I did it my waaaaaaaaay!
Josedavid
Posts: 695 Member
Actually this is a reply that I posted to a certain thread but it might be interesting to anyone... I hope you enjoy it.
Well, I can only tell about my own experience... of course that was not 100+lbs (which by the way I use KG) but it's been almost 80lbs. It is true that I lost the big chunk during the first 7 months but it is also true that when I visited the nutritionist he told me: "Jose, you are a very easy case... you have no genetic problem, you are still young... If you just take care with the food and do sports the Kg will start dropping down" But he also added: "In spite of what I said right now you should consider yourself as a chronic patient... you are not sick or ill but you are one of these persons that gain weight easily so consider your weight control as a priority for the rest of your life"
Well, I thought about that... at the same time my wife told me that we would have a baby because she was pregnant and a thought stroke my mind:
"What kind of dad am I going to be? I will want the best for my coming son and that includes healthy life/food but if I dont lead by the example it will be very easy for him to ask me back: "Why you dont do what you ask me to do?""
One day I began with MFP and at the same time I started the Couch to 5 K (c25k.com) program. At that time, more than 600 days ago I was not able to slog (jog slow) for more than... let me remember... 0.5mts? (you convert it to miles, yards, or whatever you like...)
All the beginings are tough and mine was not different... but I understood my fitness/nutrition as a medicine for an ill man, me. I hitted the gym 4-5 times a week, cardio, then weights (and I am not going to step into the debate about weights yes/no/maybe) because I'm just saying what I did.
Weights bored me to death... but I found TRX and I started using it... I live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia... you should see the faces of the dudes at the gym when I hooked my TRX in the squat frame for the first time and started doing the "weird" exercises... LOL!
The nutritionist told me to write down in a piece of paper what was my food intake for a whole week and when he checked it he said: "OK, Jose, you are doing just the way you have to do... right! Just keep going on this way"
He requested some blood tests and he "adjusted" a couple of details in my food intake to make sure that it was well balanced but that was it.
And the weight kept dropping down...
In 7 months the tough part was over and if you see your weight numbers as a curve graph you see that you are going down like a missile but now you have to make some other "adjustments" to get a smooth "landing" in the line of your target weight.
Because what you lost in the last months is not going to happen now and if you still lose weight is not gonna be ever at the same pace... if that happens, get scared!!
And here we go to the next step... maintaining. To maintain your weight you should allow yourself for a "certain" fluctuation. Mine is +- 2Kg (approx 4lbs). But do not relax! You still have to have an eye in the scale/food/sport
In the sport side... I graduated from C25K (you can see my progression and personal bests in my profile information, if you friend me) and started feeling like needing more... so I shifted to 8Km, to 10Km and nowadays my regular runs are 10Km (around 52-53min and always around 1000Kcal burnt (again, I am not gonna discuss if my calorie expenditure is accurate or not because I tried with many different HRM and yes, is that number)).
I ran last year my first Half Marathon and by now I ran a total of 3 Half Marathons. Now I am thinking about registering for 2014 Dubai Marathon... we will see.
Because I was spending so much time reading about sports and nutrition I used that to become Personal Trainer, which I enjoy now a lot!
Fatburners? Wow... such a topic uh? Well, I must admit that I used them... but I first read a lot about them and secondly I know myself very much.
They are not the "magic pill" ever... I tried some different ones. Some of them gave me a very bad mood all day long, rejected! Others just tasted awful, rejected! And there are some that works fine with me. They only help you in a certain way... you should not expect to take them, sit down and for them to do the hard job alone! U keep training, eating clean and they will help you with an "extra" maybe 1/2 - 1 Kg every 3-4 that you lose by yourself... at least it works like that with me.
Now I only use them if I am in a plateau... and no, plateau is not 2-3 weeks with the same weight... plateau is 2-3 months of healthy food and training no reaching your "reasonable" target.
Do I do everything perfect? no! not at all.... Am I a great Personal Trainer? no! I have a lot to learn from a lot of people... Should anybody follow me blindfold? no! no! and no! this is a knowledge process... we all react and adapt in many different ways to the same training / food
The golden triangle for me was this: "Good nutritionist + good trainer + good pshicologist" because all of them help you... and moreover... Set reasonable and reachable mid targets to finally reach the main target!
I hope this "disertation" helped you in any way!
Best Regards / José D.
Well, I can only tell about my own experience... of course that was not 100+lbs (which by the way I use KG) but it's been almost 80lbs. It is true that I lost the big chunk during the first 7 months but it is also true that when I visited the nutritionist he told me: "Jose, you are a very easy case... you have no genetic problem, you are still young... If you just take care with the food and do sports the Kg will start dropping down" But he also added: "In spite of what I said right now you should consider yourself as a chronic patient... you are not sick or ill but you are one of these persons that gain weight easily so consider your weight control as a priority for the rest of your life"
Well, I thought about that... at the same time my wife told me that we would have a baby because she was pregnant and a thought stroke my mind:
"What kind of dad am I going to be? I will want the best for my coming son and that includes healthy life/food but if I dont lead by the example it will be very easy for him to ask me back: "Why you dont do what you ask me to do?""
