Starting New

@Fraz1self -- I wasn't getting to the gym so I picked up Focus T25 to do at home. I like it so far. Maybe you want to check it out. If you live in NJ, SI, or near LA check out a boot camp called Max Fitness or The Max Challenge. It was pretty good and very motivating.

dillianavramov wrote: »

Hi NJDad,

I'm 41 and started a month ago.

I'm partial to P90X3 (a 30 minutes version of P90X), my core is quite weak after years of neglecting my body, so I'm working on that - planks, side planks, pushups, squats, resistance bands training. I'm yet to join a gym for some iron and cable training. T25 is quite focused on cardio if I'm not wrong. For cardio I'm using walks, some sprints, and stationary bike. Weekly goal 4000 cals from exercises.

Do you follow a certain regime - like paleo/primal, ketogenic, etc? I'm doing keto right now opting for resetting my metabolism and then thinking of switching to paleo/primal for long-term continued weight-loss and maintenance.

Good luck on your journey to a better, healthier self!

Well, 5 days in and I'm down a pound so, so far so good.

Re diet regime. Tried paleo, lost like 8 pounds in a month but didn't like it honestly. I don't doubt the science, is hummus really the worst thing in the planet if I'm eating whole foods?

Now I'm doing 80% vegan during the day and adding lean animal protein (chicken and fish mostly) at night. Doing that on advice of my dr because of high cholesterol. Did it for 3 weeks with a walking regime and lost a pound. Switched up walking with the T25 and that's another pound. We'll see how it goes.

The thing is my calories are low for my weight, I think. I rarely go over 2,200 when I'm not dieting. Now I'm sticking around 1600 and going up to 1900 if I'm hungry. With all the fiber and vegetables I'm eating, I don't get hungry unless it's time to eat so I find this is easier to stick to that I thought it would be.

I did cut back on strength training for the time being. I had started strong lifts. I previously did starting strength and worked out in a strength and conditioning gym which got me really strong but I wasn't really watching the weight so I ended up getting fatter while getting stronger.

So I figured I'd reset to a beginning weight (empty bar) and do strong lifts with T25, but my body is still getting used to the workout so I'm sticking with just the one workout 6 days a week and add strength back when I start to adapt (to put it another way, I wake up at 5 am and get home after 7pm. I'm exhausted after a full day so I'd rather make sure I get sleep before I add a second workout).

I really want to do P90X3. I half regret getting the T25 first but a couple of people said they thought it was a good place to start and to go into the P90 series after 10 weeks.

We'll see. Everything is moving in the right direction. I get my blood test in pct

Thanks for the inspiration and best of luck in your journey.