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Alright well this is the first day of my mental and physical transformation! I'm so excited! I had a couple of false starts earlier but this time I'm really doing it. I'm gonna drastically cut down on my internet usage and start meditating again. I have been smoke free for about a month now and now I'm getting rid of the caffeine as well. I'm going on a diet and get back in to running. I think I will sort of use this thread as a journal where I will post my progress.
The last time I did this did so good and was real proud of myself because I completely changed myself and made drastic improvements physically and mentally. I went from 220 pounds to about 175 or so and went from only being able to run 1 mile to running 10 miles (once 13 miles.) I was amazed at how fast the body is able to transform like this. It only took me like 2 months to get up to 10 miles. I also almost completely stopped using the internet and was meditating and like sitting outside just relaxing for hours. Getting rid of the internet was best thing for me because I've been completely addicted to it since I was like 13. I really noticed anxiety and depression go away for the most part. I was very relaxed and just calm and collected. I also noticed that my imagination was working very well and I had very good concentration, also didn't have the negative obsessive thoughts that I usually have. Also I would have really cool dreams. It seems the more relaxed you are the more you dream and the easier it is to remember them. I also wrote down my dreams, my calorie intake and exercise progress and especially my progress with meditation in a journal.
I really wish I hadn't stopped last time because it seems like it was all a bunch of wasted effort because I didn't stick with it. Oh well, just got to keep trying and not give up. The good news is that I am only 192 pounds now which is much better than what I thought I would be after 4 months or so of sitting on my *** everyday eating everything in site! Actually its pretty amazing. I seem to have a real good metabolism. I can lose weight very fast but it takes me a while to put it back on.
Initial Goals: (I plan to update these later, things like getting out of the house and stuff, just not ready for that now)
1) Get back down to 170 pounds or so (2 months from here)
2) Write down my progress in a journal everyday
3) Run 5 times a week minimum
4) Have at least one 10 mile run by August 15th (2 months from here)
5) At least 7 hours a week of meditation
6) Drastically cut down on the internet usage
I don't think I will be as intense as I was last time with the mental transformation but who knows. Physical I plan to really push myself to the limit again. I wont get in to the dieting aspect too much because its sort of controversial and want to avoid any arguments and lectures etc. I know what I am doing though and have done it many times before. I've read loads about safety hazards etc. (Bodybuilding used to be an obsession of mine when I was like 16 though you sure wouldn't know that now by looking at me cause I'm so flabby and weak lol :-D )
Anyways very optimistic! Time to change my life and my self.
Alright well this is the first day of my mental and physical transformation! I'm so excited! I had a couple of false starts earlier but this time I'm really doing it. I'm gonna drastically cut down on my internet usage and start meditating again. I have been smoke free for about a month now and now I'm getting rid of the caffeine as well. I'm going on a diet and get back in to running. I think I will sort of use this thread as a journal where I will post my progress.
The last time I did this did so good and was real proud of myself because I completely changed myself and made drastic improvements physically and mentally. I went from 220 pounds to about 175 or so and went from only being able to run 1 mile to running 10 miles (once 13 miles.) I was amazed at how fast the body is able to transform like this. It only took me like 2 months to get up to 10 miles. I also almost completely stopped using the internet and was meditating and like sitting outside just relaxing for hours. Getting rid of the internet was best thing for me because I've been completely addicted to it since I was like 13. I really noticed anxiety and depression go away for the most part. I was very relaxed and just calm and collected. I also noticed that my imagination was working very well and I had very good concentration, also didn't have the negative obsessive thoughts that I usually have. Also I would have really cool dreams. It seems the more relaxed you are the more you dream and the easier it is to remember them. I also wrote down my dreams, my calorie intake and exercise progress and especially my progress with meditation in a journal.
I really wish I hadn't stopped last time because it seems like it was all a bunch of wasted effort because I didn't stick with it. Oh well, just got to keep trying and not give up. The good news is that I am only 192 pounds now which is much better than what I thought I would be after 4 months or so of sitting on my *** everyday eating everything in site! Actually its pretty amazing. I seem to have a real good metabolism. I can lose weight very fast but it takes me a while to put it back on.
Initial Goals: (I plan to update these later, things like getting out of the house and stuff, just not ready for that now)
1) Get back down to 170 pounds or so (2 months from here)
2) Write down my progress in a journal everyday
3) Run 5 times a week minimum
4) Have at least one 10 mile run by August 15th (2 months from here)
5) At least 7 hours a week of meditation
6) Drastically cut down on the internet usage
I don't think I will be as intense as I was last time with the mental transformation but who knows. Physical I plan to really push myself to the limit again. I wont get in to the dieting aspect too much because its sort of controversial and want to avoid any arguments and lectures etc. I know what I am doing though and have done it many times before. I've read loads about safety hazards etc. (Bodybuilding used to be an obsession of mine when I was like 16 though you sure wouldn't know that now by looking at me cause I'm so flabby and weak lol :-D )
Anyways very optimistic! Time to change my life and my self.