As someone who grew up thinking he didn’t like a lot of foods only to learn I just didn’t like the way my mom prepared them (vegetables, most specifically), maybe rethink your technique?
I used to drink upwards of 6 cans of soda per day as a teenager, I eventually stopped all soda consumption apart from when I would go out to a restaurant or movie, then shortly after quit all together. It's been about 5 years since my last sip or taste of soda, and can honestly say when I did taste it, it literally tasted like some terrible acid that was going to burn my tongue out of my mouth. The same stuff I couldn't live without as a teenager. I promised to never take another sip of soda as long as I live after that experience. Refined sugar is poison, as addictive as any drug. I encourage anyone reading this to try going 30 days without any added sugar of any kind - allowing only natural sugars such as in fruits and vegetables. I've done it about 6 times. It is life changing, and it makes you feel incredible! Blueberries in natural greek yogurt, veggies with hummus, and sliced warm apples with cinnamon become desserts that can replace ice cream and satisfy any natural craving for something sweet. When you only eat 100% natural foods, they begin to taste amazing, and the positive impact they have on your mind and body cannot be overstated. Stay moving. Move your body every day, no matter what, even if just walking your stairs in your home 5 to 10 times in a row. Something simple, and build over time. Just always move your body. Good luck everyone, you can do it! God bless.
I'm visiting family in S.C. I had a regular Coke...sugar-bomb. Haven't had any sugar soda in years. It tasted like a syrupy chemistry set. Eeeaackkk! Threw it out and gulped water to get rid of the after-taste
Regardless of what excuse “injuries” you have to not workout, the pool is your ultimate game changer. Even if you’re 500 lbs, get in the shallow end of the pool and do arm circles in the water until you’re gassed.
Moving around with resistance inflames a deteriorating spine. The Wim Hof Iceman method is the only hope for some types of injuries. Then, how can one perform the Wim Hof method? Sometimes there are circumstances which make it seem impossible to start healing.
Doing push-ups every day will negate any muscle gains because you won't have the necessary rest period to enduce muscle buildup and recovery, but good on you for all of that, king. It takes a huge amount of discipline, especially to lose that amount of weight!
Until I gave up sugar and grains, I had no idea that the anxious, desperate starvation I used to feel ISN'T hunger. It's addiction. 3 months into a whole foods diet, I feel fantastic. I'm exercising every day without DOMS and decades of Depression have just melted away! Fasting plus Exercise plus Keto = Perfect combination.
I once asked a guy who lost 75lbs how he did it. He said “Move around more and stop putting so much shit in my mouth.” Some of the best diet advice a person can give.
I was a fat kid in highschool, my friend was in swim team, his coach got their team to only drink water. He told me to do it with him, lost almost 60lbs didn't do anything else.
100 percent right. You have to start moving. Started moving 2 years ago and lost 90lbs. Walking may seem like a 'weak' exercise , but if you're sedentary it will burn calories exponentially more than your current routine. It also builds muscle and allows you, over time, to step up the activity. Diet is the other key, track what you put into your body. If you don't know what you're putting in you have no idea what your baseline is.
Approximately burns ~100 calories a mile depending on weight/sex/pace etc. If you live in a nice area or near some good trails, walking is a blast. Can double as a low-level form of meditation.
@@hombreenojado depends on the incline, pace etc. I like to use my treadmill and walk at varying inclines while watching a show. I know not everybody has a treadmill but .5 miles on an incline can be a blast of a workout.
People write in to these like biology isle something new and we aren’t sure how to lose weight. People likely to ask stupid questions like this are the ones who don’t want to put in the work.
Verbalizing weak thoughts, which mostly lead to weak actions is freaking powerful. I do this every time, when I really dont want to work out. Its kinda weird that i have to laugh about myself and those thoughts and just get to work afterwards. Really helps!
"You're not gonna die if you don't eat now. Just be tougher. What's wrong with you" "Imagine having to announce your stupid pathetic cravings to the world". Good stuff I've used in the past for sure.
My dad was a 50s era body builder,.....he used to say some pretty wise stuff about dieting, "loosing weight is so simple. Reduce the intake! And keep the same workouts going. Weight will peel off quick." Mind over matter,....if you don't mind, it don't matter. Mr. Willink....thank you for your service.
@@SenorJuan2023 because bodybuilders die at 45% higher rate than people who sit on the couch and eat donuts, hence you should not take any fitness advice from them. get a full blood panel of your thyroid, hormones etc done , that will lead you to the "right diet". the reason most likely caloric restriction is not working for you is your metabolism is not efficient from some imbalance when you restrict calories you will actually retain weight because your body thinks its starving and its worse when you're already in a weakened metabolic state.
started back on intermittent fasting and introduced keto again, started a push/pull routine at home using a bodyweight routine and a daily brisk walk for 30 mins....feel great!!
@Akilleus it will do...will lower blood pressure drastically and improve your cognitive function from the intake of omega 3. nice to hear your making improvements. keep at it.
Drink a gallon of water per day. I'm telling you, it really puts hunger in check. Also, you start feeling much better and are more sensitive to how bad food and sugar saps you of energy.
The Coca-Cola story very accurately describes my experience with it as well. I used to drink Coke a lot when I was younger, spent a few years without any sugary drinks, then got offered a Coke somewhere and it tasted exactly the way you would expect sugar water to taste like. That was almost 2 decades ago, but I still remember how overwhelmingly sweet and gross it was... water > all.
@@ChefofWar33 dont hate on chocolate milk. The artificial stuff is bad but I get this organic chocolate milk from strauss creamery, only natural ingredients. Drink it as my breakfast everyday, fills me up and gives me good energy. Has 16 grams of protein too, it basically has the macros of a protein shake, except healthier and much tastier
Knowing the difference between being hungry and just that feeling of emptiness in your gut was a key for me. If someone can go a week or two without eating than there’s no such thing as hunger during one day. This is why OMAD makes sense because it trains you to actually enjoy the feeling of emptiness in your gut. I use to eat constantly and I think that’s because I always felt the full feeling was the goal. This caused me to avoid emptiness. That was a 40 year mistake. Now I enjoy the feeling of emptiness.
Swimming is huge for anyone trying to lose weight without injuring themselves imo. Such a holistic, low-impact exercise. Perfect for smoking yourself without blowing your knees up
I'm a fifty year old weightlifter that has never had to worry about diet till now.Now my body is telling me that the junk I've eaten for years is no longer compatible with my body.Im going through this right now and needed to hear this today.Every other addiction from Alcohol to cigerettes to other things has fallen by the wayside.In saying that suger still stands as the last addiction to fall.I attribute it to the fact that it's our oldest addiction.
