Big Men

BigGuy47

I'm 6' 1", started a year ago at 306. Current weight is 201.

SmileyFaceGuy

< 5'10" Starting weight 260, Goal weight 180. Not the biggest guy around but I'd like to think note worthy..

Almost twins. I'm 5'10", highest weight was 260 (even though I just started recently at 240), current weight 229, goal weight 174.

RainHoward

6'3" and 575
I am one fat SOB. Chronic pain, depression, addiction to food, aversion to exercise, medications that caused weight gain.......
Going for weight loss surgery once I get down to 500. Cool to see some other bigger folks on here.

laplume06

Hi guys !
Only 6' 7", started 205 (in fact 210 before joining MFP), goal 172.
And sorry for my english, I'm french :bigsmile:

6 feet 7 inches ou bien 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)?

6'7" is two meters, and I doubt you'd say "Que deux metres"! Plus 172 seems awfully light for 6'7". I'm only 6'6" (que 198 cm) and my goal is 208.

In any case, bienvenu!

But..... Why I said 6' 7" ?????? It's 5' 8" (177cm) ! :drinker: :ohwell:

InnerFatGirl

*creeps in*

NotSoBigNeil

I started on here last year at 350lbs ish, (6'5") and managed to drop 40 lbs within 6 months, then I got lazy again and it kinda stopped happening.
I've just found my motivation again and have dropped another 3lbs this week so I'm ready to resume

Ralphrabbit

Not here to gawp but to cheer!
I have a few men friends who have been a great support & seem to have slightly different issues with weight loss than girls. I would like to say well done for being here & all the best success in your quest for health!

joselo2

I'm a man too. I weighed 406lbs but I only lost 14 so far, but oh well, a start.
Hi RainHoward, best of luck to you.
I don't know if it is easier for men, eithr way it is soooooo haaaaaard I think! I son't know if there are specific male and female weight loss issues. I think sometimes is hard for men to talk about weight problems, like we aren't supposed to care.
Joselito xxx

hughtwalker

I registered about 2 weeks ago.
I have always been "big-boned" and have mislaid weight all my 63 years - but just like a lost puppy it usually finds it way home - but after a pulmonary embolism in January and dislocating my (artificial) hip in March my visits to the gym had beome unproductve and infrequent (or vice versa).
We went on holiday to Crete in July and the sight of those Russians with their guts overhanging their thongs (DON'T EVEN ASK ABOUT THE WOMEN!) made me resolve to do something about not looking like them.

I weighed in at 120 kilos!!!!! After 10 days I had lost 7 kilos and have now stuck.
The tracker is the best ever.
I am driving my wife nuts by insisting on weighing EVERYTHING - including me.

I used to be 5' 11 and a half (never did make 6ft) but after both hips and a knee replacement and collapsing lumbar vertebrae I am now only 5ft 9in - not only does arthritis hurt - but it increases BMI. Life is a four-letter word, huh?. - and ageist

Well, that's me. Good luck and best wishes - and, HEllo, by the way

whierd

I started at 340 and I'm currently down to 312 and loving it! I'm really enjoying the transformation my body is undergoing and loving the self-confidence it has inspired in me.

RainHoward

*creeps in*

No need to creep sweety

JoeyTajzai

Starting a couple of months ago. I lost 40 pounds in 4 months. Then I got lazy, but maintained my weight and lost 10 more pounds the last month. SUPS

bellygoaway

I am 6'3" and was down to 370 when I started this site. Am 333 now and still heading down.

BlkGoddezz

The title of the post made me think that it was for women who think big men are beautiful; I think the women here all agree that there is some eyecandy on the page.

P.S. It is an estrogen zone possibly because some men, just like others here, feel the page is to girliefied. Lets loose the lbs together.

hollyNhollywood

Bump to read later.
skimming thru here, I see many inspirational posts!

I love "tall drinks of water"... :flowerforyou:

ciobair

6' 2" here, just about to finish my first week on MFP and started at 267.

It is good to be hanging out with bigger guys who all want to lose weight as well.
Some of the success stories are amazing.

Happy to add anyone who wants to........ I reckon I'm going to need the encouragement as we keep on down this road.

StarkLark

Started at 500+ lbs, now working my way past 330. Here is a link to my story so far:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/StarkLark/view/how-did-you-stay-motivated-to-lose-all-that-weight-285296

Sox90716

5'10", started in February 2012 at 242. I'm currently at 219 on my way to 190. Good luck and drive on!

poedunk65

I am 5' 10 1/2" and was over 315........i am now 285 and still working on it.

You are welcome to add me if you like. It's a long journey filled with hills and plateaus, but I am comitted to being healthier and less heavy!

pants77

6 feet even, and I started at tree-fitty about 2 1/2 years ago. I have some more work to do - I'd like to see a 1-something on the scale and see what that looks like. For a person over 13 or so anyway, which is about how old I was the last time I was under 200...

If you want to know, I have all kinds of info about the journey so far.

jubeesh

I'm glad I was not the only one who was mislead by the title.. but it was definitely not in a bad way :P

I know I don't belong in this thread; I was confused by the title.

You're all pretty sexy, btw. I'm not a man, but I have serious poundage to deal with, and I like trying to motivate and being motivated.

Right?! I thought this was a thread about liking larger men. Damnit. Plenty of eye candy here though :drinker:

bellesouth18

My husband is 6'4" and probably around 360-400 lbs. I can't get him to do anything about his weight. He won't get on a scale in front of me. I sure wish he'd join this site, too.

Coffeeholic8

52 years old, 5' 11" and started this just over 5 months ago weighing 332 pounds. As of last Sunday I was 245 pounds and when I have my once weekly weigh in tomorrow morning it will hopefully be less. I think MFP is a great tool in the weight loss armoury, it's kept me focused and on track, and the support and motivation from others is great regardless of by how much the women outnumber the men.

Caffeine_Addict

You're all awesome

Corey3411

This is exactly what I was thinking... A site for men to share their successes and failures as losing when your male is different then when female... I am 6'3 and I started at 354 on May 10... Today is exactly 3 months and my gym scale which is the one I have always ben using says 312...That would be a loss of 37lbs in 3 months... Would not call it a success yet but when I am under 250 lbs and over a 100 lb loss THAT is success....:drinker:

beattie1

I know I don't belong in this thread; I was confused by the title.

You're all pretty sexy, btw. I'm not a man, but I have serious poundage to deal with, and I like trying to motivate and being motivated.

Right?! I thought this was a thread about liking larger men. Damnit. Plenty of eye candy here though :drinker:

Darn, that's what I thought too! Seems like there are plenty of guys here - us "laydees" are drowning in a tide of testosterone...

king8747

6'4 here and started at 340lbs 10 months ago down 11 lbs with MFP over the last 3 weeks HMU still got at least 40 more to go to reach my first goal weight of a 100lb loss - Peace
King

InnerFatGirl

*creeps in*

No need to creep sweety

Muah ha ha.

YoungDoc2B

Bump

moonhowler15

I feel you man, I started at 266 last oct.....got down to 235...then after new years i stopped...gained it all back, but now I am ready to tackle this. Keep up the good work!