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Diet and Exercise 2010, pt. 2: Never Going Back

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I'm not as fat as I was when I started the last one. Yay! :p
 
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I hit 100 miles for the year on 5/13. Tomorrow, I'll break 200 miles!
 
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I hit 100 miles for the year on 5/13. Tomorrow, I'll break 200 miles!
Woohoo! Way to go, 'diva!

Ran for about 4 miles this morning and didn't take as many walk breaks as I had anticipated; looks like I'll be back to double-digit long runs before I know it.
 
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I hit 100 miles for the year on 5/13. Tomorrow, I'll break 200 miles!

100 miles in just over a month- that's awesome!

Since I have an event this Sunday- that will prevent me from running then, so I'm kind of making it up before- extra mile last night, 4 this morning, and I'll catch 3 this afternoon. The long run Saturday will be 12 instead of 10.

Next week- weekly miles heads solidly into the 30's, with a 14 mile run on Saturday. whew.
 
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Woohoo! Way to go, 'diva!

Ran for about 4 miles this morning and didn't take as many walk breaks as I had anticipated; looks like I'll be back to double-digit long runs before I know it.

Yeah!!!! I bet your body enjoyed the rest too. I am willing to bet you feel even stronger during your runs than before your injury.

Sometimes its hard to take a break in our workout routine, but when done right (say for a week and not a year, or take it easy with walking in your case for the month), it really make us stronger.

And feel free to use my comment in your signature, you did alot of hard work, and you did it the old fashion way. I actually have a friend that I used to work with that did it too, and he might of weighed more than you (he was a pretty big guy and not as tall either).

I don't think some people realize the strength it takes to overcome something like that, and more importantly maintain it like you both have. Year sure 10-15 even 50 lbs is managable, but when you look at 100lbs, that seems unreachable prob for a good amount of the time. Even breaking it into smaller chunks, you know that you have a long way to go.

Bottom line, bob you are super strong person, when you think you are going to break, know that what you have achived and maintained is amazing, and most importantly you will never let yourself go back.
 
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alright, here's my story:

I was ridiculous growing up. Constantly playing sports. I was always riding my bike somewhere, and during the summer between 8th-9th grade, I was playing hockey 5-6 days a week for 4 hours a day. Factor in lifting as well, and I was really in shape. In high school, I was playing football in the fall, hockey in the winter, and training in spring/summer for those two sports. Again, ridiculously in shape. I was dreaming of playing hockey at Air Force, Notre Dame, North Dakota, or Mankato.

My freshman year in college, you can guess what happened. Being away from home combined with easy access to pizza delivery, Chinese food, and beer, and my weight began to go the wrong way. I was still doing ok, but not great. Then I started dating a girl who believed working out involved a few cruchies while watching MTV. I fell into a life of slovenly hell with her. I assumed since I was dating someone, I didn't have to worry about anything anymore.

Fast forward to 2006. We were in Ft. Lauderdale and I was really insecure about taking my shirt off, for really, the first time in my life. Here's a picture of me emerging from the ocean...

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A month later, the girl and I ended a 4 year relationship. Suddenly, I was single, fat, and depressed. I turned further to alcohol and food to make me feel better. I think the only thing saving my weight at that point was walking through the airport constantly and playing a lot of hockey.

September 2007, I was looking at myself in the mirror and was disgusted with what I saw. I made the determination right then and there to fix it. I went to Gold's Gym, signed up for 12 personal training sessions, and became determined to right what I had wronged.

I became very good friends with my personal trainer, who was also a bartender in downtown Minneapolis. He got me VIP access to many clubs in downtown Minneapolis. He also gave me confidence to approach women again. I was feeling better about myself and watched my weight plummet from 216 to 184. I also watched my body fat drop from 26% to 15%.

Around this time, I also started dating Quiz. She was a triathlete and runner, and got me interested in those. I started swimming and riding a bike again. The summer of 2008, I watched her complete a sprint triathlon and became determined to accomplish my own. I figured I'd chase the demons that had been following me for years by finishing one.

In 2009, I officially became a triathlete, but not in the way I would have liked. My first triathlon went awful. I clearly was not prepared for what was coming, and to be honest, was not respectful of the sport that I was partaking in. I became even more determined to do better in triathlon, and set my sights on doing an Ironman soon.

