Hi Guys,
Growing up I was a mega athlete. By the age of 15, I was one of the highest ranked inline speed skaters in the nation, in my age group. In highschool I played football, track, cross country, etc. By 17, I could confidently run a marathon if not longer. For a 5'9 white kid, I ran a 4.9 40 yard dash. I was in great shape and didn't have hardly any fat on my body. Body fat tests had me right around 3%-4% body fat. I was too hard on myself. I started getting injured more often, eventually throwing out my back. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to make me stop doing sports for a year. Still wanting to have fun, I started partying alot, etc.
I started to fall out of shape more and more, to where by time I was 22, I was 30 pounds heavier than I was when I was 19, and it was all fat. I felt weaker then, barely ran ever, but was pudgy to a point I felt really uncomfortable in my skin. I started to excercise again, but ended up getting an inguinal hernia, which sat me down for a year. Again, I fell into being lazy, etc. Over and over, I was kept from really asserting myself to get physical. I had no interest in any sports, was depressed enough as it is, etc.
So here I am, 29 years old. Almost 30. For most of my 28th year, and this half of my 29th year, while I lived at a loft, they had a gym, and I would do a small amount of cardio. I did start to get back in better shape, I lost about 10 pounds, felt healthier, etc.
Since I moved out of the loft, I went about 2 months not working out. I joined a gym about a month ago, and have been hitting it about 4-5 times a week. I'm taking it easy on the weights. I do mostly lighter weight for alot of reps. I'm not trying to strength train yet. I've been running about 2-4 miles each night, doing alot of stretching, and spending about 20 minutes in a sauna each night.
I've lost about 8 pounds, and people are starting to recognize that I look alot healthier. It's alot easier now for me to run those miles, which is I'm pushing towards 4 miles each night.
I'm really starting to get excited about this. I'm seeing major results, and I've already crossed paths with two ladies that I've known for a while, but hadn't seen me in like 2 years, and I got "wow! you look great" from them.
My question is, besides diet and excercise, what else can I do to stimulate weight loss? I've read good and bad things about Hydroxycut, that it does work, just nothing dramatic, but any help will be nice. Someone also said a body wrap would help tighten the loose skin around my waist as I lose weight, not really making me lose weight but accelerating the tighting of the skin.
I don't have a HUGE budget for supplements right now, but if there is some kind of effective weight loss accelerator out there that is safe and will help out, even if just a little bit, I'm willing to add it to my routine. Any ideas?
Growing up I was a mega athlete. By the age of 15, I was one of the highest ranked inline speed skaters in the nation, in my age group. In highschool I played football, track, cross country, etc. By 17, I could confidently run a marathon if not longer. For a 5'9 white kid, I ran a 4.9 40 yard dash. I was in great shape and didn't have hardly any fat on my body. Body fat tests had me right around 3%-4% body fat. I was too hard on myself. I started getting injured more often, eventually throwing out my back. It wasn't bad, but it was enough to make me stop doing sports for a year. Still wanting to have fun, I started partying alot, etc.
I started to fall out of shape more and more, to where by time I was 22, I was 30 pounds heavier than I was when I was 19, and it was all fat. I felt weaker then, barely ran ever, but was pudgy to a point I felt really uncomfortable in my skin. I started to excercise again, but ended up getting an inguinal hernia, which sat me down for a year. Again, I fell into being lazy, etc. Over and over, I was kept from really asserting myself to get physical. I had no interest in any sports, was depressed enough as it is, etc.
So here I am, 29 years old. Almost 30. For most of my 28th year, and this half of my 29th year, while I lived at a loft, they had a gym, and I would do a small amount of cardio. I did start to get back in better shape, I lost about 10 pounds, felt healthier, etc.
Since I moved out of the loft, I went about 2 months not working out. I joined a gym about a month ago, and have been hitting it about 4-5 times a week. I'm taking it easy on the weights. I do mostly lighter weight for alot of reps. I'm not trying to strength train yet. I've been running about 2-4 miles each night, doing alot of stretching, and spending about 20 minutes in a sauna each night.
I've lost about 8 pounds, and people are starting to recognize that I look alot healthier. It's alot easier now for me to run those miles, which is I'm pushing towards 4 miles each night.
I'm really starting to get excited about this. I'm seeing major results, and I've already crossed paths with two ladies that I've known for a while, but hadn't seen me in like 2 years, and I got "wow! you look great" from them.
My question is, besides diet and excercise, what else can I do to stimulate weight loss? I've read good and bad things about Hydroxycut, that it does work, just nothing dramatic, but any help will be nice. Someone also said a body wrap would help tighten the loose skin around my waist as I lose weight, not really making me lose weight but accelerating the tighting of the skin.
I don't have a HUGE budget for supplements right now, but if there is some kind of effective weight loss accelerator out there that is safe and will help out, even if just a little bit, I'm willing to add it to my routine. Any ideas?
Facebook
Twitter