ucdpunk
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Hi, I'm an 18 (soon to 19) year old freshman college student.
Much like other freshman college students in my situation, I've gained the notorious freshman 15, plus much more! Haha. I literally had no physical activity during the week, and everyday I had food from either Taco Bell or Carl's Jr. (or sometimes both!)
One day, I came to the realization that I was obese, and I realized I needed to change! On top of that, my mom told me our family has a history of heart disease, and I already know that being obese simply puts me at a much higher risk for heart problems in the future.
Here's me before...
I turned my lifestyle around by making the necessary changes. I now run 3 miles a day, 5 days a week. I've made the effort to portion control all my meals in order to limit my daily caloric intake. I've also made sure that the TYPE of food I ate was healthy... i.e. whole grains, lots of fruits and vegetables, lean meats, and overall sensible dietary choices. I also do some weight training 3 times a week, but nothing too extreme (such as P90x haha.)
As a result I've gone from over 230 pounds to 179.5 pounds. This was over a time period of just a little over 2 months. The reason why I say "over 50 lbs lost" is because I was too scared to weigh myself during my first couple weeks of exercise...but I knew I had to face the music. I plan to hopefully attain a weight that is somewhere around the 160's...
Here's what I look like now:
I still plan to lose more weight/fat and tone up more in the next several months. I hope this work-in-progress of mine inspires not only other college students suffering from weight gain... but everyone as well.
I just have a question... as you can possibly see (or not see?) I have some stretch marks. Some have been fading, but it doesn't seem like they will disappear anytime soon. Does anyone know what to do to improve these marks?
Much like other freshman college students in my situation, I've gained the notorious freshman 15, plus much more! Haha. I literally had no physical activity during the week, and everyday I had food from either Taco Bell or Carl's Jr. (or sometimes both!)
One day, I came to the realization that I was obese, and I realized I needed to change! On top of that, my mom told me our family has a history of heart disease, and I already know that being obese simply puts me at a much higher risk for heart problems in the future.
Here's me before...
I turned my lifestyle around by making the necessary changes. I now run 3 miles a day, 5 days a week. I've made the effort to portion control all my meals in order to limit my daily caloric intake. I've also made sure that the TYPE of food I ate was healthy... i.e. whole grains, lots of fruits and vegetables, lean meats, and overall sensible dietary choices. I also do some weight training 3 times a week, but nothing too extreme (such as P90x haha.)
As a result I've gone from over 230 pounds to 179.5 pounds. This was over a time period of just a little over 2 months. The reason why I say "over 50 lbs lost" is because I was too scared to weigh myself during my first couple weeks of exercise...but I knew I had to face the music. I plan to hopefully attain a weight that is somewhere around the 160's...
Here's what I look like now:
I still plan to lose more weight/fat and tone up more in the next several months. I hope this work-in-progress of mine inspires not only other college students suffering from weight gain... but everyone as well.
I just have a question... as you can possibly see (or not see?) I have some stretch marks. Some have been fading, but it doesn't seem like they will disappear anytime soon. Does anyone know what to do to improve these marks?
