The Beat Saber Workout (Lost over 130LBS In close to 3 Months. Had to check the beat saber paid for date so my bad. May 29th 2018)

[Bigrob]

I would like to say hello to everyone!. And sorry in advance for kinda going all over the place. When I wrote this I was in a pretty emotional state. Sharing such a deep part of myself with the rest of the internet. So I tried to tidy up best I could without losing the original posts intent. To show others that every other type of workout just did nothing for me. So I had to find one that was perfect for me. Because we are all different and what works for me may not work for others. But it did for me because it drew in my inner child so I was able to give my all and have fun doing it. If you give this workout and game your all. You will see some amazing results. Who knows you all may even fine tune this workout better than I even have now. And some it may not work much. The whole everyone is different thing does apply. But with that all said... I would like to share the following details. My name is Rob if you could not tell lol. I also have no fear of judgment anymore because I don't really care if people judge me because those are the people who judge others and mock them so they can turn a blind eye to their own flaws. Anyways!.

Some years back I had 2 car wrecks. Not 1 but 2 lol. Figures lol. So after having those car wrecks I did what most people do and I tried to sort my feelings and what just happened to me and try and work past the depression and anxiety and the memories those two wrecks left. But aside from the mental scars... My body was knocked around pretty good. And I was left with a hurt back and neck. Oh how I long for the day they have actual "body shops" for people instead of cars. Go in get a new spine and bam you are set =P. And because I don't live in said future. I have to suffer and deal with it. And because it was hard to get around and being so depressed your life had been taken away that you don't lose weight because of stress hormones and your normal intake of food to maintain your current weight at that level of activity of not moving much at all means you gain weight. And by the time you notice it is almost always too late to do anything about it and you become locked in that prison fated to die in horrible ways such as a heart attack or stroke or clot.

Doctors didn't say much besides losing weight so we can cut your back open and fix it. And of course, I did not want to have my back cut open. So time goes on and I get it out of my system having my pity party. And I start to see my kids are going to lose me soon if I don't do something. So I got off my butt and found something that would help. And I looked around for a long time until I found a simple diet that works well and is cheap and easy for picky eaters. And even a method to workout and get the best effect.

So after some time I finally found the answer and got VR. Because I knew 3d playspaces is nothing more than a virtual spacetime and VR was going to be huge. And people would soon bring apps like this to life. So I planned ahead and got a great deal on the vive. And close to 3 months ago I seen beat saber and fell in love with it right away and knew it was for me. Fate if you will. Because it combined all the things I loved into one thing as well as not just what I want but what I need. One hell of a workout. It took the amazing neon and lasers of the 80s and the ddr feel of the 90s and pop feel of the 2000s and the edm side of the 2010s and even the tech of the now. And gave birth to one hell of a VR app that will go down as a legend in the coming culture wave of 2020s and tech boom of VR.

So anywho I ended up getting a scale and start recording my journey of weight loss and getting back into being healthy again. And well. Sad to say I started this journey at 468LBS. Horrible I know. But after that day I started my new diet also. A greek yogurt for breakfast at 8am. A fiber bar for a snack at 11am. A protein bar for lunch at 2am. A hand full of nuts for a snack for 5pm. And a normal dinner at 8pm. So my key was to eat less than I burn in a day. Because weight loss is a numbers game and you have to work out and burn more calories in a day than you consume in food because it forces the body to burn fat not store it and the weight will just come off. And I just watch my salt intake so I don't get a ton of water weight. Just make sure you drink enough water because without water you can't burn fat as well. Just like if you have too much salt and you are bloated. You have tons of water you can't use to burn fat so you are messing yourself over. Just eat like 1500mg-2000mg of salt a day and you should be good so you don't hold onto pounds of water you can't use and raise blood pressure to counter the extra fluid retention. Some people will need to tweak it up or down depending on other factors such as special diets ect ect.

So then began my search for workout time and methods. I started out doing normal and got better and just goofed around. But once I worked out a great routine after a week of goofing off with stuff. I managed to make a great 30 minutes per day routine. So if you had a normal day of walking and moving around you would just do 1 30 minute session of songs. Or 2 30 minutes per day sessions if you have had a slow day and not done much walking around or sat most of the day. But do not do an hour at once. I have and I did burn 1500+ calories in that one workout but yeah. Recovery was fun lol. Don't overdo it. Oh and if you feel dizzy. Please use some of your 5 min relax time. To just get your balance back and see if you need more water or are just building up your resistance level. Or could even have skipped a meal maybe?. Because sugar levels will drop and you can feel dizzy sometimes.

