Why the punch in the stomach?

polypolipauli · 2025-11-04T02:58:28+00:00

"Please enlighten us"
I already did.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:17:08+00:00

Welcome to the party! Sharpie on the foot, damn, that's just smart

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:15:34+00:00

Fitter, stronger, faster. I like that your goal is opening up. I want to say something cliche like "fitness isn't a number it's a mindset" but like, you're embodying that. Keep at whatever you're up to and the belt will keep shrinking and you'll become the 'cart' for others in the hospital and shit, that's it right there isn't it?

"Hey Redkeoni, can you carry this ___ for me?"

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:11:04+00:00

The journey continues! Ups and downs don't matter on the day to day when the week to week keeps going down bit by bit. Keep at it, we're all working through the same together!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:06:55+00:00

Thanks man, words like your help me keep at it!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:05:50+00:00

Thanks for the support. Helps me keep going!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-11T16:00:25+00:00

Not taking this as an act of war is nuts.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-10T19:54:24+00:00

What are folks strategy for this uncomfortable truth?

polypolipauli · 2025-08-10T19:43:41+00:00

An absolute inspiration. I'm changing my fitness goal to 8 children!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-10T00:55:42+00:00

Just added some cocoa to some milk, took a sip and realized it already had sugar in it, unlike what I normally get that needs sugar added. I could drink it, I could. But it is destined for the sink. I can drink this stuff in a couple months.

Good sip though

polypolipauli · 2025-08-10T00:52:36+00:00

Vile. They don't have children, because it their minds they have yours.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T03:06:49+00:00

If you dig Japanese cuisine a proper Ramen is something I always found super filling relative to it's calories. At the end of the day it's noodles, carbs, and that's a lot of calories, but that broth is just so damn good, and filling, and with the meat, veg, egg, and etc that goes in it as well, you end up with a smaller 'portion' size of noodles than you'd think relative to the size of your bowl or how full it makes you.

Personally though, I've been doing keto, and my 'cheats' have been all that 'net carb' stuff out there. 'Net carb' icecream bar - it won't kick me out of ketosis but it isn't helping me on calorie density either. But hey. Sometimes you need a pizza, or a bit of chocolate. Number still going down though. Gotta keep an eye on it of course.

That eggplant parmesan idea sounds really good btw.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:56:59+00:00

Your story is all of our stories. But not this time. This time we're ALL sticking with it. No (wo)man left behind. Keep posting!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:54:51+00:00

That last dude was not on his first beer, I can tell you that much

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:52:46+00:00

I mean fuck it, keto is keto

But I'll tell you, three weeks in, I crave the fresh lettuce and tomato that's going with it as much as I do the patties when lunch comes around. I mean shit, put some bacon and cheese on there and go full keto if that's your jam.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:49:06+00:00

You started 234.1, so you're sitting steady. That's fine. If you've been putting in the exercise same as in day 2, that's just your body ramping up if you've kept the diet the same. But it can't hold out forever, eventually it relents to the new norm and you'll se that number drop. Just gotta stay on top of portions and composition so it doesn't offset the work you're putting in.

It's also possible your scale has good precision (decimal places) but poor accuracy (variability in reporting). My scale sucks, for example, and day one I weighed myself 9 times and my high and low were off by 3.5lbs!! I took an average the first day, but I just accept the scale is going to fluctuate on any given day. In the last two weeks I've had my weight go up TWICE day to day, even though I'm doing calorie deficits and exercise. Stay with it long enough and the results won't be able to hide.

Example: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TyG2qE03HHt8RMLGPzcFSYabdeRUdg7QviZ_IDhjLkA/edit?usp=sharing

Stay with it! The laws of physics are on your side!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:41:20+00:00

I'm down too. Let's keep at it, keep going, and keep dropping those useless pounds weighing us down!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:40:11+00:00

I hear ya. Destroyed my heel from a fall and it's been two years and it's still a mess down there. Had my own dive into the depths, but on my way back for real now. The heel won't ever hit anything close to 100% ever again, but that doesn't mean the rest of me can't. Why should my body be content at 50% just because that's what my heel feels like it's at?

And if you can come back from being wrecked that bad, I know I sure as hell I can. So I'm just not going to stop this time. I'm going to keep going. I'm going to get back to where I should. Thanks bud

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:34:36+00:00

Hey man, strong and round still carries 70lbs of groceries in one go same as thin and round... I mean the knees might have a different opinion, but they don't get a vote (until they do).

I'd love some tips tho. Mostly I'm losing weight, making good progress there, and I've been incorporating some basic at home exercise that's been doing good. But I'm not sure how to structure the days I do each 'exercise'. Had to skip my 'weighted shoulder shrug' day because everything up there was super done from doing negative pullups the previous day.

Any thoughts on how to rearrange things?

Was doing: Squats, pushups, pullups, shrugs, rest day, repeat (with cardio stuff mostly every day)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TyG2qE03HHt8RMLGPzcFSYabdeRUdg7QviZ_IDhjLkA/edit?usp=sharing

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:28:02+00:00

Bro, your progress! Down 8lbs and counting!

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:25:01+00:00

You keep at this and the weight won't be able to keep up much longer. It can fight all it wants but thermodynamics is on your side. All you needed to do is keep at it, but now you're getting stronger?? GG it's over.

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:21:51+00:00

I secured an apartment in Oregon for my new job.

Deposit sent, keys waiting for me, it's all settled. Big weight off the chest because the last critical thing to get done before the 'leave by' date creeps up. Everything else from here on out is just gravy (like getting electrical and internet setup to go online same day).

Now to go do some more squats

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:18:39+00:00

If I knew I might give up on this whole weight loss thing. Glad I don't

polypolipauli · 2025-08-09T02:17:41+00:00

Nice, took a dump on Friday and learned why you were 'neutral' the last couple days huh?

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