Kenny from Los Angeles area (147 lbs to goal)

kenny_johnson

Hi All,

I'm relatively new here and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Kenny, 35 years old from the Los Angeles area (Torrance). I've happily lost 14 pounds over the last 3 weeks doing Power 90 and watching my calories via MFP.

Back story:
I've struggled with my weight pretty much my entire adult life. When I was a kid, I wasn't too big -- chubby and out of shape though. At 17 I lost a lot of weight while I was battling depression and panic attacks (not a good way to lose weight) and was actually very thin. But as an adult, I just kept packing on the pounds year after year. At about 26, when I got engaged to my wife, I was about 300 pounds (I'm 6'3"). I managed to lose 50 pounds before the wedding doing Atkins (and not exercising). After the wedding, I went back to my old eating habits (and sedentary lifestyle) and last year I tipped the scales at 373 pounds! A few months before the year end, I started walking more and eating better and my weight went down and fluctuated a bit. When I weighed myself 3 weeks ago, I was 361 pounds. As of yesterday, I'm about 347. I realized that my vague goals and plans weren't not very helpful. Simply saying, "I'll try to eat better" or "I'll try to walk more" were not cutting it. I needed a plan and a real commitment. I also was never really attempting to finally try to lose it all. It was always vaguely, "I need to lose weight."

Looking forward:
Now I have a goal and a plan and tools (thanks to MFP). Now I just need to endure it to the end. I'm trying hard to keep what I'm doing sustainable for a long time. Power 90 is doable -- even 6 days a week. Giving myself a 1000 calorie deficit (with the exercise) daily is doable. I'm not starving. I'm even eating things I want on occasion, but in moderation. If I can manage an average of 2 lbs a week, I can hit my goal in 17 months, my engagement weight in under 6 months, and my wedding weight in less than a year.