bouncing back -- a weightloss and fitness journal

[bouncebackboy]

Intro, goals, and methods

Due to stress and a rough breakup I put on twenty pounds. Now it's time to lose it.

My name is Colton, and I'm a pretty small guy, so any extra weight on me is pretty obvious and not well distributed. Last year I lost about twenty pounds and was in great shape, but because of college stress and relational issues I put it back on. I'm going to try and lose twenty pounds between now and summer, which I think is a very realistic goal for me because I lose (and gain) weight relatively quickly.

I want to lose weight by 1) altering my diet and 2) by regularly exercising. These will both be difficult for me because I love greasy and sugary foods (but I won't talk about it too much since it makes me want it haha) and I'm a "go big or go home" exerciser so I have a hard time doing smaller exercises if I can't to big ones. Another difficulty that I face is that all of my immediate family are overweight and sometimes it makes me feel like it's an inevitable fate that I will be obese as well.

Starting stats:
Weight: 145 pounds
Height: 5'2
Goal: 120 (or around there, might change with added muscle)​

 

[bouncebackboy]

Day one -- starting point

Today was a kinda awkward place to start my journal since I was sick, but I promised myself that I would start today so I decided to stick with it.

For most of my journal entries I'll break it down into all of the foods I consumed in a day, then all of the exercise I did. Today will kind of break the mold though since I didn't eat anything (curse you stomach). I did move a lot, though. At least for how I was feeling. Walked for thirty minutes and did elyptical for twenty, so that's fifty minutes of exercise. I felt pretty sick so it wasn't anything rigorous.

That was really my day. It went well for how I was feeling. Tomorrow a friend invited me to hang out and I have a weakness for eating at fast food places while out with friends, so wish me luck!​

 

[Trusylver]

Welcome to the diary section of the forum, there are a heap of members here that will be able to offer support and advice, I personally don't offer much in the way of diet advice as my own is a little unconventional (Keto) but if you have any exercise related questions I am more than happy to help. The "go big or go home" motto is very much a reality for those of us who are dedicated to the gym.

 

[KnowAndDo]

welcome to the forums and hope you enjoy the journey

 

[bouncebackboy]

Day two -- making progress

Today was also a hard day seeing as I was still sick, but I did manage to eat. I also hung out with a few friends since we had off from school, and I still managed to eat well (or as well as I could with a sick stomach).

Today I ate:
Beef stew
Almost a whole pepper
Some peanuts
Pork

Today I did:
Walking (10 minutes)
Elyptical (40 minutes)
Abs (10 minutes)

Tomorrow I'm going to have early morning classes, so I'll do my best to exercise after those.​

Welcome to the diary section of the forum, there are a heap of members here that will be able to offer support and advice, I personally don't offer much in the way of diet advice as my own is a little unconventional (Keto) but if you have any exercise related questions I am more than happy to help. The "go big or go home" motto is very much a reality for those of us who are dedicated to the gym.

Thanks a lot! I just googled keto and I unnintentionally do something similar thanks to being glutton, dairy, and generally high-carb-food intolerant. I need to figure out a healthy way to still get enough daily calories while not eating too many starches and such.
Also I could definitely use a few tips for exercise seeing as I'm not too knowledgable when it comes to good exercise for weight loss and muscle building. My favorite type of exercise is cardio (avoiding running because it's so cold lol) but I need to branch out a bit.

welcome to the forums and hope you enjoy the journey

Thanks! I'm sure I will. I already feel a lot better with myself even if I don't see progress just yet.

 

[KnowAndDo]

Progress is sure to come if you keep getting the exercise in and eating well. On the exercise front, squeezing in a few bodyweight exercises (push-ups, squats, etc) might be a good addition to the cardio routine to get started.