losing a bunch of weight
lephty
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so i have always been a fatty, but in the passed 2 years, my father has been sick and someone i played WOW with died in his early 30's due to heart issues. the combination of the 2 made me realize i need to start taking care of myself. so in may i quit WOW and started eating better and biking. i joined a gym in the beginning of august and at the moment, i am probably the most fit i have EVER been and i am 28. i estimate that i lost between 40-50lbs. i can only estimate cause i considered scales to be an enemy until recently. all i know is that the last time i was weighed i was 290 and that was 5-10 years ago and i know i was larger than and i now weigh 255. my personal goal is to hit 230 but if i can do better, i will try!
i am not exactly fit yet but i am getting there and i notice so many little things that i could not do or feel before. my favorite odd little thing? laying on my side and feeling only my side on the surface beneath me and not the large rolls i once had. totally bizarre i know but i have NEVER been able to lay down like i can lay down now=p
so have you ever lost a bunch of weight? what was your inspiration? what was the weirdest thing you noticed after shedding the bulk? share!
i am not exactly fit yet but i am getting there and i notice so many little things that i could not do or feel before. my favorite odd little thing? laying on my side and feeling only my side on the surface beneath me and not the large rolls i once had. totally bizarre i know but i have NEVER been able to lay down like i can lay down now=p
so have you ever lost a bunch of weight? what was your inspiration? what was the weirdest thing you noticed after shedding the bulk? share!
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World of Warcraft....
I was a widow for 4 years because of the that game. Now that he stopped playing I wish he was playing again.
Great for you on the weight loss, you should proud..
I have never heard of WOW either.
The only way to lose a lot of weight is to change your lifestyle. That applies for me too (I want to lose about 20). Started going back to the gym last month and eating healthy. It's tough, but when you start reaping the rewards, it is great.
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
you are invincible. keep up the good work man and don't stop at 230....just will yourself to go lower, you can do it!
now if i could only quit smoking.....
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It does feel great to shed those extra pounds. Two months after I turned 30, my boss asked me if I was pregnant (I wasn't) and when I got on the scale I realized I was bigger than ever before in my life. I weighed 144. I completely changed my way of life and lost about 30 lbs. I haven't gained any of the weight back. I'm in the best shape of my life. I work out 6 days a week and feel great about myself!
I sort of feel sorry for people who look just as unappealing thin as they did when they were heavy. I worked with a young woman like that a few years back.
When she lost an amazing amount of weight, she was still quite unspectacular. Her hair was thinning out and her bones just gave her an odd, unbalanced shape.
For someone in her position, I guess the only true motivation is to just be healthier and to feel better.
I dated a beautiful redhed back in the day. Now she's heavy. We still talk. She calls me with her boyfriend troubles. I say, "Do you realize how hot you used to be? My friends still talk about what a lucky bastard I was to be banging you. All you have to do is hit the gym three days a week and you can date anyone you want."
She goes, "I don't want a guy to date me just because I'm hot. I'm happy this way."
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I'm curious, what kind of diet plan did you go on?
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The lying on your side bit made me laugh
Come post in the 'post your daily workout thread' and keep up the good work
I did it on pure healthy eating and working out. No pills, no funky fad diets, no cheating...
I went from a size 14/16 to a 6. I used to wear a XL/L shirt, and now I wear a S/M.. Its awesome to finally be able to go into a store and try on a bunch of options and not have to worry about not even fitting into ANYTHING at the store.
230 is a reasonable goal for me i think. i am 5'11" and have a stocky frame (and i am not just saying that cause i am big!). even at my largest, people never believed how heavy i was. i would say "300ish" and they'd be like "yeah right!". I WAS BORN 11lbs 4oz!
something else i noticed today.... i went to Dick's to get some new workout pants and a sweatshirt. so i went out on my bike ride (25miles!) and... well i don't know what made me look down, but i did, and i noticed 2 separate legs! i still have a bit of the inner thigh roll, but while biking, my legs don't rub together! yay for no more fabric pills in my crotch~
been buying some pants too when i can afford them. no more big & tall stores... i went to macy's and they had my size! 42 waistbands were near impossible to find... now that i am 38, i can go to normal stores and buy normal clothes. THAT right there is probably my favorite thing right now. i can like something on a rack and 9/10 times, i can fit into a size on the rack comfortably!
