06-15-2014, 04:23 PM
(06-14-2014, 01:24 PM)Petie Wrote: I finally started taking health and fitness seriously in January 2013. I had always wanted to get in shape but throughout school, lacked the motivation to do so. When a career opportunity came about that required me to be in shape though, I finally had the push I needed to get started.
At my heaviest, I was 205 lb. I'm down to about 168 now and also have a bunch of muscle I never had before. As far as what I actually do, I work out with a trainer in the gym three times per week and then try to run three times per week on off days (though I haven't been running this week to try to give my knee a chance to recover a bit - I must have hurt it at some point because I couldn't do squats with any more than a little weight last time I tried). I'm not a huge fan of the running side of things but I need to get my 1.5 mile time down to 11 minutes before I can continue with the application I submitted. I can currently do it between 11:50 and 12:20 pretty consistently.
Food-wise, I'm eating healthier than I ever have in the past but still enjoy some less healthy stuff now and then. For me, it was really more about portion control than anything else so I use an app that keeps track of what I've eaten in terms of calories which has really helped me stick to normal portions.
And since congratulations were mentioned in the opening of this thread, I'd just like to end this with some praise for all of us and our attempts to live a healthier lifestyle! :D
Here here. I generally find you feel a lot more positive too.