Fitchella 2012 It's GO TIME!

[MoSetsfire]

I used to get baked and eat the whole thing. like 3200 calories.

[GuyInTucson]

wow, yea i guess if you're knocking back pizza or chalupas for every meal. i think it's just a tad easier taking it off when you're in your early 20s compared to late. i was 28 when i went from 225 to 280, that took a while to get off

mmm chalupas

I was working a job where I sat for 8 hours, made good money and I was living at home with my parents. When I would get home, I would spend another four hours in front of my computer at home or several hours at my turntables spinning records while snacking on everything in sight. I would spend my money on fast food and dining out, but would order way more than I should have. I went from September of 1999 to January of 2003 with zero exercise whatsoever.

[Cameron Frye]

I was working a job where I sat for 8 hours, made good money and I was living at home with my parents. When I would get home, I would spend another four hours in front of my computer at home or several hours at my turntables spinning records while snacking on everything in sight. I would spend my money on fast food and dining out, but would order way more than I should have. I went from September of 1999 to January of 2003 with zero exercise whatsoever.

GIT - I don't find fast food places cheap, it's not cheap food for me. my avg single order when i have a solid appetite can hit high $20 range...

luckily i haven't had a big mac in a month

[chairmenmeow47]

went on an hour hike last night. that marcos de niza trail at south mountain kicks my fucking ass. i counted last night, there are 7 inclination spots. the 5th one is the fucking worst. but i made it. and inhaled a philly cheesesteak afterward

[Cameron Frye]

I used to get baked and eat the whole thing. like 3200 calories.

haha, impressive! that's why i don't like to smoke, i INHALE MEALS. i'm more of a burger / onion rings guy when i used to smoke in nyc. OH man - I took down Shake SHack a few times

went on an hour hike last night. that marcos de niza trail at south mountain kicks my fucking ass. i counted last night, there are 7 inclination spots. the 5th one is the fucking worst. but i made it. and inhaled a philly cheesesteak afterward

this thread is starting to make me hungry!

[MoSetsfire]

you ever been to blue 9 burger? its what I miss the most bout NYC most days. that and Mamouns falafel.

[Cameron Frye]

never had that - when chicpea was at its peak (astor place stop in EV) and was still deep fried that was a step ahead of mamouns

mamouns prbly reigns supreme now, GREAT late night snack (fairly healthy) and it's cheap

[MoSetsfire]

I lived literally 3 buildings down from Mamouns. 8 st marks place NY NY 10003 apt 6

/miss

[Cameron Frye]

I lived literally 3 buildings down from Mamouns. 8 st marks place NY NY 10003 apt 6

/miss

God I hate you so much Mo......

just kidding bro i'm jealous, SICK place to live man. one of my favorite bars in that area was Hop Devil, and Hi-Fi around the corner.

also blue and gold over on 7th st and 2nd ave was/is amazing

[MoSetsfire]

Ever go to McSworleys? Oldest bar in Manhattan, and they sell their own beer.

[Cameron Frye]

i wasn't the biggest fan of that place - a lot of bridge and tunnel crowd imho

i've been there a few times though

[MoSetsfire]

It was close, and cheap. 2 of my favorite things about the bars i go to. (plus when you live so close to it you never have to use the bathroom at a bar, thats fucking win)

[Cameron Frye]

yea good call. blue & gold has the best deal in manhattan (and one of the best jukeboxes) $5 shot AND a beer ALL THE TIME. it was crazy...loved that place

also - ran 10 miles in the past 2 days. have been hitting 15 miles per week for a while now, pretty proud of that.

[MoSetsfire]

I've switched my workouts back to super high rep (reps of 20,18,16) with very few breaks. its really high intensity and also has been doubling as my cardio.

