I just wanted to somewhere to say this and you guys are the ones I think would care the most. I always wanted to join the military, but I'm too fat. I can't make tape or do the PT test. Two weeks ago I hit the gym and talk to a recruiter to set a plan for where I need to be in order to join the guard.
After two weeks of hitting the gym, and an average daily calorie deficit of almost 2,000 calories, I weighed myself yesterday and I gained .2 pounds. I'm a pretty confident person, but I was heartbroken. How could I have gained weight when I'm eating barely nothing and working my ass off? I didn't go the gym yesterday. I was crushed.
This morning I woke up with new resolve. I hit the gym immediately after work, got my best time yet on the 2mile run (31:16 ain't great, but we'll get there.) , switched to interval running, and today will be my most calories burned in one day and biggest caloric deficit so far. After the gym today I realized, if I'm motivated and emotionally strong enough to go to the gym today after working my ass off for two weeks and gaining weight, then there's nothing really standing in my way.
So, my target is Mid to Late October to make tape, and hopefully bootcamp just after the first of the year.
Look, Fat, stop drinking sugar if you haven't already. Joe knows that alone will be a huge step toward staunching the ambient caloric overload and metabolic mess. Go with powerade zero or other sugar free junk, or just water (don't drink "juice" from the store thinking you're getting healthy, you're probably getting a huge sugar hit without the fiver to balance it out, similar to soda). Some people crow about sugar alcohol effects, but meh, worked fine for me (palate will adapt to the point that sugary stuff tastes way too strong, and may even hurt your teeth). lunch meat, cheese, any protein, nut mix (lol), raisins. Don't get that trailmix that's got cranberries (typically soaked in sugar), or any fancy peanuts (they're typically covered in shit like sugar). Roasted nuts are great. Look at sugar content on everything (hint: it's in everything these days by default because they figured out how to get people addicted in the 80's) fats are okay (cheese, yogurt).
When you're sitting on your ass watching shit, PT. You can PT and watch; associate watching with PT; if you're idly watching something it will get to feel wrong for not moving or working. Working out is your job; if you haven't PT'd you don't deserve to eat a meal (a light protein snack to get you by is fine, but you owe the coach some work before you get that plate for dinner).
Intermittent fasting will help a lot too. Having kettlebells out at home isn't bad, since they're in your face (also low impact, so if running is hard on the joints, you can thrash yourself without wrecking the joints in the process while taking off weight and getting stronger). Bodyweight stuff is fine for now; if you can't do full range stuff, do isometric holds and hold for time. Fast walking and hill sprints should also substitute for joint protection while you get your body adjusted to the stress (especially if the weight is coming off). If you got a bike, use that for a pleasure cruise and active rest to work out the kinks. My personal kick to dropping around 25-30lbs was kettlebells (some really simple workouts from Pat Flynn), plus some older stuff from Ross Enamait (his old infinite intensity book, which is stellar). I worked in running (with hill sprints in the middle of a distance run) as my work capacity increased.
You are aiming for incremental adjustments over time and consistency, not spastic dysfunctional overkill that'll snap you physically (or psychologically). You are aiming to form enduring habits. Go for 2 weeks. Then another 2, then another month, etc. Don't measure progress in weight loss week to week (I mean that's fine if you're a data person), measure by PERFORMANCE. You should be getting stronger and more durable. More reps, more time for hold, more distance, more weight, less rest time between intervals, etc. The weight loss will come. Small victories = progress and a foundation to build on. Weighted carries (farmer's walk, waiter's carry, etc.), dragging shit, prowler (if you have access) are all good low-impact conditioning / weight loss / posture corrector tools.
Are you following an actual program?
As long as you don't kneecap yourself due to disappointment, stick to realistic goals, and push yourself (within reason; leave a rep in the tank if you're going to fail or grind it out shitty and risk injury), you can do it.
When you're feeling down, look to others for inspiration and be grateful for the opportunity you have to improve. If you pray, ask God to help if you think you can't make the last set.
https://rosstraining.com/blog/2013/07/inspiration-from-tevin-cherry/
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