wow man congrats....thats amazing...what kind of working out were you doing???
Thanks!
When I first started, I wasn't doing any exercise. I was too big/out of shape. (I know know that was an excuse, no matter what your weight, EVERYONE can do SOMETHING.....no matter how little).
See, my signature has my starting weight at 406, but that's not exactly true. I had a 400 pound scale, and when I started, I weighed 'E'! It wasn't until two weeks into the diet that I finally got a scale reading of 406. We all know the first two weeks of induction are major weight loss, so I was probably more like 436.
I went to the YMCA, got on the commercial quality equipment, and it said I was too heavy when I put my weight in. I got on the elliptical anyways, and 30 seconds later though I was about to die. So, for the first two months, I just did the diet until I got down to about 370. Then, I hit the treadmill, just walking 1 mile at first, gradually got up to 2 miles......then I went back to the elliptical. I feel as though it's a better work-out with less impact on the body.
At my peak weight loss, I was doing 45 to 60 minutes of cardio every morning before work. And three times a week, I'd do full body weight training.
Now that I'm back on board, I'm doing an hour of cardio every other day, but I'm working my way up to 2 hours of cardio a day and weight training every other day. I really want to lose faster this time around. I mean, like biggest loser fast!
Start Weight: 285lbs Goal: 200lbs <-- Met 6/15/2009 : Starting a new "100-lb Loss" goal on 10/1/2009... Mini Goal-1: 196lbs <-- Met 10/21/09 Mini Goal-2: 192lbs <-- In Progress... Mini Goal-3: 188lbs <-- In Progress... MAIN Goal : 185lbs <-- In Progress...
Nice job man! I am kind of in the same boat. My goal is to lose 120 pounds in 9 months or less. I often come back to this post to see your pics. Thanks for being inspiring. Good luck in whatever you do!
bigROB
Eat Atkins and look good clothed.
Eat Atkins and exercise and look good naked!
First Month-Down 16lbs 10/13/2008
Second Month-Down 16lbs 11/13/2008
Third Month-Down 15lbs 12/13/2008
Fourth Month Down 15lbs 01/13/2009 Fifth month down 14lbs 02/13/2009
83 pounds lost to date 37 pounds to go!
WOW you look great. You are a total inspiration to me. I need my husband to take one look at your transformation. I wish you could mentor him! WOW. I mean, WOW.
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