My journey out of obesity

-westy- said:
Thats fair enough then, if its going to cause you financial hardship then it makes sense to push it back. I'll try to keep you updated with my own progress to give you an idea of the timescales involved. I'm 4 days in (Op was last thursday) and feeling good today - lots more flexibility - its only my own muscles hindering movement, as they've been tightened up, so to speak.

Out the sling though, at least for some of the day :)
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That would be great cheers, at least it will give me a more realistic outlook on it than the Dr's doom and gloom :)
 
Well I'm now about 6 weeks into my cut and had my first bad session this morning, even with a serving of warrior rage pre workout which normally stokes me up for my big leg workout I just wasn't feeling it at all my knees were aching and just didn't seem to have any endurance.
Oh well I got in some squats, calf raises, shoulder press and lat raises somethings better than nothing.
Plus I was late to the gym due to waiting for a delivery and then had a lecture to go to, I'm might try and get out on the bike later just to get some cardio in we shall see.
 
Cheers for the update westy sounds like its all going well for you.
Good to hear you seem to be healing so quickly definitely a massive difference to what the Dr's tell you, I seem to heal relatively well so hopefully I'll be looking at a quick recovery when I have the op.
Quick update from me I've decided to have this week off the weights at least might throw in some cardio if I get time, had my first beers in 7 weeks last night for a mates birthday and I'm feeling it today after only having about 5 jd+diet coke.
You really don't notice how bad alcohol makes you feel until you've spent a good while off it.
 
Done some cardio this evening and I've got to say I'm already enjoying the few days away from the weight and giving my body a rest. Should mean next week will be nice and intense :D
Just about to put my order in for some more chicken, the original 20kg I ordered at the start of Jan should last till the end of the month so that's £12.50 a week and considering I'm eating at least 2 breasts a day is a bargain compared to supermarket prices even before you start taking into account that there's more water and filler in them.
 
Another weigh in this morning, its not gone too badly considering I've had this week off from serious training and had a bit of a blow out at the weekend.

Neck - 15.75" -0.25"
chest - 42" No change
stomach - 35" No change
thigh - 24.5" No change
calf - 15.75" -0.25"
upper arm - 15.5" No change

Weight - 213.2lbs -.6lbs Theres a possibility I just had a really big pee this morning :D
 
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Couple of update pics, including my legs for once which are a right bugger to get a semi decent shot of.
My left arm always seems to be at a slope as well rather than up level with my right which I figure is down to my messed up shoulder.
 
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Another post from me today :D but I can't sleep so you get the joys of my rabbling.
I've just been thinking I've got 8 weeks till I'm off to sunny Turkey for a week so at a conservative estimate I reckon I could happily shed another 16lbs before then which will put me at 197lbs ish or just above 14st which will be the lightest I've been, still nice and obese by the BMI chart though ;)

At the moment I'm taking in about 2000kcals a day little higher on work out days, with a split of roughly
Pro/Carb/Fat
50/30/20 Training
50/20/30 Rest

Now depending how lean I end up at 14st I might decide to switch straight to a lean bulk after a week off while I'm sunning myself or I might keep cutting a little longer.
Anyway when I come to bulk does that breakdown look like it'l work just as well as long as I bump up the kcals?
Also at the moment I'm using rep ranges of 10-15 split over 3-4 sets so I was thinking just bring those reps down to maybe 5-8 for my compounds at least, and make sure the weights are nice and heavy.
I also plan on keeping some cardio in as its quite obvious my body does enjoy holding some fat.

Does that sound about right
 
kalvindeane said:
Nice to see you updating this thread :)

Where did you get that chicken from?
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I like to think I'm giving people some mindless drivel to pass the time while they should be doing work :D

I got the first lot from www.westingormet.co.uk but this time round I ordered from http://www.tarelgin.com/cgi-bin/web...t=Chicken&product_id=5 kg box chicken breasts as I didn't have quite as much spare cash around and they do free delivery on your first order over £35.
The new stuff turned up today and is all good yet again a massive improvement on the supermarket stuff I'd end up spending over £20 a week on.
 
Back to the weights tomorrow, quite looking forward to it :D might even throw some 1RM attempts in at some point in the week and see if I can move up the power lifting table a spot or two.
 
I think there was only one exercise I didn't raise the weight today after my week so that made me happy, then I finished off with a nice 10mins high intensity on the bike.
Only problem is apparently my 2yr membership contract ran out last week, I was hoping it would switch to a rolling one but the only option to get the price down to nearly what I'm paying now is take out another 2yr contract and even then the price has risen by £2 a month.
Looks like I'll be off to try another gym in town tomorrow that gives me a £20 a month rolling contract and looks even better equipped than my old one, still I'd rather stay where I am just because I like the place.
 
