I've started working on dropping 110 lbs. I'm tired of having to pay extra for clothes, tired of not feeling great and tired of being so damned round.

I weighed myself last week at the Doc's and was 360. A full circle. Time for a change.

This past weekend we got a family multi-use membership to the St Louis YMCA, which gives the three of us access to all of the Y's in the area, not just the craptastic one in our neighborhood that Emerson Electric uses for a write-off. I've stoped drinking soda, ask for 'no mayo' on the sandwiches I order and have increased my grain and veggie intake.

In two days of swimming (one open swim, yesterday was an Aquarobics class) and a day of taking the train again I'm down to 356.

I want to be able to complete a carbine course without being winded, reduce the meds I'm taking for chloresterol, hypertention and the amount of insulin I have to take. Also, with my frame, once I hit 250 I should be able to fit into 2x clothes again with a 46" waist. Replacement clothes will cost $10-15 less than I pay now which will in turn free up more cash for fun stuff.

While I have a comfy couch, I don't want to live there. There is too much in Missouri I haven't seen yet.

Study up on Paleo, implement it=success.

Good luck, and don't just stop at 250! Once you lose enough weight you will feel like a brand new person

All good advice above...cut way back on your carbs. Even if you don't go full keto it will make the weight loss MUCH easier.

I can't post in a thread like this without mentioning squats and deads...you should be doing them.

Stay strong man...you can do it.

Very true. I'm currently running a deficit and my target daily intake is around 1750. Sometimes it's hard for me to get 1750 calories of protein/veggies/fat ONLY. I just feel full and satisfied from the amount of food it takes.

On the other hand, looking at times when I was eating shitty, I could easily eat 3000 calories more a day, and I would still be hungry by 10 to 11pm.

The difference? All my calories were coming from processed foods/refined carbs/HFCS.

Do that shit and don't look back. If you haven't already, this is a great time to get your whole family involved. They don't have to do anything as hardcore as you're doing, but they can get into it.

Like others have mentioned, cut out the carbs (say good bye to sandwiches and hello to low carb wraps and breads), up your lean proteins and green veggies. Don't shop too much in the middle of the grocery- deli, produce section, meat counter, and a little in the dairy isle should get you most of what you need and not much, if any, of what you don't need. If you're eating a lot more fruits and veggies, be really selective about what you're eating while you are actively trying to lose weight as a lot of them still have more sugar in them than will be optimal while cutting weight and once you get where you want to be you can pretty much attack any of them.

Do some research and attack that shit like your life depends on it. Because it does.

Good on ya man....I don't want to discourage you but the weight loss is going to slow down soon and 2-4 pounds a week will be about it. Keep at it and keep dropping those carbs down. I ran 2.5 mile last night and have had 50ish grams of carbs a day for the last week. I did suck a little bit but they are not as important for most of us as the .gov says.

because i HIGHLY doubt that he's consuming more than 100g of protein a day, and if he's saying he's increasing his carb intake, then he's hitting caloric goals with empty calories. i'm damn sure that increasing his protein intake and lowering his carb intake is a good idea regardless of his current macro comp.

Not a big assumption, really. Most people don't get fat off of steak and chicken.



Problem here is when people regard things like potatoes as the ideal vegetables for them (they aren't) and start eating nothing but pot roast and potatoes - exaggeration, but you get the point. Lots of good meats (not processed) and green veggies are awesome, though.

portion control is easy. if you want more food, make it meat or veggies. eat as much meat (not battered and breaded and fried, but grilled, or steamed) that you want, til you're full.

Duely noted.

Good on you, sir. lifestyle changes are better than crash dieting any day and always remember that slow and steady wins the race. Get the weight off and keep it off and you will be doing better than most of the slobs on the street.

Hang in there man....youre doing great!