Sharing how I get rid with my seesaw weight. From 220lbs to 170lbs.

[cyareful]

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i agree. inspiring jud. mabuhat pud unta na nako. hahay..

[edmac]

i agree. inspiring jud. mabuhat pud unta na nako. hahay..

Yes you can. Discipline ra jud ni. Trust me, everything will follow. Stay away from negativity, labi na sa sungog. Focus on your goal.

[lestat1116]

kato ni start ko paniwang wala man ko na inspired. health problem ang naka push nako paniwang

[edmac]

kato ni start ko paniwang wala man ko na inspired. health problem ang naka push nako paniwang

not necessarily inspiration bai, motivation and the need for you to push through. Same with me, health problems nako ang naka push paniwang. But boring ang kinabuhi kung huna hunaon nimo na, so might as well look for something that will inspire you to do it.

[Klave]

This is my first time to login to istorya for more than a year already. I actually posted this blog in one of the posts here. Let me share a piece of my story:


When I was in my teen age, I used to weigh 230 lbs and I eat a lot. Losing weight never came into my mind until college when puberty came too late for me. I was 20 when I lost a staggering 55 lbs. But I never exercised. The diet I was having is called starvation diet, which, apparently is not good. It's good I lost a huge amount of weight but every year whenever I'm stressed out with projects or deadlines, I gained another 20 lbs and I have no control over it, even if I eat a few the weighing scale just keep on reading unfavorable result.

When I started working, it became worst. I gained back almost close to my 230-lb. Stress and unhealthy lifestyle are the culprit (I drink beer every weekend, eat comfort foods, then sleep).

It was a frustrating and depressing moment, when I actually have to go back to my starvation diet, and I lost a couple of pounds anew.

It wasnt a good practice because my flesh is as watery as watery bed, and my man boobs is very visible if I wear thin shirts.

I get into sports, cycling, running, badminton, football, but the results are still unfavorable. I became active but ate a lot in return. I enrolled myself into gym with high hopes of getting in shape and losing weight consistently without gaining a lot back. For 5 years I have been in and out of gym but all hopes have gone until I finally gave up.

After all the frustrations, I was courageous enough to enroll again in gym in 2011, because my health was already compromised. I am in my late 20s now and I am not getting any younger. Our blood-line is 90% likely to have diabetes and high-blood pressure.

So from 210 lbs, I am now 170 lbs for my 5ft 11 inches height, it is normal. I did it from January 2012 to date without worrying of gaining it back. You may wonder how I did that. First, it was gruelling and seemingly impossible despite the busy schedule.

1. Motivation: Yes the first key is motivation. You need to have a goal. Buy shirt that doesnt fit you until such time you will able to wear it.

2. Change of Lifestyle: If you drink beer a lot or party a lot, I didnt ask you to stop, but to moderate. Moderation is always the key. I never stop eating pork, but moderately eating comfort foods on my so-called cheat days. However, the more you think about depriving yourself, the more you got stuck to the idea that you are pressured to lose weight which brings me to my third point.

3. Do not think you have a deadline for your goals. This is waht I always think whenever I started gaining weight and losing weight anew. The gain-loss seesaw will make you feel depress. Change of mindset, can be one of the key. As point number 2, change of lifestyle, think that you are going to do this for the rest of your life. It is like having a car, and doing a regular maintenance, your body responds as to how you are maintaining it. A V-Power is more expensive but better than the regular gas. But the body doesnt require expensive food to be fit, its the contrary, so take it as an advantage. Consistency, and balance.

4. Exercise regularly, and harder. I bet it is true that if you do not feel pain, you are not doing it right.

5. Make your friends understand that you are temporarily on a hiatus of drinking, food tripping while you are in your firs 2 crucial months. I guess we all share the same apprehensions, what would our friends think/react if you do not go out with them for a regular lechon or red-horse session. Trust me, they too would want to follow your lifestyle, only that they lack the motivation to do it and ends up being bitter about by making you stick to the status quo. I got reactions from friends regarding that, sometimes favorable, most of the time unfavorable. They would tease you all the way down from being vain or the often misused OA term (which they actually mean exaggerating refusal). Trust me, my friends, they all swallowed their pride and asked me where I go gym after they saw the results in 2 months.. At least you are in the forefront and you are ahead of them. (Which will give you another motivation, would you want them to get ahead of you? hehehe).

