StormEagle
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So, I wasn't really sure where to put this thread, so I defaulted to the politics subforum.
I was just curious to know what the various Sietch members here did for their physical health. I've been on my own fitness journey for three years now, and I was kinda wanting some new ideas for what to work into my workout plan or diet that might help me out.
For context, I started dieting and exercising when I hit three-hundred and sixty pounds. My knees hurt all the damned time, I couldn't bend over properly, and my breathing became labored with even the simplest form of physical exertion. This was largely due to my work environment at the time, and my own galling lack of self control.
Working overnight at a gas station filled with sweets and energy drinks does not a healthy diet make.
I quit that job around the same time I decided to start changing my diet and exercising. I went to work for one of the big "health food" grocery stores and started in a simple cardio program combined with a bodybuilder style split training.
I have, in the three years since this started, dropped down to two-hundred and seventy pounds, though in recent months, due to several birthdays and a vacation where I was around friends, I have climbed back up to the three hundred pound range. I hope to be back down to two-hundred and ninety before the year is done, and hopefully two-hundred and fifty by the end of next year.
My workout program is also about to change soon. Where before I was largely doing bodybuilder split work, I've become much more concerned about overall strength and conditioning. I have also done enough research, and enough exercises, that I think I can take a crack at designing my own personalized program.
My diet is largely just a calorie restriction, though I have cut out a few foods entirely. Namely soda and any and all fast food. I need to find a way to add more vegetables to my diet, though I've never found many that I actually like.
Onto the body positivity movement.
Oh boy. I'm going to try to keep this...not nice but not completely negative. The body positivity movement started from good intentions. No one should be made to feel lesser than others because they are overweight or have other health issues that make them less attractive in the conventional sense. However, there is a very real difference between making someone feel bad for their weight, and enabling a very serious issue.
Obesity is a problem. It leads into so many other health issues its unbelievable. It increases the chances of cancer for one, is one of the hallmarks of diabetes, and the strain it puts on your heart and blood vessels can lead to very bad outcomes very quickly. No one should be encouraged to stay obese, if they are at all capable of making the change, and I find the social media people that encourage this....disquieting at the very least.
There is a difference between saying "Hey, fatass! Do some situps!" and "Hey, Rachel! You want to come to the gym with me?" One is bullying, the other is not, and the body positive movement needs to learn the difference instead of meeting even the mildest of criticism or concern for an obese person with overwhelming hatred.
Also, if anyone even cares about this thread, feel free to post any gym motivation videos you find, or anything positive in general that inspires you towards fitness.
That brings this rambling opener to an end. Thanks guys.
I was just curious to know what the various Sietch members here did for their physical health. I've been on my own fitness journey for three years now, and I was kinda wanting some new ideas for what to work into my workout plan or diet that might help me out.
For context, I started dieting and exercising when I hit three-hundred and sixty pounds. My knees hurt all the damned time, I couldn't bend over properly, and my breathing became labored with even the simplest form of physical exertion. This was largely due to my work environment at the time, and my own galling lack of self control.
Working overnight at a gas station filled with sweets and energy drinks does not a healthy diet make.
I quit that job around the same time I decided to start changing my diet and exercising. I went to work for one of the big "health food" grocery stores and started in a simple cardio program combined with a bodybuilder style split training.
I have, in the three years since this started, dropped down to two-hundred and seventy pounds, though in recent months, due to several birthdays and a vacation where I was around friends, I have climbed back up to the three hundred pound range. I hope to be back down to two-hundred and ninety before the year is done, and hopefully two-hundred and fifty by the end of next year.
My workout program is also about to change soon. Where before I was largely doing bodybuilder split work, I've become much more concerned about overall strength and conditioning. I have also done enough research, and enough exercises, that I think I can take a crack at designing my own personalized program.
My diet is largely just a calorie restriction, though I have cut out a few foods entirely. Namely soda and any and all fast food. I need to find a way to add more vegetables to my diet, though I've never found many that I actually like.
Onto the body positivity movement.
Oh boy. I'm going to try to keep this...not nice but not completely negative. The body positivity movement started from good intentions. No one should be made to feel lesser than others because they are overweight or have other health issues that make them less attractive in the conventional sense. However, there is a very real difference between making someone feel bad for their weight, and enabling a very serious issue.
Obesity is a problem. It leads into so many other health issues its unbelievable. It increases the chances of cancer for one, is one of the hallmarks of diabetes, and the strain it puts on your heart and blood vessels can lead to very bad outcomes very quickly. No one should be encouraged to stay obese, if they are at all capable of making the change, and I find the social media people that encourage this....disquieting at the very least.
There is a difference between saying "Hey, fatass! Do some situps!" and "Hey, Rachel! You want to come to the gym with me?" One is bullying, the other is not, and the body positive movement needs to learn the difference instead of meeting even the mildest of criticism or concern for an obese person with overwhelming hatred.
Also, if anyone even cares about this thread, feel free to post any gym motivation videos you find, or anything positive in general that inspires you towards fitness.
That brings this rambling opener to an end. Thanks guys.