Hi, my name is Joshua and i have battled weight my entire life. I have been as high ass 300 lbs and all with a 5'9" frame. I have been dieting for a while and have lost a total of 116 lbs! I live in south Texas near corpus christi. Until about 3 years ago i was huge all the time and then i took a picture of myself that changed my life and made me make a change, ill post those pictures later, but for now, hi to all!
I finally joined! Hi everyone!
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That's fantastic!!! Your story is truly an inspiration and I think hearing about it will help a lot of people on here. You're a great example of taking life into your own hands and making it better because YOU want to! That is something that I think a lot of people struggle with and it puts a huge obstacle in the way of their weight loss aspirations. Congrats on your success and I think you'll definitely be a great contributor to this place 
ChefChiTown
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Hey Josh. Welcome to the forum. I, myself, am a short pudgy like you. I'm 5' 7" and I weigh probably 250 pounds. It's nice to see that people our size can lose weight. That pumps me up!!!
:chest bumps you:
Too meathead? Yeeeeah, that was too meathead.
Anyway, welcome to the forum. Glad you're here and I hope you enjoy your stay at Casa La Fatties.
Thanks everyone for the great comments. It does feel nice to belong in a way. Its strange because i have always thought of being overweight as living in a completely different world. Even now that i have lost, i still don't feel a part of the "skinny world". I feel like although i have struggled to escape the world of pudge, my journey has only made me more proud of where i came from and determined to always remember how big i was and how fast i can get back there. I think deep inside i will always be "fat" because although my body has changed, my true self has not.