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shateredsoul1979:
I definitely feel like my clothes feels better, but it's taking a while. Sometimes I am put in situations where I do have to eat out.. the hard part is making the right choices when I do that. ha ha.
that guy in the vid 206 @ 511... man I was at at that not too long ago. Must keep going. For those interested, we should do a competition thread. Or something, to see who gets closer to their goals.
Donkbaca:
I've been training like a mad man. Wife and I are expecting baby number two any day now, I lost all that weight before right after baby number one. I am currently training for the Mens Health Urbanathlon in San Francisco - 9 miles and an obstacle course. Started training hard this week.
I hear you on the eating out, it can be tough, but most places have something healthy on the menu. Stay strong.
The hardest part is that after you lose about 20 lbs, a lot of people slack off. They figure "hey, i just lost 20lbs, I can take a break" and then they slip into old habits.
Easiest way to get things done and stay on track
1- make it a priority to be healthy. Hard to make excuses for your top priority
2- have a fitness goal. Sign up for a run or triathlon or bike ride. have it be out of town. Get buddies to do it with you. Now you have to get in shape or you risk making an ass out of yourself in front of your buddies and wasting all that money.
Dartful Dodger:
Even for a family of 6 it's faster, cheaper, easier and healthier to make turkey or peanut butter sandwiches then to drive to McDonalds, order then drive home.
People (or the people that feed them) choose to be fat.
I have no excuses for my weight. Up until shmokes revived this thread I would tell myself I don’t have time in the morning to make a sandwich. Now that I’ve been bringing lunch I only spend 20 minutes at lunch instead of an hour, so I get off work 40 minute earlier.
Now I just have to convince myself to use those 40 extra minutes to work out.
Donkbaca:
yeah, the easiest way to do it is make it a priority and make it convenient.
Seriously though, if you are having motivation issues, sign up for a 10k that is like 2 hours away from your house, plan a weekend around it. Then you are committed.
ChadTower:
I started really picking up my cardio and running distances when this thread came back. Not because of it but around the same timeframe. I ran a Warrior Dash in June and the biggest obstacle was my cardio. I promised myself that wasn't going to happen next time. There is a Spartan Race coming up at the same location and I've been knocking off cardio this summer like I rarely have. I've always been a lifter but have never put a lot of emphasis on cardio as an adult. Now I am. I haven't changed my diet substantially other than cutting out alcohol. I had a tooth issue that kept me eating light for a couple of weeks and that helped. I'm down 3% bodyfat since the start of July to 21%.
I found the races do help stay motivated with cardio. I'd do it anyway but I feel like I work a little harder with a deadline. It doesn't have to be out of town and I don't need buddies. In fact I gave up on finding training partners because they are unreliable and demotivating. It takes enough focus to get over one's own excuses. I don't have the energy to deal with the excuses of others too.
I also have lifting goals for 2011 of getting back to benching my bodyweight 10x and squatting 225 20x. I'm almost there with the bench and I'll focus on the squatting once I'm up to 5 miles on my distance runs. I won't be too far off the squat goal but it would be too much to be squatting and increasing the running in the same week.
shateredsoul1979: Get a bioimpedance bodyfat meter. They run anywhere from $25 up. I have an older version of this one. Just remember to only use it every 3-4 weeks. If you've done the work you'll feel the difference in the waist of your pants. If you didn't the meter is only going to tell you what you already know.
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