TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 315

On March 27 2011 08:15 Razvy wrote:
Hi there. I had a pretty intense self realization over the last few weeks, and it's led me to make some pretty significant changes in my life. I'm probably not going to be updating myself in this thread every week, but I do want to put down what I started at.

There is so much information at the front of this thread that I'm going to go back and read it all, but I wanted to get this down first.

Razvy

Age: 27 || Height: 6'2" || Weight: 315lbs

Starting Date: 03/22/11 || Goal Date: 09/22/11

Weight goals -- I want to be much skinnier in 6 months. I've always been a 'big guy', but I didn't start getting 'fat' until ~5 years ago. I've honestly never attempted to go on a diet before. I've never been to a gym. I simply don't know where to start, so I choose to start with Cardio, and lots of it.

Training goals -- I've started out walking 2 miles a day every day this week. I plan on doing that every day for a month. Then I plan on jogging that 2 miles every day for a month. Adding more distance when I feel comfortable, eventually to at least 3.2 miles. Then I plan to add riding my bike to work every day it's nice enough to do that out (10 mile round trip).

Nutrition goals -- I don't have specific nutrition goals yet... I currently work overnights at a gas station, and before this week I'd drink ~100 oz of soda a night easily. I've more or less quit that cold turkey, replacing it with coffee and water, and getting by fine. I still think I need caffiene somehow, and coffee is the 'most healthy' thing I can get for free. Aside from that, no more fast food, much less snacking, and smaller portions around the board.

Misc goals -- 5k fun run in the middle of September I plan winning. Ok, not winning, but I plan on doing my best in it.

Quit Smoking. I smoked ~3-4 packs a week, but I've been clean for 7 days now, and have very little desire to start again. I don't foresee this to be a problem.

On April 11 2011 01:25 Razvy wrote:


Almost 3 Week update: Lost ~15 pounds so far. The bathroom scale I bought when I started this thing is pretty shitty, one time I weighed myself right before I went to sleep and once again right when I woke up and it said I lost 7 pounds... Either way I think the standard deviation right now is about 15 pounds, so that's what I'll stick with.

Still walking 2-3 miles a day, going to start Jogging that soon. Still haven't had a drop of soda, but my stupid jerk brother bought me $40 in gift cards to Subway for my birthday... I guess once a week for one of their 'healthy' subs wouldn't be too bad. Hey, it worked for Jared right?

Still enthusiastic about what I'm doing... It's changing other areas of my life too... I recently decided to go back to school after dropping out 6 years ago... I'm 27 now, and school starts in September, time to go hit on all the cute 18 year old freshman with my new and improved much less fat body. Heh Heh, allllllll riiiiiiiight!

On May 31 2011 00:22 MeShiet wrote:
Missed going to the gym for 2 and a half weeks because of having to work a construction job that I was completely unused to. Finally get to start going again today because the pain from work has subsided. I am NOT looking forward to the numbers I'll be seeing today T_T