Unhealthy crap like maccies and junk food is cheaper than healthier things.
@Flame , I just got done with another exercise regime. we did deadlifts this time. my back was getting sore, because we did many back and shoulder exercises.
Gyms are all closed here, so doing deadlifts is hard at the moment for me. but use resistance bands and dumbbells to do what ever i can.
but Great work buddy, keep going.
I've been considering building my own home gym and like a bench set is not as expensive as I would have thought. About $200 on amazon and of course that's all you need to do deadlifts or squats although you won't have the safety of a squat rack which is more expensive. Squat racks about $400 on amazon. I know not everybody has the extra $200 or $400 right now but just a suggestion if you do.
Edit: meh I didn't do my research enough that doesn't include any weights I guess.
Resistance bands.
for me its the space the problem. so i use resistance bands and my old dumbbells.
do be afaird to do walks too and use parks.
walking is so underrated.
@Flame , we did deadlifts again today. we did some floor exercises like butterflies and normal bench press movements. I feel great three hours later. I've also stopped (most of the time) eating before going to sleep. I usually go to sleep around 10 or 11 at night, while I used to stay up 'til like 4 or 5 in the morning.
Much of the time, people don't factor in portion control when they eat a meal. Especially in America, where the helpings are just HUGE, and we eat until we're "stuffed". And on the reverse side of that coin, we don't exercise like we should. Or drink enough water throughout the day. Sitting a lot also keeps you fat. So does eating complex carbs without burning off that energy. Lots of things contribute to getting fat. I know, because now that I'm unemployed, I've gained 10 pounds in the last 6 months. I'm at 180, the heaviest I've ever been in my life. I'm 37, almost 38, and really need to get my body back into shape. (And I also need to start taking my own advice, listed here.)
I'm normally 165, and I'm tall and skinny, but my gut is pushing out like I've got a bowling ball under my shirt. :/another great exercise routine today. I feel pretty good atm. my back was hurting a bit during the exercising. the Indian clinic was closed on Monday (obviously), then Tuesday and Wednesday as well. it was open today, so I was able to exercise with a trainer. it should be open tomorrow as well. I'll be weighed again when I go to see the doctor, so I'm wondering if I've lost any weight. I've been exercising for 8 weeks or so, since December 22nd, I think. I feel more energetic, but I don't really look much smaller.
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I'd kill to be 180lbs. that's my goal. I'm currently 248lbs last time I was weighed. I don't look that big either.
I'm normally 165, and I'm tall and skinny, but my gut is pushing out like I've got a bowling ball under my shirt. :/
What's your age, if you don't mind me asking?I was most fit in high school. weighed 150lbs and could bench 225. I had a six pack as well. now, I have a gut.
Ah. I noticed most of my weight gain started in my mid-30's, around 34 or so, when my metabolism started slowing down quickly... I've always had a fast metabolism until then... GOD how I miss it.I will be 40 in June.