Flyer's diary

it was yummy.
i can't recall the last time i had mashed potatoes.

in retrospect, there was some stock left in the skillet after i loaded up the roasting pan and i don't know why i didn't save it to make a light gravy. it was a bit dry.
 
i have probably mentioned this before, but i know my first goal weight was to get to 190. at the time i was around 215-220. after i left my late 20's to early 30's, the only time i broke 190 was in my early 40's when i reached that through extreme exercise which i knew i could never equal again in my 60's. but after i discovered intermittent fasting, the weight loss not only took off, but it just kept going not slowing down until i hit the mid 170's.

but i stuck with IF and slowly the weight continued to drop until i was in the low 160's. close to where i am again now.

i have a feeling that if i changed my normal routine ... move more like i do when i run my live steam locomotive for the weekend (seems so long ago now... :() ... only on a daily basis, i might drop down into the 150's... but at my normal daily activity level, i can maintain this weight without really trying too hard... as long as i stick to good nutritional food and (not that it's a problem) don't overdo my beer outings.

here is something i found a while back...
ideal weight calculator

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not sure who any of those guys are, but all seem to indicate i'm in the ball park especially since i'm a fraction taller than 5'11". i still cannot imagine being anywhere near 132.6 lbs, though... that's nuts!
 
huh... easier to find than i thought...

For men, the ideal weight calculator uses the following equations:
  • Robinson formula: 52 kg + 1.9 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Miller formula: 56.2 kg + 1.41 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Hamwi formula: 48.0 kg + 2.7 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Devine formula: 50.0 kg + 2.3 kg per every inch over 5 feet
For women, the ideal weight calculator uses the following equations:
  • Robinson formula: 49 kg + 1.7 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Miller formula: 53.1 kg + 1.36 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Hamwi formula: 45.5 kg + 2.2 kg per every inch over 5 feet
  • Devine formula: 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg per every inch over 5 feet
 
overlandflyer said:
...and scored some nice looking tri-tip that should work out just fine...
tritip.jpg...
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here it comes, i'm afraid... the same cut of meat today was over $8/ lb.
(the Tri-Tip pictured above was $4.97/ lb if you cannot make it out).

ground beef was $6+/lb.
i settled for a Top Round today... still close to $7/ lb.

probably going to start freezing half of everything i buy.
it's going to get worse before it gets better.
 
That shepherd's pie looks ace - I may refer to your blog post as I am intending on that being on the menu next week!

Not sure if those ideal weight calculators distinguish between muscle and fat? Am sure there are plenty of posts on the internet of people weighing the same but looking rather different after overhauling diet and exercise.
 
probably the worst habit i have cooking is barely measuring ingredients. i have no tsp or tbsp's that are accurate for cooking, so when i do hit it, i can rarely repeat it. but feel free to reference anything i make. i have no secret recipes... well 'cept for maybe my mom's shortbread... :rolleyes:. the reason i rarely talk about that, though, is because there is a lot going on there besides just the recipe. i've perfected the mixing method over the years which wouldn't produce the same results if not followed.
 
DietAccountability101 said:
...Not sure if those ideal weight calculators distinguish between muscle and fat? Am sure there are plenty of posts on the internet of people weighing the same but looking rather different after overhauling diet and exercise.
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i don't really support their accuracy aside from giving a "ballpark" range as i mentioned. i am definitely suspicious of the 165 i am now vs. the 165 i was in HS and college. i was likely a bit more muscular in my earlier years so the 1.1 vs 0.9 mass difference of fat to muscle does make a difference, though i don't think it's as much as many think or maybe the word is "hope"?
 
not a low, but a lower high than a few weeks ago.
when you weigh yourself everyday, you have to take both the ups and downs in stride...

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it would be easy to blame it on the bag of pretzel nuggets that followed me home yesterday.... ;)
 
something i should have done long ago... 48 bar towels arrived yesterday... washed and dried and ready to replace the recently listed endangered species of paper towels...

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... and yes, i drink tea and coffee out of glass jars.
 
