Fitness Challenge!

[Reverend Graham]

My Deca Ironman training is going well, only 4 and a half months left to get as fit as possible, finished the base training at the end of Dec and started the endurance phase till the end of Feb, then it's just 3 months of beast training till the event, throwing in a double marathon at the end of Feb as a training session.

There will be photos and possibility of a dvd at the end of the race, I will try to popst some of them. Only 3 finished the race last year in the UK, if I can finish I will be the first super vet to finish ( I'm in the 55-60 age group ) in the UK.

As a side issue, I thought this thread was about fitness training, not just about diet ? maybe I got it wrong

Graham

[Joshua]

As a side issue, I thought this thread was about fitness training, not just about diet ? maybe I got it wrong

Graham

Maybe for you thin ironman warrior run types, but for us fatties diet is probably 70% of the equation as opposed to the fit guys that only need to put about 25% into their dinner plate.

Personally I thought it (this thread) was about physical improvement in general. Once the last few pounds come off, I'll be back in the gym (when my body/joints can better handle it). Then, my contributions to this thread will be considerably less one-sided. Heck, I may even start a training log in the Highland games section like Alan H.

[Brett]

Joshua:
It sounds like you have a really good grip on what works for you and I can tell from the few posts here that you're well read on the subject, which is quite refreshing given what I often hear and see from most layfolks (of which I include myself) who claim experience and knowledge in nutrition.

FWIW, I'm much like yourself, having been a child and teen fatty, weight management is a lifelong issue. I'm very similar in that too many starches, even at what should be caloric maintenance will cause the weight to creep up and I also think it's from the years of being overweight as a child affecting insulin resistance and sensitivity issues.

I've done 6 week stints here and there of Lyle's RFL and like yourself, feel like hell on it, while more moderate keto diets work almost as fast for me and I feel so much better, although my girlfriend feels great using RFL and can do so for relatively long periods.

funny enough, I do very much what you do in regards to veggies. I stuff a bunch of mixed greens with a small amount of frozen berry mix into a blender with water and get it over with so I can spend the rest of the day enjoying my eggs, bacon, poultry and meats. One of the things I've been doing lately however, is blending my greens in with a boullion cube and then adding into a low-carb chili recipe with lean ground beef or poultry along with onions, peppers, garlic and my favourite chili spices. This works well in getting my kid to eat his greens.

Lastly, I want to send you my best wishes on your battle. I know how difficult it is for those of us who have battled it all our lives and I sincerely commend you on keeping at it through it's ups and downs. I absolutely hear what you're saying in regards to the hunger issue for fattys. It's reason I prefer low-carb diets as they seem to blunt hunger for me better than any other approach......and I've done them all.

Keep up the great work Joshua and keep posting your progress and experience with your diet. I always find other's insights while dieting very interesting.

I'm two weeks into my CKD now, starting at 250lbs.