So i decided i needed to drop a few....

pounds that is.....Yea, ive been saying this for over a year. I lose some and gain some...repeat. I diet for a while and fall off the wagon. Im 5'8" and 220lbs. I should be around 160 or so.

A freind of mine used to be a personal trainer and is in great shape...he is also 40 like myself. He offered to help get me into a workout routine at the gym for free. Id be an idiot to say no.

My main motivation is looking better in my Fett gear...amongst other things.

So wish me luck...first day is tomorrow...bright n early at 7:30 am, then off to work! Im hoping with dieting and going to the gym, i can lose 20lbs in a couple of months...and then more as i go along.

I'll post any progress here!

heres to a thinner Fett!

Good luck Lou! Kick sum ***

Thanks man!

Between the free training and me about to order a new belt from taco...i was like what am i doing...i shouldnt be getting a bigger belt...i should be getting smaller to fit into the one i have! Right now i have an extension on it. Needless to say i gained a few pounds since i built this suit in 2009..

hey I'm in the exact same wagon, maybe we can do it together.

Originally Posted by Darth Voorhees

Thanks man!

Between the free training and me about to order a new belt from taco...i was like what am i doing...i shouldnt be getting a bigger belt...i should be getting smaller to fit into the one i have! Right now i have an extension on it. Needless to say i gained a few pounds since i built this suit in 2009..

Hey it happens hah good thing your fed up enough to want to make a change and your nice Fett suit will help motivate you just by looking at it lol

Good luck bro. Its all about making the exercise routine.

Good luck DV you can do it bud!

Thanks guys! the goal is to drop 60lbs!

Good luck. I know the feeling, my TK is getting snug because I gained 20 since I built it.

Good luck, sir I've lost a little over 30 lbs since Jan 1st. Eating "right" and exercise really does wonders

Originally Posted by mandosoldier

hey I'm in the exact same wagon, maybe we can do it together.

yea man...i start today...leaving here in about 30min.....get to it! lol

Good luck, and stay focused. Make smart eating choices and with exercise the weight will fall off.
I dropped 80 lbs with diet and exercise. It sounds cliche, but you just have to believe you can do it!!

I've lost 55lbs since November of last year and I can say that eating right really is important. I have always been an exerciser with hockey and running but if you have a poor diet it really eliminates a lot of what you do at the gym. Not to mention, you don't have the type of energy needed to put in the proper exercise. Best of luck to you man, just remember to get a lot of water in, eat your veggies and fruits and keep the protein lean. Oh, and sodium is a killer.

Good luck Lou!!!

Awesome man. You can do it!

I started P90X in April of this year, and in the first 35 days, I had lost 12 net pounds and gained a ton of muscle and strength. I was in a car accident on my 36th day, and had to take 6 weeks off to recover. I have now started back again and I am on day 15 with another 3 pounds gone for 15 total(actually, I decided to add a week, so technically I am on day 22). I am feeling great, and the good news is that I had boosted my metabolism enough that I did not gain any weight back in the time that I had to take off for my back to heal. I have no doubt that my workouts were critical in my quick healing as well, and the other benefit is that I quit smoking to perform better in my workouts.

There is no secret pill or magic button to losing the weight. It is all about making better food choices, hard work, and determination. It is hard in the beginning, but now I am at a point that I am addicted to working out, and I feel like I cheat myself if I do not. Hang in there, man. We are here for support, and there are several people on here doing it with you.

good look man, you can do it, all the best with the weight loss program.

Wow! thanks for all the support guys! Theres alot of good success stories there...great motivation!

So, i am home from work now...the first workout was good. May have pushed a little too far this time. Got really dizzy and almost passed out..after i stopped. took about 5 minutes for me to get re-oriented and able to go down to the locker room and change. But all in all, i think it was good. Phil (my trainer freind) is going away tomorrow though to a wedding, so i wont see him again till Tuesday. Right now, im going as a guest on his membership. Gonna do that for about a momth and then ill get a membership myself.

Until then, i'll take tomorrow off and do a 5 mile bike ride thursday morning before work. I may do that again on Saturday as well.

Still working on the diet and how much i should be eating before a workout. I had half a met-rx bar before the workout with water and some OJ. I may have got dizzy due to not eatting enough. Next time i may eat the whole Met-rx bar, or half and a banana.


Anyway, im off to a good start, lets hope i dont die LOL!

Thanks again for all the support guys! it REALLY helps!

You should also have your thyroid levels checked I have hypothyroidism and it caused me to gain 80lbs then when I got the diagnosis figured out I got on meds and lost 50lbs right away. You and I are the same size and I am struggling to lose the rest too. Best of luck bro and stay with it.

thanks Woody! Yea that was a thought, but i wanna see what i can do by exercising and diet. Plus my dumb job didnt give me insurance...and when they finally got it for me...they had cut my hours to 30 a week and then i culdnt afford it anymore....ugh..

Although, Im pretty sure im overweight because i eat like a pig and sit around alot lol....but thats about to change!

Good luck buddy! One word of advice though, don't worry about the actual number of pounds you drop as much as how your body actually shapes up!

my mother works out extensively and she always complains about gaining pounds from the workout rather than losing pounds. This is mostly due to fat weighing less that actual muscle weight. So if you hit a rough wall where numbers aren't going down just keep plugging away! It will more than likely be the wall where fat is transitioning to muscle

Again, we all believe in you! Be the bounty hunter you are meant to be!