Here is the key to using beat saber as a workout and not just a game. Most use it by just standing still and move very little and when they move they move just a little. You have got to have the play space on this thing setup so you can move around. This is your workout area and it needs to be clear. Are we clear? lol. Good. Then you will need to ensure you are safe and keep all stuff out the way you could crash into because you have got to move around as much as possible. Now. Load it up and then set a timer for 35 mins. 30 mins for workouts and 5 for relax time and quick stops for 30 seconds to catch your breath and select a new song or whatever. So you will have 30 minutes of full workout time unless you wait around too much looking for songs to play.

Now when you load up a song you are going to want to try and feel the beat/bpm. I am not kidding. Let the music take you and just feel it in your soul. Let that inner kid out. And try and step left and right and bop a lil back and forth and get into it. It's supposed to be fun so have fun and cut loose for your workout. Get into the music. And really feel it and focus on playing for fun for the workout. Later when it's for winning you focus on your perfect slices with less movement. But for now. It's about having fun and not doing this to burn calories. I even recommend using no fail to take off the pressure and get the best out of your workout if you are not very good at slicing and dicing. And when you are done take off no fail and load up some songs in expert or expert + and kick some butt and walk away with the high score if needed.

I also highly recommend you get the mod installer and put custom songs in game. I have 1500 I use all the time and my kids love it also. So now that you have got your back and forth you will want to not just stand there you want to move as much of your body as you can without hurting yourself or being uncomfortable. You want to be relaxed and if you are hurting. Just push on because it will get better. Just gotta dull those pains out by making your body tune it out until it heals up from the fresh blood being pumped into the area to promote healing.

So you just keep it up like I did. And I am now down to 330 pounds. In 2 months I have lost over 138 pounds. And not only is my body in much better shape. But my resting heart rate was 75 to 80 before. It's now 45 to 50. And I feel great. So if I can do it. So can you. Need to lose a few pounds?. It's easy on here. Need to lose a buck fifty?. Welcome to your temple. This will be your place of change and maybe even start a journey on the path to enlightenment. Who the hell knows. The sky is the limit. So enjoy and workout safe, please!. If you are new to working out or have medical issues like I did. Please make sure you work closely with your doctor to monitor your weight loss and workouts. That way they can be sure you are safe and healthy enough to do it so you don't have a heart attack. Because this game if you move around a lot to move as much of your body as you can you really work that heart out good. So start slow and work your way up. And slowly you will notice your resting heart rate will drop. So do not panic unless you have chest pains and or can't breathe. If so contact the correct medical services you need for the issues you have going on. So once you get down to the 50s area it's a sign that you have a healthy strong heart. And because of it beating less when at rest. It means you will most likely live longer. The more bpm the shorter you live. The slower it beats the longer you live. Well in most cases that works. Aside from issues not involving the heart and or accident and stuff.

I also went from 9 RX scripts to no RX scripts. And went from having sleep apnea and diabetes to hardly any apnea and my diabetes is now gone. So thanks for making such an amazing game. And I hope others have as much success as I have using the beat saber workout. Also some friends who are big-time local trainers have seen my progress and are even interested in their gyms maybe getting units and putting beat saber in with headphones for people to work out. So that is awesome also. Also thanks for reading =). Time to go record one of my workouts. If you want to see some of me goofing around on beat saber. Be sure to check it out from last night before bed =). So if anyone has any workout questions about the game. Other stuff I use to workout with this and max out weight loss. Or do the same as me. Feel free to join in!. And add any new methods and or routines and or styles. I call the one I use the bob. You just kinda bop back and forth left to right to the beat moving your legs and arms around and stepping around. Works pretty well at keeping all body parts active. I have others I will use and switch up to also. But it depends on what I want to work out more. Upper or lower or upper and lower. So with all the data I have collected on myself and my health and my doctor's hard data with bloodwork and all. I can confirm this game has even better workout results than when compared to tennis even. I know this is a rough write up and I am looking forward to my workout. Going to workout and then practice some new songs and put the practice videos on youtube. So thanks again for reading!. I will be updating as I get free time between work and my kids and workouts and normal everyday life stuff. I plan on doing my workouts and practice runs on youtube. I took a little bit of a cheat day lol. I earned it. So I had me big fat unhealthy quesadilla. And after I finished I slipped into a food coma and remembered this is how I get here. And told myself NO!. Only once in awhile ROB!. ONCE IN A WHILE!. And then I snapped out of it and wiped off the thin layer of droll I was wearing. And got changed and posted this. So that was my cheat meal. Now I get to do me another workout and get rid of the calories made from eating it. Then I will be guilt free once again lol. And tomorrow I go back to my normal diet =P.

