Accountability Thread

[Sean]

That's one of my problems. I hate doing cardio and hate walking. For me cardio was seeing if I could squat 135# for 100 reps then drop and do at least 40 P.U's. WALKING,too boring. Jogging,not even an option anymore.

Do you have access to an indoor pool?  It could be a good cardio workout as well as resistance training for you--------with the all important 'low impact' on the joints.  Swimming and basketball are the only ways I can move a lot without realizing I'm moving a lot..... I also HATE cardio.

February 2008 I weighed 293 lbs.  I'm somewhere between 6'4" and 6'5"------but it wasn't a GOOD 293.  With some tweaks to exercise and diet, I got down to 240 (but have crept back up a little to the 250 range)... I would love to get down to the 205 range-----but would like to get at least below 220.  I am lighter now than when I got married and my next plateau is to be lighter than when I 1st met my wife... and so on.

My body just can't handle the extra weight (knees/ back/ feet/ etc.)  My weight at my optimal physical condition was 218 1/2 lbs.  I'm not as muscular now, so 205 seems like my ultimate target weight-wise now at age 43.

I'm officially signed up to the 'Scatter the Pounds' program.

[Inkfink]

From someone who has had two cardiac stents installed, my mantra is FOOD IS THE ENEMY!!! I ate my way to those stents and my tongue isn't my friend. I've eaten my way to having to take a handful of pills in the morning and another handful before bed.

I do better when I get on the bike and eat the right kinds of food though my tongue isn't a fan.

But lately the battle has been hard. I've gotten lazy in this war and things I shouldn't have eaten have gotten through. And the weather is getting colder so biking is easily pushed off. I gotta keep remembering what it's like to lay on a hospital operating table with a wire shoved up my groin artery all the way up to my heart and the pressure of the angioplasty. I ate my way to that... twice.

I feel like the best thing to do is go into a survival situation and make myself subsist on water, fish and plants.

Damn Nutty Buddies!

[Anton Phibes]

PHIBES!!!!  Where did the 15 lbs come from------did you hack off your left leg below the knee?  Or is the picture lying?

HAHAHA---No--I have both legs. its usually my gut and backside where it all fills out. Thats why no one can really tell when I fluctuate except me, my wife and my doctor. After my dad had two heart attacks at age 56, i decided I needed to eat at least a little bit better. But looking at the pic, I can see where you mightve thought I hacked my leg off.

[Scatter]

Well, I took issue with myself a little while back when none of my suits would fit, and I could barely fit in my jeans. I couldnt afford to buy new clothes so something had to give. So--I changed my way of eating and I lost 15 lbs. I wanna lose 5-10 more. So--now I am back to looking like this. Hope to stay this way unless I lose my war with the ho-hos.

Phibes!! Svelte devil you!

[Scatter]

First off Scatter, my dear, you are not any of those mean things that you called yourself.  It will be easier to lose the weight if you love yourself instead of putting yourself down.  I like you! 

That being said,
Good luck!  You can do it!  I'm proud of you!  I'm "pleasing plump", too, so I'm in your corner, too.

I appreciate that Laura, and I like myself just fine. But that doesn't mean I'm not pathetic for letting myself get this way. I am. That's not an emotionally based statement, it's a simple statement of fact. I'm a big boy. I can handle the facts.

I'll succeed because I do not wish to prolong my present pathetic condition. The great thing about it is that I don't have to STAY pathetic.

[Scatter]

I'm right there with you guys though not by choice. Several years ago at 6'1" I was 12-13% BF and 192#. I could squat 200#x 40 reps. Had a 300# close grip bench ,was dipping with BW +105# around my waist for multiple sets, could curl 85# 25 reps.

Now due to many perm injuries Lower neck,lower back,trashed shoulders etc from my "stupid" lifting days I can't do 80% of the moves I used to. And I've lost muscle size and gained fat. The last year has been pretty bad. I guess I shouldn't feel THAT bad since I only weight 207 but I have a bird frame and to me that is FAT.
I have a power rack, bench and several other pieces of equipment literally 3 feet outside my kitchen door in the garage. Can't really use it. Here's the catch 22. Right now even a set 35-40 P.U's can trash my shoulders for a couple days(forget about doing 5 sets of benching and rows etc) = added depression which I've had since I was a kid. So instead of coming home from work and hitting my gym I pop a beer and a shot before my keys are even hung up. I average 60 beers/shots per week. It helps with the pain and the stress of my ever expanding oh so micro-managing job that I have been at for 19 years and am really really hating more and more. Unfortunately I've added 2 1/2 inches to the waist in the last several mos.

So there is my story in a nutshell. YES that WAS a nutshell.
Gary and the rest on a quest go for it and know that we're behind ya and post your W.O's
results etc.

