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so i guess i have reached the breaking point. i'm 5'11, 220lbs and i'm a complete fat ass. my gut is disgusting. recently, i've just not wanted to go out and really see other people or meet new people. i just feel disgusting.
exercise: i started going to a muay thai class 3 times a week, which is a 1 hour workout, it feel pretty good afterwards. i get into a deep sweat and love it. it just doesn't seem like enough though...
food: i'm addicted to food. and whenever i'm out meeting new people, it's always at some bar and i'm having fattening food and drinking alcohol making me fatter again, after burning off those calories...
looks: i use to be able to hide my weight pretty well with different shirts and pants, now i just get frustrated, i look like crap in everything.
i know what i should be doing, why can't i just do it?
this summer i'm going to france and would really not like to scare the children on the beach.
It sounds like step one should be an attitude adjustment. Don't think negatively, set concrete goals for yourself. You have to really want to do it and commit to it - and know that it won't be easy.
I think the key is not to change everything at once - make small changes. And think of it as a healthier lifestyle instead of weightloss.
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Yes, please don't be so hard on yourself. That's not the way to begin lifestyle changes.
It's not so difficult once you get started & you do have the timebefore you leave for Europe.
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Personally, I'd recommend to you the same low carb diet and weight lifting routine that I had such great success with. You'll shed that weight pretty quickly.
Personally, I'd recommend to you the same low carb diet and weight lifting routine that I had such great success with. You'll shed that weight pretty quickly.
Yeah, roger that.
5 11 and 220 is not too bad. You're probably 40-50 pounds overweight, per the weight charts.
I know 5 8 guys who weigh 200 and still call themselves athletic
Reduce your food intake and work out every day. That's it. You'll feel the change in 3 to 4 months.
Start by switching your foods and drinks to healthier stuff. Are you drinking heavy beers, margaritas...? Order drinks with less calories. Order food that is better for you. Soon, try switching to water every other drink...try not ordering food....stuff like that.
I was similar to you, yet female. I couldn't stop over-indulging in the calories when I was out with friends! 3 margaritas is around 1500 calories....so I switched to water, but there are a lot of lower calorie drinks (bloody marys, vodka/gin and tonic, for example).
so i guess i have reached the breaking point. i'm 5'11, 220lbs and i'm a complete fat ass. my gut is disgusting. recently, i've just not wanted to go out and really see other people or meet new people. i just feel disgusting.
exercise: i started going to a muay thai class 3 times a week, which is a 1 hour workout, it feel pretty good afterwards. i get into a deep sweat and love it. it just doesn't seem like enough though...
food: i'm addicted to food. and whenever i'm out meeting new people, it's always at some bar and i'm having fattening food and drinking alcohol making me fatter again, after burning off those calories...
looks: i use to be able to hide my weight pretty well with different shirts and pants, now i just get frustrated, i look like crap in everything.
i know what i should be doing, why can't i just do it?
this summer i'm going to france and would really not like to scare the children on the beach.
anyone been in my situation?
Yeah, I was in your condition a few years ago. So..what did I do?
I just said, "To heck with it. Like Popeye the Sailor, I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam." I don't live to please others and don't much care what others think of me.
Guess what? Now, I'm 5'11", 245 lbs and I have to beat women away. Why? Because they're really not as shallow as most men think they are. Looks isn't all that important to most women and they DO respond to confidence and character.
I'm no playa', but if I were, I'd be King of the Streets...even at a "disgusting" 245 lbs!
Just be you and forget all that other stuff.
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