Well as of april 12th I was 270 pounds.and after giving up mt dew and eating better and jogging and riding a bike I am now feeling better for hunting season .I am now down to 208.if I can do it anyone can.I am striving to get down under 200 pounds and when I do as a treat to myself I am going to eat a large size snickers bar.I use to eat one a day at work.And giving up the mt dew wasnt all that hard.I thought it would be because that is all I ever drank like 8 to 10 cans a day.replased that with water.
Good job Bob. I lost 20 pounds earlier this year but put 5 back on (!).
I feel better too. Have to knock the 5 back off in the next couple of weeks. Once you get in a routine it's not too bad to keep at it. It's if you get out of the routine, like I did, it catches back up.
Mountain biking is my fix. Great cardio workout and you're outdoors to see nature. Great for climbing, walking, and dragging out a deer. It also works the upper body and core for strength building for shooting.
Congrats on your dedication and reaching your goals.
Bud
Congratulations Bob.
thanks guys.My goal was to loose 50 pounds and get to 220 but my new goal is 200 now .but I want to get just alittle under 200 I want to see a 1 at the begining on the scales.so that is my new goal.
well done my friend.
A big CONGRATS
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I know how hard it is. Way to go.
Great job!
That's a lot of lb's! I started mid Feb and went from 235 to 205. I feel your pain on breaking 200. Never thought 5 lbs could be so hard. Keep it up!
Mike
Congrats on the restoration of your health!
Now there is less of you to hide while hunting! :D
Good Job.
8 mtn dews/day = 1600+ cal/day. Even if you only removed these from your diet, you'd lose (assuming you didn't replace those calories with something else) 54+#'s in 4mos.
Yeah. They add up.
Keep up the great work.
Congrats BOB I have lost 40 LBS since my little girl was born in may, now I have two little ones that make me want to be healthy so i can keep bending sticks as long as I can.
the hardest thing about mountain biking is finding a place in the city to do it.
There have to be those places...I just haven't located one in close proximity to where I live.
Driving 50 miles to bike is not a workable solution.
Are there websites where I might find the locations near me?
I didnt loose weight, but i converted alot of fat into muscles. I tried a kettlebell for training and believe me, its absolutely fantastic. Also for working into a heavier bow. Started ith a 13kg. bell and am now using a 20 kg. OK, first days are hard, 10 minutes training gives 5 days aches in muscles but the results are great!
Good for you and many great days afield for you to enjoy.
Congrats on the weight loss. Nothing is better for your overall health. Not to mention hunting. I am not a big guy but dropped 22lbs myself this spring never felt better.
Ray try
http://www.trails.com/activities.aspx?area=10032
http://www.dirtworld.com/trails/
also try
NORBA
IMBA
You should be able to find links to trails in your area at the last two.
Spoiled have over 50 miles of trails outside my door.
At first i would say u "couldnt do it" but Wow =Great Job and gives me an incentive to lose some lbs.
Congrats!
QuoteI didnt loose weight, but i converted alot of fat into muscles.
I'm hoping I've done the same. I've amped my running up to 40 miles/wk., training for a 10/3 half-marathon.
Hoping the increased fitness will transfer over into my hunting.
Congrats to all who've gotten in better shape, of late.
funny... I think I found the weight you lost.
Good for you. I lost a bunch this year too not as much as you but enough everyone notice. It has made cashing the elk much easier this year.
QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Hammond:
the hardest thing about mountain biking is finding a place in the city to do it.
There have to be those places...I just haven't located one in close proximity to where I live.
Driving 50 miles to bike is not a workable solution.
Are there websites where I might find the locations near me?
http://singletracks.com/
Quite an accomplishment! I am sure you feel better for it. Stay with it......it is a life style!!
Great job!!1 I went from 218 to 156 over the last year and half. Feel better, sleep better. Biking and cutting out some types of foods. My weight has been stable for over 6 months. The hard part will be maintaining the lower weight. Don't slip back into bad habits. And every once in a while, treat yourself!
Thanks guys.sounds like there is alot on this site that has been loosing.good job guys and gals.Yes I am feeling better.And I do treat myself every now and then.I have ate more apples since april than I ate my whole life.but I think of them as Gods candy to us.And yeah the last 8# to reach 200 is going to be the hardest but I will get there.THANKS AGAIN.
Congratulations it is hard to do and harder to keep off. Good luck with your quest.
I went from 205 to 175 (6'0", 39 yrs old) this past year after hearing my doctor say, "You've got diabetes." All it took was a change in my diet: 45-60 grams of carbs per meal. The diabetes will never go away, but the weight loss makes me feel better, younger, cleaner somehow.
