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[nsomnia_redline]

Hello, my name is Nsomnia Redline. Im new here to this forum. ive been using forums for quite a while now. successfully answering questions or solving problems. it seems like im in a forum every day almost. it never occurred to me till just now that there was a place like this with people like you, in the exact situations im in.

im 24 years old. i work a minimum wage job. sitting at a desk no less. im over weight. i wouldn't call myself morbidly obese but i need help. 300lbs maybe, @ 5'4". i cant remember the last scale i used that told me exactly. i haven't seen a doctor since i was 18 or a dentist. i have really let myself go. i try to set goals, but it seems like that laziness is a huge factor. i eat garbage. i will openly admit my diet is a major problem. im on a limited income so i eat whatever i can that is cheap. i once had a gym teacher. what an ass.... he said to me dont eat it out of a bag a box or can.. all that is bad for you. well here i am eating out of bags cans and boxes. boy i should have nipped this one in the butt back then.

my hobby's include street racing. (retired street racer) still go to meets and hang out. working on cars. traveling. working on computers, software and hardware. hanging out with friends. channel surfing. being peoples life guidance coach person slash therapist slash parent slash conscience. that one isn't so much a hobby its a service i perform for the betterment of humanity. notice i don't play video games?

so i have no idea where to start. my family is mostly over weight. i have been since i was little btw. i know exercise is good. i know sugar is bad. i know what shouldn't eat. but out of every goal i set forth this one is by far the hardest. maybe its because it requires the most time and effort?!?! maybe the results take longer than any of my other goals. so its 2009, i said 2008 was my year and it was for sure. it the eve of every ticket and accident coming off my permanent record.... or at least what insurance company's can nail you on for premiums. im thinking its time to get serious about this issue and meet some people that might have better info then me on this. nice to meet you.

 

[Sincerest]

The first step is identifying, then admitting. Now that you've done that move on to doing something about it and keep moving. You can do this. Prove it to yourself and no one else, YOU CAN DO IT! One day at a time, one step at a time, you'll reach your goal. Only YOU can stop you. Have faith!

 

[nsomnia_redline]

yeah those are great words to read at this point. i have spent the last 8 months in forums fixing and upgrading my car, and now here i am in a forum fixing myself. its a sobering experience to join a forum like this. i can tell that people do care. and everyone is different. they have different needs and wants. its interesting to read peoples story.

so my next step is "doing", hu? might as well be. because i have been at this point for years now. i know that im capable. whats funny is that i know what im up against. months ago when i bought my car it had no power steering. it was meant to have it but is broken. at first i could drive down to the corrner store and back. it hurt a whole lot to drive like that. it made me soar for hours. soon i could go further and further. and now my left arm is huge and my right is tiny. what can i say i never really ever worked out before.

my point is that i know what im up against. im not looking forward to it but i would like it to be a necessary in my life some how. so i cant escape it. by this i don't mean force myself, i mean i want it to be necessary. like needing to drive the car to get to work. and it just happens to have a health benefit.

so i have to answer two questions before my journey can begin. unfortunately these questions should be answered soon so i cant begin sooner. question A, im 360lbs. big guy. not the biggest but more here then most, and not ideal. i got this way to poor eating habits and little to no exercise. where do i start with this? i don't want to go all out. i don't have the fitness level to that. i need to ease in to working out. or else i might get frustrated or burnt out to easy. question B, i don't eat much. of course i don't do much so my body dose not seem to need as much food. but i still don't eat the right foods. i know what im not supposed to eat. i have a good idea as to whats good for me. but whats a good formula for some one like me that is going to need more food for energy? but at the same time cut back on food... this is all new to me and vary confusing. i just want to know how to maximize my weight loss with dieting.

so looks to me like i have some research to do and some questions to ask people. feel free to speak your mind in this thread. it can be beneficial to me. also i didn't hold back. it's hard to come to grips with how things are. when i look in the mirror i feel like im looking at a real beat up car that need a whole lot of love. and i sigh and say i gotta fix this. its not like i can sell my self and start fresh. its just a damn good thing that it dose not take that much money to fix your body. just time and sweat equity. from this day forward my body will appreciate... as apposed to depreciating of course;P i have faith that ones the peaces to my puzzle start coming together and i can see clearly defined boundaries better. i will be on my way to a better me. for now im doing routine exercise, i don't know if it helps or not but its more then i was doing.