I've always been bigger. Maybe not classified as being fat because I carry it pretty well. But, well, I'm fat. There's no fooling myself. In January, months of hard work paid off as my wife got pregnant with what will be our first child. I had been exercising a bit until that point, but I decided to ramp it up a notch and get my weight to where I can be healthy and be around a long time for my wife and kid.
I've been known to drop 40-50 pounds in 5 months or so on a few occasions, only to slowly gain that weight back over a couple years. This time is different. I know everybody says that and usually that statement doesn't come to fruit, but I've got that incentive...becoming a daddy.
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I've always been bigger. Maybe not classified as being fat because I carry it pretty well. But, well, I'm fat. There's no fooling myself. In January, months of hard work paid off as my wife got pregnant with what will be our first child. I had been exercising a bit until that point, but I decided to ramp it up a notch and get my weight to where I can be healthy and be around a long time for my wife and kid.
I've been known to drop 40-50 pounds in 5 months or so on a few occasions, only to slowly gain that weight back over a couple years. This time is different. I know everybody says that and usually that statement doesn't come to fruit, but I've got that incentive...becoming a daddy.
Got a blog rolling-
rokandroll.blogspot.com
I post on it a few times a week. Mostly fitness stuff. I try to be somewhat humorous. Check it out if you're REALLY bored.
I've been known to drop 40-50 pounds in 5 months or so on a few occasions, only to slowly gain that weight back over a couple years. This time is different. I know everybody says that and usually that statement doesn't come to fruit, but I've got that incentive...becoming a daddy.
Got a blog rolling-
rokandroll.blogspot.com
I post on it a few times a week. Mostly fitness stuff. I try to be somewhat humorous. Check it out if you're REALLY bored.
Looks like the new pic equals a new attack on the body-morphing project?
Good on ya, sir!
M.
Take care,
M.
I'm on the shelf with a bad back for the past two weeks. It's getting better and will resume the beatings probably this weekend or the start of next week.
and giving me the strange craving for some malt liquor...
Enjoy :)
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; )
Keep up the great work, Slim!
M.
Makin' me feel like a slacker over here.
; )
M.
250's... YOU'RE NEXT!
I'll have to surrender the title of "Cardio King" over to you!
Seeing as how we're both trying to lose the same amount of weight, how's about we go at it together and help each other trudge along. You game?
Love your one-liners!
That is all, plus of course, good work you're doing on the charts here!
Carry on.
; )
M.
Everyone has a plan on what they are going to do to get healthier/slimmer. This is what I'm doing and it's what's working for me right now.
Right now anything less than 40 minutes of cardio a day, 5 days a week seems like a failure to me, so that's my minimum goal. I shoot for 50 minutes if I can work it into the schedule. I go hard and steady on my elliptical and treadmill in the basement and really build up a sweat. I like going down there since we just finished building a dedicated exercise room. It's enough incentive to keep me going back for more.
The plan is to add weightlifting to the mix soon. I just have to build a plan for myself with the stuff I have to use. I'm anxious to get that going as I know the benefits to building muscle.
My diet is simple. Resist the bad stuff. Sugars, candy, soft drinks and beer (that's not tough since it's winter). Try to have more fruits and vegetables and an overall smaller pile on the plate. I still eat what I want, just less of it. Making small changes in my diet makes it much easier to keep on track. I plan on bettering my diet over time to eventually make it part of a lifestyle change.
Winter is easy for me and is when I always drop the pounds. From June on will be challenging. That's when beer-league softball and heat start to play a factor. But, maybe this time is different. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it...