silverpig
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What you have planned for yourself looks good for now, but I can tell you that your cardio will build up VERY quickly (you'll be amazed). I bet within 2-3 weeks, you'll be able to turn those 1 mile runs into 2 mile runs, and have it only take 1.5 times as long.
Push away from the computer and the table. Start walking and change your habits and when you feel good, try some other types of exercise leading up to weightlifting, an all out workout and muscle weighs more and uses more calories all day long.
I'm getting fat too...5'11'' 230.....started working out (lifting, running) today after a very long hiatus, and I just finished up an hour of tennis. Woot!
Aeolus, the four key things to success are: motivation, determination, discipline, and accepting that there's no magic.
If you go with the extreme anxiety and expecting to succeed overnight, it won't work. Take things easy and step by step. Before worrying about seeing muscles on those arms, try to start with losing the weight. Yes, fat can be converted to muscle, but start with getting rid of the excess fat.
Deja vu? I'm having a flashback of a thread like this. Weird.
In any case, please take it easy! If you start with the I'll conquer all attitude (i.e., superman), you are likely to be disappointed. Be patient and do things one by one. You'll reap the reward gradually, and it will last in the long run.
Nater, do you honestly call that "getting fat"? It does seem like it's already pronounced. Congratulations for the new you willing to exercise to lose weight. Hope it works for you.
If you go with the extreme anxiety and expecting to succeed overnight, it won't work. Take things easy and step by step. Before worrying about seeing muscles on those arms, try to start with losing the weight. Yes, fat can be converted to muscle, but start with getting rid of the excess fat.
Deja vu? I'm having a flashback of a thread like this. Weird.
In any case, please take it easy! If you start with the I'll conquer all attitude (i.e., superman), you are likely to be disappointed. Be patient and do things one by one. You'll reap the reward gradually, and it will last in the long run.
Nater, do you honestly call that "getting fat"? It does seem like it's already pronounced. Congratulations for the new you willing to exercise to lose weight. Hope it works for you.
ive got a few questions...is your weight pretty static or are yo goin up and down?....are you drinkin enough water?...and do you snack right before you go to bed?
if your weight stays relatively the same then its more exercise then diet you need to work on...doin a half hour of ANY exercise a day will suffice... be it walkin or riding a bike or goin for a swim.....it doesnt matter...if you are gaining weight still you need to address your diet...the recommendation that you stop drinkin pop is a good one...we drink for thirst and that is the way it should be...drinkin pop and calorie infused liquids are not something that your body needs and by drinking more water you are actually killing 2 birds with one stone since more water in your diet help keep everything runnin regularly and cuts out those extra calories...lastly eating before you go to bed is a serious nono...when you are asleep your metabolism slows down and these foods that youve ingested get stored as excees energy(fat)...try to not eat any thing for the last 2 to 3 hours before bed.....and if you can stick a walk with your loved one or even a few isometric exercises (ie...pushups ,situps,lunges)at the end of your day that will help....where ever you can find time to get that half hour in is fine...but you will actually get more out of it if you get the workout in at the beginning of the day since your metabolism(the speed at which your body consumes calories) will speed up and get to stay up longer then if you go to sleep after you exercise...if you have any questions about what ive had to say please feel free to get back to me
Eric
(bigred75)
if your weight stays relatively the same then its more exercise then diet you need to work on...doin a half hour of ANY exercise a day will suffice... be it walkin or riding a bike or goin for a swim.....it doesnt matter...if you are gaining weight still you need to address your diet...the recommendation that you stop drinkin pop is a good one...we drink for thirst and that is the way it should be...drinkin pop and calorie infused liquids are not something that your body needs and by drinking more water you are actually killing 2 birds with one stone since more water in your diet help keep everything runnin regularly and cuts out those extra calories...lastly eating before you go to bed is a serious nono...when you are asleep your metabolism slows down and these foods that youve ingested get stored as excees energy(fat)...try to not eat any thing for the last 2 to 3 hours before bed.....and if you can stick a walk with your loved one or even a few isometric exercises (ie...pushups ,situps,lunges)at the end of your day that will help....where ever you can find time to get that half hour in is fine...but you will actually get more out of it if you get the workout in at the beginning of the day since your metabolism(the speed at which your body consumes calories) will speed up and get to stay up longer then if you go to sleep after you exercise...if you have any questions about what ive had to say please feel free to get back to me
Eric
(bigred75)
COME ON MAN!!!
we want BEFORE and AFTER pics
remember though: frown and let your gut hangout for the BEFORE pic and smile and tighten your gut for the AFTER pic. Its imperative to your success.