[Cameron Frye]

yea it's good to switch up work-outs to keep your muscles "guessing"

i'm prbly the strongest i've ever been in my life right now, thanks to a best friend i work out with who's basically a personal trainer

[MoSetsfire]

my trainer is the one on the left

[Cameron Frye]

guy needs to get his weight up

jk

[MoSetsfire]

its flipping ridiculous when im trying so hard to push through a set, and then he comes and takes the weights away like they are made of paper.

oh snap post #100. moving up in the world.

[Kyliediscope]

One of you need to move out here and be my personal trainer. But for free.

[LetThereBeLight]

Okay, that makes sense. There *is* such a thing as an "allergy" to exercise, wanted to make sure that wasn't what you were speaking of before we started giving you advice to just work out anyway!

I have bad allergies and asthma too. While it can be a road block in exercising sometimes, it definitely doesn't mean that you can't work out. (My specialist constantly insists that working out is good for asthma - it helps improve your lung capacity). If you know what is triggering the reactions, obviously the best bet is to stay away from them. Cigarettes and animal dander are easy enough to avoid in a gym. If you find that you're still having allergic symptoms, you can take an OTC antihistamine a little while before you work out. Definitely bring your inhalers and make sure you have them on hand when you're working out.

IF you find that you always have to use the inhaler when you're working out, then you're probably pushing too hard. Start smaller. Walking (outdoors, indoor track, treadmill, whatever) is a good first step, or you could use a stationary bike on a very low speed. Just get used to doing 20-30 minutes of constant activity. If you start to have trouble breathing, you can slow down or stop until you can breathe comfortably again.

What I find works best for me is high intensity interval training. Here's a quick explanation: http://www.intervaltraining.net/hiit.html
It combines low, medium and short bursts of high and max intensity. Since the sprints are short, it gives me time to recover at a slower pace. As your endurance builds up, your speeds become faster -- it's not based on running a certain miles per hour but rather what amount of effort you personally have to put in to hit low/med/high intensity.

Above all if you're having trouble breathing, slow down or stop until you're okay. And if you are finding that you have breathing problems every time you try to work out, even when you're not really pushing yourself, you really need to see a doctor. Uncontrolled asthma needs daily preventative medications. I was in denial for years because I didn't have problems every day, and I'm amazed at how much more I can do now that I'm on the right medication.

I still think it might be asthma but I won't know until I can afford to go to a better doctor. I hadn't heard of high intensity interval training...I'm definitely gonna try that out. Thanks!

LetThereBeLight, i exercise by walking every single day. i started out trying to get my strength back from surgery, so i too would be winded and sore quickly. so i started out with short walks. i'd walk so i was always close to home and could get home quickly if i needed to. each day, i'd walk a little further. between that and medical-related diet changes, i lost ten pounds in january, and a couple of pounds this month. i promised myself right before new years that i'd walk at least 20 minutes a day. i try to take breaks at work. then when i have time, i hike, walk, and/or hula-hoop after work.

i echo what others have said about food. eat well, but watch portions. snack. i've heard the great advice in this thread of drinking a full glass of water in the morning to get things going. if you do feel like binging, drink a full glass of water. try not to drink sugars. logging what you eat, on something like myfitnesspal.com really helps too.

20 pounds may be a stretch for coachella, but doing SOMETHING will help you lose SOME weight and your body will be more toned and less bloated looking. most people seem to notice the difference in my face.

best of luck

Thanks! Walking seems like a really easy way to just get into the mindset of exercising every day. The water thing helps! It's easier to just chug a glass of water than to make something anyway, particularly when I know I shouldn't be eating. I haven't used myfitness pal but I do have the Lose It app on my phone, which I'm assuming is similar. It does help to log everything I eat, since I feel like a big piece of crap when I eat too much. Haha.

Thanks for pointing that out. I was going to say that 150 lbs doesn't sound bad for someone who is 5'6". IMO, 'ideal' weight and BMI are a bit useless for women, it very much depends on your figure type and how you carry weight. We've all known skinny women who can't walk a few blocks without being out of breathe. (And I've at many points in my life been a grossly obese chick - by BMI standards - who can run 10 miles and feel great).

