Pillowpants Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 HI! The name is Pillowpants, or Patrick...depending on what you'd rather call me. I'm 29, turning 30 in September and well....I've always been kind of a lazy nerd. For most of my life I spent my free time on the interwebs browsing dating sites and obsessing over politics. An acquaintance of mine from college recommended this site to me about 5 hours ago, and I haven't been able to stop reading nerd success stories as well as the routines. I had no idea she was such a crazy powerlifter haha. A lot of things have happened to me over the last few months. You see, my wife and I are the only ones in our group of friends without kids so its hard to make plans with people. At the end of April, her grandmother got sick so she was away with her dad on the weekends and I had nobody to hang out with so I spent too much time doing nothing. After the second weekend, I was bored of video games (except for Civilization). After the third weekend, my 50% full DVR didn't interest me anymore, and I was having trouble trying to find places to browse on the internet. SomethingAwful and Reddit may be interesting, but only for so long. And then I got on a scale, and I was SHOCKED to see...238 lbs. I'm 5'6, so needless to say I was very upset. The day before my wifes grandmothers wake in mid May, I realized my nice pants didn't fit so I had to buy a size bigger (size 40...ugh). You see, even though I was lazy as shit, I managed to stay around 180-190 for a long time because I worked in retail and was pretty active there even though I snacked often.....and then I got a real job in 2010 (no offense to those in retail) and packed it on quickly. At the wake, my wifes cousin told a few of us he was running the warrior dash in September and suggested we (other people in the family who were overweight) do it with him, in the grandmothers name. We were all pretty non-committal about it, but it gave me a little fire under my ass that I'd been thinking about for a few weeks anyways. The next day he created a facebook group and said we WERE running it. I altered my diet immediately by downloading myfitnesspal and tried to start calorie counting. That was May 18th. I wanted to wait until I got that under control before I joined a gym, so I did and joined the local gym about a month ago. I signed up for six sessions with a personal trainer so I could get a structured schedule ready for the first two weeks and then continue going at those times......I'm very let down by the trainers there thus far and I'm tempted to ask for a refund. As of right now, I'm down to 225 and I feel more energy than I ever have....but I really hate the gym. I don't know if its because the old ladies do better at cardio than I do, or because the free weights are always full of MS13 gang members (I don't live in a good area), but I just don't feel comfortable there. Finding the Hotel Workout post is amazing. I probably should have posted this in the log thread right? Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome pillowpants! Great job so far on the weight loss. Poke around the site and forums, there is a lot of knowledge and support round here. Good luck on your fitness journey! "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Pillowpants!!! Aaahahahahahhahaha! Welcome!I know what you mean about being the only couple without kids...most of our friends have kids too. It's...weird.I will also echo bigm and encourage you to look around at the articles and the forums. We're basically awesome, so...let us know if you have any questions! Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
Pillowpants Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I love this site. Thank you guys for being so welcoming. Link to comment
Mad Sci Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome, Pillow! Congrats on the weight loss and good luck on future work!I ran the Warrior Dash down here in KC and it was a blast! Good time and lots of good people. It's a challenge but I believe in you! Mad Sci Dwarf Warrior Level 1 STR: 3.5 DEX: 3 STA: 1.5 CON: 3 WIS: 3 CHA: 2 My Challenge/Fitocracy Link to comment
spezzy Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 yaaaay! welcome I'm no longer an active member here. Please keep in touch: Instagram - Facebook - Forum Friends Discord - email “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hello, Pillow!It's great to have you here! The Warrior Dash sounds like a great idea, and it sounds like you're making some good progress! Keep it up! "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Pillowpants Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Don't know where else I can post this, but I'm down 15 lbs as of today! On my way to the Personal Trainer now. Should I post a battle log? I feel like I'll get bored of it since it seems like its just me posting and no one yelling at me for doing something stupid. Link to comment
KellyElizabeth Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Only couple without kids?? I'm becoming the only girl without a couple! Ignore the other people at the gym. Don't care about the ladies doing cardio. Focus on you. It's about you. Other people don't matter. You can do it Patrick!Ps, I love your title, diet pepsi is like crack. Happy. Dreamer. Runner. Teacher. Fighter. Girl. My journey for the juju. KellyElizabeth's First Challenge Thread Link to comment
Pillowpants Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Only couple without kids?? I'm becoming the only girl without a couple! Ignore the other people at the gym. Don't care about the ladies doing cardio. Focus on you. It's about you. Other people don't matter. You can do it Patrick!Ps, I love your title, diet pepsi is like crack.Random Fact: I met my wife by posting an ad on craigslist (Don't hate) called "Diet Pepsi is the key to my heart" Link to comment
AssassinTori Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Post your success in the Woot Room! 15 pounds is quite an achievement! *high five* "Down there we know, the streets we know, but up here? Nobody's been here." ~ David Belle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment
Mad Sci Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Huge props on the weight loss, my friend. Mad Sci Dwarf Warrior Level 1 STR: 3.5 DEX: 3 STA: 1.5 CON: 3 WIS: 3 CHA: 2 My Challenge/Fitocracy Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Battle logs are cool, and a good way to track your daily workouts. It won't get boring, I know people check on them and can yell at you if you want them to Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
PrincessHeather Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Random Fact: I met my wife by posting an ad on craigslist (Don't hate) called "Diet Pepsi is the key to my heart"That is kind of amazing! "On Wednesdays we SQUAT"www.healthyprincessblog.wordpress.comCurrent Challenge | Coconut Oil is Magic | My Fitness Origins | My Epic Quest for Happily Ever After Link to comment
KellyElizabeth Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 This is the most amazing thing ever lol.Something tells me that you love Diet Pepsi...lol. Plus, find love where you can, because love is love. Happy. Dreamer. Runner. Teacher. Fighter. Girl. My journey for the juju. KellyElizabeth's First Challenge Thread Link to comment
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