Have you ever weighed over 275lbs?
Okay, so lots of lumpers and very little exercise.
Riding and walking is a good start. Joining a gym is even better. Don’t give up on your thyroid just yet, you may be able to get that straightened out with diet.
I am assuming that you are a junk food junkie. I was! I drove for 17 years. It’s hard as hell to break that habit because, Hey we all gotta eat! Sometimes because we are hungry, sometimes for comfort, and sometimes because that shit is addictive.
Or at least your brain thinks it is.
It just comes down to making better food choices, not necessarily starving yourself to death.
I am with @chaoshander 531 is great. If you go to Jims blog he has a beginner program there. And like chaos said, just do something. There us nothing wrong with starting out with bodyweight stuff. Even if you have to do push ups from the knees, bodyweight squats, it’s all good. Start a log here so you can keep track of your progress. Log the exercises and food you ate. You may be surprised at how quickly things start to take shape. I have never seen anybody flame anybody on this forum who is actually putting in the effort.
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Isn’t this kind of @bulldog9899 ‘s point?
OP - you don’t have to start out going balls deep.
- Build some good SUSTAINABLE eating habits, focusing on food quality and basic portion control.
- Do something active every day (I think taking a 15-minute walk is likely the best idea, but whatever you like is fine).
- Do some sort of resistance training 2-3x a week that you can improve over time (like bench press 9000 lbs. or work toward 5 crisp pull-ups).
You’ll feel great and look better. Good luck!
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My point being work towards that and by the time he gets there, probably will down to a decent weight. For example my goal is to get big and strong. So my long term goal is to hit a 1600 pound total. By the time I get there ill likely be big as fuck. If i wanted to lose weight and be fit. Id work towards a good 1-3 mile run time. Or a good swim time or something similar. A performance goal gives focus.
Damn close at one point yes.
I don’t think that’s a bad route, but neither do I think it’s the only route.
I don’t disagree with everything you’re writing, but I don’t think our gentleman should jump into jogging at this weight. Once you wreck your joints, you’ve now got a whole new problem to deal with.
I don’t mean this to sound condescending, but are you 20?
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As i say again. Its to start working on improving a time. Itll likely start as mostly walking. The guy isn’t gonna wreck his joints in the couple months it’ll take to lose a lot of the weight. I’m 25. But as far as joint pain goes I get it. I wrestled. I’ve worked construction at 70+ hours a week since high school. So I do understand the whole joint pain thing. And also I don’t think the op mentioned his age. So it may be different if he’s like 60 but Idk.
I agree with this to a point. The OP shouldn’t be setting his sights too low, and performance goals are absolutely a great way to track progress and keep motivated. However:
I disagree strongly with this bit. It is entirely possible to do plenty of damage in this amount of time. I also disagree with the “couple of months” part. At 289lbs and mostly sedentary, this is not going to get turned around in a few months. I don’t want to be an arsehole or demotivating but this is not something that can be fixed that quickly.