Big Men

I'm 6'2" and was 320 lbs when I started My Fitness Pal in December of 2011. I have lost 128 lbs over the last 10 months and weighed in at 192 lbs as of yesterday morning. I am going to go all the way down to my High School weight of 170 lbs to see if that is too crazy skinny and if so then I will put some weight back on. I am trying to get motivated enough to start working out so encouragement would be awesome.

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Lol! To all of us women who misunderstood the title. He said BIG men so of course I checked it out too. He wanted success stories though so I will say my fiance lost over a hundred pounds and it takes time and hard work to get that way. I myself am the slacker so that's why we came back to MFP. I do love the calorie counter though bc it helps you stay on track with what you're eating. Once you see how many calories are actually in the junk foods we eat you get to second guessing the foods.

I am 6'3" and started MFP for the second time on January 1st, 2013 at 340lbs. For the first few days I just focused on tracking calories and staying below my recommended calories. Also I have tried to make an effort to be more productive at home. Instead of coming home and sitting in front of the TV I try to stay active marking things off the chore or to-do-list until bed time. This weekend I am going to start incorporating exercise both cardio and strength training. My goal weight right now is 250lbs and then will see how I feel and look at that point. Also I want to join a co-ed soccer league this spring and I know I can't do it at this weight and fitness level. Thank you for starting a thread for Big Men to share the experiences with each other. Good luck everyone and feel free to add me if you want. I am going to need all the help I can get.

Hi guys, 6'4" 299 here, great stories here! I hope we all acomplish our goals this year, its up to US, the formula is simple, eat - move+

Im 6ft and i was 420lbs and i am currently around the 210lbs mark. I did this in only 45 weeks heres a pic. And im looking for new friends on here to give me more motivation and new training methods.

Cheers,

Craig.

I was just thinking about this topic... I'm 6' 2" and started MFP at the end of November 2011. When I started my weight was 240 and as of today's weigh in, and I'm 218!

I'm not big on height, but I was big around. I started at 5'7 376lbs, now after 15 months am down to 184 lbs.

very awesome!!

Im 6ft and i was 420lbs and i am currently around the 210lbs mark. I did this in only 45 weeks heres a pic. And im looking for new friends on here to give me more motivation and new training methods.

Cheers,

Craig.

Great job!!!

Just started on first of the year. 5"11, 280 lbs...Shooting for 180....Tried them all and this seems like not only the cheapest, but the best for logging calories etc....Good Luck to all big and tall fellas.

Welcome. I've lost 47 lbs since Nov 2012. After years of trying and saying I will do it I finally am. Be proud of yourself for every pound lost as each pound less is an achievement.

Started in November 2012 at 293
Currently around 283 and really getting into this.

I started out at around 250 last year. I reached my goal of 220 and then dropped some more because, well because I needed to drop more than I thought. I've been around 210 since last August and I'm sticking with that weight for now. This really works if you log your food and are accurate about what you eat and what you burn in calories during exercise.

As guys we have a much easier time losing weight than women do. This seems to be true for the most part. Biggest piece of advice I can give you is to pre-log your meals. Plan as much of your day out ahead of time and log your food BEFORE you eat it. It helps to know that those cookies are 75 calories each before you have 5 of them.

5'10 and started at 301 In Jan of 2012 I'm now 268

I am 6'4" and started at 280 in June 2011. I have basically been heavy ever since college (30+ years) and had forgotten what it was like to be near a "normal" weight. By using this site and consitantly logging my food I was able to lose 80lbs over the next 12 months. Since then I have been in maintenance mode and working to add a little more muscle where the fat used to be.

No doubt this site can work wonders. Log everything, don't lie to yourself, and you should be fine. For me the information on the site made me better informed about my food choices and the resulting calories. By logging everything I became educated on where my calories were going and could then make smarter choices going forward.

You will find lots of good (and bad) information on this site, and lots of opinions. Take them all in and form your own on what is important to you. For example, eating back excercise calories. Seems like it comes up daily. For me, I exercise a lot (6 times a week) and usually only eat back part of my exercise calories. That worked for me. As you come across topics like this read all the different opinions, do your own research, then do what works for you. There is no magic answer that works for everyone.

Good Luck!