IAmGoingToTri's Diary

94.7 kg. Not yet lighter, but I expect my weight to drop below 94 kg in the coming days, or next week; I increased my exercise routine significantly and my muscles accumulate a lot of water (sometimes more than 2 kg) in order to increase their glycogen storage.

Today I am going to cycle 25+ kilometers, and I am going to walk a few kilometers in the park. I hope to have a large calorie deficit for today, burning around 3500 calories and eating about 2000. This is larger than normal (and I will not do this every day), but I think that this is fine for 1-3 days a per week.

@LaMaria - Thanks! And healthy food (such as nuts) can also be quite calorie dense, so that's how I manage to fit so much in! ;)
 
Bad news, I am 16 and I already drink alcohol. Yea I know, its not good and really not for me because Im young. but I really enjoy it when Im hanging out with my friends, It harms my training, I cant find solution for it. I cant just stop drinking
 
Hi Andrej! I also started drinking when I was 16, not so much though. I started drinking more when I was 18. I remember how much I liked it, it was exciting, new, and great to do with friends. I am not saying it is wrong to drink... but there are consequences, especially if you let the alcohol control you (instead of the other way around), and (if one wants to be an adult) one needs to accept those as well. Responsible drinking is no problem. But it is hard to keep drinking responsibly. The more people drink, the more stupid they behave.

When I drink too much, I start talking a lot (which can be fun, I admit, but it can also be very embarrassing when I realize afterwards that I have been oversharing), there is a very real risk that I accept (or even ask) a cigarette from someone (which gets me to start smoking again) and I tend to eat way too much (especially fast food).

The more that I weight the benefits of alcohol against the disadvantages, the more I conclude that it is really not worth it for me. It's a personal choice though. I may change my mind and allow myself to drink on certain occasions... or I may not. Anyways, I will not drink for at least 100 days, and probably not for a year, before I decide what I will do.

By the way, I just finished my first week and it was not hard. There was just one challenging moment, I was at a pub with my brother, and I just ordered a nonalcohol (0.0%) beer. That worked, of course the taste is not as great as real beer, but it is similar enough.

One of the hardest things of not drinking is the social pressure. It's weird if you don't drink. I am starting to see that this is actually an advantage; I mean this is my life, and I should make my own decisions based on what I think is good, and if I make a decision I should stand for it. This is how I want to live in general, and so not drinking lets me practice that attitude. It builds character.
 
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I agree on the social pressure and for me it's also a kind of test: do I want to spend time with people who don't respect my choices? Sometimes the answer is yes, but it will still color how I value their opinions.
 
Thanks, that's good to hear.

Yeah, respect needs to come from both ways.

Another update for my diary:

I am working on my habits right now, removing the bad ones and adding good ones. Here is a list of the main things that I am working on:
  1. Quitting smoking
  2. Quitting alcohol
  3. Quitting fast food
  4. Exercising >= 4 times per week
All of these are going well. Quitting smoking requires very little attention, I barely think about it. Quitting alcohol still does, and so does quitting fast food, I mean, on the one hand, it's easier than I expected, but on the other hand it is not totally easy, it still requires me to act differently than I would naturally do. I expect that, over time, these will become habits and it will be easy. The last one requires most attention (and time). It's going well though, last week I exercised 4 times (in total I did 35 km of running, 45 km of cycling). I hope to keep increasing/improving my exercise routine over the next year.

When not drinking alcohol and quitting fast food have become habits (in a few weeks), I will also start cooking again, so that I can make my own healthy food.
 
I ran 12 kilometers today (Monday) and I ate about 1500 calories. I estimate my calorie deficit to be around 1500-2000 calories, so I lost 200-250 grams of fat (if it's all fat I lost). That's what I call a good day!

Even if I would be unsuccessful in losing weight (I can't imagine that, but let's say that would be true), it is inevitable that my health would improve, because I am determined to continue with the habits that I mentioned in my previous post. My respiratory system will continue to heal over the coming months, increasing my endurance, my endurance will further be improved by exercising, as well as my (leg) muscles, my body will have more energy and nutrition, because I am eating healthier and I am not drinking anymore.

So, it's weight loss is not the only physical benefit that motivates me to make these changes, there are many more (I haven't even listed them all).

Let me tell you, I really want this. I can't imagine what it will be like to reach my goal. It would feel like I would have rewound time by over a decade. In a way, I would have my younger body back, or an even stronger and fitter one. That would really change my life.
 
IAmGoingToTri said:
Let me tell you, I really want this. I can't imagine what it will be like to reach my goal. It would feel like I would have rewound time by over a decade. In a way, I would have my younger body back, or an even stronger and fitter one. That would really change my life.
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Sounds great :) What do you think would happen if you reached your goal? What do you see yourself doing?
 
