I have to add more physical activity to my daily life.

[Metalhead]

I have been losing weight slowly since I cut out the booze, but I am sick and tired of hearing my mother and stepfather constantly hammer in how fat I am and about how they are constantly shaming me and my belly just because they love me and they don't want me to die in ten years from now.

I probably should start working out at the gym twice a day instead of once every other day like what I have been doing.

 

[Aspychata]

Let's see, 10 years dead by what they claim is overweight, or die in five years due to their constant nagging and humiliation due to -get this- They Love You.......

 

[Mary Terry]

Vigorous walking is a good way to lose weight and get in shape, too. It's free and you can walk anywhere you want to. Good job, Metalhead. Try to ignore the busybodies who comment on your physique.

 

[Judge]

I do a lot of walking as much as possible, integrating it into going to the store and deliberately parking my car far away and doing plenty of walking indoors.

By far my most prevalent form of exercising. Fits right into my "window shopping" mentality.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Vigorous walking is a good way to lose weight and get in shape, too. It's free and you can walk anywhere you want to. Good job, Metalhead. Try to ignore the busybodies who comment on your physique.

I agree that walking is a good exercise to consider.

 

[Aspychata]

I am using my walking pad today, have you considered a walking pad @Metalhead? They are fairly inexpensive and work on days that the weather is just not pleasant.
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[Ronald Zeeman]

I walk now up to 4 km since stroke.

 

[Metalhead]

I just tried doing a 20 minute standing dumbbell workout I found on YouTube. I stopped halfway through it because I currently am terribly out of shape, but I will tackle it again on Monday and keep at it until I can go through the whole thing no problems.

 

[Metalhead]

I took a three hour nap after I took a shower after that workout. Now I feel sore, but I also feel an incredible energy boost. I feel like walking to Fred Meyer and buying a bottle of low calorie Gatorade, so I think I will do that now.

 

[DrBadStrings]

I have been losing weight slowly since I cut out the booze, but I am sick and tired of hearing my mother and stepfather constantly hammer in how fat I am and about how they are constantly shaming me and my belly just because they love me and they don't want me to die in ten years from now.

I probably should start working out at the gym twice a day instead of once every other day like what I have been doing.

Keep at it dude. When I first quit drinking it actually took me an incredibly long time before I really started loosing any weight. Mind you I don't know what level your drinking was at, I was a heavy daily alcoholic in need of a medical intervention to safely stop, so the first several months I think my body was mostly just concerned with healing the organs.

But about the 7 month mark I decided to put a concerted effort into my physical health. I started walking daily for about 45 minutes 2-3 times a day, 5-6 days a week. I made sure to eat reasonably healthy though I wasn't counting calories or severely restricting myself. Just eating 4-5 smaller meals per day, I was bad for skipping meals then overdoing it. And I made sure to stick to a solid sleep routing and aiming for 8 hours a night. Since May I'm now down 35lbs. I would be more but the last 6 weeks I haven't been sticking to that because of work demands but I've been holding steady.

Guess the point I'm trying to make is keep at it and try not to let your folks get you down. It's a slow progress if done in a healthy manner. And the goal really should be just improving health, not specifically loosing weight. Lead a healthy active lifestyle and most folks loose weight. There isn't any magic formula, routine, or diet.

Now with the gym you don't want to go twice a day. That's just over doing it and you'll never really give your muscles the time they need to repair. Depending on what you're routine is like going every other day like you are now is likely sufficient in the weights department. I'd take that extra time and initiative for outdoor activities. Get out there hiking/walking and explore. Use those muscles you're working on in the gym to explore new things. If it's warm out try kayaking or paddle boarding. Winter time, snow shoe/ski. Autumn, enjoy the colors and a walk with a good hoodie.

 

[lunarious]

Can I share my view? On fat burning and excersice. As white belt or no belt in Karate.

So ... They say men gather fat on the belly, unlike women gather fat on their thighs. Can somebody confirm this?

So then come excersice experts and shed light on the matter and they say: to burn fat on the belly "you don't have to do belly excersise" to burn fat, any body part can burn the body total fat. That is double theoretical for me.

Practically, the core (my stomach) feels easiest to excersice through situps, moreso than anything else. That's why it's core. Right? That's exactly what you must do, and do boat Yoga Pose. Stay statically tense in boat post, as base, and therefrom do situp variations you like. But Yoga Boat Pose is the base. I don't like movement because i'm prone to be catatonic as ASD, and static strength is superior. Actually any Introverted Sensor (Si user) like Tai Chi or my Karate move slowly, statistically. I'm stuck, but i'll do Boat Pose static muscle strength if I wake up at morning, and may feel like doing it. I let my body show me the path to Healing, not an arrogant loser in a gym. My brain tells me i must have faith and be patient.

I'm more Karateka as Asperger's and white belt, than blackbelt Karateka. Because i'm doing all "fighting" while black-belts are safe. That is OK. I'm trying to say i read about Karate belly that is what i have, what advanced Karatekas have.

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