hey, I'm a 19 year old male college student, Irish. Need to lose about about 50 pounds at least (I'm currently 259 lbs and about 6'3" tall, with a BMI of 32.5 - 33). I started dieting a couple of weeks ago, with a start weight of about 265 pounds.
At my fittest I played rugby at a high level and was very into bodybuilding, I was around 210 lbs at 13% bodyfat. I was 16/17 at that time. Since about Christmas of 2010, I've exercised only intermittently and led a pretty poor lifestyle, causing me to go up to 265 lbs in weight from fluctuating between 195 and 210.
I've been going to the gym for the last few weeks 3-4 times a week (a trip to the gym involves use of the treadmill, cross trainer, bike or swimming pool or a combination of them) and I usually run about 6km on the treadmill. Today, I ran outside for the first time, managing 3 miles with quite a lot to spare in the tank. I usually swim 50 lengths (25 metre pool) in the medium speed lane, which hopefully I can build up in the coming months. I find running outside harder than on the treadmill (I have good running shoes, so no worries there). I'm going to slowly build weight-lifting back into the routine over the coming weeks as well.
My diet still isn't perfect but my gym sessions usually work off about 800 calories, often up to 1,000. I' aiming for a deficit of 500-1,000 per day, leading to a 1-2 pound weight loss per week. As a student, cutting out alcohol is hard (especially in Ireland) but last week I had one pint in total, so that was good. Like I said, my exercise routine is good and my fitness has improved a lot, but my diet plan, while vastly better than before, still needs work. Hopefully, the experience of this forum can inspire me to be disciplined in my diet. From my bodybuilding days of "cutting" phases, I'm reasonably knowledgeable, I just need to maintain my discipline!
I'm considering aiming for a marathon some time next year, because I managed the 3 miler ok and according to the experts being comfortable over 3 miles is when you're ok to start a beginner's 16-week marathon training programme. Even if I don't achieve it, it's something to aim for and another reason to keep exercising.
My ultimate long-term goal is to get back to 200-210 lbs, somewhere in that range anyway depending on how much muscle I can put back on. I've worked out that if I really keep my discipline, I could be there in about 6 months, or late-April.
I joined this forum for support and to meet like-minded people. A burden shared is a burden halved, and I can learn a lot from others. Thanks guys, hope to learn from you, support you and get support!
Neil
At my fittest I played rugby at a high level and was very into bodybuilding, I was around 210 lbs at 13% bodyfat. I was 16/17 at that time. Since about Christmas of 2010, I've exercised only intermittently and led a pretty poor lifestyle, causing me to go up to 265 lbs in weight from fluctuating between 195 and 210.
I've been going to the gym for the last few weeks 3-4 times a week (a trip to the gym involves use of the treadmill, cross trainer, bike or swimming pool or a combination of them) and I usually run about 6km on the treadmill. Today, I ran outside for the first time, managing 3 miles with quite a lot to spare in the tank. I usually swim 50 lengths (25 metre pool) in the medium speed lane, which hopefully I can build up in the coming months. I find running outside harder than on the treadmill (I have good running shoes, so no worries there). I'm going to slowly build weight-lifting back into the routine over the coming weeks as well.
My diet still isn't perfect but my gym sessions usually work off about 800 calories, often up to 1,000. I' aiming for a deficit of 500-1,000 per day, leading to a 1-2 pound weight loss per week. As a student, cutting out alcohol is hard (especially in Ireland) but last week I had one pint in total, so that was good. Like I said, my exercise routine is good and my fitness has improved a lot, but my diet plan, while vastly better than before, still needs work. Hopefully, the experience of this forum can inspire me to be disciplined in my diet. From my bodybuilding days of "cutting" phases, I'm reasonably knowledgeable, I just need to maintain my discipline!
I'm considering aiming for a marathon some time next year, because I managed the 3 miler ok and according to the experts being comfortable over 3 miles is when you're ok to start a beginner's 16-week marathon training programme. Even if I don't achieve it, it's something to aim for and another reason to keep exercising.
My ultimate long-term goal is to get back to 200-210 lbs, somewhere in that range anyway depending on how much muscle I can put back on. I've worked out that if I really keep my discipline, I could be there in about 6 months, or late-April.
I joined this forum for support and to meet like-minded people. A burden shared is a burden halved, and I can learn a lot from others. Thanks guys, hope to learn from you, support you and get support!
Neil
