My Story So Far....
paulbate33
Posts: 15 Member
So here I am sharing what has happened on my journey so far...
When I was still in my school years I was the sportsman, the class clown, the hard-working determined one who fought for everything. I had everything I wanted, then I went to university and partying, alcohol and sleeping during My journey really started around two years ago in my local pool hall. I was at the highest weight I'd ever been at nigh on 17 stone (108kg for you metric lovers) and in all honest at the time I couldn't give a flying.... duck! (Got to keep this PG right?! :smokin:) I've never smoked or took any sort of drugs, my problem was I was enjoying myself: eating what I wanted, drinking what I wanted and doing what I wanted. That's when I first saw Big Alf.
Now at first I sort of laughed a little when he had to maneuver his gut onto the table to take a shot. (I feel bad about that trust me ) But the more I thought about it, the more I started to think that maybe I was getting into the sort of bad ruts and habits that would lead me to eventually becoming another Big Alf. I had almost came to the realization that I was effectively a time bomb waiting to go off.
It was that day that I decided that I needed to change and start living better.
So my weight loss began..... horrifically. I was trying everything to lose weight and I couldn't seem to get it to shift at all. I was exercising, I was eating better (or so I thought) and drinking less. Despite that I yo-yoed between 16'10 and 17 stone. Not exactly progress in anyone's' opinion. Until one night sitting in a pub, a friend suggested that we went to Peru to climb the Inca Trail. I mean what better way to kick start my journey than to go on a real journey?
So, bags packed and off to Peru I went for 4 weeks. I look back at those pictures now and I was HUGE! I mean humongous. I'm actually embarrassed of myself and the only reason I ever look back at those pictures is to shame myself into being better. It was one of the most memorable times of my life and I hate looking at myself in the pictures. I can't actually describe how annoyed I am at myself for getting that big. But anyways, after a four day trek up the Andes (I wasn't even the last person to complete the trek!) I felt a sense of pride (and a little insanity after talking to myself forcing myself onwards; I even named my walking poles ). I had lost half a stone in 4 days, and not only did I feel better for it, I bloody enjoyed it too!
So back home I came and unfortunately once again even though I was working out and apparently eating right, my weight was still yo-yoing, dropping slightly but nowhere near as quick as it should have been. At this time i was 16 stone (101kg).
I was still living at home and living off what food my parents brought in. So, three months ago in a bit of a drastic move I moved out! No offense to my parents but I felt that maybe the temptation to eat poor foods came from them bringing in things they wanted (which is fair enough) which weren't helping with my diet. I had little self control and blamed them (wrongly) for what I had became. That's when my diet started bearing fruit.
As soon as I moved out I had control. I brought it only the food that I wanted, the drinks I wanted and did what I wanted. In contrast to when I was back in the pool hall two years earlier what I wanted now was healthier foods. I managed my time to fit in exercise when I could around my 13 hour work day. I noticed I was sleeping normally, and wasn't tired during the day anymore and the weight began to fall off me. I introduced MFP in September to record what I was eating and my weight loss. Within 3 months, keeping myself controlled to a 1430kcal diet I have managed to force my way down to 13st 6lbs (85kg for the metric buffs).
My ultimate goal is to hit the 11st 7lb mark and its starting to become more and more realistic. Now unfortunately I have to end on some bad news. I still play pool at the pool hall when I return home and I recently learned that Big Alf passed away from a heart attack. My thoughts go out to his family and I wish them all my sympathies. But unbeknown to him, Alf had a big influence on my life and without even saying a word, encouraged me to change and be better. All I can do is try to emulate him and hope to influence others to walk the same path as I have. So thank you Alf.
To all the readers, thank you for your encouragement and I hope that you continue on your journey how ever close or far off your goal is. Even though I went to the ends of the Earth to really try and change, it was something close to home that made all of the difference!