OMAD (one meal a day) has been the savior of many who thought losing weight was difficult or impossible (difficulty). You eat that one 1k, 1.5k or 2k calorie meal and you're done for until the next day, it's amazing.
@Yannick Muyango Dunno, I wouldn't suggest it to anyone trying to be competitive. The whole "you can only absorb X amount of protein at one time" is kinda bollocks though, there's literature showing that at least 50g can be utilized effectively at one time (athletes tested with many meals vs few). When eating all the time I'm extremely prone to crippling nausea if I don't have a meal around 2 hours before the gym, but with OMAD there's a chance I would actually be able to workout with having to worry about that.
Just started watching these podcasts, man I'm obsessed. Haven't touched any sugar and started getting up at 5am and working out. I. Feel. Amazing. Seriously guys just those changes alone make a big difference. Anytime I dont feel like it, I just tell myself to Get. It. Done. (in Jocko style)
I lost 30 lbs so far doing jiu jitsu and cutting back on carbs and sugar. I was 300 pounds like 7 months ago w high blood pressure and just fat. Also lots of calisthenics and stretching
I just hit my 100lb loss…after all this time it was simple…ignore what you want, remove your feelings, stop eating junk, eat lots of fruit protein and veggies. Exercise; I started off able to just hit 10 push ups in a row…I did 30-40 a day. I filled my rucksack with tools and started lifting. I did it every single day. I got a mountain bike and started riding. I just hit 1000 miles in 6 months, I do 250 push ups a day right now in sets of 20. I have cheat days for special occasions. I have never felt so strong and healthy. I would never trade this feeling for my old lifestyle. The key for me was consistency and practicing ignoring my feelings, wants, needs. Get after it every day and don’t need results to validate your efforts. Don’t THINK just DO!!!! You will wish you did it years earlier!
I was literally just about to comment about that. I want to hear what Echo has to say lol. He makes a lot of good points but then Jocko just cuts him off.
@@andrewcorrie8936Same I had most success doin fasting too because I have ZERO self control when it comes to eating, so the only way to restrict my calories is to cut out eating time. And when I am hungry after fasting, it's for real food and not sweets or junk.
Great video! Instead of commenting individually and risk forgetting someone, I will say to all of you who lost a substantial amount of weight by just starting to walk and clean up your nutrition: congratulations! You are living examples that you can make tremendous change with little adjustments in the beginning (most people don't because they think it's futile and that nothing short of turning your whole life around will work - which is why nothing actually happens). Starting somewhere like giving up sugar-loaded sodas and eating more fresh produce will kickstart your journey, and once you're on a roll... and walking, don't even get me started on the benefits of walking, whatever your fitness level is. Again, congrats for what you have done, and for being reminders that the steps you took remain impactful wherever you are health-wise (physical and mental) 💪🏻🙏🏻 - stay healthy, safe and strong in these challenging times people!
Great advice! I lost 70 pounds but I had to start by walking and cutting back on the food. Wasn't easy. My first "workout" was 3.5 mph on a treadmill for 45 minutes. I thought I was gonna die! Next day, I wished I had but I went back and did it again and again and again and again. The only advice I would give is to stay away from fitness magazines and most internet fitness gurus. Avoid fat burners, testosterone enhancers and basically anything that isn't clean eating. Steer clear of fitness routines that are too complex to be sustainable. For example, reduce food intake but avoid counting calories or "macros". That stuff will just make you crazy. Focus on the basics instead of the weird stuff you see other people doing in the gym. Group fitness can be motivating but avoid programs with high burn out and injury rates (Trust me on this, I've been down this path and learned some hard lessons.) Find something you enjoy so you'll stick with it. I found a love for strength training. Not just weights but also body weight stuff, sand bags and kettlebells. I've stayed pretty much the same weight now for almost 10 years.
@@Tmoney9444 Happy to help. One thing I have changed is to loosely track my calories for a given day based on whatever program I'm following. My base metabolic rate is around 1775 calories per day. Add 300 for normal activity. I target 2000-2200 cals/day. If I'm working to build strength, I roughly add 200-300 calories per day. It's more for energy to handle moderately heavier weights than to build bulk. If I'm looking to reduce body fat %, I change the programming to emphasize less strength but a little higher reps, more sets and shorter rests between sets. I also drop my target calories to 1900-2100. Holidays are the best time for me to "shred". I don't go for sub-10% body fat but it keeps me more mindful of what I'm eating. Jan-Mar is typically my big strength cycle. Apr-Jun are when I work more on athleticism so I can play Jun-Oct. I stay at the upper end of a healthy body weight with a BF% around 12-14%. Not ripped but I have pretty good definition for going shirtless. Makes it a lot easier to drop into pickup volleyball games. ;-) Basically you just need to understand your own body cycles and how to leverage the right program at the right time. Since I'm not a body builder or competitive athlete, the program I follow keeps me within 10 pounds of my ideal weight and in a healthy body fat range (12-19%) all year.
Jocks and Echo are once again correct, its amazing how easy life is when u just simplify things to “ is this going to kill me , right now or am I being an emotional baby?” Spending , food, drugs , sex, smoking , all wants , actually those wants are what kills u long term, Gotta Go Monk Mode
I don't get the point of being alive though if you abstain from all the things that make you want to be alive. You could develop some perversion for deprivation and masochism I guess, or maybe if you're just really scared of dying, otherwise that doesn't make any sense to me. You can just learn to enjoy things in moderation.
Lieutenant commander willlink thank you for what you've done and thank you for this channel, really made realize how out shape I am mentally and its limiting my health physically. I've been following for about 2 months, and this with golf has helped me burn 17kg since I started
Walking is very underrated. A good 30mins fasted walking will help tons. I also like no carbs in the first meal so you can keep the burning going. All fat and protein for the 1st meal. Carb cycling is also great tool so you can still eat some carbs and lose fat but this depends on your willpower
A few years back I lost over 100 pounds over the course of a year. Jocko has hit most of the important parts in his quick video. Get your sleep - Sleep loss makes you stay fat without energy to exercise Exercise more, start with walking or something low impact like easy bike rides Cut out junk food, and replace it with nutritious food (nutritious food can taste good too) I usually start by cutting the bad stuff in half, and replacing it with the good. Sugar is your enemy when you are fat, think of it as edible crack, it's very additive, and is really bad for you. Not to mention it makes you more susceptible to diabetes. I did the blood type diet by Dr Dadamo and it worked for me to keep the weight off. Eat more paleo, eating real food makes your body work properly Cut out foods with flavor enhancers (they make you eat more than you need to, and they are usually nutrition poor foods) Cut out foods with lots of synthetic preservatives, they slow your metabolism and keep the fat on Learn how to cook a few simple meals, it saves money, is usually more nutritious, and helps you understand exactly what you are eating. Intermittent fasting or eating 75% of your usual portion can both be great ways to give your body time to process your food, and re-calibrate your palette Drink organic green tea (plus mint if you like) it will help you recuperate, it helps digest food, and it's one of the few edible things that take heavy metals out of the body Good luck and stay strong! o7
Thanks for that comment Jack, very helpful I also would like some advice, I'm currently mentally motivated to work out. But physical not really. I mentally see my self doing all these works outs but physically not ready. I'm hearing about dieting but ik it will be difficult. Any advice on that? I'm also 16
This is the most logical and rational advice I have heard in a very long time. You in fact are able to recalibrate your tastes, cravings and diet. My neck was dislocated in an auto accident and had to be reconstructed to take the pressure off my spinal cord. After the surgery, swallowing was extremely painful. Water hurt. Three weeks after surgery I was able to drink frapped fruits and vegetables. My body CRAVED the nutrition. After a month and a half I was able to swallow soft fruits and steamed vegetables. My body no longer wanted chips, candy bars, cookies or anything else loaded with sugared calories.
