SortaCreative wrote:So, I didn't really know if I wanted to post here but, fuck it. You guys are like family.
Over the last year or so I was having some trouble with my eyes (a long standing problem, not the issue) and part of the treatment was some surgery, some medication and what not. Both things really took alot of out me physically. The rehab from surgery and the medication both had a hand in keep me from being very active. Plus things didn't really work out all that well so then there's the whole i'm sad, fuck life kind of slump. I put on a lot of extra weight. Like 60 pounds, to my already pretty hefty size before that.
Anyway, whatever, that's just background. Atm i'm on a diet and i'm exercising every day. Mostly cardio stuff to get my heart rate up and get some stamina built up. Heavy weights are out of the question these days since a side affect of my eye problems are that large, heavy loads could cause me some issues with tearing with the strain. The doctors advised me to stay way from heavy weights. I tend to stick to things like bikes, walks, punch bag, light weights, cross trainers. Things like that.
My diet consists of zero junk food, zero colas and stuff. I tend to aim for around 1800 calories a day and I give myself one day off (It's not like I go mental and consume 8000 calories on this day, I just remove any restrictions for one or two meals).
The problems i'm having are:
I'm still pretty hungry.
Weight training was really enjoyable and I was pleased with the rate of results when I last made an attempt to get fit a few years ago. I can't really do that now and I feel like there's quite a low glass ceiling when it comes to cardio before I'm utterly fucked.
I need tips to make the food a little more interesting. My diet tends to consist of some kind of All Bran cereal. Eggs. Salads. Tuna, Salmon. Chicken. Veggies, obviously. All cooked in various forms and combinations. Very little carbs. Before I'd be eating bread or something like that with almost every meal, now it's very little. Mostly in a little potato i'll have with my main meal.
Sometimes I feel a severe lack of energy and just go to sleep - utterly screwing with my sleeping pattern and routine.
Confidence is an issue when you're as large as me when it comes to going to the gym and stuff. I really like swimming but I don't see myself comfortably going on a routine until I cut some weight first. THEY'LL ALL LOOK AT ME.
So yeah. I need some tips. Help me @Alpha Beast, @Kein, @Chewy- you're my only hope! Edit: My goal weight is around the 230 pound mark. Maybe a tad more.
The reason you are still hungry is because, from Im seeing, directly dropped to 1800 cals without properly tapering off. When I was on my diet, I was 4500 when I started and dropped 500 every week til I got town 3000, then just slowly tapered off from there. I got less hungry because my body adjusted accordingly, thus allowing to not suffer from temptation.
I would recommend a website knows as The Science of Eating for brilliant recipes. So much good stuff there.
As for the weights, youre not a powerlifter no need to lift crazy amount of weight. What you need to do, is pick a weight you can comfortably lift for 8 to 12 reps, which is a good range for someone starting out(not saying you just started out), you'll get a decent burn but need to increase accordingly as weights get lighter from being stronger. God I hope that wasn't a run on sentence.
Next is confidence, now Im ALPHAS AS FUCK, but I didnt start out that way. Best thing I ever did was muster up the balls to the biggest guy in the room and asked to train with him. The rest is history.
However, confidence is key. The way I see it, FUCK EVERYBODY ELSE. They're not there for me, you won't be there for them. It's your body, if anyone has a problem with you trying to improve then they're just an arrogant cunt who lives with their mother.
Also carbs are you friend, don't ignore them. They provide energy and help recovery. Just stay with it, continue to improve, and you'll be banging the baddest bitches in town in no time.
