Solarin
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Greetings one and all.
Have you ever been called "the big guy/gal" by someone who meant it in a harmless way? Well I have. Good natured as it was it would be a lie to say it did not hit home somewhere deep inside. Prior to that, I had never really felt hindered by my weight. I have been overweight since grade 5 with the natural fluctuations that occur throughout your life. Presently, I am 23 weighing in at close to 290lbs on a 5'10" frame. I wear my weight well so many people would not even guess close to that. Many a stuffed animal have I won from carnivals.
More than good-natured ribbing, I have begun to notice a drastic decline in my mood, energy level, motivation, and mobility as my weight has piled on. I am tired of not being able to leap off a sofa or walk for extended periods without incurring lower back pain.
I used to think, "yeah I'll eat healthy until I lose the weight I want, and then go back to the old comfortable way." I now realize that this would be a futile effort and that serious weight loss isn't done for the sake of being lighter but rather of being able to enjoy the world in a more comfortable way.
Right on the heels of this realization has come overwhelming guilt. My beautiful girlfriend who has never had issues with her weight (she would have to run around the shower to get wet) now has started to gain weight very quickly. This is to be completely attributed to my infectious unhealthy, lazy lifestyle. This has to change.
I am about a month away from graduating from Mizzou with a degree in Animal Science. Job searching has ensued. What's quite ironic is that I focused on animal nutrition in my course of studies. Yep, there was fat me surrounded by beautiful, fit farm girls learning about how to keep animals healthy and lean.
I look forward to getting to know all of you and sharing my successes (and failures) with you in my quest to become "that random fit guy" instead of "big guy."
Have you ever been called "the big guy/gal" by someone who meant it in a harmless way? Well I have. Good natured as it was it would be a lie to say it did not hit home somewhere deep inside. Prior to that, I had never really felt hindered by my weight. I have been overweight since grade 5 with the natural fluctuations that occur throughout your life. Presently, I am 23 weighing in at close to 290lbs on a 5'10" frame. I wear my weight well so many people would not even guess close to that. Many a stuffed animal have I won from carnivals.
More than good-natured ribbing, I have begun to notice a drastic decline in my mood, energy level, motivation, and mobility as my weight has piled on. I am tired of not being able to leap off a sofa or walk for extended periods without incurring lower back pain.
I used to think, "yeah I'll eat healthy until I lose the weight I want, and then go back to the old comfortable way." I now realize that this would be a futile effort and that serious weight loss isn't done for the sake of being lighter but rather of being able to enjoy the world in a more comfortable way.
Right on the heels of this realization has come overwhelming guilt. My beautiful girlfriend who has never had issues with her weight (she would have to run around the shower to get wet) now has started to gain weight very quickly. This is to be completely attributed to my infectious unhealthy, lazy lifestyle. This has to change.
I am about a month away from graduating from Mizzou with a degree in Animal Science. Job searching has ensued. What's quite ironic is that I focused on animal nutrition in my course of studies. Yep, there was fat me surrounded by beautiful, fit farm girls learning about how to keep animals healthy and lean.
I look forward to getting to know all of you and sharing my successes (and failures) with you in my quest to become "that random fit guy" instead of "big guy."
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