Hey, as we are all geeks we can speak frankly. I'm 16 and I way ~225lbs. Until recently I didn't care. I went on a really tough version of the Atkins diet that I invented (I've never fully agreed with the Atkins Nutritional Approach, just aspects of it) and I got down to 200. But then I went back up to 225 when I stopped. Now I've discovered a little thing called exercise. In the evenings I started putting on a pair of running shoes, shorts and a t-shirt, waiting for it to get dark, stretching, and then jogging slowly for a set distance. The distance was 1.25 miles, and at first I couldn't even make it half way without walking. One day I got really emotional about it ("if only she could see me now..", don't ask), and I made it the whole way. After that I added time on and was running 2.5 miles. Long story short, I can now run 5 miles easily. I run 3 times a week minimum, 7 times a week maximum. I am trying to get my running to every day, but certain problems interfere, such as sore legs and apathy. Going from being able to run down a street to being able to run five miles is an excellent feeling, and I've lost some weight. If I continue to run I know I will lose weight. One 5 mile run is 800 calories burned!
I guess my point is alot of people in our elevated, rich society see dieting as a way of temporarily eating less to get down to a certain weight, instead of what it should be- a commitment to good health for life. And since only 1/6th of Americans exercise regularly, it is still a very geeky thing to do because you will still be in the minority, only you'll be in the sexually attractive minority.
If aerobic exercise doesn't suit you, I highly recommend you take up martial arts. You will learn to adjust your attitude, discipline yourself, defend yourself with lethal force and according to my charts you'll burn 1,100 calories an hour.
-Greg Arney
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Hey, as we are all geeks we can speak frankly. I'm 16 and I way ~225lbs. Until recently I didn't care. I went on a really tough version of the Atkins diet that I invented (I've never fully agreed with the Atkins Nutritional Approach, just aspects of it) and I got down to 200. But then I went back up to 225 when I stopped. Now I've discovered a little thing called exercise. In the evenings I started putting on a pair of running shoes, shorts and a t-shirt, waiting for it to get dark, stretching, and then jogging slowly for a set distance. The distance was 1.25 miles, and at first I couldn't even make it half way without walking. One day I got really emotional about it ("if only she could see me now..", don't ask), and I made it the whole way. After that I added time on and was running 2.5 miles. Long story short, I can now run 5 miles easily. I run 3 times a week minimum, 7 times a week maximum. I am trying to get my running to every day, but certain problems interfere, such as sore legs and apathy. Going from being able to run down a street to being able to run five miles is an excellent feeling, and I've lost some weight. If I continue to run I know I will lose weight. One 5 mile run is 800 calories burned! I guess my point is alot of people in our elevated, rich society see dieting as a way of temporarily eating less to get down to a certain weight, instead of what it should be- a commitment to good health for life. And since only 1/6th of Americans exercise regularly, it is still a very geeky thing to do because you will still be in the minority, only you'll be in the sexually attractive minority. If aerobic exercise doesn't suit you, I highly recommend you take up martial arts. You will learn to adjust your attitude, discipline yourself, defend yourself with lethal force and according to my charts you'll burn 1,100 calories an hour. -Greg Arney