Desperation finds a forum....

richl35

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Well hello to everyone out there. I am a 37 year old from South Shore Mass who is STUCK at a weight and will be looking for help/ideas to making my weight loss goals. About 3 years ago I was 348lbs (6'2") and about as unhealthy as a human could be. A major change needed to take place in my life before I stroked. As it happened it wouldn't take long for me to find the event in my life necessary to get my buttox in gear. I had some issues with gout and during a doctors visit a blood pressure test turned into a 15 minute lecture from my doctor about my health, how long I wanted to live for, and what medications he was going to put me on to control my blood pressure. I was 35 and in no way ready to be taking those kinds of medications so something else had to change. I immediately made a radical change in my lifestyle. I joined a gym and went 5 days a week, overhauled my diet and stuck to it religiously and dropped 110lbs over the next 8-9 months. Everything fell back in line with my health and my life was far more happy and healthy.
Forward a couple years... I have relaxed my diet slightly (I do mean slightly) and because of a couple relationships and time restraints I have went from 5 days to just the random visit to the gym. This has led to a weight gain of about 30lbs. Now I am on the road to removing the weight again before I have to start buying clothes again.
My motivation is high, My devotion is unfaltering, my weight loss is pathetic! I know this isn't where I ask questions in the forum so I will post questions elsewhere but that is a pretty accurate description to why I am here. I look forward to hearing, sharing, and hopefully loosing weight with all of you!

Rich
 
Hi Rich

Welcome to the forum and good luck with dropping those 30 pounds...

You are in a very similar position to my own situation. I got to goal - but have gained weight due to a lot of stress over the past two years. I am addressing things now and fully intend to get back down to my goal weight.

Why not join the challenge that San is kicking off this weekend? It is all about losing weight through healthy eating and exercise. It should provide an opportunity to meet lots of people on this forum and get a lot of motivation through mutual support. The link is in my signature if you decide to give it a go.
 
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