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Posted March 18, 2012 by Fatty 'R Buckle in stress, depression, Nutrition, Exercises, Self esteem

I go by the name of Fatty 'R Buckle. It is a play on names, but in reality I am not THAT fat. I am a 5'9" tall male, and on February 1 weighed 195 pounds. "Stocky" you say? Yeah, in the mid section, but I have bird legs. So, let's just say that my tummy is at LEAST 36 inches (belly fat hanging over my belt)but my legs are that of a gazelle. My chest is normal, perhaps a little developed because of life-long lifting things correctly after a high school football spinal fusion. Alright. That is how I am made up. So, to begin things, I am going to tell you that I purchased Bodylastics basic set (2 handles, 2 anchors, the colors but no black or orange)for my GIRLFRIEND who has recently had 3-level cervical fusion with plates put in --- yeah, the Peyton Manning surgery but 3 levels, not the 1 level he had. Fast forward --- she has not used them, but I started to use them the first week of February. At the time, I was taking anti-depressants after having been diagnosed with Major Depression. I weighed 195 and, after purchasing some calipers to measure my body fat, my composition was somewhere between 40% and 45% body fat -- almost all around my mid-section. This is where my story begins and where I will pick up from next time I post. Today is March 18th. I weigh 179. I am no longer taking anti-depressants. My body fat is now at 20%. This blog is about how I have gotten to this point using Bodylastics resistance bands, getting serious about how I eat (don't kid yourself, I have been eating French food!), how I continue to enjoy my drinks, and where I intend to go next. Until next time.... Fatty

No Oats Either, Fun Times

Posted February 23, 2012 by ElementalOsmium in Nutrition, Transformer

I'm allergic to these Gluten Free Oats too. Hahahaha Oh what games nature is playing on me these days.

I guess I didn't need to make a whole blog for this one statement but what the hay.

Oh my sweet Oats. How I love you! :)

Posted February 20, 2012 by ElementalOsmium in Nutrition, Transformer

So.... I'm allergic to gluten. But whatever, I don't mind a gluten free diet. BUT I realized I do need to make sure I do whatever I can to add variety to my meals. Not having a variety can lead to returning to old habits.

I did recently sneak and eat Pizza and ended up having issues. My symptoms have cleared up and I took to the internet to find out what else I could add to my food choices. To my delight, I can eat Oats. I love them and ended up buying Gluten Free steel cut oats and GF old fashioned rolled oats.

I'm about to cook some up in my rice cooker. I have a very small rice cooker which is good for introducing just a small amount of oats to my diet. I was also trying to find more ways to add fiber to my diet without taking psyllium husks, etc. Yeah, I'm probably the only person on earth who is afriad to eat psyllium husks.

I've been obsessed with eating Okra these days too. Not sure what that's all about but I just go with it.

I only recently decided to cook and eat artichokes and I can't believe I've denied myself artichokes all these years. I'm in LOVE with them, especially the baby ones. MMMMMMMMMMM MMMM!

Cheers!

Feed your desires - just count 'em!

Posted January 26, 2012 by Blake Kassel in Random Thoughts, Nutrition

I know that you want to succeed with your body transformation, however, I will tell you right now that if you try to only eat brown rice, grilled chicken breast and egg whites - YOU WILL FAIL. You will eventually give in to your cravings and binge. If you are one of the lucky ones that can eat like that day in and day out I envy you. However, most of us are not.

There is a better solution - Moderation and substitution. For Example today I was going to have 2 servings of oatmeal at 100 calories each. HOWEVER, my body is definitely craving sweets. If I don't feed that desire I will feel deprived and could easily slip and blow it later.

Solution: I will substitute in a bag of pretzel M&Ms for one of the Oatmeal servings (150 calories and 5 grams of fat). Then I will of course mark down the fact that I ate these calories and adjust something later to compensate for the extra 50 calories.

Will my body treat the Oatmeal better than the M&Ms? Probably, but in the grand scheme of my day and the way my body looks, it should not REALLY make a difference at all. I don't care what anyone tells you, a calorie is a calorie. If you are tracking your calories and you have a daily deficit YOU WILL SHED THE FAT (even with the 150 calories of M&Ms).

Just remember to do this in moderation. Liveexercise is about a healthy lifestyle. You need to eat the nutrients that your body requires to stay healthy, fight infection and deal with the brutal workouts. Make sure that you get the great stuff in there as the majority of your fuel.

Try it!

The Fat Trap from the NYTimes.com

Posted December 28, 2011 by Dan StayStrong in Exercise and Nutrition Research articles

This is a lengthy article but very interesting indeed. I was especially motivated to get into working on developing more fast twitch muscles after reading this paragraph below,

"Scientists are still learning why a weight-reduced body behaves so differently from a similar-size body that has not dieted. Muscle biopsies taken before, during and after weight loss show that once a person drops weight, their muscle fibers undergo a transformation, making them more like highly efficient “slow twitch” muscle fibers. A result is that after losing weight, your muscles burn 20 to 25 percent fewer calories during everyday activity and moderate aerobic exercise than those of a person who is naturally at the same weight. That means a dieter who thinks she is burning 200 calories during a brisk half-hour walk is probably using closer to 150 to 160 calories."

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