It's much better to focus on fitness than the scale... from that you described, LetThereBeLight, you're out of shape and the allergy/breathing problems have prevented you from doing cardio. I think if you work on that, start easy, work up to more intense workouts, you'll see a positive outcome both in how you feel and how your body looks.

As for losing 20 lbs, it's possible, but something to keep in mind is that losing a lot of weight quickly by exercising intensely or really restricting your food intake... once you stop doing that, you will gain the weight back. It's far healthier to set goals you can stick to, even if that means losing weight more slowly. 1-2 lbs a week is the max you're "supposed" to aim for. It may be that lose more than that, once you start working out too, but make sure you're not setting up a standard that is unhealthy or that you will not be able to stick to long term.

I am definitely out of shape. I don't look bad at 150, I just don't look healthy like I used to. If I could just lose the gut and the love handles I would be way happier. The only reason I want to be at 130 is because I was a little less than that when I graduated and I looked wayyyy better then.

i'm 5'6" and a 1/4. my doctor says the quarter makes a difference with BMI. i don't care about my BMI. but i do know that me at 139 pounds is scary. i lost a shitload of weight when my ex cheated on me and we broke up. my aunt thought i had an eating disorder; i looked gross. i think it depends on your body type. i look a lot better around 150.

That's crazy. People used to make fun of my little sister (and probably me) in high school because we were so skinny but we would eat like crazy. If she would be going to the restroom, they'd ask her if she was gonna go throw up. So not cool. I threatened to beat a couple people up for that.

That's what I meant about women's builds. I feel like there are a lot of variables. Per BMI charts, I should weigh like 140 or less, I think? I wear size 2 in pants at 140 lbs. I surely don't need to be that thin.

I wish I was a size 2 at 140 lbs! I'm a size 6 at 150.

Girls who try and lose too much weight at once always end up hurting their boobs. Every time a pair of tits goes bad the terrorists win.

Hahahaha. When I first got my gym membership and would work out with a trainer, my boyfriend told me my boobs were getting too strong. Lol. He said when I go back (I wasn't paying for it until recently) not to exercise my chest area at all. Haha.

it would prbly be more efficient both in economic and time regards to join a gym. places like planet fitness or Crunch are offering up fairly good deals right now. also we're past the new years demand so a downpayment for a more cardio focused gym shouldn't be that much.

it's really the unnecessary high fructose corn syrup or simple sugars you need to guy out immediately if you want to start dropping weight. i understand that's tough, i mean half of getting back into shape is mental. your body can only hold so many sugars/carbs at any one time, i think your lean muscles can store around maybe 20 grams and your liver a bit more (not exact, ballparking it). once those limits are reached, which is easy, your body IMMEDIATELY turns any extra simple sugars immediately into fat.

it's interesting, it seems like there's a growing movement in the science/medical community to have serious discussions on the dangers of high amounts of sugar on a human being. some people are going so far to have sugar labeled as toxic to some extent:
http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-regulate...180605186.html

you do need some carbs if you're working out a few days a week, but they need to be complex and taken earlier in the day than later. for your situation i would cut any simple sugars out completely. also with the weight lifting if you do begin start with LIGHT WEIGHTS, especially if you're lifting anything withOUT a spotter. it may be a solid idea to grab a trainer a few times a month. also (i forget if you mentioned you really can't do a lot of cardio). Cardio a few times a week FOR AT LEAST 40 mins will do a lot of good for you. Unfortunately any non-athlete really doesn't start "burning calories" until after about 30-40 mins into a cardio session. i'm not saying you have run on a treadmill, but may try out the stairclimber or the elliptical for 40 mins at a pace you feel IS BEST FOR YOU.

the worst thing you can do is push your body to its limits the first few times working out. getting into shape TAKES TIME, there are really ZERO short-cuts. and STAY AWAY from the thermogenics/fat burners. i really believe that not enough long term studies have been done on them to really parce out the true negative effects they have a persons body (liver, kidneys, etc...) in the long run.

from my experience - i'm 6'5" and the most i can loose in a months time, while remaining healthy, is around 10-12 lbs (12 lbs is really pushing it). i dropped 80 lbs in about 6-7 months a couple years ago and just dropped 20 in the last 2 months.