Congrats on your loss -- and you didn't even have to get sick to do it! And I'm sure it will make climbing into tree stands easier this season!
Congrats on the weight loss! Feels great to walk around a few pounds light doesnt it? I recently lost 70 pounds after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 4 months ago at the age of 35,keep up the good work!
Awesome feeling isn't it?
I was 291 pounds last year at the beginning of August, and I'm proud to say that I am now 223 pounds. The best thing I did was not allow myself to eat after 8PM. I used to sit town to a full meal anywhere between 10 and 11 at night, then get done and go to bed.
I too would like to be back to 200, but only time will tell.
That is a great feat!!!!!!!
Now keep a watch to not let it sneak back. All the fat cells are still there waiting to fill back up with goo if you eat bad.(I Know)
Keep eating healthy and get in that cardio and weights.
GREAT JOB!!!
Thats a lot of weight taken off! Congratulations and good on you. I hope you reach your goal.
Great job guys. Lot's of will power.
Billy
Go Get em Bob.
Mike
Bob, that's awesome!! I need to lose about 30 pounds myself. It's hard to get motivated! Glad you have found a way!
Good work and congratulations. I know what that is like. When I was in the Marines at 6'2" and 210lbs. I wore a size 34 pants. Move forward 28yrs since I entered the marines. I found myself at almost 294lbs. I am now 265lbs. I have always carried it well and that was my problem I did't notice it until I stepped on a scale. I was still wearing a size 40 pants and a 2x shirt but my shoulders are very wide and it takes away from the waist. I got it off walking up and down the hills at the shoots I attend.
Nice work, I'm in a similar boat. Was 304, now about 261 and working down to 220 and maybe a bit lower. I've been taking the slow and steady route it's taken me about 10 months to lose the 43 Lbs. So maybe another year or so for the rest.
Just been adjustments in a more active lifestyle (I can thank traditional archery/stumping/scouting). And just watching what I eat a bit, and not eating late.
Nice to see I'm not alone though! haha
Well done! My father took up hiking and backpacking several years ago as both a weight loss/controll incentive and to see more country. He's really enjoyed it and enjoys the benifits when he's bowhunting too. Lots of perks to good health!
Down 35 pounds from last season due to health problems but still I feel better and stronger for this season.
I just got back from the Dr.s and have lost 25 Lbs. since spring,more to go,but shes a good start.
Bob, congrats on the weight loss and improved health. I'm working on doing the same and know how difficult it can be. As hard as it was giving up cigarettes 21 yrs. ago, it was nothing compared to trying to lose weight and keep it off.
I'm 87 lbs lighter than I was this time last year.Has been a long hard road but if I can do it anybody can....10 more & I'm right were I want to be...you guys keep up the good work....
I didn't consider myself overweight but have been having trouble loosing that last 10# you hear so much about in the ads. I go to the gym 4 days/wk and end each session with 30 mins of cardio. It was frustrating to still have that belly fat. I took a nutrition course and simply had to change the ratio of protein and carbs I was eating. I eat more than I did before and it wasn't hard at all. five small meals a day (smaller portions at dinner) with 20-30 grams of protein and whole grain breads for sandwhiches. Lost 15# in 6 weeks. Went from 188 to 171.
I hope I'm not too far in for you guys to read this. I'll make this very quick and to the point. I was a personal trainer years back. Time is the toughest thing, so you need a solution for when you DONT have time to make that mountain bike ride. Evreryone has stairs. You only need three. Climb up and back down staying in the front facing position. If you have more stairs, do more as you get better. Do this as many times as you can, fairly quickly and do it throughout the day. The more you work the better the results. You will not believe how tired and winded you can get. Fantastic for prepping for a physical hunt too. Next..diet! Very simply, when you eat, make sure the meat is no bigger than the palm of your hand. Make sure the potatos ,rice, pasta are no bigger than your fist. As many veggies as you want. No more than 5 small meals per day. EAT BREAKFAST! Your metabolism needs it to burn fat! Even if its just a yogurt. If you don't, your body will break down your muscles instead of your fat for energy. BIGGEST mistake the world makes. This is CHEAP! DO IT!
Thanks for the pointers YORNOC I will give it a try.
congrats to all that have lost and is loosing keep up the great work.
Well I got on the scales today and was 206.so that is a total of 64# lost.I still need to work on that belly fat.started doing sit ups. did 20 two days in a row. went to try and do them lastnight and I was to soar.so I will have to recoop before I can do some more.
Dont forget, you cannot target fat loss. It must be lost over the whole body. You cant get rid of belly fat by doing sit ups, it will just strengthen your stomach muscles. So keep doin' them! Strong abs help make a strong back also, they work together.