WoW isn't all that bad. it can be very addicting, but people get too caught up in thinking its "just a game". it's not like you sit there and play a game by yourself.. its a social network interface! my cousins and friends played and i met a lot of cool people online that i would have never met because of where they live. needless to say, i do want to work on my real life social skills so i am 99% sure i am never going back~
oh and to the question about my diet... for the first month, i would have yogurt & granola and fruit for breakfast and salads for dinner. i eat a bit more normal now since i feel i have a main portion of my bulk off. i definitely eat more fruit and veggies now than i ever have. i didn't follow an atkins or south beach thing. i just ate what i knew was not bad for me and i got out of my computer chair and on my bike seat~
I don't have a big weight problem, but I'd like to be healthier, and it really is as simple as that ^^^^
Good for you for stickin with it, and congrats on all the little pleasures youre getting to enjoy
I was very heavy- BMI pushing 40, a smoker, heavy drinker & had pain in just about every weight-bearing joint in my body.
Then- and this is the God's honest truth, as ridiculous as it may sound- I went to the Bridge Benefit & I saw James Hetfield, and something clicked. I thought, "If that fucking guy can get his shit together, then I can too."
I quit smoking that day (October 27th).
Bought the book, "Skinny Bitch," cleaned out my cupboards, ditched the beer and the animal products, and joined a gym.
Here I am, 11 1/2 months later, 110lbs lighter, a non-smoker, and a runner. Life is dreamy.
Limit fast food and soda as well. Eating right is half the battle. There is no short cut to losing weight, just hard work if you want the results.
I understand and sympathise completely with your weight issue. I used to be 82lb heavier.
I took the decision one day to lose weight (It had spiralled way out of control) as I was unhappy, uncomfortable and unfit. I won't tell you what I tipped the scales at cuz i'm a lady (;)) but lets just say I was very large.
I joined Weight Watchers and the weight started to fall off me. I too took up biking (again - I was an avid mountian biker as a kid) and got my ass fitter. Afer losing about 50lb I did something I never thought I would - Took up running.
I completed the Race For Life this year and ran my first half marathon in 2006.
To others it might be weird that you like the way that you can feel yourself and not rolls of fat when you lie down but I know exactly what you're talking about! It's a massive achievement to lose any weight but over 40lb is incredible - well done!
Like yourself I'm not at my goal. I too have about 25 - 30lb to go. I've been off the diet wagon for a while now but started again recently and i'm starting to feel good about myself again, something i'm sure you understand
I'll never be tiny and if i'm honest, I never want to be but i'd like to be happy in my skin. I'm the happiest I've been for the whole of my adult life, even though I know I still have a way to go.
You will lose the last bit of your weight and I promise you'll feel fantastic. Keep going and let us know how you get on
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Nice!!
I have 21 lbs to go & I am hoping to get there by New Years.
We should make a weight loss challenge for the pit!!
I still have a LONG way to go, but i'm happy that i can shop in regular stores now.
My big problem right now isn't losing the weight, it's making the connection between brain and body...I don't see myself as smaller. Sure most of my pants now fall off, but when i see pictures or look at myself in the mirror, i still look just as big, if not bigger than i was. I am hoping that one of these days i'll be able to see it.
Oh yeah, the breakfast trick...when you get up in the morning, IMMEDIATELY drink a tall glass of COLD water, then eat a citrus fruit. 30 minutes to an hour later, eat your breakfast. The cold water and the citrus fruit get your metabolism going.
Now i'm 185.
All i can say is work and coffee. A majority of my diet is liquid.
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