Michael's shinny weight loss diary

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wingless

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ok as a bit of background info on me. im 25 years old, 6'3" tall and at the moment i weigh 345lbs. ive always been big but i think im the biggest ive ever been at the moment, im fitter than i should be at my size and can run (all be it not that far) can cycle and walk indefently. ive always been quite strong but started weight training a few months back and at the moment can bench 80kg, deadlift 120kg, i did try losing weight at the same time but managed to put everything i lost back on over xmas.

my main problems are sweet food and portion size so as well as adding more exercise to my day (kinda stopped doing weights over xmas) im going to be cutting back on meal sizes, cutting my daily calorie intake to 1500 - 2000 a day and avoiding all sweet foods and fizzy drinks.

im going to aim to do 2 hours exercise a day, up to 90 mins of that will be walking and then at least 30 mins of running/jogging/biking hard etc

ive got weights at home and a weight bench etc but i much prefer the gym (esp for things like interval training) so im going to be joining a local one in the next few weeks as well (i will just do exercise outside and weight training at home until then)

am looking for any advice anyone wishes to offer and will track my progress on here :) i find setting a weight goal hard as im planning to build muscle while losing fat so my aim is to get my body fat % to a better level (below 19%, last time i had it checked it was about 60% i will be getting a body fat analyzer soon). i will be tracking my weight while i diet and workout though as i should lose alot more fat than im going to gain muscle

thank thats all, wish me luck :)
 
Hey there!

It's great to see you started a diary! It sounds like you have a great idea of what you want to do, and how you'll execute it! I think it's wonderful that you're joining a gym! For me, that was the best choice I ever made!

I love my diary! I like to write in it almost everyday! I record what I eat, how much, the time and often the calories - this way I can keep track of my diet!! It also lets me stay accountable for the choices I make! I also keep track of the exercise I do! I like putting every detail in, as it makes me proud, and I can see my progress! My biggest piece of advice is for you to do the same!! You'd be surprised at how wonderful it feels to have people say you're doing a great job, or that they're going to take something from your workout and try it! It's also a wonderful way to motivate you when you're down! I like to look back and say, 'yeah, i rocked it that day- i can rock it again today!'

As for your exercising- i think you have a fabulous cardio plan! And I like that you're mixing it with weight training- it's important! Are you taking a rest day? As hard as it is, you should have at least 1 day where you give your body a chance to recover and relax!

Also- I like how you said that you're not making a weight goal! Sometimes a weight goal gets people hung up on numbers! And when they don't see it go down, they get upset (*points at self* totally guilty!) ...you're completely right that you'll be building muscle (and adding that weight to you) during this process- and that's what you want to do! Have you thought about taking your measurements, and keeping track of the inches lost? I've found that to be an excellent mark of improvement!!!


Good luck! And you're doing great! Keep it up!! :)
 
Today i went on two walks, one for 80 mins and one for 66 mins, both at about 3mph burning off a total of 1247 calories

For lunch i ate a co-op chicken and bacon sandwich (woke very late and had to run out to get a new loo seat as our existing one broke this morning and grabbed that on route)

For dinner i had 2 iceland breaded chicken breastakes @ 356 calories
200g of aunt bessies roast potato's @ 334 calories
200g of garden peas @ 180 calories
150g of sweetcorn @ 163 calories

total calories in 1656, so net calories for the day are 464

need to up my calories for tomorrow, even more so as i'm joining the new gym that's just opened down the road :)
 
Well time to get on with dieting again, i had to take a little break as some unforeseen stress in my life caused me an insane lack of seep recently (was sleeping 1.5/2 hours a night) and after a few nights with little sleep i became ill (ran a fever, shaking, sore throat, dizziness, all those fun things). so spent a week mostly in bed trying to seep, thankfully im almost totally better now, have joined my local gym, been there a few times but kept it light as im still not 100% while i was ill my diet wasn't too bad but really wasn't great, that will be corrected now im feeling a lot better

having fun working out a good workout routine now for the gym. time to get my arse back in gear and get back on track :)
 
Welcome back to the fold! Sometimes we just have to roll with the punches life throws at us. Just keep getting back up and trying again!

As far as progress tracking, you should definitely go for some other form, possibly just waist measurements? The site where I got my ticker has a ticker just for waist measurements if you're interested. Pretty nifty :)
 
well im doing a little better this time round, weight as of this morning was 336.8 so dropped 8.2lbs in the past 5 days (although i was 445 in the middle of feb i was the same weight on march the first due to home life i couldent start my diet when i planned) so yes, so far so good, want to get a better way of tracking progress as i have a body fat % goal rather than a weight one and my current scales are way off with there body fat % estimate, that or ive bigger issues than getting fit XD

not working so hard on counting calories, still eatting smaller portions and being healthier but as long as i keep loseing weight with what im doing im just going to carry on doing it

im spending 6 days a week in the gym, doing 4k on the x trainer, a few miles on the exercise bikes, 20 mins of interval training on the treadmill and then going to the pool for an hour or so, still walking everywhere as well :)
 
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