Great idea, Sylvain.
And about the Fitness Club thread... nobody looked down on me or made me feel badly on purpose. I just don't feel I fit in with the fitness geeks. It's my own issue, but I will always feel insecure in a crowd of fit people talking about how to get even fitter when I'm struggling to lose half my body weight. I need to be among my own kind.
It's ALL mindset bro. The mindset to have a plan, and stick to it. Not short term, not long term, but forever. Me for instance, I count macros, since college (when I started to get chubby). I do a cheat day once a week, and a cheat week, once every 6 months. If I'm know I'm going out drinking with friends, I plan workouts to offset alcohol. An Osiris beer pong (my poison of choice) is 168 calories, a shot of jagermeister 100 cal/oz. That, for me, is about 6 laps on a track, or about 30 minutes of walking... for heavier guys, the distance and time is a bit less.
It's actually pretty satisfying knowing that once you get off the treadmill, you can pretty much eat and drink without worrying about ruining your workout (we can talk about alcohol and it's effects at another time).
I understand about being sensitive around fit people. And while some people are *****, most people give props to those trying to make a change. If I'm making fun of someone at the gym, it the guy who doing 3 inch squats, or the guy who is going to snap his **** up trying, incorrectly, to deadlift some obscene amount of weight. Certainly no one I know, would ever make fun of an overweight person getting after it.
"Do what you can today, so you can do what others can't tomorrow."
For bigger guys, who have ever lifted north of 200, bench, squats, deadlifts, it might benefit you guys to look into powerlifting. Compound exercises burn hella cals, and there's absolutely no way you don't lose weight doing those. You literally have to eat 4000+ calories a day just for maintenance.
I appreciate the suggestions and support.