ALSO - sorry i gotta run. The worst thing you can do it skip meals - remember to eat and keep your calorie intake close, but maybe not over 2000 calories per day. no shortcuts remember

Thanks for all the info! In regards to sugar, IF I was able to cut it all out, but still have sugar in my coffee, would that be effective? Or, at least better then eating a lot of it? I hate artificial sweeteners.
I'll keep that in mind about pushing too hard. A couple of times when I worked with a trainer, I left feeling like I was going to throw up or pass out, or both. I really hated that.
I never skip meals...lol. I know what you mean though.

i do not as frequently though since i'm still recovering and my pain is located right where i hoop. but i did learn a few new tricks recently. i have a few hooper friends that are leaps & bounds better than me. though my girlfriend stopped teaching me tricks since i picked them all up on the second try LOL. she doesn't want me to get better.

and if anyone is looking for really cool LED hoops, try www.astralhoops.com. two people make them. one is an engineer, the other is the most badass hooper i've ever seen.

and today we got our third person on the daily walks! i'm starting a trend

Those are really cool. I had no idea hula hoops could be so expensive.

It was around age 20 / 21 where I ballooned up from 165 to 225. You think you can get away with eating like crap and sitting on your ass all day, but eventually it will catch up to you.

This is exactly what happened to me. I used to be able to eat like there was no tomorrow. Then all of a sudden I was wondering why I looked fatter. It probably didn't help that I started smoking either. Lol.

I used to get baked and eat the whole thing. like 3200 calories.

Hahaha nice!

[chiapet]

Hah, you misunderstood me because my wording was awkward. *when* I weighed 140, I wore a size 2. I would never try to be that weight again. I looked like there was something wrong with me... I'm quite happy being heavier and having T&A.

[LetThereBeLight]

Lol I see. Well I am happy for you. I have almost no butt but I'm cool with that.

[MoSetsfire]

If she's got the goods, and shes' got that ass. I got to look. Im sorry

[GuyInTucson]

I weighed in at 183 Saturday, a three pound decrease from the week before. Shooting for 181 by Saturday.

[Cameron Frye]

great job GiT

also - people looking to drop weight, i strongly suggest reading up on calorie counting and possibly putting your metabolism into "starvation mode". even though a calorie deficient on a daily basis is required for weight loss you don't want to go too low or your metabolism will grind to a halt and you'll be doing more damage than good.

starvation mode: http://www.builtlean.com/2010/04/27/...eating-enough/

calculate your body's calorie burn: http://www.builtlean.com/2010/03/14/...-calorie-burn/
* make sure to use the multipliers if you're working out more than a couple times a week
* personally I use the Harris Benedict method
* you want to shoot for a 15-25% caloric deficient, less of your calculated BMR to find your daily net caloric intake.

[Mr. Dylanja]

What's everybody's favorite calorie counting apps?

[MoSetsfire]

I used "Lose it" for awhile.

[cansei de ser sexme]

I'm only doing Kegel exercises to prepare for Coachella. I'll keep you updated with my progress.

[chairmenmeow47]

What's everybody's favorite calorie counting apps?

myfitnesspal. dani and a girl at work turned me onto it. you can also keep track of water and exercise.

even though i feel absolutely overwhelmed with pain today, i took a 20 minute walk. it hurts to walk, but i did it. and i don't regret it. this was probably the hardest day this year to get out the door. i'm quite proud of myself.

[ThatGirl]

What's everybody's favorite calorie counting apps?

Sparkpeople.