Lack of kiting (and beer) made me fat

So I hit my all time highest weight of 265 over christmas.... amidst a long stint of no kiting...i could justify it all day long, saying ive got a big build, wide shoulders, i'm 6'2"... w/e

It hit me when i got passed the radical... my harness (which was snug anyway...) didnt fit

I sucked it in, and flew anyway. But since then have really been bummed out. Really bummed out...

Well, the fiance and i got into a gym, and i have been hitting it like a madman since we got back from vacation around christmas. I've been watching what i eat, and despite knee problems, have been soaking shirts daily in the gym. Im down to somewhere around 245, and damnit, by wedding day, we're thinking August 15th btw, i'm going to be 200

Anyway, just had to vent... just got back from the gym over lunch and had a minute...

Peace out, and happy kiting for those of us that actually has some kite friendly weather!!
:wee:

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Originally posted by Drewculous So I hit my all time highest weight of 265 over christmas.... amidst a long stint of no kiting...i could justify it all day long, saying ive got a big build, wide shoulders, i'm 6'2"... w/e It hit me when i got passed the radical... my harness (which was snug anyway...) didnt fit I sucked it in, and flew anyway. But since then have really been bummed out. Really bummed out... Well, the fiance and i got into a gym, and i have been hitting it like a madman since we got back from vacation around christmas. I've been watching what i eat, and despite knee problems, have been soaking shirts daily in the gym. Im down to somewhere around 245, and damnit, by wedding day, we're thinking August 15th btw, i'm going to be 200 Anyway, just had to vent... just got back from the gym over lunch and had a minute... Peace out, and happy kiting for those of us that actually has some kite friendly weather!! :wee:

glad to hear it and dont give up!! sometimes a couple friends will say to me" hey lets get a pizza!" i just smile and tell them no and they always look at me like im nuts--but then again i feel good pretty much all the time at 48 yrs old and i dont feel like im starving--id rather resist some delicious pizza or other CRAP than have to be ashamed of my body and feel lethargic all the time--it just aint worth it to me--and stay at the gym too, its fun--i do most of my training in my homemade gym--cheers a fellow kiter

I walk/run/hobble and wobble on the running machine in the morning and ride the bike machine in the evening - I can play TV games while I do it so the time flies ... but it's a slow process. Especially slow when our scales don't read consistently above 100kg!
I used to do do all sorts of crazy exercise all day - rollerblading to work etc but there's just no opportunity here for that - cycling on the roads is suicidal and any sports team I could join is all about playing to win win WIN rather than have a good time ... whacky country.

Need to pull the finger out of my orifice and use my home gym too ...

This might make you feel better ... I ju-uuust fit the XXL (biggest sized) Fusion harness although the leg straps are borderline tourniquet ... can't get into my new Session 2 at all though!

thanks for the kind words all!

Since my knees are pretty much toast (they have been for years btw.... 'good joints' in my family ) i pretty much stick to the eliptical machine or the bikes. Keeps the impacts off of my knees.

roc that is crazy stuff, glad you are doing better, but that is nuts, even in my lifting hayday i was only eating 4k calories, but i was packing on lots of muscle... like i said, glad you are doing well tho

Its a good deal, i like to go, and i like losing the weight. When you like pretty much every aspect of it, its easy to go. and once those pounds start to melt, and you see that your actions are paying off, it becomes pretty dang fun.

So i'll see if i can get some before and after shots up once i hit my goal

Thanks again all!

i dont know how accurate the eliptical machine is, but says i off'd 650 calories at lunch
All i know is i busted my freakin a$$ doing it!!

my legs are kinda jello-ey now... but its all good!

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Originally posted by Houston AirHead I had wild turkey a while back but i forgot how she was.

strong.
but very tasty

AHHH Alcohol. Tried it when I was a teen. Didn't like it then and haven't tried it since. Probably 30 years now!
But coffee is my friend!

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Originally posted by rocfighter AHHH Alcohol. Tried it when I was a teen. Didn't like it then and haven't tried it since. Probably 30 years now! But coffee is my friend!

Oh the coffee. It is my single most necessary vice. Probably wouldn't be all that bad but when you drink like 15 a day and add two sugars and two creamers to each one, I'm pretty sure it hasn't helped my attempts to lose weight. I quit for about three weeks, substituted with green tea and felt pretty good. Don't know why I started again. Tim Hortons coffee is like cocaine, once you start consuming you always want some.

I like it plain and simple just like me!! But I'm white and sweet(or Sandy says I am!) and my coffee is black and not sweet.
I have not tried Tim Hortons but our oldest in NY likes it alot. I'm a green mountain or Maxwellhouse drinker mostly. Or most any gas station coffee will do.
So why does Mcdonalds brag about Newmans own organic coffee and then serve it in a crappy styrofoam cup. When Newman was still alive they had to use paper. I guess they save a penny on a hundred or something. I hate foam cups. Never decompose and alter the taste of coffee.
Ok done ranting for now. Stand by more to come I'm sure!!

I've never been described as overweight, (I'm another one of those guys who can still eat all he wants!) :piggy: But my middle does get pretty soft sometimes. I think a harness may firm everywhere else more than the gut.

I use an old "ABslide" wheelie/handle roller thingie.

Believe me, those kind of thangs isolate and nuke the gut like nuthin else. A few pumps and I'm sore for most of the week. If you have back problems, or are heavier up top ("apple shaped") you have to go easy on it. Otherwise it's like 10x more effective and faster than sit ups!

Handles (w/o strops) seem to nuke my puny biceps in very short order (it's just my knuckles don't let me use them too much).

I used to fret a lot about getting to the gym often enough. When I'd finally make it there, I'd overdo it to compensate and just get sore and tired instead. Anyway, I finally dusted off my old, beat Chuck Norris Home Gym in the basement. Now, I found that I get much better progress by just doing a few, painless minutes each morning on it.

As far as diets and discipline go, I read about the simplest and most natural ideal. Just eat an apple (or two) before each meal. Maybe chase it with a glass of water. That way, you get nutritional, expanded fiber to feel fuller and flush out your later meal. It seems to make perfect sense (if you can stand apples all the time). I think it'd make even more sense for people who had the stomach reduction surgery to prevent them from stretching out the gut again.

just had to vent... i have completely cut out the workday munchies (candy bars, donuts, all that bad for you snackey stuff) and man, today its killing me!!

I need to run to the store and get some carrots or something, bleh....

the bad part... i dont think i'm actually hungry... i think its more... just wanting some sweets

gotta love dietary changes

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Originally posted by Maven454 Just Fruit. My mother is a big fan of that one. Nothing but dried fruit.

nice

now i really want some fruit lol... but sadly still at work... maybe i'll swing by our local organic/hippie food shop at lunch and see if they've got something like that