Down 161 lbs since January 2011, feeling great Update

jhardenbergh

wow what did u do for exercise, you look amazinggggggg!!

Mostly cardio, I started out walking 2 miles around the neighborhood a couple times a week, then did some wii games to break the monotony, then did some walking/jogging and now I do mostly jogging/running. When I started out I was doing about 30 minutes a day, now I do around an hour or so. I have also started within the last month of working with a personal trainer two days a week for an hour plus running 4 to 5 days a week. He wants me to slow down on the cardio a little.

LIsten to your trainer, excess cardio kills. So happy to read about your accomplishments. Thanks for all the pics, very encouraging to those who will soon be where you are. Have you considered using Kettlebells. I heartily recommend using Lauren Brooks DVD Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning with Kettlebells. Watching your transition and reading your posts, I would think you'd be very happy with the ROI (return on investment) from Kettlebells at this stage of your journey!

I have some Kettlebells, I am sure the trainer will work them in some how, the bells are actually my wives so I don't know if they are heavy enough for me, I think they are like 10, 15, and 20lbs.

recesq

Wow. Unbelievable. That is fantastic.

pinkita

wow what did u do for exercise, you look amazinggggggg!!

Mostly cardio, I started out walking 2 miles around the neighborhood a couple times a week, then did some wii games to break the monotony, then did some walking/jogging and now I do mostly jogging/running. When I started out I was doing about 30 minutes a day, now I do around an hour or so. I have also started within the last month of working with a personal trainer two days a week for an hour plus running 4 to 5 days a week. He wants me to slow down on the cardio a little.

What an amazing change! Curious about why your trainer wants you to slow down on the cardio?

jhardenbergh

wow what did u do for exercise, you look amazinggggggg!!

Mostly cardio, I started out walking 2 miles around the neighborhood a couple times a week, then did some wii games to break the monotony, then did some walking/jogging and now I do mostly jogging/running. When I started out I was doing about 30 minutes a day, now I do around an hour or so. I have also started within the last month of working with a personal trainer two days a week for an hour plus running 4 to 5 days a week. He wants me to slow down on the cardio a little.

What an amazing change! Curious about why your trainer wants you to slow down on the cardio?

He just doesn't want me to do too much, he will usually start me out with 10 to 15 minutes of some cardio, but we chat throughout the week, and I will text him, what I do during the week like running 5 miles one day or ride 15 miles another day. He more wants me to take a day off during the week to give my body some time to recover. He thinks I can get more burn by building muscle than cardio, he's like when you were as heavy as you were cardio was the best thing, but now as I get closer to goal, I have some loose skin he's helping me tone and by building the muscle it will be more helpful than shredding the fat through cardio. Unfortunately I am boardering on the edge of exercise anorexia, which he's helping me out with. I feel that if I eat some frozen yogurt or have a couple beers, I am completely jeopardizing the weight loss, I am scared as hell of gaining it back. It will take some time for me to realize that it will take a series of overeating to get back to what I was before. It won't happen if I eat a couple hundred calories of frozen yogurt once a week or every other week.

mom2pne

Congrats!

LoreeBelle

OMGosh! So inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing your story, your pictures, your workouts and a little about how you got started "diet wise" -- so glad to see how it's all come together for you and your beautiful wife!

Just can't thank you enough for sharing. You have really touched me.

Peace,
Loree

dimplzz

Amazing!! You and your wife looks absolutely STUNNING!! Way to go and thanks sooo much for sharing!

snailrunner

Wow, what a journey...you look great (and in the pics without the cap you look years younger!)

kahavi

That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

chatterbox3110

That's not amazing, its


FANTASTMAGORICAL!!!!!!!!

You are an inspiration!!

Primrose1960

great result for you both. It was great that you had each other to go through the experience together. AMAZING loss of weight! well done and here is looking forward to a long and healthy life together.

KeepGoingRhonda

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/post/new/363099-down-161-lbs-since-january-2011-feeling-great-update#congratulations!!! that is so awesome! would love to see pics of you and your wife!! keep it up you two!:happy:

Angellore

That is amazing! Well done. You are a true inspiration.

gisele246

Wow what you did is amazing! Keep up the great work.... and remember it's a marathon and you are winning :-)

duffydog1

Wow - amazing! Well done to your wife too for her weight loss.

IsMollyReallyHungry

You look awesome!! Congrats!! :flowerforyou:

IsMollyReallyHungry

Here's a Before and After of my wife and I, first pic was taken last October in Vegas for a wedding and the after was taken about a month ago at a friends wedding in South Carolina

Before



After

Congrats to your wife too!! Aesome! :flowerforyou:

Nikstergirl

You look great, but more importantly... you look HEALTHY!!!!!! Yay for being around another 50 years!!!!!!

Awesome is an understatement....

grannygethealthy1111

A very handsome man is emerging! What an inspiring story. Loved your pictures! Thank you for sharing.

mcanavan05

Great job, thanks for sharing..keep MFP'rs motivated!!! That said, I need to jack up my walking/jogging and shift into another gear.

Can you give the Eagles a call and help train them!?