milosz
04-24-10, 01:27
Over the course of my last relationship, I gained 25-30 pounds, started smoking again, partied a little too much (though not really for the last year), and did pretty much no exercise outside of work and, uh, 'couples exercise.'
So 13 days ago I gave up smoking, drinking (completely, for a month - after that I'll give myself a couple of beers a week hanging out with friends), sodas, sugary snacks. I've even stopped eating anything after dinner - much as I love fruit at night, even that was unnecessary.
Down 8-9 pounds, mostly water weight I'm sure. But things are fitting better (or worse, depending on when I bought them - jeans are getting loose). I was at 252 when I started, at 6'1" - my goal is to get down to a lean, muscular 185, or thereabouts.
Started back at the gym on Monday - my first goal is to be there every day for at least 30 minutes for a month to build the habit, even if that's just 30 minutes in the dry sauna on a rest day.
I'm amazed at how quickly cardio endurance comes back - 20-30 minutes of intervals on the elliptical/cross-trainer, it's already taking much longer to get my heart rate into the 165+ area.
For this week it's been the elliptical (I have bad knees, and my running form is embarrassing), assisted dips and pull-ups.
I'm leaning toward another week of cardio focus and then moving on to a deadlift/squat/press routine - Rippetoe, Pavel T's Power to the People, something.
I started a blog to document where (http://arebuildingyear.com) that's fairly inane right now. As I get more free time, I'm hoping to work on it under the concept of a self-improvement guide for cynics, pessimists and people who otherwise hate the garbage being sold as self-help.
So 13 days ago I gave up smoking, drinking (completely, for a month - after that I'll give myself a couple of beers a week hanging out with friends), sodas, sugary snacks. I've even stopped eating anything after dinner - much as I love fruit at night, even that was unnecessary.
Down 8-9 pounds, mostly water weight I'm sure. But things are fitting better (or worse, depending on when I bought them - jeans are getting loose). I was at 252 when I started, at 6'1" - my goal is to get down to a lean, muscular 185, or thereabouts.
Started back at the gym on Monday - my first goal is to be there every day for at least 30 minutes for a month to build the habit, even if that's just 30 minutes in the dry sauna on a rest day.
I'm amazed at how quickly cardio endurance comes back - 20-30 minutes of intervals on the elliptical/cross-trainer, it's already taking much longer to get my heart rate into the 165+ area.
For this week it's been the elliptical (I have bad knees, and my running form is embarrassing), assisted dips and pull-ups.
I'm leaning toward another week of cardio focus and then moving on to a deadlift/squat/press routine - Rippetoe, Pavel T's Power to the People, something.
I started a blog to document where (http://arebuildingyear.com) that's fairly inane right now. As I get more free time, I'm hoping to work on it under the concept of a self-improvement guide for cynics, pessimists and people who otherwise hate the garbage being sold as self-help.