Hey everyone 1st post ;X,
I have been working on losing weight since oh sometime around last August.
I started off at a measly (lol) 370 pounds at 6'1" and 24 years old. I lost some weight just through a general increase in activity, eating way more salad and no fast food, and walking daily for several hours at a time (woops
). After the winter, during which I walked mostly to my college and up the stairs instead of taking the elevators, I ended up at a nice 280 pounds.
When the Summer started, I tried my hand at walking, running, and interval stuff. I went from 280 to 260 relatively quickly, but then I kinda stopped losing anything. After that, I got a great offer from a friend to go to the gym, so I started to do that. My workout schedule is 2 hours every morning M-F, though the gym doesn't contain cardio. I lost very little weight from doing the gym stuff -- but I also began to do my own funsies, which means I started Rollerblading (what a nerd) for 1.5-3 hours two times a day, along with the occasional walking and general activity increase -- as in, I'm home for maybe 3 hours a day that doesn't include sleeping time, lol. I lost 30 pounds during this time, which brings me to today...
Today I weigh around 228 pounds, although most people are like baffled by that number. I feel (and I think I always will) way bigger than I am, though I know I certainly am not tiny, lol. I know I have some loose skin on my arms, and I'm pretty sure I have some on my stomach, though it's not all that bad there, but it's definitely not normal fat. I also still have an extra chin or something that makes me look like a goose from the side.
Anyways, I still rollerblade and go to the gym. I have begun to eat more because I got yelled at for not eating enough (and thus having very little gains in the gym). My arms have gotten slightly bigger. I still eat relatively way too little (and I am sure most people would tell me to eat more, as I'm probably at about 1000 calories less than I should be eating daily...). I don't eat so little because I';m trying to lose weight, now, though -- it's just become habit. Probably another bad one like overeating... I fill in most of the calories now with protein shakes.
ANYWHO.
I still have really big man-boobs. Urgh. They haunt me. My friend was actually commenting that it might be gynecomastia and not just fat, though I don't know. He thinks they should be smaller by my weight than they are right now. Ugh. My chest area is my largest area (and it makes finding shirts hard...), and it's not cuz I have a manly chest -- definitely booby, lol. I went from a 54 inch pant to a 36, and 4XL shirts to 1X (mostly the boobs lol).
I still rollerblade, I still go to the gym. But I am no longer losing any weight. I have been at 228 for 3 weeks now, and it's not budging. My original goal at the start of the summer (when I was 280) was 225, but I feel like I should be able to at least go down some in a month. My ultimate goal is 170, though my more realistic goal is 186.
I have a picture of me at around 350 (after I lost about 20 pounds) and one from me today. You can't see my boobs, but that's mostly the way I have learned to pose for the camera. I added a blue-shirted one where you can see the boobs better.
If anybody has any tips on how to lose more weight or get myself started again, I'd appreciate it. I am considering running again (I stopped when I started the gym) in the morning and at night, and perhaps filling in my days with walking in between Running and Rollerblading. Any other advice? I really am tired of plateauing and want to try and get these last 40 or so pounds out!
I have been working on losing weight since oh sometime around last August.
I started off at a measly (lol) 370 pounds at 6'1" and 24 years old. I lost some weight just through a general increase in activity, eating way more salad and no fast food, and walking daily for several hours at a time (woops
). After the winter, during which I walked mostly to my college and up the stairs instead of taking the elevators, I ended up at a nice 280 pounds. When the Summer started, I tried my hand at walking, running, and interval stuff. I went from 280 to 260 relatively quickly, but then I kinda stopped losing anything. After that, I got a great offer from a friend to go to the gym, so I started to do that. My workout schedule is 2 hours every morning M-F, though the gym doesn't contain cardio. I lost very little weight from doing the gym stuff -- but I also began to do my own funsies, which means I started Rollerblading (what a nerd) for 1.5-3 hours two times a day, along with the occasional walking and general activity increase -- as in, I'm home for maybe 3 hours a day that doesn't include sleeping time, lol. I lost 30 pounds during this time, which brings me to today...
Today I weigh around 228 pounds, although most people are like baffled by that number. I feel (and I think I always will) way bigger than I am, though I know I certainly am not tiny, lol. I know I have some loose skin on my arms, and I'm pretty sure I have some on my stomach, though it's not all that bad there, but it's definitely not normal fat. I also still have an extra chin or something that makes me look like a goose from the side.
Anyways, I still rollerblade and go to the gym. I have begun to eat more because I got yelled at for not eating enough (and thus having very little gains in the gym). My arms have gotten slightly bigger
. I still eat relatively way too little (and I am sure most people would tell me to eat more, as I'm probably at about 1000 calories less than I should be eating daily...). I don't eat so little because I';m trying to lose weight, now, though -- it's just become habit. Probably another bad one like overeating... I fill in most of the calories now with protein shakes.ANYWHO.
I still have really big man-boobs. Urgh. They haunt me. My friend was actually commenting that it might be gynecomastia and not just fat, though I don't know. He thinks they should be smaller by my weight than they are right now. Ugh. My chest area is my largest area (and it makes finding shirts hard...), and it's not cuz I have a manly chest -- definitely booby, lol. I went from a 54 inch pant to a 36, and 4XL shirts to 1X (mostly the boobs lol).
I still rollerblade, I still go to the gym. But I am no longer losing any weight. I have been at 228 for 3 weeks now, and it's not budging. My original goal at the start of the summer (when I was 280) was 225, but I feel like I should be able to at least go down some in a month. My ultimate goal is 170, though my more realistic goal is 186.
I have a picture of me at around 350 (after I lost about 20 pounds) and one from me today. You can't see my boobs, but that's mostly the way I have learned to pose for the camera. I added a blue-shirted one where you can see the boobs better
.If anybody has any tips on how to lose more weight or get myself started again, I'd appreciate it. I am considering running again (I stopped when I started the gym) in the morning and at night, and perhaps filling in my days with walking in between Running and Rollerblading. Any other advice? I really am tired of plateauing and want to try and get these last 40 or so pounds out!