Weight Loss/Excercise Advise..

[alley]

I feel your pain--last year due to a little heart "thing" I ballooned up to 250---but I started walking and when I got in a bit better shape began to swim my ass off.--- down to about 180 and can fit back into the 32 pants. You really sound like you are getting off to a good start , it's just going to take time---and If you dont mind me saying so---you look great.

 

[wendigo3]

I am in a similar situation. I've started to exercise and visit the gym at least four times a week, which is a huge change for me.

I've given up on weighing myself though, because I seem to be building a lot of muscle mass and I'm finding it more difficult to gauge my weight loss from that. My waist size is decreasing, so I'd say I'm on the correct track. I just have to work on giving up the pepsi!

 

[LeoMikey]

You look good, great arms! You look like you had a great body once, no reason you can't get it back. Your job is not helping, but if you really love it, there are ways around it. If you have a sleeper cab use what little extra room you have to do push ups, sit ups, lift weights.....anything you can think of. If you can afford it, stay at hotels or motels that have gyms or a pool. Swimming laps for half an hour everyday this summer (or if you spot a lake or beach) in a pool will work miracles. AND you won't be all sweaty when you're done, so you can just hop back in your truck.
It's great you got rid of the junk food. That alone will make you feel better than you have in years! There are healthy alternatives to soda at most supermarkets and health food stores, natural sodas that don't have corn syrup or processed sugars and tons of artificial ingredients. Get rid of milk and use soymilk & soymilk creamer in coffee. You will love it, and it's much better for you.
I'm a vegetarian, and i don't use any dairy. It makes it easy to maintain my weight, i don't have troubles with digestion anymore, and i have much more energy. Your hair and skin will improve too. It might be hard at first to give up meat, it was for me, but day by day i felt so much better. You don't realize what a drain on your energy meat is until you stop.
I'm sure by the end of summer you will be sending us some very hot pix of the new you! You knew what the problem was and fixed it. Most guys need a heart attack to wake them up.

 

[Eternaldarkness]

Drink more water. Half a gallon is way too less. Atleast a gallon.

Your routine seems alright, kinda too hard on you though. Might want to slow down a bit. If you push yourself too hard too quickly, you can be easilly dicourage and give up.

It takes time to lose weight. 3500 calories loss per lb of fat.

Either through less food intake or exercise, 35 or 40 lbs won't be loss in a short time at all. Could take a year or more. That is why, you must develop a routine where you can change for the better and get use to. Something that you can stick to for a long time, a life-time commitment.

If not, you will lose the weight and then gain them all back just as fast as you have lost them.

 

[Kester]

I don't rekon that you look in bad shape Kenny.

But anyways, good luck with what your doing.

 

[snapcat]

Kenny, congratulations on taking this important step. One thing to keep in mind during all of this is that you are taking a healthy approach to life. You may not get "ripped" and muscular with the diet, but you will become healthier - and that's an important point.

Change can be the most difficult thing in life. We like our predictability with many things. I grew up eating southern fried foods, but it really didn't have an outward effect until my 30's. I went from a 29" waist when I was 30 to a 35 inch waist in my late 30's. I started to get concerned after I hit 34". And you just can't find 35" pants hardly anywhere.

You might want to consider having your cholesterol checked. I didn't know my cholesterol was over 400 until my heart attack. I just never heard of people our age having heart attacks. But it happened. With meds, I got my cholesterol down to 87 as of last doctor's visit.

My best advise is to keep realistic goals and don't beat yourself up if you have a few set-backs. We're only human!

I started with my diet, making a lot of the changes that you are making. Once I got that under control, and it was over a year before I was comfortable with it, I then started working on my body. I've been going to the gym since October, and it's been easier to do it now that I have conquered my diet.

Look at trends in weight, rather than day by day progress. Your body weight can vary several pounds just on the amount of water you have at any given time. Rather, look to see if you are trending up or down.

This is a lifestyle change. You can do this! Trust yourself to make good decisions, and then stick by them.

At some point you'll likely run into the "weight-loss wall." The first pounds are not too hard to lose, and then it becomes a lot harder. Don't worry when that comes. It's normal.

Just stay as active as you can. Even if you are going for a walk, you are staying active. I'd caution against running or jogging if you aren't used to it. I was walking about 2 miles a day and it was a breeze. So I decided to run, thinking that would be even better. I wound up with runner's knee, and it hurt like hell. The doctor said that's what people who don't know what they are doing get when they start to run.

And remember, you have all of us here as a built in support group! You're not in this journey alone, and I know that you can do this!

 

[snapcat]

Keep at it, Kenny, and let us know how you are doing!

 

[Kester]

Hey Kenny, hows your exercise routine going?

You still doing it yeah?

 

[Kester]

That's awesome. Good on ya!

 

[alley]

That's is so great Kenny---I know how hard it can be to lose the weight and stay on track----dare I ask for more pics?