New to group and wanted to introduce myself

TooBIGdotNet

Hello everyone soon to be 34 year old father 7 husband here in Michigan. I have tried everything you can imagine to lose weight with the exception of surgery as it's just not for me mentally but I don't knock it at all for anything that has had it done.

About a year ago I tried out and made it as a semi finalist on EMWLE with trainer Chris Powell about a month or two before filming I was told I wasn't picked for the show.

This made me realize that even if I was on the show the work and effort was still going to have to come from me more so from within me. I have a 2 year old daughter that keeps me dedicated now to this journey.

I blog about my weight loss on my site toobig.net and my EMWLE story if anyone is interested can be found on my site at the links just below the banner with the scale.

My heaviest weight was 523 in Feb 12 when I auditioned for EMWLE I was 505 today I'm almost a year later I'm about 70lbs down and still going.

Thank you all for crating a group with people who i know get me and can relate to each others struggles. I welcome anyone that would like to become a friend.

Thanks Jess

Stogie40

Welcome. Wow 68 lbs. that’s awesome. I too was in the 500 range, actually the upper 500 range. I have a couple issues that keeps me from exercising much. I changed my lifestyle almost a year and a half ago. I’ve dropped over 150 lbs. I read in a journal on health and weight loss, that 80% of weight loss is due to healthy eating. Which is obvious in my case. I don’t look at it as a diet, for me it’s a lifestyle change and has been for a long time. It can suck when everyone around you can eat and drink everything, but after awhile it begins to suck less. I have a long journey ahead of me, but I will do it. I’m not having the surgery, like you, it’s not for me. Feel free to add me if want, I’m on here everyday. Good luck on your journey and stay strong.