HannibalX
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Originally posted by: Bigred75
ive got a few questions...is your weight pretty static or are yo goin up and down?....are you drinkin enough water?...and do you snack right before you go to bed?
if your weight stays relatively the same then its more exercise then diet you need to work on...doin a half hour of ANY exercise a day will suffice... be it walkin or riding a bike or goin for a swim.....it doesnt matter...if you are gaining weight still you need to address your diet...the recommendation that you stop drinkin pop is a good one...we drink for thirst and that is the way it should be...drinkin pop and calorie infused liquids are not something that your body needs and by drinking more water you are actually killing 2 birds with one stone since more water in your diet help keep everything runnin regularly and cuts out those extra calories...lastly eating before you go to bed is a serious nono...when you are asleep your metabolism slows down and these foods that youve ingested get stored as excees energy(fat)...try to not eat any thing for the last 2 to 3 hours before bed.....and if you can stick a walk with your loved one or even a few isometric exercises (ie...pushups ,situps,lunges)at the end of your day that will help....where ever you can find time to get that half hour in is fine...but you will actually get more out of it if you get the workout in at the beginning of the day since your metabolism(the speed at which your body consumes calories) will speed up and get to stay up longer then if you go to sleep after you exercise...if you have any questions about what ive had to say please feel free to get back to me
Eric
(bigred75)
My weight stays about the say, between 195 - 205. Thanks for the help!
Ciber
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Amused
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Honestly, if you have time to use that, you have time to go to a gym.
I wouldn't buy that. The pads for the flys and legs are going to REALLY hurt once you start lifting any substantial weight with them. The bench itself is OK. Also, you're going to want to use olympic weights (big hole) not standard (small hole). Trust me, once you start flinging around 45 lb weight plates, the larger hole is much easier to deal with.
If you want to make weight lifting a long term thing, invest in a real set (better yet, go to a gym). That's going to set you back a few hundred for the bench and rack alone.
Just like with anything else, you get what you pay for.
For a bench, this is something like what I would get: bench
Amused
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"Real weight?" To get "fit and toned" you should be working out with at least your body weight in the bench press. So if you're 180 lbs, your goal should be benching 3 sets of 12 reps (or whatever works for you) with at least 180lbs. Doing this will make you a skinny muscular type (provided you've cut down your body fat %), which is the minimum you should want to achieve.
In other words, to "just get fit and toned" you'll still be slinging around 45 lb weight plates.
I'm 185 lbs now, and I'm working out with 225 lbs in the bench press (3 sets of 12reps). That's two 45 lb plates on each end of a 45 lb bar. I'm still wearing the same shirts I wore when I was 200 lbs and very out of shape.
And even if you were a woman doing high rep counts with light weights, those pads on that Wall-Mart bench would cause you a lot of pain.
Your body is irreplaceable. Don't risk it with shoddy equipment.
StageLeft
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I haven't read the rest of the thread.
You are cheating her out of a healthy partner, but it's natural for a lot of people in a committed relationship to do this. You need to hit the weights and start cardio. Go to your local gym and get a membership and for the love of god workout. Stop eating crap. In terms of a weight program get one of their trainers to give you one, or even contact a personal trainer and meet with them a couple of times. You can work out alone, but get them to give you a program. Combine that with cardio. Go to the gym two days out of every three. Eat breakfast. Get enough sleep. Don't eat pizza everynight and drink 5 times a week. If you have the will everything else will fall into place.
Tips on your lunches: I think burger king or mcdonalds have salads. Get a chicken garden salad or something similar with a FAT FREE or LIGHT salad dressing (regular is just BLOODY PACKED with fat). You can also try getting a chicken burger from either place and tell them to hold their 700 calorie sauces.
Ideally you're taking it to work though to save money and crappy food intake. Get a small tiny bag cooler and within it place things like apples, low fat yogurt, banana(s) and sandwhiches you've made at home which would be based upon things like grilled chicken breast.
Basically it sounds to me like your best bet is this: If it looks boring and uninviting eat it. You need to kick the fast food habit.
Also something you won't want to do is: Get used to being hungry. I'm 5,11" as well and you're going to want to drop a good 30 pounds I think. Being hungry sucks but it lets you lose weight fast. Keep your food coming in 5-6 times during the day. Never ever skip breakfast. Ever. A couple of tricks to getting the edge off hunger is drinking a crapload of ice water, because it lets your mouth stay busy, drinking diet sodas (I drink too many), and just - well that's it. You're gonna be hungry, but no pain no gain. Keep an eye on the scale and weigh yourself every week or two. I'd also recommend keeping a score of the calories you consume.
Many people don't need to but for me personally unless I count almost every calorie I will blow my goal constantly. You could try 1800 day right now.
