I went from being a fit runner to being 100 pounds overweight...

TitanicWreck

TitanicWreck

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Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here....Just a little backround info- I'm a 38 year old chap, living in Boston. Once upon a time I was very athletic, I'd swim, and in my college years in the mid 1990s, I was an avid runner- Id say a running addict, as i put in over 3 hours of running a day. I was bouncing off the walls with energy- and my weight was nonexistant. Given my 6'3 height and wide frame, my ideal healthy weight is about 195. I look best at 210, but when running, I dropped down to 175. Everyone told me I looked emaciated, as many runners tend to look. (no offense to any runners here).
BUT things have changed since the 1990s...

Flash ahead to 2006- After a winter came, i fell out the routine of running, and didnt get back into it- Every year i just put on more and more weight, a little at a time. Right now i weigh about 285 pounds. Im as big as a football line backer. I have a big butt and man-boobs. Its embarassing...I'm tired, sometimes my hips and knees are sore from the weight,. and my self esteem plummted.

The thing with being fat is there is a sense of isolation- I feel like noone can understand this ordeal- which is clearly foolish, but i cant get over that feeling its a problem im suffering alone.
I don't think Im fat becuse I'm depressed, rather, Im depressed because i'm fat. When I focus on things other than my body, I'm pretty chipper. But hell, I don't even date anymore- Its hard to meet other singles carrying confidence when I'm 100 pounds overweight....
Hopefully I can find others here going through the same thing I am dealing with, and draw inspiration from them...

Despite my weight, I'm still able to do vigorous exercise- I use a bicicle to get everywhere, and my legs have gotten very muscular-
The problem? I cant seem to drop below 280 [pounds! How the heck to I get back down to 200 pounds? The exercise that got me thin in college was running, but I have too much weight at this time to run, i might injure my hips or knees.....

Any other former atletes who packed on the pounds here?

Thanks everyone..
regards


Tarn Stephanos


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If you can't run, walk. There'll be less a chance of you hurting yourself and you'll still get in a good cardio.
 
start small

i know people who have been overweight and tried to start running. they did it by running lets say a minute every day and gradually increased it. run for your minute and then walk for however long you have time to (or want to). as you get more used to running you'll trim down and it will be easier to run further. and when you start out small like a minute it shoudln't bother your knees or hips as much
 
start off by walking and increase your speed slowly. get your body used to moving that way.

pay attention to what you're eating and how much you're eating too. reducing calories will help the weight come off.
 
I agree with Kaitie - walking is a great form of exercise, maybe the best workout for weightloss? The only problem with it, is that you have to do plenty of it to burn the cals. I was never athletic, so I had to start from base. I started out by walking the dog, then started to jog short distances as my health improved.

The depression and overweight thing - they go hand in hand don't they? Its about stepping in and taking control of the situation - you can do it.
 
Heyas and welcome, I was told walking at a fast pace is just
as effective as jogging.They reccomend 30 minutes a day
atleast and if you can do an hour of fastpace walking a day ,you
are surely going to lose weight and less strain on the joints.
Good luck to ya and have a gr8 day,Tammy:)
 
Hey, welcome aboard. I'm a complete noob myself on this board (3rd post!)

I know exactly what you're going through. I'm 29, used to be VERY active, and somehow, it just happened. Do what you can do, and just be conscious of it. What I noticed is, when you aren't paying attention to your weight and your health, that is when it goes bad.

The fact that you're conscious of it now is the first step. This board seems pretty supportive of us big fellas. Hang in there.
 
noob 2, but i can tell ya

not just walking, but walking uphill... that is a slow, gradual, and it burns as many calories as running...

also, i exercised alot alot alot. but i didn't lose the weight until i sat down and counted every single piece of food i put in my mouth. when i was active i didn't eat like that. it would make me sick, or i just didn't think about it. but i realized that eventually i was eating all the time.

i realized it 70 lbs too late. i started this board tonight, and my fishy only says 20 lbs.. but i am down 50 from where i started...
 
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