Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update:

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@tegSimple

well, i guess i can now add myself to this thread as well. after sitting at a desk and eating non-stop for the past 2 1/2 years, it was time for a change. in high school i was about 195 lbs and that was playing sports all the time. finally got my fat ass on a scale and saw that i was 236 lbs which was unacceptable.

for the first 5 weeks all i did was ate much healthier foods and in MUCH better proportions…lost about 20 lbs. throughout this time i started taking walks during my lunch break as well. i wasn’t happy that i was breathing hard after walking up a few flights of stairs.

this past week i started working out at our company gym. no lifting, pretty much just sticking to cardio stuff. in the past week i’ve lost another 5 lbs thanks to crunches, pushups, and the arc trainer (kinda like a stepper and bike combined). surprisingly i’ve been able to push myself while i’m on it which i didn’t think i would be able to do.

my goal when starting all of this nonsense was to be 200 lbs. after eating better and starting to workout, i’ve lowered that number to 190 lbs. i figure about 190 lbs isn’t too bad for a 6’1" guy.

BMI’s:
236 lbs = 31.1 = obese
216 lbs = 28.5 = overweight
211 lbs = 27.8 = still overweight

Goal of 190 lbs = 25.1 = still overweight (25 is the cutoff)

i realize that BMI is not the deciding factor and that these are rough estimates based off of my height and weight. however, it does give a good starting point. for anyone that has seen me, i’m not a slim guy by any means so i would be more than happy with 190 lbs.

• jeff

thats great jeff!

BMI really doesnt meen anything You could be a body builder and be overweight with BMI. How long did it take you btw?