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I was on this site about 3 years ago, at the time I was 325 maybe. I can and have made all the excuses in the world to not lose weight. In every aspect of my life I go full speed ahead and do the best I can. Which is why I have a great job..now a DESK job haha. I am a hardcore gamer and FAST FOOD ADDICT. I knew it but never wanted to say it. Recently I have owned up to it. I love it...the taste...the portion....the convince. But now I am 26 and 375lbs. Lucky God has blessed me in my height and I am 6'3.

I know why I am fat...and the reason I stay fat. The main reason for being fat? Well there are 2 main reasons:

1. I honest to god...have no taste for veggies. The texture, smell, taste makes me gag. Hence why I have never lost any amount of weight.
2. Eating the right way confuses me. 24g of fat a day from good fat at a quarter of fat at 9 am before the leap year on a Sunday after Easter.

I don't complain about being fat. I love my life, I am not depressed in any way and I consider my life to be amazing. Why am I on here then? Well, I am not 100% sure. I think I want to tell my situation so I can ease into this whole thing, so to speak. I would LOVE to lose weight but can I stick with the diet? Yes, I could, if I didn't have to eat many veggies. To be honest, that's really the only thing holding me back haha.

But also....how can I change when I feel like my life is so blessed. I will tell you why. I want to zip-line. Damn it I really want to zip-line!! I am going on a cruise in December and I was told last night I couldn't zip line because I weighed to much. Now...I won't be able to lose 150 lbs in 6 months but hearing that made me feel....wrong...for the first time in my life...I actually didn't want to be fat. So...here is my plan.

1. See a RD
2. Get a meal plan that works for me
3. Learn to eat SOME veggies....I will try lol
4. Fast Food, Sodas and junk food is out
5. Exercise(light weight lifting / cardio (boxing / treadmill at my apartment complex)

I don't need to be buff or cut...but I want to be able to do the new things that make me happy! I don't want to die when I am 50 and I want to run and play my newborn twin nieces. Small steps will get me there. I know my story isn't the usual heartfelt kind of story but...it is my story. I may fail and I may accomplish my goal...what ever that is but damn it I am going to try. I'ma zip-line if it kills me. Thanks to those who read all of this and resisted the urge for point out my bad grammar!

From,

Tyler, the 375 pound gamer and fast food addict. (I cant believe I typed all this :p)
 
Hey there Tyler!
For many years I have been a hater of veggies also! Which made things tricky as I was brought up as a vegetarian lol. I have slowly gotten used to some vegetables, you just have to keep trying things if you can!

How do you feel about fruit? And salady stuff like cucumber and tomatoes?

I really wish you the best of luck! And I am sure you can get together an eating plan that will work for you.

Lyds xx
 
I love fruit! However I am limited to only several kinds. I have sever food allergies that prohibit me from eating more fruits. I hate veggies and I can't eat most fruit....fast food just seemed so much damn easier haha.
 
Hi tyler, welcome to the forum guy .....
Its good to know that you have given an honest thought to your health at this time in life....I would like you to meet a dietician who could help you with your food choices and also make you understand the nutritional facts much more clearer :)eating junk daily is bad not only with nutrition but also harmful for your health, increasing your cholesterol levels and inviting a host of health concern which really would make life unpleasant.....So start slow and make small changes but stick to them let each day add to your progress...It requires patience to be very true, but its worth it :)and maybe you have atuned your mind into being happy with thyself because there are a lot more things that you can enjoy with a healthy weight for you...Believe me...Stay motivated, love life, love yourself..keep us posted :)
 
endurance has made a good point. It might be worth talking to someone like a dietician as they can establish the things that you like that will aid your weight loss and draw up some kind of plan for you. I really wish you the best of luck!
Lyds
x
 
Welcome back to the forum! Find something that you can use as motivation that will help you. This was something that did wonders for my own weight loss goals. It's just to hard to lose weight if you don't have something to push you.

You can do it if you put your mind to it!
 
Love the responses guys. My motivation is a lot of things really, not wanting to die at 50 is one, looking more attractive, having more energy, keeping up with my nieces, etc. The true test will come later in a few months when I have that HARD craving for Chick-Fil-A lol.

Also I am blessed with extremely good Cholesterol. My Cholesterol is at 93 points and I did blood work 2 years ago. Same for my Triglycerides, they were only at 112. If I recall correctly that is where I want to be lol.
 
