Every once in a while I have a kind of health heart to heart conversation with myself. You know the kind of I am talking about. The kind where you are looking in the mirror and notice that the love handles are slightly more than handles now. The kind where you find it more of a challenge to turn around in the car to look behind you when backing up. The kind where bending over to tie your shoes leaves you short of breath. Well I could go on and on but I know you get the idea.
Inevitably the conclusion you come to after this one on one conversation is that you are just plain fat. Immediately you begin to think about all those diets in your not so healthy history where you would lose twenty pounds only to put back on thirty. So about a month ago I began a new angle on this whole fat loss problem. So I started this journey by asking myself two crucial questions.
1. Why is that I am fat? The conclusion I reached is because I don't do anything and on top of that I pretty much eat what I want to. It really seems quite simple when I put it like that but that is exactly in my mind what the problem is.
2. What will it take to loose the fat? Well certainly not by diets alone as this does not solve my health issues and only make me want more and more food. Essentially you starve your body until it hits bottom and you go berserk on some cannolies.
I am sure everyone who has ever been overweight has asked themselves these questions in the past but it is the second question that is the real "stump-er." So I want to address what I am doing in response to #2.
The biggest change for me is joining the YMCA and using their Fitlinxx system. For those not familiar with Fitlinxx, it is a computer based workout program that tracks calories burned, strength training and overall cardiovascular fitness levels. These categories when calculated together end up giving you fitpoints which give you an overall rating of your progress. http://www.fitlinxx.net/
So after a month of training it is giving me more strength and is meeting my fitness goals, but it does this in a way which is appealing to me. The reallity is that it appeals to my sense of competition. You see with Fitlinxx, not only do you compete with yourself, but you also compete against the entire YMCA branch. Each month, the YMCA posts the top 15 males and females in strength, calories burned and total fitpoints. This is a great way to keep yourself motivated.
The second part of the Fitlinxx health program is the equipment itself. For example, strength training uses Cybex machines which the member utilizes in a circuit to target about every major muscle group in the body. This workout alone can be quite brutal. Add to that a daily cardio workout such as speed walking, cycling or running and you are talking about a quality workout indeed.
Although Fitlinxx is a powerful system, I cannot simply ignore my diet. I have chosen to go with a high protein diet mixed with fruit and veggies. This combination gives me adequate energy and good muscle building.
In conclusion, I don't know if this will completely work for me. Only time will tell. I have lost about 12lbs and have a great deal more strength so I do know that it works. Now it is up to me to make it last.
Inevitably the conclusion you come to after this one on one conversation is that you are just plain fat. Immediately you begin to think about all those diets in your not so healthy history where you would lose twenty pounds only to put back on thirty. So about a month ago I began a new angle on this whole fat loss problem. So I started this journey by asking myself two crucial questions.
1. Why is that I am fat? The conclusion I reached is because I don't do anything and on top of that I pretty much eat what I want to. It really seems quite simple when I put it like that but that is exactly in my mind what the problem is.
2. What will it take to loose the fat? Well certainly not by diets alone as this does not solve my health issues and only make me want more and more food. Essentially you starve your body until it hits bottom and you go berserk on some cannolies.
I am sure everyone who has ever been overweight has asked themselves these questions in the past but it is the second question that is the real "stump-er." So I want to address what I am doing in response to #2.
The biggest change for me is joining the YMCA and using their Fitlinxx system. For those not familiar with Fitlinxx, it is a computer based workout program that tracks calories burned, strength training and overall cardiovascular fitness levels. These categories when calculated together end up giving you fitpoints which give you an overall rating of your progress. http://www.fitlinxx.net/
Cybex Chest Press - Can be used in the Fitlinxx system
The second part of the Fitlinxx health program is the equipment itself. For example, strength training uses Cybex machines which the member utilizes in a circuit to target about every major muscle group in the body. This workout alone can be quite brutal. Add to that a daily cardio workout such as speed walking, cycling or running and you are talking about a quality workout indeed.
Although Fitlinxx is a powerful system, I cannot simply ignore my diet. I have chosen to go with a high protein diet mixed with fruit and veggies. This combination gives me adequate energy and good muscle building.
In conclusion, I don't know if this will completely work for me. Only time will tell. I have lost about 12lbs and have a great deal more strength so I do know that it works. Now it is up to me to make it last.
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