It's finally happened, I've built up the chutzpa(balls, cohones, courage)what ever you want to call it and have decided to stop reading everyones journals and looking at there pics and have dedicated some time in creating my own Journal. My name is Ziggy and I'm a 20 y/o Business student who has finally commited the time,effort, and passion into losing weight. In August I set out to accomplish something I've never been able to do and that was too lose my baby fat that seemed to just keep expanding over the years. At the time I was 5'8" and was proudly rocking 270 lbs. of loveable, cuddley fat. Since that time I have managed to coast to a cool 236 but have lost hope of being 6'2" I'm still VERY far from my goal's as these pounds keep getting harder and harder to lose but I'm doing it. I've seemed to have a little stall over the holiday season and found it hard to get back into the swing of things. My first major goal is to be down to 200 lbs. I am hoping to accomplish this by July 4th of this year. After that my second goal will be to be down to a healthy BMI and to begin to build my new sexy fisique.I don't take things very seriously and live the lighter side of life. I hope through reading this you'll grow to understand that and learn I see things a little differently. I don't let my weight be a hinderance to me and it has never stood in the way of me socially or mentally. I'm proud of who I am and have never been ashamed or hid behind my fat. I'm very open about my obesity and tend to be the one making jokes about it because well, I think its funny when my boobs were bigger then the last girl I dated(my ass had nothin on her though). Since then I've progressed to atleast a small A..I dont keep a strict diet but I do maintain a healthy one(6 small meals,high proteing,low fat, no sugar) Once you read one persons diet on here they all seem to start to melt together so I'll spare the details. I still allow room for rewards now and then and even slip a good pale ale in on a special saturday. I've given up drinking which is a big deal to a college student but my water and rare diet coke will do. Hopefully people will find light in what I have to say and find some inspiration and humor in my own trials and tribulations. For now I'm off to conquer the world and Managerial Accounting and later off to the gym where my new best friend(occasionally enemy) Mr. Elyptical is waiting...
Below I have posted a picture of me at my heaviest (one in the blue shirt) during July of 06' and a photo taken over the holidays recently...(Notice the googley eyes ladies) Those are for you .
Hi!!
Do you have prepared food, like a mess hall or a frat dinner table? Or do you fix your own meals?
It's great that you are self confident!!
Success to you!
Cheryl
I love your sense of humor! I also have a sarcastic and sometimes even sick sense of humor! lol! Good luck with losing it all and I look forward to reading about your journey!
ALLLLLL RIGht...so heres a lil' update from an eventfull weekend. I threw the idea out the window of working out over the weekend when 3 kegs showed up at my place on Friday night...haha. Probably killing half of one to myself I ended up getting in my first scruffle with someones face. Maybe its all the recent increase in lifting but testosterone was FLYING. Is it sick to proud of teethmarks on imbedded in my nuckles? I never had the balls or confidence to make a fight physical but thanks to all the running and lifting I felt confident enough to enter my first fight. This drunkass puked in my bedroom in our house and then proceded to break beerbottles in my bedroom for no apparent reason...After kicking him out he kept trying to re-enter my house but my roomates and I took care of that problem. 30 minutes later he got what was comin to him! Hopefully the trip to the ICU sobered him up. I also noticed something particularly funny that I'm sure many of you are just as guilty of. I've realized that anytime I take pictures it becomes this huge face contortion, of lifting my chin, sticking out my jaw, lowering my head in some weak attempt to hide my double chin from the camera! Am I really going to forget it's there when I look at the pictures? It's become such a bad habit I dont even realize it anymore. It's totally killed my smile but hopefully I can quickly remove myself from this dirty habit.
I just booked my flight to Pvt. Vallarta, Mexico for spring break (March 5) and was wondering what you guys would suggest (workouts, meals, suggestions) to cut the most fat in this short amount of time. I've found my steady pace but really want to throw my body into a whirlwind before Mexico. I've prepared my self to be extremly dedicated for this pre-trip bump up in my workouts but am kind of confused how to create a more intense and effective month for myself.
By the way..... INDINAPPOLIS COLTS CAN Lick my left ball...cuz they definitly don't deserve the right!
Wow, did your weekend description take me back to college days!
It doesn't feel like it's been almost 25 years ago. I still feel like I'm about 21, but when I see pictures of myself, I kind of freak out. I only see my face in a mirror, so when I see my whole self at an angle or the side in pictures it's pretty scary.
It sounds like you are doing really well with your work outs.
I hope you have an awesome time in Mexico. Alcohol is high in calories, so pace yourself!! There can be serious partying down there!!
Hey colts rock... ok so I don't watch sports but I'm from Indiana and I'm supposed to say that. I used to do the double chin face contortion too but like you said it just kills the other features. Must. Break. Habit!..lol. The trip to mexico sounds like fun! I'd love to book a trip like that to Hawaii... *sigh* I hate money...lol.
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