SyNyStEr14
New member
Greetings all.
So, here I am again, back on this site after a few years away, back to starting a 'Diary' which will hopefully keep me focused on my goals.
At my heaviest, I weighed 350lbs at 6' 5"..I had been overweight since the age of 9-10, and by the age of 18, my weight was higher than my age (in stones).
I had tried every 'healthy' diet there was.. Weight Watchers, Slimming World etc and although I would lose a few lbs, it would inevitably come back on as I lost focus on following the diet..my fault, not the diets.
One day I decided to weigh myself after not doing so for a few years, and was presented with 'ERROR'..the next morning I tired again, and just snuck under the 350lb limit, 349lbs to be exact.
Something finally clicked..I still to this day don't know why, but I KNEW that was it, that was the start of my new life, and through calorie tracking and regular exercise, in a year, I lost 150lbs.
I was left with excess skin, mainly around my stomach, but was extremely fortunate enough to receive a circumferential body lift on the NHS, i.e. free surgery.
I still have some loose skin in certain areas, but not enough to cause me any issues, physically or mentally. Plus, I have a gnarly scar..chicks love scars right?
A few months ago, my Fiancée left me, we'd been together for 7 years, she was with me at my biggest, and although it destroyed me, we're still very close friends.
This experience made me realise how life can change dramatically in the blink of an eye, and has made me more focused on my goals.
I want to finally have a body to be proud of.
Don't get me wrong..I'm proud of the achievements I've made, and I'm proud to have bettered my life..but I'm not 'there' yet, and my journey continues.
My main focus right now is to lower my BF% to around 10%, then SLOWLY add some muscle to fill my frame out. I'm currently sitting around 201lbs, and guesstimate my BF% to be about 13-15%.
I go to the gym 3 times a week, following 'Starting Strength' lifting programme, focusing mainly on compound exercises, including Squats, Bench, Deadlifts. I also do BJJ and MMA a couple of times a week (although now I'm left to pay the bills myself, this has been on hold for the last few months!!)
Diet wise, I am following the Leangains Intermittent Fasting approach..I won't go into details, but it's basically a carb/calorie cycling approach, with lower calories on 'non-lifting days', and higher calories on 'lifting days'. Fasting for 16 hours (8pm-12pm) then an 8 hour eating window.
There is nothing 'special' about this diet..other than it allows me to eat ALOT of food in a short space on lifting days, which satisfies my inner greedy demon!
I am guilty of taking pictures of my feasts, and will no doubt be posting them on here (apologies in advance!!).
Hoping to get some inspiration of others, as I have in the past, and also to help as and when I can
If you made it this far..thank you, and say hi!
Syn.
So, here I am again, back on this site after a few years away, back to starting a 'Diary' which will hopefully keep me focused on my goals.
At my heaviest, I weighed 350lbs at 6' 5"..I had been overweight since the age of 9-10, and by the age of 18, my weight was higher than my age (in stones).
I had tried every 'healthy' diet there was.. Weight Watchers, Slimming World etc and although I would lose a few lbs, it would inevitably come back on as I lost focus on following the diet..my fault, not the diets.
One day I decided to weigh myself after not doing so for a few years, and was presented with 'ERROR'..the next morning I tired again, and just snuck under the 350lb limit, 349lbs to be exact.
Something finally clicked..I still to this day don't know why, but I KNEW that was it, that was the start of my new life, and through calorie tracking and regular exercise, in a year, I lost 150lbs.
I was left with excess skin, mainly around my stomach, but was extremely fortunate enough to receive a circumferential body lift on the NHS, i.e. free surgery.
I still have some loose skin in certain areas, but not enough to cause me any issues, physically or mentally. Plus, I have a gnarly scar..chicks love scars right?
A few months ago, my Fiancée left me, we'd been together for 7 years, she was with me at my biggest, and although it destroyed me, we're still very close friends.
This experience made me realise how life can change dramatically in the blink of an eye, and has made me more focused on my goals.
I want to finally have a body to be proud of.
Don't get me wrong..I'm proud of the achievements I've made, and I'm proud to have bettered my life..but I'm not 'there' yet, and my journey continues.
My main focus right now is to lower my BF% to around 10%, then SLOWLY add some muscle to fill my frame out. I'm currently sitting around 201lbs, and guesstimate my BF% to be about 13-15%.
I go to the gym 3 times a week, following 'Starting Strength' lifting programme, focusing mainly on compound exercises, including Squats, Bench, Deadlifts. I also do BJJ and MMA a couple of times a week (although now I'm left to pay the bills myself, this has been on hold for the last few months!!)
Diet wise, I am following the Leangains Intermittent Fasting approach..I won't go into details, but it's basically a carb/calorie cycling approach, with lower calories on 'non-lifting days', and higher calories on 'lifting days'. Fasting for 16 hours (8pm-12pm) then an 8 hour eating window.
There is nothing 'special' about this diet..other than it allows me to eat ALOT of food in a short space on lifting days, which satisfies my inner greedy demon!
I am guilty of taking pictures of my feasts, and will no doubt be posting them on here (apologies in advance!!).
Hoping to get some inspiration of others, as I have in the past, and also to help as and when I can
If you made it this far..thank you, and say hi!
Syn.