Thanks man, i was actually just saying that to a co-worker..the number is just kind of a guide..or a "goal point" if you will. i will likely go by the way m y clothes fit and how i look. the number im at in the end, doesnt really concern me so much. Although i know a couple of guys at work about my height and inexcellent shape, and nthey weigh around the 150-155 mark..so somewheres round there will be likely. But yea i agree man!

I am so sore this morning i had a hard time sitting down...not looking forward to the steps to get out of my house...and then to get up to the train station LOL

Weather (and soreness) permitting tomorrow morning im going to do a 5 mile bike ride before work since Phil wont be in town to continue my training.


Thanks again everyone for the support!

Here's the secret do not eat carbohydrate or any sugar you need at least 1 gram of protein per pound so if your 200lbs eat 200grams of protein if you want more muscle double your protein I'm 5'7 and 185lbs with 15% bodyfat thats what the military likes you body fat at and weigh yourself in the morning before you eat anything that's your true body weight. 85% diet 15% workout just eat any meat chicken fish and vegetables stay away from juice and fruit it's all sugar till reach your goal than incorporate carbs back in your diet 160lbs is to small I like to look like a man research whats a carbohydrate and what's not and stay away from potatoes and soy and get on multi vitamin and fish oil and buy low carb protein powder drink a shake instead of chips good luck

Thanks for the tips Misfit...ive done atkins before, so i know all about no carb! Cant do that anymore though...i justdont handle it well. however i am watching that i dont over do it. so i guess im eatting low carb..most of the time.

I dunno man, my freind Danny is my height and 155lbs and he is ripped. He boxes. He is strong and id say he looks like a man lol but like was mentioned...im not really going for a "number" goal...i just want to look good...so whatever number that may be....lol

Got up nice an early today, and did an hour bike ride...5miles...yea! NO MO BOBA FATT!!! LOL!! ...now off to shower and go to work!

Thanks again for all of your support guys...it really helps!

Yup some people say I'm too big for my height but I don't see it I don't box or fight my muscle is just for show if that's the case don't eat carbs after 2:00 pm never eat carbs for dinner alot of guys do this! With decent results

Yea i def agree with that. I only eat my carbs in the morning...then very little carbs with lunch and no carbs for dinner.

Ok so i didnt do another bike ride today...was just to tired from staying up late workin on stuff...

But tomorrow will definately do another bike ride...perhaps the whole bike trail which is just under 6 miles 1 way. Since i dont have to get to work tomorrow, im gonna shoot for the whole trail!

Will likely do the 5 mile ride Monday morning and ill hit the gym again Tuesday!

I'm doing the same thing. I'm 5'9" and weigh 211lbs. I just had my doctor put me on Adipex. It boosts your metabolism and kills your appetite. I'm a landscaper by trade so I do physical work all day, but this helps me to have a little left in the tank at the end of the day to do some cardio.

Aren't we the ultimate nerds? Losing weight to look good in our Fett costumes... Does anybody lose weight to attract babes anymore?

Originally Posted by AFettFullofDollars

I'm doing the same thing. I'm 5'9" and weigh 211lbs. I just had my doctor put me on Adipex. It boosts your metabolism and kills your appetite. I'm a landscaper by trade so I do physical work all day, but this helps me to have a little left in the tank at the end of the day to do some cardio.

Aren't we the ultimate nerds? Losing weight to look good in our Fett costumes... Does anybody lose weight to attract babes anymore?

haha..i know right? Of course sometimes, the Fett suit attracts babes, so looking good in it helps! hehe

Hm..i wonder if i can do that Adipex? Well...lets see where the exercise/dieting takes me first...who knows maybe ill drop more than i think!

one of my biggest problems was finding the time to get exercise in. Then one day it hit me .."get your fat *** up early and go first thing in the morning!" lol That seems to be working heh

I started really trying to get back in shape a couple of months ago. It seems I have to go through this every few years after I fall off my routine and get lazy for too long. I'm 5'11" and when I'm "fat" I'm around 185-190, but I'm a skinny dude with no muscle. In the last month I lost 15lbs and an inch or two from my waist, and my cardio is waaay better (which is my main goal). I'm trying to get my 1.5 mile run time down under 9:30. The trick for me is quitting drinking and eating a small breakfast (instead of just coffee). It took me a while to get back into running, but starting slow to build the right stabilization muscles and avoid injuries has worked out great. You've already gotten some great advice above, I would just add that the key is to stick with it, and don't let yourself make excuses to not eat right or exercise. Your metabolism will get exponentially faster as you replace fat with muscle, so keep it up!

Good luck man. I know loseing weight can be hard. Try eatting mando style foods, very healthy, High energy, very filling (so you don't want or have to eat as often), and very spicy (I don't know how this last one would effect weight loss but if you like spice this is a plus) you could look up some mando foods so you know what I'm talking about.

thanks guys!

Been hitting the gym twice a week with my trainer buddy. Gonna start going 3 times next week and when i return from C6. I also now have a membership at the planet fitness near my job where we train, so im not going on my freinds guest account anymore. I felt i was into it enough to get my own account.

Im sore, but its a good sore. the first couple of times was rough, but im getting used to it and starting to feel a little more energetic and upbeat already.