2014: 300lb to Spartan Race - My Journey from Fat to Fit.

Thanks guys :)

Weight has stalled a bit and slowed down but it'll start moving again, I'm confident. I'm focusing on fitness at the moment and eating clean so the weight will manage itself with time :) Just entered the Sport Relief Mile for March 23rd so that's a nice little target, almost managed it on the treadmill about a week ago so should be ready in time.
 
Day 61, 33lb down and did my CrossFit on Ramp induction this morning. Amazingly knackering but I can feel it is going to do me a lot of good for the Spartan Race.

The CrossFit box is the same place where I train Krav Maga and the trainer is very patient and understanding, got a lot of trust in them :)
 
It was a day to talk through the crossfit concept, nutrition and aims etc and then look at the core movements and go over correct form and scaling. My coach is awesome with me and very keen on getting things correct and safe and will not let people do things wrong. I was doing thrusters with a 6kg medicine ball because I'm weak :p

I know about rhabdo and the associated risks with crossfit but I'm not too concerned as I'm not able to go at the weights and speeds likely to cause issues, for me it's the motivational aspect, I'm not competitive. A lot of the movements will help me greatly for the spartan race too.
 
Funnily enough yes!

I've lost a few more pounds, down to 18st 8lb now so thats about a 36lb weight loss. Getting fitter and stronger (although still terrible by most standards). I've been doing Krav and CrossFit although my lower back pain flared up so held the CrossFit for a week and been doing rowing. Managed a 5km and 7km row this week which is an insane amount for me!

Got the Sport Relief mile coming up on Sunday which will be a challenge for me, but looking forward to doing it.

All going well really - will do another video update soon. Eating well, reintroduced lean meat recently too. :)
 
Still going! Did the Sport relief mile, still doing Krav and Gym. Diet gone a bit wobbly the past two weeks due to lack of time but I'm very mindful of it so will be back on the wagon in the next few days.

All said and done, going well, stronger and fitter but need to work more on shedding more fat. :)
 
How do! Just a quick one as I'm off to bed.

I'm still on track to do my race on August 30th but I've been heavily set back (quelle surprise) but actually not entirely down to me!

I didn't do much more CrossFit as I couldn't afford the added cost but I carried on regular Gym and Krav Maga until mid May when I ended up suffering an ongoing condition.

I was having severe joint pain moving around my body, which initially started last November on and off, but became chronic from May until recently. After numerous blood-tests, x-rays and runs to hospital, it turns out I have a fairly unusual but chronic form of Gout. Brilliant.

So after almost two and a bit months of being on a walking stick, having issues in my thumbs, knees, ankles, shoulders - basically everywhere, I had to drop Krav for now and my gym went awry until about two weeks ago when I started to get back on track. I've put 6-7lb on from where I was and my medication hasn't quite taken effect yet (takes 2-3 months apparently) but I'm not beaten yet. I've got 7 weeks until the race - I need to shed more weight and get my cardio/running sorted - my strength is definitely improved but that needs to get better soon.

7 weeks. Gulp. I'm not going to be where I wanted to be, but I'm going to finish the race and try and get to where I wanted to be after that.

Will be going back to Krav in September hopefully.
 
Still on at the gym, still have DOMS from squats on Saturday :p

Then that caused a gout attack in my knee which only went away today. Going for a 6 mile jog/walk 'off-road' on friday with some friends.

31 days until the Spartan. Still fat. Getting fitter. Mind slowly coming around to diet and the future again. Think I'm going to start stronglifts sometime this week or next.

Spartan is going to nigh on kill me, but I'm going to finish it, even if I'm crawling and bleeding.
 
Interesting question!

I don't regret it and it did me a lot of good. The thing is, when I throw myself into these things, I have to go all-out to stick to them. I'm much better off when there's very little choice involved. Juicing did what I needed it to, so did the plant-based weeks. The plan started to fall apart when I ended up not being able to walk, or sleep because of gout pain. Except I had two months of nobody diagnosing it properly because I have a strange type which moves around the body...

Anyway, I think I'd still recommend it as a way to kick start a healthier lifestyle. Cutting out crap and processed food is fantastic, and whilst I've slipped back somewhat, I still know what I need to do and how to proceed.

I'm going to struggle big time with the spartan as my cardio still sucks because I'm around 19st, however I'm significantly stronger (not in bro terms) than 7 months ago so I'm going to start stronglifts tomorrow morning and focus on a more rounded 'lifting' diet to accompany that.

I'm seriously upset at how this year has turned out in terms of my plan though. Just tonight I was meant to go walk/run the 6 miles of the North Downs with two friends and I've ended up using a walking stick at work today because my ankle flared up overnight. I'm determined, but it's like my body keeps making excuses for me :/
 
So started stronglifts 5x5 yesterday morning, right at the beginning.

5x5 Squat 20kg

5x5 Bench Press 20kg

5x5 Barbell Row 30kg.

Found it quite enjoyable and will continue according the plan :)
 
I did it!

Immensely overweight still and weaker than I'd like but after about 3 hours, I crossed the finish line, covered in mud and with a twisted ankle. 7.5km and the hardest thing I've ever had to do physically. I'm destroyed today.

Onwards and upwards!
 
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