I have to agree with Cardio dude, I've been there done that and its all good now. I gain weight just looking at food and after we had our first baby I took 3 months off from work and gained 30 lb's, for guys they call it sympathy weight so its all good, yeah right
At the time I was coming in at around 220lbs at 5'11" 10 months later I ran my first marathon ever at 172Lbs but leveled off to around 185lbs.
My hope here is to give yall some tips that worked really well for me and if they help any of yalls then cool...
First off, I love to eat so going on any kind of diet Will not work for people like me. Any diet that tells you what you can and can't eat will only make you crave the bad foods we all love. The key is a combination of cardio and portion control, in the long run you are going to increase your cardio workouts but maintain your portion control. Later your going switch from a portion control mind set to a Fuel you body mind set but again that's much later...
Fist you should Walk, Walk, Walk,
When you first start out you should be walking for weeks. Even if you think your in ok shape to run, walking first will get your mussels and bones ready for the impact plus you may hurt yourself just trying to run right away. These are some keys you should keep in mind.
Get Some Running Shoes: Yes I now your going to be walking first but your going to need to break these shoes in...
Get Some Kind of Routine: start out walking 4 to 5 times a week before or after work, If your like me going home first for a run/walk is not a good idea I could get side tracked checking out Boba Fett stuff on the Internet. After work find a trail you can walk maybe at a park. Do what ever is comfortable for you, 15min, 30min, 2 miles all good just stick to this routine, You cant let anything keep you from walking or running....plan around your workouts, walk/runs.
Water: don't use any Sports drinks or Sports Bars they are loaded with sugar/salt, things you don't need at this point
Make it Fun: when I walk I like to read, just place your book in a position so that you can still see where your going with your peripheral vision...IPod books? down load your favorite comedian to your IPod? maybe you enjoy Sports talk or other talk shows on the radio...Again the point here is to get your mind off your workout and before you now it workout is Done...
Track Your Progress: Get a Boba Fett Calendar, what ever you did that day, put it down. keep it simple at first later you might want to mark down more detailed information but again that's later...
That's It. Do this for about 2 -4 weeks till your not winded anymore. this whole time you can and should increase the distance of your walks but you should be ready to start running now...just start out slow with short runs, keeping you portion control mind set, this is where you'll start to see some results. Again the walking was just the get your body ready for the runs. Keep all the above keys in mind while in you running phase. I'll add some running Keys
Run Away From you Car/House: point to point runs, I just want to get the run over with, so for me running to my mark what ever that is then back to my car kept me honest. Loop runs get boring and if you see your car every time around it's to easy to talk yourself into going home
Water Belt: get one that holds 2-4 bottles, again all you need here is water but if your doing more that say 6miles, then a Sports drinks of some kind is cool.
At first keep your runs short and stay at your comfortable distance for about two week before you increase your distance and repeat this process. Example: 4 x 2mile runs a week for 2 weeks after that go to 4 x 4miles a week for 3 weeks. at this point you calendar is going to be looking good your going to be feeling good. You could now start adding a long run to your week. Example: 6mile Sunday then run 3x 4mile runs the rest of the week...
At this point your going to really see the results you want, enjoy any foods you want just don't go to town
Now what? after this you should try to mix in some organized runs into you calendar..thier fun and very motivating, your going to want to start keeping track of your times, minutes pre mile, heart rate all that junk...
Look I could go on and on but this may not be the right place for this topic and I don't want to drive any of my Fett homies nuts...
If anyone needs further assistance or just someone to cheer you on just send me a message/Email
Syper