From fat to fit

[Vuk]

Guess you'll be focusing on the upper body until you fix that up.

I damaged my left knee as well, in Russia of all the places, some months ago (I don't live there, just ended up going on a work-related subject).

Returning at a late hour from work, take bad darkness, bad terrain, bad ice and some really bad boots. I slipped (actually the second time in my life when I slip on ice) and managed to end up parallel to the ground as I was in mid air (amazing, I know). I heard a cracking sound from my knee as that happened but I was too focused on not falling on my back and dying there since I had so many rtw campaigns to finish.

I have no idea how I pulled it off but I managed to land on my feet, curled up and with my arms opened sideways. And with a grandmother of a pain in my knee. I limped all the way home, but next morning I felt pretty good. I can walk, run, sit absolutely normally but I can't perform a squat without feeling a lot pain. Haven't seen a doc yet, it's a bit problematic to find a competent one where I live now. Here, you need to be either lucky and never have health issues or be tough as hobnails and never need medical services, because as soon as you do, you're pretty much screwed. I suppose (hope) it'll fix itself up in time.

Take it easy man. Do you mind if I ask where you live?

Yeah, we are gonna be focusing on upper body and core. A lot of sitting upper body exercising (which I hate because they are too localized) and body resistance core exercising. My fitness coordinator wanted to focus on the upper body, but I wanted to focus on the core. We compromised. Apparently, my core is actually really strong she says, but my upper body is very weak.

[wooly_mammoth]

Ofc I'm taking it easy. I live in Romania, which has plenty of ups and plenty of downs. The quality of medical services is one such down.

Now, get back to getting fit & stronk. I wanna see that plot plummet in the following weeks.

[Vuk]

351.6
On the right track again.

[wooly_mammoth]

yup (updated plot)

[A Nerd]

You'll be a lean machine in not time vuk. Keep it up. :)

[wooly_mammoth]

Don't keep us in the shadows vuk! What's this week's progress?

[Vuk]

352.6
Another slight regression. I am starting to be able to do squats again though, so that is gonna help.

[wooly_mammoth]

Hey, 2 months in and ~10 pounds less, I call that a win. Keep it up.

[wooly_mammoth]

wth vuk, it's 2-3 days past the scheduled weight-in. You don't need to lose weight every week, but you do need the will of an angry, angry honey badger and discipline, discipline, discipline.

[Vuk]

I know, I haven't been to the gym to weigh in, because they had me working during the hours the gym was open this week. (it is a small gym that my employer operates, and it is only open ten hours a day. I cannot go early to use it, because my carpool doesn't want to get up early)
I have been replicating my work-out here at home as best as I can with the equipment I have. I will weigh in next time I am there.

[wooly_mammoth]

Oh, ok. Well, sounds like a good motivation: get fit so you can punch everyone who's giving you a hard time to reach the gym.

[Vuk]

351.4
Progress is good. Of course that is two week progress, because I skipped a weigh in.

[wooly_mammoth]

updated accordingly.

[Beskar]

Been working out myself, it is difficult.

[Vuk]

Been working out myself, it is difficult.

True story.
Especially when you are working two jobs. The diet is even harder.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I have been working out by myself between midnight and 1am. I like it because there are not that many people in the gym but I'm afraid that I won't be able to meet my personal goals once I graduate and the university gym no longer accepts me.

[Vuk]

350.2
Not a lot, but at least it is still the right direction.

[Gregoshi]

Vuk, I've found that any progress is inspiring to continue. Last July I weighed 242 pounds. I started walking much more than I'd been, swam laps in a pool (for only a few months) and started changing my diet. As the weight dropped, I found it easier to walk more/farther and eat better. By February I hit 212 - 30 pounds lost and was quite happy about that. There were weeks I didn't lose any weight. That was frustrating, but heightened my awareness of eating, walking and swimming. This first half of 2015 with our move back to the US coming up, I stopped most of the walking I'd been doing (I stopped swimming in October). Fortunately, the diet stayed the same and so did my weight. However, the lack of long term progress kind of killed the drive continue to drop. Now that I'm back in the US, I've managed to adjust my eating habits to the "new" foods and have dropped another pound or two. I haven't started walking yet, but the unexpected loss in weight has me thinking more about seriously starting it up again.

Anyway, I guess the purpose of my story is to be happy for progress and use it to keep you focused and inspired in your efforts. I'm cheering for you in your journey!

[wooly_mammoth]

updated plot.

Stop being hard on yourself (in this sense) vuk. Everytime that you connect two consecutive points with a line having a negative slope, you have scored a heroic victory.

[Vuk]

351

[wooly_mammoth]

updated plot

The gain in weight in very small, probably in the error margin of the device you use to measure. No matter how you look at it, that thing is going down. Keep up the work! Never surrender!

[a completely inoffensive name]

Any progress this week vuk?

[Vuk]

350.4
Not a lot. :P
I have been letting the exercise slip too much.

[wooly_mammoth]

I'll plot the progress tomorrow. I am certain that if you mount your will against it, you will POW straight through this weight threshold, vuk!

[a completely inoffensive name]

I believe in you vuk, if you stay consistent, you will be amazed at how much you will have lost.

[Vuk]

Yeah, it is the staying consistent that is hard now. It was much easier when I started because I was working part time. Now I have a second job so I am working 40-60 hours a week, depending on the week, and I am taking online courses. I have been going to the gym only once a week, and one week I missed it. It is so hard to plan ahead, because my hours are always random.
I just gotta find ways to stay consistent with it.

[Vuk]

348

[wooly_mammoth]

Yey!

As soon as I get to the computer where I store your plot, I will update it with all the new figures.

[Gregoshi]

That's gotta feel good.

[wooly_mammoth]

updated plot

If we make a really crude analysis, you lost 13.6 lbs in 14 weeks, meaning an average loss of 0.97 lbs per week. Breddy good, keep aiming high!