Hello, I am in need of advise and or motivation. I am 33 years old medically retired veteran and I'm pretty broken, but I really want to get it better shape again.
It's been about 2 months since I've started going to the gym again. I haven't increased in strength at all. Or size, I've stayed stagnant at 266 lbs for about 6 months now. I am down from 270, but nothing I do seems to be working.
I work out 5 days a week, and I work a fairly stationary 6am-2pm job. I track my calories, though I don't pay attention to my macros. I do 60-70 minute workouts doing chest and tris Monday and Thursday, back and bis Tuesday and Friday, then legs Wednesday (this one really hurts me physically).
Work outs: I typically do reps of 12-15, aiming to reach muscle failure or to where I struggle on the last 3 reps. I typically do 3 sets. I do about three to four workouts per focused area. I don't do much cardio though.
Diet: I consume about 1630 calories a day. According to my watch and the online calculator says my maintenance calories should be about 2100. I don't eat anything until about 5pm then I'll have 2 protein shakes one post workout and the other before bed. It's not always the best food but it's still calories.
I sleep 8-9 hours a night thanks to meds. But a little about me.
I am 33 years old, I was in good shape at 172 lbs and about 17% body fat in 2019, until I got testicular cancer. So I ended up having an orchiectony (however you spell it). Well they had me on a bunch of steroids to help me keep my weight on while I did chemo, I gained a bunch of weight and got up to 232 lbs. The chemo destroyed my body. On top of all the damage done from my job at the time.
I went through a severe depression after I was medically retired. I ended up gaining another 38 lbs, which brought me to my current weight. There's a bunch of other stressors, but I am in a better place now. Either way I digress, either way, I am looking for advise.
I don't know what to do or if it's normal to just be weak and fat, and I'm just on a wild goose chase.
Thanks and sorry if post is not allowed.
It's been about 2 months since I've started going to the gym again. I haven't increased in strength at all. Or size, I've stayed stagnant at 266 lbs for about 6 months now. I am down from 270, but nothing I do seems to be working.
I work out 5 days a week, and I work a fairly stationary 6am-2pm job. I track my calories, though I don't pay attention to my macros. I do 60-70 minute workouts doing chest and tris Monday and Thursday, back and bis Tuesday and Friday, then legs Wednesday (this one really hurts me physically).
Work outs: I typically do reps of 12-15, aiming to reach muscle failure or to where I struggle on the last 3 reps. I typically do 3 sets. I do about three to four workouts per focused area. I don't do much cardio though.
Diet: I consume about 1630 calories a day. According to my watch and the online calculator says my maintenance calories should be about 2100. I don't eat anything until about 5pm then I'll have 2 protein shakes one post workout and the other before bed. It's not always the best food but it's still calories.
I sleep 8-9 hours a night thanks to meds. But a little about me.
I am 33 years old, I was in good shape at 172 lbs and about 17% body fat in 2019, until I got testicular cancer. So I ended up having an orchiectony (however you spell it). Well they had me on a bunch of steroids to help me keep my weight on while I did chemo, I gained a bunch of weight and got up to 232 lbs. The chemo destroyed my body. On top of all the damage done from my job at the time.
I went through a severe depression after I was medically retired. I ended up gaining another 38 lbs, which brought me to my current weight. There's a bunch of other stressors, but I am in a better place now. Either way I digress, either way, I am looking for advise.
I don't know what to do or if it's normal to just be weak and fat, and I'm just on a wild goose chase.
Thanks and sorry if post is not allowed.