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[penguinz]

2022 getting and staying fit thread!

[loochy]

Hell, for a while I'd just make a few pounds of taco beef and eat it through the week.

Your thing sounds tastier

[In58men]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Here's another meal prep I've been making for a couple months now.


1 lb. lean ground meat (I'm a beef guy so usually this is beef, but I made it with turkey and it was almost the same)

1 packet low-sodium taco seasoning (or season yourself)

1 14.5 oz. can of black beans

1 cup cooked jasmine/basmati rice (can buy these now precooked at most stores)

3 cups of various veggies (onions/bell peppers/japs or store-bought pico de gallo are my gotos)


Cook the meat with the taco seasoning, drain, and put in a 8x8 baking pan

layer the rest of ingredients over meat, I usually put the rice somewhere in the middle, so it doesn't get burnt

Add a layer of low-fat cheese to the top and bake in oven @350 degrees for 20 minutes or put half of pan in microwave safe bowl and mike for 90 seconds on high.


I eat these half a pan at a time, which gives about 40 grams of protein/approx. 500 cals per serving.

I’ve been doing this meal prep for about over a year now. Literally just made this today. I don’t bake it though, just throw it all in a container and eat it when I get home for dinner.

3 lbs ground turkey
1 can black beans
2 small cans diced jalapeño’s
2 small cans diced green chilies
1 bag frozen fajita pepper mix
1 1/2 cups minute rice

Just cook it all and store in the refrigerator, lasts about 5 days for me. Don’t forget to switch up the hot sauces.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by In58men

I’ve been doing this meal prep for about over a year now. Literally just made this today. I don’t bake it though, just throw it all in a container and eat it when I get home for dinner.

3 lbs ground turkey
1 can black beans
2 small cans diced jalapeño’s
2 small cans diced green chilies
1 bag frozen fajita pepper mix
1 1/2 cups minute rice

Just cook it all and store in the refrigerator, lasts about 5 days for me. Don’t forget to switch up the hot sauces.

Yep, looks very similar. Sometimes I cheat a little and make a few crispy tortillas and spoon the stuff in there for taco night.

[ToxSocks]

MK-677. I've got a source for it and am considering it.

Anyone have any experience with it or knowledge on it?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

MK-677. I've got a source for it and am considering it.

Anyone have any experience with it or knowledge on it?

It makes you hungry AF


It makes you bloated AF


It makes you sleepy and lethargic


It does, however, work for what it's advertised to do (boost natty GH release)

Seriously, your appetite will be insatiable and you'll poof like a balloon


If you want to grow, it's the drug for you because you undoubtedly eat enough food and get enough sleep

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by loochy

It makes you hungry AF


It makes you bloated AF


It makes you sleepy and lethargic


It does, however, work for what it's advertised to do (boost natty GH release)

Seriously, your appetite will be insatiable and you'll poof like a balloon


If you want to grow, it's the drug for you because you undoubtedly eat enough food and get enough sleep

Hrmmm....damn. Hrmmm....gonna have to think about this one. Sounds like what you'd take if you're getting real serious about an actual bulk.

[Megatron96]

So when I began training again a little over 8 months ago, I weighed 178 lb. Today, I weigh 168.6 lb. Tracked my calories (estimated, didn't weigh anything) and the last month or so I dabbled with temporary fasting or whatever its called. Basically stopped eating around 8p and didn't eat anything until around 2-3p the next day, usually after my workout.

Stoked about the weight loss, just need to burn about 5-7 more lbs of fat, I think.


A quick thanks to everyone in the thread that gave me good advice during this journey or whatever. I feel like a lot of it helped me with this so far.


EDIT: I think it's called intermittent fasting.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

the last month or so I dabbled with temporary fasting or whatever its called. Basically stopped eating around 8p and didn't eat anything until around 2-3p the next day, usually after my workout.

See, i have the opposite problem, which is why i struggle to add muscle mass. What you just described isn't something i consciously think about, it's just how i eat normally, lol.

Im never hungry in the mornings and always in a bit of a rush, so i almost always skip breakfast.

Then, depending on how busy work is, i may completely forget to eat lunch at all, or not eat lunch till late in the day, around 2 or 3.

I've lost about 13lbs in the last 3-4 months while not actually trying to lose weight. And no one is going to look at me and think i need to lose weight as it is....but i do like the way i look better.

I just stopped eating fast food, chips, Ice Cream and soda and i leaned more into protein and less with the filler shit like rice and mashed potatoes and so forth. But because im not eating breakfast most of the time, im still falling short of my protein goals. If i had to guess, im probably getting around 80-90G's of protein per day, well short of my goal but still a substantial increase over what i was doing all my life.

