Archive for September, 2009

Intermittent Fasting Update Week 38 – 39

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

A  good 2 weeks for me as I lose 3lbs and go below 13 stone for the first time.  I am now 12 stone 13lbs or 181lbs or 82 kilos. This is the lowest weight I have been this year, and since i became a retired dieter. So after almost 9 months, I have  gone from 231 lbs down to 181 the magical 50lbs.

I have lost 50lbs without giving up any food or drink I enjoy, and I truly believe that is the reason for my success.  Adding Intermittent Fasting to provide the calorie restriction has been a very easy solution. I am proof that there are no good are bad foods in terms of losing weight. The solution is to just eat less. One of the worst things I hear from people on a diet is ” I am not allowed that , I am on a diet ” I was once like that, but not any more. It is really a coincidence that I lose more weight than every before and do it easily when I stop restricting the foods I eat, but just restrict how much of them I eat instead ?

Of the many ways to lose weight in my opinion it is the simplicity that makes intermittent fasting most effective

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Intermittent Fasting Week 37 Back On Track

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

So another week seems to have flown by, and the good news for me is that last weeks weight gain, has come off again this week.

Yes a 2lb weight loss recorded on the scales makes me a happy chappy. Again no change in the belt, but I actually think I do look a little leaner. I need to do a photo update to be sure.

So I am back at 13 stone 2 lbs or 184lbs which for the metric followers out there is about 83.4 Kilos.

Only other changes this week was actually reducing the days of resistance training down to 2 days. The new intense body weight exercises ( well intense for me anyway ! ) mean I using an extra day to recover . I am doing more bodyweight pull up exercises , and I certainly know about it when I have finished.

So I hope to see the scales keep in a downward direction next week, if I can move beyond 184lbs I will be at my lowest recorded weight of the year.

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Intermittent Fasting Week 36 It’s Yo Yo Time.

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Intermittent Fasting Week 36 , oh boy is this last 10 lbs or so proving hard to move. This week, according to the scales I have once again put back the 2lb lost the previous week. When I look in the mirror, if anything I think I look leaner. It was a bank holiday weekend here last weekend, it was also my wedding anniversary, so , yes I did indulge, but I also added in one extra fast during the week to compensate it. One of the great things with Intermittent Fasting is you are more aware of what you have consumed, after all, if you fasted, you didn’t eat anything, so not exactly hard to keep a track if it. !

In addition to the extra fasting day I also did my usual 5 mile walk every day, I do the walking because I enjoy it, not because I want to burn calories, but  it does burn at least 500 calories  ( depending on which website guide you use ) So with the fasting and the exercise ,what I know is that I have not eaten  an extra 7000 calories above my maintence level, so I am going to assume this is more about fluid retention, and perhaps some muscle gain , than an increase in body fat.  My belt is always a good indicator, and I am not having to loosen it a notch.

I know we are told not to go by the scales too much, but the fact is , we do, and even though I am sitting here writing that I am ok with it, I am still disappointed when the scales show I gained weight.

On the bodyweight exercises, I am getting stronger, I can do 7 pull ups on my first set. A month ago I could not do a single pull up without assistance, so I am very pleased with myself on this. Of course, yesterday I tried to get ahead of myself, and after posting about the Bar Barians the other day , I tried to do my first muscle up, let’s just say I need to walk before I can run.  They make it look so easy, but trust me , it isn’t ;)   I could not do one. I know there is a technique involved too, but no way am I strong enough, but I have set a goal to do it before the end of the year.

I think Jaz in this video below is safe from me showing him up on Bondi Beach for a while yet !

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Bar-Barians Elite Bodyweight Specialists

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

I have spent far too long today looking at these guys website I had read a post on Rusty Moore’s blog all about the Bar- Barians and The Bar-Barian Ranking System .

Bar-Baron Requirements

“As far as the physical goes, anyone at any level is eligible to train with the us, but you must meet the prerequisites to be bestowed the title of the Bar-barians Bar-baron. Even Bill Gates could not wear the title of Bar-barian. It is something that cannot be bought or easily attained. Only through hardwork and dedication can one become a real Bar-barian. Physical requirments include:
1) 40 Dips
2) 20 Pull Ups
3) 50 Push Ups
4) 5 Muscle Ups
All of these done in 6 minutes or less”

Now as a guy who started this year 56lbs overweight, it won’t  be a big surprise I am not entering yet .

Now I can only dream of doing half the bodyweight exercises they do with a pull up bar, but I do have a new goal !.

The Bar-Barians were founded in 2004 and are based out of Brooklyn, New York.

I have included a video below of  Zeph who is one of the co founders of the Bar Barians, doing his thing, but you should check out their blog too  here they also have an active forum

These guys are in amazing shape, proof that you don’t need to go to a gym to get in shape. My tip is simple. Use Intermittent Fasting to lose body fat, and do bodyweight exercises to maintain muscle, maybe you will be the next Bar- Barian ?

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Intermittent Fasting Week 35

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

The start of a new month, and the weight gain of the previous week has been reversed. I lost the 2lbs i had gained and ended August back at 184lbs or 13 stone 2 lbs, about 83.4 Kilos.

I am one pound lighter than I was at the start of August.  I continue to lose body fat, but the last few lbs I want to lose continue to prove a difficult task.  My target for September is to lose 4lbs, so I 180lbs at the end of September is my target.

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