Igor's Weight Loss/Fitness project

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Before Weight Loss -- May 2003 Florida Vacation -- 223 lbs

When I saw these pictures, I realized that my life was bad. My weight was 223 or 224 lbs, my BMI was 31. I had hypertension, heartburn, and my feet were very tired by the end of the evening. Pants size 38 barely fitting in.

I decided to change my lifestyle. Click here to see my approach to dieting and changing over to a healthier lifestyle.

Later note: I changed some of my dieting approaches later, as part of maintenance strategy.

During Weight Loss -- July 2003 -- circa 198 lbs

Weight down to 198, hypertension gone, no heartburn.

During Weight Loss -- August 23 -- only 5 lbs left to go.

I was at 185 lbs then, I started running, no health problems appeared, still no heartburn and no hypertension. When I was fat, I thought that my knees were bad due to 15 years of prior running. Now I run 35 minutes almost every day and my knees are doing great! Pants size 32.

After Weight Loss -- Sep 26 -- 176 lbs.

Weight loss done... I will still keep walking as I actually like it... I bought a climbing rope (1 inch braid-on-braid) and will practice rope climbing.

Update: today is June 1st, 2004. My weight is 173 lbs right today, I am still on a diet (maintaining my weight loss), doing some calisthenics every day and walking to train.

Spring 2004

A few pictures of me as of Spring 2004. I exercise mainly by walking 100 minutes per day, doing at least 30 pullups per day, and pushups.

Summer 2004

I added a few exercises, such as self-resistance exercises for legs (see this link ). Also lots of pullups and pushups. I also started deadlifts, starting with a puny 110 lbs weight and progressing (June 30) to 130 lbs.

Fall 2004

On Jul 20, I experimentally switched to a paleo diet, to see if I could maintain weight while being less hungry and thinking less about food. So, I discontinued eating grains and starches.

Exercise wise, I am up to 50 pushups per set and 12 pullups per set. Still walking to train every day

September 10 -- anniversary of my weight loss.

Weight a year ago: 178 (normal weight). Weight today -- 174. See this post for my reflections of that year. Read this post to see how I ran for one hour and 35 minutes while low carbing.

September 26 -- I ran a half marathon today, details here. I ran a half marathon in 2:08, while being on low carb.

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