Join a gym: check
Buy shoes: check
Get MuscleMilk: check
Take a before photo: check
Diet: ......
I did all the easy stuff first (well, the photo was tricky, set up the worst angles so that the improvement would be more obvious). Bargained for a $30/month deal at Gold's. Loaded up the duffel bag with shorts, cutoff shirts, and protein shakes. I was going to war with my body.
But then came that often downplayed issue of diet. We always think we can "work off" things we eat. But I looked at the calorie counter after an hour of running 6 miles on the treadmill. 563! Done on an incline, with me gasping, out of breath, sweat dripping off my eyelashes. That number is less than the snacks I've eaten while writing this post.
Typical Gold's. Yet another piece of broken equipment...
I prefer the, whoa, my muscles are actually defined moment, rather than taking photos.
ReplyDeleteBtw, use dumbbells. It'll suck for a while because your stabilizing muscles are probably underdeveloped. The benefit though, is that you'll be more capable to actually do something with those muscles.
-jlock
The diet I am experiencing is H2O diet. Carry a water bottle all the time. drink as much as you want whenever you feel hungry.
ReplyDeleteIt seems work so far (2 weeks), Only draw back: Need bathroom visit every 10 minutes.