Basically, i started eating more like an adult and less like a teenager

[BWillie]

I started running in late May. Do no weight training of anytime since 2016. Can now run a mile in 7:30 which I know isn't great but I couldn’t do more than 11 min when I first started. I ran/walk a 5k the other day in 29 min something but strained my groin.

Going to run a 5k in Sept or Oct. The heat really took it outta me today after taking a week and a half break. Would I beat anyone, anyone at all in a 39 to 49 year old division in a 5k? Dont want to totally embarrass myself. Would prefer to be able to run the entire 3.1 miles first before I join. I can only run about 2.5 right now.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Going to run a 5k in Sept or Oct. The heat really took it outta me today after taking a week and a half break. Would I beat anyone, anyone at all in a 39 to 49 year old division in a 5k? Dont want to totally embarrass myself. Would prefer to be able to run the entire 3.1 miles first before I join. I can only run about 2.5 right now.

Depending on how small the race is, you could maybe place. The 39-49 age group typically has a lot of runners though. With more training you could get down under a 25 minute and your placing potential would be much higher.


Don't worry about placing though. Just go do one! Those races always have plenty of walkers and fat people, so you definitely wont be getting last place or embarrassing yourself at all. And, if you're single (and I have a feeling you are), races are a great place to meet attractive, in shape, down to earth women.

[el borracho]

If you are struggling to eat enough protein because you are not hungry and in a rush you might try drinking your protein in the morning. You can slam a glass of pasteurized egg whites in a matter of seconds.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by el borracho

If you are struggling to eat enough protein because you are not hungry and in a rush you might try drinking your protein in the morning. You can slam a glass of pasteurized egg whites in a matter of seconds.

Blender and water? Sounds kind of nasty but I like to eat egg whites.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

See, i have the opposite problem, which is why i struggle to add muscle mass. What you just described isn't something i consciously think about, it's just how i eat normally, lol.

Im never hungry in the mornings and always in a bit of a rush, so i almost always skip breakfast.

Then, depending on how busy work is, i may completely forget to eat lunch at all, or not eat lunch till late in the day, around 2 or 3.

I've lost about 13lbs in the last 3-4 months while not actually trying to lose weight. And no one is going to look at me and think i need to lose weight as it is....but i do like the way i look better.

I just stopped eating fast food, chips, Ice Cream and soda and i leaned more into protein and less with the filler shit like rice and mashed potatoes and so forth. But because im not eating breakfast most of the time, im still falling short of my protein goals. If i had to guess, im probably getting around 80-90G's of protein per day, well short of my goal but still a substantial increase over what i was doing all my life.

Basically, i started eating more like an adult and less like a teenager

Yeah, I'm 54 so the metabolism has slowed way down since I was in my 20s-30s. But I have found that if I work hard enough and consistently enough, I can raise it up some. But it doesn't take much at all for it to drop back; I have to keep hitting the gym and so forth. If I take more than a couple days off, it seems like my metabolism goes right back to couch-mode.

Also, even when I was in HS, I'd usually gain a few pounds over the summer until school started and I went back to playing soccer, running track, or whatever. So we definitely have different metabolisms.

The protein thing is tough. I don't like all the protein shakes, but most days I have to drink at least one to meet my goals.

On the bright side, I can eat more steaks and pork chops per month, lol.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Blender and water? Sounds kind of nasty but I like to eat egg whites.

Get a good Protein powder and mix it with some milk in the morning. I like measuring the milk out the night before so it is a quick process. Takes literally about a minute.

Or buy the Protein Shakes that are premade. I wouldn't go that other route as like you said - it probably tastes like ass.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I started running in late May. Do no weight training of anytime since 2016. Can now run a mile in 7:30 which I know isn't great but I couldn’t do more than 11 min when I first started. I ran/walk a 5k the other day in 29 min something but strained my groin.

Going to run a 5k in Sept or Oct. The heat really took it outta me today after taking a week and a half break. Would I beat anyone, anyone at all in a 39 to 49 year old division in a 5k? Dont want to totally embarrass myself. Would prefer to be able to run the entire 3.1 miles first before I join. I can only run about 2.5 right now.

Set a goal to run farther than the actual race. I'd set it at 4 miles. Don't worry about how fast, just complete the run. We used to call it LSD (long Slow Distance training). Jog it if you have to, but finish the distance without stopping. Right now, you can run 2.5 miles, which is great. Add a half mile next week. Then a week or two later add another half mile. Eventually get to 4 miles, or whatever.


By the time the race comes around, 3 miles will feel short.

I wouldn't worry about placing. Racing is a different animal than just running a few miles alone. You're going to be kind of amped up at the start line, probably start off too fast, your pace won't match most of the people around you, etc. Baby steps. Just finish the race without feeling like you're going to die on the spot. Maybe think about how you place next year when you run it again.