The Weight Loss Thread

So I started climbing this local mountain trail, Mt. Watatic lately. It's 1.9 miles up the mountain, then about a mile of even terrain and about 1.3 miles gentle downhill. Getting up without having to pause for a breather is hard, but that's my goal. It's a pretty rough climb. I jog down the last 2 mile leg and it keeps me engaged, unlike treadmill running, because I'm dodging rocks, tree branches/roots. I can feel the difference already in my breathing from doing it 3 times a week. Adding in weight training and some HIIT cardio to balance it out. I'll let you guys know how I'm doing.

(update, down 44lbs total, goal is 100lbs)

-Idle
 
How tall are you Idle? You really have to go that far below 200?
Arrogant said:
No lie... stuff like that makes me sad as heck, man. I feel so sorry for him... make me almost tear. I just wanna motivate him. Dang it, man. You made me sad, Ring. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
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At the beginning I also thought it was sad but in the last part of the vid it became pretty obvious that he was not very eager to change his habits. He just got too comfortable after years of other people doing everything for him and feeding him with junk food. A lot of that is his mother's fault, though. It's easy to find people who lost that much weight (like 500-600lbs) with gastric bypass surgery... but when they do it w/o any surgery = that's true dedication and true will power.

I always used stuff like this as a source of motivation. There's also "Half ton Mom" and "Half ton Dad" on youtube.
 
Ring said:
How tall are you Idle? You really have to go that far below 200?
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I'm 5'11. I was REALLY overweight. Pregnant cow overweight.

Also, I should've clarified, I would like to get below 200 in general, but I really ought to weigh more like 160 for my size and body frame.

My routine is pretty varied, I have to combat exercise boredom alot. I can't even go on the treadmill anymore without getting bored out of my mind; so HIIT cardio began to appeal to me, 1 minute full exertion, 1 minute cool down, ect. Lifting weights is easier though; because so much more focus is required to keep going.

-Idle
 
IdleMind said:
So I started climbing this local mountain trail, Mt. Watatic lately. It's 1.9 miles up the mountain, then about a mile of even terrain and about 1.3 miles gentle downhill. Getting up without having to pause for a breather is hard, but that's my goal. It's a pretty rough climb. I jog down the last 2 mile leg and it keeps me engaged, unlike treadmill running, because I'm dodging rocks, tree branches/roots. I can feel the difference already in my breathing from doing it 3 times a week. Adding in weight training and some HIIT cardio to balance it out. I'll let you guys know how I'm doing.

(update, down 44lbs total, goal is 100lbs)

-Idle
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That does sound pretty intense. Rock climbing in a natural environment besides a machine in your own home will always be more rewarding, just for the fact there is more intensity of different levels to climb, things to look out for, and extra twists and turns that you have to make. It's the same way with free weights vs set weights, set weights take away from other parts of your body that benefit from the workout (a set bench takes away from your lower/mid back and your upper core).

I'm curious to see how it goes too idle...
 
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