Hello from Austria

The Heretic

The Heretic

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Hey guys. I just stumbled upon this website and after reading some of the threads on here, I decided to introduce myself.

My name's Chris, I'm 21 years old and I'm from Austria. I've been struggling with my weight for years. One year ago, at the end of April, I was 5'7'' (169 cm) tall and weighed 264 lbs (120 kg). That's when I started my weight loss project. Today, I'm still as tall (or short) as I was back then, but I've lost 108 lbs (49 kg). My goal is to lose another 17 lbs (8 kg). That might not look like much, but those last few pounds are a pain in the butt, if you'll pardon my French.

Other than looking for motivation, I've come here to share the experiences and knowledge I have accumulated during this journey. I know lots of people struggle to lose weight, and I would love to help them out. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a PM. I'll get back to you as fast as I can.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Have a great day everyone.
 
Good luck with the motivation, I'm lacking in that department myself. I just wanted to say "welcome to the forum" from one newbie to another.
 
Welcome to the forum! Congrats on what you've lost so far! I agree the last few pounds are hard!! See you around the forum! :)
 
Welcome to the forum.

You have done brilliantly to have lost 108 pounds already. While the last 17 pounds come off slowly for you - you can console yourself that you have already achieved the health improving aspect of your weight loss and are into the "pure vanity" aspect of the project.

I am afraid that the last pounds came off really slowly when I did my big project a few years back - so I really do understand how annoying it can be to be so close to something that you have been working for over so long a time... LOL my weight is dragging off this time around too...

It is great that our forum members will benefit from your experience and support.

I suggest that you read the following thread - it may help you settle in and make friends
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/57955-My-advice-to-newcomers

Good luck with this final phase of your project.
 
Thank you everyone for your warm welcome. :)

Omega said:
Welcome to the forum.

You have done brilliantly to have lost 108 pounds already. While the last 17 pounds come off slowly for you - you can console yourself that you have already achieved the health improving aspect of your weight loss and are into the "pure vanity" aspect of the project.
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That's definitely true. To be absolutely honest, I really started this project because I wanted to look better. But as I steadily lost more and more weight, I began feeling so much better that the health aspect started to become much, much more important to me. It's really changed my whole life around.

Gonna weigh myself again in a few hours, after I've slept, to see how much weight I've lost this week. I've always aimed for about 1 kg per week, and so far I was able to pull it off. I just hope I can keep that pace. I wanna finish this come July! :D
 
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