Lydia123 said:
Have you taken a starting weight and things yet?
What is your plan?
Lyds x
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Yes starting weight is 375 taken at the docs office 2 weeks ago. i have never been over 375 lol...been at this weight for like a year now lol.

As far as what I am doing...well I am starting small...this isn't something I need to go full speed ahead with. I don't need to drop 150 lbs in 6 months.

-No more fast food
-No cokes
-No chips(although I do a small bag of baked lays at lunch with my subway)
-No candy, sugar, desserts etc...etc...

The usual stuff, I am starting to cook chicken and brown rice, small dinner portions. Just takin it day by day. At this point...anything is better than what I was doing...which was fast food for every meal...and i'll save money..woooo. One thing I won't give up.....2% milk..sorry, I will never do that haha
 
That sounds fantastic, plans to drop weight very quickly are often unrealistic and people end up putting the weight straight back on.
If you want 2% milk then that is exactly what you should have! I still drink it, just in slighty smaller quantities. I have it in tea, on my cereal, in smoothies! And a lot of people say that although the calorie content is higher it is actually better for you than the no fat milks.

Are you going to be weighing yourself regularly?

Lyds xxx
 
Hi Tyler, Great decision guy to make small changes in your diet and stick with them :hurray: Really looking forward to your progress, Till then.....Stay motivated,Love life,Love yourself :waving:
 
Ya thank god I didn't grow up with WHOLE milk haha. I don't think 2% will make or break me lol. I also think I probably am getting to many carbs....not sure how many I should be having in a single day for someone my size. I assume no more than 100-110. If that's the case than I am doing fine...if not I am in trouble haha.

I am not exercising right now. Why? I think in the past I have thrown to much at me to soon. I get burnt out...exhausted...overwhelmed. I want to focus on one aspect at a time. Sure it will be slower than someone who works out but....this is what will work for me I think.

I am also worried that by doing these changes...I will not see a change at all. If that is the case down the line...adding a workout routine could fix that. But if I can acutally stick 100% to a diet and cut out everything that's been killing me for so long...I can do it. I hope lol. Last night at 9 I was like....mmmmmm chick-fil-a sounds GOOOOOOOOOD. But I resisted!!!

Anyways I am rambling. I am not sure if or when I will weight myself from this point on. I need to go see the doc before my cruise anyways so I will get it done then. Guess I am just worried these changes wont help me loss weight...dunno why I think that. Considering I was eating damn near 3k calories everyday from fast food lol. I am the type of guy who thinks on the worst possible situtation and dwells on it haha. I really need to stop typing and get back to work haha. I'll post here in a few days, thanks to everyone for the love :) (Lydia/Endurance/Pat)
 
Sooooooo....I stop eating fast food and eat healthy and I get heartburn? Am I ignorant or something? I guess the change in diet is pissing my body off. It's been so used to fries and grease for 10 years it is probably a little shocked. That is if my stomach had a personality.....OR DOES IT!?!?

Going well so far, getting full sooner, eating slower, smaller portions, decent breakfast. One meal at a time is how I am looking at it. Thinking about weighing myself once a month...what do yall think?
 
Once a month is supposed to be a good amount of time. Unfortunately I am way too impatient to do this. I weigh myself every week. But once a month sounds great.
Once your body adjusts I am sure you will stop getting the heart burn. Sounds like it is going great! Before you know everything will seem so much easier to do. I have only lost 11lbs so far but even getting up off the sofa is easier! Lyds xxx
 
Day 6 :) For the first time in my life i have not had a single piece of fast food in my mouth. Not a dollar hamburger or a 6 count nugget. NOTHING! No cokes either!!!! I feel good...no scratch that..I feel great. I didn't think the first week I would see a difference but I do. God help me...I am going to be healthy...for the first time in my life.
 
Hi tyler :waving:
Way to go guy!:hurray:
I am so happy to know that you are feeling good and believe me many GOOD times coming ahead.....with being healthy and confident......
Stay motivated guy,Love life, love yourself, keep smiling :)
 
Well I broke down and started a diary haha. I doubt I will be able to last till the end of the month to weight myself either haha :p
 
I like weighing myself every week as it is exciting and is like a reward at the end of the week when I can find out how I did! xx
 
That is very true...my problem is finding a scale that can weight me! haha. Most scales I can buy at the store only go to 350. Sooo I need to get rid of 25 pounds first. Once I do that I will probably start being more frequent with my weigh ins.
 
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