Hi All,
I guess as new member I should give a quick intro. I'm 27 years old, happily married with 2 kids under 3. I've always been a big guy, which I have been fine with. However, after high school, I busted my knee and went from playing 3 sports to none. I probably jumped from about 220lbs to about 300lbs during college. That never really stopped me.
However, in May I decided that I need to be healthier to set an example for my children - and to be around for them as long as possible.
My starting weight was on May 10th was 313.9lbs (at 6'1"). I am currently at 240.7. I have made an overall lifestyle change. I work-out regularly. But the biggest change has been my awareness of what I eat and how much. I try to stick to about a 1600-2000 calorie diet each day, but basically eat what I want. I find that I tend to want healthy foods most of the time, but I allow myself almost anything within reason.
When I started to lose I thought I would never make it even as low as 275. My goal was 265 by Christmas. Well, I've blown that away so far. I am now working toward 215 and then I'll go from there. I have no deadline any more, but it would be nice to lose 100lbs within a year.
I've enjoyed reading around this forum and hope to become involved.
Thanks!
I guess as new member I should give a quick intro. I'm 27 years old, happily married with 2 kids under 3. I've always been a big guy, which I have been fine with. However, after high school, I busted my knee and went from playing 3 sports to none. I probably jumped from about 220lbs to about 300lbs during college. That never really stopped me.
However, in May I decided that I need to be healthier to set an example for my children - and to be around for them as long as possible.
My starting weight was on May 10th was 313.9lbs (at 6'1"). I am currently at 240.7. I have made an overall lifestyle change. I work-out regularly. But the biggest change has been my awareness of what I eat and how much. I try to stick to about a 1600-2000 calorie diet each day, but basically eat what I want. I find that I tend to want healthy foods most of the time, but I allow myself almost anything within reason.
When I started to lose I thought I would never make it even as low as 275. My goal was 265 by Christmas. Well, I've blown that away so far. I am now working toward 215 and then I'll go from there. I have no deadline any more, but it would be nice to lose 100lbs within a year.
I've enjoyed reading around this forum and hope to become involved.
Thanks!
