8hunter6's Journal, 09 February 2016

My husband pretty much eats however he wants, and he is in great shape--the perfect weight, in fact. But I still worry because there is so much diabetes in his family and he is SUCH a carb addict (so is our daughter) and I worry that they will both become Type II if they don't change their eating habits. I've decided that all I can do is continue to do what I'm doing and hope that my food/choices look so good to them that I can gradually wean them over to at least somewhat lower levels of carbs. They are both sweet about being reasonably supportive and very complimentary now that my losses are beginning to be visible, so I've got to take what I can get. That being said, it can be very frustrating watching them eat the things I used to eat without ever thinking about it, and I counter that thought with the realization that this kind of eating got me where I was when I began two months ago...and where I don't ever want to be again. I've got to retrain my brain as well as my body. We can do this. We CAN, and we ARE. :) 

He will eat the low carb meals I make... but then eats another whole meal of just carbs ... I know he isn't doing it to spite me but man it sure feels like it sometimes.... I don't want to be where I was a month ago... I don't even want to be where I am now... so gotta keep chugging on. thank you for the support. diabetes is a scary thing... I had gestational diabetes while I was pregnant... I was able to control it with my food intake but still that was scary. and ya my kids are the same! and they get so pissy about low carb meals .... most of the time I just tell them to add whatever to it cause I'm so tired of fighting everyone. so I won't bother. I'll offer what I can.... but I'm not fighting anyone over it. I'll just be the example like what you said.  

Weight is not the only consideration here. How is his health, really? If not now, later on this will all come back to bite him. Clogged arteries, a liver that can't process all the toxins or process the fat properly that sugar makes, kidney issues from the fatty deposits in his liver and elsewhere ... heart issues, blood pressure issues ... no one gets to eat badly and not pay the piper eventually. While he might be 173 lbs. now, what is breaking down inside that won't be repairable later? Celebrate that YOU are eating healthy and doing your body good.... later on it will come in handy ....  

On the average, men have more muscle mass than women because they have more testosterone. Muscle is metabolically expensive tissue to maintain, so men tend to burn more calories just by existing. But women can build muscle, too. It's actually the safest, healthiest way to increase overall metabolism. Muscle tissue is more dense than fat tissue, so after working with weights for several weeks the scales may say, "Oh, no, you've gained!" But the tape measure will tell a different story. 

and that's the sad thing... his lungs seem worse than mine, his skin is looking older, he gets ulcers, his joints are going. I just know he isn't doing that we'll inside and he's only 34.... ya he doesn't weight as much... but ya I think all that stuff too... I don't want him dead. .... I only wanted to punch him LOL..... I just gotta keep getting better so he will get competitive with me and try to be healthy too.  

I actually used to like lifting weights. I did it a lot when I was younger.. so I totally know you are right. I need to do it. if not for the metabolic benifits but to just feel better.  

Carb up! I am for High Carb Low Fat vegan life style! I changed my lifestyle for health reasons and I lost 8kg in 1 year without starving and deprivation. just you need to chose the right carbs! from fruit and veggie! and of course some sport will do! good luck! 

I've been vegan before... that went way worse in this house... god... they all fought me on every meal. .. and that's when I still lived close to my vegan sister for support. .. gotta stay LCHF. ... it's going over better. once I lose the weight I want to go back to more plant based 

Hmmm, should I chime in on this weight lifting thing here? eh, what's the worse thing that could happen? Well, I'm 5'11" used to be 6ft lost an inch somewhere along the way..gained it else where I guess around the waistline,above it! Alrighty then. eh hem... I used to work in a hot rod shop building cars and a factory job very strenuous high heat intensive work! Body work! Mine and yeah the rods too. Well now I'm full time music career guy... it's mentally and physically taxing. Taxing on my body and other things because I have no time to go to the gym and I don't have a pool in my backyard at the moment so, I tell myself I'll do it later... i didn't for 6 years now, well, I have lost at least 40% of my strength I used to bench 300 I just started out last week at 170 MAX! WTF? today was 180, I'll take that! OK, my deal is this, It took me a looong time to get strong and it took a long time to lose it and get fatish... So It's going to take time to get strong and fit again. So, How? well this makes sense to me so I'm trying it out. You can eat what you want IF you eat your caloric intake your macros , I've seen countless dudes and dudettes shredded and they all eat whatever they want! within their macros calorie intake. and forget this one hereLOL I'm super active and based on my height weight and loss goal, I should be eating ...3000 cal a day?! are you nuts FS? that's way off. I don't know what I burn , but I know what I take in and I do HIIT everyday. AND It is working. Ok, I lost my train of thought here ... anyway, Life is a balance and so is eating. ;p  

