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Patrick2.0

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Hello everyone.

I'm Patrick. I'm 21 years old, 5'10 and 225lbs. While this might not seem astronomical, as others have greater struggles, my weight has affected me negatively my entire life. It's the same story: I've always been the fat kid, not a lot of people have taken me seriously, my athletic abilities (which I do have, for now!) have been suppressed under the weight, etc.

About a year ago I managed to lose 30-35 pounds. I looked better than I ever have in my life. I was confident, and it showed. However shortly thereafter, I gained most of it back. I realized that the weight loss hadn't been for my overall health and quality of life, but a sudden, drastic change that was unsustainable.

I've come to this forum to learn from those who have done it and those who are doing it with me. I'm ready to recreate my life to suit the goals I have in mind, and one that will allow me to come the greatest version of myself: Patrick 2.0

I can't wait to meet that person.

SW: 225 CW: 223.3 GW: 180-185
 
So I'm actually on day six of my 'journey' to a new life style.
I am a student and it is my first week back to classes, so I've been concentrating solely on my eating habits this week. I have not been to the gym yet (though I have been walking a few miles each day). I will start in the gym on Monday, which will also be my second weigh-in!

I have been counting calories. I stay below 2000 because I'm not exercising much. I'm not strict with it. Some days I'll eat 1800 calories, and other days I'll eat 1300 calories. When I begin rigorous exercise and interval training (I'll start slow at first and build up), I'll increase calorie intake accordingly.

I'm not sure how this is going to work out. I'm just starting! I'll weight in every Monday and take it one day and one week at a time.

It's going to be difficult. I've spent years doing unhealthy things to my body, but as long as I stick to it, visit this forum for help and motivation, and realize that the best version of myself is yet to come, then I will succeed!

Hope everyone has a great, productive, 'forward moving' day!

Patrick
 
Welcome Patrick! Nice work on starting your weightloss. Don't be in a hurry and keep up with your calories and weigh regularly. I lik eto measure my belly as a way to stay motivated when the scale stalls or rebounds.



^ This is the calorie calculator I use and it lets you adjust for activity levels. It gives calories to maintain and to lose one or two pounds a week (healthy loss). Good luck and keep us posted!
 
Welcome Patrick. I'm new here too, and I'm one of those people with a "greater struggle" but the reality is that we're both trying to lose that next 10 pounds.
It's great that you're addressing your eating/weight issues now, because those problems will only get worse over time if you don't.... your metabolism slows, you often become less active, etc.

This time around, I've been looking at WHAT kind of foods, i eat, how my body uses them, and WHEN I eat them. After 3 weeks, my appetite is very suppressed and I feel physically better and stronger than I have in a year.

Good luck to you in dialing in your own process and achieving great results.
 
I went out last night and drank, probably a little (way) too much. I feel a little guilty because alcohol is has a ton of calories that I don't need, but I did well during the day eating (1,600 cal.), so it wasn't the worst. I only choose to drink alcohol one night a week to keep in-check.

What I am proud of though is that I didn't get bad food (fast-food, take away, greasies, etc.) on the way home like I always used to! Instead I ate an orange and some peanuts and drank a LOAD of water and went straight to bed. There is something to be said for the small victories!

Tomorrow is my first weigh in. I'm hoping to see progress. ANY progress will do. This is only the beginning!
SW: 225
CW: 223.2
GW: 180
 
Today was the first weigh-in day. 222. I lost 1.2 lbs last week. I was expecting a bit more, but any move in that direction is a good move! Today I'm going to focus on being better than I was yesterday, and this week better than I was last week. I'm going to take each day as it comse in this new "one-week challenge", and eventually these weeks will shape a new lifestyle and a new me.

My challenge this week is to exercise three times! It doesn't matter the intensity or duration. I'm going to start slow and work my way up and get a feel for the gym and the exercises.

Patrick.
 
I'd like to take this opportunity (which really is the great thing about life, isn't it, to be able to make changes every day?) to challenge myself to a few things that I think will help further progress my weight loss and make me a healthier, happier person.

No refined sugars of any kind! When I think to myself why I even eat refined, packaged, processed sugars, the only reason that comes to mind is for entertainment. I only reach for candy or cookies or ice-cream when I'm bored. It's not that I have nothing else to do, it's that eating cookies is more fun than the other stuff. The logic is skewed because being overweight isn't anywhere close to fun.

I'm going to challenge myself to no refined sugars. When I get bored or when I'm looking for entertainment, I will not fill that need with food or substance, but rather people or accomplishing tasks.

New goals and new challenges will make this process dynamic, interesting, HARD, and WORTH IT in the end!
 
I'm still going strong.

I haven't started my exercise yet. I'm going tomorrow morning, which will be good. I want to feel secure in my eating habits, or the new habits I'm starting before throwing myself into the exercise ring.

Sometimes I find myself feeling sorry for myself because I "can't" eat this, or do that, etc. etc. I will no longer think this way. It's not that I "can't". I very well can and I have all the fat on my body to prove it.

Let's approach this process not with "I can't" but with: "I CHOOSE NOT TO". When it's a choice, I feel more empowered by saying no. I'm taking a stand against that junkie inside my head who only wants to eat fats and sweets and hang out and wallow.

No more.
 
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