Trying to Get Back In Shape

[Volk_Z]

Hello everybody, my name is David. 

      I am a 5'11 21 year old male and I currently weigh 247.8 lbs. I picked up Level Up Your Life and decided it's time to get healthy again. I found Nerd Fitness about 4 years ago and it helped me a lot back then. I was lifting three times a week and having fun working with pull ups. I cleaned up my diet and was at a healthy 185 lbs. I kept getting sidetracked and have been slowly putting on weight over the past 4 years. I've tried getting back into the healthy lifestyle but I always end up convincing myself that I can't do it because I'm just going to screw up again. I tell myself that between school and work I have no time to change. But I need to start changing that mindset again. If I did it once then I can do it again.

 

My current fitness goals are:

• Completely quit smoking 
• Cut out all the crap that I eat  
• Lose 60ish lbs
• Lift 3 times a week
• Work on body weight exercise
• Start running again 

 

Nerdy Facts about me:

• I love playing video games, especially rpg games.
• I love playing all five colors in magic.
• I want to play D&D but have no one to play with!
• Star Wars over Star Trek any day.

[Bookish Badger]

Welcome back, David. I'm new here myself but from browsing through some of the forums, you're not alone in returning to NF after a time away.

 

Your goals look admirable - do you have specifics for them yet? E.g., replace 1 junk food snack a day with a piece of fruit, etc.? The more specific - and it sounds counterintuitive, but small - the goals are, the more likely you'll be successful. 

 

Congratulations on your previous weight loss, and safe travels on your new journey. 

[Volk_Z]

Yeah those are just some general goals I want to start working towards. I'll use the 4 week challanges to break down into smaller goals. Thanks so much for the support !