Here I come again with my usual problems -_-. So as you might now I lost some weight in last year yea. But now I got more problems, I am not fat but I still have some extra weight on my stomach. I have no idea how to lose it. I was losing weight all the time but now I came to this point where I just stopped losing weight suddenly. So I hoped you might have some small tips to improve my weight loss rate, I train alot. but mostly weights
 
brawny77 said:
How about whole body stuff like crossfit? That type stuff can lean you out while not losing muscle.
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I would need a gym for that. And I can not stand gyms. Because other people that come in. Everyone starts giving you advices and even when you know they are wrong but you still must listen to them and than sometimes you can even argue with someone.Thats bs if you get what I mean. i was hoping for some home exercises, or bar exercises
 
@Andrej: Yeah, I don't like gyms either, so I will build my own home gym. I plan to do this gradually, adding equipment as rewards for successfully finishing challenges and reaching weight milestones. I think it will consist of a bench, a pull up bar, plenty of dumbells and barbell, perhaps some resistance bands, and that's all I can think of for now. I will put everything in the corner of my room and I will put some mats on the floor. If I would have more space, I would expand it further.

About increasing your weight loss rate; I find it hard to give you advice on that, since I am not at that point yet... I still have 20 kgs to lose. I have cut out alcohol, most soda and juice (allowing it as a rare treat, so that I have an alternative when not drinking alcohol is hard), chips and fast food. I am also exercising more, mostly cardio. All of these changes are still very recent, so I will wait with making conclusions (and recommendations) until the results are in... I like to give advice that I really tried out myself ;).
 
@LaMaria - Ok, let's try to answer your question about what would happen or do if I would be done losing weight...

I would exercise a lot, even more than I do now, and I would be good at it, meaning I will be fast. When I started, I was able to do a 5k in about 35 minutes (about 8.5 kilometers per hour). When I am done losing weight (and when I have been training for several months), I expect to be able to do a 5k in less than 20 minutes, and after training for a year hopefully even in less than 17 or 18 minutes, twice as fast as when I started. Of course (as my nickname suggests) I will compete in triathlons again, and I will do really well at them, at least in the shorter distances... 1/8 and 1/4th distance - I think I may be able to finish in the top 10%. I will also do an 1/2 distance and a full triathlon (or multiple, if I like it), and these will also go well in them, not as good as the shorter distances (I have too much muscle for that), but still somewhere in the top 30-40%.

Attracting the attention of girls will be much easier; I will look much more fit, but probably at least as important, I will be much more confident. This confidence is not just based in my looks, though that certainly helps, it is also something that I am working on in general. Being more confident will also help me in my work and other areas of life.

But I will have to see what will happen. The interesting thing is that, until I was about 20, I used to be really fit, but for me that was completely normal. Next time I will be lean & fit it will not be normal (because I find it even hard to remember what it was like when I was <20), and so I really expect to notice these benefits.
 
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Sounds good. Though I'm too lazy to look up your age right now. I'm going to guess you have some time to go but remember that your fast twitch muscles are the first to go and the only ones you can really keep when you get older. Long distances are probably going to be your best bet in ten years or so. Apart from that: I'm glad you're aware that you shouldn't tie everything to your weight. You're going to smash your goals.
 
I am 29 now, so yeah, I guess that I still have some time. However, I have seen examples of people in their sixties being super fit, or even older, so I guess that age does not have to matter that much (though of course it is slowly becoming more challenging to stay fit).

There is a correlation between fitness and confidence, but it is not the only factor that determines how confident, not even the most important one. I think it would be unhealthy if I would tie everything to my weight.

That said, a small update on how it is going now; I am losing very slowly, it's barely noticeable, but still. I am quite sure that I should be losing, so I guess it's just the moments that I weigh myself. But I am eating a bit more than I plan to, not massive amounts, not enough to prevent weight loss, but it is a slowing factor. However, I do eat much healthier than in the last years, I think that also counts for something.

However, I do want to think about reducing how much I eat. If anyone has suggestions on how I can do that sustainably, I am all ears.
 
Super fit is one thing, sprinting is another. A forty-year-old can win marathons just fine but he´s very unlikely to win gold on the 100 m dash. That´s what I meant.
 
Ah... I see. I guess you are right with that! Especially because it's your expertise, you're a physical therapist, right? ;)

Doesn't keep my from trying though. I love speed. I may not be able to go as fast as in my teens (I was a very good runner), but I'll try to go as fast as I can.

I just like to defy nature! :p I still feel a bit immortal
 
:) That´s everyone´s right. Besides: you may be able to realize a larger percentage of your potential now than you did when you were a (smoking? possibly less disciplined?) teen. I shall enjoy watching you work on it :)
 
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