One day I began with MFP and at the same time I started the Couch to 5 K (c25k.com) program. At that time, more than 600 days ago I was not able to slog (jog slow) for more than... let me remember... 0.5mts? (you convert it to miles, yards, or whatever you like...)
All the beginings are tough and mine was not different... but I understood my fitness/nutrition as a medicine for an ill man, me. I hitted the gym 4-5 times a week, cardio, then weights (and I am not going to step into the debate about weights yes/no/maybe) because I'm just saying what I did.
Weights bored me to death... but I found TRX and I started using it... I live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia... you should see the faces of the dudes at the gym when I hooked my TRX in the squat frame for the first time and started doing the "weird" exercises... LOL!
The nutritionist told me to write down in a piece of paper what was my food intake for a whole week and when he checked it he said: "OK, Jose, you are doing just the way you have to do... right! Just keep going on this way"
He requested some blood tests and he "adjusted" a couple of details in my food intake to make sure that it was well balanced but that was it.
And the weight kept dropping down...
In 7 months the tough part was over and if you see your weight numbers as a curve graph you see that you are going down like a missile but now you have to make some other "adjustments" to get a smooth "landing" in the line of your target weight.
Because what you lost in the last months is not going to happen now and if you still lose weight is not gonna be ever at the same pace... if that happens, get scared!!
And here we go to the next step... maintaining. To maintain your weight you should allow yourself for a "certain" fluctuation. Mine is +- 2Kg (approx 4lbs). But do not relax! You still have to have an eye in the scale/food/sport
In the sport side... I graduated from C25K (you can see my progression and personal bests in my profile information, if you friend me) and started feeling like needing more... so I shifted to 8Km, to 10Km and nowadays my regular runs are 10Km (around 52-53min and always around 1000Kcal burnt (again, I am not gonna discuss if my calorie expenditure is accurate or not because I tried with many different HRM and yes, is that number)).
I ran last year my first Half Marathon and by now I ran a total of 3 Half Marathons. Now I am thinking about registering for 2014 Dubai Marathon... we will see.
Because I was spending so much time reading about sports and nutrition I used that to become Personal Trainer, which I enjoy now a lot!
Fatburners? Wow... such a topic uh? Well, I must admit that I used them... but I first read a lot about them and secondly I know myself very much.
They are not the "magic pill" ever... I tried some different ones. Some of them gave me a very bad mood all day long, rejected! Others just tasted awful, rejected! And there are some that works fine with me. They only help you in a certain way... you should not expect to take them, sit down and for them to do the hard job alone! U keep training, eating clean and they will help you with an "extra" maybe 1/2 - 1 Kg every 3-4 that you lose by yourself... at least it works like that with me.
Now I only use them if I am in a plateau... and no, plateau is not 2-3 weeks with the same weight... plateau is 2-3 months of healthy food and training no reaching your "reasonable" target.
Do I do everything perfect? no! not at all.... Am I a great Personal Trainer? no! I have a lot to learn from a lot of people... Should anybody follow me blindfold? no! no! and no! this is a knowledge process... we all react and adapt in many different ways to the same training / food
The golden triangle for me was this: "Good nutritionist + good trainer + good pshicologist" because all of them help you... and moreover... Set reasonable and reachable mid targets to finally reach the main target!
I hope this "disertation" helped you in any way!
Best Regards / José D.
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You are A M A Z I NG ... and ;inspiring and consistent!
V V proud to have you as one of my friends!
Go Jose!
Kxx
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Thank you Kay!
Always proud of you! look at your numbers!
Jose0 -
You did an amazing job ! I think it's awesome you became a peronal trainer !
( btw i am not stalking you LOL, i just seem to be bumping in to you everwhere today :happy: )0 -
Thank you for sharing the details of your story. I am so lucky to know you :flowerforyou:0
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Loved reading your story...it was great
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Enjoyed the tale. Good to see you "went with the flow" instead of fightng it all the way. Some people moan and groan - I can't have this -or- my husband and friends are sabatoging me. Seems like you accepted the fact that you had to make changes - and you made the necessary changes willingly to reach your goal. Also great that you're a trainer now.
High Five! :flowerforyou:
I've sent a FR (my first) because I like your attitude. We think alike - we're responsible for ourselves.0 -
Jose, you are so inspiring to me. You always make me push a little harder, because I CAN! Thanks for being such a supportive friend. I hope you inspire others with your story. xxoo0
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Thank you !
Its so self less your sharing! and inspiration
K0
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