My name is Dutton and I am "fat".

dutton

dutton

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Yep, finally hit the wall and have had enough of who I have become and am now past the denial stage ;)

I was always the skinny kid right up until I hit my thirties. Married, kids, content with my life and having a physical job, I never really had any issues. Then it happened. I blew my right hip out (torn muscles, cartilage), it was a real mess. I ended up having to leave my employment and started to work for myself out of the house. At about the same time, I developed a food allergy to pectin. For those that do not know, pectin is found in basically anything with Vitamin C (apples, oranges, all those wonderful fruits!). I also smoke which will be a battle to win itself but I am up for the challenge.

8 years later, here I am. Overweight, tired all of the time, absolutely no energy to do anything around the house, with the kids, or even for myself. Quite a disappointment I have become. Sure, with others in my family but most importantly, myself. I know who I am, who I want to be and how I want to carry myself throughout the rest of my life but this current situation I find myself in needs to change.... and it is about to.

So... overweight, smoke, no excercise, no cares with my diet. Truly sad. I am at 265lbs now and my goal is to get down to 185lbs in the end... I should say before I get to the end ;)

I am not new to the concept of getting onboard and doing something about my situation. It has been eating me for some while now and I finally hit the wall where things must and will change.

I actually registered on this site early this afternoon and then one more reinforcing item came to light that obviously means it is time. I was at a pharmacy and did one of those sit down blood pressure checks. 150/93 with a pulse of 89. What a shock! Over the years, I have always had good blood pressure but this really got to me and so here I sit making my proclamation.

The journey begins right here, right now.

My plan is to overhaul my diet completely by way of cutting out all of the junk with the healthy stuff right off the bat. I will allow a few small cheats here and there so the break will not be too hard at first. Fitness wise, 5-6 days a week: 1 hour cycling outdoors and an hour walk each night when I can. I will introduce weights as well, most likely 3 times a week. Still working out the plan on the weights but they will happen.

I am greatly inspired by many people here, been through a lot of the before and during posts and I am very impressed. I am going to count on you to keep that fire burning underneath me hot.

Cheers and looking forward to 'lighter' days!
 
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Well, timing should never be an excuse but it has been one huge problem since I originally posted. I will keep posting now with regular updates as I have now started the journey.

I was able to complete 22 minuts of a 45 minute workout this morning. Short of breath, lots of sweat but it felt good and it still feels good right now.

Looking forward to tomorrow mornings workout!

Cheer me on, folks! ;)
 
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important tips to consider when attempting to loss Weight

Drink Lots More Water - Drinking 6-8 glasses of preferably purified water each day is the absolute minimum you should be consuming for good health. For instance, your body requires roughly a glass of water to digest each meal. Dehydration has been shown to decrease your metabolic rate which means you burn fat at a much slower pace. Another important aspect of water is that sometimes when you feel hungry, you may actually just be "hungry" for water and not actual food. The body sometimes makes it hard to differentiate between the two. Water also has the effect of supressing your appetite if had roughly half an hour before your meals. Also don't make the mistake of thinking that tea or coffee count, because they don't.

Never Ever Skip Breakfast - The most important meal of the day is breakfast. What you eat in the morning will be used as the fuel for your body for that day. If you start to skip breakfast trying to reduce food intake or calories, your body may take this as a sign that there is a food shortage. When this happens, weight loss becomes almost impossible. It also causes some people to overeat at night when you are inactive, causing all the extra calories to be stored as body fat. Try having your biggest meal for breakfast and smallest meal for dinner. This way, your body gets the nutrition it needs during the day and not when it's getting ready to go to

Avoid All Crash Diets - Similar to skipping breakfast, drastically reducing your daily calorie intake will also signal to your body that there is a food shortage and that it had better hold on to it's fat supplies as long as possible. It also deprives you of much needed essential nutrients and brings your metabolism to an almost complete stop. You will also tend to feel depressed and tired while on these types of diets for the same reason. It is unhealthy and one of the worst things you can do to try and lose weight.

Eat Food Slowly - When you eat your meals, take your time and enjoy each bite, taking time to chew slowly and thoroughly. It has been said that it takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to signal the brain that it is full and satisfied. If you eat too fast, you may end up consuming much more food than you actually needed to feel full because your brain hasn't yet caught up to your stomach.

If you add these above tips to your daily habits, you may find that you start to lose weight without any other type of diet change or exercise activity. Sometimes it only takes a few very small and easy changes to get results.
 
Congrats on getting started Dutton.

Five weeks ago my blood pressure and resting heart rate were high, now they are not, all through eating properly and exercising.

The human body is an amazing thing and can bounce back very quickly.

One thing I have come to realize since changing my lifestyle, is that I was sick before, and am on the road to good health now. I feel much better. My wife says its like I am a different person now. Less irritable, more energetic, not stressed out. All of this happened within a couple of weeks of eating properly and exercising.

Your motivation should be increased health. The fat will leave you if you follow a healthy lifestyle.
 
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