Hi, just joined the board. I think this is going to be a great place to find inspration and keep my will high. It's all about self disipline for me. Below you will find my story. I am also keeping a blog ( ) so please check it out and follow me through this journey! I am ready to do this!
Since the 3rd grade I have gradually gotten heavier and heavier.
I just turned 30 years old and I'm the largest I have ever been, tipping the scales at 341 pounds. 3rd grade is when I first remember being self-conscious about my weight. I really wasn’t that much overweight, but schoolmates made me aware of it. It's kind of funny that as the years have gone by I look back at pictures and think, man I really wasn’t that big. This is the same mentality I have had for probably 16 years.
Luckily in school I was still pretty popular so I wasn’t teased very much, but I was also very good at hiding and avoiding my weight. While hiding and avoiding my weight helped, it also came at a price. Since 3rd grade I have lived a limited life, avoiding things that would spotlight my weight. No swimming at the public pools or water parks which meant not hanging out with friends all summer. I played sports and was actually a really good athlete but I didn't go out for high school teams because I knew the running and my weight would be an issue. I wonder what would have been had I not been overweight. Even today I don't play adult softball or basketball because my weight, running around the bases with this weight would draw too much attention.
At 341 pounds I have come to the realization that I can no longer hide or avoid my weight. I'm at the point where someone my size draws attention because, well, I'm 341 pounds! Secondly, I just turned 30 years old and I'm having somewhat of a 1/3 life crisis. There are so many things I have missed out on because of my weight and I'm tired of it. I still have youthful years left and I don’t want to be held back.
There is nobody to blame but myself for my current situation. I have to find a way to muster the self discipline to rid myself of living this limited life. I have a plan and I’m hoping this blog will help to keep my will.
I plan on losing 40% of my body weight and gain the 40% of my life I haven’t been living. 40% less.
Since the 3rd grade I have gradually gotten heavier and heavier.
I just turned 30 years old and I'm the largest I have ever been, tipping the scales at 341 pounds. 3rd grade is when I first remember being self-conscious about my weight. I really wasn’t that much overweight, but schoolmates made me aware of it. It's kind of funny that as the years have gone by I look back at pictures and think, man I really wasn’t that big. This is the same mentality I have had for probably 16 years.
Luckily in school I was still pretty popular so I wasn’t teased very much, but I was also very good at hiding and avoiding my weight. While hiding and avoiding my weight helped, it also came at a price. Since 3rd grade I have lived a limited life, avoiding things that would spotlight my weight. No swimming at the public pools or water parks which meant not hanging out with friends all summer. I played sports and was actually a really good athlete but I didn't go out for high school teams because I knew the running and my weight would be an issue. I wonder what would have been had I not been overweight. Even today I don't play adult softball or basketball because my weight, running around the bases with this weight would draw too much attention.
At 341 pounds I have come to the realization that I can no longer hide or avoid my weight. I'm at the point where someone my size draws attention because, well, I'm 341 pounds! Secondly, I just turned 30 years old and I'm having somewhat of a 1/3 life crisis. There are so many things I have missed out on because of my weight and I'm tired of it. I still have youthful years left and I don’t want to be held back.
There is nobody to blame but myself for my current situation. I have to find a way to muster the self discipline to rid myself of living this limited life. I have a plan and I’m hoping this blog will help to keep my will.
I plan on losing 40% of my body weight and gain the 40% of my life I haven’t been living. 40% less.
