Cams Habs
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Hello,
I am a 16 year old male from British Columbia, Canada. I consider coming here kind of a low point and a high point at the same time. I always thought I had the mental power and strength to lose weight whenever I wanted, and I considered myself a strong willed person. Yet my weight has been a battle for probably 4 years now. I am 5'11, 240 pounds, but I'm being honest when I say I really don't look 240. I am a big framed guy, but I hide my weight well, but even with that it is really catching up to me. I notice it all the time now.
Despite my size, I am an active person. I play hockey on Saturdays with 20-30 year old friends and I can keep up for the 2 hours and still play with effort, but my shifts seem to be getting smaller all the time. I hate the way I look in pictures now, it never used to be that way, but the only thing I notice when I look at myself in photos is how much my gut sticks out.
My goal is to go down to 195 pounds, or until I feel I'm at a healthy point and feel and look good.
I have tried many times to lose weight, usually by getting myself in thinking I'm on a diet, but I always lose it. This time is hopefully different, I am following the Weight Watchers program my Mom used many years ago, but with a variation.. the Wendy plan. I know about the "Plateau" that many get on lower calorie diets, so I am using the Wendy plan (google Wendy Plan for details).
So, I think that's it. I am really making it happen this time, and I will probably write a journal of somesort online here so I can track my pace and to not lose focus. I don't think I would be able to do it any other way.
Thanks, and good luck to everyone else struggling out there.
Cheers!
Cam
I am a 16 year old male from British Columbia, Canada. I consider coming here kind of a low point and a high point at the same time. I always thought I had the mental power and strength to lose weight whenever I wanted, and I considered myself a strong willed person. Yet my weight has been a battle for probably 4 years now. I am 5'11, 240 pounds, but I'm being honest when I say I really don't look 240. I am a big framed guy, but I hide my weight well, but even with that it is really catching up to me. I notice it all the time now.
Despite my size, I am an active person. I play hockey on Saturdays with 20-30 year old friends and I can keep up for the 2 hours and still play with effort, but my shifts seem to be getting smaller all the time. I hate the way I look in pictures now, it never used to be that way, but the only thing I notice when I look at myself in photos is how much my gut sticks out.
My goal is to go down to 195 pounds, or until I feel I'm at a healthy point and feel and look good.
I have tried many times to lose weight, usually by getting myself in thinking I'm on a diet, but I always lose it. This time is hopefully different, I am following the Weight Watchers program my Mom used many years ago, but with a variation.. the Wendy plan. I know about the "Plateau" that many get on lower calorie diets, so I am using the Wendy plan (google Wendy Plan for details).
So, I think that's it. I am really making it happen this time, and I will probably write a journal of somesort online here so I can track my pace and to not lose focus. I don't think I would be able to do it any other way.
Thanks, and good luck to everyone else struggling out there.
Cheers!
Cam