Gelly54 said:
All the best
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Cheers mate, tried out a new gym today and done a leg session.
Loved it its a pretty spit and sawdust place with a cage, rack and enough plates to sink a battleship plus all the weird and wonderful machines you can think of plus a rather menacing set of 62.5kg db's.
Today was the first time I've free squatted in a very long time feels so so much better then using a smith or a hack squat machine I can see my leg strength shooting up :D
Oh yea and it appears I may have to start popping off my shirt at random intervals just to make sure I truly fit in ;)
All for £20 a month and no contract
 
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-westy- said:
Tom - bit of an update for you:

3 weeks in and I'm feeling much better - had the staples out last Tuesday, and am healing very well and fast - I'm starting on the flexibility exercises now - barely any pain, but still lacking strength in certain directions. Apart from things like twisting my arm to put my coat on etc, I'm pretty much back to normal life, I can ride a bike now, albeit gently :)
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That's good to hear mate do they have any idea how long your looking at for full strength to return considering how fast you seem to be recovering?

Also another quick weigh in this morning

Neck - 15" -0.75"
chest - 41.5" -0.5"
stomach - 35" No change
thigh - 25.25" +0.75
calf - 15.75" No change
upper arm - 15.5" No change

Weight - 210.4lbs -2.8lbs I was hoping to hit a nice round 210 this week but I'm close enough :D

Off for my 2nd session at the new place tonight might jump in the cage and try some bb bench for the first time in over a year
 
Luckily its my left shoulder that needs doing or else I'd be lost my left arms next to useless for anything like writing or typing with :D

Had a craving for crap last night so took a trip to Asda 3500kcals of pizza and chocolate cake later I felt I'd eaten that craving into submission :o so must have hit 5000kcals yesterday no problem ooops
 
Another quick update. Coming into the last 2 weeks of the MT shape up now I know I've got no chance of winning because some of those guys pull some amazing changes, but its been a good motivator to get me back in the game.

Neck - 15.25" +0.25"
chest - 42" +0.5"
stomach - 34.25" -0.75
thigh - 25" -0.25
calf - 16" +0.25
upper arm - 16" +0.5

Weight - 211lbs +0.6lbs

Really happy that my waist is still coming in starting to get a v shape of some description :D and I can now rep out a few hammer grip pull ups which is a nice improvement.
 
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I'm having another trying to avoid doing any work moments so I just had a quick look at the start of this thread all the way back in Oct '09 and my measurements were higher compared to today's while being nearly 3kg heavier.
So it would appear I've stacked on a fair bit of muscle in that time even with my periods of no training and bad eating along with my periods of being in a calorie deficit and training.

Oct '09 in white and today's in green
weight - 92.5kg 95.5kg
Measurements:
Neck - 16" 15.25"
Chest - 44.5" 42"
Upper arm - 15" 16"
Stomach - 36.5" 34.25"
Thigh - 23.75" 25"
Calf - 15.5" 16"

Can't really complain with that.
 
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Djdom56 said:
Looks good mate. It's obvious that you have lost fat from the pics and certain measurements so keep it up :)
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Cheers mate I'm quite glad I started this thread as I was thinking I was still looking worse than I did at this time last year, but I can't argue with hard measurements. Also I ******* LOVE THE GYM! its that time of year where all the uni work piles up and a good squat session clears any stress :cool:
 
Well I managed to give myself food poisoning on Friday night and I'm still feeling it today, my full food intake for the last 3 days has been some chips and a protein shake with some pb that I managed to force down yesterday.
Couldn't have come at a worse time.
 
Just a couple of pics to show you what 3 months of cutting looks like when you're a fat bloke. Plus a couple of random ones just for my own amusement.



 
-westy- said:
Tom - had my 6 week check up today with the surgeon - still good progress, according to my physio I'm about 10 weeks ahead of the set out recovery time :eek: Played hockey on monday night, called it a night when I felt a twinge.

I'm back to normal life now, pretty much - I can even twist my arm to get Tshirts on etc.

I still have the odd pain now and again, and I'm still a bit stiff each morning, but thats mainly because I sleep on my left side when I can.

Get it done, best birthday present I've had :)
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Sounds like you've had great progress mate. I'll definitely be looking into in once uni is over, luckily it hasn't caused me any issues since my last dislocation in September.
The MuscleTalk shape up comp ended on Monday, I started a bit late so in around 10 weeks I lost 30lbs and gained the ability to do body weight pull ups :D
I'm now focusing on my holiday which is in 3 weeks hopefully I'll drop below the 200lb mark and I'm also considering entering the fitforum shape up comp just to give me some extra drive once my holiday is over, plus the winner gets a couple of tickets to Vegas for the Olympia and you've got to be in it to win it :p
 
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