Fitness and Exercise

[shinta|hikari]

I did it in phases, but I guess it would total to around 1 year.

216 lbs to 156 lbs took 6 months, 156 to 136 took 3 months, and 136 to 146 took 3 months, I believe. I maintained each of the weights listed for several months before deciding to change again.

I actually hit 156 lbs again just 2 weeks ago due to alcoholism and indolence caused by despair, but I managed to get to 150 in a little over a week since then by not drinking and reducing my food intake while doing my usual workout regimen. Alcohol really adds way too many calories to my diet. I drink a minimum of 375ml of brandy almost daily (sometimes even more) which amounts to almost 900 calories. Simply stopping my alcohol intake is doing wonders for weight loss.

I think my upper body muscles have more or less stabilized throughout the years because I only experience a small decrease in strength (around 15% in reps) even if I completely stop working out for a month. I also get back to normal in about a week after resuming exercise.

EDIT: 6 being the last digit of all my weight stages is not really a coincidence because I always reduce or gain by 10 lbs. The only coincidence lies in the fact that my weight when I first decided to shape up and stop being a fat slob had 6 as the last digit. My obsessive compulsive traits show up in the oddest places.

EDIT2: While going to the gym to see hot girls is tempting, watching anime during bicep curls or rest periods is more enjoyable for me.