I am pleased to see somebody addressing the connection between food and feelings of security and immediate gratification. Not enough talk about the brain and our food addictions.
I’m not obese by any means, but I’ve wanted to lose a few pounds for a long time. Getting my diet under control was hard, in large part because of cravings and my tendency to give into the “oh, just one won’t hurt” approach to snacks. I finally tried fasting: eating 6 hours a day, fasting the other 18. Within a week my entire appetite was restructured and I had no cravings. It kinda blows my mind when I think about how effective it was. I lost 15 pounds in 3-4 weeks without starving myself or living life hungry all the time. I highly, highly recommend looking into fasting for anyone who has had trouble maintaining a diet.
Dustomatic - Same approach, man. Went from 220 to 185 (five pounds from target weight) in three months while gaining some strength. Intermittent fasting absolutely works.
Talking about fasting. I dread Ramadan every year, but I sure do feel better and healthier when done. Food tastes so good. I lift or run or cycle before breaking my fast and that Gatorade with ice is godly and heavinly delicious
I herniated a disk and put on so much weight I was at 300lbs because it hurt to do anything.. I started intermittent fasting and 1-3 day fasts. Changed my diet to natural organic foods. Dropped 100lbs in 5 months now i am in 0 pain and lift weights and ride my bike 15 miles a day. I can do pull ups now and deadlift and squat more than I ever could before. My back is super solid and I feel amazing everyday. I thank God every day I am not in pain but it took alot of discipline to get to this point. It's just a lifestyle now.
When I tried fasting it taught me that i am in control of what goes through my face... Try 24 hrs to start work you way up from there. my best is 6 days
I like how jacco vary from the norm on this one because after a fast everything is delicious and if you fast long enough and you eat something you never like before it will always taste good after that🦅🇺🇸⚓🏝🐊👍🤜🤛
Jocko is so right about the fasting. I did a 3 day fast recently and it completely reset my cravings. Changing to a new diet is much easier after a fast.
Hey Jocko, been *really* enjoying your videos; found your channel after I saw your Ted talk on UA-cam. Had plenty of time, as I sat here recuperating from a motorcycle injury... watching you & Echo Charles every day has helped to 'keep me on the path'. @ the person who wrote in: I've been significantly overweight for half my life, was up around 260 lb, and have cut down to 200 by making some simple changes (intermittent fasting - having a 14-16 hour portion of the day that I don't eat, cutting back on the carbohydrates, cutting way back on refined sugars, cutting out artificial sweeteners, and then scaling back on the calories). Just made one small change at a time, would have been overwhelming to do all @ once. Now, here's the important part: I've suffered from back pain since I was a teenager, and I'm 52 now. Lots of problems, worked as a mechanic with a f***d up back (multiple ruptured discs, etc). Have also had a hernia, and a large amount of surgical repair done to my left shoulder My advice: finding good physical therapists gave me a full range of motion in my shoulder after the surgery. I'm still missing some cartilage, but I have more use of that shoulder than almost anybody I've ever met who's had a shoulder surgery. I attribute that the physical therapy. After decades of daily pain (yeah 24/7/365), MRIs, shots, braces, drugs, etc... I had a doctor prescribe visit to a physical therapist who did a lot with guys who'd been injured at work In my particular case (specific to ME - not necessarily anybody else), the therapist had me work on my glutes and some other small muscles in the hip area. Game changer. Every doctor I had ever gone to had me work on my abs and core - with very little result. The other thing I did for my back was by accident; I had already started a daily meditation practice, and that was helping as well -but the PT is what broke the cycle of pain, where I now can go weeks at a time and barely feel my back The takeaways: one small change at a time seems easier to stick with, attack my problems from multiple fronts (in my case, exercises, meditation, diet), and get referred to a good physical therapist - they specialize in one kind of thing... MD's take training in a ton of different kinds of stuff, and often don't have the specialized kind of knowledge. Glad that I finally have a little experience that I can drop on here - you guys have helped me a ton over the last few months!
Walking is a great way to start! I work as a postman at the moment and it’s a lot of walking up and down hills carrying small weights (mail). I chose to eat healthy but I can really eat whatever and however much I want and I will not get fat...so what I’m trying to say is just go for a robust walk everyday, if you want to get challenged, fill your backpack up with heavy stuff and go for a 1-2 hour walk first thing in the morning and the weight will just drop off!
I love these little funny conversations before or after the Podcast. I love the podcast, but they get a little heavy at times. Good to see these guys laugh and joke around.
I have to agree with Jocko on the fasting part. A little over a year ago I was sick as a dog with a stomach bug that basically forced me into a 48 hour fast. After coming out of it the first thing I tried to eat was some carrots. Those were the best damn carrots I ever ate haha.
The fast advice is some of the best, when I get into a bad habit and fall off the diet for too long, I spend a day not eating and it makes adjustments to my diet 5x easier
Lost 70 lbs in 4 mos because of fasting… DEFINITELY “recalibrates” taste buds AND curbs appetite… longest fast I’ve done was 21 day juice fast… heals the body, drops weight(waste), clears the mind which helps discipline 💯💯
I love Jocko’s response about the bad back. Countless bro’s have lost their lives getting advice from other bro’s after they have complained about general back pain. Lol Jocko is wise to point out the severe lack of information needed right there. Thank you for your continued service! P.S. 6:52 Agree 100%
“I will eat these 10 BigMacs today because I am going for an intense jog tomorrow!” My brain trying to talk me into every McDonald’s drive through I see... 🍔🍟🍔🍟🍔🍟
Well, just calculate how much you will have to jog to work those burgers out. Just run out 100 kalories while thinking that bigmac is 400(or however much they have)! Just do that a couple times. All these drive-throughs will taste like blood in your mouth and your lungs collapsing, your kidneys cramping up and your knees breaking out of your ass.
