The things you post {say} matter.. Thank you Jazzed and Chip
Oldbitcollector (Jeff)
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Sometime last year, Jazzed made a comment in this General forum that he had started a fitness program that was helping his stress levels and general health.
While I'd been thinking about this off and on, I needed just one more small nudge to get me from "thinking" to "doing"..
Remember this guy from the Parallax expos? (Photo: On the left) -- Well, I'm not nearly done chipping away at him, but I wanted to stop and say THANK YOU for that nudge.
Jazzed says that it was actually Chip that inspired him to work on this.. So, Thanks, Jazzed & Chip.
Jeff
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While I'd been thinking about this off and on, I needed just one more small nudge to get me from "thinking" to "doing"..
Remember this guy from the Parallax expos? (Photo: On the left) -- Well, I'm not nearly done chipping away at him, but I wanted to stop and say THANK YOU for that nudge.
Jazzed says that it was actually Chip that inspired him to work on this.. So, Thanks, Jazzed & Chip.
Jeff
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Great job, Jeff!! It's good to see you're still chipping away!!
You don't look anything like your avatar though
Losing weight and regular exercise has great benefits in many ways. Less sugar concerns, better overall well being, lower blood pressure, and much better love life. Better to exercise instead of taking a nap to clear out the cob webs; I'm a totally different person after my 2 mile run.
My waist is down to about a 36 from 44. I'm about 195 pounds now down from 250+.
Nerdy geeks climbing out of their basements and sheds and exercising!
I noticed that many of the young geeks giving technical presentations for google, face book and many other tech companies that I have been watching on YouTube are looking very fit and many of them obviously into sport.
I don't have a weight problem. Well, I do, I've always been really scrawny despite eating copiously.
You guys may just have inspired me to actually get that new bicycle I have been pondering recently. Since my old bike died, after nearly 17 years, I have hardly had any exercise of the last two years.
Steve, that is FANTASTIC! I'm so pleased that part of my own inspiration to get up and get it done has also done so well! Are you doing strength training as well?
I really couldn't bring myself to even look at a scale for the first two months of working out, so I don't have an exact starting point. (Shame on me!)
The trainer estimates that I was somewhere north of 325 pounds when I started. I finally brought myself to look at the scale at 311lbs. Just checked in today at 282lbs, so I'm nearly 30lbs that I've tracked.
Any of you who use Myfitnesspal or Fitocacy are welcome to friend me up.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Oldbitcollector
https://www.fitocracy.com/jeffledger/
Jeff
Yes. I took a weight training class last year, and try to work out about three times a week ... it's hard to keep it up regularly. Need to replace fat with muscle as much as possible to get rid of fat borne toxins. Beware, muscle is heavier than fat. It will be hard to "get buff" because of age (assuming you're over 40 something), but at least you'll be able to be proud of what you can achieve. One of my nagging knee pains went away through exercise ... I rarely run more than two miles at a time.
BTW, I only lost about 5 pounds in the first month of exercise until my diet changed (January last year ... new years resolution). I stopped eating dairy and lost 10 pounds in two weeks (quit dairy entirely for 6 months). Now I have granola in milk every other day just because my body rebels without it.
Chicken is my main source of protein. I rarely eat beans. I eat lots chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, etc ... burrito wraps. Beef is not on my menu, except for the rare bowl of three bean chili and hamburger. I never eat nuts, and rarely eat any kind of seeds. If I feel hungry at night I'll eat fruit like pineapple, Chinese pear, apple, rasins, or grapes (haven't had any acid re-flux issues since June last year).
I suggest buying a shirt that's too small for you, and work toward fitting into it. I did that and worked my way down to it ... it's great to have a success story to share with someone special :->
Remember this: If you don't maintain your diet and weight through a regular plan including exercise, you could yo-yo higher than where you started. This already happened to me once about five years ago.
Best of luck Jeff.
Thanks for the well wishes!
A guy told me low wieghts slow is better than big weights fast. Is there anything to that?
John Abshier
I'm not sure about that, so I've never risked it.. I do both. I'd definitely advise anyone who is making this decision to loose weight also make sure that you are into a strength training program. A good trainer/fitness coach can help you find your current level and build from there. There are many free weight (dumbbell) moves/positions which will challenge a beginner with as little as 12lbs-25lbs. I've more recently (last couple months) added the bigger weights (barbells) to me routine.
Thats FANTASTIC! and it encourages me to think I didn't start too late!
It's pretty normal nowadays for nerds/geeks to join a sport or two. The stereotype of nerds are phobia of exercise/sport is no longer true nowadays.
I've been trying to bulk up, damn, it's a bloody slow process. Been doing strength training, hitted weights (slightly) heavier than me, but that's a progress (as I've a curved back, and a problematic heels and knees). The shirts were no longer baggy too!
I need to keep doing that but not hurting myself, of course!
Depends on your circumstances. When you are north of 300# and your cardiologist suggests that you do a medically monitored program or make your arrangements, slow vs fast tends to loose its perspective. I did the trip down to 203# from sept 2009 to feb 2010, in spite of all the major holidays. Medically monitored the whole way. protein sparing modified fast w/ Dr. Sophia Fountis. It did save my a$$. (Details were pretty scary after the fact).
Took a few years to creep back up a ways, then did it again, once supervised then again unsupervised (figured I could do it from a much lower starting weight). Yeah, I still work on the weight, probably will always, just from a lower set point each time. One day I will be able to stay around 200-210. Till then.......... And there was no real exercise program in the program beyond trying to walk much more than normal. Don't know about you guys, but the first three to four days are the hardest, after that I don't care if I even look at a dish with carbs, I can walk away. Just making it through the first days. #$%%@ ! and that is where I am now. Won't post'em, but I do still have a couple el monstro pictures as a reminder/goad if I need it.
FF
Oh, don't fly as often as in the past, but size make a BIG difference in those cattle car class seats designed to seat maybe "Twiggy"
Even if I could keep my pants up, my underwear was falling down inside them.
For me, exercise is difficult. I have a bad knee and several other problems. But I still manage to drop to 85 kilos in about six months of dieting and regular dog walking.
The geometry problem went away.
Carrots, celery, and cherry tomatoes keep me away from the bread and other items that are fattening. Low fat lattes are a must.
Aerobic fast walking at least 3 times a week can be a very good thing. I couldn't job but the fast walking was resulting in similar times for 5 miles on the track when I was in my 50s and helped resolve what might have become a nasty cardio problem. I celebrated my 50th birthday by a mile in under 6 minutes on the track... something I hadn't done since my days as a university student.
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Flying long flights when you get older isn't just about the seat size. A fast flight to the USA might get me there in 14 hours. It is just too long sitting and your blood circulation is challenged. I take a couple of asprin before I fly to avoid possible thrombosis -- which can be fatal inflight. You really don't have any good medical options when you are halfway to Hawaii or flying over the Arctic.
And fast walking in the airport when you do have a long layover is a good idea. Hong Kong International and Narita are huge. Plenty of space to exercise.