I have been wanting to write this up for awhile.
Weight loss for us larger guys is a large part of survival. Much as I hate to say it, I let myself go for a long time, and always said it was no big deal. Well it is, it really is.
The more weight that you carry, the harder it is on your body, and when SHTF things are gonna be hard enough on your body without the body being hard on itself. I'm not gonna list all the problems that being morbidly obese can cause, we all know what they are, or at least some of them.
I can't tell you guys how much better my knees and ankles feel since I have lost 65 pounds. It's like I am a new man. And the lady has never been happier(if you fellas know what I mean
Yeah you all know what I mean). I am not out of breath when I walk for 10 minutes, or when I walk back to my favorite fishing hole. I can even Jog again, I have not done that since high school.
Just think guys, are you gonna be able to get to your bug out location if you have no vehicle, are you gonna be able to drag your families next meal out of the woods without having a heart attack? What are you chances for survival when you run out of bullets and can't run away without destroying your ankles?
If any of you have ever been thinking about shedding the pounds, there is no time like now.
I have lost 65 pounds since January 1st of this year. I have prolly lost more than that in fat, but since I have started to lift weights again, I have never been stronger and developed this much muscle.
Late December 2010 I looked like this.
I know, I was huge, way to huge. It's not good to be as large as I was. Then I started the Nutrisystem Diet, and the weight has absolutely melted away. I also cut out all High Fructose Corn Syrup. And I started going to the gym 4 or 5 days a week. A nice regiment of Walking at 3.6 mph at an uphill incline of 6 or greater for a minimum of 30 minutes, really sheds those pounds. For the muscle workout, I do 140 shrugs, bicept curls, abdominal crunches, benchpress machine, and the pillar machine.
Its not hard guys, it just sucks. But once you get into your routine, it just works, and the weight will come off. Now I kick myself in the Butt every day for not doing this years ago when I had less to lose. But anyone who really wants to lose the pounds can.
This is what I look like as of May 12th, 2011.
Its possible to lose weight, it just takes hard work. And a little starving the first couple weeks, cause you will be hungry all the time.
I can tell you that when I was at Brown County State Park a few weeks back, I was hiking trail that prolly would have killed me last year. But I was able to do them with a full 3 day pack on( the sad thing is, that when I stepped on the scales fully clothed with shoes, and backpack with sleeping bag and tent attached, I still weighed less than I did before I started this diet) I could do the trails without having to stop when I got to the top of the steps, or got up the hill.
The perks you get with weight loss are immense. I can conceal carry better, save a ton of money on cloths because I can fit into cloths that I had years ago. Not eating fast food has saved me literally hundreds a month(which leaves more money for guns and ammo). And again lots more time in the bedroom, if you all know what I mean, and I know you do, you know energy increases and so does stamina. I know that perk isn't just for me, but I can't be selfish all the time.
And once you get the point where you are not starving anymore, you can be happier eating less, which translates into food going farther and lasting you longer. I used to eat like 3500 calories a day, now I feel full eating between 1100 and 1300. I have cut my calorie intake in more than half, and yet, I no longer feel as though I am starving. And this can be done by anyone who wants to lose weight.
I used to buy into that genetic crap, until I found out it was that, pure crap. weight can't just appear, It's impossible. To gain weight you must intake more calories than you burn, that's the simple truth. And to lose weight you must Burn more calories than you intake. This is not easy in America, all the food is packaged to satisfy hunger, and that little package of chips, boom its 3 or 4 servings. This too must be watched for weight loss, portion size is everything.
Well I can go on and on, but I will let the photos speak for themselves, and let this thread begin and take off where it may.
Feel free to rep if you like.
Weight loss for us larger guys is a large part of survival. Much as I hate to say it, I let myself go for a long time, and always said it was no big deal. Well it is, it really is.
The more weight that you carry, the harder it is on your body, and when SHTF things are gonna be hard enough on your body without the body being hard on itself. I'm not gonna list all the problems that being morbidly obese can cause, we all know what they are, or at least some of them.
I can't tell you guys how much better my knees and ankles feel since I have lost 65 pounds. It's like I am a new man. And the lady has never been happier(if you fellas know what I mean
Yeah you all know what I mean). I am not out of breath when I walk for 10 minutes, or when I walk back to my favorite fishing hole. I can even Jog again, I have not done that since high school.Just think guys, are you gonna be able to get to your bug out location if you have no vehicle, are you gonna be able to drag your families next meal out of the woods without having a heart attack? What are you chances for survival when you run out of bullets and can't run away without destroying your ankles?
If any of you have ever been thinking about shedding the pounds, there is no time like now.
I have lost 65 pounds since January 1st of this year. I have prolly lost more than that in fat, but since I have started to lift weights again, I have never been stronger and developed this much muscle.
Late December 2010 I looked like this.
I know, I was huge, way to huge. It's not good to be as large as I was. Then I started the Nutrisystem Diet, and the weight has absolutely melted away. I also cut out all High Fructose Corn Syrup. And I started going to the gym 4 or 5 days a week. A nice regiment of Walking at 3.6 mph at an uphill incline of 6 or greater for a minimum of 30 minutes, really sheds those pounds. For the muscle workout, I do 140 shrugs, bicept curls, abdominal crunches, benchpress machine, and the pillar machine.
Its not hard guys, it just sucks. But once you get into your routine, it just works, and the weight will come off. Now I kick myself in the Butt every day for not doing this years ago when I had less to lose. But anyone who really wants to lose the pounds can.
This is what I look like as of May 12th, 2011.
Its possible to lose weight, it just takes hard work. And a little starving the first couple weeks, cause you will be hungry all the time.
I can tell you that when I was at Brown County State Park a few weeks back, I was hiking trail that prolly would have killed me last year. But I was able to do them with a full 3 day pack on( the sad thing is, that when I stepped on the scales fully clothed with shoes, and backpack with sleeping bag and tent attached, I still weighed less than I did before I started this diet) I could do the trails without having to stop when I got to the top of the steps, or got up the hill.
The perks you get with weight loss are immense. I can conceal carry better, save a ton of money on cloths because I can fit into cloths that I had years ago. Not eating fast food has saved me literally hundreds a month(which leaves more money for guns and ammo). And again lots more time in the bedroom, if you all know what I mean, and I know you do, you know energy increases and so does stamina. I know that perk isn't just for me, but I can't be selfish all the time.
And once you get the point where you are not starving anymore, you can be happier eating less, which translates into food going farther and lasting you longer. I used to eat like 3500 calories a day, now I feel full eating between 1100 and 1300. I have cut my calorie intake in more than half, and yet, I no longer feel as though I am starving. And this can be done by anyone who wants to lose weight.
I used to buy into that genetic crap, until I found out it was that, pure crap. weight can't just appear, It's impossible. To gain weight you must intake more calories than you burn, that's the simple truth. And to lose weight you must Burn more calories than you intake. This is not easy in America, all the food is packaged to satisfy hunger, and that little package of chips, boom its 3 or 4 servings. This too must be watched for weight loss, portion size is everything.
Well I can go on and on, but I will let the photos speak for themselves, and let this thread begin and take off where it may.
Feel free to rep if you like.
