Hi everybody!
My name is Alec and I'm mostly a happy and lucky person. Happy because I have such wonderful friends and family in my life and lucky because I've been privileged to be born in the United States to a fairly average, middle-class, white demographic. I mention this as a privilege because it gives me access to certain possibilities in a society that are consciously or unconsciously denied to those outside of this group. However, this being said, regardless of my socio-economic position, I struggle with an issue that transcends the boundaries of society: my health and weight. I look at this struggle, then, as an international problem that not only affects every US demographic (some more than others), but has the ability to bring us together to solve it. This is the reason I've chosen to seek community from the hundreds or thousands of members on this forum struggling with the same problem.
I'm 22 years old, 6 feet tall, and 283 pounds. My blood pressure is excellent (120/79), but my heart rate is fast (90 bpm). So here I start my public journey to attain a more healthy existence. My goals:
Desired weight: 220 lbs
Desired heart rate: 75 bpm
Thanks for those reading my lengthy introduction. I will support you if you'll support me!
My name is Alec and I'm mostly a happy and lucky person. Happy because I have such wonderful friends and family in my life and lucky because I've been privileged to be born in the United States to a fairly average, middle-class, white demographic. I mention this as a privilege because it gives me access to certain possibilities in a society that are consciously or unconsciously denied to those outside of this group. However, this being said, regardless of my socio-economic position, I struggle with an issue that transcends the boundaries of society: my health and weight. I look at this struggle, then, as an international problem that not only affects every US demographic (some more than others), but has the ability to bring us together to solve it. This is the reason I've chosen to seek community from the hundreds or thousands of members on this forum struggling with the same problem.
I'm 22 years old, 6 feet tall, and 283 pounds. My blood pressure is excellent (120/79), but my heart rate is fast (90 bpm). So here I start my public journey to attain a more healthy existence. My goals:
Desired weight: 220 lbs
Desired heart rate: 75 bpm
Thanks for those reading my lengthy introduction. I will support you if you'll support me!