royhandy Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I am new to the site with virtually 0 lurk time to my credit. I'm 45 and I weigh 248. I am doing my best to stay away from processed foods. I no longer drink as much sweet tea as I used to but it is still a weakness for me. I am a soda addict. I actually gave it up for an entire year once and then, at a 4th of July party, I had a Sunkist Orange and fell off the wagon. I now find myself trying to get back on it. I am using an online food logger to record what I eat although I am not going crazy trying to meet the nutrition goals the program has set for me. I might be doing that wrong, but I am trying to wrap my head around a lot of stuff right now. I have been running at least 1.7 miles on my treadmill every other day for the past week and a half. I had problems with shin splints in boot camp and it made me scared of running. I have had no issues of late. The days I do not run I ride a stationary bike. Every once in a while I throw in the P90X plyo DVD and do as much as I can. I decided I need to do some strength training after seeing the article about Staci, and so, today I start the 5x5 program at stronglifts. This seems like a really good community and I hope to stick around for a good while. My goals are to drop to a healthy weight, gain strength, and run a 5K with my daughter this Fall. Mainly the last! Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Welcome! I've run through stronglifts successfully, and can help you out there if you have any questions. As far as tracking your calories, getting into the habit of tracking is a good one in and of itself. Actually trying to meet goals can come in a bit once you have some data to look at and figure out where you can improve. 1 Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
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