My change of lifestyle.

[Jose3]

Hello everyone and thanks for this great Forums!
My name is Jose. I'm 29 years old. I'm 1.82 metres. I put on around 25 kgs in the last 3 years and I'm afraid it wasn't extra muscle mass. I got from 85kgs to 110 kgs and loss A LOT of fitness and mobility. I reached the point to got tired very easily if I need to run and felt unconfortable with my stomach size. I decided that enough is enough!!
Since last week I started a new lifestyle. Stopped eating sweets, very fat products, alcohol, bread, etc... and started to eat soups, salads, fruits, fish, sushi... and drinking water and smoothies. Also I started to run on a treadmill. I have since last week not only stopped my weight gain but also LOST already 2 kgs! Also I feel I can breath better and feel "lighter".
I appreciate that my task is not as hard as some fellow Forum users that have an even bigger margin of weight loss to achieve in their targets, but I still would love all the advice and encouragment you guys could give me throughout my journey to lose weight to 85kgs and improve my overall fitness level.
I post here my pictures with 110 kgs (see atachments please). I hope to post the first pictures of my "improvement" in about two weeks. Thank you for reading.

 

[Cord the Seeker]

Welcome!

First off - don't think that becasue there are people on here who are larger than you that your goal are less significant. Everyone who wants to improve their health is worthy of respect and support, whether they need to lose 5kg or 105kg.

Second - you want to lose 25kg. That's nothing to sneeze at. It will take work, and it will be worth it, and it will be totally brag-worthy once you reach your goal.

Sounds like you have already made some positive lifestyle changes. That's great.

I would suggest that in addition to your treadmill, that you incorporate some resistance (strength) training. As you lose weight some of it will be muscle, which you don't want to lose. Resistance training, aside from being a great form of exercise, has the critical role of allowing you to maintain the muscle you have while you lose the excess fat.

Tracking your food and calorie intake with a programme like FitDay.com is also quite useful.

Finally, look around the forum and read the sticky threads in the various sections. They are packed with useful information that can help you reach your goals.

I wish you success in reaching your goals, and hope that being on this forum helps you get there.

 

[Jose3]

Thanks for the kind advice Cord the seeker. I will follow you suggestion and start to add some weight training to my workouts.