mcol0508 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hello!My name is Michael, I'm here to lose a heap of weight. I've tried before with various levels of success but life always seems to get sh**ty eventually and I end up worse then I started. My best and most recent attempt was 3 years ago where I lost 25kg (55lb) from starting at 145kg (319lb) in 4 months, I was stopped when my sister became very ill. I'm currently weighing in somewhere between 165-175kg (360-380lb for the 'mericans), my scales don't go high enough to be sure and I broke the last set. Looking to get down to 100kg (220lb) just because I like nice round numbers divisible by 10, but the me at 100kg could be potentially so different from double-size me so who really knows?As for the game plan: I am not yet sold on the whole paleo thing, but I think there is some good advice in there which I will be following. Mainly, more vegetables less carbohydrates. I don't need to be told to eat more meat and fats because I love me some meat and fats. In terms of exercise I much prefer lifting heavy things rather than cardio because cardio is boring and I sweat like an ice-cube in the sun. I'll be starting off on the bodyweight routines posted in the blog before I can find myself I nice chunk of metal to lift or a local gym that isn't too far away to be a discouragement to regular visits. I'm hoping to ensure that the vast majority of my weight loss is from fat, because I'm convinced I must have impressive musculature as a result of carrying around a whole 'nother guys worth of flab around for so long. I'll also be walking around the outside with my girlfriend is also looking to lose some weight (albeit a much much smaller figure) because I haven't convinced her to lift heavy things yet.I'll be back on the other side of tomorrow. I need to get back to work for some late night science.-Michael Half-Ogre Warrior 183cm (6'0") Approximately 175kg (385lb) Sydney, Australia Link to comment
shortstuff Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Welcome! It's always great seeing more Aussies around here STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
dragonlyre Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Welcome! An idea for you until you can get somewhere to lift some iron. Find a big ass rock. Pick it up using good form ( YouTube deadlift forms) and carry it until you can't. Wait a bit and do it again.Good luck! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]Level 1 Dirge. Singing songs that make you run or die. http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?14741-Dragonlyres-Quest Link to comment
mcol0508 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the welcome everyone. Day one was a cakewalk, only without a cake to be seen. I'm still organising some life things to help me really get into this.Just checking in so you know I didn't run away at the first sight of a carrot. I'm thinking about goals to set which I might have ready soon. Half-Ogre Warrior 183cm (6'0") Approximately 175kg (385lb) Sydney, Australia Link to comment
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