So, it's time.
I have lurked here and posted a few times over the last year or soandlove looking at you all.
I am a 28 year old teacher in rural southeastern virginia. My story is long, but ill make it as short as possible. Like so many of you, my weight became an issue when i was quite young. at 13 i grew about 8 inches in three months, and thinned out for about 1 year and actually wrestled at 177 in ninth grade. By the time i was a senior my football playing weight was 260 or so, and almost none of it was muscle. I am an athletic guy, always have been, despite my size. i school all my friends in racquetball, and was a standout on my football team in high school.
My problem is: college.
I went to school and without any of my meal decisions being made by others, i blew up to over 300 pounds. By the time i began teaching, i was in the 330's. I met some people that encouraged me to get healthy and i actually lost about 65 pounds and got to 270 and was actually moderately happy at just under 6' tall. i stayed that way for nearly two years, but have recently put on about 35 pounds. I got back into coaching football and it has made me lazy physically and my eating habits have followed suit. I hated cooking at 7 after practice and started relying on microwave meals, frozen pizzas and fast food, all of which i love.
Anyway, right now i am at right around 300 pounds, i was 306 on monday but have gotten back on the horse and few pounds have fallen of quickly as a change from 4000 calories to 1500 or so is rather dramatic.
I have a number of goals. Most of them are not numeric. I want to wear size 36 jeans and xl t-shirts, (currently stretching in my 40's from when i was 270 and poured into most of my xxl shirts) I want to be able to wear a shirt purchased from hollister or abercrombie.
I want to hit on a woman under 180 pounds and not get laughed at. sounds so bad but i dont care. I have next to zero interest in women because i dont want them to see me naked, and the ones that dont mind, i dont want to see them naked lol. again, understand this kind of makes me sound like a total prick, but its the way i feel. I want to fit on all the roller coasters at busch gardens. I want to fit in my student desks in my classroom. i want to be comfortable on an airplane.
Numerically, id love to be in the 220's. I think under 200 is a bit too lofty,i like food too much and really dont aspire to be thin and ultra fit, just thinner and healthier.
My short term goal is to lose enough by the time my parents visit halloween time that they notice it. That means probably 15-20 pounds by then. i think that is a lot in six weeks, but attainable.
im going to be counting calories and try to keep them under 2000. i started a journal on one of the calorie counting sites to keep abreast of where my intake is. so far this week ive averaged 1300, but that is less then i want actually. I was a bit sick on tuesday and only had 900 or so, which brought down the average. an example of daily intake has been weight control oatmeal for breakfast, ham sand. on low carb wheat bread and a yogurt/banana for lunch, and a variety of things for dinner including a low fat chicken chili i made yesterday. if i want a snack, i have a pickle or a yogurt.
I am going to las vegas for spring break, and would love to have lost 50 by then.
My dream look would be difficult to pin down really, so ill just say, a smaller version of me.
thanks for checking this out. ill be updating im sure.
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I have lurked here and posted a few times over the last year or soandlove looking at you all.
I am a 28 year old teacher in rural southeastern virginia. My story is long, but ill make it as short as possible. Like so many of you, my weight became an issue when i was quite young. at 13 i grew about 8 inches in three months, and thinned out for about 1 year and actually wrestled at 177 in ninth grade. By the time i was a senior my football playing weight was 260 or so, and almost none of it was muscle. I am an athletic guy, always have been, despite my size. i school all my friends in racquetball, and was a standout on my football team in high school.
My problem is: college.
I went to school and without any of my meal decisions being made by others, i blew up to over 300 pounds. By the time i began teaching, i was in the 330's. I met some people that encouraged me to get healthy and i actually lost about 65 pounds and got to 270 and was actually moderately happy at just under 6' tall. i stayed that way for nearly two years, but have recently put on about 35 pounds. I got back into coaching football and it has made me lazy physically and my eating habits have followed suit. I hated cooking at 7 after practice and started relying on microwave meals, frozen pizzas and fast food, all of which i love.
Anyway, right now i am at right around 300 pounds, i was 306 on monday but have gotten back on the horse and few pounds have fallen of quickly as a change from 4000 calories to 1500 or so is rather dramatic.
I have a number of goals. Most of them are not numeric. I want to wear size 36 jeans and xl t-shirts, (currently stretching in my 40's from when i was 270 and poured into most of my xxl shirts) I want to be able to wear a shirt purchased from hollister or abercrombie.
I want to hit on a woman under 180 pounds and not get laughed at. sounds so bad but i dont care. I have next to zero interest in women because i dont want them to see me naked, and the ones that dont mind, i dont want to see them naked lol. again, understand this kind of makes me sound like a total prick, but its the way i feel. I want to fit on all the roller coasters at busch gardens. I want to fit in my student desks in my classroom. i want to be comfortable on an airplane.
Numerically, id love to be in the 220's. I think under 200 is a bit too lofty,i like food too much and really dont aspire to be thin and ultra fit, just thinner and healthier.
My short term goal is to lose enough by the time my parents visit halloween time that they notice it. That means probably 15-20 pounds by then. i think that is a lot in six weeks, but attainable.
im going to be counting calories and try to keep them under 2000. i started a journal on one of the calorie counting sites to keep abreast of where my intake is. so far this week ive averaged 1300, but that is less then i want actually. I was a bit sick on tuesday and only had 900 or so, which brought down the average. an example of daily intake has been weight control oatmeal for breakfast, ham sand. on low carb wheat bread and a yogurt/banana for lunch, and a variety of things for dinner including a low fat chicken chili i made yesterday. if i want a snack, i have a pickle or a yogurt.
I am going to las vegas for spring break, and would love to have lost 50 by then.
My dream look would be difficult to pin down really, so ill just say, a smaller version of me.
thanks for checking this out. ill be updating im sure.
a
