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[4thngoal]

The science of body weight, nurture or genetics, that I have read from books by Drs and researcher is that about 25% of the population is just slim and they do not gain weight. The rest of the people will gain weight and have to try to keep it off. You will notice this with the people around you. Many of the studies started after WW 2 with the Marshall Plan and people who were starving and what happened to them after they had ample food. Then much more research was done with all variety of populations. People volunteer to gain a lot of weight and then told to go to their normal eating habits and some just naturally lose that weight while most do not.

First the alcohol.
Do you know how alcohol/ethanol is made?
Plant substance, yeast and sugar.
Alcohol has lots of sugar in it.

As for gaining weight. I'm at 153 and eating everything in sight. My gal has kind of blown my healthier eating. This winter I will get back to lifting, but I have been trying to get a little bulk first.

 

[uihawk82]

First the alcohol.
Do you know how alcohol/ethanol is made?
Plant substance, yeast and sugar.
Alcohol has lots of sugar in it.

As for gaining weight. I'm at 153 and eating everything in sight. My gal has kind of blown my healthier eating. This winter I will get back to lifting, but I have been trying to get a little bulk first.

Yes the grain and malt supply the sugars after boiling for the yeast to 'eat' and if the yeast consume most of the sugars then it is mostly alcohol and water. Adding extra malt/etc and stopping the fermentation will leave more sugars for that more sweet amber, brown type ales. Man sounds great just typing this in.

Going to a friends house tonite for beer tasting of what they brought back from Alaska and out west so should be a good time. Have you ever had the Alaska Brewery Amber? very good

 

[Northside Hawk]

Yes the grain and malt supply the sugars after boiling for the yeast to 'eat' and if the yeast consume most of the sugars then it is mostly alcohol and water. Adding extra malt/etc and stopping the fermentation will leave more sugars for that more sweet amber, brown type ales. Man sounds great just typing this in.

Going to a friends house tonite for beer tasting of what they brought back from Alaska and out west so should be a good time. Have you ever had the Alaska Brewery Amber? very good

Ambers are my favorites.

Killian's Irish Red
Michelob AmberBock
Potosi Cave Ale Amber (locally brewed in SW Wisconsin)
Capital Amber
Alaskan Amber

Honorable mention would go to Blue Moon Belgian White, which I last consumed copious amounts of in my man cave the night of the Penn State game.

 

[BILLYBOBSTEXAS]

Alaskan Amber, on tap, is very very good. I prefer an amber over anything else.

 

[buffd4life]

Around January I made a conscious effort to change my lifestyle. Had always been active but biz travel and such caused me to get to 208lbs at 5”10’. Dropped 40lbs in 4 months on a combination of IM Fasting, portion control and increased exercise. At that point, I looked around and said, “What’s next?” Well I decided to take up the sport of triathlon at the age of 49. Without a doubt of the more mentally and physically demanding things I’ve ever tackled. Daily training is intense but gratifying and haven’t looked and felt this good since High School. Completed my first Sprint Tri in June, with cracked ribs and am now training for an Ironman race in 2020. Triathlon will teach you a lot about yourself but I find peace and solitude within the pain. Masochist I suppose. I’ll close with virtually anyone can compete to complete a triathlon just starting slow and build. Patience is key but the results are well worth it. I wish y’all the best in your quest for better health.

#GoGetIt

 

[Northside Hawk]

Around January I made a conscious effort to change my lifestyle. Had always been active but biz travel and such caused me to get to 208lbs at 5”10’. Dropped 40lbs in 4 months on a combination of IM Fasting, portion control and increased exercise. At that point, I looked around and said, “What’s next?” Well I decided to take up the sport of triathlon at the age of 49. Without a doubt of the more mentally and physically demanding things I’ve ever tackled. Daily training is intense but gratifying and haven’t looked and felt this good since High School. Completed my first Sprint Tri in June, with cracked ribs and am now training for an Ironman race in 2020. Triathlon will teach you a lot about yourself but I find peace and solitude within the pain. Masochist I suppose. I’ll close with virtually anyone can compete to complete a triathlon just starting slow and build. Patience is key but the results are well worth it. I wish y’all the best in your quest for better health.

#GoGetIt

Good for you!

Three to five mile runs will clear your mind, invoke solitude, and and give your body a good workout. Most of all you have total control over 30-45 minutes of your day, depending on how far you run. Where you have to answer to nothing. When dealing with the everyday trials and tribulations of job, family and kids those 30-45 minute blocks of solitude can be the high point of the day.

Of course if you're getting ready for an Ironman triathlon you're taking into extremes that few people can even wrap their heads around. I know I couldn't.

 

[racerhawk]

I completely quit drinking micro brews and went back to the basics, just good ol' Bud Light. If I drink, my supper that night is just a protein drink and I don't let myself eat anything because once I eat one morsel all hell breaks loose if I've been drinking.

Cholesterol came in at 263 yesterday so I gotta cut the red meat and dairy way down because there is no way in hell I will go on Lipitor. I only drink 1-2x per week (usually 1). It sucks because I just bought a springform pan and made a Chicago pizza on Saturday that was on par with Malnati's. And my damned smoker will be relegated to chicken and turkey for the foreseeable future after a summer filled with ribs, brisket or shoulder almost every weekend. Getting old sucks.

