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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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2008-07-17 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: I'm making tacos. Is that a plan?

2008-07-17 [Galatea]: That can be if you want it to! :D When my grandmother was still alive, she and my mother started a Eaters Anonymous...part of that was to call and tell one of the members or a friend what your food and exercise plan was for that day. That way if you weren't feeling strong enough to keep to it, they could encourage you.  So today Tenshi is making tacos. :D Alexa is going to make a spinach stir-fry for dinner and then going to the gym. Anyone else want to share today? I know it sounds corny but we are here to support each other!

2008-07-17 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: *puffs cheeks* Spinach stir-fry? DX! I looove making chicken stir-fry! That seems to be everyones favourite meal around here. ^.^

Thats a really neat idea, btw. The Eaters Anonymous.

We are going to try and start avoiding caffeine and sugary drinks after 8 at night. Aren't we Aura >=(? It was intentionally so that we can sleep better at night. But, by doing that, it will keep us from storing fat at night, instead of burning it ^^ Plus when we wake up in the mornings, we will feel a lot better.

2008-07-17 [Galatea]: I think I might join you in that last one. I try really hard but sometimes I just can't resist that one last cup of coffee. X_x 

What do you put in your chicken stir-fry...I love a good stir-fry! :D

2008-07-17 [Azuri]: Just nix the caffeine all together, I cant tell you how much better I feel now that I only drink water and only soda once in a blue moon.

2008-07-17 [Galatea]: I have tried doing half decaf and have caf. coffee and I really like it...I don't get an upset tummy. :) I try to lay off the soda most of the time and drink lots of water like you said.

2008-07-18 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: EWW coffee. I like my sweet tea ^^

Well, I dunno if I should list it all here, but I PM you :D

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Sounds good to me. I just back from the gym...I feel so wobbly and weak...but no gain without pain.

2008-07-18 [Ramirez]: I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but I think that if you own a Wii, you should definitely invest your money in the Wii Fit. It's amazingly fun and it has all kinds of great exercises for balance and strength and even jogging and what not. The fact that it has a personal trainer that actually knows when you're doing things right or wrong is really helpful. And it has all kinds of different work out techniques on it, and monitors your weight gain/loss, your balance and all kinds of stuff. It's really neat. =3

Keep up the good work. =D

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Good mention my friend, as of this time we do not own a Wii, though we will be moving in with family that does sometime near the end of this year. It may be wise to invest in a Wii Fit, it sounds like alot of fun! Thanks for the encouragement and good advice!

2008-07-18 [Ramirez]: You're welcome. Keep it up. =D

2008-07-18 [Tynuka-Rhytishy]: My dad almost bought that Wii Fit thing. We need a Wii first, <<. So, we're gunna save up for that. I have a job interview at Wal Mart, so if I get it, we get like, 10% off. yay, free tax.

But, my family stopped drinking and eating bad things after 8, thing. If we do have something, it's like a few cookies and milk.. which is like, rare. And I've talked to my doctor about losing weight, he said we were guna move really slow on it. He said do the mile thing, plus, drink Diet Cokes instead of regular. He said you could lose 30 pounds in a year just by doing that.

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Good, I am glad he said to take it slow because sometimes they want to push too much too fast. :) 

2008-07-18 [Tynuka-Rhytishy]: I had a friend do that stomach ring thing. He lost close to 100 pounds, but he never exercised, so he's not that big anymore, but he's still got all the extra stuff..

I almost thought about it, but with exercise. But, then I remembered him saying he had to blend all his food together.. and that sounds ..yummy.. -twitch-

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Ugh...yeah I don't think that would be the option for me. I guess if you were grossly obese and needed a radical way to loose weight immediately. I know someone who did it and was successful but she exercised too. 

2008-07-18 [Tynuka-Rhytishy]: That's great to hear! The risk if it coming undone scares me.

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: Yeah, that is a frightening thought.

2008-07-18 [Galatea]: I was a little worried about missing my workout today, (we are going to see Batman tonight!! :D) So I've taken the opportunity to turn my radio up really loud and dance like crazy all day! The neighbors are probably going crazy but you can't get better cardio than dancing! *shakes booty*

2008-07-18 [EnigmaXero]: XD!
That's always a good thing. I'd turn my music on, if I weren't watching a movie. Or trying to watch one. O.o It keeps freezing. *fists*

2008-07-18 [Easterling]: Dancing crazily is a really good way to get some exercising and fun at the same time! :)

It's a good wiki, Scott. You're encouraging others to take care of their own bodies! (hrrm.. thinking of the last time I went to an hour of workout for example..)

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

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