Water Walking

[BigPiney]

So, an update. I'm going strong on my exercise routine. I complete 17 lengths of the 25 meter pool every weekday. When I first started, I could only swim 2 entire lengths + the deep end swimming. Now, I can do 5 (3 freestyle, 1 back, 1 fat-man breaststroke), and I swim a good 3-4 strokes into the shallow part each time before starting the water-jogging. I no longer walk.

I've also started pulling myself out of the pool by grabbing onto the bars below the diving platforms. When I started it was all I could do to pull my chin up to the top bar (my bellybutton is out of the water when I do that move) 8 times. This morning I did 13. On the lower bar, I could only do 10 tops when I started. This morning I did 30, cooled down, and did 10 more until my arms would no longer respond to my brain's orders. I've got tennis balls in my arms again like when I played football. My calves are defined now and if I flex them you can see all of the muscles. My suit pants fit very well, and I'm much more comfortable in my own skin. I'm wearing shirts that I haven't worn in years. My blood pressure is sometimes 95/60. I go in for a checkup in July. By then, if this pattern continues, I might come off half the pills I'm on.

When I first started, my heartbeat was 17-18 beats per 5 seconds. Now, it's 11-14 depending on how hard I push myself. I've lost 30 lbs, and I'm going to have to buy new swimsuits. All three of mine are tied as tight as I can get them, and this morning one of them was at my knees by the time I finished swimming a length.

Someone who's not related to me asked me yesterday if I'd lost weight. I blushed--I've not gotten that question very often.

It's Friday, everything's in bloom, I'm in love, and the weather is perfect. Peace and love to all God's children.

Mac

Awesome. Keep it up.

I feel good when I am able to dedicate some time to myself to work out. If I don't I get very grumpy.

[Donuthole]

So, an update. I'm going strong on my exercise routine. I complete 17 lengths of the 25 meter pool every weekday. When I first started, I could only swim 2 entire lengths + the deep end swimming. Now, I can do 5 (3 freestyle, 1 back, 1 fat-man breaststroke), and I swim a good 3-4 strokes into the shallow part each time before starting the water-jogging. I no longer walk.

I've also started pulling myself out of the pool by grabbing onto the bars below the diving platforms. When I started it was all I could do to pull my chin up to the top bar (my bellybutton is out of the water when I do that move) 8 times. This morning I did 13. On the lower bar, I could only do 10 tops when I started. This morning I did 30, cooled down, and did 10 more until my arms would no longer respond to my brain's orders. I've got tennis balls in my arms again like when I played football. My calves are defined now and if I flex them you can see all of the muscles. My suit pants fit very well, and I'm much more comfortable in my own skin. I'm wearing shirts that I haven't worn in years. My blood pressure is sometimes 95/60. I go in for a checkup in July. By then, if this pattern continues, I might come off half the pills I'm on.

When I first started, my heartbeat was 17-18 beats per 5 seconds. Now, it's 11-14 depending on how hard I push myself. I've lost 30 lbs, and I'm going to have to buy new swimsuits. All three of mine are tied as tight as I can get them, and this morning one of them was at my knees by the time I finished swimming a length.

Someone who's not related to me asked me yesterday if I'd lost weight. I blushed--I've not gotten that question very often.

It's Friday, everything's in bloom, I'm in love, and the weather is perfect. Peace and love to all God's children.

Mac

Very cool, Mac. Keep up the good work.

[woot]

So, an update. I'm going strong on my exercise routine. I complete 17 lengths of the 25 meter pool every weekday. When I first started, I could only swim 2 entire lengths + the deep end swimming. Now, I can do 5 (3 freestyle, 1 back, 1 fat-man breaststroke), and I swim a good 3-4 strokes into the shallow part each time before starting the water-jogging. I no longer walk.

