Soldato
So yeah.....long overdue thread and long overdue lifestyle change in order.
As far as I know only 2 regular posters in here have actually met me and both of them know how bad a state I've got myself into and the inevitable work I have to do to turn this around.
I've also foolishly challenged DailyGeek to something of race/competition in terms of weight loss - his thread is here!
I've tried to do things about this before in many differing guises and had great success with low carb diets....then it all goes right back on as soon as I resumed my awful lifestyle
Actually looking at my typical daily diet the really obvious thing that stands out is I eat far too much in the way of snacks. Like really, really bad. As in I can quite happily eat a 4 pack of chocolate bars in a 15 minute break. POW 1,000 calories right there. Quite easily do that twice a day too. Then I'd bring more food home, have dinner (meat and veg type thing) and then consume the rubbish I'd brought home too!
Easy to see where the excess of calorie input is coming from and should be easy to put a stop to. In theory.
Starting tomorrow (convenient eh?) I shall be properly tracking calories using My Fitness Pal, exercising regularly and hopefully keeping my motivation up and making it stick this time. I have to really - I'm struggling horrendously.
Basic info about me looks a bit like this:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: Currently unknown, scale tops out at 32st and I'm past that
Age: 31
As you can see a lot needs to change and FAST! I work in a supermarket a mere half mile away yet I drive to work. I simply cannot even walk that far. I can deal with being out of breathe quite easily but currently even the simple act of walking and standing generates massive back pain - my legs don't exactly last much longer either.
Exercise plans until this drastically improves are fairly simple:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday will be weights, most likely Stronglifts 5x5 as I'm familiar with it
Tuesday/Thursday I'll attempt to throw in some cardio in the form of a rowing machine for as long as I can (until the squats become too much...)
First goal: Get successfully weighed in MY scales.
Today's food diary (yeah I started a day early
)
Breakfast: 3 Bacon, 1 Fried egg, 2 black pudding (small, Nick Nairn - so tasty
), 1 wholemeal toast - ~522 calories
Lunch: Tomato Soup 400ml, 2 slices of wholemeal bread, 1 pack (10 slices) of pastrami - ~598 calories
Dinner: Homemade beef and veg stew at ~409 calories
Total for the day: 1529 calories
Also don't feel bloated and stuffed - wonder why....onwards!
As far as I know only 2 regular posters in here have actually met me and both of them know how bad a state I've got myself into and the inevitable work I have to do to turn this around.
I've also foolishly challenged DailyGeek to something of race/competition in terms of weight loss - his thread is here!
I've tried to do things about this before in many differing guises and had great success with low carb diets....then it all goes right back on as soon as I resumed my awful lifestyle
Actually looking at my typical daily diet the really obvious thing that stands out is I eat far too much in the way of snacks. Like really, really bad. As in I can quite happily eat a 4 pack of chocolate bars in a 15 minute break. POW 1,000 calories right there. Quite easily do that twice a day too. Then I'd bring more food home, have dinner (meat and veg type thing) and then consume the rubbish I'd brought home too!
Easy to see where the excess of calorie input is coming from and should be easy to put a stop to. In theory.
Starting tomorrow (convenient eh?) I shall be properly tracking calories using My Fitness Pal, exercising regularly and hopefully keeping my motivation up and making it stick this time. I have to really - I'm struggling horrendously.
Basic info about me looks a bit like this:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: Currently unknown, scale tops out at 32st and I'm past that
Age: 31
As you can see a lot needs to change and FAST! I work in a supermarket a mere half mile away yet I drive to work. I simply cannot even walk that far. I can deal with being out of breathe quite easily but currently even the simple act of walking and standing generates massive back pain - my legs don't exactly last much longer either.
Exercise plans until this drastically improves are fairly simple:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday will be weights, most likely Stronglifts 5x5 as I'm familiar with it
Tuesday/Thursday I'll attempt to throw in some cardio in the form of a rowing machine for as long as I can (until the squats become too much...)
First goal: Get successfully weighed in MY scales.
Today's food diary (yeah I started a day early
)Breakfast: 3 Bacon, 1 Fried egg, 2 black pudding (small, Nick Nairn - so tasty
), 1 wholemeal toast - ~522 caloriesLunch: Tomato Soup 400ml, 2 slices of wholemeal bread, 1 pack (10 slices) of pastrami - ~598 calories
Dinner: Homemade beef and veg stew at ~409 calories
Total for the day: 1529 calories
Also don't feel bloated and stuffed - wonder why....onwards!
