2019 Fitness Adventures

[DJ]

Thought I'd change the title up a little, since we're not actually competing against one another, but rather chronicling what we're doing fitness-wise, over the course of a calendar year.

I'll get us started.

The Arizona Rock N' Roll Half Marathon is 13 days away. Completed my final long training run a couple of days ago, going nearly 12 miles. I'm feeling good about my conditioning and have my pre- and mid-race nutrition worked out. I don't have a goal time in mind, but would like to shave a few minutes off of last year's time.

Once the half is over, I'll be transitioning to more cycling. For my 40th birthday, I'm going to be riding a good section of the Pacific Coast Highway … and hope to be doing that on a new Bianchi bike that I'm going to treat myself to. I have a few models in mind, and thankfully, a bike shop out here is a Bianchi retailer, so I can test-ride them before making a final decision.

[countryboy]

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Since the beginning of the new year I have been doing 25 crunches, 25 setups, 25 jumping jacks, and 25 push ups per day. I've also been walking everyday. Even at work I get up and walk around the office or thru the warehouse.

Since January 1 I have lost 2lbs. I am a LONG way from my ideal weight and goal, but 2lbs is better than no pounds.

I also eliminated all junk food from my house. Chips, cookies, candy, ice cream, etc...are all gone. My treats are sugar free popsicles/sherbert, or worst case popcorn. I've also stopped eating fast food or even eating out.

I also moved my dinner time back an hour to help with the late night munchies. And I don't make myself diet, yet. I still eat meat and potatoes, but I've eliminated frying meat on the stove. If I don't grill it outside, then I use my George Foreman grill. Chicken gets baked.

I don't know where this journey will take me in regards to my goal by June...but so far its been an easier transition than I thought it would be.

I'm 40 years old and my son is 3. I don't want to not be able to do fun things with him because I'm too fat, out of shape, or too unhealthy to do so. That is my focus.

[DJ]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

Since the beginning of the new year I have been doing 25 crunches, 25 setups, 25 jumping jacks, and 25 push ups per day. I've also been walking everyday. Even at work I get up and walk around the office or thru the warehouse.

Since January 1 I have lost 2lbs. I am a LONG way from my ideal weight and goal, but 2lbs is better than no pounds.

I also eliminated all junk food from my house. Chips, cookies, candy, ice cream, etc...are all gone. My treats are sugar free popsicles/sherbert, or worst case popcorn. I've also stopped eating fast food or even eating out.

I also moved my dinner time back an hour to help with the late night munchies. And I don't make myself diet, yet. I still eat meat and potatoes, but I've eliminated frying meat on the stove. If I don't grill it outside, then I use my George Foreman grill. Chicken gets baked.

I don't know where this journey will take me in regards to my goal by June...but so far its been an easier transition than I thought it would be.

I'm 40 years old and my son is 3. I don't want to not be able to do fun things with him because I'm too fat, out of shape, or too unhealthy to do so. That is my focus.

Nice work, CB! I like how you've set yourself up for success, both in terms of exercise and food options.

[Smallville102001]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

Since the beginning of the new year I have been doing 25 crunches, 25 setups, 25 jumping jacks, and 25 push ups per day. I've also been walking everyday. Even at work I get up and walk around the office or thru the warehouse.

Since January 1 I have lost 2lbs. I am a LONG way from my ideal weight and goal, but 2lbs is better than no pounds.

I also eliminated all junk food from my house. Chips, cookies, candy, ice cream, etc...are all gone. My treats are sugar free popsicles/sherbert, or worst case popcorn. I've also stopped eating fast food or even eating out.

I also moved my dinner time back an hour to help with the late night munchies. And I don't make myself diet, yet. I still eat meat and potatoes, but I've eliminated frying meat on the stove. If I don't grill it outside, then I use my George Foreman grill. Chicken gets baked.

I don't know where this journey will take me in regards to my goal by June...but so far its been an easier transition than I thought it would be.

I'm 40 years old and my son is 3. I don't want to not be able to do fun things with him because I'm too fat, out of shape, or too unhealthy to do so. That is my focus.

Considering we are only like 7 days in to the year two lbs is pretty good. They say if you are trying to lose weight that losing like 1-2 lbs a week is good. Of course the bigger you are the easier it is going to be to lose weight because you have to eat a lot to like keep at a really high weight but its hard to lose weight. I could go like a full week with out eating any thing and I would most likely only lose like 5-6 lbs. I am hoping I can lose weight my self need to lose like 15. I am around 30 over what I should be including the 3 I gained over the holidays but I would like to lose 15 if any thing because that 15 makes me have a lot more heart burn makes a big difference.

[bravesfan1984]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

Plan on getting certified in personal training by summer. Big step for me, and I'm excited! Finally deciding to get out of a job/industry I hate and move forward helping others in my truck passion, training.