@Akilleus What you eat is pretty much irrelevant. Losing weight is about how much calories you consume vs how much you burn. If you only eat candy but you keep the amount of calories under your maintenance; you'll lose weight.
Ashley Croft your weight won’t fluctuate if calories stay the same, protein vs carbs doesn’t matter. With resistance training yes the protein turns to muscle and raises metabolism so you can recomp but that’s about it.
Beginning of the year I was 238, drank too much, lived off of bachelor food without ever exercising. In the first three months I lost 44 lbs just by taking my dog on longer walks every morning, cooking my meals (lean meat and veggies mostly) and cut out the booze. 90 days of that has made me FEEL so much happier and healthier that the feeling is enough motivation to keep going. I still have cheat meals now and then and I still have 20-30 lbs to go but the change in lifestyle is SO much more valuable than the numbers on the scale.
Jocko: hahah imagine how f**king pitiful it would be to say im gunna die if i don't eat this doughnut Me: * sweats nervously* haha....yeah totally...pitiful
Lmfao yes I know hella people who do this, myself included. I even eat a very healthy diet most of the time but once in a while I'll walk into a room and say "I NEED Burger King right now"
Jocko is the best. He understands us and doesn't just degrade.
@Perfect Pudding You just keep eating your pudding buddy.
He is such a great communicator. Knows how to make things sound simple, even when it takes a lot of work. Jocko is the best
@The Pint troll
I agree. He is a legend. All these guys are. We need hard people like this.
@The Pint Yes it is.
Now let us enjoy Jocko.
UwU
My kids: "we don't like this food"
Me: "that just means you aren't hungry enough."
Ha thats a good one im gonna try it on my kids.....
Hunger is the best spice.
Facts.
I didn't eat anything for 24h, after that, the week old rice I had in the fridge was the best rice I ate my whole life.
As someone who grew up thinking he didn’t like a lot of foods only to learn I just didn’t like the way my mom prepared them (vegetables, most specifically), maybe rethink your technique?
After drinking soda every day for years, it tasted like water. After quitting drinking soda for a few weeks, it tasted like syrup and battery acid.
After a while the smell starts to get awful as well.
I used to drink upwards of 6 cans of soda per day as a teenager, I eventually stopped all soda consumption apart from when I would go out to a restaurant or movie, then shortly after quit all together. It's been about 5 years since my last sip or taste of soda, and can honestly say when I did taste it, it literally tasted like some terrible acid that was going to burn my tongue out of my mouth. The same stuff I couldn't live without as a teenager. I promised to never take another sip of soda as long as I live after that experience. Refined sugar is poison, as addictive as any drug. I encourage anyone reading this to try going 30 days without any added sugar of any kind - allowing only natural sugars such as in fruits and vegetables. I've done it about 6 times. It is life changing, and it makes you feel incredible! Blueberries in natural greek yogurt, veggies with hummus, and sliced warm apples with cinnamon become desserts that can replace ice cream and satisfy any natural craving for something sweet. When you only eat 100% natural foods, they begin to taste amazing, and the positive impact they have on your mind and body cannot be overstated. Stay moving. Move your body every day, no matter what, even if just walking your stairs in your home 5 to 10 times in a row. Something simple, and build over time. Just always move your body. Good luck everyone, you can do it! God bless.
liquidnature13 what’s a good diet to follow that has no limited sugar?
I'm visiting family in S.C. I had a regular Coke...sugar-bomb. Haven't had any sugar soda in years. It tasted like a syrupy chemistry set.
Eeeaackkk! Threw it out and gulped water to get rid of the after-taste
it's literally anywhere from 3-6 ph. so it IS highly acidic. never put that in your body if you are interested in health
“I reject feelings” 😂
Harrison Wiltrout, Jocko is way funnier than what people give him credit for .
My favourite Jocko quote is still "a tear nearly formed in my non-shooting eye". But "I don't do feelings. I reject feelings." can be a close second.
I reject feelings. Beast mentality!
Easily entertained
I don’t get feelings I reject feelings #boss
Regardless of what excuse “injuries” you have to not workout, the pool is your ultimate game changer. Even if you’re 500 lbs, get in the shallow end of the pool and do arm circles in the water until you’re gassed.
for those heavily overweight a good starting point that will ease them into working out without destroying joints is the swimming pool.
only problem is that all the pools are currently closed but I completely agree
Great idea, love the pool. Lots are closed down in my area now. How about you?
Moving around with resistance inflames a deteriorating spine. The Wim Hof Iceman method is the only hope for some types of injuries. Then, how can one perform the Wim Hof method? Sometimes there are circumstances which make it seem impossible to start healing.
Diet
lost 114 lbs in 7mo fasting, cut all sugar, walked everyday, pushups till my arms hurt , everyday. diet is everything though
Yeah: you can't compete with what you eat
@Forever Zenith i had similar loss did 16/8 fasting, also cut all sugar, powerlifting and walked 10,000 steps most days
best thing i ever done Don, i incorporate the 16:8 method and train first thing in the morning
Doing push-ups every day will negate any muscle gains because you won't have the necessary rest period to enduce muscle buildup and recovery, but good on you for all of that, king. It takes a huge amount of discipline, especially to lose that amount of weight!
Don M bingo! Da man
Jocko talks about donuts like they used to regularly mug him when he was a kid
🤣🤣🤣
If Jocko walked into a room and announced that he NEEDED A DONUT.....someone would find a donut to give him.
Private Pyle needed that Donut. He got a Blanket Party.
I feel like he actually loves them... but hates them because he chooses not to eat them
Well he was a fat kid, so you’re not too far off, Bruce.
Until I gave up sugar and grains, I had no idea that the anxious, desperate starvation I used to feel ISN'T hunger. It's addiction. 3 months into a whole foods diet, I feel fantastic. I'm exercising every day without DOMS and decades of Depression have just melted away! Fasting plus Exercise plus Keto = Perfect combination.
I once asked a guy who lost 75lbs how he did it. He said “Move around more and stop putting so much shit in my mouth.”
Some of the best diet advice a person can give.
Doesn't work all the time. Ask me how I know. He probably had a garbage diet prior .
@@SenorJuan2023 That's an excuse. It does work all the time. The results, just aren't instant.
@@irish7460 yeah, it hasn't for the past 15 years for me. Guess I'm too impatient. LMFAO
I was a fat kid in highschool, my friend was in swim team, his coach got their team to only drink water. He told me to do it with him, lost almost 60lbs didn't do anything else.
