad got skinny I got husky , but I started with a lot more weight than Brad, and he cheated with that running crap, I can do that due to my knees. we used to have one cheat meal a week, and that was pizza Fridays for lunch... been a long time sense we've done that...

I still have another 30 to 40lbs to lose but hockey season started today so that will get rid of about 20 of it on its own.

the whole problem is I lack motivation to do anything else as there is no medical reason for me to lose the weight, this really pees off my family Dr, as we did my physical last year and my blood work and all the tests came back better than most 20 year old athletes, so in essence I am not a walking heart attack or the poster by for diabetes, but rather at the extreme other end of the chart. i am just heavy by about 40 lbs.. which isn't really much of a motivator to do something about it.

so how do you guys who are married with no problems, work a good job, have kids and pets, ect.... get motivated to go out and do something that is just to increase your looks, no medical reasons. I can understand Mindy wanting to get stronger and increase stamina, but only wanting to lose 5 lbs this isn't an issue of looks. myself I am probably stronger and have more stamina than I did 15 years ago, so for me the concern is pure looks. if I was single and looking then it would be a no brainer.

Steve

[reefermadness]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'm just gonna pretend I didn't read that

Why's that Brad? I dont practice it myself but it works. I just dont have the drive or determination to count macro's (protein,fat,carbs) and calories. I do try to keep a very rough count of my protein and try to eat enough good fat though.

[reefermadness]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I have been doing cross training for years, I train at cooking supper, then I cross over and train at eating it

seriously thought, Brad and I got the stupid idea years ago that we needed to get in shape so we started on , what was yours that carb addict thing and I did a modified Atkins, I lost 80 lbs initially, but put 20 -30 back on, but still I think 50 lbs lighter and 10 years older is pretty good. Brad got skinny I got husky , but I started with a lot more weight than Brad, and he cheated with that running crap, I can do that due to my knees. we used to have one cheat meal a week, and that was pizza Fridays for lunch... been a long time sense we've done that...

I still have another 30 to 40lbs to lose but hockey season started today so that will get rid of about 20 of it on its own.

the whole problem is I lack motivation to do anything else as there is no medical reason for me to lose the weight, this really pees off my family Dr, as we did my physical last year and my blood work and all the tests came back better than most 20 year old athletes, so in essence I am not a walking heart attack or the poster by for diabetes, but rather at the extreme other end of the chart. i am just heavy by about 40 lbs.. which isn't really much of a motivator to do something about it.

so how do you guys who are married with no problems, work a good job, have kids and pets, ect.... get motivated to go out and do something that is just to increase your looks, no medical reasons. I can understand Mindy wanting to get stronger and increase stamina, but only wanting to lose 5 lbs this isn't an issue of looks. myself I am probably stronger and have more stamina than I did 15 years ago, so for me the concern is pure looks. if I was single and looking then it would be a no brainer.

Steve

I know what your saying but I have lifted off and on since I was 17 and I'm now 34 (married). I do it for a lot of reasons. Firstly Im not hard core about it.... I try to do it 4 times a week (doesnt always happen) but right now Im on a kick. I do it recreationally and there have been years I have taken off like when my two kids were born. I was pretty inactive for 3-4 years. I've been back at it for about a year now and I gotta say I feel so much better. I have had knee trouble in the past and I have my knees in the best shape in like 8 years. More energy for sure. I also am making a conscience effort to sleep more. I'm eating a bit better I feel like I'm not getting sick as much. God knows those little kids bring home crazy germs. In the end though I have always like the challenge of physically pushing myself. The idea of being strong and athletic in general is nice. Im not superman though.....much of my workout years were also party years and I spent a lot of time training and eating wrong.

sorry for taking your thread off Track Mindy.

[kien]

Crossfit sure sounds like an awful lot of work. Mindy, I hope you're not doing it to lose weight because you don't need to lose any weight (I creeped your FB pictures). But if you're doing it for fun, then carry on :-)

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

so how do you guys who are married with no problems, work a good job, have kids and pets, ect.... get motivated to go out and do something that is just to increase your looks, no medical reasons. I can understand Mindy wanting to get stronger and increase stamina, but only wanting to lose 5 lbs this isn't an issue of looks. myself I am probably stronger and have more stamina than I did 15 years ago, so for me the concern is pure looks. if I was single and looking then it would be a no brainer.

Steve

For me, I just have my workouts scheduled in my calendar. If I don't feel like it, tough, I go. I count everything I eat, and only eat single ingredient foods. I have to struggle to eat all my food in a day, and I eat well.
I just turned 50 last week and I have abs, so that motivates me right there.
As you know, I used to be close to 300 pounds many years ago, and I couldn't stand it. Now, I'm strong and it's an incredible feeling, but you need to get there to understand it. Once there, you never want to go back.
My wife is 14 years younger and I have a 3yo daughter, so I need to keep in shape just to keep up -lol
But there is certainly a vanity thing to it, I have guys at work 20 years younger that make comments how they wish they were in my kind of shape. That motivates too. I try to explain that wishing isn't the best strategy, but hey
I have a job that keeps me busy, 4 dogs, a 3 yo with disabilities and a ton of house maintenance to do. Oh, and a large reef tank. But training is important to me, so I make time. Sometimes I'm at the gym at midnight, but it gets done. It's not really even a motivation issue, it's just what I do. It's part of my life.