I'm starting this because I need some folks to be accountable to...
5'10"
328 lb
26/M
Since I was 9 years old, I have been overweight. I started eating waaaayyyy too much as a coping mechanism (lots of stress in my life). Its been a part of me. When I was a junior in high school, I weighed 245 lb. I decided to lose the weight, and dropped to 197 lb at my lowest. I started working out and playing football senior year, and was a fairly solid 220 lb.
This was when I should've kept at it.
I didn't though. I let life get busy, and I made excuse after excuse for why I could not work out, why I didn't have time to eat healthy.
Eventually, I got married my junior year of college (285 lb) and graduated college (340 lb). My current high water mark for weight is 343 lb.
My son was born at the end of January last year. It seems cliche, but it didn't matter to me until he was here. When he was born, I weighed 340 lb. I've made progress, but I'm kind of drifting, and its high time I got serious.
My goal is simple: to be half the man I used to be (171 lb). That's the long term goal...
Why do I want to be so skinny? Actually, for my height, it's just about average... I haven't weighed 171 lb since I was in 12.
Short term goals (so far) are the following:
1. Weigh in at or below 315 lb by my son's birthday party (24 Jan) (-13 lb from current)
2. Weigh in at or below 305 lb by 24 Feb (-23 lb)
3. Weigh in at or below my wedding weight (285 lb) by 24 Apr (-43 lb)
I'm going to reevaluate where I am and how I'm doing at that point...
How do I plan on doing it?
Diet - Paleo. I had success with this in the past, but budgetary constraints got in the way. I don't have that problem any more.
Workout - Still kind of up in the air. For now, I'm planning on doing a push-up/crunches/squat without weight/plank workout circuit that my wife found. It will be plenty challenging for me to start with, and it doesn't take too long to do the routine. Since I work full time and still go to school (until May), I'm going to be short on time if I still want a family life. Weekends will be more active around the house and yard and a bit more hiking (I miss hiking).
Big obstacle - I have a work trip the first week of January. I have (in the past) gained weight quickly on work trips. The goal will be to come out of the week without gaining any weight week-to-week.
I'm open to advice, suggestions, and encouragement. I'm going to need it... This is not the first time I've tried to lose weight, and I usually get discouraged quickly.
5'10"
328 lb
26/M
Since I was 9 years old, I have been overweight. I started eating waaaayyyy too much as a coping mechanism (lots of stress in my life). Its been a part of me. When I was a junior in high school, I weighed 245 lb. I decided to lose the weight, and dropped to 197 lb at my lowest. I started working out and playing football senior year, and was a fairly solid 220 lb.
This was when I should've kept at it.
I didn't though. I let life get busy, and I made excuse after excuse for why I could not work out, why I didn't have time to eat healthy.
Eventually, I got married my junior year of college (285 lb) and graduated college (340 lb). My current high water mark for weight is 343 lb.
My son was born at the end of January last year. It seems cliche, but it didn't matter to me until he was here. When he was born, I weighed 340 lb. I've made progress, but I'm kind of drifting, and its high time I got serious.
My goal is simple: to be half the man I used to be (171 lb). That's the long term goal...
Why do I want to be so skinny? Actually, for my height, it's just about average... I haven't weighed 171 lb since I was in 12.
Short term goals (so far) are the following:
1. Weigh in at or below 315 lb by my son's birthday party (24 Jan) (-13 lb from current)
2. Weigh in at or below 305 lb by 24 Feb (-23 lb)
3. Weigh in at or below my wedding weight (285 lb) by 24 Apr (-43 lb)
I'm going to reevaluate where I am and how I'm doing at that point...
How do I plan on doing it?
Diet - Paleo. I had success with this in the past, but budgetary constraints got in the way. I don't have that problem any more.
Workout - Still kind of up in the air. For now, I'm planning on doing a push-up/crunches/squat without weight/plank workout circuit that my wife found. It will be plenty challenging for me to start with, and it doesn't take too long to do the routine. Since I work full time and still go to school (until May), I'm going to be short on time if I still want a family life. Weekends will be more active around the house and yard and a bit more hiking (I miss hiking).
Big obstacle - I have a work trip the first week of January. I have (in the past) gained weight quickly on work trips. The goal will be to come out of the week without gaining any weight week-to-week.
I'm open to advice, suggestions, and encouragement. I'm going to need it... This is not the first time I've tried to lose weight, and I usually get discouraged quickly.