😂 great advice and straight to the point
Jocko Podcast increases my testosterone by 300% everytime i listen to him!!
@Come to Butthead - No need to be literal buddy
100 percent right. You have to start moving. Started moving 2 years ago and lost 90lbs. Walking may seem like a 'weak' exercise , but if you're sedentary it will burn calories exponentially more than your current routine. It also builds muscle and allows you, over time, to step up the activity. Diet is the other key, track what you put into your body. If you don't know what you're putting in you have no idea what your baseline is.
Approximately burns ~100 calories a mile depending on weight/sex/pace etc. If you live in a nice area or near some good trails, walking is a blast. Can double as a low-level form of meditation.
Walking actually works vey well... for distance. Walking half a mile a day. Not much. Solid, paced walking at 6 tp 10 miles per day? Absolutely.
Realized this when when I started driving to work instead of walking. It's crazy at how much a nice long walk can really benefit one's health.
@@hombreenojado depends on the incline, pace etc. I like to use my treadmill and walk at varying inclines while watching a show. I know not everybody has a treadmill but .5 miles on an incline can be a blast of a workout.
People write in to these like biology isle something new and we aren’t sure how to lose weight. People likely to ask stupid questions like this are the ones who don’t want to put in the work.
Verbalizing weak thoughts, which mostly lead to weak actions is freaking powerful.
I do this every time, when I really dont want to work out. Its kinda weird that i have to laugh about myself and those thoughts and just get to work afterwards.
Really helps!
"You're not gonna die if you don't eat now. Just be tougher. What's wrong with you" "Imagine having to announce your stupid pathetic cravings to the world". Good stuff I've used in the past for sure.
Jocko and martial arts transformed my health. In the best shape of my life after two kids. Forever thankful for Jocko and the gift he is to humanity.
My dad was a 50s era body builder,.....he used to say some pretty wise stuff about dieting, "loosing weight is so simple. Reduce the intake! And keep the same workouts going. Weight will peel off quick." Mind over matter,....if you don't mind, it don't matter. Mr. Willink....thank you for your service.
uh it's not that easy. Trust me. I've been trying to lose the extra weight using that tactic for over 15 years now.
@@SenorJuan2023 because bodybuilders die at 45% higher rate than people who sit on the couch and eat donuts, hence you should not take any fitness advice from them. get a full blood panel of your thyroid, hormones etc done , that will lead you to the "right diet". the reason most likely caloric restriction is not working for you is your metabolism is not efficient from some imbalance when you restrict calories you will actually retain weight because your body thinks its starving and its worse when you're already in a weakened metabolic state.
@@kenuffff I've tried all kinds of diets and eat healthier than almost any American that isn't a hard core vegan.
@@SenorJuan2023 that's why i said to get your hormones and thyroid looked at, and maybe you're not eating enough to lose weight its possible.
@@SenorJuan2023 do you actively track your calories? Make sure you’re in a calorie deficit
started back on intermittent fasting and introduced keto again, started a push/pull routine at home using a bodyweight routine and a daily brisk walk for 30 mins....feel great!!
@Akilleus nonsense
@Akilleus it will do...will lower blood pressure drastically and improve your cognitive function from the intake of omega 3. nice to hear your making improvements.
keep at it.
you probably should get blood work done before going on extreme diets like keto
Keto people stink
Drink a gallon of water per day. I'm telling you, it really puts hunger in check.
Also, you start feeling much better and are more sensitive to how bad food and sugar saps you of energy.
How often do you end up pissing bro?
@@george4vIogging Not gonna lie.. a metric shit ton 🤣🤣🤣
I would say at least 4-5 times a day.
Yeah, water is a big help, too
I drink on a gallon or more throughout the day and I probably piss 20 times a day.
Jocko and Echo are a good duo. They balance each other well. Jocko’s sternness with Echo’s openness.
The Coca-Cola story very accurately describes my experience with it as well. I used to drink Coke a lot when I was younger, spent a few years without any sugary drinks, then got offered a Coke somewhere and it tasted exactly the way you would expect sugar water to taste like. That was almost 2 decades ago, but I still remember how overwhelmingly sweet and gross it was... water > all.
That is my experience too. Problem was, I replaced pop with chocolate milk. Now Im over it and just drink water.
@@ChefofWar33 dont hate on chocolate milk. The artificial stuff is bad but I get this organic chocolate milk from strauss creamery, only natural ingredients. Drink it as my breakfast everyday, fills me up and gives me good energy. Has 16 grams of protein too, it basically has the macros of a protein shake, except healthier and much tastier
@@MagisterWigbo I love choco milk. I just love it too much.
Knowing the difference between being hungry and just that feeling of emptiness in your gut was a key for me. If someone can go a week or two without eating than there’s no such thing as hunger during one day. This is why OMAD makes sense because it trains you to actually enjoy the feeling of emptiness in your gut.
I use to eat constantly and I think that’s because I always felt the full feeling was the goal. This caused me to avoid emptiness. That was a 40 year mistake.
Now I enjoy the feeling of emptiness.
Best workouts for back pain:
1. Swimming 🏊
2. Body Weight Workouts 🧍🏼♂️
3. Walking 🚶
Swimming really helped me, and I have 2 herniated discs with degenerate disc disease through my lumbar spine
Swimming is huge for anyone trying to lose weight without injuring themselves imo. Such a holistic, low-impact exercise. Perfect for smoking yourself without blowing your knees up
Cody Dale 🤩 WOW! Awesome 😎 glad you’re doing better Bro! :DK
Custos Libertas totally agree! :DK
Walking is so underrated!
I'm a fifty year old weightlifter that has never had to worry about diet till now.Now my body is telling me that the junk I've eaten for years is no longer compatible with my body.Im going through this right now and needed to hear this today.Every other addiction from Alcohol to cigerettes to other things has fallen by the wayside.In saying that suger still stands as the last addiction to fall.I attribute it to the fact that it's our oldest addiction.
OMAD (one meal a day) has been the savior of many who thought losing weight was difficult or impossible (difficulty). You eat that one 1k, 1.5k or 2k calorie meal and you're done for until the next day, it's amazing.
@Yannick Muyango Dunno, I wouldn't suggest it to anyone trying to be competitive. The whole "you can only absorb X amount of protein at one time" is kinda bollocks though, there's literature showing that at least 50g can be utilized effectively at one time (athletes tested with many meals vs few).
When eating all the time I'm extremely prone to crippling nausea if I don't have a meal around 2 hours before the gym, but with OMAD there's a chance I would actually be able to workout with having to worry about that.
