Diet and Eating Right

[SouthPaw]

I started eating healthy at New Years. Started out at 210 lbs. Weighed myself yesterday morning and I was 171. Thirty-nine pounds down. I’ll probably level off around 165 or maybe 160 and then I’ll start working out to really get in shape.

Nice work! Pick up a 40lb dumbbell and feel the difference.

[Fentonite]

I started eating healthy at New Years. Started out at 210 lbs. Weighed myself yesterday morning and I was 171. Thirty-nine pounds down. I’ll probably level off around 165 or maybe 160 and then I’ll start working out to really get in shape.

Holy crap, that's great! Congrats. Are you following a specific diet?

[ray1970]

Holy crap, that's great! Congrats. Are you following a specific diet?

No. Just made it up myself. Basically I avoid sugar, keep the carbs as low as I can, eat three meals a day that mostly consist of vegetables and lean meats, and try to keep my calories to around 500 a meal. The first twenty or twenty-five pounds came off quick then it slowed down and I’ve been dropping two to four pounds a week.

Also, I have laid off of beer and switched to hard liquor instead. Lol.

[Fentonite]

That's awesome. I need to do the same, but the motivation to drop beer just isn't there yet.

[ray1970]

Honestly, cutting the beer out was the hard part. I do still have one from time to time as a special treat. But if I just want a beverage in the evening it usually involves vodka or rum now. I do plan on putting my “no beer” rule aside on April 6th when I go to the Rockies home opener. I’ll probably make up for lost time by having as many as I can handle.

[Irving]

Beer is probably the biggest bad part of my diet as well. I was going to ask Hurley what beer he drinks since he avoids carbs. I recently did the grocery shopping and only bought vegetables and meats. Some stuff I bought too much of and it went bad, but for that week or two I was eating very healthy (and intermittent fasting) and I really felt great.

Ray, I assume you're just drinking vodka and rum straight, or are you using mixers?

[SouthPaw]

Ray, I assume you're just drinking vodka and rum straight, or are you using mixers?

I have been body building for the last 4+ years and have learned that vodka sodas are my best friend. I like the taste (or lack of) of soda water so it doesn't bother me but at home, I use La Croix's (YAY for the millennial drink). I have friends that mix crystal light packets or Mijo to theirs for flavor. Another good choice is coke zero, sprite zero, fresca or diet tonic.

[Irving]

If I'm not drinking beer, I'd do whisky, which I can just drink straight.

I've never had straight rum or vodka that wasn't a shot. I'm more curious if he's just sipping vodka, or having a mixer.

[hurley842002]

Crown and coke zero is one of my go to "keto friendly" beverages, vodka tonic, cranberry vodka using the sugar free or reduced sugar variants, or good ol Michelob ultra's quench the thirst just fine.

[Irving]

I was going to ask about Michelob Ultra. Thanks for jumping in.