I need feedback

Hello everyone

I need some feedback regarding fat loss. I am 41 years old male at 6'1 and 235 lbs with a 36-38 waist. I have an ectomorphic body type. Most of my life it was hard for me to gain weight, or to build muscle. So I was always skinny, in shape, and I always watched what I ate. My problem began approximately 9, years ago when I was making a transition from Maryland to California, I stayed with some friends for approximately three months. Since I didn't feel very comfortable cooking my regular meals at their house; I began to eat a lot of take out and foods that I typically would not eat.

I did not know that I gained weight until I picked up my dry cleaning one day and I discovered that I could not fit in my clothes. In approximately three months I went from weighting 190 with a 32 waist to 226 with a 36 waist. Every since then I been having serious trouble losing the weight and I have tried some aggressive exercise programs, supplements, and eating programs I kick boxed 4, days a week not a trendy exercise program like "Tae Bo". I actually trained as a boxer for 3 years.

One time I did succeeded in getting down back down to 193 about 6 years ago but I gain back the weight. Right now I am so frustrated with my inability to lose weight that I stopped working our altogether, and I know that is not the right thing to do but I feel that I cannot lose this weight. I would like to know if anyone in this forum can give me feedback on how I can loose this weight.

I do understand that after 30 the body metabolism changes , and I know that my current diet without exercise is adding to my problems. I do well wit concrete information that I can research. I think if I could get some information on weight loss according to body type and genetics it will help me greatly.

Right now I feel that no matter what I try I will not succeed so I just continue to eat this stuff that I know is not conducive to weight lost. So I can also use feed back on how to get over my frustration with my inability to lose weight. I strongly believe that I can lose the weight but I need better information in order for me to be successful.

Thanks David
 
I think you'll like this site, it's a favorite of mine to find nutritional info from. www.johnberardi.com Go to his articles area and he has tons of stuff on nutrition, what to eat, when to eat it, why you want to eat it. He even gives a breakdown of what he keeps in his kitchen and recipe tips.

By the way, about 15 months ago I was at 23% body fat, wearing near a size 36. I widdled my way down to a size 31 waist and although my bodyfat fluctuates, it stays between 7-9% depending on my goals. So, I feel ya bro.
 
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Thanks

Hey Evolution:

Thanks for the link and the support it is good to know that there are other people out there who have walked in my shoes.
 
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