I've also started pulling myself out of the pool by grabbing onto the bars below the diving platforms. When I started it was all I could do to pull my chin up to the top bar (my bellybutton is out of the water when I do that move) 8 times. This morning I did 13. On the lower bar, I could only do 10 tops when I started. This morning I did 30, cooled down, and did 10 more until my arms would no longer respond to my brain's orders. I've got tennis balls in my arms again like when I played football. My calves are defined now and if I flex them you can see all of the muscles. My suit pants fit very well, and I'm much more comfortable in my own skin. I'm wearing shirts that I haven't worn in years. My blood pressure is sometimes 95/60. I go in for a checkup in July. By then, if this pattern continues, I might come off half the pills I'm on.

When I first started, my heartbeat was 17-18 beats per 5 seconds. Now, it's 11-14 depending on how hard I push myself. I've lost 30 lbs, and I'm going to have to buy new swimsuits. All three of mine are tied as tight as I can get them, and this morning one of them was at my knees by the time I finished swimming a length.

Someone who's not related to me asked me yesterday if I'd lost weight. I blushed--I've not gotten that question very often.

It's Friday, everything's in bloom, I'm in love, and the weather is perfect. Peace and love to all God's children.

Mac

Sincere congrats, wuap. I've got a few I've been planning to lose this summer and you've inspired me to start nowish.

[New Mexican Disaster]

Awesome news, man, keep it up.

[Moliere]

[ERCougar]

Awesome news, wuap! I was wondering how your NY resolution was going.
Getting fit while losing weight is so much better than just trying to lose weight, for a lot of reasons.

[bluegoose]

This is great news, Wuap. Congrats on your lifestyle change. I'm glad that you've been able to work through those difficult first few weeks of a new program and are starting to see some serious benefits.

I look forward to reading more updates.

[kccougar]

Inspiring.

[FN Phat]

Great job, wuap. Keep up the good work.

[wuapinmon]

I waited to post this until I felt good about everything, and not when I was needing a little ra-ra-ing to carry on. I just wanted to share my progress with yall, not for the praise, but to say thanks for all the advice I got from people, especially in PMs. Thanks for all of the encouragement though; it's welcome.

Mac

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

wuap, I wish you continued success.

[clackamascoug]

This time last year my son was 420. Now he is 260. He's a completely changed person. Keep up the good work, you can do it too.

[BigPiney]

This time last year my son was 420. Now he is 260. He's a completely changed person. Keep up the good work, you can do it too.

Wow, that is amazing. I would love to hear more on what he did. Tell him that some random internet guy is very much in awe of what he has done.

[clackamascoug]

Wow, that is amazing. I would love to hear more on what he did. Tell him that some random internet guy is very much in awe of what he has done.

This won't work for Waup, but I told him that if he was never going to get laid properly, he was going to have to lose the weight. (6'5" former footballer, 21 yo.). So for the first time in his life he showed some self discipline. He cut his calories to 1000 a day, and ran 5/9 miles a day. He would run at the high school in the middle of the night so no one would see him. He'd run all night and come home about 4 in the morning. He focused full time on his goal, and the weight dropped and dropped and dropped, and when hit got below 300, he doubled down on his determination, and he worked harder than ever.

I was really proud watching him work so hard, and for a kid that was always taking the easy way out, he showed real grit. When he got to 260 I asked him how he did it. He said, Dad, I knew in my heart what you told me was true, I really want to get laid. - There's worse motivation I guess. No word yet on the pay off.

[wuapinmon]

This won't work for Waup, but I told him that if he was never going to get laid properly, he was going to have to lose the weight. (6'5" former footballer, 21 yo.). So for the first time in his life he showed some self discipline. He cut his calories to 1000 a day, and ran 5/9 miles a day. He would run at the high school in the middle of the night so no one would see him. He'd run all night and come home about 4 in the morning. He focused full time on his goal, and the weight dropped and dropped and dropped, and when hit got below 300, he doubled down on his determination, and he worked harder than ever.

I was really proud watching him work so hard, and for a kid that was always taking the easy way out, he showed real grit. When he got to 260 I asked him how he did it. He said, Dad, I knew in my heart what you told me was true, I really want to get laid. - There's worse motivation I guess. No word yet on the pay off.

Congratulations to him. Sex is a powerful motivator, but if he's just after sex, he's likely to abuse it the same way he abused food. I had enough swagger to get laid at 400 lbs.