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Whew, glad I found this thread. I've been wondering where all the men are around here.
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Congrats. 36 pounds since January? That's huge. What's your exercise plan?
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Congrats! The first pound can be the hardest. Now you know you can do it, and it will keep you motivated and working through the week. Keep it up!
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Awesome! Congrats on the milestone. May I also add, the "stone" has to be the coolest sounding measurement.
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I was cleaning out our mini-van last summer and found part of a McD's cheeseburger under a seat in the back. Who knows how long it had been sitting there, but it looked like it was fresh out of the wrapper.
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I wish I had the energy to get the to the point where I had to worry about burning too many! I'm such a lazy bum, that was my whole problem in the first place. I try to follow a plan (right now, I'm doing insanity, as well as talking a walk over the lunch hour). I don't have a specific calorie goal, I just decide on a plan…
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I'm not a HRM expert, but I believe the number it gives you is a calculation based on your stats, and your heart rate while you're exercising. It's not going to be an exact number, and if you are consistently doing the same exercise, your body is becoming more efficient, and your HRM is most likely overestimating your…
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I know what works for me when I'm losing my motivation is to take a good look at why I'm doing it. What are my motivations? What are my goals? I'm doing it for superficial reasons, as I simply want to look better. I'll grab a Men's Health mag and look at the pictures. I'll grab the pair of shorts I used to be able to fit…
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Agreed. Sometimes willpower isn't enough, and you just have to get rid of it. No shame in that.
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Like others have said, you can't spot train. Ab work will show benefits when you do burn that fat off the belly, but it won't significantly help burn it off. Cardio work is going to be what helps burn that fat the most. Also, for a lot of us (myself included), the belly is the last spot that fat wants to leave. Diet is…