6. How could I survive without eating a full-meal dinner? I survived with bananas and wheat meal bread, so can you. Mindset.

7. Regular exercise and weightlifting is not just the key, you need to do it RIGHT. If you need to hire a gym trainer, make sure he teaches you right, otherwise, the damage brought in you will be permanent. Having a gym buddy is one, but I would strongly suggest to get a trainer to guide you all the way until you know how to use the equipment right. Make sure they are there to mointor your progress and not just demonstrate then leave you while he/she is busy chit-chatting with his/her colleagues.

8. Water therapy. If you feel hungry, drink. If you still feel hungry, eat. Once youre diet is consistent, you will lose your cravings. Unless the aromatic lechon is just a few feet away, then grab a liter of water then eat, and think about the 30 minutes jog. Would you give in to lechon in exchange of an hour jog? Think again.

9. Sleep at least 5 hours.

These are just the routine I have. It is not boring. You will just have to learn how to live with it. I am still trying to burn my beer belly, but the man boobs, which had been my problem part for years, is now defined.

I wish to post my before and after pic, but I will do it later. I think I've written enough.

Oh wait, calorie counting for the 10th item. Yes, arduous, but worth it. Imagine eating more calories than you burn.

Are you into soya milk?

They say it is one of the culprits that cause man-boobs!

[icon_king]

i gues health problems pod ang ni trigger sa akoa nga mag change lifestyle ko

if i can still remember the days when i was a member of the extra rice corp. minimum of 3 cups of rice per meal not to mention
the oily foods and the liter of softdrinks i consume

at first i admit i had a difficult time adjusting since i was pretty much into it

no denying gyud lami ikaon pero alo paminaw sa ako body kapoy permi.

pagkasakit nako since i was overweight wala na gyud koy alternative solution but to trim down and restore everything.murag
cellphone restore settings.its like going back to square one pero it
worked and payed off.karon particular nako sa ako food intake but i still eat foods na mantikaon pero talagsa nalang.its like having a balance And healthy diet.believe me primero ra ang lisod.pero youll get used to it

[edmac]

Are you into soya milk?

They say it is one of the culprits that cause man-boobs!

I dont remember consuming much soya milk in my lifetime, but eversince I was a kid, naa najud koi man boobs tungod sa sobra ka tambok nako. Perme gud ko sungugon ug namukol na. hehe. I think genetics pud bai, and well obesity is one. When I trimmed down, nilaylay ug samot akong man boobs, mura najud siyag boobs sa tiguwang. hahahha. only when I started lifting weights, nawala ra siya eventually, ug ni stretch.

[edmac]

Sa kadtong ga sige na ug workout, Kung feeling ninyo dragging na inyong tiil inig sulod sa gym, usaba nasad inyung activities.

Just recently, nag hiatus kog intensity weight training. Nagshift kog Muay Thai sag ka karon. Lami kaayo paminaw, tangtang tanang bilbil sa imong pa-a. hahaa. kadtong mga bilbilon ug pa-a.

Kung ganahan mo mag muay thai training ta diha sa cebu nig uli nako, free of charge. iyahay lang ta sa gym nga atong gamiton.

[sushikandi]

Congrats! Pero sleeping 5hrs aday? Kulang raman na bro! Considering nag exert kag effort in exercise and also cutting down calories, samot ka mag luya ana. Whatever floats your boat.

[edmac]

Congrats! Pero sleeping 5hrs aday? Kulang raman na bro! Considering nag exert kag effort in exercise and also cutting down calories, samot ka mag luya ana. Whatever floats your boat.

Sa kadto ranang busy bai (at least man sad, di man necessary 5 hours ra), 5-7 hours sleep. Ideal is 8 hours. but 5 hours is just enough. Wa man choice. kailangan man jud ta mutrabaho gud.