You are cheating her out of a healthy partner, but it's natural for a lot of people in a committed relationship to do this. You need to hit the weights and start cardio. Go to your local gym and get a membership and for the love of god workout. Stop eating crap. In terms of a weight program get one of their trainers to give you one, or even contact a personal trainer and meet with them a couple of times. You can work out alone, but get them to give you a program. Combine that with cardio. Go to the gym two days out of every three. Eat breakfast. Get enough sleep. Don't eat pizza everynight and drink 5 times a week. If you have the will everything else will fall into place.
Tips on your lunches: I think burger king or mcdonalds have salads. Get a chicken garden salad or something similar with a FAT FREE or LIGHT salad dressing (regular is just BLOODY PACKED with fat). You can also try getting a chicken burger from either place and tell them to hold their 700 calorie sauces.
Ideally you're taking it to work though to save money and crappy food intake. Get a small tiny bag cooler and within it place things like apples, low fat yogurt, banana(s) and sandwhiches you've made at home which would be based upon things like grilled chicken breast.
Basically it sounds to me like your best bet is this: If it looks boring and uninviting eat it. You need to kick the fast food habit.
Also something you won't want to do is: Get used to being hungry. I'm 5,11" as well and you're going to want to drop a good 30 pounds I think. Being hungry sucks but it lets you lose weight fast. Keep your food coming in 5-6 times during the day. Never ever skip breakfast. Ever. A couple of tricks to getting the edge off hunger is drinking a crapload of ice water, because it lets your mouth stay busy, drinking diet sodas (I drink too many
), and just - well that's it. You're gonna be hungry, but no pain no gain. Keep an eye on the scale and weigh yourself every week or two. I'd also recommend keeping a score of the calories you consume.Many people don't need to but for me personally unless I count almost every calorie I will blow my goal constantly. You could try 1800 day right now.
Amused
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Originally posted by: Skoorb
I haven't read the rest of the thread.
You are cheating her out of a healthy partner, but it's natural for a lot of people in a committed relationship to do this. You need to hit the weights and start cardio. Go to your local gym and get a membership and for the love of god workout. Stop eating crap. In terms of a weight program get one of their trainers to give you one, or even contact a personal trainer and meet with them a couple of times. You can work out alone, but get them to give you a program. Combine that with cardio. Go to the gym two days out of every three. Eat breakfast. Get enough sleep. Don't eat pizza everynight and drink 5 times a week. If you have the will everything else will fall into place.
Tips on your lunches: I think burger king or mcdonalds have salads. Get a chicken garden salad or something similar with a FAT FREE or LIGHT salad dressing (regular is just BLOODY PACKED with fat). You can also try getting a chicken burger from either place and tell them to hold their 700 calorie sauces.
Ideally you're taking it to work though to save money and crappy food intake. Get a small tiny bag cooler and within it place things like apples, low fat yogurt, banana(s) and sandwhiches you've made at home which would be based upon things like grilled chicken breast.
Basically it sounds to me like your best bet is this: If it looks boring and uninviting eat it. You need to kick the fast food habit.
Also something you won't want to do is: Get used to being hungry. I'm 5,11" as well and you're going to want to drop a good 30 pounds I think. Being hungry sucks but it lets you lose weight fast. Keep your food coming in 5-6 times during the day. Never ever skip breakfast. Ever. A couple of tricks to getting the edge off hunger is drinking a crapload of ice water, because it lets your mouth stay busy, drinking diet sodas (I drink too many
Many people don't need to but for me personally unless I count almost every calorie I will blow my goal constantly. You could try 1800 day right now.
I lost over 50lbs of fat, and went from a 35" waist to 31" and I was NEVER hungry. In fact, my diet is now almost twice as many calories as before.
Going hungry is the surest way to GAIN weight in the long run.
Most of Skoorb's advice is good, however, if you get the munchies EAT. This keeps you from starving and binging... But eat SMART. Apples are a great snack. So are banannas. If you're weight trainging, protein bars are a good snack. And break your meals up into 5 or 6 smaller meals a day. This keeps you from getting the between meal munchies.
But the key here is the exercise. You MUST get 40 minutes of cardio at your optimum heart rate at least 4 days a week. Add to this three or four days of resistence training and you'll lose weight without EVER going hungry.
Going hungry only teaches your body how to store energy (fat) more effectively. Don't fall into that cycle.
Ciber
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Well you convinced me to go looking around for a gym, and turns out there's one like 7 blocks from here which is a distance i can manage just fine hehe.
Thanks for all the great advice guys
.Pic below for the before and after later
.Me right now.
Something i've found that i like for cardio and wind overall is racquetball. Now i lift a couple times a week with a friend and we also play racquetball probably twice a week. While i was in decent shape liftingwise beforehand, i've found my wind and endurance has increased alot since starting to play racquetball. not to mention something to get the heart going and burn off some calories.
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