I hope my journey is enough to prove to anyone looking to lose weight. It's not hard. It's just sometimes we miss a few things that didn't stand out to us. To use to our advantage to get healthy and back into shape. Most the time it's right under our nose!. And we just need to add another piece of the puzzle to the big picture. And find our next step and have no fear and just level up ya know?. Until you think beyond the walls of the box. You will never grow beyond its boundaries. Because we can't expect more from life if we fail to demand more from ourselves. But please feel free to add anything below!. About tips tricks methods and song's that really get the best workouts per body part. And even record your journey here and share your story with others!.

Thanks for reading!. And please be sure that if you are going to try the workout. Please do so under your doctors supervision if you have any medical issues. Just to be safe. And if you do the full workout an hour a day. It will really get you dropping weight pretty quick. Just make sure to drink enough water. And ensure you are getting things like magnesium and potassium in your diet. And other required vitamins. That way your body will adapt pretty quickly to the fat burn mode it is now in. And if you give it 100% and really do this hard and really move those arms and legs and want this. Then you will be fine. But if you give it a little and wonder why it isn't working. It's because it needs all of you. You have got to give your all and remember to have fun. I do workouts with fun. And then practice skill later and try and get my score up with less workout in mind. Because you can lose a pound or two a day if you weight a lot and really give it your all and diet as well. So don't be shocked when you get on the scale and you are seeing pounds drop.

Also I thought I would add this. May 29th 2018 was the day I got beat saber so it starts the day I got it up till now. So my bad for the 2 months time frame. Everything kinda just happened so fast it was not even funny. And it seems some medical people have been concerned about my health. And the aggressive way I did my weight loss. I won't joke around. I just kinda fell in by accident almost. I was just having so much fun playing the game that until my clothes started falling off I did not even notice. So that was when I knew it wasn't just a game for me. It was a way to escape that prison I was in. And after that I started to take it serious. With doctor help and a samsung S3 watch. And even trying to make sure my diet was tweaked and I was getting everything I needed in my diet. And that means labs with my doctor also. Because I was worried with my size and all the extra activity I did not want a heart attack or stroke. So I am glad to say I had the full check up a few times and my heart is great. Better than it was before the crashes. So I don't know if this diet will work like it did for me. Because I look at the results and I can hardly believe I dropped this much. People may think I started this with a solid goal in mind. But really. I just wanted to have some fun. Maybe pass some time. But little did I know I would find the perfect workout for me. And I have been contacted by so many people who have had large results of 60 to 10 pounds so far playing. And some who are just starting to workout who want to see max results. So for you I will say this. Work hard in this game and put in the time and effort and work to really give it your all. Don't half ass it and give it all you can. Because if you do. I promise you may not loose a pound or 2 pounds a day. But maybe you will who the hell knows. But I hope you do match what I have done. It's not a contest to me. I don't care if you only lost 1 pound. GRATS TO YOU!. So with that said I hope everyone does this safe and keeps your doctor in sync with the workouts on the VR and beat saber. Better safe than sorry!. And I have gotten some pretty direct messages about everything being a lie. And that's ok. You are welcome to your opinion and view of it. And it's cool with me. Hate away. I think most just don't see the effort I gave it on the other side of the screen. How could you. You can't see the times I push myself until I can barely stand and almost fall. You can't know how weak I am after I do an hour plus all the running around in day to day stuff. You can't see me knowing it can be done because I seen people on the biggest loser give it 100% of what they could do. And they showed people the impossible by dropping some times 34 pounds in one week. What a funny word. Impossible. The very word is a play at words. Because the word removes itself from even needing to exist. "I'm Possible". Yet thing's in this universe that seem impossible such as the delayed choice quantum eraser. And if you understand more of that experiment you know how that is pretty creepy. But if you don't. Lets just say that the photons sent information and changed the timeline itself in a way to give a result that seems impossible. But there it is. Something that would seem impossible being not only possible but required for our universe to work. So open your mind a little and think past those box walls in your head. They do nothing but limit your growth. So we are here and alive thanks to impossible events at the quantum scale.