Today, I am training for an Olympic triathlon, with another sprint under my belt. I approach the sport with respect. I continue to improve in all three disciplines. Most important, I am a healthy human being, both physically and mentally. I became determined to fix what I had broken, and I think I did ok.
 
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wow man thats a really intense story. The common theme seems to be that point where one looks in the mirror and isn't happy. Unlike the rest of the population, we all took action and the results are showing. thanks for sharing.

Tomorrow I tackle 165 lbs for 20 reps and 160 wasn't very challenging. I have put on a pound or so since eating normally these past few weeks. With a mint job possibly on the way pending an interview, things are headed in the right direction. Gotta keep cool, nothing is promised..especially completing a program which ensures me 20 repping 245 lbs.

bob, awesome title. NEVER GOING BACK!!!
 
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I'm similar to Sloe Gin in that my exercise was pretty much automatic all through high school, so I never really had to think about it. In high school I ran cross-country and the mile and 2 mile in track, so exercise was automatically factored into every practice and every meet. I was also a big-time Dance Dance Revolution player, which absolutely obliterates pounds at the higher skill levels (knew a kid who dropped 30 pounds on DDR alone.) Starting college, I weighed a svelte 120 pounds. I actually DROPPED weight my freshman year thanks to crappy dorm food and the fact I didn't drink at the time - I bottomed out at 115.

Then I discovered beer, lazy eating habits and the rigors of trying to maintain my own life. Now I'm around 160 and filled out quite a bit more, which is kind of okay (I look emaciated in my driver's license photo.) I've got pretty good cardio and endurance and my body works well, but my diet sucks and I could definitely afford to shed down to around 145 or so.

My dad's metabolism worked the same way mine seems to be: skinny as a rail up until about 25, then POOF. That ain't good.
 
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100 miles in just over a month- that's awesome!

It was actually 2, but thanks all the same :)


My story? It's a bit different than others here, I think.
This new dedication to eating well and exercising is an attempt to finally get myself stable in those departments. I've always been on the smaller and thinner side. On top of that, my family was always active. Growing up, I was always biking, rollerblading, running around in the woods, that kind of thing. I did track (distance running) and cross country once I hit high school, plus I was also in the marching band. All that activity, I was pretty much able to eat whatever I wanted and how much of it I wanted. And I did.
Once college hit, and a year later my awful relationship/engagement started, I began restricting my diet as a coping mechanism for the stress I encountered. How little I could eat or how long I could go without eating became a challenge, and I downed a constant stream of diet soda, sugar free energy drinks, and coffee with no-calorie sweeteners. If I was particularly stressed, or felt I ate too much, I would force myself to purge. Exercising came in waves, but often I just didn’t have the energy to do much, if anything at all. I never got down to a particularly scary weight, but I looked awful and felt worse. I was very, very unhappy.
Summer 2008, I finally ended that relationship. Since then, I’ve been steadily trying to kick the bad restricting habits and be more active. It’s not been without difficulty. I still catch myself from time to time slipping back to those old thinking patterns. Finding foods I really enjoy, and making their preparation and all a fun challenge has made it easier to want to eat. As far as weight goes, I’m probably somewhere between 125 and 130, and while that’s probably a bit on the heavier side, I’m OK with that because right now I feel better than I have in years. My goal is overall health and wellness, not a number on a scale. I’m going to complete my first half marathon in September, and I’m having a blast training. After this, I really plan on keeping up with running. I’m even thinking about taking the jump and doing my first full marathon next year. I just know that I don’t want to go back where I was before for anything.
Sorry, that was long winded.
 
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Some good intense reasons.

It's interesting that we have people coming from both ends of the spectrum, too much and too little- and oddly enough, one of us did both for a while, right bob?

This is like group therapy. :D

BTW, thanks for those on Sunday- I'm now 43. I'm feeling a lot younger. and it helps that my wife looks 10 years younger than me.
 
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My dad's metabolism worked the same way mine seems to be: skinny as a rail up until about 25, then POOF. That ain't good.

