IAmGoingToTri's Diary

Yeah. I was definitely less disciplined in my teens! But I did not smoke, I only started doing that in my twenties (and I quit before my twenties are over). But I guess that disciplined and smart training (interval/hill training, weight training), combined with weight loss can still greatly increase my speed.
And while I like the challenge of trying to become fitter/faster than my younger self, of course it really means that I am trying to become the best version of me that I can become... if it turns out that I can't beat my younger self, than at least I have improved a lot.

Anyways... I had a good calorie deficit yesterday (about 1000) and I will do the same today. I weighed myself tomorrow, and I weighed 94.2 kg. So, I am losing slowly, but I am slowly losing and I am just a few hundred grams away from my lowest weight before I quit smoking.

I am visiting a friend now in my old university town. We often met to get some fries together, but since I am not eating fast food I should resist the challenge. We also drank beers together a lot. So, need some discipline now, and alternatives. I will propose to just cook something together, something easy, but healthy.
 
Ok, it's a new week, so here are my plans: I will pay close attention to my diet and I will make sure that I exercise enough, aiming to lose 0.5-1.0 kg. That will get me in the 93.0 - 94.0 range. I may be able to reach my next milestone of 92.5 kg in the week after that (at best), or another week after that.

Progress was very slow in the last 6 weeks, but that does not mean that it has to stay that way. I can change that, so that is what I will do.
 
Hi LaMaria! The visit was nice!

I traveled back and forth in a single day (never did that)... about 400 kilometers by train (fortunately, I have a have a subscription for the train (paid for by my employer), so I can travel for free). I like to travel by train (I find it a good place to work/read), so it was nice.

We had a good time... but when we had to eat, it was difficult to choose what, because we couldn't cook (the kitchen was occupied). So, I got some turkish food, which is fast food (with plenty of vegetables, so not the worst kind), so I set my 100-days no fast food counter back to zero again. The lesson: if I am visiting someone, I should plan my meals in advance.

It was hard to resist. I failed, but no problem, I will just continue. Every superhero must have his weakness, right? ;)
 
Tri, you should think that as a reward not as failing. :D You should always be mentally happy because that is key to success :D. I dumped girl that was using me. I feel better, stronger. I became better person. Week ago I could not do some exercises that I can do now :D. I feel amazing, I wish you luck :D
 
When I am avoiding fast food ( like now) and I find myself forced to eat at a fast food place, I get a grilled chicken sandwich with mustard not mayo. That hasn't happened this time but it could so I'm prepping for it in my mind lol
 
93.7 kg. Making progress again! :)

@Andrej - Well, it was nice of course, but it was not what I wanted to do. I don't feel any anger towards myself that it happened, but I want to take my goals seriously (which means starting over). I don't think failure is a bad thing, it's an opportunity to learn something.
But good that you dumped that girl though! ;)

@brawny77 - that is a smart move. I don't know if there are sandwiches at the fast food places here, but it may be a good option if it's available.
 
It's 1 am and I already ate over 1500 calories today, more than normal around this time of the day. However, I will run 8 kilometers (burning 800 calories) and cycle about 12 km (burning another 400 calories). So, in total I estimate I will burn like 3200-3500 calories today, so I guess it's that I have eaten a bit. And there is still plenty of opportunity to create a nice deficit.
 
Ate about 2500 calories, burned around 3300. So, a deficit of around 800 calories; -100 grams!

I ran (at least) 8 kilometers, as planned. Yesterday I ran 10, and while that had an effect on my ability today, I noticed that I was still quite fast. I am really getting a lot fitter. A lot of effects are now working to make me a better runner: the fact that I quit smoking >5 weeks ago, that I am training a lot (doing good things such as growing my leg muscles) and that I am losing weight (I have lost 4.5 kg (10 pounds) now, which by itself should make me about 2 minutes faster on a 10k according to several sources - and I will do this another 4 time, so in total losing weight can make me 10 minutes faster on a 10k).

My best 10k time is 43 minutes and about 50 seconds. I will easily beat that time next spring!
 
Im stressing about one hottie hahaha. It wont help me at this moment. Where I need to give my hardest to pump those muscles out
 
O wow. I have never been a runner, independently of my weight and fitness, and a <45 minute 10k is unimaginable to me. It must feel like flying!
 
I have been doing fine in the last days. I think I had a nice deficit every day of this week of 500-1000 calories. I am at a conference right now in Rotterdam. I stayed in a hotel tonight, alone, and I always get quite bored. I decided to go for a walk. I walked over 6 kilometers.

@Andrej - hahaha, good to hear man! :)

@LaMaria - it's a strange combination of very good and very tough; you have to push yourself very hard to run fast, but you also get a nice rush!
 
