Found my secret weapon to weight loss

Krussell8782
Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
in Success Stories
With the birth of my son it was time to turn my lifestyle around so not to fall in my family history of Heart Attacks. I was currently overweight and looking back at photos it showed. I weighed 245# at 5'8.

With the purchase of a rower (concept 2) and a heart rate monitor (Mio Fuse) starting May 19th, I set the goal of losing 1.5# a week. While focusing on heart rate, I interval rowed while maintaining the aerobic heart rate zone for 30-45min a day. Now fast forward to 11/8/15 and I am currently at 202# with a loss of 43# in 7months. Add this all with using MFP to regulate calorie intake, I have taken control of my future and look forward to beating genetics and outliving my forefathers all while avoiding Heart Disease.
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Congratulations

    That's awesome

    And enjoy being a dad
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks it has been a lot of fun! Why this wasn't discovered till now I will never know!!
  • panchango
    panchango Posts: 76 Member
    great job. congrats.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Congrats!
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    I'm thrilled for you!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Awesome! and congrats!
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    Congrats! Yes, the C2 rower was a game changer for me as well.. Love using it. Do you keep the C2 log?
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    I do keep the c2 log. On my way to my first million meters by the spring
  • glitterlizzy
    glitterlizzy Posts: 31 Member
    Awesome! Congrats on your weight loss and taking control for a long healthy life!
  • bdfarrall
    bdfarrall Posts: 28 Member
    That's very encouraging. Thanks for posting.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    Awesome. Any plans to start rowing in the great outdoors?
  • Shan_Lindsay
    Shan_Lindsay Posts: 60 Member
    Awesome! Congratulations on becoming a new dad and a new person! Keep up the great work :)
  • cmsu64113
    cmsu64113 Posts: 474 Member
    Great job!!!
  • yesssiwanttolose
    yesssiwanttolose Posts: 26 Member
    Congrats!!
  • bmayes2014
    bmayes2014 Posts: 232 Member
    Amazing!!
  • Bud_
    Bud_ Posts: 116 Member
    edited December 2015
    Great post and I agree, MFP and rowing was the 'secret weapon' for me too! There's also nothing like a little one to keep you motivated too, CONGRATULATIONS!!
    Keep it up!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Good job !
  • FitRoberta
    FitRoberta Posts: 73 Member
    Way to go! Nothing can beat being healthy for your family. Enjoy fatherhood!

    Exercise and calorie tracking.... your secret is out of the bag!
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    not to mention focus on the mifflin st jeor bmr formula to help manage the calories.
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,399 Member
    Solid losses and great work.

    I've never really tried rowing, but might have to check it out. I've found that if a person can't enjoy it, then the life of you can get sucked out forcing yourself to do it. A decent rowing machine might fit well to add to the elliptical for foul weather options in the house.
  • alfiedn
    alfiedn Posts: 425 Member
    Good job! I tell my husband that he has to be the one to break his "family curse." In his family, all the men seem to die of diabetes and heart disease by about 65. Most have been extremely overweight and, very luckily, he isn't! However, I worry about his fitness level sometimes.

    Have you considered joining a rowing club? I used a concept 2 in my rowing days and hated it! Being out on the water was so much more fun. You might consider seeing if there is anywhere near you! :)
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    yea it definitely helps when you live in Minot North Dakota during our lovely long winters. this will be my first winter in four years where I might come out having lost weight rather than gained.

    not enough water up here in central ND to go outdoors. so during the spring I take the concept 2 to a nearby park and row outdoors there. make do with what we have!

    yea the rower has been awesome, especially since my intervals have been 10-15s on and 30-60s off for 45-55min and intensity level keeps me in zone 2-3 of the heart rate scale; I really don't do it hard enough to feel burnt out on it
  • desy617
    desy617 Posts: 60 Member
    ok I have to checkout the c2 rower, good job
  • tthoma5201
    tthoma5201 Posts: 63 Member
    Congratulations!!!
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    Seven months later and on the last day of 2015, scale reads 198.8!
  • RoxanneHull2
    RoxanneHull2 Posts: 6 Member
    Isn't it a great feeling to be below 200 lbs! You are doing great :)
    Keep up the good work!
  • ruperthumphrey
    ruperthumphrey Posts: 195 Member
    Wow, thank you for sharing your story. I have a concept 2 and used it all last winter. I live near Ottawa, so you can appreciate the same stuff for us. I really did get addicted to it. In the summer I took up cycling and have been doing that up until we got our big batch of snow on Boxing Day. Concept 2 is ready to go again. Congratulations on be coming a Dad and a healthier happy person.
  • Krussell8782
    Krussell8782 Posts: 15 Member
    It does feel amazing! Thank you for all of the support. Yea the beautiful long winter months make concept 2 the easy choice for staying busy and keeping the metabolism up and active
  • joeyleerobbins
    joeyleerobbins Posts: 25 Member
    Which model do you have?
  • determined24girl
    determined24girl Posts: 382 Member
    Awesome! :-)

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