EPT12/7/2011 Challenge - Page 7
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iChromatiC
United States12 Posts
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Saechiis
Netherlands4989 Posts
 I think approaching it like Starcraft has definitely helped me; setting goals and working towards them through excercise and physical management gave me a lot of satisfaction and a feeling of being in control. Hope it can give you the same kind of positive feedback atop of a healthier body! | ||
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Gegnar
Norway11 Posts
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AgentSmax
Slovenia26 Posts
About 2 months ago I started going to the gym about twice a week and lost 4kg (8 pounds) in that time - mostly working on gaining muscle at the moment (my back is pretty weak). I also decided to make time to visit the gym more regularly at least 3 times a week. My goal is to eventually get below 100kg. Anyways, glhf! | ||
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ddk
United Kingdom38 Posts
On December 08 2011 05:32 Chef wrote: Motivation research shows that an intrinsic need, not an extrinsic need, is longer lasting and better for long term goals. Furthermore, adding extrinsic motivations often decreases intrinsic motivations. This blog is basically to give you a sense that you have to live up to other's expectations right? So that you can't go back on your word? But that is an extrinsic motivation. Obviously you can't stop what you've already done here, but I would advise you sincerely to make an effort to find the motivation within yourself. "I want to exercise and eat healthy because I want to feel good" something like that. Long term goal is weight loss, but you need incremental short term goals of changing your lifestyle and the way you live. You might not see this but I hope you do. I studied motivation this year and this is what a lot of studies show (which to me was obvious, but actually a lot of people are surprised just how ineffective extrinsic motivation can be). that's very well put, and it definitely goes for everything you do - finding value within yourself and never looking for it outside of yourself is the key to a strong reality. | ||
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frisc0
United States2 Posts
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megapants
United States1314 Posts
On December 08 2011 05:32 Chef wrote: Motivation research shows that an intrinsic need, not an extrinsic need, is longer lasting and better for long term goals. Furthermore, adding extrinsic motivations often decreases intrinsic motivations. This blog is basically to give you a sense that you have to live up to other's expectations right? So that you can't go back on your word? But that is an extrinsic motivation. Obviously you can't stop what you've already done here, but I would advise you sincerely to make an effort to find the motivation within yourself. "I want to exercise and eat healthy because I want to feel good" something like that. Long term goal is weight loss, but you need incremental short term goals of changing your lifestyle and the way you live. You might not see this but I hope you do. I studied motivation this year and this is what a lot of studies show (which to me was obvious, but actually a lot of people are surprised just how ineffective extrinsic motivation can be). this is great advice and is important to be aware of. it's good to keep track of your progress and keep yourself accountable, as well as communicating with others whom have similar goals, but you have to make sure that first and foremost you are doing this for yourself. i feel like a lot of people nowadays are more motivated by the actual blogging aspect of setting goals than actually achieving them. but on the flip side, it is always so awesome to see someone who is sharing their progress actually show some good results. i think a lot of people believe that if they lose track of their blog, it was because they weren't keeping up with the goal, and vice versa. however, if you lose track of the blog, that doesn't mean you should stop working towards losing weight! and if you stop working towards losing weight, then you shouldn't think its because you stopped posting on the blog. | ||
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jimminy_kriket
Canada5529 Posts
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emixy
Sweden22 Posts
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Whiplash
United States2929 Posts
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SuperBeastJ
United States10 Posts
I'm 6'4" and 310 pounds. Good luck to you in your endeavors and may we both get healthier! | ||
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Summoning
Canada2 Posts
On December 08 2011 05:30 Joka wrote: Where can I found info about this? Do you have any good method? dailyburn.com is an amazing way to track calories, you just write what you ate and click how much of it you ate; you can also add in recipes you're making and items that aren't already on the website. I'm from Quebec so there are a lot of products I had to add in myself, but the majority of users on this site are American so pretty much all American products are there. Also, as lame as it may seem, bodybuilding.com's nutrition section has VERY helpful stickies. I was never overweight myself, but with those two resources I got very strong and healthy (I was just skinny-fat before). Sheth I'm really glad you're doing this, I support you 100%! Good luck PS: Don't listen to whoever says "low weight, high reps" - always lift heavy, you shouldn't be able to do 30 consecutive reps of something, try and find an amount of weight with which you can barely finish a 10-12 rep set | ||
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Holmir
Sweden11 Posts
On December 08 2011 05:30 Joka wrote: + Show Spoiler + On December 08 2011 05:28 Holmir wrote: Track your daily calorie intake and you'd see just how little you eat. Where can I found info about this? Do you have any good method? You pretty much need a small scale in your kitchen to measure (roughly) what you are eating. Looking at all the labels and keeping track of everything will be very tedious at first, but it really isn't very hard at all once you get into it. There are a ton of websites for tracking your intake but i don't see how they are less bothersome than just keeping a food-diary of sorts. | ||
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PhiliBiRD
United States2643 Posts
I'll accept your challenge..! My stats are age 22, height 6'0, weight 194-196 lbs I consider that to be about 25-30 lbs overweight, and ive struggled with it for years, gaming habits are not forgiving :-/ good luck Sheth, and to the rest of us. | ||
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KoBlades
Austria248 Posts
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Deindar
United States302 Posts
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Hurricane
United States3939 Posts
TL H&F is always there for you ♥ | ||
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pampelmus
Switzerland215 Posts
 )177cm tall 1.5 years ago I was 96kg Now I am 84.5kg Next year in December I want to be 80kg and stay with that until I'm 80 years or so It's quite easy to do. What I did: Ate more healthy (no sugar stuff, more vegetables, more soup, espresso instead of cappuchino, ....), did some sports (2 hours jogging/week, some tennis). When I'm hungry, I go and get a carrot from the fridge. It's important to think long-term, not short-term. | ||
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CoolSea
United States236 Posts
Fortunately, I have to more weight to lose, so I'll just wish you luck and hope to see some great results by your next LAN! | ||
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
The best tips I can give is look into the atkins diet. Shit is magic. | ||
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