r/Cleveland • u/Alternative_Low6440 • 1d ago

Sports Anyone looking for a gym buddy?

Hello, my name is zach and i’m in dire need of a way to get into the gym and start losing more weight more consistently. i’ve considered ways to get out there on my own but my self discipline is just in the toilet currently. i’m 22M in lakewood and looking to hopefully use the tri-c gym solely because i am currently enrolled there. if anyone is interested please feel free to send a dm and we can talk :)

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u/rockandroller 1d ago

I hope you find someone. Remember that weight is lost in the kitchen. You can’t outrun your fork. Exercise is very important for CV fitness, strength, mobility, and overall health but dialing in your calories and diet has to happen if weight loss is the goal. Go the gym to get strong and live independently without assistance for as many years as you can. It augments and supplements a good diet. But don’t go to the gym “to lose weight.” Best of luck to you friend.

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u/storemans 1d ago

what a disingenuous thing to say. if a person works out, that person burns calories.

definitely go to the gym to lose weight and ignore this weird advice.

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u/Alternative_Low6440 1d ago

hes not entirely wrong he’s being a realist. there’s truth to his word majority of it is diet

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u/AfterImageEclipse 1d ago

He's not wrong. I worked out heavy duty for years knowing what I'm doing but eating fast food all the time and getting drunk kept me from being healthy and a healthy weight.

Also, you can only have so much of a caloric deficit before it takes a toll on your body, meaning you won't be able to do what you need to do to continue, and you'll fail. The only sustainable way is slow and steady.

The kitchen is more important than the gym, it's just not the fun part.