@Yannick Muyango It makes you better. Lions dont chase down gazelles when they are full. They do it when they are hungry.
Game changer for sure
Well done.
Just started watching these podcasts, man I'm obsessed. Haven't touched any sugar and started getting up at 5am and working out.
I. Feel. Amazing.
Seriously guys just those changes alone make a big difference. Anytime I dont feel like it, I just tell myself to Get. It. Done. (in Jocko style)
good!
Great message! The thing I love about a 24-hour fast is the discipline! I feels good to have the discipline to do it.
I lost 30 lbs so far doing jiu jitsu and cutting back on carbs and sugar. I was 300 pounds like 7 months ago w high blood pressure and just fat. Also lots of calisthenics and stretching
I just hit my 100lb loss…after all this time it was simple…ignore what you want, remove your feelings, stop eating junk, eat lots of fruit protein and veggies. Exercise; I started off able to just hit 10 push ups in a row…I did 30-40 a day. I filled my rucksack with tools and started lifting. I did it every single day. I got a mountain bike and started riding. I just hit 1000 miles in 6 months, I do 250 push ups a day right now in sets of 20. I have cheat days for special occasions. I have never felt so strong and healthy. I would never trade this feeling for my old lifestyle. The key for me was consistency and practicing ignoring my feelings, wants, needs. Get after it every day and don’t need results to validate your efforts. Don’t THINK just DO!!!! You will wish you did it years earlier!
im korean , you look so good!
I feel bad for Echo. He never gets to finish his sentences. Either way love the podcast
Penitent Man because he would never stop talking 😂
He has actually gotten much better at finishing since the beginning of the PodCast
I was literally just about to comment about that. I want to hear what Echo has to say lol. He makes a lot of good points but then Jocko just cuts him off.
That's because he isn't as good at articulating his thoughts and so it's much quicker and efficient for Jocko to just finish his thoughts 😂😂
Yeah, but Echo rambles alot and is only there for Jocko to bounce off of lol
Intermittent fasting is the answer for me always!!!
Me too: drop a meal, no snacking, don't eat garbage
Damn straight!
@@andrewcorrie8936Same I had most success doin fasting too because I have ZERO self control when it comes to eating, so the only way to restrict my calories is to cut out eating time. And when I am hungry after fasting, it's for real food and not sweets or junk.
Yeah! I just started about a week ago, and it's great.
Works every time.
The black background is soo good
Absolutely on the fasting. You change your relationship with food. It is fuel.
Might be the best 7:56 minutes I've listen to with Jacko and Echo. Thanks guys, I needed this.
In my experience eating clean gets addicting after awhile just because of how good I felt, I had more energy and I looked forward to my exercises
Imagine it’s your first wrestling match and you’re up against Jocko’s kid, and he’s in the stands
Slowly but surely. Lost over 20 lbs in the last 5 or so weeks.
Appreciate these podcasts.
Jocko the man the myth the legend
When he said "I reject feelings" I spit coffee all over the screen!! hahaha priceless
No u didnt
Fasting is an incredible tool for weight loss, you will be so hungry a salad will be divine.
This info is so good, and SO true. I wish more people could hear it!
Great video! Instead of commenting individually and risk forgetting someone, I will say to all of you who lost a substantial amount of weight by just starting to walk and clean up your nutrition: congratulations! You are living examples that you can make tremendous change with little adjustments in the beginning (most people don't because they think it's futile and that nothing short of turning your whole life around will work - which is why nothing actually happens). Starting somewhere like giving up sugar-loaded sodas and eating more fresh produce will kickstart your journey, and once you're on a roll... and walking, don't even get me started on the benefits of walking, whatever your fitness level is. Again, congrats for what you have done, and for being reminders that the steps you took remain impactful wherever you are health-wise (physical and mental) 💪🏻🙏🏻 - stay healthy, safe and strong in these challenging times people!
Great advice! I lost 70 pounds but I had to start by walking and cutting back on the food.
Wasn't easy. My first "workout" was 3.5 mph on a treadmill for 45 minutes. I thought I was gonna die! Next day, I wished I had but I went back and did it again and again and again and again.
The only advice I would give is to stay away from fitness magazines and most internet fitness gurus. Avoid fat burners, testosterone enhancers and basically anything that isn't clean eating. Steer clear of fitness routines that are too complex to be sustainable. For example, reduce food intake but avoid counting calories or "macros". That stuff will just make you crazy. Focus on the basics instead of the weird stuff you see other people doing in the gym. Group fitness can be motivating but avoid programs with high burn out and injury rates (Trust me on this, I've been down this path and learned some hard lessons.)
Find something you enjoy so you'll stick with it. I found a love for strength training. Not just weights but also body weight stuff, sand bags and kettlebells. I've stayed pretty much the same weight now for almost 10 years.
I needed to read this, thank you so much for this perspective.
@@Tmoney9444 Happy to help. One thing I have changed is to loosely track my calories for a given day based on whatever program I'm following. My base metabolic rate is around 1775 calories per day. Add 300 for normal activity. I target 2000-2200 cals/day. If I'm working to build strength, I roughly add 200-300 calories per day. It's more for energy to handle moderately heavier weights than to build bulk. If I'm looking to reduce body fat %, I change the programming to emphasize less strength but a little higher reps, more sets and shorter rests between sets. I also drop my target calories to 1900-2100.
Holidays are the best time for me to "shred". I don't go for sub-10% body fat but it keeps me more mindful of what I'm eating. Jan-Mar is typically my big strength cycle. Apr-Jun are when I work more on athleticism so I can play Jun-Oct. I stay at the upper end of a healthy body weight with a BF% around 12-14%. Not ripped but I have pretty good definition for going shirtless. Makes it a lot easier to drop into pickup volleyball games. ;-)
Basically you just need to understand your own body cycles and how to leverage the right program at the right time. Since I'm not a body builder or competitive athlete, the program I follow keeps me within 10 pounds of my ideal weight and in a healthy body fat range (12-19%) all year.
Jocks and Echo are once again correct, its amazing how easy life is when u just simplify things to “ is this going to kill me , right now or am I being an emotional baby?” Spending , food, drugs , sex, smoking , all wants , actually those wants are what kills u long term, Gotta Go Monk Mode
I don't get the point of being alive though if you abstain from all the things that make you want to be alive. You could develop some perversion for deprivation and masochism I guess, or maybe if you're just really scared of dying, otherwise that doesn't make any sense to me. You can just learn to enjoy things in moderation.
