Weight loss disc golf

[rcracer757]

Ok I just know this can work. I have just been way to lazy lately. I am a bit over 350 pounds, but I love disc golfing. Of course with my immense size it get quite challenging for me do accomplish some courses.

Now, I know with the proper eating habits and regular trips to the local course I could achieve my weight loss goals and get even better at disc golf.

I like to relate disc golf as a sport where you are exercising without even thinking of it as exercise.

I wanted to hear if anyone has had success with incorporating disc golf in to their weight loss routine and if so what was your routine.

 

[solomon.trenton]

I have a friend that lost 40 pounds in about a year by playing and eating right. He also worked on the course about 10 hours a week.

 

[GLong]

I lost about 100 pounds over 14-15 months with disc golf being the main form of exercise I was doing.

There really is no secret. You just have to do it a lot. And have a decent diet too. That helps more than anything. Cut out the soda, junk food, most of the booze, it's not hard. But most people that I know have such terrible diets that they can't exercise enough to get rid of all the junk calories they are taking in every day.

edit: just for reference I am 6'2'' and went from 290 to 185ish.

 

[lokirising]

Looks like he lost a disc.

 

[billnchristy]

My wife has lost about 40lbs since last year playing.

 

[great white buffalo]

Looks like he lost a disc.

dude that is fu@k!ng awesome

 

[great white buffalo]

I have lost 175 grams here and there.

 

[Sadjo]

I started playing a really long mountain course about 3 days a week in June. I'm down about 40 pounds since then...and 50 since I began eating healthier. Disc Golf played a role.

 

[ag1052]

I dont know how much weight I have lost but I just started playing in July and I have gone from a 38' waist to a 36'

 

[Jimb]

Disc golf is actually what inspired me to exercise at all. I wasn't doing any form of exercise at all a few years ago. Now, after playing a lot of dg and even practicing in the open field, I'm actually thinking about getting back out on the tennis court since I'm in a lot better shape, even if only 20-30 pounds lighter than before.

 

[rcracer757]

I lost about 100 pounds over 14-15 months with disc golf being the main form of exercise I was doing.

There really is no secret. You just have to do it a lot. And have a decent diet too. That helps more than anything. Cut out the soda, junk food, most of the booze, it's not hard. But most people that I know have such terrible diets that they can't exercise enough to get rid of all the junk calories they are taking in every day.

edit: just for reference I am 6'2'' and went from 290 to 185ish.

This is really awesome stuff. See I am thinking about writing an e-book about weight loss. Of course I want to be the first success story. That means I have to actually get out there and do what I say. I am 6' 0" 360 or so. I know for a fact that eating 5 small meals a day is the best for me. I also know that eating is about 80% or more of the healthy change I need to make. I have lost weight before that is how I know.

Most of the exercise routines are simply too challenging for me and I am sure there are other fat asses like me out there so I want to develop and easy to follow system. I know disc golf is one of the major players for me. It is something that is not too terrible challenging, but I know I have done something when I am done. There are a ton of hills many twists and turns. then the throwing of the disc really gets your whole body into it.

 

[rcracer757]

Keep the comment coming. I am getting a ton of great info. Thanks again this is a great forum.

 

[great white buffalo]

I do all the cooking in my house so it is hard 4 me to loose weight. I am too good of a cook.:thmbup:

 

[Mr. Sir]

Two of my buddies have lost; 1 Has lost 50 pounds and the other 35lbs. That is with 2-4 time of dg a week and better eating. I would suggest you take 2-4 disc and play a speed round 2-3 times a week if you play alot 1-3 times if you don't play a lot. It will burn a ton of cals. and its fun to run and gun.

 

[apdrvya]

racer,
I have been doing weight watchers with the wife and am an RN. I work on my feet all day and I disc when I can (prolly not enough because of the stupid shifts I work) but I have gone from 355 to 301 ince april when I started playing. I don't think my weight loss would be as accelerated if I weren't disc golfing.
Weight watchers is easy to do and really quite discrete. You can eat what you want as long as you stay in the framework of the program. I still can have fast food in moderation.
any questions, feel free to PM me.
jeff

 

[great white buffalo]

I started a round with my wife one day but she got mad and left. does that count as weight loss?

 

[apdrvya]

All signs point to yes

 

[sidewinder22]

Yep...carry very few discs and try to just keep moving fast enough to get your heartrate up some. Walking is the best way to burn fat.

 

[mabraddock]

i would probably lose weight if i didn't drink half the time i'm golfin...

 

[BrotherDave]

I lost most of my weight before I started playing DG, in college. Lots of basketball, walking to campus from a few blocks away, no sodas or fastfood except on the weekend and I went from ~260 to ~225 (lowest I got to was 219 but it didn't last long). DG has kept most of it off, and if I disced every day it would probably keep it all off. I hover around 230 but I started playing Bball again 3 times a week so hopefully I can finally break that 200 lb mark one day.

If I was DGing just for exercise, I'd carry a small bag of discs with 2 big drink holders and play brisk rounds on courses with moderate elevation. Mix up some speed golf rounds for cardio.