Off Season Conditioning

[BenedictGomez]

I never thought MGD 64 would be drinkable but I was wrong:beer:

This has been one of my biggest sacrifices (though I havent gone the MGD64 extreme).

I'm drinking Mich lite or Ultra at 96 calories/12 ounce, whereas I'd like to be drinking Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA, which is 209 calories/12 ounce.

You make that switch, and you "lose" (not gain really) 1lb for every 23 pints consumed. While 23 pints may sound like a lot, over the course of 3 or 4 months, those pints will start to pile up!

 

[Edd]

I never thought MGD 64 would be drinkable but I was wrong:beer:

This has been one of my biggest sacrifices (though I havent gone the MGD64 extreme).

I'm drinking Mich lite or Ultra at 96 calories/12 ounce, whereas I'd like to be drinking Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA, which is 209 calories/12 ounce.

You make that switch, and you "lose" (not gain really) 1lb for every 23 pints consumed. While 23 pints may sound like a lot, over the course of 3 or 4 months, those pints will start to pile up!

I...I just can't make this switch. I'm jealous of you guys. It's funny because I have no problem cutting my food calories way down but beer!...some things are just not ok.

 

[jrmagic]

I hear you Edd. I love stouts porters and heavy ales so its quite a switch but not as bad as I had imagined. While MGD 64 is good for being so light its defintiely not a permanent solution but a necessary evil if I'm going to drop more pounds. Once the season gets under way I wil be back on the good stuff;-)

 

[Grassi21]

This has been one of my biggest sacrifices (though I havent gone the MGD64 extreme).

I'm drinking Mich lite or Ultra at 96 calories/12 ounce, whereas I'd like to be drinking Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA, which is 209 calories/12 ounce.

You make that switch, and you "lose" (not gain really) 1lb for every 23 pints consumed. While 23 pints may sound like a lot, over the course of 3 or 4 months, those pints will start to pile up!

I...I just can't make this switch. I'm jealous of you guys. It's funny because I have no problem cutting my food calories way down but beer!...some things are just not ok.

I hear you Edd. I love stouts porters and heavy ales so its quite a switch but not as bad as I had imagined. While MGD 64 is good for being so light its defintiely not a permanent solution but a necessary evil if I'm going to drop more pounds. Once the season gets under way I wil be back on the good stuff;-)

I am having problems curbing my beer intake. Long Trail has an awesome Imperial Porter out that I am loving. I have cut back on meals and almost reduced dessert consumption to zero. Time to swap out the beer for Jack on the rocks!

 

[bvibert]

Time to swap out the beer for Jack on the rocks!

My problem is rum and cokes or jack and cokes... or dark and stormies... Might have to start cutting out the soda, or at least up the alcohol to soda ratio :beer:

This past weekend wasn't good as far as alcoholic calorie intake goes... I couldn't have tracked how many drinks I had if I wanted to...

 

[wa-loaf]

I hear you Edd. I love stouts porters and heavy ales so its quite a switch but not as bad as I had imagined. While MGD 64 is good for being so light its defintiely not a permanent solution but a necessary evil if I'm going to drop more pounds. Once the season gets under way I wil be back on the good stuff;-)

I've been pretty good lately, but this weekend I had 2 Guinness and 6 Sam Oktoberfest. Pretty much wiped out all my weight loss for the week. At least I'm in pretty good shape under the fat ...

 

[BenedictGomez]

My problem is rum and cokes or jack and cokes... or dark and stormies... Might have to start cutting out the soda, or at least up the alcohol to soda ratio :beer:

The way I get around that is a good flavored vodka (Stoli) and diet coke.

 

[bvibert]

I can't stand diet coke, though I've never tried it mixed with booze...

 

[Nick]

Yup. My drink is Captain & Coke. well, Capt & Diet Coke

I've been really strict on the diet the last 8 days, I'm down about 4 lb., I have another 10 or so to go before I'm satisfied again. :lol:

 

[jrmagic]

I can't stand diet coke, though I've never tried it mixed with booze...

Give it a shot with the booze! A few years ago when Diet Lime coke came out I was mixing it with rum and was able to up the alcohol content over regular coke and had elss calories.

