Non-gym Success stories

I lift weights at home following stronglifts 5x5. It has transformed my body unlike any other workout I have ever done.

I started in Feb 2012, weighed around 196lbs. I lost my first two stone by "walking" on my wii fit. I then incorporated DVDs to do at home with the occasional cross trainer session. I haven't been to the gym once during my weight loss. In total i've lost arond 6 stone just by watching what I eat.

Before;



Now;

Other than the occasional hotel gym when travelling, I've never set foot in a gym. I'm halfway to goal (15 lbs down).

vanessalungaro wrote: »

JMC3Terp wrote: »

The big ones for me are walking / riding a bike. They are easy to do and great for burning calories.

I can walk and bike aswell. I am just intimidated by "working out" never been to the gym or done anything other than biking, walking or roller blading.

These are great forms of exercise!

simply_bubbz wrote: »

TNoire wrote: »

I workout at home, I did it before and in 19 months i dropped 156lbs, i gained 200lbs when I quit smoking replacing that habit with food, I gained some back since then and im back at it now, lost a total of 32lbs in the last 7 weeks for a total of 92lbs lost and 108 left to my goal

Wow that's awesome! Hw many cals you eat a day?

between 1200-1400 and i give myself a cheat day once a week to eat whatever and those days I usually consume between 1400-1800, I also do low carb 120 or less per day but high protein and I eat a bunch of veggies and fruits, I workout for 1hr on my treadmill or I do a mix of my biggest loser circuit training and treadmill either way 1hr everyday for workouts taking one day off every week! =D

I don't care for gyms. Between the having to drive, change, fight for equipment and then shower, change and drive home, it really isn't for me, especially where I have a toddler at home to take care of. I use the app, I watch what I eat and at about the cost of a gym membership, I purchased a lot of stuff on craigslist and made my own gym in the basement:

Standard 200# plate set with bars and useless bench -$50
First useful weight bench: $60
Power Cage w pull up bar and weight bench: traded it for an old Xbox, true story.
310# of Olympic plates with bar - $180
Another 310# of plates with Olympic bar and hex bar and weight rack: $280
Reflex bag/gloves - $25....but I broke it
Heavy Bag w/stand and speed bag: $100
Shieck Powerlifting belt - $100
wrist straps (because my right wrist is a mess) -$15

The comfort of working out whenever I want, never having to jostle for equipment or be hassled for deadlifting, squatting, rowing and blasting heavy metal?....priceless

Since September, I've dropped just a hair over 80# and I've never felt better.

I've lost 19 lbs so far with eating properly and short workouts at home only.

I found when I first started out that taming my diet and exercising at the same time was a bit too much. I would be so very hungry after a work out that I would sabotage my diet. I think for people like me just increasing your daily activity until you get your diet under control is the way to go. I accomplished this by parking further away, taking the stairs, dancing in my car to music, playing with my kids when I take them to the park instead of just watching (or playing on my phone), basically just moving whenever I found myself still.