Hello from a new guy here...

VKanam

Hi folks,

My name is Vamsi. I'm a 34 year old guy from Seattle.

A little bit about my history... I'm originally from India. I've been overweight since I was 12 yrs old. But I was quite physically active back then, used to walk a couple of miles every day, and I was good at yoga! I was at 240lbs when I completed college but didn't feel my weight that much. I'm a software guy by profession so when I started working my days became sedentary but I didn't gain much weight, used to do a decent level of cardio exercises.

When I moved to the US 3 yrs back, I was at 265 pounds. Now I'm at 350lb, I've gained 85lb in 3 years! My doctor warned me that I'm in the border zone for cholesterol and diabetes, so I finally decided I need to get serious about my health.

My goal is 220lb. I need to lose 130lb to get there.

I'm hoping to make some friends in this community who'll help me with my goal, and I will in turn support and encourage them.

Cheers
Vamsi

radimage

Good luck! You can do it! Stay focused!

justin1157

hi vamsi ,i used to weigh 24 stine and got down to 14.6 stone by walking 10 miles every day and living on a diet of tuna shredded wheat and water took me 5 months to loose weigh but boy was it worth it keep going it will go good luck justin england.

billr9mm

Hey VK great to see your post. I am brand new to MFP, so I could use some additional friends as well. MFP is a great tool and there seems to be all kinds that participate. Young, old, in shape, some no to in shape etc. Really a great community!!