My only comment is that I'm slightly shorter than you at 5'9". Being 5'9" and 365lbs is not good physically or mentally.
Help! I'm Fat - *** Official Exercise and Weight Thread ***
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Big key here is you enjoy what you're doing. Working out is harder when it's a 'have to'.
And great to get that perspective of getting healthy to stay healthy. As simple as that sounds, it's really that simple.
Just stopped in to maybe get inspired after being pretty much a slug since I stopped going to the gym two months ago here. I stopped going not long before they got closed down for the same personal reason as the state ordered closing. Probably haven't gained any weight (I am a lean guy and don't even own a scale) but looking in the mirror I can see old man muscles atrophying like crazy. "Use it or lose it" is vastly amplified when you hit your 60's. Have done a lot of walkabouts but no running.
Haven't really even been doing my biking routine. Been way windy, seems like 30 mph gusts half the days. Trying to come up with some new routes since my old standby parkway and city lakes trails are WAY too crowded and I need to chart some on the street routes. Sorta kills the benefit of living a block from a major park and parkway.
On a bike you are sitting up pretty high, riding fast and breathing hard, not ideal social distancing stuff so I need to figure something out. Major shift from years of avoiding streets and biking the ample bike trails to avoiding trails and biking streets. The number of peeps out in parks and on trails is just crazy. Even the wildlife refuges are packed with peeps.
Haven't really even been doing my biking routine. Been way windy, seems like 30 mph gusts half the days. Trying to come up with some new routes since my old standby parkway and city lakes trails are WAY too crowded and I need to chart some on the street routes. Sorta kills the benefit of living a block from a major park and parkway.
On a bike you are sitting up pretty high, riding fast and breathing hard, not ideal social distancing stuff so I need to figure something out. Major shift from years of avoiding streets and biking the ample bike trails to avoiding trails and biking streets. The number of peeps out in parks and on trails is just crazy. Even the wildlife refuges are packed with peeps.
We've decided to put together a home gym for the convenience. Of course, so has 99% of the US so everything is sold out and prices on used stuff are ridiculous - people trying to sell rusty, mismatched weight plates for $4/lb when a brand new set can normally be had for $1/lb.Just stopped in to maybe get inspired after being pretty much a slug since I stopped going to the gym two months ago here. I stopped going not long before they got closed down for the same personal reason as the state ordered closing. Probably haven't gained any weight (I am a lean guy and don't even own a scale) but looking in the mirror I can see old man muscles atrophying like crazy. "Use it or lose it" is vastly amplified when you hit your 60's. Have done a lot of walkabouts but no running.
Haven't really even been doing my biking routine. Been way windy, seems like 30 mph gusts half the days. Trying to come up with some new routes since my old standby parkway and city lakes trails are WAY too crowded and I need to chart some on the street routes. Sorta kills the benefit of living a block from a major park and parkway.
No kidding. I looked at maybe grabbing a bench and some weights mid-March and stuff was already getting stupid spendie. Ended up get some single dumbbells at WallyMart. Can at least do some toning level stuff, May resolution as I haven't been doing it. Already have the little baby weights for continuing my rotator cuff rehab stuff which I have been doing.
Understood. Looks like you’re committed and headed in the right direction which is key regardless of starting point. Keep grinding because it is worth it. As I said earlier I’m down 80 lbs and the impact on my body has been amazing. As a reminder of what I used to feel like I will purposely pick up one of my kids and walk around to see what it used to feel like on my knees and ankles. Seemingly small things like that help me when I’m not feeling as motivated.
Sorry if I’m sounding like Richard Simmons on here but reading success stories and tips with positive feedback really helped my process.
That's a great analogy. Even 10 lbs is a lot to carry around after you've lost it.
Down 30 but really jacked up my foot doing some plyometric workouts
Very possible it's an overtraining situation.
Shifting gears to purely weightlifting for the next couple of weeks.....or until my foot swelling goes down. Painful ****
Very possible it's an overtraining situation.
Shifting gears to purely weightlifting for the next couple of weeks.....or until my foot swelling goes down. Painful ****
This is not a response to you specifically, but your comment highlights a larger point:And here I am at 5'11 170 just trying to stay where I'm at
For those of use who are morbidly obese (BMI >40, mine topped out at 54 and is currently 44) and have been severely overweight our entire lives, weightloss is a completely different animal. Going back to my First Day of 1st Grade photo, I was always a fat kid. I was 200lbs in 8th grade. My sophomore year in HS I was about 270. Went out for wrestling and got down to 250. By the time I graduated I was back up around 280. Some of that was good weight due to training for football, but not all. The summer between freshman and sophomore year at ISU I worked really hard and got back to 250 (which is STILL obese at BMI 37) but stalled there for two months until school started again - despite running 2 miles and lifting 3 days a week and eating really well. By the time I graduated 3 years later I was over 300. Like I said, over the next 10ish years I went up as high as 365.
