IRL stuff :/

[Tuljin]

BMI needs to seriously be adjusted but due to the glacial pace of change when it comes to "standards" in this country its not happening any time soon.

A friend of mine who was in the military is 5'7 and 180-190 was told he had to lose weight, despite being at the top of the lists on all physical testing etc. He isn't super swoll but definitely very strong and its noticeable in his arms/chest and his waist is as small as it can get. BMI is loaded and measuring obesity or being "overweight" by one single chart is an anachronistic practice.

[Bardalicious]

Drink lots of water.

No soda.

No fast food / fried food.

Walk / jog on a daily basis, increasing the duration and intensity a little bit every week or every few days.

Also: yoga and stretching in general.

Would also strongly encourage you to cut caffeine out of your diet if you're highly dependant upon it, but I don't recommend it while you are transitioning your diet and introducing more exercise into your life, as you'll already feel quite tired throughout the day starting out without adding caffeine withdrawal onto it.

[Big_Japan]

honestly don't even understand how ppl get fat/ugly in the first place if they abstain from all plebeian forms of beverage and stick to nonalcoholic water like a real human adult.

[drelk001]

Originally Posted by Bardalicious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Drink lots of water.

No soda.

No fast food / fried food.

Walk / jog on a daily basis, increasing the duration and intensity a little bit every week or every few days.

Also: yoga and stretching in general.

Would also strongly encourage you to cut caffeine out of your diet if you're highly dependant upon it, but I don't recommend it while you are transitioning your diet and introducing more exercise into your life, as you'll already feel quite tired throughout the day starting out without adding caffeine withdrawal onto it.

about 5 years ago I started to drink mountain dew like it was water, I have been slowing down after I had started gaining a bunch of weight, I guess I am happy I stopped.... now I drink water, Gatorade, vitamin water. I understand no fried food, but if I wasn't allowed to eat pizza, I would rather take a bullet :P I walk to work everyday too :P I thought about this last night.... If I ever get into a new RPG or keep playing P99 and if it has a leveling system, every time I ding, ill do the amount of push-ups, squats and crunches for the level i just dinged (ding:37.... 37 push-ups, 37 squats ect...ect...)

[drelk001]

maybe not borderline obese but i am over weight and I am not in shape :P
lol
anywho, I have an office job and stuff so i am sitting a bunch.

[khanable]

Don't set the expectations ridiculously high, and make your goals realistic. Keep your friends and family involved. Encouragement and support can go a long way.

Good luck!

[drelk001]

Originally Posted by khanable [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Don't set the expectations ridiculously high, and make your goals realistic. Keep your friends and family involved. Encouragement and support can go a long way.

Good luck!

thanks man =D
I plan on starting my workouts tomorrow morning [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
my fiancee doesnt want to work out with me because I guess it makes her feel like I am calling her fat :P shes not though

[Leddy]

Originally Posted by drelk001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

thanks man =D
my fiancee doesnt want to work out with me because I guess it makes her feel like I am calling her fat :P shes not though

You need to explain to her it is not about being "fat" it's about being healthy. No being active, is extremely unhealthy and terrible for your body. It sounds like she is making an excuse because she is LAZY. It's your turn to help her before things spiral out of control.

My advice? Pick a workout plan, and stick to it. Don't fucking deviate.

Be strong.

www.reddit.com/r/fitness has a lot of great advice and inspiration, check out the FAQ on the side, there are a number of great plans.

[Grizzled]

That must be the new fat chart written by politicians. being 6' and 140 lbs is not healthy as the chart says. I question the validity of this BMI chart.

http://usarmybasic.com/army-physical...s#.VQA-K-ERR_E

go by this one instead. I have been using this since 1996, to determine if im a chunk or not.

[DrunkGrunt11b]

Originally Posted by Grizzled [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That must be the new fat chart written by politicians. being 6' and 140 lbs is not healthy as the chart says. I question the validity of this BMI chart.

http://usarmybasic.com/army-physical...s#.VQA-K-ERR_E

go by this one instead. I have been using this since 1996, to determine if im a chunk or not.

Don't go off military BMI'S they are shit. According to them my saw gunner in iraq that was 5'10 benched 300+, squatted what ever stupid amount was overweight. If you really want to find your BMI go find a place that does it with electricity(don;t remember the name) or a buoyancy test.