When I was still in my school years I was the sportsman, the class clown, the hard-working determined one who fought for everything. I had everything I wanted, then I went to university and partying, alcohol and sleeping during My journey really started around two years ago in my local pool hall. I was at the highest weight I'd ever been at nigh on 17 stone (108kg for you metric lovers) and in all honest at the time I couldn't give a flying.... duck! (Got to keep this PG right?! :smokin:) I've never smoked or took any sort of drugs, my problem was I was enjoying myself: eating what I wanted, drinking what I wanted and doing what I wanted. That's when I first saw Big Alf.
Now at first I sort of laughed a little when he had to maneuver his gut onto the table to take a shot. (I feel bad about that trust me ) But the more I thought about it, the more I started to think that maybe I was getting into the sort of bad ruts and habits that would lead me to eventually becoming another Big Alf. I had almost came to the realization that I was effectively a time bomb waiting to go off.
It was that day that I decided that I needed to change and start living better.
So my weight loss began..... horrifically. I was trying everything to lose weight and I couldn't seem to get it to shift at all. I was exercising, I was eating better (or so I thought) and drinking less. Despite that I yo-yoed between 16'10 and 17 stone. Not exactly progress in anyone's' opinion. Until one night sitting in a pub, a friend suggested that we went to Peru to climb the Inca Trail. I mean what better way to kick start my journey than to go on a real journey?
So, bags packed and off to Peru I went for 4 weeks. I look back at those pictures now and I was HUGE! I mean humongous. I'm actually embarrassed of myself and the only reason I ever look back at those pictures is to shame myself into being better. It was one of the most memorable times of my life and I hate looking at myself in the pictures. I can't actually describe how annoyed I am at myself for getting that big. But anyways, after a four day trek up the Andes (I wasn't even the last person to complete the trek!) I felt a sense of pride (and a little insanity after talking to myself forcing myself onwards; I even named my walking poles ). I had lost half a stone in 4 days, and not only did I feel better for it, I bloody enjoyed it too!
So back home I came and unfortunately once again even though I was working out and apparently eating right, my weight was still yo-yoing, dropping slightly but nowhere near as quick as it should have been. At this time i was 16 stone (101kg).
I was still living at home and living off what food my parents brought in. So, three months ago in a bit of a drastic move I moved out! No offense to my parents but I felt that maybe the temptation to eat poor foods came from them bringing in things they wanted (which is fair enough) which weren't helping with my diet. I had little self control and blamed them (wrongly) for what I had became. That's when my diet started bearing fruit.
As soon as I moved out I had control. I brought it only the food that I wanted, the drinks I wanted and did what I wanted. In contrast to when I was back in the pool hall two years earlier what I wanted now was healthier foods. I managed my time to fit in exercise when I could around my 13 hour work day. I noticed I was sleeping normally, and wasn't tired during the day anymore and the weight began to fall off me. I introduced MFP in September to record what I was eating and my weight loss. Within 3 months, keeping myself controlled to a 1430kcal diet I have managed to force my way down to 13st 6lbs (85kg for the metric buffs).
My ultimate goal is to hit the 11st 7lb mark and its starting to become more and more realistic. Now unfortunately I have to end on some bad news. I still play pool at the pool hall when I return home and I recently learned that Big Alf passed away from a heart attack. My thoughts go out to his family and I wish them all my sympathies. But unbeknown to him, Alf had a big influence on my life and without even saying a word, encouraged me to change and be better. All I can do is try to emulate him and hope to influence others to walk the same path as I have. So thank you Alf.
To all the readers, thank you for your encouragement and I hope that you continue on your journey how ever close or far off your goal is. Even though I went to the ends of the Earth to really try and change, it was something close to home that made all of the difference!
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You're on your way!! You can do it! Just keep your eyes on the end goal and remember this is life! Don't beat yourself up if you have bad day, forgive yourself and get back on track!!
It's a long journey, and it' the most rewarding one I have ever been on. I hope it is for you too!
1 step at a time! You got this!0 -
Just don't give up. One day at a time. You can do it!0
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That's really sad about Big Alf. Congratulations to you in turning your own path around!0
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