I wish you all in here success this year and hope you achieve your goals. Remember even the small goals are better than no goals. Stay positive and I look forward to seeing your successes in future posts!


As for myself, I was down to roughly 130 lbs about this time last year (dieting hard/chasing abs) and today I'm 160 after consistently weight training and eating hard over that time. Hoping I can maintain around there for a while and recomp my body somewhat and shed a little excess body fat.


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[Herky]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

Going to get back into DDP Yoga and mix in weight lifting. My wife and I are going to purchase a stationary bike so we can do cardio at home.

[pietasterp]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

After a pretty strong finish to 2018 (fitness-wise), I fell off the wagon big-time over the holidays, what with all the drinking and poor eating LOL. So it's been like 3 weeks since I so much as walked from here to there.

Oh well. New year, start it back up again. Step 1....

[AUChase]

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How's everyone enjoying the new year, new me crowd ?

I had some time between work and class yesterday so went by the gym to do some cardio around 4:30... freakin' mad house.

I'll just have to start getting up at 4:15am regardless of what day it is because I would rather workout in the morning. I also think this is the price I pay for going to Planet Fitness because it's dirt cheap.

[DJ]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

How's everyone enjoying the new year, new me crowd ?

I had some time between work and class yesterday so went by the gym to do some cardio around 4:30... freakin' mad house.

I'll just have to start getting up at 4:15am regardless of what day it is because I would rather workout in the morning. I also think this is the price I pay for going to Planet Fitness because it's dirt cheap.

Yeah, January is always a rough month for regular gym-goers. The MMA/kickboxing class I take typically has 10-15 people in it and last week, we were close to 30. It was nuts. I know it'll die down in a couple of weeks, but it is frustrating in the short term.

[countryboy]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

I don't do gyms mainly because the closes one to my house is about 25 minutes away. Paying a membership and being dedicated enough to go often enough to validate the membership fees isn't something I feel confident in myself doing.

So I work out around the house. I have weights and I have a little over 3 acres of land, so I'll run/walk around my property line.

I wish there was a gym closer because I know the machinery there would be more beneficial to a workout routine then what I have at home, but it is what it is.

[AUChase]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

I don't do gyms mainly because the closes one to my house is about 25 minutes away. Paying a membership and being dedicated enough to go often enough to validate the membership fees isn't something I feel confident in myself doing.

So I work out around the house. I have weights and I have a little over 3 acres of land, so I'll run/walk around my property line.

I wish there was a gym closer because I know the machinery there would be more beneficial to a workout routine then what I have at home, but it is what it is.

You gotta do with what you have. I honestly think Calisthenics and Yoga routines are just as if not more beneficial in a lot of ways.

That's almost exclusively what I did the entire time I was in the Navy and I weighed 35lbs less back in 2013 then what I do now. I hide the weight really easy because of my frame, but it's there.

[pietasterp]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

How's everyone enjoying the new year, new me crowd ?

I had some time between work and class yesterday so went by the gym to do some cardio around 4:30... freakin' mad house.

I'll just have to start getting up at 4:15am regardless of what day it is because I would rather workout in the morning. I also think this is the price I pay for going to Planet Fitness because it's dirt cheap.

Or 24-Hour Fitness, or any nationwide cheap(er) gym. They're all kind of ghetto, unless you really want to spend a ton of money at somewhere like Equinox, which is crazy IMO but to each his own. I go to the most ghetto 24-hour Fitness imaginable, which is saying something since that chain isn't exactly known for top-flight quality, but the fact of the matter is its like 5 minutes from where I live so it's the only one I'd go to consistently. As they say, the best gym is the one you go to.

I don't do gyms mainly because the closes one to my house is about 25 minutes away. Paying a membership and being dedicated enough to go often enough to validate the membership fees isn't something I feel confident in myself doing.

So I work out around the house. I have weights and I have a little over 3 acres of land, so I'll run/walk around my property line.

I wish there was a gym closer because I know the machinery there would be more beneficial to a workout routine then what I have at home, but it is what it is.

Having 3 acres is better than any gym (!). Whatever workout you do on your property is great, and likely a lot more scenic and pleasant than a stinky cramped gym. Repeating myself here, but as a corollary to trite saying above, the best workout is the one you actually do.

[countryboy]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

I am down another pound!!!! 3 pounds in 11 days!

Wow...this losing weight thing is easy...

Seriously while it feels good to see the pounds falling off so quickly, I know this is the fat on top of the fat, and is the easiest to lose. But losing the weight, sticking to my gameplan, is motivation to keep going.

[KG]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

The New Years resolution rush seemed to die off early at my gym but it could be due to the time I go (9am so after the pre-work folks).


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[hvegasooner]

Re: 2019 Fitness Adventures

I just started a diet this morning. Just 3 meals a day, no snacks lots of water. Gonna walk more inside and outside each day. With my cerbel pasty this will be tough but worth it. I’m also using MyFitnessPal to log food intake


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