I'm not down that much, but this is the first time I've been under 200 lbs in about 10 years. Probably about 22-23 lbs so far. On another note, Massachusetts had zero deaths related to Covid-19 in months on Tuesday. First time in months.
Speaking of Covid diets. I started going keto since one of my coworkers did. About 2 and a half weeks in. Didnt do much more reading than just keep your carbs under 50 grams a day and up your fat intake and eat moderate protein. The keto "flu" is nuts. Completely fatigued with just wild brain farts. I had part of my vision in one eye go blurry one day. All this because your electrolyte levels get fucked with on this diet. Ive started going through 2-3 cups of bullion a day to up my salt intake. Ive only dropped maybe 3 lbs since Ive been on this. Prior earlier this spring just general food watching Im down about 13 lbs.
Keto works, it’s the long term I am struggling with, I dropped 60 pounds over the last 14 months on it, since the summer I am back up 15 pounds after falling off the wagon, cold beer in the summer is a bitch to try and give up.
I’ve been doing my own modified version of keto for 1.5 years. I’m down 80 pounds (and 13 since Covid lockdown). By modified I mean I only eat one meal a day. All of my carbs come from vegetables. I will not eat flower or sugar ever. I try to make that hover around 20 carbs per day. I’m not perfect, but I haven’t had a true cheat day in that entire time. I’m still prone to binges. I love eating until I physically can’t move. I used to love sitting back and drinking 15 beers while eating an entire pizza. That part of me hasn’t gone away. I try to put that energy into a nice steak and some whiskey instead (which only sets me back a day). I used to not care about my life or when it ended. Now I want to live a long life and see my kids do great things. That means not being a fat drunk. It’s my number one priority. I have a ways to go and will not be set back.
I envy you folks who have lost weight during this. I’ve held steady, but that’s about 40 pounds heavier than my ideal weight. The complete cessation of going out to eat, fast food, grabbing a bagel, etc has been counterbalanced by having nothing much to do but cook and eat. And drink. And eat while I drink. Probably a third of my caloric intake occurs after 8 pm.
I’m drinking a hazy ipa right now that’s 25 calories. But it’s also non-alcoholic. So there’s a trade off. nothing to do here but eat, sleep, work and workout. Not dropped any weight, but gained a lot of muscle so it evens out. Don’t find much use in stepping on the scale because so long as I feel good and function well I’m happy.
It's officially begun, the fucking idiots are dragging it back home from their vacations down South. According to our country executive, a new positive popped up, someone who was in South Carolina recently. My bandmate and his girlfriend have a place in North Carolina and are back and forth from there as she prepares to move there permanently. I'm trying to think of a delicate way to broach this concern with him.
I could never do Keto, i love my fruit to much. One apple as as much carbs as you are allowed for the entire day.
How far down the quarantine chain does one go? Outside sales rep at my wife's company was in Los Angeles recently and he's not feeling well. She hasn't had any interaction with him but a few other guys at their shop (employee count is about 20) also don't feel well and she does have some minor interaction with them. They're all getting tested today but won't get results for a ~2 weeks. If one of them is positive, I'm assuming my wife would quarantine, right? Assuming the the theory of "if she has it, I have it" Does that mean I should also? My main technician is mid 30's but has asthma and is fat fat fatty fat so he's pretty concerned about it.
I saw 195 on the scale after a particularly gluttonous Christmas and promised I would not allowed myself, under any circumstances, to see a 2 in the hundreds column.
Depends how long your exposure was to them and at what stage. Safest bet would be to get tested and quarantine until you get the results back and remain symptom free, so at least like 4-5 days. This goes back to why we need a tracking app, which google and Apple are working together on currently
Well now you’re just rubbing it in our faces. I got down to just under 200, and you are right, not seeing the 2 at the front is nice. But it bounces back and forth, and I’m not really trying that hard. I think this month I’m gonna start some light workouts and see if I can get to 190. Anyway, more on focus, things in our area are still going as planned. I think we’re on “phase 4,” which means most things are open and at full capacity allowance. My wife and I went to two restaurants in the last week, and they’re not very busy. People here are pretty cautious. Also, nobody seems to give a shit either way about mask/no mask. No stories of any blow-ups or criticisms. My wife and I still wear them to the store or shopping, but not to the restaurants.
It gets worse: https://youtu.be/_27RFw8dnec Sen. Rand Paul Tells Dr. Anthony Fauci In Tense Exchange: 'We Shouldn't Presume That A Group Of Experts Somehow Knows What's Best For Everyone' Then....who? How do you get medical advice, then? This human eczema outbreak on a taint...."We need more optimism" Fuck you, you fucking fuck. From inside the bubble, HHS is feeding needs (such as PPE) out of the national stockpile. Go on, ask me how they are keeping track. FEMA is mostly just distributing the supplies we purchased back in March/April, with no new needs anticipated. So, our role is shrinking, per the Rolling Stone article, but that's intentional. I'm calling it now: September will be one of the darkest months in our country's history: Major hurricane. New tide of COVID-19 fatalities Economic catastrophe, as millions of unemployed, uninsured are now without moratoriums, benefits, etc. and they bottom out on savings/options. Caustic election, featuring more tell-all books by Trumpers, and I'm guessing two more major scandals. Media shit-storm (Facebook maybe? Whoever makes an easy target at that point). Racial tensions hitting peak.
Not to be all doom and gloom but yeah, I’m right there with you. More and more I’m just cutting out news, media, etc, and focusing on private fun stuff that doesn’t include social events. People are rushing things, and it will be bad. I’m not going along for the ride. Too many people are making uninformed decisions and too many morons are in positions of power and have let it go to their heads. Look at Chris Cuomos response to Florida’s governor. Speaks volumes.
Welp, eating out was fun while it lasted. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...ants-theaters-and-more/ar-BB16dPqt?li=BBnbfcL
My wife and I have gone out to eat exactly once since this all started. In early June, for our 10 year anniversary. We both ended up getting tested (negative) about a week later. I've largely been avoiding the news as well. Control what you can, respond to what you can't. Embrace the suck and just deal with it. This is gonna get a lot worse before it gets better, and I've just come to accept that I'm staying inside for the next 6-9 months.