Getting back in shape

[DitchPanda]

 So this year I've decided to buckle down and finally work on my health. Thru my 20s and into my early 30s I managed to keep myself in relatively decent shape. I'm 6'3" and for about 10 years or so my weight was between 205 and 215..plus I used to do some weight training, walking and running plus worked over the heavy bag several times a week. Over the last 6-7 years I've gained a shameful 75lbs topping out at 290. 

 Well this December I said that's it I'm done with this sh$%. I switched my diet over to a moderate keto...cutting carbs back to 50 or less a day..plus stopped drinking pop, very little beer and staying hydrated drinking a gallon+ of water a day. We are purchasing a treadmill and an elliptical plus plan to go walking outside 3-4 nights a week once it warms up.

  As of this point I'm 7 weeks into my lifestyle change and I'm down to 272.5lbs...a loss of 17.5lbs so far. I'm a long way off from my goal but seeing the progress is keeping me motivated. Plus after I cut out all the refined sugar and flour crap from my diet I noticed my back is feeling the best it has in well over a year. Here's to improving everyday!

[soflabasser]

Congratulations on losing the weight, it is not easy. Getting in shape can be done by anyone that is determined and follows a healthy diet. Keeping in shape for several years is the hard part. You have to have a strong will power and work ethic to stay in shape, especially if you are natural and do not take anabolic steroids and other cheating drugs that is so common these days. Cutting out refined sugar and white flour is one of the best things anyone can do for one's health. 

[VolFan]

Congrats on your achievements - that’s a great start! Diet has always been key for me for weight; good sleep and no booze has always been key for me for exercise (I workout in the morning). Integrating a good diet and exercise into your life is key to maintaining it. If it’s an extra- it’d the first thing to go. Cue @A-Jay to make me feel like a slob…

[A-Jay]

Good For you @DitchPanda

Taking control & responsibility for your heath is a big deal.

I agree with @soflabasser

So many folks just 'let their life happen' instead of driving the train themselves.

A little advice if I may ~

If this is truly going to be your 'lifestyle' and I hope for you that it is,

stay off the scale (and the beers) and just live.

Trade the scale in for a mirror.

A heathy body has a certain appearance.

You'll know it when you see it and you for sure know it when you feel it.

Doesn't really matter 'what you weigh' it's what you're made of that counts.

You are what you eat (and drink). 

It's not magic.

Forget about giving this deal a time frame.

It needs to continue for the rest of your life.

Health doesn't have an end zone or a finish line,

it's a never ending process that must be nurtured, every day.

If & when we stop making this a priority, 

any benefits attained previously vanish.

So it's a what have you done for me lately deal.

The single best thing we can do to be the best version of ourselves for tomorrow,

is to do something about it today.

Have fun

A-Jay

 

[DitchPanda]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Good For you @DitchPanda

Taking control & responsibility for your heath is a big deal.

I agree with @soflabasser

So many folks just 'let their life happen' instead of driving the train themselves.

A little advice if I may ~

If this is truly going to be your 'lifestyle' and I hope for you that it is,

stay off the scale (and the beers) and just live.

Trade the scale in for a mirror.

A heathy body has a certain appearance.

You'll know it when you see it and you for sure know it when you feel it.

Doesn't really matter 'what you weigh' it's what you're made of that counts.

You are what you eat (and drink). 

It's not magic.

Forget about giving this deal a time frame.

It needs to continue for the rest of your life.

Heath doesn't have an end zone or a finish line,

it's a never ending process that must be nurtured, every day.

If & when we stop making this a priority, 

any benefits attained previously vanish.

So it's a what have you done for me lately deal.

The single best thing we can do to be the best version of ourselves for tomorrow,

is to do something about it today.

Have fun

A-Jay

 

Good advice!

[gim]

12 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

plus stopped drinking pop, very little beer and staying hydrated drinking a gallon+ of water a day.

I was about 235 right after college (I’m 6’2”) and mostly made of jello. Didn’t like what I looked like and neither did the ladies.

 

After a couple years of that, I made some of the exact changes you speak of. More water, less soda, less beer. Less bread. Eating a sandwich and a piece of fruit for lunch instead of a burger and fries. Simple changes like that in your diet will make a big difference over time.

 

Joined a health club, starting playing sports again, and lifted weights regularly. In months my pants fell off.

 

I’ve been between 205-210 pounds since. My desired weight is 207 and I intend to keep it there.

[cyclops2]

 

 Eat healthier. Look & feel better.

[clayton86]

I need to get back “in shape” but I joke all the time I’m in shape…round is a shape….haha. 
 

last year my fiancé and I did this diet program and dropped quite a bit both of us did and felt really good. We couldn’t afford it anymore the meal plans they sold but it could easily be done without paying for “their” food. The coach for the program even told us that but keeping that thought at the grocery store and then kitchen got lost in translation. I’m back around 200-205 range idk I don’t step on the scale I just know this is the size I was when started said diet and that’s what I weighed when started. 
 

I’d rather be around the 175 range(I’m only 5’8) that’s the weight I was when active duty and when I woke up from coma on that feeding tube diet. Growing up I was way smaller I won’t ever get to my college pre marriage weight(140) and don’t want to. I ate like a true fatty back then but wasn’t. Everything was deep fried and only liquid I drank was beer or vodka. I was a lot more active then though then marriage happened then joined the army(yeah did it backwards college first then the army) 

[A-Jay]

35 minutes ago, clayton86 said:

I need to get back “in shape” 

No time like the present.