But fat loss is pure diet and cardio. You have to burn MORE calories than you eat! Period. If not, no weight loss. So up your activity, keep your diet tight and you'll see results, but the belly will be the last to go. Thats just how it is. Too many guys just stop eating or eat a couple times a day to lose weight. This destroys what muscle you have and keeps the fat. Muscle weighs more, so it looks like weight loss. But you would be worse off than before. Skinnier, but less muscle more fat, crushed immune system no energy and very unhealthy. Small meals throughout the day like outlined above. Hammer the stairs and bike/walk/hike whenever you can. Dont let the belly fat discourage you! Kick it's a@#!!!
YORNOC is giving good advice. Some things that work for me is not "eating out". Prepared food has a TON of salt in it. Evening meal is a big salad. Between breakfast (oatmeal) and dinner is snacks of fruit and or veggies. One thing I can add to this conversation is, This is not a diet but a LIFESTYLE CHANGE! It does not end when you reach your goal. If you don't change your habits then you just yo-yo and that's not good for you.
I'm proud of all of you that want to take care of yourself. Good luck and God bless.
Right on PrarrieDog, well said.
Tis thread is very encouraging. Seems like I am not alone. So here goes... I have lost 15lbs and am still at 280lbs so there is a lot more to go. I agree to the lifestyle change!
Congrats to all who have done it and are still doing it.
B.
On the news this AM there was a report on American's weight problems. It seems that we are more active than before but still gaining weight. The issue is not excercise...which must be part of the plan....but a change in eating habits. Going on diets is a yo-yo thing. It all starts in the market...just don't buy stuff you know you shouldn't eat...especially diet soda.
In retrospect, it seems that when I hit 65, it seemed old to me and I kind of gave up. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think that's what happened. Over the next year, I loafed, ate, drank more wine than I should, and put on 25 pounds.
The thing that saved me was my wife. She didn't nag me or anything, although she would be encouraging if I seemed to want to do anything healthy, like go bike riding. But she has always been in great shape, physically, and spends 2-3 months a year in the mountains backpacking. I join her when work allows, but frankly wouldn't want to spend that much time in the mountains even if I could. But I did plan my normal two weeks to backpack with her on part of one of her extended trips, which we spent mainly off-trail above timberline, 10,000-12,000' in the high Sierras.
The first few days reminded me of Marine Corps bootcamp, but without all the yelling. But I hurt and suffered just as much. Then I gradually began feeling better, so by the end of the trip I was 15 pounds lighter and felt 10 years younger. My attitude has improved so much since the trip that I have lost the additional 10 pounds I needed to lose, and am back on a good exercise program. I really hope I can make it stick, although I know from the past that sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. But I think at least I've gotten rid of feeling sorry for myself for getting so old, which was a big part of letting myself get so badly out of shape.
Going on a two or more week backpacking trip has always been good for my attitude and my health, and I can always count on losing about a pound a day, eating as much as I want to eat of pretty basic food without any frills. This isn't loafing around camp, of course. We cover 6-7 miles a day, and usually gain and lose 2,000' or so in elevation every day, but even so, we are usually at our next camp by about 2:00 PM, plenty of time to set up camp, loaf, fish, whatever.
I go along with saumensch on the Kettlebells, just be careful and read the book and watch the vidio. They will make one crazy strong.
Cut out white flour, fructose, and sugar, and then watch what happens.
That's awesome Bob. How often and far do you run and bike? Did you change your diet in addition to dropping the dew and snickers?
Should have read the whole thread before respoding. This is inspiring. I'm 6'4" and 256. Would like to not have to hold my breath while tying my shoes! And climb hills and trees. A freind recently gave me a book called younger next year. Its pretty good. Targets retirement aged guys and I'm a few years out for that. No time like the present though.
I ride the exercize bike 6 miles in a half hour sometimes every day but not always.I did buy a comfort bike also and have rode it up to 20 miles.but most of the time between 6 to 10 miles.but I do ride the exercize bike more.I started off jogging about 100 yards and walking 100 yards for a total of 2 to 4 miles.And yes I did cut back my eating.I eat alot of fruit and veggys now.and also alot of chicken breasts and fish.no candy and MT dew has really helped me.and for a snack I have been eating alot of 0 fat pretzels.the only thing I have really watched is my fat intake.when shopping I look for stuff that is 0 fat.and low sugars.my biggest downfall has been jif peanutbutter I like to eat it by the spoon full.but I didnt give the jif up I still eat it.
Great job everone.And you can do it Steve