It's a far larger mental and emotional issue than physical, and mental/emotional issues are much harder to deal with for us. Continuing to say "calories out/calories in" or "willpower" or the other platitudes that work for a normal person actually discourage someone who has come to terms with the fact that their obesity will kill them. You guys who put on the freshman 15, gained weight after taking a desk job and/or having kids, etc are fighting a different battle than those of us who have been in the 99%ile our entire lives. For us it's much more like fighting alcoholism or drug addiction than just taking the stairs or leaving some food on our plates.
Thanks for sharing. And I wasn't intending to take a jab at you or anyone, so sorry if it came across that way. Just crazy how this can vary from person to person, and how factors like genetics can make a big difference.
Have you or anyone you know of looked into noom at all? I’ve seen ads for it before and it’s supposed to be geared towards the mental aspect of these by using cognitive behavioral theory to help with weight loss. I’m not fat by any means however have had mental issues in the past and can tell when I’m stressed or anxious because I’ll find myself grabbing one or two breakfast sandwiches and a coffee at Kum and go in the morning on the way into work so I’ve kicked this around. Just curious if you e heard of it and/or know of anyone who has experience with it.
Seen it, haven't tried it. The keto program I'm doing is the first thing that feels sustainable for the long term. They include ways to eat out including specific meals at fast food places that are okay, as well as general rules when your at non-chain restaurants. For example, at McDonalds I can get a double quarter pounder, but toss the bun and scrape off the ketchup. Then instead of fries get the side salad (remove carrots, too carb-dense) with an Italian or vinaigrette dressing. And a diet soda.
Weighed myself this morning. Hit my goal of losing 50 lbs.
When I made up my mind to lose weight I really wasn't sure I could lose that much but just over 8 months later here I am.
I would still like to drop another 15.
When I made up my mind to lose weight I really wasn't sure I could lose that much but just over 8 months later here I am.
I would still like to drop another 15.
Good job all you people dropping those lbs! I’ve gained the dreaded COVID 15. 5 extra yards off the tee though.
Keep it up for those that are gettin' rid of it!
I rationed food and had less intake to start the Covid and got down to 'playin' weight!' (glory years) but since have sat too much and ate and put on a few. Gettin' soft and it needs to stop...but Kirkland chocolate covered almonds are also basically crack so it may be a long road to recovery.
I rationed food and had less intake to start the Covid and got down to 'playin' weight!' (glory years) but since have sat too much and ate and put on a few. Gettin' soft and it needs to stop...but Kirkland chocolate covered almonds are also basically crack so it may be a long road to recovery.
I have been getting up and going on a run before the home office most mornings. Then I either help out training the daughter for soccer or take a brisk walk with Mrs. Velo in the evening. I hit my target weight (-15 or so) a week or two ago and now I have lost a couple more. I am happy with the weight range but I really need to work on muscle mass. My upper body is bad and my core is worse.
The stress is really getting to Mrs. Velo and despite working out regularly she has gained. She is a little pissed at me that I have lost while she has gained.
The stress is really getting to Mrs. Velo and despite working out regularly she has gained. She is a little pissed at me that I have lost while she has gained.
Getting emails from LifeTime Fitness citing all of the cool measures they will take once the Gov here allows them to reopen. I am more concerned about CV-19 airborne stuff and not impressed that they will have lots of cleaning minions cleaning equipment. There are going to be heavy breathing peeps all over the place. If they open next month I don't see myself trucking back in there. Hate to cancel but might have to if they won't put membership fee on hold if requested.
Might have to buy a scale. Haven't had one in the house in decades (it moved to Texas without me, so did the dogs). Been weighing myself at athletic clubs. Don't think I've gained much but body tone has gone to **** for sure.
Might have to buy a scale. Haven't had one in the house in decades (it moved to Texas without me, so did the dogs). Been weighing myself at athletic clubs. Don't think I've gained much but body tone has gone to **** for sure.
My daily routine has been to get up and take a good brisk walk for 45-60 minutes. I'm still logged on by about 7am being that I can bypass all that unnecessary showering and shaving. Of course if it is raining I can't do that but fortunately the mall is open again so this past weekend I went over there to get my walking in. I have to run up the escalators anymore to try to get my heart rate up.I have been getting up and going on a run before the home office most mornings. Then I either help out training the daughter for soccer or take a brisk walk with Mrs. Velo in the evening. I hit my target weight (-15 or so) a week or two ago and now I have lost a couple more. I am happy with the weight range but I really need to work on muscle mass. My upper body is bad and my core is worse.
The stress is really getting to Mrs. Velo and despite working out regularly she has gained. She is a little pissed at me that I have lost while she has gained.
On fitbit I discovered a cardio score. I rate in the excellent range for my age group. I wish I had discovered that when I first started but I came across it by accident. Then it took me a while to figure out how I got to it.
This was a post I did the middle of February. I'm around 222 lb now. I started drinking Mountain Dew again though, but the zero sugar variety, maybe a can every other day. Been biking some, along with doing a lot of landscaping. Just the digging and moving four hundred 11 lb pavers around a couple of weekends was a work out along with all the bending over, back and forth. Must have moved the pavers at least 4 time times. Good work out!! My diet hasn't really changed much. BP is around 120/74 heart rate around 65 - 70. I'm not really doing a lot to lose weight, so I am kinda surprised a little that I have lost a few more pounds.
