Bearaphim Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hi everyone, I first found the Nerd Fitness blog about two years ago. I have always carried a little extra weight, or body fat more accurately, and struggled to shed it. Freshman year of college I hit my unhealthiest at 6'3" and 240. I decided to make a change and started working out some and eating a little better. I dropped about 30 lbs and kept it off, but struggled to get further and became pretty apathetic about it until the year I finished undergrad. That's when I found this blog, and over about 10 months got my weight down to 175. I did not exercise like I should have, so I was definitely in the skinny-fat camp, but I still looked and felt a lot better. You probably came here to read about parasites though, am I right? The summer after I first got serious about living a healthier life, I went kayaking in a swamp with some friends. A few days later, I thought I had a bad stomach bug. I thought I would just ride it out, but it didn't go away. It took several doctors and specialists about a month to figure out what was going on. During that time I felt miserable, and lost about 20 lbs in a really unhealthy way. When I finally beat the parasites, I totally fell off the bandwagon. I went back to unhealthy eating habits, and over the next year and a half, I gained back most of what I lost. When I broke 200 again (in the wrong direction), I decided it was time to set things moving back the right way. Goals for my reboot: Get the weight back off -- 180 was my preliminary goal the first time around and will be again. Workout more this time -- at my best, I was doing something five days a week. That's going to be my goal again as well. Learn how gyms work -- last time I did it all at home. I recently started back for my master's, and have access for free to the facilities on campus, so I figure I should take advantage while I can. Part of the reason I think it was so easy to fall off the bandwagon last time is because I never really made myself accountable to anyone. I tend to be kind of uncomfortable talking about this stuff with friends because I am still pretty new (and probably a little afraid to fail or backslide again), so I seeing if this forum might be a bit of that for me. Advice, encouragement, and constructive criticisms are always welcome. Looking forward to virtually being on this journey with you all. -Bearaphim Post Script Bonus Goals: Read more for fun, not just for school. Reacquaint myself with my guitar so it's not just sitting in the corner collecting dust. Get outside more. I moved to the city for school, and I miss camping and hiking more often. Quote Link to comment
Rippleberry Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Yes, I did come here to read about parasites ^^ thank you for reaffirming my reasons for being an indoorsy person My plan is also to do something every day. I'm using a 10-minute stretch as a placeholder. My mind knows that I ONLY have to do the 10-minute stretch so it doesn't fight me too much on it. Then afterwards, since I'm standing on the mat and all pumped up on my pre-workout juice, I may as well do a workout session. Seems to be going well so far. I finally beat my mind. Yay. 1 Quote * Peace and long life * Half Vulcan, Halfway there. Facebook - Fitbit - Quests PM for email details Link to comment
Kathleen's Adventure Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Parasites brought me in too but now I'm curious about what type of books you read and what you are going to play on your guitar? I have a mandolin that I need to learn how to play. It's currently in storage. Quote Link to comment
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