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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SpiderMonkey" data-source="post: 4200977" data-attributes="member: 11385">Confessions of a binge exerciserI'm gearing up for my next go at fitness, so this'll be interesting.I gave my first go at weightlifting and purposeful eating a few years back. At 5'7" and 135 lbs for most of my adult life, I wanted to try to put on some muscle mass and strength. Cue about a year and a half and a lot of effort and research later, I got up to over 175 lbs at about the same body fat %. And then I started hitting the speed bumps.First my wife gets pregnant. And then I start applying for doctoral programs. Then I get a road job while waiting for acceptance letters. And then my step dad gets cancer. And then my son's born. And then I go off to grad school. And then finals. And then funerals. And then finals again.Basically, I'd get some momentum, and then let myself get knocked off track. And then I'd start back, and I'd let something else get to me. I'm getting all of my projects in for the semester this week, and then I'm re-evaluating my lifestyle.The key for me is consistancy. I'm pretty good in general (not that you'd know it from this past year), but I don't do good in 'crisis' situations. What's worse is, I don't put on weight when I stop eating right or lifting. I just kind of...morph. As in, all the bulk that I was carrying in my shoulders and chest heads south. I wind up looking like a fat skinny guy, and feel terrible.So, in short: this summer is mostly part-time work while I get to focus on being Daddy. In the meantime, it's back to lifting sessions five days a week, cardio six days, and purposeful eating. I'd like to get down to around 165 or less in the first month, and then focus on rebuilding some of the muscle I've lost. By the end of the summer, I'd like to be back at the weight I'm at, but at a much lower bf%.We'll see. At least until the next 'crisis.'</blockquote>

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