Monday Check in

[trphyhntr]

23 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

Been hitting the gym quite a bit but I am really committed to losing weight. Been hovering around 205-210 and want to be at 185. I'm 5'6" and 44 so I have a hard time keeping weight off. I certainly don't drop weight like I did in my 20's or early 30's. Food is both a blessing and a curse and need more discipline. Lifting 4x a week and trying to get that too at 4x. Got me a personal trainer who is hot and motivates me to stay on track!

Shouldn’t be any harder really, metabolism doesn’t slow down until your 60s. Unless you’ve lose muscle mass since then. That would be a contributing factor. 

Good luck with your goals though. 

[stanley]

27 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

Been hitting the gym quite a bit but I am really committed to losing weight. Been hovering around 205-210 and want to be at 185. I'm 5'6" and 44 so I have a hard time keeping weight off. I certainly don't drop weight like I did in my 20's or early 30's. Food is both a blessing and a curse and need more discipline. Lifting 4x a week and trying to get that too at 4x. Got me a personal trainer who is hot and motivates me to stay on track!

Have you tried 'calorie counting'???     I never paid much attention to it, but last year I wanted to cut about 15 pounds prior to a fairly tough backpacking trip I had planned.  I downloaded one of those calorie counter apps and used it.  Set a goal of 1500 calories per day, and the app helped quite a lot in tracking (and really SEEING) how many calories I was taking-in each day.  Was sort of a pain at first, but once I got used to entering the info it really helped.  I met my weight goal with the help of sticking to <1500 calories per day + exercise.

No matter what your age, running a calorie deficit will result in weight loss.  Maybe check it out?   Talk to your trainer about it to get her input?

Good luck!

[trphyhntr]

Did everyone stick their fitness goals for the week? I wrecked everything over the weekend. Bacon burrito and 2 whole lemon pies 

[Flatlander]

I ate like dogshit but still got my 5.6 tempo miles in this AM.

[stanley]

Hiked 27 miles of AZ Trail on Saturday (Black Hills - San Manuel area to Freeman Road - Spectacular 37B country....), so I rewarded myself with two Quarter Pounders on the ride home. 

Then last night, GF talked me into pizza.  Ugh....

S.

EDIT:  Quick answer is NO, I didn't stick strictly to my fitness goals for the week. 

[firstcoueswas80]

Getting older, messed up my calf muscle a few weeks ago trying to be Juan Soto at my son's baseball practice. Just hit shoulders and traps and did my first mile running since then. Could feel it tighten a little bit but still feel good.

[trphyhntr]

1 hour ago, Flatlander said:

I ate like dogshit but still got my 5.6 tempo miles in this AM.

Good job today. 

1 hour ago, stanley said:

Hiked 27 miles of AZ Trail on Saturday (Black Hills - San Manuel area to Freeman Road - Spectacular 37B country....), so I rewarded myself with two Quarter Pounders on the ride home. 

Then last night, GF talked me into pizza.  Ugh....

S.

EDIT:  Quick answer is NO, I didn't stick strictly to my fitness goals for the week. 

Jesus, 27 miles is insane. Any deer? What kind of pizza? 

53 minutes ago, firstcoueswas80 said:

Getting older

Time to cut. 

[trphyhntr]

I’m locking tf in this week. No pies, gallon water a day. 7 weeks to lose 14lbs. 

[stanley]

5 minutes ago, trphyhntr said:

Good job today. 

Jesus, 27 miles is insane. Any deer? What kind of pizza? 

Time to cut. 

Ya, 27 is more than I like to do.  Prefer to keep it under 22ish, if possible.....

Given we are hiking and not glassing, our deer sightings are generally fairly limited.  That being said, we did see quite a few deer this time.  Bumped 3 different groups of Muley's in the early morning.  Likely 20-25 deer total, with 3-4 bucks among them.   Nothing bigger than a decent 3x3.   Was a nice surprise to see so many deer....

Grimaldi's for the pizza.  Extra sausage and peperoni on the pizza, plus a big mediterranean salad.  (If all I had to eat for the rest of my life was pizza and Sonoran Mexican food, I'd be happy.)

[firstcoueswas80]

27 miles in a day? Do we have cam hanes 2.0?

[stanley]

1 hour ago, firstcoueswas80 said:

27 miles in a day? Do we have cam hanes 2.0?

Some crazy dude set an unofficial AZ Trail record a couple of months ago.  Averaged 70 miles per day for 12 days to complete the entire thing (North to South).  Obviously more of a 'trail runner' than hiker.  Insane!

At 59 years old, high-20s per day is my absolute max.  lol

[Couzer]

On 1/8/2025 at 4:20 PM, stanley said:

Have you tried 'calorie counting'???     I never paid much attention to it, but last year I wanted to cut about 15 pounds prior to a fairly tough backpacking trip I had planned.  I downloaded one of those calorie counter apps and used it.  Set a goal of 1500 calories per day, and the app helped quite a lot in tracking (and really SEEING) how many calories I was taking-in each day.  Was sort of a pain at first, but once I got used to entering the info it really helped.  I met my weight goal with the help of sticking to <1500 calories per day + exercise.

No matter what your age, running a calorie deficit will result in weight loss.  Maybe check it out?   Talk to your trainer about it to get her input?

Good luck!

This is what I do. I have lost 29lbs since mid November.

[stanley]

2 minutes ago, Couzer said:

This is what I do. I have lost 29lbs since mid November.

Solid results! 👊

I'm thinking I should re-warm the old calorie counter app to help get me on track for losing the cookie-weight I picked-up over the holidays.  

[muledeerarea33?]

Still on oatmeal and bourbon lol. Been eating more lettuce wraps lately and working around the house. Bending, lifting, and cleaning in general is a work out! (Not for you gym dudes) but us regular fat folks, it’s a workout! 

[trphyhntr]

Do you how frustrating it is to me Read these grifters promoting “elimination” diets and other bs. When calories in and calories out is all that matters. I swear the government doesn’t want you to know that or something.