I feel a lot stronger and athletic after my weight loss. It's not perfect, but I do see improvements in my muscles. I'm able to do things I never would be able to do before with the extra weight.
I've been practicing doing chin-ups. I use a weight-assisted machine and eventually I won't need the assistance to do them. Push ups were always difficult for me. I can't do them properly just yet, but I practice daily. Push ups are such a good work out that I want to be able to do them correctly. I do the modified version and gradually, I'm getting closer to doing the traditional push up. It's a good sign of strength and physical fitness to be able to do them.
Also, I do lunges, something I never could do when overweight. Lunges would have been so tough on my knees then. My knees have gotten so much stronger that lunges are not a problem now. I'm not perfect with these either, but it is helping my legs a lot!
The strength training is still going well. Results are slow but I am taking classes to make sure I have the proper form.
I have never been this athletic, even in high school. Who would have thought I would be doing at least 10,000 steps a day everyday and going to the gym five times a week? A few years ago, I couldn't go faster than 4.5 MPH on the treadmill. I was lucky to do 20 minutes a couple times a week. I use the treadmill at speeds of 8.5 MPH, sometime 9 MPH. I can do a 5K in about 22 minutes. When I did my first 5K last year, I came in at 36 minutes.
I continue to strive for a flatter stomach through strength training, exercise and drinking lots of water! In the process I have become a much better athlete!
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.
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