I'm going to prove everybody wrong.

Update - haven't really lost any weight. I'm between 208 and 212 most of the time.

I don't get it. I don't exercise as much anymore, but maybe I starved myself on accident in the beginning with a 1500-1700 cal day...because now I hover around 2k a day at least. And even that's good...

So, I can cut my calories back to how they were and mess up my metabolism...or I can continually maintain my weight at 210 and exercise more.

Oh, this summer, it's on.

I AM hitting 190 by September 1st, 2007. I don't care. My 350 calorie routine shall continue, plus swimming, plus just staying active.

I know I should be exercising...but I am just so tired after work/school(finals and projects).

Psh. I'll get it. I've come so far already. I'm very optimistic about this.
 
RJ!

Welcome back buddy! between 208-212? Thats a HUGE accomplishment buddy...thats like a lb a week, without exercising. (update the current weight in your signature :p)

Just keep at it man, its frustrating. I was at a plateau for like 3 weeks, and then one day, I stepped on the scale, and I was down 4 lbs. The body likes to play tricks on you, but as long as you are eating right (not just calorie wise, but you are getting all your nutrients, carbs, protein and good fats) and staying active, that is the perfect formula for weight loss.

You already made the step in the right direction by coming back! Now, is the time to prove everybody wrong and show what you are really made out of :)

And now that summer is coming, and school if finishing, you won't have any excuse not to work out ;)
 
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Hell yeah.

I periodically update my weight just as inspiration...that I was once there and happy about it. Now if I was 220 after being 210...:eek2: .

But yes, I shall. Thanks.

I'll try to do this eating diary a little more to keep better track of things...

Breakfast: 480 cal (My low calorie Breakfast Sandwiches...take that McDonalds ^_^)

4 Slices o/Wheat Bread 280
2 Slices o/Cheese 100
6 Slices o/Ham 100

I love these things right here. I could make these every morning. I get full off of them. Ham isn't the best meat but it fills you up while using only a little bit of your calories. I just toast the bread and nuke everything together in the mic for 15 secs to make the cheese melt a little bit. (Plus, Toasting the bread gives me the illusion that I'm eating a big calorie meal, dunno...something about it. I'm weird ^_^)

---In the process of getting my first 32 oz. of water down right now.

Lunch:
 
My goal day is here. I weighed in at 207.4 lb's. Not at the 200 like I wanted, but meh...It's cool.

My goal is to hit 190 at least by the end of this summer, yada yada yada...

And I'll do it.

The end. ^_^
 
Hi

Okay, so I have to admit that when I read the beginning of your journal, I thought....this sounds just like me, I hope he doesnt end up like I do everytime giving up on weight loss. Then, I skipped to the end and read how you are doing now, I have to say congratulations are in order! You should be proud that you were able to keep to your goals. Thanks for the inspiration! Ill look u up on myspace:rotflmao:
 
It's f***ing crazy...

Totally. If I knew that I actually DID it back in Jan/Feb...oh my god.

Now i'm in the routine enough when it comes to eating that I'm pretty sure I can maintain whatever weight I lose.

Yesterday was probably the worst I've done in five months...ate a shitload of donuts, fruit snacks...couple bowls of cereal...i forgot. I was a beast...haha.

But damn. My metabolism needs to exercise every once in awhile. It just may take an extra day or two of eating right to catch up ^_^.
 
I shot up four pounds to 210. This is freaking crazy.

I HAVE TO GET BACK ON TRACK...CMON...DO YOUR DAMN EXERCISES R.J.!!!!!
 
Update:

I've gotten a job at Pizza Hut. It's really not as suicidal as I thought it would be. We get a Personal Pan (well, the specs for it) every four hours we work. We ALSO get to get drinks from the gas station right next to us. I always get a 52 oz of good old water to keep my ass full. Since we are doing the P'Zones now, I take the Personal Pan dough, stuff it with veggies/cheese/chicken, and that's probably...800 calories MAX.

I shot down to about 1200-1500 cal a day and I was at 202 for awhile. But...damn...if that's the ONLY way I'm gonna drop weight...I couldn't give two damns weither or not I was fat. I just..CANT eat like that.

Any suggestions?

I'm around 202-205 ATM by the way.
 
Well, I did it.

I did it. 197.6 lb's this morning.

I'm speechless and pray to God that I'm not going to shoot up five pounds like I did last month. Thing is, I worked out when I got to a plateau a few days ago..and ever since then I pulled out of it. Plus, Pizza Hut really works up a sweat...it's ironic isn't it? I am now going to write to, well, first entry that I wrote. If I knew how I was going to be today back then, I would have done this a long time ago.

Journal:

So I decided to start you up today. I am here for one goal: to lose weight. I have ALWAYS been the fat kid, and I've always punked out and quit.

There is one thing that I hate the most: my chest. Typical man-boobs. I literally cannot wear the things that I like because of this simple fact...I'll tuck in a wife-beater along with a Tee in addition to whatever I am about to wear; just to make sure they don't shake as bad. I LONG for the day to be flat chested...like a male should be...and I've dreamt for the day all of my life. Ever since I was a little kid...and now I'm seventeen and I've still been fat. I won't even run because they'll start shaking and...I'm a GUY! So I work out alone in my house...put this freaking treadmill to some good use.

I've been a solo type of guy lately ever since my house was robbed in September. And recently they dropped the case due to lack of evidence (my atthetime best friend was our main suspect, and he switched up on me.) Now he's running his mouth and wants to brawl. Especially since he's in a gang now...I mean I've got my people but I just dont wanna ruin my life. However I would rather ruin it with some balls than run and live with my dads in the suburbs 20 minutes away..change schools etc. I HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND GET IN SHAPE FOR THIS REASON AS WELL. I need to move, and know how to defend myself. Get stronger, tougher, and faster...as safely and as effectively as I possibly can. Just in case...I'm not out to start a fight or anything. I don't like fighting that much.

