Definitely need to exercise at some point—everyone does. I just didn’t do that

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May 18, 2024
2:59:50pm

Socrates Johnson All-American

until I had lost the weight I wanted to lose. Since then I have lifted 3-4x a week every week for about 9 months.

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Socrates Johnson

Previous username: jkccoug
Bio page: Socrates Johnson
Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Last login: Jun 29, 2024
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Time

What I think I’ve learned about fitness one year later

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 11:42am

I don't think you are actually talking about fitness. You're mostly talking

BikeGuy

May 18, 11:59am

I guess I don’t draw the line you do. Both weight loss and strength/body comp

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 12:36pm

100%. My old young men advisor ran every morning. I asked why he did that. He

Magneto

May 18, 1:24pm

If you are not working off fat you’ve already accumulated, you may be able to do

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 2:52pm

Prioritize protein-I'm down 25 pounds since January. I eat

steakandtaters

May 18, 4:22pm

Protein definitely helps you not be hungry

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 7:53pm

just curious, how did you know you were at a deficit even with 5k calories?

qwerew

May 18, 9:20pm

Spent a few hours on the bike and know my power output and HR.

BikeGuy

May 18, 10:10pm

ok thanks. So how many calories can a slightly above avg man in terms of

qwerew

May 19, 4:31pm

If your goal is mostly to lose weight, a lot of people have success

BikeGuy

May 19, 4:58pm

thanks again. sounds like you have a good system in place.

qwerew

May 19, 7:47pm

I like most of what you said. A couple of highlights are it is HARD. Losing weight is tough and you have to control

RoaroftheCougartails

May 18, 12:22pm

Good advice, and congrats! I totally agree on tracking everything you eat

Peter Venkman

May 18, 12:57pm

Running has helped me lose weight and keep it off. I also eat way better when

Magneto

May 18, 1:21pm

Definitely need to exercise at some point—everyone does. I just didn’t do that

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 2:59pm

Any before and after pics you’re willing to share?

Magneto

May 18, 3:06pm

Tony agrees. You’ll all be doing this by Labor Day!

theperkissystem

May 18, 1:38pm

Nice work. I would disagree about not lifting weights at the start

HandwovenBox

May 18, 2:33pm

For me it was helpful to have a single metric—the scale—without having the

Socrates Johnson

May 18, 2:58pm

I can't even read the whole post....

protonspring

May 18, 4:20pm

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