So think what you want. Think it's fake or I am laying in my death bed because my workout is so unhealthy. Or I defy the laws of physics. Maybe you don't understand what it's like to finally wake up one morning and see your future. And see yourself having a heart attack. And leaving your kids behind alone and young. That gave me everything I needed to not just get to my goal. But to make sure I didn't give up. It has been proven that if you set a real goal and believe you can do it 100%. You will in most cases hit that goal. Sure you will have issues hitting that goal. Like the time I ended up in the ER because my heart rate was too low shortly after I got my samsung S3 watch. And the times I had been dizzy because my calorie intake was way too low. And even the times life didn't give me time to workout because I was so busy. But I pushed past the BS. And did what was best for me and my kids. So you can hate and doubt all you wish. It won't change the fact I am happy with life again. And I will live longer to watch my kids grow up. No doubts will ever take that from me. I am proud of myself. I have my life back. And every week I take my belt down another notch and look at clothes I used to wear compared to now. Such a big difference for sure. So hate away! because no one is going to take away the fact that I am proud of myself.

So with that said. I admit that I seen my biggest losses when I first started. I was getting 2 pounds a day easy. But that went down as I lost weight. My doctor said it is normal for weight loss to slow down and get a lot harder as I drop weight to a closer range of what is normal. And I have seen that slowing down. So yeah my numbers look awesome. But nothing close to the bosses at biggest loser. Man those men and women dropped weight like crazy. So yes I made a biggest loser style workout on beat saber. But I did it in a safe way. And I am getting the rewards for giving it my all. So just believe in yourself. And if it hurts. (Not chest pain hurts) Push it and get past that point. The pain will turn into gains I promise!.

Items I recommend if you do this workout just to be safe. You don't need them but they gave me an extra edge to really push the hell out of the loss amounts. Get a blood pressure cuff to keep track of your BP. Make sure it's in a good range. And check your pulse and take note of resting BPM and fat burn BPM. And be sure to use a calculator to find your target range for your age and gender. That is very important. And sugar tester if you have one to fine tune your eating down to a range that will not drop your sugar too low and you will not be dizzy. Other than the normal dizzy spells you get for converting from storage mode to fat burn mode.

Rob,

Update = I added a before picture. Before I started to diet. And a current pic I took trying to get the house ready for my sons birthday. I will add more pics when I hit my goal of course!.

https://ibb.co/e28tQe = Me before diet, VR and beat saber.

https://ibb.co/j6kUyz = Me now after diet and beat saber. (And don't mind the decorations. My sons 13th birthday is this about to go down)

And of course when I hit my goal. I will add more pics =). And don't mind my doctors handwriting. It sucks ass lol.

The videos below are oldest at the bottom and newest at the top!. I will add new videos to the top so I don't spam this post to hell and back. Enjoy!. I am going to try hard to record workouts and practice. I sometimes forget because I am too excited to just play so don't hate lol. I just hope the methods that worked for me can be replicated safely without any issues like the drama that went down when the Keto diet came out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLz4L-Df_yA (New Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxijCQ9t7PA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMMz9Zvy6-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTTAhwQN658

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7T8p0yWGVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJVVXBc2mM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZx4CAddCqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jHSkqsI0Gk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL9Yen7T4XQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxcLjUoX6UE

[FlashBowskiTTV]

That's over 2 lbs a day!!

[Bigrob]

Yeah. You should see my Samsung gear S3. Around 4400 cals is my record so far.. I often did an hour a day when I was super bored lol. But I did make sure to keep track of everything. I even made sure to keep track of harder to get things such as potassium and magnesium. Using pistachios.

[Chaunsey]

congrats from a fellow MD'er, down here SOMD

as a big guy myself, im actually quite surprised how well i can do at this game, i dont expect to be showing up on the top charts or anything, but i figured i'd just play for fun some on lower difficulties when i bought it, but im FCing some songs on expert and able to atleast complete some expert+ songs, if you keep at it you can get really good at this game.

i dunno if im losing weight playing, id probably have to start dieting as well...

but when playing a video game suddenly becomes a physically active activity that can only be good either way.

i do play long sessions though, im a big mofo, but my arms are built for work so i'll usually do 1-2 hours, i actually played over 3 hours the other night.

[Bigrob]

Gratz to you also!. It is good for you. Even if you are not losing weight. You are getting that heart healthy!. So that is what is needed. And yeah it sounds like if you cut back intake you could run negative and burn fat instead of the store fat and or maintain current weight. And I have to agree the moment with the play area is really nice for big people. And it is going to only get better with time. If people keep adding into it. Like some new ideas I had. I may have to post them. Like a workout mode. That does not count score. It guesses calories burned and stuff after a small input of weight and height and gender. And it can be pretty close to the actual level of calories burned. And some other stuff that would really build the game up =).

