From Fat to Fit 2025 - I Really Mean It This Time! (3 Viewers)

[The Longtime Lurker]

Officially got myself signed up for a pretty challenging mountain bike race for next September. I've got one year to get myself back into fighting shape. It was a weird summer and my fitness was a little up and down and i find myself a little heavier and with less cardio than I'd like, so I'll try and hold myself accountable again, hikes, bikes, the gym, and way less snacking.

Having a big goal certainly helps. I've always been a fan of setting a goal like a 5k or PR in the gym for motivation. I think threads like this help aswell, but it has gotten awful quiet in here. (Bonus is my 30 year reunion is next summer and it would be nice to bring the gun show lol)

After getting down to 172 I'm back to 180. The weight snapped back in an instant which was new to me. I took aging a little to much for granted it seems. Today is as good as any for day one and see what i can do over the next year with a goal in mind.

 

[odin33]

Well that was quick, dropped almost 6 pounds in two days, who knew beer had calories?!?! (and for those of you doing the math, I know. There were others factors impacting #s).

Finally cracked 125 pounds. Never ever thought I'd be here.

Was reviewing my spreadsheet where I've tracked my weight weekly since the beginning. If I can lose a pound+ a week for the next three weeks I will have lost more % wise over that years starting weight than my first year. Barely, but a beat is a beat. That just seems wrong, probably because I've felt roughly the same all year, but the numbers prove it out. SMH

That's the new short term goal, beat year 1's %. That'll set up a reasonable first half of year 4 goal to get to 40% off original weight which conveniently is 215, with an end of year 4 goal of cracking 200.

Well, fell off the wagon a bit and came up 5 pounds short of the goal (damn you Octoberfest beers). Taking consolation prize of 17.4% in a year is still quite a bit.

2 weeks into year 4 and I'm back on track down those needed 5 pounds. Weighed in the morning and I can officially say I'm in the 220s (barely at 229). Picked up doing some light dumbbell work just to start to build muscle back in my upper body and avoid the dreaded 'bat wings'. Gut is starting to really show the typically I've lost a s*** ton of weight sag. My 40" jeans now basically fall off me without a belt and the 38s are starting to get loose. Assuming that roughly correlates to circumference in inches of pants I'm down nearly 12". Starting to fit into 2XL tops as well which seems like nonsense coming from 5X/6X.

If I can stack a few more 2+lb down weeks along with a slow burn I could conceivably be down 150lbs. and under 210 by Christmas. Gotta keep putting these goals out there so I have a measuring stick and hold myself accountable.

A month into the light dumbbell work and I can tell it's having an impact. Not turning into the hulk anytime soon but it's nice to see some progress/definition. My 38" pants are now in the 'belt required zone'. Had to order some new shorts and sweats for around the house/sleepwear and I'll be damned if L wasn't the right fit. First time I've worn anything that didn't start with at least one "X' in ~30 years. Not gonna lie that felt pretty damn good.

Hovering in the mid 220s, seems I'll string together three weeks of progress then have a bad week and give it back. Gotta lose 1.5 a week now to hit that down 150 by Christmas goal.