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[Grab the Chickens Levi]

Throw yourself ina completely new direction or throw yourself under a bus! GRAAAAAAGH!

Anyway, check this out, best site I've ever seen for muscle related fitness

http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/m_2245/tm.htm

[shifty]

You need to find an exercise that you enjoy. If you associate pain with training, then the new dawn will be of short duration.

Unfortunately, there isn't much more than a dubious form of cycling, jogging and gym in Korea. If you are not into those then maybe you have to switch direction. Ask yrself, am I the exercising type? Maybe yr bag is preparing tasty food. You could then align diet with yr aims of feeling and looking good.

I've known sedentary types who are profoundly into their lines of work. They look more damn healthy than Mr Triathlete.. They literally radiate good health and don't put their feet out the door.

I myself have always trained hard for reasons that I enjoy it and suits my egotistical drives. But I've always appreciated that it's not necessarily the best way of living. It has seeds of egocentric mental infirmity.

[cdninkorea]

I could give advice, but the problem is that like everyone else posting here, I'm not an expert. Your best bet is to read articles from people who know what they're talking about.

My favorite sites:

http://www.bodybuilding.com
http://labrada.com
http://www.muscleandfitness.com[/b]

These three have lots of articles on diet and exercise. The first is an especially big treasure trove of information for a sedentary person who wants to get into exercise.

[CeleryMan]

[peemil]

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

[thematrixiam]

you can be fit at any age.

probably 50% has to do with diet.

I got reamed for saying this in other posts but I'll say it again here.
Eat protein. Low carbs, no carbs at night/past noon. Eat 6 meals a day or more. Find a calories calculator for your size, go by that, drop about 200 or so off of it.

The carbs that you do eat you want to be good carbs. Whole wheat, brown rice, etc. Look it up.

Rotate your carb intake. Always have a high protein %age in your diet, but have 3 days a week that will include more carb than other days.

Ex. Mon Thurs Sat - More carbs than usual. The other days, just protein and veg or fruits.

Stay away from bad foods. Candy. chips. etc.

Juice is also bad. Lots of sugar, just goes to fat.

If you feel sluggish, add a small amount of carbs, or drink some coffee. For example, a slice of whole wheat bread.
When you knock out your carbs, at first you may feel more sluggish than usual... This is because carbs last longer in our bodies as source of long term energy.

Don't get me wrong, protein can turn to fat. But it's much harder than carbs, sugar, fat, ect.

Drink lot of water.

Besides that. For motivation, write down what you want. Aim high. Look at it every day. Or at least when you are feeling doubtful.

Get pictures of guys/girls your age that fit this discription and look at them. Tell yourself things like 'if they can do it so can I'.

I find getting fit mainly has to do with avoiding money losing schemes, and just doing what has worked for others, while being able to stick with it.

Also. Diet isn't everything. It's about 50%. The rest is working out and rest.

Figure out the body you want, and work out specifically for that body shape.

I have a friend of mine that actually works out to maintain a 'par' body image. Meaning, he works out just enough to not be obese/fat. His reasoning for this is that he feels most people will judge you if you are fit and a gym 'bunny'. Things like, 'all you care about is your body' etc. Clearly he still cares about his body. He just tries not to fit into the perfect form group.

It's a shame that there is a lot of stigma associated to people that work out. Who knew eating right and being fit was so unwanted. I think this is largely do to other peoples insecurities of themselves.

Which inturn will hinder your progresses. You will often have times when you are out with others, eating or drinking. You'll have to have enough control to stay with your choice to be fit. This means not changing your diet just because it's some how more special when you eat in a place that is not your home. Or, that you need to drink alcohol, at least in high quantities, in order to have a good time.

Touching on that... Booze is a very bad thing when it comes to staying fit. It messes with your metabolisim. It is high in calories. And it makes your body too tired to effectively work out when you should be.

Also... as a final note. It doesn't take a lot of effort to be fit. It only takes dedication. With proper diet (not a diet in the sense of you are starving yourself, but just eating right), and 30 to 40 mins working out 3 days a week, you can have a fit body in no time. It helps give you a healthy life, confidence, and better interactions with the people around you.

Hope that helps.

[Stevie_B]

Here's what I do:

Every time I feel like doing something lazy I tell myself this:

"You are a fat, disgusting, lazy piece of shit. If you sit down on that sofa and watch another episode of Seinfeld you will have no more right to life than bacteria in your clogged, rotting gut. Go and look in the mirrior - see that slight bulge above your belt? It negates any positive qualities that you might have. Either take a knife and stab the fucker thin or go and do some exercise."

[poet13]

"Get pictures of guys/girls your age that fit this discription and look at them. Tell yourself things like 'if they can do it so can I'"

No. Get pictures of hot chicks 20 years younger than you, and tell yourself things like, "I can have her if I look good enough."

I don't chase skirt my age. I like to chat up college girls and young yummy mummies.

[Temporary]

As of today I am down 59.5 Kilograms

[Stormy]

[shifty]

I think she meant down to 59,5 kgs.

[blurgalurgalurga]

I suggested this in another similar thread some time ago, and it's still true.

1) Buy a baby cow. Pick it up in your arms twice a day.
2) Repeat for one year. Increase repetitions as your rapidly improving strength and stamina allow.
3) In a year, you are so strong! You can lift a 500 pound heiffer!

In principle this is a good idea. If purchasing a cow is problematic, you can replace the 'cow' part of the equation with something like 'sit-ups' and 'push-ups' and 'burpees.' Doing these tpe of non-gym exercises in the privacy of your own apartment is advantageous for its own reasons as well.

Diet is key as well, of course. Eating veggies and rice, not too much meat, and getting most of your proteins from nuts and fish, you will have the energy to exercise lots.

Hope that helps! And I'm totally serious about the cow too. It worked for me; I curl ol' Betsy two sets every morning and every night.

[Temporary]

[poet13]

Wow. That's great. I want to be at 90 kilos, and I'm only down 9, but it's taken me five months. I want to lose 6 more kilos. I thought it would be easy, but damn! I love my beer....

[Join Me]

I think at any age if you want results that last you need to do something reasonable that you can live with long term. I bike three days a week, go to the gym three days a week (30 minute workouts) and go for a run on Saturdays.

When I eat out, I eat healthy stuff first and try to fill up on it. I know when I am in a restaurant I am going to over eat so I just try to make sure the majority of my binge doesn't center on the fattening stuff. I also try to find healthy foods I like and eat them consistently at home. My diet isn't a culinary delight every night but the trade off is I am fit.

I believe the key to good health though is not falling into the trap of thinking you can change your diet or lifestyle for a while and all will be solved. Maintaining good health is a life long process that requires our attention everyday throughout our entire life. Sounds like a clich�, but it is the simple truth. Once we accept this truth we can begin to make realistic changes in our lifestyles that we can live with.

I would also advise you to discard your couch. The reason Asians are so skinny is because it is damn hard on your body to sit on the floor for any extended period of time. Koreans are getting fatter for sure. But, I would bet the introduction of the couch has as much to do with this as the introduction of "McDonald."