I’m a big fan of Stan Efferding and Mark Bell’s idea of a 10 minute walk post meals. At 3 meals a day, that’s 30 minutes of walking a day, and the walk post meal has a TON of metabolic benefits. May be a small way to get some results working.
Good to hear the eating habits have turned in a positive direction!
It sounds trite, but for me, reminding myself “I don’t have to, I get to” really goes a long way. The times it doesn’t… then I eat/ do whatever I wanted in the first place because my why obviously wasn’t real strong anyway!
To that note, and maybe a slightly different use case, I also like the 10 minutes walk lately (or sub any activity: pushups, whatever) before a meal… especially to combat boredom eating. It gives me something to do, reduces my appetite, and, if I eat anyway, at least I wasn’t totally sedentary on the way in.
I know Thibs has talked about this idea, and I’ve used it a lot for cravings. See if it’s REAL, or just spur of the moment. Very awesome tip!
I’ve always tried to remain unaware in certain areas, because awareness minimizes the amount of things that can bring enjoyment.
For example, I’ve had great bourbon, great steaks and driven rare cars. So not much is impressive. Whereas, I’m tone deaf and have no rhythm, so just about all music can sound good to me.
I chalk a lot of the eating and hunger up to sensory perception and stimulus, very similar to pain. Some people hate being hungry because of what it represents to them. Others just shrug it off like its not even there, because for all intents and purposes, it isn’t.
My wife often tells me I have no taste buds. That’s why I put fresh chopped chilli onto a lot of food.
I don’t know if I believe this is something we develop as much as it is something we’re born with, unless by “develop” we mean “enhance,” as in muscle. Not all people are able to develop this mindset from scratch. It’s like they don’t understand what you’re saying when you speak of feeling delight or other very positive emotions only partially related to external factors. If you’re given a beautiful Ritz Carlton breakfast you of course feel delighted or joyful, but how would you ever feel this about no-fats scrambled eggs and a dry whole wheat english muffin?
How can you feel excited over any sort of weather? Rain or snow or heat or something is bad, and the other thing is good. They wouldn’t understand being happy about any of it.
A nature that leans toward enthusiasm is another of the blessings.
I believe gratitude can be cultivated through mindfulness.
indulged in roast chicken- 400kcal over allotment
I need to better control impulse purchases
Chicken?
Im not sure that even counts. I mean, its a bird. How bad can it be?
Ralph’s roast chicken isn’t as good as publix, but it’s pretty damn good
Very impressive, big man!
Dude, it’s all those veggies he’s been eating. There’s a lesson in there for you. 
The Crossfit Quarterfinal workouts have been released! My next few days are going to suck:
Workout 1
4 rounds for max reps of:
1 minute snatches, 135-lb barbell
1 minute of rowing for calories
1 minute of dumbbell box step-ups, holding a pair of 50-lb dumbbells, 20-inch box
1 minute rest
Workout 2
3 rounds for time of:
50 wall-ball shots, 20-lb medicine ball, 10-foot target
50 lateral burpee box jump-overs, 24-inch box
Time cap: 20 minutes
Workout 3
For time:
3 rounds:
10 handstand push-ups
20 toes-to-bars
2 rounds:
10 strict handstand push-ups
5 rope climbs,15 feet
1 round:
10 chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
20 ring muscle-ups
Time cap: 15 minutes
Workout 4
With a continually running clock, complete as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
10 clean and jerks, 135 lb barbell
Rest 1 minute
10 clean and jerks, 185 lb barbell
Rest 1 minute
10 clean and jerks, 225 lb barbell
Rest 1 minute
Max-reps clean and jerks in time remaining, 245 lb barbell
You said I didn’t have to! For right now, but I heard “ever again”.
Looks brutal! Huge congratulations again for being in it. Looking forward to seeing you kill it.
And therein lies the problem… That damn selective hearing bites me in the @ss every single time. lol
I don’t know what most of those exercises are and it still looks horrendous. Congrats on getting this far and good luck!
What’s the scope of a treat? Like, say I’m running late, hungry, and eat a Quest Bar and I still stay within my cals and macros–is that a “treat” or is that just me doing the best I can?
Someone I read–Jade Teta, maybe? --suggested planning out one or two meals per week of whatever you want–not a seven hour trip to a buffet, but a burger and fries, pizza with kids… ice cream after dinner. Is this more along the lines of what you mean?
Also, some of us really DO listen: lately, I’ve been eating tons of broccoli.
First one in the books. Got 136 (which is reps + calories). My lower back and grip are not happy with me from the box step ups.
