I started going to the gym regularly about six years ago, when I was 27. I hadn't exercised in about a decade. I lost a good amount of weight, about 20 kilos, from 95 down to 75 (I don't know what that is in pounds, sorry imperial people). And I'm slightly healthier.
But to be honest, I struggle. I have patches where I can't be bothered going to the gym for weeks at a time. I have quite bad eating habits, I just love anything with fat in it, and I can't imagine a life without dairy products in it. So I put on weight very, very easily. I'm actually back up to 85 kilos now, and it sucks. Sometimes I can be diligent with my diet, but it never lasts. And even when I'm in the gym I don't push myself too hard, although I do have plenty of time so I tend to at least be there for a while. On most visits I do an hour of light to medium cardio, and in the last year or so I've started doing some weights. I don't exert myself too much with the weights, but the results have been gratifying. My arms and shoulders have some definition, and I can actually feel pecs under the flab for the first time in my life.
I do still have plenty of flab, especially around my gut, and it's growing every day lately, but I'm also hoping that some of the weight gain is accounted for by the extra muscle. I don't exercise to look good for the opposite sex (I have... more significant issues with women than my appearance, that's for sure), and I don't really have any reason to want to be in great shape. I just want to be basically healthy.
But to be honest, I struggle. I have patches where I can't be bothered going to the gym for weeks at a time. I have quite bad eating habits, I just love anything with fat in it, and I can't imagine a life without dairy products in it. So I put on weight very, very easily. I'm actually back up to 85 kilos now, and it sucks. Sometimes I can be diligent with my diet, but it never lasts. And even when I'm in the gym I don't push myself too hard, although I do have plenty of time so I tend to at least be there for a while. On most visits I do an hour of light to medium cardio, and in the last year or so I've started doing some weights. I don't exert myself too much with the weights, but the results have been gratifying. My arms and shoulders have some definition, and I can actually feel pecs under the flab for the first time in my life.
I do still have plenty of flab, especially around my gut, and it's growing every day lately, but I'm also hoping that some of the weight gain is accounted for by the extra muscle. I don't exercise to look good for the opposite sex (I have... more significant issues with women than my appearance, that's for sure), and I don't really have any reason to want to be in great shape. I just want to be basically healthy.