Dragan Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 New guy here. Just found this site last week. I started getting back into improving myself towards the end of July last year with furious amounts of weightlifting and cardio. At the end of July last year I weighed a corpulent 280 pounds. I currently tip the scales at a gorilloid 245-ish. I recently plateaued in the fat loss/muscle gain department, but am working on providing a remedy to the situation. Quote Link to comment
Corbab Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Welcome! Automatically, you've gained my respect for using the words corpulent and gorilloid in the same post. Good luck in your quest, Sir Knight! Wait, why is the knight named Dragon... Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
betsywhim Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Welcome, and congrats on the 35 lb loss that moved you from corpulent to gorrilloid! What's the next label you've given the next level down, & how much do you have to lose in order to gain that tag? Quote Dwarf = Squad Adventurers ...walking all over that whole 'old and decrepit' thing Why am I not playing along this time? Uhhhh...can you say crash, boom, ow? ..... I may be almost 50 - but I hardly act my age. Follow me for mercurial, smartass randomness: @betsywhim on Twitter. Link to comment
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 What's the next label you've given the next level down, & how much do you have to lose in order to gain that tag?I was thinking of asswhoopian, since I used all my big words on my first post. Quote Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Ahahaha asswhoopian! I like it! Welcome and good luck! I love this place! Everyone is awesome and helpful and full of good advice Do you have a plan of attack to attain asswhoopian? Quote 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
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 For one, once the snow melts up here (we've received approximately 130" of snow this winter), I'll be riding my bike instead of driving as much as possible. I've tried a couple of different eating plans and the low-carb semi-paleo diet seems to work well for me. The only drawback is that my girlfriend is a fantastic cook, so it takes oodles of willpower to resist when she makes a carb-laden confection. I will also be journaling my self-improvement items more than I do now. I currently just track my lifting and cardio, so I will be picking up a fancy journal for tracking my stuff; I figure I'm a cheap bastard and if I spend a couple bucks on a fancy journal, I'll be more likely to use it. I'm planning on taking a more holistic approach to my self improvement than I have in the past, combining my spiritual, physical, and mental development into one giant omelet of awesomeness. Quote Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 That sounds great - I love omelets!Seriously though, sounds like you have a good plan of attack. What do you do for lifting and cardio? I <3 my running, but I've temporarily given it up in favor of weight training/bulking. Quote 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
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Right now for lifting I'm using the Power Bodybuilding course I downloaded from bodybuilding.com. Seems to work pretty well for me. For cardio I do 30-45 minutes on the treadmill either alternating the incline or sprint/run/walk at varying intervals. I don't like running much (see above about being shaped like a gorilla), but it works. I also have a heavy bag and a speed bag in my (very small) apartment that I use when not impeded by a pile of laundry. Quote Link to comment
ReveilleWolf Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Is there anyway that you can ask your girlfriend to look into cooking healthier without hurting her feelings? Maybe explain to her you want to lose weight and you guys can try and look into healthy recipes together?Just a thought. =] Quote I wanna be the very best.. Link to comment
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 She cooks pretty healthy, just not my kind of healthy. Plus we're a one-income family with a few kids, so the food budget has to stretch. Quote Link to comment
ReveilleWolf Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Ah I got you, I think you'll still be able to work out losing weight regardless. =] Quote I wanna be the very best.. Link to comment
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Oh yeah. A couple of weeks ago I looked at some vacation pics from last June and was all "Why didn't anyone tell me I looked like that!?!?" Pretty happy with my progress so far. Quote Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 She cooks pretty healthy, just not my kind of healthy. Plus we're a one-income family with a few kids, so the food budget has to stretch.If she enjoys cooking (like I do), maybe she would look at a new diet as a challenge to her cooking skills. I love tackling a new challenge. Paleo is my current one...sweet potato hashbrowns are awesome, btw. Quote The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Dragan Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Could never really get in to sweet potatoes. Something in the flavor really doesn't agree with me. Quote Link to comment
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