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Hey, guys. So, after flyinfree started coming back and telling me about it, and about his re-commitment to fitness, I decided that coming back here might be a healthy thing for me.

I used to post here under "DERWYDDON", for those of you who have been around a long time.

Over the course of 10 years I went from being very unhealthy, to being a fitness MONSTER, to back to the beginning again. I am now back to the heaviest / most unhealthy I have ever been.

I decided the first step to RECLAIMING my life is admittance, public BRUTAL admittance to what I've let my body and health become.

I'm not completely sure on my goals yet. I want to be a well-rounded athletic individual. I want to be physically elite. I want to be the master of my mind, my body, my life.

So there will be a few different types of goals:

WEIGHT/HEALTH. I am back to my highest weight ever. I am one grade-A fatty. Whereas the number on the scale only matters so much, I must lose weight to be a healthy person. PERIOD.

ENDURANCE. Most likely in the form of triathlon training. Hell, maybe I'll take it to the max like my bud flyinfree, and be an ironman.

STRENGTH. This is an easier part for me. Whereas I am pretty weak right now (read: several years NO training) it is something I love and something I find easy to train. I would like to work on some bodyweight things, not just throwing around the heavy weights.

PHYSICAL SKILLS. I think the last part to being a physically well rounded person is the ability to use our bodies. Not sure what for this will take. Maybe some martial arts.


Now, I'm not delusional. I've been deep in the world of fitness. I know what it takes, I know what it's like. These are multi-YEAR goals. And the number one thing....

MENTAL. This will take mental work. Real dig down deep stuff. But I'm WORTH IT. Let's do it!
 
Welcome back to the forums, and good luck. L'oriel (because you're worth it).
 
Good morning! Day one. I don't have to work until 12:30 and only for 3 hours today, and then I have tomorrow off for my birthday, so I have some time to dedicate to getting this all started right.

Tomorrow's my birthday, and a better life is my gift to myself this year.

So I joined WeightWatchers. har har har, I know. I spent years telling people that's not the way to go, they don't educate you about nutrition, blah blah blah. But as someone who's been educated and educated and educated to the point of OVEReducation, I need something simple NOW.

Enough defending myself to imaginary future readers. Time to go live it.
 
hahahaha yer such a hoot! Weight Watchers is cool... sorta! But you need the structure hun.

a Grade-A Fatty! hahaha me too, compared to what I've been.

Rerally glad you are here! You just up'd my success confidence 10 fold.

Let's live it!
FF
 
p.s. have you checked out the Tough Mudder. It's right up your muscle bound alley. It's like special forces obstacle training.
 
Hey Max,

Welcome back to fitness - and Happy Birthday! By getting back on the fitness track, you are truly giving yourself the gift of life - something wonderful. Your goals seem rational, well thought-out, and most important, doable.

Best -
 
Today was good. I didn't do a lot of "structured" work out, but I was physically active. Putting a little extra activity in my day to day things (parking at the back of a parking lot, etc), went out and played basketball for awhile, went for a walk. Just made sure to sweat a li'l.

This weight watchers thing.... it's kind of freeing!! Instead of the obsessive planning and calorie counting, I have a plan made by someone other than me. Not a long term term solution, and for someone who doesn't know a lot about nutrition it really doesn't do much to educate, but for someone like me who wants a little bit of a care free guide - it's cool.

Just wanted to be present, be accountable, show up. It's a good day.
 
Yesterday was a good day. Was a little lax on the food, but made sure to get a workout in before I just hung out all day. Today is back to tracking everything foodwise and looking to get some stretching/foam roller stuff in today since I'm all tight.

I've decided that I'm going to do some bodyweight workouts before I straight up join the gym to start with the weights. I also need to start taking some joint sups. My joints are weak and I need to do what I can about that if I want to hit my goals.
 
Hey, Todd, I need some advice on shoes. I'm not sure how to go about buying some shoes for lots of walking/running/biking
 
I wonder if I can find these locally somewhere, I'm sure I probably could. I'll get 'em on Friday when I get paid.

EDIT: Yep, 3 stores locally that sell that brand of shoes. I'll go shoe hunting on Friday! I have big ass feet though, so we'll see how that goes.
 
Spending some time trying to figure out my training plan. I have to leave to take the kid to school and go to work soon, so it'll have to wait until later tonight. Whatever plan I make will be fluid and changing with me as my body and mind changes, but I have to have some basic plans set to keep me on track. So, my goal for today will be to get that all set up, do some stretching/foam rolling, and go for my nightly walk with the kiddo.
 
One of the first steps to moving forward in training is learning to be fluid, flexible, and take responsiblity for myself.

I have a hard time when my sleep schedual gets messed up. **** THAT. I can't be all crappy if I sleep in or if I'm forced to have less sleep. Sleep is a critical part in training, but I'm not going to throw away a day of training because my kid had a nightmare and I slept in until 8 instead of getting up at 4.

So, I'm not sure if I posted this here, but I have decided to do the 2013 Michigan TOUGH MUDDER. Watching flyinfree get all excited for it and watching a bunch of vids, it looks really awesome.

Endurance is a problem with me, so I'll have to work on that. And I've been very not-fitness oriented for a long time, so I have to start waking my body up in a reasonable way. As much as I'd like to think I'm some kind of machine, I'm just not anymore.

I've been working on some plans and will post them up here in a few min.
 
This will be tweaked some as I see how my body feels and how things go. But here's the rough outline of what my next 4 weeks will be like.

PHASE ONE: WAKING UP THE BODY
WEEK ONE: APRIL 27 - MAY 6
AM: Stretching / Foam Rolling / Meditation
PM: Light Biking
EVENING: Mile Walk (this evening walk will always just be 1 mile, it's the walk I take with my daughter every night)

WEEK TWO: MAY 7 - MAY 13
AM: Increase Walking. Stretching / Meditation.
PM: M, T, Th, F Biking. Increase biking a bit, but still kind of light. Start doing some light intervals and working the lungs a bit.
W, Sa, Su: Active outdoor play with the kid. (this will probably happen most days, but on the days I don't bike I'll be making sure to do sprints in the yard and stuff like that)
Evening: Walk

M, W, F: Light bodyweight resistance workout. Stretch the muscles, get them some work.

WEEK THREE: MAY 14 - MAY 20
AM: Walking / Stretching/ Meditation
PM: M, T, Th, F - Biking/walking/running. A variety of cardio workouts (hiit, distance, intervals)
EVENING: Walk
W, Sa, Su: Active outdoor play with the kid. (this will probably happen most days, but on the days I don't bike I'll be making sure to do sprints in the yard and stuff like that)
M, W, F: More serious bodyweight resistance workouts. Work on some muscle endurance, getting ready to start working with real weights.


WEEK FOUR: MAY 21 - MAY 27
AM: Walking / Stretching/ Meditation
PM: M, T, Th, F - Biking/walking/running. A variety of cardio workouts (hiit, distance, intervals)
EVENING: Walk
W, Sa, Su: Active outdoor play with the kid. (this will probably happen most days, but on the days I don't bike I'll be making sure to do sprints in the yard and stuff like that)
W, F, Su: Full body gym workout.
 
nice!!!

hey strong woman, what is that called when you have the two ropes ties and you beat them against the ground? do you happen to know how long those ropes are, and what size?
 
Hi Max,
This looks like an excellent plan - good for you, doable, and most important (imo) FUN! Love that you have so much active outdoor play with your child. Teaching her that movement is something to look forward to, to plan, and to enjoy is a wonderful gift!

Best!
 
flyinfree said:
nice!!!

hey strong woman, what is that called when you have the two ropes ties and you beat them against the ground? do you happen to know how long those ropes are, and what size?
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They have this really crazy highly technical name. They're called "heavy ropes" hehehehe

I don't know the average specs on them or anything, but toss "heavy ropes" or "Training ropes" into a search engine and you'll be able to find some. They are AWESOME. A fav.
 
I got it! I found them at our local Marine Salvage. All set! Thanks doll!
 
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