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I am 20 years old. I have never been thin. As long as I can remember, I have been overweight. I was the fat kid. I remember buying XXL shirts and 34" waist pants in junior high. At the end of my first year of college, I weighed 275 lbs, wore a 38/40 in pants, and typically an XXL in shirts.
That summer, I decided to try and exercise more and eat less. By the end of the summer, I had lost weight - weighing in at around 240lbs.
Through the school year, I continued until winter hit. That meant no more walking the couple miles a day I had grown accustomed to... took the bus more, ate fast food more, and ended up gaining a few of those pounds back. Still, I was better off than I was in June of '06.
This spring, with the thaw over, I returned to the walking and trying to eat less. At the end of the spring, I was wearing size L shirts, and 33s and 34s in jeans. I realize that to many of you, an "L" is gigantic, especially in American sizing - but it's the smallest I've ever been.
Yesterday, I ate almost nothing, mainly out of necessity - I moved to a new apartment, didn't really have food, too late for delivery, etc.
This morning, before eating, I weighed myself at 222.5 pounds. I've lost around 50 pounds, and still have another 50 or so I'd like to lose.
I have a gym in my new apartment building that's open 24 hours - I'm signing up. No more excuses for not going to the gym. I'm going to (try and) start running.
Anyone who's lost a significant amount of weight or knows good ways to keep the willpower up, please advise. I know the basics - resist the temptation when my roommate goes on his inevitable 3AM McDonald's run, don't gorge on deep dish pizza, don't drink a lot of alcohol (this was a big one for me), don't drink regular pop/stuff with calories at all, etc. But this time I'm serious. Whether you have advice for me about diet, about exercise, or anything else - chime in. I'd love to repeat last summer's 40lb loss.
That summer, I decided to try and exercise more and eat less. By the end of the summer, I had lost weight - weighing in at around 240lbs.
Through the school year, I continued until winter hit. That meant no more walking the couple miles a day I had grown accustomed to... took the bus more, ate fast food more, and ended up gaining a few of those pounds back. Still, I was better off than I was in June of '06.
This spring, with the thaw over, I returned to the walking and trying to eat less. At the end of the spring, I was wearing size L shirts, and 33s and 34s in jeans. I realize that to many of you, an "L" is gigantic, especially in American sizing - but it's the smallest I've ever been.
Yesterday, I ate almost nothing, mainly out of necessity - I moved to a new apartment, didn't really have food, too late for delivery, etc.
This morning, before eating, I weighed myself at 222.5 pounds. I've lost around 50 pounds, and still have another 50 or so I'd like to lose.
I have a gym in my new apartment building that's open 24 hours - I'm signing up. No more excuses for not going to the gym. I'm going to (try and) start running.
Anyone who's lost a significant amount of weight or knows good ways to keep the willpower up, please advise. I know the basics - resist the temptation when my roommate goes on his inevitable 3AM McDonald's run, don't gorge on deep dish pizza, don't drink a lot of alcohol (this was a big one for me), don't drink regular pop/stuff with calories at all, etc. But this time I'm serious. Whether you have advice for me about diet, about exercise, or anything else - chime in. I'd love to repeat last summer's 40lb loss.