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Lane1

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Well, I have lurked here for a year or so, and finally decided to sign up. I started this a little over a year ago at the grand weight of 380lbs. I couldn't believe I was so close to the 400lb mark. I was getting married, and starting a life with the woman I loved, and decided I wanted to be healthier. In the following months I droped 104lbs down to 276lbs, and felt great. Then the wedding...... and the honeymoon..... and then my birthday..... then the holidays..... then then then then....... Well, I went all the way back up to 320lbs, and could not stand the thought of going backwards so I got back on the horse and I am now at about 310lbs, and going down steady. I just wanted to say thanks to all the people that have inspired me on this sight. You don't know you did it, but you did, and do every day. Stay strong, and lets all live longer healthier lives!!!! :seeya:
 
So Lane,

What do you want to do? What are the results that you want? And how do you think you need to lose this weight.

frank
 
Hey Frank!
Well, what I am doing is simple really. Eating better and getting more excersise. I am trying to eat 5-6 smaller meals a day, and cutting out all the fast food, and junk. I am lucky that I don't get bored with what I eat very easy, so I am really good at having a schedule and eating the same things a lot. I do oat meal for breakfast, and then some fruit at around 10AM. For lunch I get a foot long from subway with no cheese or mayo, and eat half. Then the other half is my mid afternoon meal. For dinner I go for soups, salads, and more sandwiches, which I really like.
For excersise, I am walking a lot, and as the weather here in Portland gets better I will be out on the golf course as much as possible.
This has worked well for me in the past, and is working for me now. As I hit walls, and get bored, I will change things up. I have joined a gym, so I am starting to do a little weight lifting, and tread mill work if the weather is bad.
My goal is to get healthy, and look and feel better. Not sure about a goal weight yet, I just want to keep going until I feel great, then evaluate then. So far since last year I have gone from 380 and a size 48 pant, down to 305 and a size 40. I am six four, and have always been "big boned" and the charts that tell me I should weigh 165 - 190 would make me look too thin I think, but we will see as I get closer to that. I weighed 240 then I was in school, and was in great shape, so I guess that is a starting point.

I really have enjoyed lurking around here douring this, and am looking even more forward to talking to everyone, and lending support, and getting some as well!!!!!!

-Lane
 
Hey Lane,

Sounds like you can get some results if you want. When you decide numerically what your results will be, you will get results. You will need to get real mathematical about losing weight, otherwise you may lurk here longer than you like. Pick a goal weight and then ask specific questions about how to get there. So, what do you want to know?
 
So, you're saying I won't get results unless I pick a weight and go for that goal? Not sure if I agree. I know I want to get to 240, and then evaluate where I am. I feel for me it is more important to go by how I feel, and look then to go by the number on a scale.
 
Good Luck Lane. I hope you success :) You can do it. Just believe in yourself and don't give up. If you fall, just dust your self off and get back up again!
 
hi lane,
i just joined and was reading your posts. in my opinion it is not the number that counts to reach your goal. it is your opinion of how you feel. i feel that the bmi is more of an indicator of where you are on your journey than numbers on a scale. i think your attitude is great and is an inspiration to others. keep on keeping on! i'll talk soon.
 
Thanks rikki! I have found in the past if I only think about the numbers I get frustrated too easy. For me, I do much better if I think about how I feel and look, and not on a number on a scale.
 
lane, i can use a lot of help right now. i need a chubby buddy because i am not doing all the great on my own. that is why i am here. but i can tell you about numbers on the scale. i nearly died reaching the number the charts showed i sould weigh, and that is not an exaggeration. i was hospitalized with malnutrition and dehydration. forget numbers, you will know how you are doing! i am sure i am much older than you or most here! but i admire all you who have set goals and are working hard to reach them. we will all win this battle and make the world a lot roomier place! i am starting to take that first step again and have to admit it has been so long since i made an attempt, i don't remember how to eat correctly. i have to learn all over again. we'll all do this together.
please bear with me if i am going about this wrong. this place is huge and i am pretty new on the computer. if anyone has suggestions on navigating this place i am wide open to them. i can't even figure out how to add a profile of myself.
hope to meet many of you. thanks!
 
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