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The 6 minute mile! I got some work to do...

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BigToque

Lifer
When I started my new job I soon realized that I was loosing weight. In the first month I lost about 20 something pounds. (~225 to ~204). This job is great because I'm almost always moving around and I'm lifting heavy boxes an such.

I think I've reached the point where I'm probably not gonna lose much more without additional exercise. I do get out to play hockey for about an hour and a half, once or twice every week, but tonight I also added running to my day when I get home from work.

I did a run to a close park and home, and I was pretty winded when I got back. I figure I was running for about 10-12 minutes, so I decided to use my car to see how far I actually went. It turns out the whole run was only 1.2 km (.75 miles).

Last september (sept '99 - when I started grade 12), I weighed roughly 240. I am really happy that I'm down to almost 200, but I really want to reach about 180 or less.

Since I'm trying to drop some weight right now, should I just stick to my running/hockey before I start to bulk up on the weights? I want to get stronger as well as thinner so I dont know if I should try to find time for weight lifting.
 
do both.....lift weights to start building up your strength and do your regular aerobic excercise to burn of excess calories....stay away from heavy carbs too late at night...they just turn into fat cells while you sleep....eat protein....and a lot of it....
 
well since you want to lose wieght, jsut do a lot of cardio work. Lifting wieghts will add to your muscle mass hence your wieght. But on the flip side the more muscle you build the more calories are burned while at rest.....hmm your choice. But I would stick with running and just pushups situps along with your usual fun activites.

Personally I'm going for the slim muscular look right now. So I've been doing a lot of boarding and blading.
 
SG,

I work at a place called Pictures, Frames & More. I basically walking around all day moving peoples pictures, moving large boxes of pictures, unloading packages shipped in, etc...


Its much more active then just sitting at my keyboard all day and snacking on everything all day. I think I've lost most of the weight because I'm not at home eating as much all the time.
 
I ran a 6:12 mile in High School. I'm lucky to get my ass out of my chair in six minutes now. 🙁
 
Also, I do go out like twice a week to a couple of bars and dance a lot. When the techno/rave songs come on, I work up quite a sweat.
 
This past summer, I ran at least 1 and sometimes as many as 4 miles a day. Feels really good, and keeps the heart healthy.

Stefan, do some situps every evening and keep running and lifting boxes. Don't forget to save time for some fun activities too 🙂
 
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