My Weight Loss Manifesto

BenjaminH

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It's strange I have so much I want to say but somewhere between my head and the keyboard it all gets lost in translation. I did something yesterday that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. A friend of mine had planned a large birthday party for himself. After taking a shower, I threw on my trusty blue t-shirt and to my surprise it didn't fit. Well that's a lie, I wasn't surprised. I had been in denial for months carefully avoid scales, mirrors, and clothes that I knew were starting to get snug. I tried on shirt after shirt each one felt like it was tighter than the last till at about the 5th shirt I felt like I was suffocating. This isn't what is troubling me though, it's what I did next that I haven't been able to get out of my head. I picked up my phone and sent my friend a text telling him I wouldn't be able to make it for some bullshit reason. The thought of going out in public seemed terrifying to me, so it was last night that I decided [strike]should[/strike] need to lose this weight that has imprisoned me for as long as I can remember.

Two Hundred Ninety One Pounds is how much I weigh. I never saw myself as the guy who was a couple of big macs from being 300 pounds, but that's who I was. A few months ago I clocked in at a more reasonable 230 lbs, but after leaving home for my own place I ballooned. The crazy thing is, I always planned on losing weight. Never a solid plan but whenever I would imagine the future I would some how magically be skinny.

I'm a 21 year old college junior. This should be the best time of my life. After this it's all work and taxes. I think one of the main reasons I want this so badly is women. I mean why else do men do anything? Never had a girlfriend, never been out on a real date, never.....ya know. It always was a little(understatement) depressing that I've never been that close to another person.

Anyway I'm not sure how I'm going to go about doing this. Never really exercised or attempted to eat healthy. Reading about the proper weight loss techniques would probably be a more productive use of my time than writing this. But I like knowing that my weight loss manifesto is out there in the infinite abyss that is the internet. Well I better get to googling. Thanks for reading.
 
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You'll find all you need on the forums here! Read others diaries and see what works for them, maybe see your doctor about constructing a healthy food plan. 30 mins of exercise a day (or every couple of days to begin with maybe?).

I'd also recommend finding out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate); the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day () Once you've done that look here to find out your daily calorie needs () and work out how many you need to lose a healthy 1-2 pounds a week!

Good luck and let us know if you have any questions :D
 
You have taken a great step in joining the forum and starting a journal. Welcome! Your story really touched me... your honesty is refreshing. Stay here with us, journal your successes and your failures; ask questions. It takes effort but can be done... all we have to do is look to all the success stories on this board. You can do this!
 
How tall are you?

6'0


You have taken a great step in joining the forum and starting a journal. Welcome! Your story really touched me... your honesty is refreshing. Stay here with us, journal your successes and your failures; ask questions. It takes effort but can be done... all we have to do is look to all the success stories on this board. You can do this!

Thanks for the words of encouragement, I'm definitely looking forward to getting started!

You'll find all you need on the forums here! Read others diaries and see what works for them, maybe see your doctor about constructing a healthy food plan. 30 mins of exercise a day (or every couple of days to begin with maybe?).

Thanks for all the great info, it really helped a lot and I'll be sure to check out some of the success stories on here to get a better idea of how to go about it.


So it all starts tomorrow! To be honest this is the most excited I've been about anything since High School. I got a gym membership and went out and got a bunch of healthy food from a grocery list I found online. I am little afraid of going to the gym. I was there for a little while today and noticed there were a surprising lack of overweight people. Nothing like being surrounded by in shape people to make you self conscious. Hopefully I'll be one of those people soon though.
 
You know what's the most irritating thing in the world. When people find out you're trying to lose weight they just HAVE to throw in 2 cents. "Oh really i should eat a lot of vegetables?" Thanks for the advice I would have never guessed! For some reason people just assume unable or unwilling to lose weight is the same as to damned stupid to. I don't appreciate being talked down to or treated like a child. :banghead:

Now I'm all angry and forgot what I was going to write about.







oh yea, I bought a treadmill.
 
Welcome Benjamin! Good luck on your journey and way to go on buying the treadmill! Good place to start, wish I had a treadmill at home too
 
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