Life has a way of passing us by.

Next thing you know 10 years have vanished . . .

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/97516-too-much-to-fast/

The first step is the hardest.

It doesn't get any easier.

A-Jay

[clayton86]

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

No time like the present.

Life has a way of passing us by.

Next thing you know 10 years have vanished . . .

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/97516-too-much-to-fast/

The first step is the hardest.

It doesn't get any easier.

A-Jay

Back on my deployment to Kuwait 

[A-Jay]

4 minutes ago, clayton86 said:

Back on my deployment to Kuwait 

I just remembered that we had spoken a few times while you were prepping for your final PT.

I'm pretty sure I could pass that now. 

A-Jay

[clayton86]

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

I just remembered that we had spoken a few times while you were prepping for your final PT.

I'm pretty sure I could pass that now. 

A-Jay

I couldn’t getting hit by the truck 3 years ago took running off the table for me. Was gonna put myself through the police academy program here, well I could use my GI bill for it but the PT requirements I couldn’t do so I went a different route. 

[NYWayfarer]

I just shed 6 of the 10 pounds of “hibernation weight” I gained during the winter. Got to get in shape for spring fishing.

 

a balanced approach of moving more and watching my calories has been the key for me. I have kept at my target weight of 190lb for a decade by lifestyle changes.  The Lose It app and eventually my fitness watch were what made that lifestyle change stick.

[A-Jay]

20 minutes ago, clayton86 said:

I couldn’t getting hit by the truck 3 years ago took running off the table for me. Was gonna put myself through the police academy program here, well I could use my GI bill for it but the PT requirements I couldn’t do so I went a different route. 

Work with what you've got.

As long as you can push yourself away from the dinner table a bit sooner

and stay out of the frig, you could be well on your way. 

A-Jay

[slonezp]

Here's what I can tell you.

I was 240 all muscle...mostly muscle LOL. prior to getting hurt. Seriously though, I was a fit 240lbs. Got hurt at work and got up to 300lbs. 300lbs of fatazz.

 

There is no miracle. I'm back down to 240. I cut out carbs. 

[DitchPanda]

26 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Here's what I can tell you.

I was 240 all muscle...mostly muscle LOL. prior to getting hurt. Seriously though, I was a fit 240lbs. Got hurt at work and got up to 300lbs. 300lbs of fatazz.

 

There is no miracle. I'm back down to 240. I cut out carbs. 

Bingo buddy that's what I'm trying to do. At 215 I wasn't ripped by any means but I was a good combo of strength and cardio. I could run a long ways and lift heavy things. Then I got up to 290...could barely lift my cheeseburger and milkshake...wouldn't even have dared trying to run. Im working on it.

[slonezp]

Kill the carbs. Not as difficult as one would think. 

[TnRiver46]

4 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Kill the carbs. Not as difficult as one would think. 

Disagree haha

[slonezp]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Disagree haha

or not.

I set my mind to it and I was down 50lbs in 6 months. Losing additional weight has been a chore. 

[Bird]

Moving and eating more has worked for me.

Eat and keep that metabolism revving is critical....it's that simple. 

[TnRiver46]

20 minutes ago, slonezp said:

or not.

I set my mind to it and I was down 50lbs in 6 months. Losing additional weight has been a chore. 

Good for you! That doesn’t mean it’s not difficult for others 

 

selling carbs probably accounts for hundreds of billions of dollars each year, if everyone could quit easily they would 

[Mobasser]

I'm still on the same plan now for one year. I cut back on sugar of any kind, and do 20 sit ups each night. Lost 15 pounds and kept it off. It's amazing how much lighter you feel on your feet by doing this. 

[gim]

Unfortunately, American culture and our soceity is often built on convenience.  How many fast food joints do you see when you drive through town?  Seems like even a smaller sized town always has a Subway and a McDonalds.  A large amount of what I see in the grocery store on a regular basis is processed, unhealthy foods.

 

My journey through Europe many years ago for 2 weeks revealed that obesity is not a world wide problem - its an American problem.  Every time I saw an overweight person over there, it was an American tourist.  Asia is no different.  When you go to the UK or Australia, it starts to look more like the US.  Ironically, those two countries have been westernized and are quite similar to ours.

 

I find it interesting that we as a country probably have the best athletes on earth, yet we are the most overweight country on earth too.  What that tells me is a lot of this comes down to personal choice and will power.  Most of us simply need to make better decisions on the food we eat and the amount of exercise we participate in, me included.

[FishinBuck07]

I could cut out carbs, if it wasn't for bread, and potatoes and beer.  So looks like the only shape I will be in is round, still a shape right?  ?  Congrats to all of you that have lost weight, not easy for sure.  I am trying for sure but get frustrated quickly.

[DaubsNU1]

I've never been huge. 215 in high school...200's through college and 20's.  ~215 in my 30's, 220s in my 40's...and hit my max of 235 last spring @ 54 years old.

 

Decided I needed to get back after it. Down to 220 now. Still refining and adjusting my work out and nutrition. 

 

One thing that really made a HUGE difference in how I feel is cutting out vegetable oils(!) Google bad oils...they are in a ton of processed foods, fast foods, dressings, condiments, etc. I eat lots of hole foods -- beef, chicken, fish, pork, vegetables, fruits. 

 

My one Achilles heel is cheese. I really need to cut back on dairy. 

 

I don't drink caffeine, coffee, soda (I know, I'm crazy!).

 

Hang in there!! Think of this as a journey...not a destination.