Medicryan1
New member
AHey everyone, I am brand new and I am ready to make a permanent change. The problem is, I have tried to make a change before but I've had some psychological barriers. That's where I am going to try something new and ask for help from everyone on the forum.
A little history...I am a 29 year old white male, currently 220lbs, 6'6" tall and I have had huge weight fluctuations over the last 10 years. In 2001, I weighed 215 lbs. I slowly gained weight until 2005 when I was at my peak of 275 lbs. At that time I was deployed overseas and managed to drop the weight down to 225 in that time. I returned to the states, and my weight went back up 10 lbs until I started working for the post office (walking route) and dropped all the way down to 178! I left that job last Dec and am now back up to 220. Man, is that a roller coaster or what?!? I never really did much strength training, but I do have a lot of experience doing cardio and know exactly how my body responds to it. Because of my lack of strength training, I have a doughy appearance and feel fat even though I am quite thin.
Ok, so lets get into the meat and potatoes of the discussion. I have done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks to try to figure out why I have not been to sustain eating right and exercising regularly and I have narrowed it down to two things.
First, after I get myself motivated, start working out, and start seeing some results, I will come up with excuses like, "well I'm starting to see results, this gives me some lee way to relax and eat like crap." the story behind this is, I really don't like working out (unless its and active sport) and I don't like eating chicken breast and steamed veggies everyday. I do set realistic goals for myself but quickly talk myself out of them once I get ahead.
Secondly, I am a perfectionist. I should have said this first, because its the bigger issue. If my diet is not perfect, and my workout is not just as perfect, I will give up very quickly because I feel like I am wasting my time. This is my biggest cry for help. If I slip on my diet, I will not work out that day or the next because I say to myself, "whats the point? I just ate poorly, so my training session is going to be a waste of time."
So this is my mental state on a silver platter for ya. I am, however, very happy that I, at least, figured out what the issue is. That is definitely a step in the right direction. So, any help you guys can give me to help my finally make the last and final change will be greatly appreciated!
-Ryan
A little history...I am a 29 year old white male, currently 220lbs, 6'6" tall and I have had huge weight fluctuations over the last 10 years. In 2001, I weighed 215 lbs. I slowly gained weight until 2005 when I was at my peak of 275 lbs. At that time I was deployed overseas and managed to drop the weight down to 225 in that time. I returned to the states, and my weight went back up 10 lbs until I started working for the post office (walking route) and dropped all the way down to 178! I left that job last Dec and am now back up to 220. Man, is that a roller coaster or what?!? I never really did much strength training, but I do have a lot of experience doing cardio and know exactly how my body responds to it. Because of my lack of strength training, I have a doughy appearance and feel fat even though I am quite thin.
Ok, so lets get into the meat and potatoes of the discussion. I have done a lot of thinking over the last few weeks to try to figure out why I have not been to sustain eating right and exercising regularly and I have narrowed it down to two things.
First, after I get myself motivated, start working out, and start seeing some results, I will come up with excuses like, "well I'm starting to see results, this gives me some lee way to relax and eat like crap." the story behind this is, I really don't like working out (unless its and active sport) and I don't like eating chicken breast and steamed veggies everyday. I do set realistic goals for myself but quickly talk myself out of them once I get ahead.
Secondly, I am a perfectionist. I should have said this first, because its the bigger issue. If my diet is not perfect, and my workout is not just as perfect, I will give up very quickly because I feel like I am wasting my time. This is my biggest cry for help. If I slip on my diet, I will not work out that day or the next because I say to myself, "whats the point? I just ate poorly, so my training session is going to be a waste of time."
So this is my mental state on a silver platter for ya. I am, however, very happy that I, at least, figured out what the issue is. That is definitely a step in the right direction. So, any help you guys can give me to help my finally make the last and final change will be greatly appreciated!
-Ryan
