High intensity exercise is the key. Not the hour-long aerobic nonsense. Man type exercise.
Guess that shoots my idea out of the water.........
Quote from: schro on June 17, 2010, 08:40:06 AMGuess that shoots my idea out of the water.........Oops! Haa ... sorry mate. AHEM! Let me rephrase that ... oh .. sh*T ... never mind. Oh ... here goes .... Nah. I got nuthin. Sorry!
My brother is one of those hard-core exercise nuts. Runs Iron-man Triathlons and such. He has one tried an true weight loss philosophy: Eat LESS Move MORE.
Since I was about 25, I have been described as a "big guy". Though when I refer to myself as a "fat man", people correct me. I am apparently "big", "Solid" and "strong looking", but not what people would describe as "fat". I DO carry most of my weight in my gut and have always had very developed shoulders and arms (mainly from drumming). I don't know if people are just being polite or what, but I think being "big" has gotten a bit out of control for me. I have developed a "spare tire", "double chin" and am slipping toward developing "man boobs".I feel like it's time for me to get my gut under control. For the last few years I have been increasingly sedentary in my lifestyle and have paid very little attention to my eating habits. I have simply let the problem get out of control. This has resulted in the man you see in these decidedly unlovely pictures: which I would appreciate if they never leave this forum.My current stats are:Age: 35Height: 5'11"Weight: 270lbs.Waist: 40"Inseem: 32"I am getting married in October of 2011 and looking toward starting a family. I have come to recognize that I need to be healthier in general and in better shape for my wife to be, for my future kid(s) and mostly, for MYSELF. All the height/weight charts I have found online say that I should weigh between 144-183 with an ideal goal of 164. I haven't weighed in that range for about 10 years. My current weight loss goal is to lose at least 70lbs in the next year. Under 200lbs by June 2011. There is no way I want to look like this in my wedding photos. Hell I don't want to look like this in ANY photos.FOOD: I have cut out all fast food and soda in the last 3 weeks and have replaced red meat with veggie burgers. I have also cut out sweets and replaced them with yogurt and fresh fruits. I average about 1 beer per day (usually Guinness). I drink about half a gallon of water a day and maybe two or three glasses of iced tea per day.ROUTINE: I work from 6pm - 2:30am 4 days a week, so my daily routine is off from most people, which also throws my work out and eating times off kilter.I carry most of my unwanted weight around my gut and hips, so focused exercise ideas would be appreciated.I have NO idea how to go about fixing myself physically. I need some input on diet and exercise I can start off with to get myself off and running, so to speak. I've never done any sort of long-term, intentional body changing work before, so any support, input, tips, tricks, cheats and ideas would be greatly appreciated. HELP!? And thanks in advance.
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