Harbard Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 So it's been almost two years since I posted on NFitness. Life got in the wa--record scratch--no, no it didn't. I just started making excuses to be lazy and careless with my eating again. Yes, I have twin toddlers. Yes, both my wife and I have careers. No, that does not mean I had to allow myself to gain up to 206 and lose the strength I had been building back in 2015. What happened? I almost injured myself back in 2015 because I was letting my ego get the best of me, pushed linear progression without enough deloading, and then I psyched myself out and went dark for a while. The good news? I decided back in October to go Paleo-ish and start lifting again. The difference? I was finally honest with myself, in that I don't want to just get stronger--I want to look good too. The result: my lifting is now more balanced, I do lighter weight/higher reps and focus on technique, my diet is WAY better, and I've lost 26 pounds since October. I'm 180 lbs, probably about 12-14 percent body fat, and feeling (and looking) better now than I have in a long time. I'm going to start posting my exercise logs again (which will probably look pretty pathetic next to a lot of the other Warrior logs now) and hopefully receive and provide some motivation by being part of a like-minded community again. At some point, I may even do a few challenges. Will I ever try to do a competition like I thought back in 2015? Probably not, but who knows. My goals are all personal now, and the visible/tangible results I'm seeing in my health and appearance are all I need for the time being. That feels good. 1 Quote Introduction | Workout Log | First Challenge | Current Challenge Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Well, congrats, seems like you are off to a great respawn. Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
Xena Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 0:10 PM, Harbard said: I'm going to start posting my exercise logs again (which will probably look pretty pathetic next to a lot of the other Warrior logs now) and hopefully receive and provide some motivation by being part of a like-minded community again. I think your respawn post was awesome! I also think you are being a little hard on yourself here. Who cares what other people's logs look like?! Great that you are diving back into the community. Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
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