Funnily I needed to buy coconut oil the other week and my local grocery store didn't have it. They had avacado and all other manner of oil but no coconut oil. I thought that was somewhat strange since coconut oil is used pretty often in cooking. I'm not sure of the advantages of avacado oil in cooking.
Weight Loss Thread
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First day at the gym during peak time since 1/1.
I had to wait to use the squat rack because someone was doing sets (yes multiple times) of just hanging on the chin-up bar. Then someone started doing crunches in the squat rack as well.
Overall wasn't that bad.
I had to wait to use the squat rack because someone was doing sets (yes multiple times) of just hanging on the chin-up bar. Then someone started doing crunches in the squat rack as well.
Overall wasn't that bad.
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Its definitely fine, but youre not fat like I was and you dont have metabolic syndrome like I did. Big difference there bro. Its one thing to be a fit individual, or weightlifting muscle head trying to lose that 10 lbs gained from grandmas holiday cookies and cheesecake, than being an overweight 270+ lbs dude wanting to lose weight and get to a healthy weight the most efficient and sustainable diet possible.
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If someone is exercising properly and eating at a calorie deficit then their choice of post workout carbs is not going to make any significant difference, doesn't matter if you're 150lbs or 250lbs
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Anyone got some good recommendations for apps and/or websites that have good recommendations for meal planning, batch cooking, and the like? Since the girlfriend has moved out I have come to realize that I am barely able to feed myself in an adult fashion. My cooking skills and knowledge are pretty much stunted as a 20 year old, it's pretty bad. For the most part I'm looking for easy, simple, quick type meals oriented towards eating well and designed for a single guy. Once I get up and running with some new meals in my arsenal (right now it's basically chicken/rice, steak/potato, or frozen pizza), then I can worry about actually learning how to cook somewhat sophisticated meals. Breakfast I'm fine with, as I quite enjoy eggs. It's just a matter of resisting the temptation to have toast/butter with them, but lately I've just been doing spinach and feta omelettes and those are pretty good even without toast. Lunch in all honesty I'll likely continue doing fast food or restaurants, but I generally do stuff that's reasonably healthy (sandwiches, burritos, asian take-out etc) and not burger/fries. So mostly I need to get my shit together with dinner. Once that's under control, then I can start improving lunch by bringing stuff to work instead of going out.
The good news is that even just with general laziness and lack of motivation to actually eat due to being a mopey bitch, I've already lost about 5 pounds in the last couple weeks. If I can shed another 15 by summer that will be pretty damn close to my ideal weight. I'm going to start hitting the gym a few times for cardio and eventually some weights, but as everyone here would agree, I need to get my diet figured out most importantly.
The good news is that even just with general laziness and lack of motivation to actually eat due to being a mopey bitch, I've already lost about 5 pounds in the last couple weeks. If I can shed another 15 by summer that will be pretty damn close to my ideal weight. I'm going to start hitting the gym a few times for cardio and eventually some weights, but as everyone here would agree, I need to get my diet figured out most importantly.
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Its pretty funny, I just started going at 8pm instead of 6pm and the gym is fucking empty. Fuck peak times.
Like I said I work out at my company gym so most of the free weight stuff is generally free. Maybe a dozen people even use the bench press. Most people use the squat rack for pull ups. So it is usually good. But there were a few people I never saw again and probably will never see again there today doing random shit.
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Right now my biggest pet peeve is since most people use the squat rack for chin ups the top bar is littered with bullshit for people who can't actually do a chin up. So all these bands are hanging from it that it resembles close to a jungle of vines. I'm going to talk to the trainer to put something up to ask people to put that shit away when they're done. You don't see me leaving the squat bar racked and with weights on it but for some reason these pussies who can't even do a chin up think its fine to leave their bras they use to help pull them up is just fine.
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Yes and it is right behind the squat rack lol. For whatever reason people prefer the band method.
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My wife gets all her recipes off of pinterest. There we found someone who's recipes we enjoy so we've used a number of hers and even got her cookbook, but the wife still gets new things off of pinterest all the time.Recipes for Healthy Meals, Low-Calorie Snacks & More
Get a crock pot and make delicious no effort things. I make a batch of chili and some form of curry beans every week for my work day meals. Longest time investment is chopping / measuring ingredients and then portioning it out. Not too bad. Also, if anyone else finds this useful, Trader Joes sells delicious pickles in good sized jars. If you enjoy pickles, eat them and save the jars for food storage. They work great for just about everything.
Also, for meal prep. Lots of information circling meal prep Sunday. I didn't know it was a thing until I got bored of my 'meal prep'. It started by just boiling eggs / steaming veggies / buying avocados and peanut butter. It has since evolved into actual meals.
Meal Prep Sunday
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Forgot this one as well.
Eating healthy on a cheap budget