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Journey to Health



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Welcome to my page, Journey to Health; a page where I will document my journey back to health.

I don't believe that anyone on here knew me when I was a teenager, and therefore I will fill you in. I was in very good shape as a teenager, through semi good eating and plenty of exercise. Over the last couple of years (ages 22-25) I have let those times slip further and further away. This is through my own lack of effort, and nothing else. I weighed myself today (July 12th) and the scales said 178lbs, that is 178lbs for a man of about 5'8. That is overweight, which got me to thinking about getting back in shape. However that was not enough for me, I wanted to get back into shape, yes. I also wanted to do it making a point, I want to highlight the potential of the human body, to show how we are blessed with something capable of miraculous things.

Now, I shall fill you in on how this Wiki is to operate.

1. I shall post pictures of myself (non-naked) every few days, which will provide visuals of my progress. The pictures will come with a short 'diary' entry, describing what I have done that day and my feelings about the project in general.

2. My wife and I have discussed this, she is completely comfortable with these pictures and so am I. However I feel compelled to state this anyway, these pictures are not soft core porn and childish comments are really counter productive to what I am trying to create.

3. Comments are welcome, I am aware of the bad state of my body in the first picture, and observations will not hurt my feelings. I am doing this for two reasons (1) to better my health and (2) to set an example to anyone who has had issues with weight loss and has felt that it will never get better.

I can better my health, you can better your health, we can all do it. Please join me in my journey and never lose faith.

Peace, love and empathy.
Scott Robinson.




Day 1

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So, this is day 1 (July 12th, 2008) and you can see that I am a run of the mill gentleman, somewhat overweight, flabby in the wrong areas and in possession of a few curves.

My weight is 178lbs.

I went to the gym today, cycled for a few miles, ran for a mile, worked with some weights and finished up with a swim and then relaxed my muscles in a hot tub. This is day 1, so I am feeling fine about the effort, and suffering no problems of complaints.

The journey continues tomorrow,
Keep moving forward,
Scott.



Days 2-10
Days 11-20
Days 21-30




Day 33

So, my updates have become a slightly more sketchy, on a regular basis and this will probably continue. With the lack of the laptop and my progress only needing an update every few days I have decided every 2-4 days is sufficient. Today was a very good work out evening, where I did 10 miles on the cycle (with my wife, of course). I then did the weights and then sauna/swim.

A couple of notes.

My bicep weight curling has went up 20lbs in these 33 days.
My chest pressing has went up about 40lbs.
My stamina to do this has improved all round.
I am attempting to tone my body, and is a work in progress.
The sauna has been introduced as a means to supplement the cardio.

I do hope the changes and shake up of routines help to keep my body guessing and aide it in improving.

Side note- My wife is still making progress, and this is a great source of pride for me. She is a second example that our bodies work with us when we give them reason. ^_^

Question for anyone reading....What do you consider 'physical health'?

Keep moving forward.
Scott.

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2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Gah, I hate when they do that! >_<

2008-07-18 [Easterling]: Do what? Take care of their bodies?

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: hehe, no that was for Aura about the movie freezing, sorry. :) 

I think it is a good thing to encourage people to share how they are trying to be fit. I think that alone it is an incredibly hard task, but with friends that just makes it that little bit easier. I think I might even start a side page off of this one, available only to my friends with my own pictures. I hate taking photos because of my size. 

2008-07-18 [Easterling]: Ah, now I saw that! X)

It's great to have a wiki to discuss things like this. That helps a lot, too. I feel a little inspired anyway. :)

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Good, I am glad to hear that! I think that was Scott's purpose all along. I know that it has helped me so much that I have all of you looking over my shoulder, that keeps me motivated. 

2008-07-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: i excersize...only a bit tho. im shocked im still as tiny as i am with all that i eat and what little excersizing i do. but my way of staying fit is the three flights of stairs i walk to get to my apartment(leme tell ya...its a hard task when doing it so much) and walking through my GINORMOUS school(look up North Penn High School on google to see its size) and occasionally playing DDR. 
Its shocking how good of a workout DDR(dance dance revolution) is. Its an awesome game and a GREAT workout.

