Exercise.
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- letterhead0
do 100 sit-ups everyday and you should be good
- ideaist0
In my opinion, simply do anything and spend very little time thinking about it; the longer you try to plan, the more likely you'll psych yourself out and go back to your "old ways".
A few simple steps:
1. Less/no beer; substitute with a lighter hard liqueur, wine, etc. Again, ideally this is slim/nil.
2. Fit activity (cycling, running, walking, etc.) into your day where it makes sense. DON'T make it a big extra thing otherwise you're more likely to (once again) go back to your "old ways".
3. Make it fun and reward yourself for doing it; music, a meal/drink after, etc. Don't think of it as "working out" think of it as "living".
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Godspeed!
- 3point141590
Whatever you decide to do, don't fall for the "CORE stability" workout routine bullshit!
- nb0
What you eat is the biggest thing. Get a diet tracking app and use it for a couple weeks. It's a huge hassle, but it will educate you on which foods are making you fat. I'm amazed how many of my friends think cheese is "not that bad for you".
Calorie Intake - Calorie Outtake = Whether you'll gain or lose weight.
Also, I found it's MUCH easier to stop eating high calorie or fattening food than it is to start (and stick to) doing workouts. You get in the habit of not buying cheese, meat, bread, snacks, juice, alcohol, etc and then you don't really have to do anything.
As for exercise, find something you like doing. Try every sport (except baseball) until you find one that is so fun that you feel like doing it every day. I joined a recreational soccer team a few years ago and I feel like I want to play soccer every day. I was terrible at first, but just wanting to do it kept me going back. No one ever has to drag me to soccer. I'd play twice a day if I could.
As for running, swimming, and other sports that are self-motivated: I've found that it's important to pay attention to how good you feel after you work out. If I swim some laps in the morning, my whole day feels better. I sleep better. Fitter, happier, more productive, comfortable. Thom Yorke was wrong, all those 90s slogans are the truth.
- MrT0
I know a couple of QBNers do this or something similar but for losing weight, along with some decent exercise, I don't think there's anything better...
- rosko_picachu0
I'm into the second week of this:
http://www.jtsstrength.com/artic…
Trying to work on the old bench press.
Warm up routine:
End of each workout abs. Only have to train twice a week. Other than that it's diet. Way diet works is, if you're not using a lot of energy, you don't need a lot of food. Depends on what you like to eat. Simple right. No need to fast, just sort of cook good food. That way you know what's in it. The quickest way is to stop eating bread for a week or two and see if that has an effect. Same with dairy, beer. So aye, take something out your diet and see what effect it has.
- section_0140
Diet is the #1 factor. I find that if I couple it with exercise, I'm more likely to keep track of what I'm eating and stay in line. If I didn't love IPA's so much, I'd have a fucking six pack. Beer is my reward for a good workout though.
When it's warm out, I mostly ride my bicycle and golf (walk and carry my clubs) for exercise. In the winter I'll ride my miserable stationary bike and lift weights.
Like others have said, don't make it something that requires a ton of effort to go to. I ride my bike on this long ass dirt trail that is on the way home from work. Change before I leave the office, and ride for 1.5 hours or so. Once you get in a routine, it's second nature.