Elk Shape

[Elkrunner]

I've been getting after it for a month now.  Down 21 lbs and starting to feel good.  this past year and half was a doozy with a knee surgery and a card accident that put me out for another 5 months. 

[cbond3318]

We are doing a 90 plan by Iron Rhino, change in eating habits, physical fitness program. Starting off fairly mellow with one 30 min workout a day 7d/wk. It is amazing how fast the body declines once you get pulled from being the guy building stuff and get put behind a desk building it on paper. I am a sore unit.

Vandeman17 thanks. This place is a playground for outdoors, wish I could stay after this Project.

[kentrek]

been amping up the weighted hikes this year....

[Tbob]

I'm a p90x guy too.. I did it real hard a few years ago and lost 50lbs. Then I met a girl, starting going out more (dates and what not) plus she's a very good cook. Now we're getting married and I've gained 30lbs back.. Gonna get on the P90 again, I'm just scared cause I know the pain I'll be in the first few weeks of the program! Ha. I'm gonna do it though, it's the diet part that's hard for me. I looooove micro-beers and we go out at least a few nights per week.. I need more will power and just have one beer and then water.. Just tough for me.. I turned 40 this year too.. I feel like my metabolism has definitely changed as well.. The spare tire is no joke!

[cbond3318]

The spare tire is no good son of a B!! I want it gone....                    SPARETIRE 

[vandeman17]

The motto I live by is "You can't outwork a bad diet"  Get the diet on lock down first and foremost and then start coming up with a workout regimen. 

[hogslayer]

   Research show that diet is a 70% contributor to weight loss and maintaining it.

[rtspring]

Little behind this year due to no scouting trips yet. But its that time to start sweating and climbing..

[Tbob]

I agree. The diet part for me is the worst. My girl looooves going out and being social. I just have such a hard time getting a salad and a water when on the other side of the menu is a pulled pork sandwich and beer.. Ugh!!!

[Dhoey07]

I agree. The diet part for me is the worst. My girl looooves going out and being social. I just have such a hard time getting a salad and a water when on the other side of the menu is a pulled pork sandwich and beer.. Ugh!!!

Get that pulled pork! Just eat the salad first and try to eat only half the sandwich. Portion size is a big deal!

[JimmyHoffa]

You have to eat an extra 3500 calories above your normal requirements to gain a pound (and also burn 3500 to lose).  Eating a big pulled pork sandwich once a week probably isn't a biggie.  It's usually snacking on sugary stuff that gets most folks--and they put sugar in a ton of stuff.

[vandeman17]

You have to eat an extra 7000 calories above your normal requirements to gain a pound (and also burn 7000 to lose).  Eating a big pulled pork sandwich once a week probably isn't a biggie.  It's usually snacking on sugary stuff that gets most folks--and they put sugar in a ton of stuff.

I believe 3500 calories equals 1 pound roughly so if over the course of a week you average taking in 500 calories more than you burn you will gain a pound per week. Opposite is true if trying to lose weight

[JimmyHoffa]

Yeah, I changed it right after I typed it. Was thinking the recommend safe weekly limit. 

[vandeman17]

Yeah, I changed it right after I typed it. Was thinking the recommend safe weekly limit. 

I am a hard gainer so I follow my macros pretty closely 

[Dhoey07]

Another thing to consider is that weight loss doesn't necessarily equal elk shape.