@@danielmantell3084 🙄
Echo brought up an excellent point that made this question/discussion fly
Lieutenant commander willlink thank you for what you've done and thank you for this channel, really made realize how out shape I am mentally and its limiting my health physically. I've been following for about 2 months, and this with golf has helped me burn 17kg since I started
Walking is very underrated. A good 30mins fasted walking will help tons. I also like no carbs in the first meal so you can keep the burning going. All fat and protein for the 1st meal. Carb cycling is also great tool so you can still eat some carbs and lose fat but this depends on your willpower
you burn more calories sleeping at night fasted than you do walking
A few years back I lost over 100 pounds over the course of a year. Jocko has hit most of the important parts in his quick video.
Get your sleep - Sleep loss makes you stay fat without energy to exercise
Exercise more, start with walking or something low impact like easy bike rides
Cut out junk food, and replace it with nutritious food (nutritious food can taste good too) I usually start by cutting the bad stuff in half, and replacing it with the good.
Sugar is your enemy when you are fat, think of it as edible crack, it's very additive, and is really bad for you. Not to mention it makes you more susceptible to diabetes.
I did the blood type diet by Dr Dadamo and it worked for me to keep the weight off.
Eat more paleo, eating real food makes your body work properly
Cut out foods with flavor enhancers (they make you eat more than you need to, and they are usually nutrition poor foods)
Cut out foods with lots of synthetic preservatives, they slow your metabolism and keep the fat on
Learn how to cook a few simple meals, it saves money, is usually more nutritious, and helps you understand exactly what you are eating.
Intermittent fasting or eating 75% of your usual portion can both be great ways to give your body time to process your food, and re-calibrate your palette
Drink organic green tea (plus mint if you like) it will help you recuperate, it helps digest food, and it's one of the few edible things that take heavy metals out of the body
Good luck and stay strong! o7
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Same I lost 8 pounds last month due to literally doing stuff and going to bed when I actually got tired instead of staying up late
@@raymondulrich8993 what exactly did you do? Like cardio, push up? And congrats brother
Thanks for that comment Jack, very helpful
I also would like some advice, I'm currently mentally motivated to work out. But physical not really. I mentally see my self doing all these works outs but physically not ready.
I'm hearing about dieting but ik it will be difficult. Any advice on that? I'm also 16
josh_ boi push ups and I ran the Bonefrog Obstacle course and did paleo for my JROTC healthy lifestyle challenge
This is the most logical and rational advice I have heard in a very long time. You in fact are able to recalibrate your tastes, cravings and diet. My neck was dislocated in an auto accident and had to be reconstructed to take the pressure off my spinal cord. After the surgery, swallowing was extremely painful. Water hurt. Three weeks after surgery I was able to drink frapped fruits and vegetables. My body CRAVED the nutrition. After a month and a half I was able to swallow soft fruits and steamed vegetables. My body no longer wanted chips, candy bars, cookies or anything else loaded with sugared calories.
I am pleased to see somebody addressing the connection between food and feelings of security and immediate gratification. Not enough talk about the brain and our food addictions.
"imagine announcing your weakness to the world" isn't that what Facebook is for?
Literally what SJW's do. lol
😁😁😁 glad I'm not missing anything
That made me laugh out loud while drinking my tea. Brilliant.
I’m not obese by any means, but I’ve wanted to lose a few pounds for a long time. Getting my diet under control was hard, in large part because of cravings and my tendency to give into the “oh, just one won’t hurt” approach to snacks. I finally tried fasting: eating 6 hours a day, fasting the other 18. Within a week my entire appetite was restructured and I had no cravings. It kinda blows my mind when I think about how effective it was. I lost 15 pounds in 3-4 weeks without starving myself or living life hungry all the time. I highly, highly recommend looking into fasting for anyone who has had trouble maintaining a diet.
Dustomatic - Same approach, man. Went from 220 to 185 (five pounds from target weight) in three months while gaining some strength. Intermittent fasting absolutely works.
Cole Robinsons snake diet works too.
On google and youtube.
Pure gold just giving away
Who asked
CaMeRoN 89 your mom asked.
Talking about fasting. I dread Ramadan every year, but I sure do feel better and healthier when done. Food tastes so good. I lift or run or cycle before breaking my fast and that Gatorade with ice is godly and heavinly delicious
I'm 58 prior Army MPs.Worked waterfront shipyard 9 yrs 28 yrs now papermill shiftwork.Ive got arthritic kneels I love DDP Yoga
“I don’t have feelings; I reject feelings” 🤣 my new mantra
"I'm going to skip the upper body workout today I am going to start Monday." Echo Charles
I herniated a disk and put on so much weight I was at 300lbs because it hurt to do anything.. I started intermittent fasting and 1-3 day fasts. Changed my diet to natural organic foods. Dropped 100lbs in 5 months now i am in 0 pain and lift weights and ride my bike 15 miles a day.
I can do pull ups now and deadlift and squat more than I ever could before. My back is super solid and I feel amazing everyday.
I thank God every day I am not in pain but it took alot of discipline to get to this point. It's just a lifestyle now.
Just had my L3 screwed to vertebra above and below plus full knee rebuild. Needed to hear this. Thanks Jocko and Echo
When I tried fasting it taught me that i am in control of what goes through my face... Try 24 hrs to start work you way up from there. my best is 6 days
6 days is whack lol, my best is like 40 hrs! Any tips?
@@Phospion Whack? you know that means the opposite of impressive, right?
"I don't get feelings, I reject feelings"
Focus, focus, focus, ALWAYS MOVING...big love🔥❤🔥
Going on a fast is great advice too. Haven't done one in too long, and now I will.
“Just be tougher” lmao I love it. From now on “You’re not gonna dieeeeeeee”
I like how jacco vary from the norm on this one because after a fast everything is delicious and if you fast long enough and you eat something you never like before it will always taste good after that🦅🇺🇸⚓🏝🐊👍🤜🤛
Great tips, simple and effective. I love intermittent fasting, fits me and he’s right most food is off the hook.
Jocko is so right about the fasting. I did a 3 day fast recently and it completely reset my cravings. Changing to a new diet is much easier after a fast.
The lack of slack in Jocko's headphone cable is making me physically uncomfortable.
Thats because you don't do enough jujitsu
It's so he can be closer to the mic
NO SLACK!!!
Hardcore Headphonos
Get it
Hey Jocko, been *really* enjoying your videos; found your channel after I saw your Ted talk on UA-cam.
Had plenty of time, as I sat here recuperating from a motorcycle injury... watching you & Echo Charles every day has helped to 'keep me on the path'.
@ the person who wrote in: I've been significantly overweight for half my life, was up around 260 lb, and have cut down to 200 by making some simple changes (intermittent fasting - having a 14-16 hour portion of the day that I don't eat, cutting back on the carbohydrates, cutting way back on refined sugars, cutting out artificial sweeteners, and then scaling back on the calories). Just made one small change at a time, would have been overwhelming to do all @ once.
