ClassicCody's day 1 success!

[ClassicCody]

Today was day 1 of many for my workout routine, I was expecting to do a little bit of stuff, amounting to about 1/3rd of a normal routine but to my surprise I almost finished my entire routine before I was like Jell-O and couldn't continue.

This is what I managed to do, keep in mind I'm a 325 pound guy who hasn't had any exercise other than walking through my house and carrying in groceries once a week.

Dumb Bell Bench Press:   3 sets of 10; 20 lbs. weights.

Dumb Bell Military Press:  3 sets of 10; 20 lbs. weights.

One Armed Row:  3 sets of 12; 20 lbs. weights each arm.
 

Flat Sit Ups:  3 sets of 12.
 

Body Weight Squats:  3 sets of 15.
 

Knee Push-Ups:  1 set of 10; 1 set of 8(Jell-O arms said to stop. Lol)

 

Treadmill:  5 minutes of brisk walking and jogging. (definitely need to improve this)

 

 

To me this looks like a good start, I just have to work to improve this in every way.
I decided to keep a photo journal of my progress, every week I'm gonna take a picture of myself and date it so I can watch my progress slowly add up as well as keep me motivated. Once I get progress going I might post them if anyone is interested for visual updates, though i don't expect much change for a little while but I could always be wrong.

See you around NF Rebels!

[Super Destroyer]

Good start!  I like the photo journal idea.  You might also try keeping a journal off everything you eat and your workouts each day.  This has really helped me to stay consistent and accountable.  Keep it up!

[Guest]

Every journey begins with a first step, and you took a great one

Photo journals are great, I'm keeping one for sure. It's great to look at that first picture a week, a month later, and go "holy guacamole, I'm lookin' good."

I agree with Super Destroyer, logging your food really helps. It makes you either realize how far over you're going, or if you're too far under.

Push yourself just a little bit further every day Even if it's just one more pound, one more step, or one more second. You're building strength

You can do it!

 

"You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to" (In this case..good places )

[ClassicCody]

Thanks for the support, I'm definitely gonna keep a log of of my exercise's and my food intake.  I noticed that I tend to only eat about 3 times a day thanks to my job so that should make things easier I just have to remember portions and calorie intake. Looking forward for day number 2!

[ClassicCody]

Thought I would post an update, I weighed myself on the day I started and I was 324.8lbs. this morning I weighed myself and the scale shown 318.4lbs.

This is from 2 days of working out and watching my portions and what I eat, mostly been eating vegetables, drinking water, with very few snacks (mostly being healthy snacks like celery and natural peanut butter. I will not lie though, thanks to work I've missed my last 2 days of working out and I have had a few sweets here and there but not a lot.)

Thanks again for this wonderful place to give me hope, motivation, and the knowledge I needed to get started on this path. Tomorrow I'm gonna make up for missing today and the day before.

[BigWill722]

That's great progress. Keep it up!

[Super Destroyer]

You can do this, ClassicCody. Check out my before and during pictures to see what can be accomplished in a few months of consistent diet and working out. Good luck and keep it up!