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6 Month Training & Weight Loss Plan for an Overweight/Plus Size Pilgrim
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[QUOTE="Bradypus, post: 1203180, member: 42372"] A couple of months ago I made a conscious decision to change my diet and increase my exercise to try to lose weight. My BMI at the time was close to 33 putting me well within the "obese" category. I have been walking about 11km and swimming for half an hour four or five days each week. With walks of a similar length on other days when the weather is suitable. I hate walking in the rain so on those wet days I travel to a gym instead and have an hour of cardiovascular exercise followed by a sauna. :cool: I have also made significant changes to my diet and run a large calorie deficit most days. I lost several kg within those first few weeks but then the weight loss stopped or perhaps more accurately slowed to a much less rapid rate. I soon realised that checking the scales every few days was being counter-productive for me - quite discouraging to see so little change. Although I am no longer losing weight at anything like the initial rate my waistline continues to decrease as fat there reduces and I am building muscle in other areas. It is very likely that my weight will reduce more gradually over a long period as a result of the changes I have made but I no longer intend to check the scales more than once a month or so. I am very much aware of feeling more healthy both physically and psychologically and I now feel that is of more value than a simple numerical result. A recent Camino walk on the very mountainous path on Gran Canaria proved to be far easier going than I remember my previous walk there to have been! :) In 2015 I walked from Canterbury to Rome. A number of factors combined that led me to lose a lot of weight on that walk. Over the 66 days I lost 33 pounds. Half a pound per day. It may have been the very rapid weight loss on that walk which triggered the formation of gallstones which in turn took me to Lithuania for a cholecystectomy operation during Covid. Very rapid weight loss can be a risky business. I am glad to read that you are aiming for something more gradual and potentially sustainable. [/QUOTE]
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