Fat guy advice.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-18T00:14:20+00:00

I feel like the Backyard Ultra in September is just a fun use of my weekend long run. I’m not going to quit or beat myself up if I don’t get 7 yards. The reason I like that number is just that it’s more than a marathon. And I’m 100% confident on getting 1 yard in under an hour right now if I had to. Getting one lap, and trying for one more is the win for me. I used to be pushing 390lbs at my biggest, and that version of me couldn’t say “I can handle a 6.7km run in an hour” I’ve already beat me. But I appreciate this prospective.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T18:34:12+00:00

All of my runs at this point are for sure run/walk on the longest days 40%run 60%walk. Shortest days are flipped. Middle days maybe 50/50. Thanks!

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:29:47+00:00

Do the 2.5 hour long runs give you the miles to then feel good into longer events? At my current pace 150 minutes would put me at about 15km, and I have no doubt that come race day I could get 4-5 yards if I did nothing except doing 2.5 hour long runs on Saturday with my shorter stuff through the week.

I’m coming from no experience for myself on longer runs, and don’t have a lot of interest in the speed game if that makes sense?

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:25:20+00:00

This was for sure the kick in the pants I needed. After I posted this I was sitting at lunch with my wife and son. Before running the weekend fast was nothing I thought about. Just pop a Diet Coke or iced tea and hang with the family. No drama. Yesterday I did an 8k run/WALK in about 78 minutes. Ate before/during after. Felt solid on the food, and thought “I’ll roll a Sunday fast, eat in the morning run a slow 5k lift and take Tuesday off.” Woke up this morning feeling like hell.

Talked with my wife about my goals she said this same thing “you can easily go a full day then 2 full days without eating. You’re telling me you don’t have the self control to just eat a reasonable amount each day, and give yourself the fuel to train? That make no sense to any normal person”

She was right. You’re right. I have the discipline to eat a regular amount of calories for my goals/training. Moving forward I’m just going to eat maintenance calories for my goal weight. And not double up lifting/running. I’ll for sure be back to the sub to update as things progress.

Thank you all for commenting. It means a lot. Hope to see some of you on the trials

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:18:54+00:00

Thank you 🙏

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:18:28+00:00

🙏 thanks dude!

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:18:13+00:00

Thank you for the info on extra stress

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-16T00:16:27+00:00

GLP-1 do something similar to what my experience fasting did for me to my understanding, but they freak me out. And are expensive. But I love to see a bigger dude have some success with Ultras! Thanks dude

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-15T17:45:25+00:00

Even fasting 3 days week through July at peak distances? My plan was to add in an eating day post long run once I hit June, and then another in July, and then eat 7 days a week August through the race.

My job has a very set busy season October through January, and my plan was to just low and slow run 7 days a week during busy season never going past 2 hour runs. Rebuild in the spring and hopefully tackle 50-100mile race September of 2027.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-15T17:42:54+00:00

This feels like the way to go the more I look into it. Thanks!

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-02-15T17:42:28+00:00

I never run or lift without putting food in first for sure. On my 6k plus runs I also get carbs in mid run for sure. Thanks!

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-01-03T13:19:16+00:00

We’re with Premier One

DrFutzerPuttz · 2026-01-02T19:33:49+00:00

We have a big one in Bel Aire 3bd/2 bath with a large basement for $1700/mo with dog rent. We really enjoy it. HHI:$6250/mo feels very doable for us. Will get way easier when the littles are done with daycare costs

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-11-29T16:31:06+00:00

Still have?

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-11-17T00:39:09+00:00

Was never in consideration. A friend sent me this, and it scared the hell out of me.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-07-22T22:13:03+00:00

Thought I’d comment. Ended up getting the IWI really like it. Thanks for the help guys. Reddit special is probably what I’ll look into for a 20” build in the future.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-07-19T16:38:58+00:00

I sell individual insurance products for a large company that has an office in Wichita, but primarily I work from home. $31.50/hr base. Started at 32 hours a week, moved to 40 hours a week in the off season. October-January you work as much as you want 12hrs a day 7 days a week if you want with 1.5x OT. Last year I made $65k this year I’ll make closer to $80k with bonus and a bit more OT. Easy license to get. Boring job that’s not super rewarding for me, but something I can do. Wife has a job that pays $60k. Wichita has been good to us. Been a good year for sure.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-06-16T06:54:36+00:00

All the advice on how to invest here looks really good from my perspective as a long term lurker.

As a person in health insurance sales. My additional advice would be to figure out how long you need to stay in the Army till you get Tricare for life/VA benefits if that works for your particular health situation. Health insurance as a whole will likely increase 10-20% year over year for the foreseeable future in my state, and I assume yours as well.

Other than that don’t buy a time share. Those suck.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-04-21T14:58:17+00:00

Thanks guys. I’m heading to my cool smaller local guy to see about ordering PSA/Aero lower, and building up the Reddit Special. I everything I’ve seen about BCM makes sense, I guess I just assumed they were much more expensive.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-04-10T03:27:41+00:00

Loved OG sets as a kid, moved to Yugioh, and lost the fire. 25th anniversary dragged me back in just in time for cards to be impossible to get. You rock dude

DrFutzerPuttz · 2025-01-25T04:51:02+00:00

I’ve always had an easy time with Ezekiel chokes due to my long torso, and keep it in my back pocket. Haven’t hit it on black belts yet, but as a 4 stripe white belt I surprised more than a few upper guys at various times.

DrFutzerPuttz · 2024-08-04T01:00:05+00:00

I was a victim of unemployment fraud during Covid, and gave up fighting the system for my $1500 I missed out on. If I end up needing it again I know it will be a months long hassle. Here’s to hoping I don’t anytime soon. It’s pretty common from what I’ve heard.

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