That's the way I went, too. I'm about 6-1 and I weighed 145 when I graduated high school. I found my way to 155 when I got my degree. Four years later I stepped off the scale one night at 207. A lot of Mexican food, beer and Southern Comfort had a hand in that. Plus I was going out to eat for lunch everyday, and eating like a pig when I did (doubles at Wendy's, entire taco pizza at a restaurant in town, plus 2-3 Mountain Dews to wash it down). My stomach and digestive system told me that enough was enough and to get my * together. I got down to 195 before I really started having stomach issues, and I went to the doctor. Those problems have since been diagnosed and controlled with some simple adjustments. Having an uncle die of a massive heart attack at age 52 (20 years older than me at the time) was kind of a wake-up call, too.

I've told the story before, but I'll highlight it again. I've never been much into lifting weights or getting really into running or other exercising. I'd play golf, or I'd play in a softball league, and that was about it. Since I bought my house in 2003 I've added a bike to ride around my part of town, and I found a nice deal on a set of Bowflex Select Tech weights. My thought process was, well, the other Bowflex stuff might wear out, but in 5 years, this 50 pound weight is still going to weigh 50 pounds, and it won't take up any more space than it does now. For a few years they looked really pretty in my home office. Then they looked really pretty in my living room for a while. I've started to use them on a regular basis like the manual says I should (well, kinda). I'm trying to mix in the bike as well.

I don't need to lose any amount of weight. I have no set goals, other than to get myself into some kind of shape (and no, "blob" is not a shape). I just don't want to go places where friends talk about doing this, that, and the other only to have me think "if I tried to do that, my lungs would explode".
 
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I must MUST! lose 20 pounds in the next 10 months. that's not too bad. 2lbs a month. 20lbs. the mister always says it like carrying a bag of charcoal. and I'm not dragging that bag of charcoal up the Grand Canyon with me! already ramped up the yoga and hiking. I may (!!!) have to (shudders) run.
 
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I must MUST! lose 20 pounds in the next 10 months. that's not too bad. 2lbs a month. 20lbs. the mister always says it like carrying a bag of charcoal. and I'm not dragging that bag of charcoal up the Grand Canyon with me! already ramped up the yoga and hiking. I may (!!!) have to (shudders) run.

I think things sound good as they are... what you need more than anything else (probably) is the ability to put in the effort. I'd say instead of running just amp-up the hiking. The most important aspect it be in shape to lug yourself around. Losing the weight will make that easier, but more to the point, working out will give you the tools (strength and endurance) to pull it off.
 
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I must MUST! lose 20 pounds in the next 10 months. that's not too bad. 2lbs a month. 20lbs. the mister always says it like carrying a bag of charcoal. and I'm not dragging that bag of charcoal up the Grand Canyon with me! already ramped up the yoga and hiking. I may (!!!) have to (shudders) run.

Awww... you say run like it's a bad thing!! ;)

Try the couch to 5k program. It sounds like you're already somewhat active, but this could be a nice, gradual introduction. And, who knows, maybe by the end of the program, you might actually like to run! :D
 
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Some good intense reasons.

It's interesting that we have people coming from both ends of the spectrum, too much and too little- and oddly enough, one of us did both for a while, right bob?

This is like group therapy. :D

BTW, thanks for those on Sunday- I'm now 43. I'm feeling a lot younger. and it helps that my wife looks 10 years younger than me.
Right, which is why I dropped all the reduced-fat, low calorie food and went back to sweet and delicious real food. Definitely feeling a lot more energetic, not drinking as much coffee, and definitely not feeling like the living dead each and every day. Also, taking a nap every day helps...
 
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Girlfriend recently bought the Wii Fit Plus game. I must say doing Yoga and some of the games on there are a lot of fun. Plus you feel like you are burning at least some calories. Anyone on here used Wii Fit? Pluses? Minuses?
 
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Right, which is why I dropped all the reduced-fat, low calorie food and went back to sweet and delicious real food. Definitely feeling a lot more energetic, not drinking as much coffee, and definitely not feeling like the living dead each and every day. Also, taking a nap every day helps...

I started doing this about 4-5 weeks ago (quit coffee altogether) and I feel much much better.

As to eating low-calorie, reduced fat, we're trying to make a lot of our own stuff (or eat organic stuff that we haven't gotten around to making yet, like tomato sauce).

I'll post my story later, it's not a short one.
 
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