I found this site via a google. I needed a site that let me talk and chat with others that have weight problems. A small introduction seems pretty normal so here is my story.
I am a 21year old college kid, living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Most of my family is obese, most weighing over 100lbs the recommended weight. Family dinners are a testament to the reason why many of us are so overweight, and a lack of nutritional worries taught to the younger generations add to the problem.
It was part of the reason why, at age 18, I went on a quest to break the chain. The fight has been hard, I have endured 3years of attempting to lose weight. I started at age 18, clocking in at 265lbs, in a 44 inche waist, and I am about 6'2. I would consider myself hefty, not obese, though the calculations say otherwise, I have a moderate frame and therefore, my weight never really caused me to appear 'fat', luckily.
My first attempts yielded extreme results, I lost about 55lbs in my first hard hitting attempt. I lost about 10inches off my waist, mainly by running and by not eating properly. Despite this fact, I still lost some weight and kept most of it off. Unfortunately, I gained some of it back when I first got into college, go figure.
Now, I am both in school and continue to work out. I am about 196 today and in a 32" waist. I look better, feel better, have considerably more energy. However, I still always feel like the fat kid. I became a vegetarian a few months previously, gave up coke and most other carbonated beverages and always seriously watch what I eat. My health is much better, and I feel better than ever.
The only problem is that my weight has become an obsession. I still have about 15lbs I can lose, but it has become the first thoughts when I wake up in the morning, and my day isn't complete until I have worked out for at least 2hours. God forbid if I miss a day!
I know that in part, the obsession is a good thing, however it is also quite scary. It is like, my life is on hold because I feel overweight, and that I have to regulate every aspect of my life because of this fact.
I only hope that over the next 2 or 3 months as I reach the weight that I have set for myself, that I am able to look at myself in the mirror and be happy enough with what I see, that this obsession becomes healthy and not something that will continue to rule my life.
Anyway, thanks for reading.
I am a 21year old college kid, living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Most of my family is obese, most weighing over 100lbs the recommended weight. Family dinners are a testament to the reason why many of us are so overweight, and a lack of nutritional worries taught to the younger generations add to the problem.
It was part of the reason why, at age 18, I went on a quest to break the chain. The fight has been hard, I have endured 3years of attempting to lose weight. I started at age 18, clocking in at 265lbs, in a 44 inche waist, and I am about 6'2. I would consider myself hefty, not obese, though the calculations say otherwise, I have a moderate frame and therefore, my weight never really caused me to appear 'fat', luckily.
My first attempts yielded extreme results, I lost about 55lbs in my first hard hitting attempt. I lost about 10inches off my waist, mainly by running and by not eating properly. Despite this fact, I still lost some weight and kept most of it off. Unfortunately, I gained some of it back when I first got into college, go figure.
Now, I am both in school and continue to work out. I am about 196 today and in a 32" waist. I look better, feel better, have considerably more energy. However, I still always feel like the fat kid. I became a vegetarian a few months previously, gave up coke and most other carbonated beverages and always seriously watch what I eat. My health is much better, and I feel better than ever.
The only problem is that my weight has become an obsession. I still have about 15lbs I can lose, but it has become the first thoughts when I wake up in the morning, and my day isn't complete until I have worked out for at least 2hours. God forbid if I miss a day!
I know that in part, the obsession is a good thing, however it is also quite scary. It is like, my life is on hold because I feel overweight, and that I have to regulate every aspect of my life because of this fact.
I only hope that over the next 2 or 3 months as I reach the weight that I have set for myself, that I am able to look at myself in the mirror and be happy enough with what I see, that this obsession becomes healthy and not something that will continue to rule my life.
Anyway, thanks for reading.
