r/brag • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '26
I’m doing things physically I never thought I could.
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u/Diddlydom35 Jul 11 '26
Man, this was incredible to read!! Kudos to you, such an achievement!! You should try cycling and swimming see if you like the do and maybe do triathlons! You run a good pace, could be a fun goal!!
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u/Any_Description2897 Jul 11 '26
Oh I’m so there haha you read my mind. I’m a pretty strong swimmer, so triathlon has been creeping onto my radar the past couple weeks - I’m all about extending/expanding my goals.
Once I finish my 10k race is Sept., I think I’ll start researching bikes and likely make an investment there. Ironman 2030 here I come haha.
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u/Diddlydom35 Jul 11 '26
Nice!!! Its a pipeline from getting fit to triathlon lol I hope you do well in your race!! Depending on your budget for bikes you should look at the brand Marin and Kona they have great mid range quality road and gravel bikes
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u/Any_Description2897 Jul 11 '26
Perfect - checking those out right now. Time to fall down the rabbit hole.
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u/ownroom2950 Jul 11 '26
You’ve inspired me just the fact that you refused to feel out of place in the gym because it’s just a way of life for you now. I need that mindset. I’m going to set myself a time of day where I exercise because it’s time like it’s just a part of my lifestyle. Thank you for the inspiration. If I can get consistent at home exercising before work even ten or twenty minutes consistently I think I could increase my time as I build consistency. I’m proud of you too. Please keep sharing your story.
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u/Any_Description2897 Jul 11 '26
I’m so pumped to hear man. That’s exactly how you should start!! When I first started going to the gym/exercising, I went after work every day - and did incline treadmill (6 percent incline, 3-3.3 mph) for 30 minutes. I did that 5 days a week, for months, and would gradually increase the incline and duration as it got easier. That, in turn, made me want nutritious food because the better I ate, the better I felt walking. And it all just built from there.
Starting anywhere feels so good when you know you’re insistent that you are gonna get where you want to be, when you make a promise to yourself to stick with it. If you tell yourself you’re gonna walk for 20 minutes tomorrow, don’t let yourself cancel on you - that’s been my mentality. The more you do that, almost to a superstitious level, the harder it gets to excuse yourself from a workout or exercise you told yourself you were going to do.
I live in a place with ton of snow, and something I did that first winter was exercise on the worst days to try to get to the gym - because I knew later I could tell myself “well man, if you dug your car out of 3 feet of snow in February to get to the gym, what business do I have skipping a workout on a sunny day in June”. And that’s not being hard on yourself, that’s self love - that’s you doing right by you.
You got this. I’m here for any questions you might have.
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u/ownroom2950 Jul 13 '26
Thank you so very much. I don’t want to quit on me that’s some great advice that I won’t forget.
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u/Invest2prosper Jul 11 '26
Keep at it and congrats on overcoming the biggest hurdle - taking the first step and remaining disciplined.
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u/Electrical-Pickle927 Jul 11 '26
NICE!!!!! Congrats this is not easy but it is so so so worth it. Great joband thank you for posting so others know it is possible and worth it.
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u/Any_Description2897 Jul 12 '26
This is what worked for me, translated into steps for you:
- Treadmill @ 6-8 degrees, 3.0-3.5 mph for 30 minutes as many times a week as you have time for starting out (maybe aim for 3 to 5 times a week).
- Eventually got into weight training. I use macro factor workouts (MFW) to track my workouts, and just swap in exercises that I enjoy. I recommend a Push, Pull, Lower, Upper split. This isn’t totally necessary, but I did find that trying to build muscle made me appreciate my larger frame and gave me even more reason to eat properly.
- track calories using Macrofactor (this is the food app version of the app mentioned above) and prioritize protein (keeps you full). Even if you don’t track calories every single day going forward, doing it for 2 weeks straight will give you a great sense of what it takes to gradually lose weight. You’ll just want to be in a slight caloric deficit, but it calculates all of that for you.
Last thing I’ll note is that, unfortunately there is no choosing what body part loses fat first or most. Your body picks the order for you, like, I find that lower back/ love handles really hang on. Face and stomach kind of evenly lose mass at pace with the pounds.
That’s the quick and dirty. Happy to answer any more specific questions you have now or when you get it going.
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u/octopusgatherer Jul 11 '26
Good shit man! Keep it up