Matthew M.
New member
Hello. I am 18 years old, 6'1" and 240 pounds. While the weight is a large number, I tend to hide it pretty well, as I am mostly stocky/big boned, so most probably wouldn't guess I weigh that much. However, basically, here is the story. About 6 years ago, I was overdosed by a doctor with Prednisone for a medical problem and that led to the substantial weight gain. After a litany of medical problems, I am eager to want to lose weight and be able to get a flat stomach, where most of my weight lies and get the prototypical six pack. The thing is that for years, I've told myself... O.K., I can do this and once I'll start on something, after not seeing results, I would easily get discouraged and just give up. You see, I plan to go to NJ for the summer, this August, and when I take off my shirt, I don't want to disgust the entire beach with my belly. The goal is to go out there confident and in good shape and hopefully a flat stomach. As I said, I've never quite had the proper motivation, thus leading to horrible eating habits, eating snacks at 3 A.M. and eating fast food mostly every night. After a recent surgery, I pretty much just drink Gatorade. But, ultimately, I know that I need to get going in reaching these goals... I can't continue to look like this. I guess the reason I start a thread though is because I have a medical condition that prevents me from being able to bend down all that much, which is obviously a huge hindrance to weight loss. So trying to find a program that works has been very hard for me, so I come to you. Based on my condition, is it really possible to find a diet/exercise program that can allow me to lose the necessary weight (which I'd guess 40 pounds or so), flatten my stomach by the summer, with my medical issues? I know this is an incredibly newbie question, but I guess the medical condition makes it a bit complicated. But your help is appreciated, nonetheless. Thanks!
