Sohbek

So here I am again respawning. I hope this time it sticks i'm back at Crossfit and eating a fairly healthy (90/10 paleo) diet. I just don't know how to find and keep the motivation. I 'm not a fan of being active. Isn't there a work out where I can nap and then eat pizza when I am done? LOL Probably not. I feel like I am Megaman getting stuck on Quickmans level. Now it is back to Flashman's level. I need to give myself a reward once I hit a minor goal then a major one. Thanks for the support and help. Scott

I actually love Trolls and Goblins in Warcraft. I have played since Vanilla and still prefer them to this day even though i Know that Goblins came in Cata but I was quite excited when they did.. In GW2 I play a little bit of everything. I have an Asuran Mesmer that is fun and a Char Necromancer. Though I do think the Norns look pretty great.

Thank you so much! I was shocked since i slipped a bit on the diet. Scott

My Challenge is over . In the end I lost 28 pounds and at least 2 pants sizes in 8 weeks. It is all very exciting. To top it all off I won. I won a gift card to rogue fitness and 2 month subscription to gainzbox (Lootcrate for Crossfit). I was shocked and am excited for further progress. Thanks all! Scott

Mine is Summoner/Scholar I play both!. I played a Galka in 11 and so I play a Roe in 14. I love that they are all beefy. lol

This is amazing. As a fellow FF14 player I love it. !! Roegadyns Unite!!

Yeah French Fries are my Kryptonite. I could eat them with every meal. haha I however will not.

How does one start a challenge? -Scott

Good Morning! I was doing quite good. I was eating mostly Paleo and Crossfitting 4x a week. It was a struggle but i was getting it done. Sadly I fell off the diet wagon and started eating my feelings and eating out a ton. I've still been working out but I know that we can't outrun our fork. It is just so very difficult to give up those things that make me happy. I have a wedding in October so I have to make it happen. Thanks for reading, Scott

As I am reading peoples thoughts a couple have been rolling around in my brain: 1) Good job Darth Yoga! Well done . You have a reason to be proud. we all have room to grow but relish in your accomplishments. 2) I was thinking about the comments about how hard it is to be underweight male. I disagree but only from where my experience has brought me. It was never easy to hide as a big guy. It was always obvious that I was nonathletic and unattractive. Especially in the gay community it is a larger crime to be heavy and I have felt that acutely. I sometime feel that this website is slanted toward those that are thin side but hard time gaining weight. I read articles and often don't feel supported because mine is the opposite angle. I have realized though it is not all about me. It is rough for anyway who does not fit in so i feel it is unfair to say one experience is harder than another. We just have to try to be resilient.

I don't know if they are. I feel that people should be proud of their accomplishments yes but I feel for some it becomes all consuming. It almost becomes all they are. It is kind of like the jokes about Vegans, Crossfitters and Marathon runners and how they post about all the time on social media. It is if these people become one dimensional. I guess they don't have to be funny or interesting now because they have Abs LOL You bring up an interesting point about ex-obese people being the least empathetic. It parallels Ex-smoker and how they can be the most judgey. It all seems to come from that place of "I did it, Why can't you?" That is why I brought up the point of does one need to have an obsessive or addictive personality to succeed? I understand these "Dudebros" to some degree because what do you do when you can not rely on self-depreciating humor anymore? Beats me I have not got there. Nor have i learned to love myself where i am at. They will come in time hopefully. While I try to be supportive and thoughtful about people's journeys I too often slip on my judgmental hat. We all have stuff to work on I guess. Thanks all, Scott

So I have this horrible habit of watching transformations on Youtube and Instagram looking for some sort of external stimulus. I noticed after watching a few (fatmeetsfire, Obesetobeast) that many of these people who started very fluffy all went through phase where they basically had an eating disorder. They all tell us in the videos that we should not what they did but... it did work. I mean obviously we should try to be healthy etc I just find it slightly hypocritical for these individuals to be preaching to those watching and then say "Even though that's what I did don't do it. Do this other thing." I feel like they don't even acknowledge that the unhealthy mindset did partly get them to where they are. One of those guys spoke about video games as if they created Bhaal himself.I just found it so frustrating and I chose not subscribe. I did watch 'Killing the Fat man" on Youtube which is a crossfit one as well. This guy got all obsessed about it. I feel like all these guys turned into a little bit into vain dudebros even though they trying to help. I found them so likeable before and currently they just rub me the wrong way. There has to be moderation in there somewhere or are we all doomed unless we are inclined to these extreme personalities? Thoughts? -Scott P.S :Thanks for reading my rant.

I did warm-ups/weightlifting and the Met Cons. I changed my diet to mostly Paleo. I did cheat sometimes. the challenge lasted about 2 months (8 weeks). I made sure i worked out 4 times a week. We turned in food logs and had a point system that gave us points according to what we ate and what activities we did. no sadly I didn't not think the change was going to be that big. I expected about 15 lbs honestly. It was an 8 week challenge. I have continued after though. Thank you all for the support. It is exciting and scary. I scared i'm going to gain it back etc but I know I just have to keep at it. -Scott

October 16th

So I finished my Crossfit transformation and after 8 weeks I lost 38 lbs. I was shocked because at the midway point I had lost 13 and was pretty happy. My diet was 80/20 paleo because sometimes you need a milkshake. So here's to more progress before my wedding. Thank you all for your support. -Scott

Quick Question- If I already crossfit 4 time a week is the Academy worth purchasing? I already eat pretty paleo (80/20). Thank you, Scott

Well done!!

You go Glen Coco you go! Well done!

Good Luck! Good job on your progress so far. I don't know exactly how to help because i"m not there (yet!) . I hear that majority of it is done through your diet. The diet i feel is the hardest and most important to dial in because we all want a milkshake.

Congrats!! That is so awesome

Thank you. I'm pretty pleased. Still quite a bit to lose but i'm happy.

So I took a few days off because of memorial day. I took Friday to Monday off. I then discovered over the weekend that i was having some strong heel pain. Not the best for Box jumps or Doubleunders. I finally went back yesterday and rowed in stead of ran. It was remarkable how hard it was to drag myself back to the gym. All i wanted to do was nap on the couch but I made myself go. I'm glad I went because i don't want to fall off the wagon but it was funny that literally 5 day crated that much resistance in me. At least we got to do Power Cleans and Jerks. I need to get to the point where I enjoy the working out.

That is great. I have like 3 pairs of Chucks. I'll perhaps try it once my heel pain eases up.

So I am doing an 8 week transformation at my crossfit gym . (I've never liked the word box lol) I just finished week 4 and I lost 13 lbs. My body fat percentage went down and size of my calves, thighs and biceps went up an inch (odd). Things are looking up and I had to share. Thanks, Scott

whoops i realized this is in the wrong forum sorry.