Hi everyone, first post here. First of all, congrats to everyone that put their health / well-being back on the priority list ! Just wanted to let you know some of your stories truly are inspiring ! I will also share mine in case it can help someone.
My name is Alex. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember. To give you an idea, I weighed 86 at 6 and peaked around 385 coming out of university at 23... Like most of us here, I lost significant weight a couple times only to put it all back even faster.
Many family members have always been overweight so it was easy to blame genetics. In September 2009, my situation was pretty bad and before giving up any hope of ever being fit and slim, I decided I would give weight loss my best shot. I made a promise to myself that nothing would stop me and I never looked back.
Started my journey at 367 with around 52% BF, resting heart rate was around 90. I weighed myself this morning at 235.6 with 15% BF and resting heart rate of 48. That's a loss of 131lbs. Pants size went from 60 down to 38, which are getting pretty loose too !
Of course, I've had a few setbacks but always kept my ultimate goal clearly in mind. I'm not quite there yet but I can tell you I'll be damn proud of myself the day I step on the scale and see 215.0 !
At 30, I can say I'm in the best shape of my life! I feel great, get involved in a lot of activities and am generally way more sociable. I now love going out, shopping for clothes and meeting new people. Best of all is the self confidence that you get out of meeting such a challenge, which brings me to my last point. I met an awesome girl a couple months ago and we are moving in together in a couple weeks ! Future looks bright and I'm happy !
Wishing the best to everyone on this journey !
My name is Alex. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember. To give you an idea, I weighed 86 at 6 and peaked around 385 coming out of university at 23... Like most of us here, I lost significant weight a couple times only to put it all back even faster.
Many family members have always been overweight so it was easy to blame genetics. In September 2009, my situation was pretty bad and before giving up any hope of ever being fit and slim, I decided I would give weight loss my best shot. I made a promise to myself that nothing would stop me and I never looked back.
Started my journey at 367 with around 52% BF, resting heart rate was around 90. I weighed myself this morning at 235.6 with 15% BF and resting heart rate of 48. That's a loss of 131lbs. Pants size went from 60 down to 38, which are getting pretty loose too !
Of course, I've had a few setbacks but always kept my ultimate goal clearly in mind. I'm not quite there yet but I can tell you I'll be damn proud of myself the day I step on the scale and see 215.0 !
At 30, I can say I'm in the best shape of my life! I feel great, get involved in a lot of activities and am generally way more sociable. I now love going out, shopping for clothes and meeting new people. Best of all is the self confidence that you get out of meeting such a challenge, which brings me to my last point. I met an awesome girl a couple months ago and we are moving in together in a couple weeks ! Future looks bright and I'm happy !
Wishing the best to everyone on this journey !