Thanks for the thoughtful and informative reply to my "ideal" weight question. It is interesting, one observation is that for BMI the weights are the same for men and women of the same height, but not the others, not sure I understand that. The other thing is I doubt I will ever make it to the lower formula weights, but it does give me something to think about. I am not really at where I need to be yet, but as I get closer I will be thinking more about it.

Are you happy with the 160s? It looks like a pretty good place for you.
 
aiminglow said:
... Why? I find glass screw-top jars awkward for drinking, myself.
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it's something i've done since college. go to a party and drink from a red cup which may or may not be yours, or bring your own with a lid... keeps it safe from a lot of things. as an adult, i break too many glasses and if i'm sawing or sanding wood, the screw cap is once again handy to keep out the sawdust. i cannot think of a downside.
 
Interesting tip about the screw-top jars - very practical.

I weigh the same as you but only stand 5' 7". That's why I find those weight charts so annoying. The idea of me being in the 145 range is beyond ridiculous. Even in college when I was in tip-top shape, I was 155. Obviously, these models don't account for body type. I really have to look into Rob's suggestion of measuring the stomach waist ratio.

I weigh myself every day as well and have done so for many years.
 
leaving college and in my early 20's i was still in the low 170's, but over the years i steadily increased my girth until in my early 40's i had settled at about 190 lbs. then in about a year or two i remember balooning up to about 200 lbs. that's when i decided to get crazy and started bike riding a few 100 miles/ week or alternately hill climbing. there was a day i remember peddling up/ down Mount Soledad 3 times... the third time up the west side, a very steep climb.

even with all this exercise i only got down to the low 170's, but at the time thought that was the best i could have ever done. i didn't change my diet one bit during this time, though, so eventually when the biking stopped, the lbs started creeping back.

this time it is totally different. i've lost all the weight through understanding nutrition and with 3 joint replacements, i do very little exercise. the best part is that this time i don't have to keep up insane exercise... all i have to do is continue to eat properly. i have found my solution via intermittent fasting. this may not be a solution that works for everyone, but i cannot ignore the results it gave me.

so you could take the position that nothing seems to work and you could never lose that much. i have said this before and i will continue to admit, when i first began all i wanted to do was to get back to ~190, i didn't think 165 would be possible in any scenario i could imagine, yet, here i am.
 
holy $#&% ... ground beef this morning $8.79/lb...!
top round still at ~$6.79/lb.

moved to "stongly agree" ... get yourself a meat grinder if you ever again want a <$10 burger .... AT HOME...!

today's chore... make a few lbs of chili and freeze most of it in serving size baggies.
today's surprise... black beans... i got the last two cans on the shelf.
 
Well, I would like to drop a few pounds for sure. I think 155 would be my ideal weight, but I don't know. Isn't IF when you eat for only a certain amount of hours during the day?

I still think body type plays a role - I measured mine yesterday, and it's a 36-inch waist vs. 40 hips. If you have a narrower ratio, do you think maybe your body type just kind of lends itself to being able to hit that kind of weight?
 
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there are a few posted strings about IF, but yes... the usual notation of intermittent fasting is (fasting hours)/ (eating hours). the most common is 16/8 which most people can accomplish by merely moving breakfast form early morning to traditional lunchtime. and of course, cutting out any after dinner snacks. most days, now that i am for the most part on a maintenance diet, i stick to 16/8 but often drop down to 18/6.

without eating for 12-14 hours, your body switches into a ketogenic mode having depleted local glycogen stores. at this point you have nothing left to burn but fat.
 
well, i looked up Eye of Round and although it seems to have ground up nicely, apparently it might be a little TOO lean for burgers, but since my plan was for chili, this should work out great. why anyone would buy chili in a can is a mystery. on a scale of 1 to 10 of easy recipes, semi-scratch made chili is close to a perfect 10. doing some calculation, it should price out to be about $3/ bowl. think i'll tackle this tomorrow morning.

good to see another solid mid-160 today...

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i think i need to consider another variable in hunger... boredom. yesterday my eating window ran into the evening and i thought for sure i would be met by more then usual hunger episodes in the morning, but i've been busy cleaning up my porch/ patio... never sure what to call it.... it's getting close to noon and yet, ...nothing.

bad news... the bagel store re-opened this weekend.
my kryptonite is back in the fridge/ freezer.
 
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