myungsupah
New member
Hey guys. As an avid forum user, I had to make my first post on this forum in the newcomers thread.
A little bit about myself; I let myself go, as I'm sure many of you guys have done before. I've honestly never been the skinniest guy around, but at the height of my previous weight loss, i was 167 lbs and 5'8''. I was just.. skinny fat. No tone.
Well, then I went to college. I didn't gain a freshman 15. I gained a freshman 30. And over the past 2 years (I'm about to be a 4th year in college), I gained an additional 20 lbs. That leads me at a whopping ~220lbs. I actually haven't measured myself yet, but I'm just assuming that's about where I am (the last time I checked, I was 115, but I've been eating badly).
Anyways, my target weight is 175. I'm definitely a lot stronger than I was in high school, so I have a bit more lean muscle than I used to. I've never had a support group for weight loss, and I think this is a great first step to that goal. No, I'm not here to lose over a hundred pounds like some forum-members have done, and exceeded, but it's that kind of inspiration that makes me believe that I can do it, too. I've never had faith that I could lose the weight.
At 220, people can definitely tell I work out a little bit, but they can also tell that I don't do a lick of cardio anymore. My goal is to be able to confidently run on the beach shirtless. Hell even being shirtless at the beach will be a fantastic goal.
So, as I stated before, I never had any support for weight loss. All my friends and family members are thin, and they don't understand why it's so hard to LOSE weight. For example; my girlfriend is 4'11'' and 96 lbs. Yes I'm more than twice her weight. She always tells me that I should lose weight, but that hasn't motivated me; it just made me frustrated because she makes it sound so easy.
Therefore, I have now turned to you, people like me, who know the tribulations of failing and feeling out-of-place, that eyes are looking at you for the wrong reasons, that it was extremely shameful to let all the weight pile on, but who are ready to tackle the challenge.
I've never been so motivated in my entire life to lose weight; and it was just through reading a few topics in this forum. So I already thank you, for giving me a youthful mindset and the utmost optimism.
A little bit about myself; I let myself go, as I'm sure many of you guys have done before. I've honestly never been the skinniest guy around, but at the height of my previous weight loss, i was 167 lbs and 5'8''. I was just.. skinny fat. No tone.
Well, then I went to college. I didn't gain a freshman 15. I gained a freshman 30. And over the past 2 years (I'm about to be a 4th year in college), I gained an additional 20 lbs. That leads me at a whopping ~220lbs. I actually haven't measured myself yet, but I'm just assuming that's about where I am (the last time I checked, I was 115, but I've been eating badly).
Anyways, my target weight is 175. I'm definitely a lot stronger than I was in high school, so I have a bit more lean muscle than I used to. I've never had a support group for weight loss, and I think this is a great first step to that goal. No, I'm not here to lose over a hundred pounds like some forum-members have done, and exceeded, but it's that kind of inspiration that makes me believe that I can do it, too. I've never had faith that I could lose the weight.
At 220, people can definitely tell I work out a little bit, but they can also tell that I don't do a lick of cardio anymore. My goal is to be able to confidently run on the beach shirtless. Hell even being shirtless at the beach will be a fantastic goal.
So, as I stated before, I never had any support for weight loss. All my friends and family members are thin, and they don't understand why it's so hard to LOSE weight. For example; my girlfriend is 4'11'' and 96 lbs. Yes I'm more than twice her weight. She always tells me that I should lose weight, but that hasn't motivated me; it just made me frustrated because she makes it sound so easy.
Therefore, I have now turned to you, people like me, who know the tribulations of failing and feeling out-of-place, that eyes are looking at you for the wrong reasons, that it was extremely shameful to let all the weight pile on, but who are ready to tackle the challenge.
I've never been so motivated in my entire life to lose weight; and it was just through reading a few topics in this forum. So I already thank you, for giving me a youthful mindset and the utmost optimism.