I'm envious of your ability to run so much. I'm just now beginning to dip my toes into it. But then I Googled your weight into pounds and saw that you're about 35lbs (or 15.8kg) lighter than I am, so that probably makes a huge difference. That's the entirety of how much I've lost up until this point.

I feel like I would be able to run... at least for a short amount of time without hurting myself. The hardest part is overcoming the feeling of self-consciousness I'll have if anyone sees me. I have this weird sense of needing to "earn" the right to be a person who works out. Like if I bought a sweat wicking shirt, or wear a FitBit, or buy a nice pair of running shoes but still had a beer belly I'd look like a big phony. Haha! I dunno if that even makes sense. I'm way over internalizing it, I know.
 
93.9 kg today. Weight loss is getting faster. I changed some of my habits (more exercise, no smoking, no fast food, no alcohol, and now no cola) and these are really starting to pay off now. Not only that, it's also getting quite easy to do most of them. What helps me a lot is that I take only one change at a time. For example, I just added the challenge "no cola for at least 100 days" (saying it's for 100 days helps me feel like I am working towards something, that I am making progress... it does not mean that I will stop after that), and now when I find myself thinking of the next changes to make, I tell myself "no, it's too early for that. Make this change first. Wait a few weeks, and only when not drinking cola takes little to no effort you are ready to take the next step". This really works for me. Say, it takes me, on average, 3 weeks to make a lifestyle change. That means that I can make 17 changes in a year. That is a lot of change. There are a lot of habits that make/made you gain weight, but I bet that you could make a list of less than 5 habits that cause like 90% of the calorie surplus, and probably 1 or 2 that explain more than half of it. Let me know if this is true for you.

Anyways, I am enjoying this journey so far. Making these lifestyle changes is not only good for losing weight. It makes me feel that I am in control of my life, it makes me more disciplined, it teaches me a lot about myself and what I need to do to take good care of myself. It's good for my confidence. The changes themselves are also good for my general health. I have more energy, much less headaches, I find it easier to concentrate, I have less heartburn, my muscles feel stronger, it's easier to walk up stairs, I could go on.

Perhaps the most important thing that I get out of this journey is hope that I can live a good life, that I am not doomed to live a sub-mediocre life (that I have lived for many years), but that I can expect good things to come my way by continuing to work for them. My life has already become so much better in the last year, I can't imagine what it will be like in another year!

@LaMaria - hahaha... this is unusual for me too! ;)

@Mowens1984 - yeah, that makes a lot of difference to your ability to run. when I started losing weight, I weighed around how much you weigh now (I was 106 kg / 234 lbs). I remember really not wanting to run. So, I chose to walk a lot. Eventually I walked a few dozens of kilometers every week, which helped me lose. It was only when I was below 100 kgs (220 lbs) that I started running. I started running bits in between my walks, and slowly expanded that.

So I don't think it's strange that you are not able to run that much. It's a lot tougher if you are heavier. But, it's one of the benefits that you can expect to come soon. Anyways, I find it great that you have started running already. Don't worry about being a phony, you're not. I have a lot of respect for the heavier people who run, it takes a lot of discipline to do that!

Just keep running your own race and you will reach your goals eventually! :)
 
94.3 this morning. I feel like I keep having these little plateaus... and then *boom*, I lose another kg. This is most probably due to exercise-related water retention. I run about 40k per week now, and I guess my muscles are still getting used to it, most noticably by increasing it's glycogen storage, which requires a lot of water.

I have lost weight before (when I was at my highest weight of 106 kg) and then this phenomenon was also very apparent, although my weight loss was much faster then. I did intermittent fasting and that really worked well for me at the time.

This time I try to eat and exercise consistently, to develop a healthy routine that is not only for time that I am losing weight, but also for when I am done and maintaining. A way of life that does not just give the right amount of calories, but also gives me good nutrition, maximum energy, etc.
 
Good to hear you are losing weight :D. Even if you get some weight. It doesnt mean its fat. You can stay same weight and still lose fat :D. That is my case. Now Im doing hardcore training because I will join army soon. I am getting ready
 
Up, down, down, up, down... As long as you´re getting healthier and fitter you´re going in the right direction!
 
That is an excellent point Andrej! I totally forgot about the fact that I may gain some muscle. I don't think it's much, but I am sure that my leg muscles have had to grow because of all this running. I can feel it while running, and my legs have definitely grown a bit.
Awesome that you are doing hardcore training right now and that you will join the army. I also wanted to join the army when I was 18. I hope you have a good time there!

That's right LaMaria! What is important is what direction you are headed in, not your speed. I just read today on average people gain 1-2 pounds pounds per year since becoming 18. That's a slow progress in the wrong direction, slowly but surely becoming an issue for people. I can see this effect in people. I am happy if I manage to go slowly in the other direction. I don't care if it takes me 3 months or more than a year, if I just keep going than I will get there. And you bet that I will keep going! ;)
 
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