I just reread that thing.. It has absolutely nothing to do with your dilemma or that pB&J samich. sorry ,I'm not trying to hijack your post ;)  

HA HA HA HA ! no its cool... steers me aways from b!$#hing about stupid stuff. well I'm super sensitive to gaining weight. and I'm not active... like at all... I do house wife crap and take care of a baby.... most of my day consists of playing with blocks... so 3000 calories probably got me in this fat mess lol!!! but... believe it or not, I was pretty fit at one point...I would do free weights in my room for hours after school because there were a lot of people I hated and I liked to fight... (i lost a bunch of weight and kept it off till i hurt my back so i know youre right).... but now I don't hate anyone so it's hard to 1) be motivated 2) find time...I usually only have time during ozzy's first nap ... if he doesn't take one??? I don't get and "me" time that day..... but my husband will be leaving for work. I'll make the 13 year old make dinners and then i can take advantage of oz's second nap ... I have one of those home gym things.. I guess I should get off my fat a$$ and use the thing. what is HIIT? ... I don't have balance, that's why I'm fat ha ha ha ha  

My wife is the same way! She eats junk food nonstop and is only 110lbs. How the hell?! Lol 

I loved reading this. Ahhh you can tell you love someone when they annoy the crap out of you. My husband is kind of similar, but it's starting to catch up with him now. 

@Roddyprime....not knowing your wife at all....but I will say this. 30% of all Type II Diabetics are M.O.N.W people. Medically Obese Normal Weight. This happens when you keep pounding your liver with carbohydrates, as only the liver can process fructose. It takes fructose and stores as liver fat and pancreas fat. Once enough of this deep visceral fat builds up (takes time), insulin is not able to get to the bloodstream and you have high blood sugar, i.e., Type II Diabetes. Many, many...skinny/thin people think they have magic genes...to some degree yes, but they're killing themselves. And even if they athletes it's the same, World Class Triathlete Sami Inkinen became a Type II Diabetic due to pounding jell shots, carb drinks, recovery snacks, etc.. Low Carb High Fat reversed it.....geez....totally hijackin'....sorry 

8hunter6, everyone's body and metabolism is different. Take care of YOU and the rest will fall in place! Keep up the good work! PS. Feel free to pump me up when I fall R/Ken 

Lol ya he sure pisses me off... but i love the butthead ha ha ha ..... mahjohn I do think he is showing signs ... if he doesn't eat on time he starts shaking and doesn't function right... when he has too much sugar he has to sleep it off... like he HAS to sleep... he made french toast the other day and then felt weird and slept most of the day. he never listens to me..... he's gonna end up in a freakin coma.  

I'm always here to support everyone.. man I'm on here more than facebook now ha ha ha  

High Intensity Interval Training. A lot of people associate it with cardio like running for example. You sprint for 1 interval and then jog or walk for 1 interval. But you can apply it to any kind of exercise. I use a tabata timer and do 1 exercise (squats) for 30 seconds, rest 10 seconds, kettlebell swings for the next interval, 10 seconds rest and so on up the the amount of intervals you want to do. There are 1000s of intervals :) 

"oh.... sorry hunny.. but hey atleast today i did some push ups". Is he going to be okay? I mean, you must have hit him. 

huh. ..... HIIT sounds interesting. I really need to start working out... I'm so out of shape that I started taking a aspirin once a day to avoid heart attacks to build up to working out... my family always dies of heart attacks..... so I figure a week of aspirin and I should start working out .. starting slow of course ....