"You aint gonna lose weight R.J., you've said you're gonna do it since 7th grade and now you're a junior."

"Ill be real, ol gurl doesnt like how you dont take care of your body."



I am goal oriented and VERY DRIVEN. But at the same time I'm the biggest waste of talent ever. I'm a slacker in my mind...but I always seem to pull straight A's outta my ass. And Division I ratings left and right in my singing (which I love..).

I have never been thin. I see all these people on here who've dropped a ton of weight; and I will do the same. If not then I will not be happy.

I will be starting my food diary tomorrow. I'm planning on just, moderation. I love to eat and I doubt that will change. I just have to eat the right things more than I eat the bad things. If I crave fast food (and I usually do a few times a week...I'm in High School what can ya do?) I will just say "Okay go blow seven dollars at Subway."(I'm a penny pincher as well.)

I'm a carbs maniac...If yall read my other thread in Before and After then you'd know why. You know how hard it was eating a little cup of pasta for supper? But I did it. If weight loss was easy then there wouldn't be 31094913040431 people being obese in this world. I saw that posted somewhere .

Plan is to burn 350 calories on the treadmill with a combination of walking, jogging, and sprinting.

MAX WEIGHT: 242 lb
CURRENT WEIGHT: 238 lb
GOAL WEIGHT: 200 lb (by June 1st, 2007)

OH, and if anybody has a lifestyle in mind that I won't starve and I still get to eat bread(and meat a few times a week), post it! .

What sucks is that I don't really like salad and eggs. I am starting to really like fruit though. I'll throw up if I eat too much salad for some reason.
Click to expand...

R.J...well, guess what? You didn't punk out this time. YOU DID IT. You are IN THE ONE HUNDREDS! Your body has shrunk all over...your face(no more sticking your chin out in your myspace pictures), your stomach, EVEN your man boobs my friend...they AREN'T gone however. That kind of sucks, but half of the time you can't TELL THAT THEY ARE THERE because all of your shirts are baggy on you now(I can't even wear half of them). The XL's fit like your XXL's did, and larges fit like your XL's did. I remember you wanting to comfortably fit in a large (or an XL at a small Preppy store).

You worked your ass off mentally. You will NEVER weigh that much again...period. April somewhat slowed your weight loss down...and you got to a couple of plateaus, but you kept your calorie levels tolerable 100 percent of the time. You almost had OCD with your calorie counting..haha.

Now I count when I feel like I have to, and I ALWAYS at least have a blueprint of how much I ate on a certain day.

YES R.J., you ATE FAST FOOD. But, I think you probably had a MEAL at McDonalds only 5 times in the past 6 months. Jesus. That's crazy. You KNEW that a meal there would be nearly all of your daily calorie needs, so you said no. However you did eat your share of your 440 cal double cheeseburgers there whenever anybody had a munchie attack...but dawg, your metabolism ate most, if not all of that up. It's good to exercise your metabolism a couple of days a week.

The women are amazing. You've become a little player this summer. Yeah, YOU. Not Trey...haha. Nate's jealous because...well...you used to weigh more than he did :). It's amazing how many girls say they have liked you all this time, yet never told me six months ago...hmm...STAY SINGLE UNTIL YOU FIND SOMEONE YOU GET BUTTERFLIES FOR. :)

Guess what? You can squeeze your ass into some size 34 jeans. You haven't done that since 5th grade! Those tight Aeropostale jeans you bought last year? Loose. :)

I'll post pics later!!

Now I'm shooting for 190 by September 1st, 2007. After that, I MAY drop to 180 and start hitting the weights. Only time will tell.
 
I've come down with a fever/sore throat/achy muscles...so off to popping Ibuprofen. I left work 90 minutes early today too because of this.

I'm taking a break and eating normally today. I need to eat more so I have more energy to do shit...:). Plus I've been down to 1200-1500 kcal/daily for the past five days straight...I don't want my body used to that, because I can't maintain that, nor do I want to :).
 
Still stick with Strep.

I went to the doctor for some meds and they're working...they told me my health is infinitely better than it was when I was last there in february..:)

C'mon 190! ^_^

Oh, and I noticed people don't reply much on my thing oh well. It's all good. It's MY DIARY. :)
 
Going to my dad's this week. I'll probably overeat there, but I seem to break even every time I'm visiting him...so I think I'll be good.
 
R.J.,

Great job for breaking 200! I am glad you found a new job that you are enjoying, and you know how to moderate yourself very well :)

Try to feel better soon, its no fun being sick

And great job! You are proving everyone wrong...we both are :)

Take care buddy
 
Stuck at around 190.

I would like to be down to 185 by September 29th, which is gonna be hard as hell :(.

175's my goal. I'm also lifting weights in school to hopefully flatten out my chest.

At least I'm somewhat hitting my goals.

I actually got ASKED to homecoming this year too. :)

Sorry for being so brief.
 
Congrats somehow i ended up with 2 homecoming dates this year lol anyway (offtopic)

Keep on pushing toward your goal. It good too see other high school males work toward a better body and life
 
I'm glad you guys are deciding to lose the weight and make a change at such a young age :)

I remember my first (and last) home coming. It was quite horrid. I sat at the loser's (aka singles table) eating stale popcorn and drinking pop.

I never went to another school dance until prom, and even that was freaking horrible. Enough about my sad life...
 
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