OK - so just before I joined this site - I had ballooned 21 stone (295lbs or 133kg). This was through years of bad diet, no excessive and far too much booze. I am 6’1” (185cm) with a generally stocky build, so it didn’t really show at the time, but looking back at the photos.....
In the subsequent 18 months - I managed to get down to 16 stone (224lbs or 101kg). This is about 60 bags of sugar. When you see a big stack of sugar at the supermarket - count them! I was so very proud of my achievement.
Then lockdown #1 happened and I stopped exercising. Even when the gyms re-opened - I couldn’t get my mind around breathing in everyone else’s huff and puff when they were working out.
So I created some space at work, moved my clothes horse of a stationery bike and bought a cable based multi gym. It was more that I was looking to spend, but the stock of the cheaper ones was non-existent or 90day delivery time. I’d had a set of iron dumbells for years, but never used them at home. I also bought a reebok step (as the reviews of the cheap ones weren’t very good), a floor mat, an exercise ball, and a stand-alone timer - ‘cos using my phone is boring! I’ve also ordered an assault bike for extra cardio. So now I have my own private gym. I am the kinda guy who likes to go to a place to do a thing, so having to go to ‘my gym’ is a huge part of the discipline for me.
I’m now on week 4 of a 6 week beginner’s plan for the machine. This started at 3 days a week, but now in week 4 days a week this week. On the alternate days, I have a floor and free weight routine to get me really sweaty on the non-lifting days. This was developed in conjunction with a PT friend.
I rest on the 7th day.
Every day starts on the bike where I worked up from 5 minutes in week one to now 10 mins on each day. By the end of week 6, I will be doing 15 minutes of bike to start. (With the aim of working up to 30 mins by week 8). I find this really boring - so I put the last 10 mins of a porno on my ipad and have it in front of me!
I can post all the exercises I’m doing if anyone is interested.
I might get bored of typing this blog. Wish me luck!
In the subsequent 18 months - I managed to get down to 16 stone (224lbs or 101kg). This is about 60 bags of sugar. When you see a big stack of sugar at the supermarket - count them! I was so very proud of my achievement.
Then lockdown #1 happened and I stopped exercising. Even when the gyms re-opened - I couldn’t get my mind around breathing in everyone else’s huff and puff when they were working out.
So I created some space at work, moved my clothes horse of a stationery bike and bought a cable based multi gym. It was more that I was looking to spend, but the stock of the cheaper ones was non-existent or 90day delivery time. I’d had a set of iron dumbells for years, but never used them at home. I also bought a reebok step (as the reviews of the cheap ones weren’t very good), a floor mat, an exercise ball, and a stand-alone timer - ‘cos using my phone is boring! I’ve also ordered an assault bike for extra cardio. So now I have my own private gym. I am the kinda guy who likes to go to a place to do a thing, so having to go to ‘my gym’ is a huge part of the discipline for me.
I’m now on week 4 of a 6 week beginner’s plan for the machine. This started at 3 days a week, but now in week 4 days a week this week. On the alternate days, I have a floor and free weight routine to get me really sweaty on the non-lifting days. This was developed in conjunction with a PT friend.
I rest on the 7th day.
Every day starts on the bike where I worked up from 5 minutes in week one to now 10 mins on each day. By the end of week 6, I will be doing 15 minutes of bike to start. (With the aim of working up to 30 mins by week 8). I find this really boring - so I put the last 10 mins of a porno on my ipad and have it in front of me!
I can post all the exercises I’m doing if anyone is interested.
I might get bored of typing this blog. Wish me luck!