Now, here's the important part: I've suffered from back pain since I was a teenager, and I'm 52 now. Lots of problems, worked as a mechanic with a f***d up back (multiple ruptured discs, etc). Have also had a hernia, and a large amount of surgical repair done to my left shoulder
My advice: finding good physical therapists gave me a full range of motion in my shoulder after the surgery. I'm still missing some cartilage, but I have more use of that shoulder than almost anybody I've ever met who's had a shoulder surgery. I attribute that the physical therapy.
After decades of daily pain (yeah 24/7/365), MRIs, shots, braces, drugs, etc... I had a doctor prescribe visit to a physical therapist who did a lot with guys who'd been injured at work
In my particular case (specific to ME - not necessarily anybody else), the therapist had me work on my glutes and some other small muscles in the hip area.
Game changer. Every doctor I had ever gone to had me work on my abs and core - with very little result.
The other thing I did for my back was by accident; I had already started a daily meditation practice, and that was helping as well -but the PT is what broke the cycle of pain, where I now can go weeks at a time and barely feel my back
The takeaways: one small change at a time seems easier to stick with, attack my problems from multiple fronts (in my case, exercises, meditation, diet), and get referred to a good physical therapist - they specialize in one kind of thing... MD's take training in a ton of different kinds of stuff, and often don't have the specialized kind of knowledge.
Glad that I finally have a little experience that I can drop on here - you guys have helped me a ton over the last few months!
Walking is a great way to start! I work as a postman at the moment and it’s a lot of walking up and down hills carrying small weights (mail). I chose to eat healthy but I can really eat whatever and however much I want and I will not get fat...so what I’m trying to say is just go for a robust walk everyday, if you want to get challenged, fill your backpack up with heavy stuff and go for a 1-2 hour walk first thing in the morning and the weight will just drop off!
I love these little funny conversations before or after the Podcast. I love the podcast, but they get a little heavy at times. Good to see these guys laugh and joke around.
These guys are actually funny seem real intense 24/7 lol
I have to agree with Jocko on the fasting part. A little over a year ago I was sick as a dog with a stomach bug that basically forced me into a 48 hour fast. After coming out of it the first thing I tried to eat was some carrots. Those were the best damn carrots I ever ate haha.
The fast advice is some of the best, when I get into a bad habit and fall off the diet for too long, I spend a day not eating and it makes adjustments to my diet 5x easier
Thank you! The ‘You’re not going to die!’ thought is my go to now!
I'm hungry, tired, hurt, sore; yet here we go again. It's a mind set.
I love working out when sore
Lost 70 lbs in 4 mos because of fasting… DEFINITELY “recalibrates” taste buds AND curbs appetite… longest fast I’ve done was 21 day juice fast… heals the body, drops weight(waste), clears the mind which helps discipline 💯💯
Echo, Jocko,
Good morning
Great video
This is a great time to make changes in our diet.
This podcast comes in at the best time
A walk for an hour every day is one of the best exercises you can do when injured and frankly you should be doing it period
I love Jocko’s response about the bad back. Countless bro’s have lost their lives getting advice from other bro’s after they have complained about general back pain. Lol Jocko is wise to point out the severe lack of information needed right there.
Thank you for your continued service!
P.S. 6:52 Agree 100%
I can relate with the soda. I can't drink it.Its overwhelming.
Thanks Jocko I enjoyed this clip. And your energy drink is awesome as well!
Thanx for the info Joko ... preping myself for joining up...
Busy working out and dieting to get in shape 🤙🏼🔥
24 hour fast here I come
“I will eat these 10 BigMacs today because I am going for an intense jog tomorrow!” My brain trying to talk me into every McDonald’s drive through I see... 🍔🍟🍔🍟🍔🍟
That doesn't sound very diet friendly
Same here man
Well, just calculate how much you will have to jog to work those burgers out. Just run out 100 kalories while thinking that bigmac is 400(or however much they have)! Just do that a couple times.
All these drive-throughs will taste like blood in your mouth and your lungs collapsing, your kidneys cramping up and your knees breaking out of your ass.
Some days I have a see food diet. Driving truck is the worse for keeping it diet. But I pack up healthy snacks
Agreed. God i could crush some Big Macs right now. Going to have chocolate cake instead lol
I'm pretty sure that Donuts despise Jocko and his hatred of their great contribution to temptation.
Ohhhh maaaan so much going on. What I take from this discourse is patience is always necessary.
His point about announcing your cravings is genius. That would suck so much and really hit home for me.
“I don’t get feelings.” - Jocko
Losing weight is 90% diet. Intermittent fasting + calorie counting is the way to go.
@Akilleus What you eat is pretty much irrelevant. Losing weight is about how much calories you consume vs how much you burn. If you only eat candy but you keep the amount of calories under your maintenance; you'll lose weight.
Agreed
CiCo.
That's it.
You're so wrong. The sugar and carbs from that candy will turn into fat. Facts.
Ashley Croft your weight won’t fluctuate if calories stay the same, protein vs carbs doesn’t matter. With resistance training yes the protein turns to muscle and raises metabolism so you can recomp but that’s about it.
Announcing your weakness and excuses sounds like an amazing tactic.
bless jocko and echo for sharing
Only Jocko would say "You don't need food!"
Echo: you know those feelings when ...
Jocko: I don't get feelings
😂
I ❤️ the announcement idea!! So good to laugh at yourself and snap out of it.
Thank you for sharing 🙏😎
Water tasting good after a fast! Damn! I thought I was the only one.
Just DO IT
I NEED TO KEEP TELLING MYSELF
Beginning of the year I was 238, drank too much, lived off of bachelor food without ever exercising. In the first three months I lost 44 lbs just by taking my dog on longer walks every morning, cooking my meals (lean meat and veggies mostly) and cut out the booze. 90 days of that has made me FEEL so much happier and healthier that the feeling is enough motivation to keep going. I still have cheat meals now and then and I still have 20-30 lbs to go but the change in lifestyle is SO much more valuable than the numbers on the scale.
This describes me 100%! I’m really bad about rationalizing bad eating habits!
Imagine your feelings are a helpless little puppy. Take the puppy to the well.
Jocko: hahah imagine how f**king pitiful it would be to say im gunna die if i don't eat this doughnut
Me: * sweats nervously* haha....yeah totally...pitiful
Lmfao yes I know hella people who do this, myself included. I even eat a very healthy diet most of the time but once in a while I'll walk into a room and say "I NEED Burger King right now"
With you 100% on fasting - I was in ICU for days and my first meal was cereal and boy that tasted like the best meal ever!
So many great insights here. Thank you for the video