Throw away the pan. If I had Malnati's quality pizza at my fingertips I'd weigh 300 lbs.

 

[buffd4life]

Thanks, appreciate the response. My wife says I’m dealing with a mid life crisis. I told her at almost 50 y/o it’s more of an end of life crisis

Good for you!

Three to five mile runs will clear your mind, invoke solitude, and and give your body a good workout. Most of all you have total control over 30-45 minutes of your day, depending on how far you run. Where you have to answer to nothing. When dealing with the everyday trials and tribulations of job, family and kids those 30-45 minute blocks of solitude can be the high point of the day.

Of course if you're getting ready for an Ironman triathlon you're taking into extremes that few people can even wrap their heads around. I know I couldn't.

 

[NEIChawk]

I'm almost 58, but I managed to get my mind right, join Snap Fitness 2 months ago, and I have a trainer who pushes me. Not too hard, but Im feeling a difference. I'm a former smoker who quit 6 years ago. I'm hoping that all that damage becomes reversed somewhat, so when retirement hits, I'm ready to enjoy it. I, too, changed my diet. Feels good

 

[Northside Hawk]

Thanks, appreciate the response. My wife says I’m dealing with a mid life crisis. I told her at almost 50 y/o it’s more of an end of life crisis

If almost 50 is end of life, then where am I at 54?

The next life?

 

[1hawkeye1]

Craft beer is an absolute killer. I love IPA's, porters, stouts, all that stuff that is loaded with sugar but is so damned delicious. I'm trying to switch to whiskey and water, but the problem is, I can sit on the couch and watch a game with a beer no problem. But if I sit there with a glass of whiskey, I get the eye from wifey.

I know I should just give up both, but a man has to enjoy life!

 

[Fryowa]

I'm almost 58, but I managed to get my mind right, join Snap Fitness 2 months ago, and I have a trainer who pushes me. Not too hard, but Im feeling a difference. I'm a former smoker who quit 6 years ago. I'm hoping that all that damage becomes reversed somewhat, so when retirement hits, I'm ready to enjoy it. I, too, changed my diet. Feels good

Congratulations. Seriously.

My mom and dad both died at 57 and their lifestyle was 90% of it. They both smoked from their early teens on and didn't exercise. My family is prone to strokes, and smoking is by far and away the highest risk factor, even higher than genetics. My dad had a debilitating stroke at age 37, recovered fairly well, then another at 44, and after that wasn't able to work which at that age leads to a downward spiral of life being total shit emotionally, physically, and financially.

My mom got COPD eventually (had asthma her whole life and still smoked), and even after the COPD she didn't quit. She always wondered why she got sick with pneumonia and all kinds of other things but when she was in the hospital and couldn't smoke, she got better almost overnight. Back at home she was on oxygen but she'd still turn it off and smoke. Eventually her body just got to worn down and it quit on her one morning.

I admire you for doing what my whole life I wished my parents would have done. Who knows, maybe I'll even get lung cancer from living with smokers for 20 years...I always tell people the only good thing that came out of my parents smoking was that my brother and I have never tried it.

I have no idea if you have kids or not, or even grand kids, but trust me when I tell you you're not only doing good things for yourself; you're doing even better things for your family. My folks were always and still are my favorite people I ever met other than my son and I hate it every day that they never got to know him. I can't think of a better thing than for my dad (who never missed a single ballgame of mine from kindergarten through college) to have been able to watch his grandson play ball with me coaching, but that'll never happen. Don't ever fuckin start smoking again or quit being active. If you die don't let it be because you did it to yourself.

 

[uihawk82]

I'm almost 58, but I managed to get my mind right, join Snap Fitness 2 months ago, and I have a trainer who pushes me. Not too hard, but Im feeling a difference. I'm a former smoker who quit 6 years ago. I'm hoping that all that damage becomes reversed somewhat, so when retirement hits, I'm ready to enjoy it. I, too, changed my diet. Feels good

Yeah, body weight and getting overweight is such a circular problem like a circular logic problem. Your metabolism and lifestyle starts to slow down let's say at 45, you gain weight while eating about the same amount, then a few years later you dont feel like being so active and maybe you are eating more just out of habit, and you find you have gained another 20 pounds, and it is now hard to exercise, and it all starts compounding.

How many of you see the genetics in your family come to the surface and yet some siblings are different without really trying? My Italian dad and his 7 siblings all got heavy, almost all got type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and carbohydrate sensitivity, tough to stop eating pasta and breads. My Norwegian grandfather was slim, grandmother heavier, 3 of their four kids were heavier including my mom, one uncle of mine was very slim.

I have gotten very heavy after being skinny until my late 30's. My two sisters are heavier but my two brothers are slim and one of my brothers is still at 140 pounds and cant hardly gain weight and eats whatever he want. The point is there is a large amount of genetics involved with hormones like Cortisol etc in our bodies. And like people on this thread say it takes a lot of will power and work to overcome these situations.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Congratulations. Seriously.

