losing a bunch of weight

lephty

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!

Hitch-Hiker

Well good for you losing that weight. And for quitting WoW. I've seen people lose yentire years of their life coz of that goddam game. Keep it up!

lalalalaaaaaaaa

Yeah over the last couple years I lost a bunch...inspiration was the same as yours really: be healthier. Keep that as your main motivator, and you'll be fine. And if you focus more on lifting heavy weights than the bike, you'll easily get below 230 if you eat right. Your success will depend about 90% on diet, seriously.

Indian Summer

what's wow?

jecica

Indian Summer wrote:

what's wow?

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..

meistereder

Congratulations.

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.

The Champ

230? Good goal to start with, but probably shouldn't stop there..good luck..

ovechkin8

i was 225 at age 13. i'm 24 now and am down to about 178. i was in the low 200s a few months ago. it feels great, i have a lot more stamina and i enjoy working out. i'm also now averse to eating shitty food because of the way it makes me feel afterwards. so that's one thing i've noticed. yea it tastes good, but those 2 or so hours after aren't worth it. its all about eating right and exercising. you'll slowly learn that you feel the best for that hour after your workout.

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!

ovechkin8

almost forgot- when i'm laying on my couch at night watching the tube i like to do some crunches/ab exercises for 10ish minutes every night. it'll barely strain you, but trust me, it helps. that midsection fat is worse for you than any other fat on your body. feel free to pm if you need any help. i used to work at a gym and its really nice to see people bettering themselves by living a more healthy lifestyle.


now if i could only quit smoking.....

Lizard

Congrats Lephty.

Brisk.

GZ!

Not gonna play Wrath Of The Litch King - nov 13th, gonna be sweet!

_Crazy_Mary_

congratulations on getting into shape!
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!

sponger

I was quite the handsome lady killer in my youth. So, my motivation was to have the look of the devil again. I lost 40lbs and haven't gained it back in 4 years.

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."

Lostdoggie

lephty wrote:

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'm curious, what kind of diet plan did you go on?

Left Porch

When I was at college there was a kid who lived across the hall from me who would play World of Warcraft for days and days and days on end. He was a real good guy but you could see how the game took total control of his life and to be honest it was sad. I'm not a big video game guy and have never played WOW so maybe you guys will know better than me, but what's the obsession? Why is this video game so literally addictive?

DonJon

Good for you Lefty...I love hearing stuff like that.

The lying on your side bit made me laugh

Come post in the 'post your daily workout thread' and keep up the good work

Fifthelement

Congrats on the weight-loss. Keep up the good work, and despite what some others have said, small and achievable goals are the way to go. If more weight comes off later, so much the better, but slow and steady is the way to keep it off

PJSerf

Congratulations on the weight loss. I lost a lot of weight (75lbs) about 6 years ago, then graduated college and got a "desk job" and gained it back. I'm currently working on losing it and keeping it off by moving to a healthier lifestyle of eating better and working out. Stories like yours are an inspiration.

GraySaturday

I lost 60lbs in the past year and 1/2. I was motivated by my desperation to no longer be horribly uncomfortable in my own skin. I wanted to be healthy and happy, and not worry about weight. It was consuming my whole life, and I feel like I missed out on a lot of things being so caught up in it.

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.

lephty

thanks for all the kind words everyone!

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~

Drowned Out

lephty wrote:

yay for no more fabric pills in my crotch~

:eek:......:D.......:eek:

lephty wrote:

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~

see that's it right there...you make it sound so easy! will power is a bitch...
I don't have a big weight problem, but I'd like to be healthier, and it really is as simple as that ^^^^