Hey guys, /wave Chillen+Wesrman,
In case anyone needs a reminder: I was about 270lbs, smoking, and drinking way... way... too much. Not a drop or a puff of either since.
66 days in, I'm down to the smallest notch on my belt, so 3 notches smaller. I've been doing weights pretty seriously in the gym with a buddy of mine (helps keep me focused) and I've managed to increase the distance I can jog to just under 5 miles (4.7m).
The weight is really falling off me.
But I've got a question or two if you have a minute.
1. I heard you can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but I swear I've made significant gains that have really helped balance out my body, while losing a lot of fat (especially on legs/arms/stomach/face). How's this working? But if I'm imagining it, what effect does weight training have?
2. Is it normal to feel like my muscles are all out of 'sync' so to speak, the closest I can come to explaining it, is that some muscles are in good shape and are easy to train, and others (eg triceps) or the muscles used in 'flat chest flies' are almost non-existant and completing the exercises properly is difficult as it almost feels like I'm lacking 'coordination'. This has begun to get better recently. Does this have something to do with supporting muscles etc? Thoughts?
*My diet, it consists mostly of the highest fibre bread I can find (with reduced fat houmous/butter), spinach, beans, cans of tuna, the odd baked chicken breast, apples, brown rice, lots of green tea and coffee, and some milk most days.
I've also noticed it's difficult to run to the best of my ability when I've done legs in the gym the day or two before. Is it better to rest up or just run anyway, even if I'm not able to put as much effort into it?
Thanks a lot for reading, I await your suggestions!
Chris
In case anyone needs a reminder: I was about 270lbs, smoking, and drinking way... way... too much. Not a drop or a puff of either since.
66 days in, I'm down to the smallest notch on my belt, so 3 notches smaller. I've been doing weights pretty seriously in the gym with a buddy of mine (helps keep me focused) and I've managed to increase the distance I can jog to just under 5 miles (4.7m).
The weight is really falling off me.
But I've got a question or two if you have a minute.
1. I heard you can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but I swear I've made significant gains that have really helped balance out my body, while losing a lot of fat (especially on legs/arms/stomach/face). How's this working? But if I'm imagining it, what effect does weight training have?
2. Is it normal to feel like my muscles are all out of 'sync' so to speak, the closest I can come to explaining it, is that some muscles are in good shape and are easy to train, and others (eg triceps) or the muscles used in 'flat chest flies' are almost non-existant and completing the exercises properly is difficult as it almost feels like I'm lacking 'coordination'. This has begun to get better recently. Does this have something to do with supporting muscles etc? Thoughts?
*My diet, it consists mostly of the highest fibre bread I can find (with reduced fat houmous/butter), spinach, beans, cans of tuna, the odd baked chicken breast, apples, brown rice, lots of green tea and coffee, and some milk most days.
I've also noticed it's difficult to run to the best of my ability when I've done legs in the gym the day or two before. Is it better to rest up or just run anyway, even if I'm not able to put as much effort into it?
Thanks a lot for reading, I await your suggestions!
Chris