My friend likes to use diet root beer with jack or Jim Beam. I've tried it with JB and it was pretty good. Never tried it with Jack though.

 

[Tooth]

You guys are the best. Ive been doing Insanity in the am, usually a first month workout, and a P90x in the afternoon/evening. I have to keep up with kids at mach speed. The P90x workouts have been only for upper body. Doing a different version where I'll hit chest/back(or chest,shoulder,triceps) on Monday with same half workout on Thurs also, while hitting shoulder and arms(or back and biceps) on Tues with same half workout on Friday. Legs once a week on Weds afternoon. P90x plyo on Sat. and thats it. The legs workout is a MMA series and it hurts. I love beer too. The darker the better, though I will not turn away a nice microbrew of any kind. I hate "limiting" my intake of any kind.

 

[Nick]

Tooth, that's nuts, twice in a day?

I did p90x and added a bit of running before (4 miles a couple times a week) but two full length workouts... is a lot!

 

[Tooth]

First workout (am) is only about fourty mins. Second (pm) about fifty mins. It keeps me on point. Really not that hard once you get routine going. I can get really heavy quick. Just looking at any type of Carb and I'm toast. Damn endomorph genetics. If I let this train go I'll be done.

 

[deadheadskier]

yeah the no booze thing isn't gonna fly for me on a weight loss program. I've just really been focusing on counting calories in other areas. Almost down to 180. I was never much below 190 for last season. I'm hoping to lose another 10 or so. That would be 45# total in two years.

 

[jrmagic]

yeah the no booze thing isn't gonna fly for me on a weight loss program. I've just really been focusing on counting calories in other areas. Almost down to 180. I was never much below 190 for last season. I'm hoping to lose another 10 or so. That would be 45# total in two years.

Maybe I need to spend some time in safety meetings and then I could cut my alcohol consumption but I think the cravings that would cause would far outweigh the beer calories:razz: Last year my fightinging weight on the hill was around 260 which was entirely too much and then I managed to gain another 12 pounds from there . I'm at 250 now and would love to get to 235 by year end which would make it a heck of a lot easier to keep up with my son.

 

[wa-loaf]

First workout (am) is only about fourty mins. Second (pm) about fifty mins. It keeps me on point. Really not that hard once you get routine going. I can get really heavy quick. Just looking at any type of Carb and I'm toast. Damn endomorph genetics. If I let this train go I'll be done.

You obviously don't have kids ...

 

[Edd]

Maybe I need to spend some time in safety meetings and then I could cut my alcohol consumption but I think the cravings that would cause would far outweigh the beer calories:razz:

I've heard worse ideas. You may be onto something.

 

[bvibert]

Maybe I need to spend some time in safety meetings and then I could cut my alcohol consumption but I think the cravings that would cause would far outweigh the beer calories:razz: Last year my fightinging weight on the hill was around 260 which was entirely too much and then I managed to gain another 12 pounds from there . I'm at 250 now and would love to get to 235 by year end which would make it a heck of a lot easier to keep up with my son.

If it makes you feel better I'm at right around 280 right now. I was little lighter last season, but not much. It sure is a lot of work to control that much weight as it's falling down a hill...

 

[Cannonball]

This. Is. The. Key.

While diet and exercise are both important, if you could only do one on a pure weight loss regimen, diet is far more important.

Absolutely. I typically run at a healthy and stable weight (5'11", 185-190lbs). Achieved by pretty good diet, very physical job(s), and active hobbies. Over the past couple of months I've had a string of injuries and setbacks that have seriously curtailed my physical activities at work and home. I knew that could spell trouble and so I doubled down on watching my diet. I've actually dropped 10-15lbs and am the leanest I've been in years. This has been psychologically critical since I know that being injured AND gaining weight would equal a depressing downward spiral. I've surely lost some strength in the process but I expect that to come back quick once I'm fully functional again.

 

[jrmagic]

It sure is a lot of work to control that much weight as it's falling down a hill...

Yes it is! My skis hate me as I'm sure yours do you as well:lol: