Thursday, March 10, 2016

SV: Over 20lbs gone!

No pics yet because I'll post those at goal weight, hopefully along with some sort of Thor cosplay. I'm Swedish/Irish with way too much hair, and my wife is encouraging the Norse Thunder approach to my body recomposition lol.

Male, 6'1", age 27. SW 251, CW 230, GW <210.

I always enjoyed running thanks to the encouragement of my marathon-running Mom (even did my first half-marathon last year!) but never thought to control my diet or work on my strength. Before last Christmas, I stepped on a scale for the first time in many, many months and saw I'd passed the 250lb mark. It was time for a change.

3 months of:

  • Tracking calories (between 1500-200/day)

  • Hitting the gym a few times a week (Stronglifts 5x5)

  • Running, as of last week (9-12 miles/week)

...it's all paying off, slowly and surely. Down in pants size from 38 to a starting-to-feel-baggy 36 (I'm expecting to hit 34 by my goal weight), all my clothes feel great again, I feel much more confident, and it feels good to have another hobby besides computer stuff and Nintendo games (never would have predicted lifting would be so enjoyable).

Not sure how the weight loss is going to be affected long-term by my lifting, but I'm not properly bodybuilding yet, just trying to maintain muscle mass and gain some much-needed strength while I drop fat. Later this year, after reaching GW and maintaining it for a few months, I will try a slow bulk and switch to ICF for some extra challenge (and hopefully muscle mass).

I'm quite excited as spring approaches to add cycling back into the mix too (14-mile round trip for work), and maybe swimming (got hooked when I did a mini-triathlon a couple years back). My wife and I are also signed up for a series of trail races called Endless Summer that take place around the Mpls/St. Paul area, I tried a couple last year and had a great time.

I want to thank this sub for being so endlessly encouraging and helpful. Between you and /r/fitness, I have gotten such a good start and am psyched to keep going. Regardless of who you are and where you're starting from, with the right mindset, good expectations and above all a good support network, you can reach your goals. You'll be super glad you gave it a shot, I promise.

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