I don't expect a special welcome but I have a little question ...

[knuck]

Hey everyone

My name is Ghyslain, I'm from Montréal (south shore actually), I am 23 and I weigh a whopping 293 pounds.

I bet my story is no different from anyone's so I'll just go and ask my question right away.

Considering the fact that I hate gyms, as an exercise (the whole question is only about exercise, not diet), would badminton be enough to get me in shape ? Note that I am not talking about newbie badminton here, I know how to play and for my weight I consider myself miraculously good and I don't shy away from running and doing everything I can to win. I also usually play 2+ hours straight of either singles our doubles games. The thing is I don't get to play as often as I would like, but that can be fixed easily with help from friends

However I don't know if it would be enough to get in better shape. My confidence in my capabilities to lose weight is null and I would not want to try hard at eating better and not have any result with just playing badminton. I can feel I am starting to have problems with my back because of how heavy I am and that is driving me nuts to be honest so I am trying to build up motivation to finally do something about it


I'm glad to be here and I hope someday I'll have a reason to be as proud as you are of yourselves now. Some of you have had an amazing transformation and I admire that

 

[pixienerd]

Welcome!

I am no expert, far from it in fact, but I am a badminton player as well. So I can tell you that if you do indeed play for 2 hours straight, you will see results. Of course, it would be best if you combined it with weight training as well, but for cardio, that's a great workout! I'll leave the more detailed answers to the better-informed

But anywho, welcome to the forum! At the risk of sounding corny, I just wanted you to know that everyone here supports you and I'm quite sure it's safe to say that we're also looking forward to the day you reach your goals

 

[knuck]

thanks, I appreciate

I actually don't have a goal yet because I haven't made my mind. I know that this would be an incredibly tough journey and to be honest it frightens me a lot, especially for the first few weeks before I could see any results.

I don't know if I could do it, which is weird considering I know I am the kind of guy that doesn't give up. I am 23, had some problem in high school which slowed me down, but I never gave up. At the end of the month I will get a diploma in network management and I have already been accepted in one of the best engineering school of the country for this fall. The risk of failure doesn't scare me because I know that if I fail a class, I'll just do it again and in the end i know I'll have my degree.

I just don't have the same confidence when it comes to losing weight. I guess I am building it up though as well as my motivation. The first sign of this might be the fact that I registered here and actually introduced myself

Sorry if I make long posts, I am just not the type of person who talks about this to anyone (no one actually) so I guess I have a lot to evacuate