MrPentatonic
Superstar
Creating a log to document my journey back to being healthy again
Started this year fatter then I have ever been imo, I had to man up chose to step up out of the depression hole and take my life back like a real G. Started really getting healthy & active again roughly 3 months ago. Dropped 22 lbs so far now I'm @ 250 lbs, height being 6"1 (weighed in as of the 4th July).
For the first initial 22lbs+ I lost:
1700 Calories avg. a week. I had a day or two a week where I was more relaxed about it. I think that's depends on how I felt. I could count on one hand the days that I pigged out.
Diet mostly consisted of rice, yam, plantain etc with meat and chicken stews (High calorie but relatively healthy food). Daily bowl of oatmeal in the morning. I didn't feel a need to change my diet too tough as I didn't eat junk a lot. I learnt about portion control and literally my meals were basically halved. I had a small cereal bowl that I ate my evening meals from to ensure this.
Any leftover calories I had fruit or a chocolate snack. Started to introduce portions of veggies from a month ago, need to be more consistent on that front. I sometimes go out and buy fried chicken wings. No more than 2 or 3 lol. Absolutely no fries or dips. I cut out all fizzy drinks so I drink water daily. I counted calories religiously so they fit in my calorie budget.
Exercise wise, I jump roped for an hour 3-6 x a week. One hour sessions. 15 x 3:30 rounds with 40 seconds rest in between. I have now moved the rest time to 30 seconds to make it harder. (Buddy Lee put a brother on this lol, YouTube him).
Make sure I also go to walk around for an 1 hour a day. Black people need sun-ray on our skin to maintain our powers
For the next 50 lbs I plan to lose:
1800 Calories a week max. I've increased it slightly as I have introduced weightlifting into my weekly schedule.
A/B 3 Day Split:
A / B / A on Mon/Wed/Fri
Then
B / A / B on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mostly based on compound lifts with a lil extra bits added for fun. I will record and detail my weight progressions.
Getting down to around 200 lbs is gonna be light-work. I've done it before so I know how dedicated I need to be.
I will document this thread every f̶r̶i̶d̶a̶y̶ Sunday after the week for a summary of my workouts and food I ate (with pics) and I will weigh in every 1st Sunday of the month until the 1st Sunday of 2017.
Started this year fatter then I have ever been imo, I had to man up chose to step up out of the depression hole and take my life back like a real G. Started really getting healthy & active again roughly 3 months ago. Dropped 22 lbs so far now I'm @ 250 lbs, height being 6"1 (weighed in as of the 4th July).
For the first initial 22lbs+ I lost:
1700 Calories avg. a week. I had a day or two a week where I was more relaxed about it. I think that's depends on how I felt. I could count on one hand the days that I pigged out.
Diet mostly consisted of rice, yam, plantain etc with meat and chicken stews (High calorie but relatively healthy food). Daily bowl of oatmeal in the morning. I didn't feel a need to change my diet too tough as I didn't eat junk a lot. I learnt about portion control and literally my meals were basically halved. I had a small cereal bowl that I ate my evening meals from to ensure this.
Any leftover calories I had fruit or a chocolate snack. Started to introduce portions of veggies from a month ago, need to be more consistent on that front. I sometimes go out and buy fried chicken wings. No more than 2 or 3 lol. Absolutely no fries or dips. I cut out all fizzy drinks so I drink water daily. I counted calories religiously so they fit in my calorie budget.
Exercise wise, I jump roped for an hour 3-6 x a week. One hour sessions. 15 x 3:30 rounds with 40 seconds rest in between. I have now moved the rest time to 30 seconds to make it harder. (Buddy Lee put a brother on this lol, YouTube him).
Make sure I also go to walk around for an 1 hour a day. Black people need sun-ray on our skin to maintain our powers
For the next 50 lbs I plan to lose:
1800 Calories a week max. I've increased it slightly as I have introduced weightlifting into my weekly schedule.
A/B 3 Day Split:
A / B / A on Mon/Wed/Fri
Then
B / A / B on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mostly based on compound lifts with a lil extra bits added for fun. I will record and detail my weight progressions.
Getting down to around 200 lbs is gonna be light-work. I've done it before so I know how dedicated I need to be.
I will document this thread every f̶r̶i̶d̶a̶y̶ Sunday after the week for a summary of my workouts and food I ate (with pics) and I will weigh in every 1st Sunday of the month until the 1st Sunday of 2017.
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