lazybum098
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Hi everyone. My name is John and I'm 21 years old. When I was younger I was severely overweight. At my heaviest I was about 230lbs. At 5,10' it was way too much for my size. A few months before I turned 16 I decided I wanted to lose weight so I went to my doctor and he told me what I should do. Basically he said control your portions, try and eat healthier, and exercise. So I began doing just that. Every month I'd go back to my doctor so he could monitor my progress. I will say that I was very hard on myself and often times would starve myself.
After about 8 months I had lost nearly 65lbs bringing me down to 165lbs. Over the next 4 months I managed to get down to 155lbs, but people kept telling me I was too skinny and that I didn't look well. I found that weight too hard to maintain and after me chilling out some, my weight leveled off at 165 and has stayed there for nearly 5 years.
Over the last few years I've continued to exercise and diet, but in the last year I've gotten so sick of it all. I felt hungry for years and was so tired of watching everything I ate while my friends ate triple what I ate in a day and still looked great. I decided to let myself enjoy my youth a bit and eat what I like more often instead of always feeling deprived.
It wasn't only the feeling of deprivation that made me feel fed up, but also the lack of results. Yes, losing 65lbs is a big deal, and yes I got more fit and smaller, but I honestly feel like the skinniest fat person in the world. I have some lose skin, but not only that I have way too much body fat around my stomach and chest area. It frustrates me so much because I've exercised and dieted for years and it has gotten much better. If I have too much body fat then I need to lose more weight right? My doctor told me I didn't need to lose anymore weight, but I need to do something. I don't want to be scrawny either. I feel like my bodies gotten used to so many of the workouts I do that it just doesn't do anything for me. What should I do?
After about 8 months I had lost nearly 65lbs bringing me down to 165lbs. Over the next 4 months I managed to get down to 155lbs, but people kept telling me I was too skinny and that I didn't look well. I found that weight too hard to maintain and after me chilling out some, my weight leveled off at 165 and has stayed there for nearly 5 years.
Over the last few years I've continued to exercise and diet, but in the last year I've gotten so sick of it all. I felt hungry for years and was so tired of watching everything I ate while my friends ate triple what I ate in a day and still looked great. I decided to let myself enjoy my youth a bit and eat what I like more often instead of always feeling deprived.
It wasn't only the feeling of deprivation that made me feel fed up, but also the lack of results. Yes, losing 65lbs is a big deal, and yes I got more fit and smaller, but I honestly feel like the skinniest fat person in the world. I have some lose skin, but not only that I have way too much body fat around my stomach and chest area. It frustrates me so much because I've exercised and dieted for years and it has gotten much better. If I have too much body fat then I need to lose more weight right? My doctor told me I didn't need to lose anymore weight, but I need to do something. I don't want to be scrawny either. I feel like my bodies gotten used to so many of the workouts I do that it just doesn't do anything for me. What should I do?
