Hi everyone!

MasterJedi Mike

New member
I'm Mike. I'm 36 years old and I live in Maine with my wife and my 30 m.o. daughter.

I currently weigh about 310 (my personal all-time max.)

I joined for support and tips on how to lose weight because I don't want to get diabetes, have a stroke, have a heart-attack or any of that. I'd also like to play with my daughter, y'know?

Thanks for having me and I look forward to talking with you all on the forum.
 
Hi...Welcome to the forum! You will find a lot of support here...this place is great for that. I just wanted to wish you luck and say that Stargate is awesome! lol! See ya around! :)
 
Welcome

You are among other people with a similar situation. There are a lot of things that contribute to weight gain. I remember when my kids were small. There was not a lot of opportunity to get exercise at all and I also watched a lot of TV shows with them, read books, played games. None of which were very good for the physique. Playing with your child may be the way out.

Looking forward to hearing more.
 
Hi and welcome.

The first thing I'd suggest is registering for a free account on FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate and starting to log your food. This will let you see how many calories you're eating and how your nutrition levels are breaking down. Once you know that, you'll be able to see more clearly where you can make adjustments, cut back, change your nutrition, etc.

The next thing I'd suggest is checking out the various sticky posts in the exercise area of the forum (Weight Loss Through Exercise - Weight Loss Forum). There are some very good posts on exercise, both cardio/aerobic and on incorporating weight lifting into your exercise plans.

I'd also suggest starting a diary in the weight loss diary area (Weight Loss Diary - Weight Loss Forum) as well as reading and participating in other diaries. This is a good way to make updates to your progress and to get support from others. It helps to find the diaries of people who have successfully lost weight (or are losing weight) and reading through them as well. Following the diaries of those who have been successful is both inspiring and informative.

Finally, I'd say you should read as much as you can of the posts on the board, especially anything that's marked "sticky". There is a ton of good information around here and a lot of times questions that new folks have has already been answered very thoroughly - so do take the time to look around and read. :)

Hope that helps you to get started.
 
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