My mom and dad both died at 57 and their lifestyle was 90% of it. They both smoked from their early teens on and didn't exercise. My family is prone to strokes, and smoking is by far and away the highest risk factor, even higher than genetics. My dad had a debilitating stroke at age 37, recovered fairly well, then another at 44, and after that wasn't able to work which at that age leads to a downward spiral of life being total shit emotionally, physically, and financially.

My mom got COPD eventually (had asthma her whole life and still smoked), and even after the COPD she didn't quit. She always wondered why she got sick with pneumonia and all kinds of other things but when she was in the hospital and couldn't smoke, she got better almost overnight. Back at home she was on oxygen but she'd still turn it off and smoke. Eventually her body just got to worn down and it quit on her one morning.

I admire you for doing what my whole life I wished my parents would have done. Who knows, maybe I'll even get lung cancer from living with smokers for 20 years...I always tell people the only good thing that came out of my parents smoking was that my brother and I have never tried it.

I have no idea if you have kids or not, or even grand kids, but trust me when I tell you you're not only doing good things for yourself; you're doing even better things for your family. My folks were always and still are my favorite people I ever met other than my son and I hate it every day that they never got to know him. I can't think of a better thing than for my dad (who never missed a single ballgame of mine from kindergarten through college) to have been able to watch his grandson play ball with me coaching, but that'll never happen. Don't ever fuckin start smoking again or quit being active. If you die don't let it be because you did it to yourself.

My dad is 75 and finally quit smoking twelve years ago, but the damage was done. He now has COPD and is on oxygen. He was also exposed to asbestos during his career as a pipe fitter, and it all added up.

One of my most cherished moments in life was when he went fishing with myself and my oldest son. Three generations throwing their lines in the Mississippi. The father who taught me how to fish was casting reels wirh the grandson who I taught.

I now have a grandson of my own about to turn a year old. It is sad to think we won't make it four generations. You can see that look in my dad's eyes now that he can no longer now his lawn or rake his yard. He knows his time is short.

 

[okeefe4prez]

How many of you see the genetics in your family come to the surface and yet some siblings are different without really trying? My Italian dad and his 7 siblings all got heavy, almost all got type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and carbohydrate sensitivity, tough to stop eating pasta and breads. My Norwegian grandfather was slim, grandmother heavier, 3 of their four kids were heavier including my mom, one uncle of mine was very slim.

Norwegian males can usually stay fairly trim with moderate effort. Conversely, a lot of the women of Norwegian stock (at least in America) have ankles the size of my thigh by the time they're 30. The men in my family who look like they got dominant Norwegian genetics are all in decent shape with no signs of obesity, but the other side of my family that is all German are all short and damn near as round as they are tall. I have one cousin who is a 250 pound vegetarian at 5'8". The guy won't listen to me about eating fish and cutting pasta and cheese out of his diet.

My family in Japan is all super skinny. My brother in law is a solid 6'3" or 6'4" and doesn't have any fat on him at all. My wife is damn near 6' and weighs about 125. My father in law is only 5'9" but he got starved as a kid during WWII and it stunted his growth, but he towers over the other octogenarians in Japan. My son seems to have inherited those genetics and is about 2 inches taller than the most of the kids his age and is just a bag of bones.

The variances of height and obesity across genetic groups is really immense and I think in places like Norway and Japan where the diet is heavy on fish, the effects become really pronounced over several generations.

 

[tksirius]

Norwegian males can usually stay fairly trim with moderate effort. Conversely, a lot of the women of Norwegian stock (at least in America) have ankles the size of my thigh by the time they're 30. The men in my family who look like they got dominant Norwegian genetics are all in decent shape with no signs of obesity, but the other side of my family that is all German are all short and damn near as round as they are tall. I have one cousin who is a 250 pound vegetarian at 5'8". The guy won't listen to me about eating fish and cutting pasta and cheese out of his diet.

My family in Japan is all super skinny. My brother in law is a solid 6'3" or 6'4" and doesn't have any fat on him at all. My wife is damn near 6' and weighs about 125. My father in law is only 5'9" but he got starved as a kid during WWII and it stunted his growth, but he towers over the other octogenarians in Japan. My son seems to have inherited those genetics and is about 2 inches taller than the most of the kids his age and is just a bag of bones.

The variances of height and obesity across genetic groups is really immense and I think in places like Norway and Japan where the diet is heavy on fish, the effects become really pronounced over several generations.

I like how you put a 1 in place of a 3. Did you really think we wouldn't notice?

 

[Fryowa]

I like how you put a 1 in place of a 3. Did you really think we wouldn't notice?

 

[tksirius]

This thread was way too friendly.

 

[1hawkeye1]

My wife is damn near 6' and weighs about 125.

So you're married to a broom stick?

 

[4thngoal]

My gal and I are pretty lit for being 50.
We actually decided to add a little chub over the last 8-9 months or so. She says she feels better 8 pounds heavier (5'7 @ about 140 now).
I noticed it's different with age, I used to bulk and it spread out easier, now it seems like it goes to my stomach first then everything gets bigger.
So I'll be back at working on my core here pretty soon.