2008-07-18 [EnigmaXero]: It is, when you have the pads to play it on, and when you don't have neighbors below you that would kill you.
Tenshi and I would play it like that, if only we had the mats.
And of course, if the people downstairs wouldn't kill us. :D

2008-07-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: hahaha well i have downstairs neighbors. thats why i dont play it that often. They get annoyed and slam the back end of a broom handle or sumin into the roof and bang. one of these days they are guna bust a whole in the ceiling n ima LAUGH! i get so annoyed with my neighbors. i had my bro over before and they have a kid. The neighbors came upstairs to complain there was too much jumping and then they reported it to the management that there was a three year old in the apartment jumping around too much. IT WAS A HOLIDAY I MEAN COME-ON! haha but back to the topic. yea DDR truly works wonders. it even has a workout program on it. ^.^

2008-07-18 [Easterling]: I have a hard time to understand people who can't oversee with children making sounds and jumping around. It can't be that annoying! People like that are just looking for things to complain about.

2008-07-18 [Draugur dauðans]: I rather hope that you do well with your journey. Myself, I'm on a similar Journey at 18. 18 no less!

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: I agree with you [Easterling], kids are kids and as long as they aren't screaming at the tops of their lungs or breaking things, let them play...its good for them. 

[Blood Sucking Beauty] be very thankful for that body while you have it! :) I hope that you continue to have it for many years to come. Unfortunately that old rumor about hitting your 20s seems to be pretty true, it becomes harder and harder to keep the weight off. 

[Draugur dauðans] good luck and if you ever need any help or support, that is what we are here for!

2008-07-18 [xenocentric]: Welcome everyone new to this wiki. It seems there have been a lolt of comments while I was at work today. Easterling, I am glad this has acted as a starting point of inspiration (that is a great deal of the reason I created this wiki). I am working hard each day, so that people can see the physical change in my body, and the discussion can hopefully offer group support for anyone wishing to improve their body.

2008-07-19 [Maeve104]: This is a good thing you've got here, not only for yourself but for other people who want to know that it's possible to lose weight if you perservere. My dad always goes on diets but then gives up after a few weeks. It's not so much a "diet" as a change in what you do everyday that makes you a healthier person.

2008-07-19 [xenocentric]: I agree with you Maeve, I have made this something of a lifestyle in what I do, assisted by what I choose to eat. I want people to find encouragement from this and see that things are possible as long as you just keep moving forward.

2008-07-19 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: hehe i guess that means that ima blow up in two years. haha i don't exactly eat the healthiest of foods and i highly doubt college will help me on that aspect. I guess i should change that huh or else i most likely will blow up. and i really am greatful for my body although for my height im technically overweight O.o im 18 years old and the height of a 10 year old....its such a bummer but ya no. i just guta keep an eye on my weight according to my height.

2008-07-19 [xenocentric]: I think the body does undergo somewhat of a slowdown once you get to about 21 or so, but it is not impossible to keep in shape. I think we just get into a bit of a habit, and accept it somewhat.

2008-07-19 [End of Eternity]: Well I have to say you have all imspired me. I'm only 17, but I don't want to get out of shape as my life begins to change and I start uni and grow up. I work as a lifeguard at my local pool, and this gives me free membership to the pool and gym, so I'm going to take full advantage of this as soon as I've had a gym induction and bought a new swimming costume! I am aiming to go to the gym at least once a week and swim at least three times. I know it's not as much as many of the rest of you, but it will hopefully keep me in shape! Thanks for the inspiration!

2008-07-19 [xenocentric]: I am so happy that another person has found inspiration from this. Best of luck to you and feel free to keep in contact with this wiki.

2008-07-19 [Teufelsweib]: [xenocentric], this is really amazing. first of all, respect that you dare to show the progress like this on a wiki here as inspiration for other people to keep a more closer eye on their health.
second, and most important, that you're doing such a great job concentrating on your health so much. your body is your temple, and it's so easy in nowadays society to neglect it...
really, much respect to you! :)

2008-07-19 [xenocentric]: Slavork, thank you very much for the respect and the comments on the wiki. I shall continue to post my progress (in fact tonight will be another picture) and encourage others to take something from this ^_^

2008-07-19 [End of Eternity]: I completely agree with [Teufelsweib] - you're doing a fantastic job [xenocentric]! Just make sure you keep that moral high! You're a fantastic example to the rest of us!

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