There was another thread but I can't find it. Has helped my wife tremendously. She is 43 and had 3 kids, her body still thinks, 'don't lose fat, we're going to have more kids, right b****?'....she works out 5-6x a week and while I have seen good results they aren't fast enough for her and it's a struggle. Since she started it, in less than a year sh's dropped 30 lbs. You nailed it with diet, that's really everything. I personally don't eat carbs after lunch and nothing after dinner.
Less than a year. The downside is she gets hangry/runs out of energy and doesn't realize it because she's not hungry.
Has she had any blood tests to determine her levels of glucose and insulin? My understanding is that those levels need to be at certain levels in order to maximize fat burning. If she's consuming carbs her body will burn those first before fat stores.
I'm a big advocate of resistance training, but if you are on a roll losing weight, I would stick with what is working and wait a few more weeks before you start lifting. Lifting is especially important when you lose a lot of pounds because some of the mass you lose is muscle.
I've been on semaglutide (and now tirzepatide) for going on 2 years. Started at 256 and got down to 215. I'm at the point now where I'm lifting heavier and focusing buiding muscle...and I"ve actually gained some weight back. Not a lot but it's also not fat. I'm back up to around 229 but it's a lot different 229 than it was before.
Congratulations! Awesome. While weight loss and muscle gain aren't 100% diametrically opposed to each other, it's hard to do both at the same time in most circumstances. IMO, if you are trying to lose 50 lbs or less, it's best to solely focus on weight loss until you reach your goal before lifting is added.
At my last physical in mid December my doctor said my blood sugar is starting to get high. Its not a problem but heading that way. Lose weight, exercise, ect... Late December I started with my diet and cut back on sodas, cookies, ice cream, pizza, chips, junk food, beer. February I cut those things off my grocery list but I can have some in moderation if I go somewhere just not at home. March I started walking 15 - 20 minutes around the neighborhood. Not every day but I'm not sitting around as much as I was. As of March 1st I was down 9 pounds.
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other than dancing, there is nothing easier and better for your metabolism and mental health than walking (preferably outdoors) it is hard to not lose weight if you are walking 15k steps a day or more
This reminds me of a true story. I was out running of the Brays Bayou trail (along Braeswood Blvd). I see this cat running toward me, smoking a cigar, drinking a highball and unsurprising out of breath. I guess he was living his best life.
I heard the FDC is cutting off the cheap compounds on April 22nd, because there is no longer a shortage. DD
Getting lost while tripping out on mushrooms does count towards your 15k steps even if you don't remember all of it