[Chaunsey]

Originally posted by Bigrob:

Gratz to you also!. It is good for you. Even if you are not losing weight. You are getting that heart healthy!. So that is what is needed. And yeah it sounds like if you cut back intake you could run negative and burn fat instead of the store fat and or maintain current weight. And I have to agree the moment with the play area is really nice for big people. And it is going to only get better with time. If people keep adding into it. Like some new ideas I had. I may have to post them. Like a workout mode. That does not count score. It guesses calories burned and stuff after a small input of weight and height and gender. And it can be pretty close to the actual level of calories burned. And some other stuff that would really build the game up =).

im sure there is going to be a lot added in the future, the game was built by a tiny team, but has seen huge success, and is about to release on psvr which will sell like hotcakes if it works well on that platform, similar to how the old wii fit stuff sold like crazy.

once thats behind them there is a ton they can do.

they're already working on multiplayer, which sounds like it could be a ton of fun.

maybe ill see you ingame then once that comes along.

[Bigrob]

That is great news. I am glad they are planning on adding a lot of stuff. =). And yeah I agree multiplayer is going to be a game changer. No pun intended. If they pull off the game changer sync time correctly and have it a vs mode and also coop mode and teams lol. Gonna be some amazing stuff!. I hope that add all that plus a workout mode!. And yeah I hope to see you online also. We can team up to defeat the forces of evil. And overthrow the evil creatures known as calories and bring order back to the bodies of all those who use it =P.

[Obsidian]

Congratulations!! This is part of what makes VR so important to the future; the impact it has on individuals with health problems. I myself have a load of back problems, etc, and VR has brought some fun back into my life and my parents'. So awesome to hear. Keep at it, you got this!

[Bigrob]

Ty!. And yes it does. VR is a very important part of bringing working out back into our culture. Because gym is too costly some times. And a pain to get into. But VR games that you can workout to. Now there is something right there!. And I am glad you found the joys of VR workouts also!. So gratz to you and finding yourself again!. =). I wish you all the luck with getting your back into a place you are not sore or hurting!. Like mine. My back and neck pain issues have cut down by 75%. So I know you can do it also!. Working out those hard to reach muscle zones is key!.

[Bigrob]

Just made some tweaks to the game. And updated avatars and sabers. Towards the end I found a avatar texture glitch. But I was done my workout. So I will have to iron that out and start recording my workouts more often not just goof around time. The video is done uploading. So it should be 4K processed soon. 1K is working fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMMz9Zvy6-s

[XmisterC]

Well done, Rob. Sounds like you'll be needing a new user name soon:D

I hope your story goes on to inspire others to give it a bash.

I've had a few "you're looking less fat" compliments since starting playing too (my friends are harsh) but I just love saying that I managed to lose some weight playing my computer games!

I wish you all the best on your journey and would be interested to hear of future updates.

If you want to reach out to a bigger audience, you could try dropping your story on Reddit. I'm sure there's lots of people who'd benefit from seeing what's possible when you set your mind to it.

Good luck.

[Bigrob]

Yup. I think I will lol. And ty!. LOL Yeah. I have been getting the same comments from my friends and family also. One of them made me aware that NASA had called because I lost so much mass that the ISS had to adjust its orbit because of less gravity on earth and I should have called them first before losing 0.32% of the mass of the planet. So I laughed and told him. I trained you well young padawan. That was epic. I got his ass back the next day lol. So we are good now. But yeah that's all part of the game of losing weight. The weight change comments will come flying in lol. And ty. I may have to do that. Because VR workouts are gonna be pretty big. And using it for health is an even bigger thing. =). And yeah I will be sure to update here and post videos! =).

[Bigrob]

Also. You could try telling people what I do when they say. Have you lost weight? Or. I see you lost weight. I stop them and kindly say. I didn't lose it. I got rid of it. It's not like I woke up one morning and was missing 130 pounds of fat. Unless someone broke in to steal my fat and sell to the fast food industry. =P.

[XmisterC]

I like the cut of your friend's jib! They always know how to really stick the boot in but you sound like a well humoured chap:)

If you're looking for more VR fitness games, I can recommend Thrill of the Fight boxing as it's extremely tiring:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494150/The_Thrill_of_the_Fight__VR_Boxing/

And if you really want to punish yourself, there's always Hot Squats:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/553590/Hot_Squat/

I don't partake in the latter as I have a broken back but perhaps you can find a use for it:D

[Bigrob]

Ty for those games. I will have to check them out. I had a few send me links now. Also boxvr or what ever. Lots of good stuff in the VR for working out. That is for sure.

[Omega Man]

I love VR for this kind of thing because young or old everybody can benefit from it.

Well done OP, keep it up. ;)

I just bought it and i really enjoyed those first 90 mins there, love it.