Trying again...anyone wanna tag along?
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Flumes
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Hi all,
Well I am starting again trying to drop the weight! Feeling motivated, and nicely aching from doing weightsJust wondered if any guys out there wanted to tag along, bit of healthy competition?
What do you have in mind bud?
Im 46 and am presently 206. I'ld like to make my way down to 180 but will be happy with 190 if I keep working out and make some muscle gains.
I've only started working out for a couple of months and never touched weights in my life....so its really new to me.
Im not looking at losing weight quickly....but I'ld love to look like Arnold by the weekend! lol
Have a good one!
Cant you at least wait two weeks for arnie looks
I have lost a ton of weight before, even run weight loss clinics at work so I know all the stuff. But no one I know is trying to lose weight, and in the past I have always done better when trying with someone else.
I'm 25, 6' and weigh around 285pounds. I would like to eventually be anything under 200pounds. 180, like you said, would be amazing. I do a lot of cardio (love it) but weights too, and I have just ordered my first kettlebell to really torch the fat and build muscle
Thought it would be fun to just check in with each other, share success or discuss setbacks, see who loses what each week, swap tips and ideas and techniques etc etc.
What you reckon? I see you're from Ontario. I used to live there before moving over here to the UK
I have lost a ton of weight before, even run weight loss clinics at work so I know all the stuff. But no one I know is trying to lose weight, and in the past I have always done better when trying with someone else.
I'm 25, 6' and weigh around 285pounds. I would like to eventually be anything under 200pounds. 180, like you said, would be amazing. I do a lot of cardio (love it) but weights too, and I have just ordered my first kettlebell to really torch the fat and build muscle
Thought it would be fun to just check in with each other, share success or discuss setbacks, see who loses what each week, swap tips and ideas and techniques etc etc.
What you reckon? I see you're from Ontario. I used to live there before moving over here to the UK
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Flumes
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Cant you at least wait two weeks for arnie looks
I have lost a ton of weight before, even run weight loss clinics at work so I know all the stuff. But no one I know is trying to lose weight, and in the past I have always done better when trying with someone else.
I'm 25, 6' and weigh around 285pounds. I would like to eventually be anything under 200pounds. 180, like you said, would be amazing. I do a lot of cardio (love it) but weights too, and I have just ordered my first kettlebell to really torch the fat and build muscle
Thought it would be fun to just check in with each other, share success or discuss setbacks, see who loses what each week, swap tips and ideas and techniques etc etc.
What you reckon? I see you're from Ontario. I used to live there before moving over here to the UK
Two weeks for Arnie looks?? What if they need me for Terminator 4 before that? Hate to miss out on the opportunity! lol
I have a journal going...but I'm not really religious in posting what I eat or what I do.
I also do minimal cardio...just enuff to get my heart rate up before I start lifting weights. It's just to wake me up and get the blood flowing I guess.
Why don't you start a journal and we can comment on eachother's progress there. If that sounds good to you, Im all for it.
Where in Ontario were ya?
I was in Mississauga
I love cardio and love weights lol. I always find doing five or ten mins on the exercise bike after weights helps remove some of the lactic acid buildup from weights, clears out some of the rubbish that makes you ache
Will keep a look out for your diary.I started on last time I was here, ages ago! Might try and fish it out
I love cardio and love weights lol. I always find doing five or ten mins on the exercise bike after weights helps remove some of the lactic acid buildup from weights, clears out some of the rubbish that makes you ache
Will keep a look out for your diary.I started on last time I was here, ages ago! Might try and fish it out
My main problem right now is motivation so I would love to try ANYTHING right now, and if we do a competition, I think I would definitely get motivated *if* it was something that actually helped me to lose weight. In other words, if it's just a "check in every week and tell us how you're doing" type of thing then no thanks. If that was all the motivation I needed I would lose weight on my own with like a Twitter page I could update! lol
So I would like to get together with a group of people and do something like, I don't know, maybe a weigh in, or trading pictures or something that really keeps us on task and I don't know...anyone rich here? lol maybe someone can offer us a prize, like a big buffet! Bad weight loss joke, anyway... yeah, those are my 2 cents. I have one foot in the door (or, um, thread) and would love to join if this will be worth my time.
By the way, my weight lost "story" is here:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newc...help-low-energy-gained-weight.html#post704667
So I would like to get together with a group of people and do something like, I don't know, maybe a weigh in, or trading pictures or something that really keeps us on task and I don't know...anyone rich here? lol maybe someone can offer us a prize, like a big buffet!
Bad weight loss joke, anyway... yeah, those are my 2 cents. I have one foot in the door (or, um, thread) and would love to join if this will be worth my time.By the way, my weight lost "story" is here:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newc...help-low-energy-gained-weight.html#post704667
Hi Emi.