WL, I'm sorry to hear that buddy. But you can still walk a few miles a day, cuz I guarantee you that I don't like it any more than you do  . And somebody with your experience can certainly customize a workout that will minimize the wear and tear on your injuries. Join in my friend!!

[Scatter]

Count me in guys, I'm at 5'10"  198 lbs.  Not huge, but more than I want to be.  I was just inspired reading this and walked two miles.

BK

Cool Mich!!

[Scatter]

Do you have access to an indoor pool?  It could be a good cardio workout as well as resistance training for you--------with the all important 'low impact' on the joints.  Swimming and basketball are the only ways I can move a lot without realizing I'm moving a lot..... I also HATE cardio.

February 2008 I weighed 293 lbs.  I'm somewhere between 6'4" and 6'5"------but it wasn't a GOOD 293.  With some tweaks to exercise and diet, I got down to 240 (but have crept back up a little to the 250 range)... I would love to get down to the 205 range-----but would like to get at least below 220.  I am lighter now than when I got married and my next plateau is to be lighter than when I 1st met my wife... and so on.

My body just can't handle the extra weight (knees/ back/ feet/ etc.)  My weight at my optimal physical condition was 218 1/2 lbs.  I'm not as muscular now, so 205 seems like my ultimate target weight-wise now at age 43.

I'm officially signed up to the 'Scatter the Pounds' program.

I was waiting for ya partner!!

[Sean]

HAHAHA---No--I have both legs. its usually my gut and backside where it all fills out. Thats why no one can really tell when I fluctuate except me, my wife and my doctor. After my dad had two heart attacks at age 56, i decided I needed to eat at least a little bit better. But looking at the pic, I can see where you mightve thought I hacked my leg off.

Thank goodness.... because elective amputation would be a little extreme!

[Sean]

I was waiting for ya partner!!

Why, because you KNOW I'm a pathetic slob, too?!!?  Hehehehe....

This will be good, bro.

[Gasport]

Scatter, I always relish your posts and incredibly articulate sense of humor, but i must say, The sleep deprivation and numbness you're feeling in your limbs is VERY disturbing!  Good that you're doing something about it, but maybe you should see a doctor before pursing an exercise regimen? I speak for everyone here when i say we [ not to mention your wonderful family] all look forward to having you as an active member for many years to come....

[CreepysFan]

 Gasport speaks wizely friend Scatter, a check up couldn't hurt.  Numbness in the hands isn't a good sign.   Good luck, and know I stand behind you (so it's harder to fling poo at me) and your efforts.  More time on the monkey-bars, less time eating banana's.

[ChattyLMS]

Whoa!  Phibes!

You're a Hunkka Hunkka Burnin' Love!

[Anton Phibes]

Whoa!  Phibes!

You're a Hunkka Hunkka Burnin' Love!

lol! I appreciate the compliment, but when I showed it to my missus she laughed.

[Unknown Primate]

From someone who has had two cardiac stents installed, my mantra is FOOD IS THE ENEMY!!! I ate my way to those stents and my tongue isn't my friend. I've eaten my way to having to take a handful of pills in the morning and another handful before bed.

I do better when I get on the bike and eat the right kinds of food though my tongue isn't a fan.

But lately the battle has been hard. I've gotten lazy in this war and things I shouldn't have eaten have gotten through. And the weather is getting colder so biking is easily pushed off. I gotta keep remembering what it's like to lay on a hospital operating table with a wire shoved up my groin artery all the way up to my heart and the pressure of the angioplasty. I ate my way to that... twice.

I feel like the best thing to do is go into a survival situation and make myself subsist on water, fish and plants.

Damn Nutty Buddies!

I hear ya, buddy!  I only blame myself for the stent, pacemaker & quadruple by-pass I've acquired.  Being a former powerlifter/'rassler, I enjoyed being BIG & strong.  In my best overall condition (at my peak strength and healthy), I fluctuated between 260-280 lbs. at around 5' 10"-11" - 6 feet including my "sagittal gorilla's crest" .  After blowing out a couple of discs and developing nerve damage in my legs, instead of adjusting my workouts and eating habits, I just kinda loafed around, doing no cardio, yet still lifting heavy weights.  And eating, boozing, eating, smoking (I plead the 5th on that one), eating, eating, etc.  My peak weight climbed to 372 lbs!  That, plus the wear & tear heavy "old school" lifting puts on one's body, as Wicked Lester can attest to - well, if I could, I'd kick myself in the buttocks for letting myself get in this shape.  I weighed in at 324 a couple of weeks ago, and that's including 10 lbs. of hardware!  Hopefully, one day, I'll be a good representative of an ex-wrestler & strongman instead of a fat lame-arse!!