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I am new here, and just want to introduce myself. The name is Steve, and I'm 22. I just spent four years at Auburn University studying psychology and aviation management. I hold a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating. Currently I'm studying aviation maintenance technology at Middle Georgia in Warner Robins, GA. I have developed terrible eating habits and schedules as a college student (I worked in a Cajun restauraunt for about a year, and lived next door to it for about two) and have picked up a few (ok, ok, more than a few) extra pounds and it's high time they come off. If you've ever been in a small general aviation aircraft you'd appreciate a pilot who's weight concious. :) I just moved into my new apartment (thank God it has a free gym) and I'm eating healthy and exercising vigorously every day, and I'm already seeing progress.
 
welcome to the forum - glad to have you here...

be sure to start up a diary/journal to record your succeses and challenges and allow us to get to know you better.

Enjoy your stay and have fun whilst you are here
 
This post is uplifting for some reason.

Maybe its because my name is Steve too? lol

Seriously though its always great to hear about someone making progress on their weight loss.

So welcome to the forum fellow Steve!
 
Thanks guys. I find it difficult to find many others who are serious about weight loss or even give it a second thought. I guess that's the attitude in most college towns though. Ive always been good at dropping weight when I needed to, I've just had a few years of serious stress and forgot what spare time and exercise even felt like whilst in my studies. I've always tried to be moderately active- I love biking and being outdoors, so I've been spending about an hour a day on the treadmill this past week and a half. I've also been doing weight training, crunches, sit-ups, push-ups, flexibility training, and kicking my own butt on the elliptical. Running is one of my weaknesses. I've never been very good at it for more than a few 2-3 minute bursts, but I'm getting better.
I'm 6'1" and a fairly muscular build, but I've got some serious fat to knock off. My family has a history of being obese, heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. I decided that I'm not going to. I'm mean as a snake and I'm not going to lose my battle against fat. (Actually I'm a pretty nice guy, what I mean is that I'm stubborn when I'm focused.) So far I've been doing really well. I started July 11, 2007 at 325.6 lbs. I've been eating about 1500 calories daily and really kicking my own butt in the gym. I was shooting for maybe a pound or two every week, but in my first week I lost 7.6 pounds. (I weigh every Sunday night so that I get the bigger picture of what went on all week instead of minute daily fluctuations) I'm starting to think that maybe I'm not choking down enough calories, but I eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm no longer hungry, and feel very good. I'm trying to do at least 100g protein since I'm doing weight training, but some days I fall short of that.
It's really helpful reading other people's struggles and seeing that I'm not alone in this. Thanks guys for the responses.
 
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