How is your diet? You should have a diet rich with B vitamins if you want energy, like cereals (healthy, none flaked or sugared ones). You should also have plenty of fresh fruit and veg for the vitamins, minerals and fibre. And plenty of protein to make you feel fuller for longer, and to make sure your body burns fat, not muscle.
I wanted something more than just a weekly update. I was thinking more like daily lol. I do weights and exercise bike and walking. You need to find an exercise you really enjoy. If the treadmill bores you, you won't stick with it. If you approach it without motivation you'll not finish the exercise (spoken from experience). Just really throw yourself at it, prove to yourself that it can be done, that you want to do it. Force yourself to finish, and the sense of accomplishment you get after is all worth it
What are your height and weight stats? How much do you want to lose?
How is your diet? You should have a diet rich with B vitamins if you want energy, like cereals (healthy, none flaked or sugared ones). You should also have plenty of fresh fruit and veg for the vitamins, minerals and fibre. And plenty of protein to make you feel fuller for longer, and to make sure your body burns fat, not muscle.
I wanted something more than just a weekly update. I was thinking more like daily lol. I do weights and exercise bike and walking. You need to find an exercise you really enjoy. If the treadmill bores you, you won't stick with it. If you approach it without motivation you'll not finish the exercise (spoken from experience). Just really throw yourself at it, prove to yourself that it can be done, that you want to do it. Force yourself to finish, and the sense of accomplishment you get after is all worth it
What are your height and weight stats? How much do you want to lose?
Hi Emi.
How is your diet? You should have a diet rich with B vitamins if you want energy, like cereals (healthy, none flaked or sugared ones). You should also have plenty of fresh fruit and veg for the vitamins, minerals and fibre. And plenty of protein to make you feel fuller for longer, and to make sure your body burns fat, not muscle.
I wanted something more than just a weekly update. I was thinking more like daily lol. I do weights and exercise bike and walking. You need to find an exercise you really enjoy. If the treadmill bores you, you won't stick with it. If you approach it without motivation you'll not finish the exercise (spoken from experience). Just really throw yourself at it, prove to yourself that it can be done, that you want to do it. Force yourself to finish, and the sense of accomplishment you get after is all worth it
What are your height and weight stats? How much do you want to lose?
Diet
My diet has never been great. I didn't grow up on healthy meals, never really taught to love fruits and vegetables or drink 'enough' water every day. As I fell deeper and deeper into my depression, however, my eating habits became a lot worse. So currently, I'm "trying" to eat better but still not there. My habits are pretty solid so it's an every day battle to eat healthy.
I usually eat more carbs than anything else, followed by sugary foods, and then fatty foods.
I'm taking my diet slowly and last week I started incorporatings vegetables and fruits in a steady way into my diet, basically one of each every day. I know that is very little, but for someone not used to them, it's actually quite a bit, IMO.
I'm also drinking a lot of water now, which is something I never used to do. I have water with me at all times, and I'm skipping all sugary/caffeinated drinks (ie, sodas, teas, ect).
I'm also going to start counting my calories. I did that a few years ago and lost the most weight I have ever lost, which was 15lbs. I'm going on a 1500-1800 diet, though realistically I do want to stay closer to 1500 to try to lose about 1,000 calories per day when combined with exercise.
Exercise
You are right about the treadmill. I need to let it go. I have to face that my "love affair" with my treadmill has grown old and stale! Haha. I mean, I've tried to spice up "our relationship" with music, even took the tv in there (lol), and nothing. The reason I cling onto the treadmill is because of my depression/anxiety (social anxiety, to be specific) I really dislike going out. I really don't go out much at all so it's a huge struggle to do so and most of time if I plan to exercise outside I end up backing out because I'm sort of scared of being around too many people (say at the park). But, I mean, I'm willing to try, because the treadmill really isn't motivating me and really..it's been making this funky sound (lol) so I think I should stop using it anyway!
My Stats & Challenge
I'm 26, weight 182lbs, height is 5'5" and my goal is to weight 150lbs by my 27th birthday, which is in about 4 months.
And as for the challenge, daily? Really? Hmm...I'm technically online every single day, so I can manage that, but I don't want to become too obsessive about it. I mean, I don't want to weigh myself daily because I've done that in the past and it just drives me nuts. With that said, I wouldn't mind logging in each day and at least posting some kind of an update.
I created a monthly challenge in the "Club" section of the forum, by the way:
June 2010 Weight Challenge
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club...ht-loss-challenge-please-join.html#post704685
I think that one of the ways to be more engaged and motivated is if I actually try to run a challenge myself, that way I feel responsible for my weight loss and also responsible to keep others motivated which should in turn also motivate me even more.
Anyway, thanks for all the information. It definitely helped, I mean just having someone respond is nice because I want to meet people that I can hopefully become friends with, which at this point in my life, on and off the computer, I kind of need. Yeah, that sounds so sad but it's true! lol
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