15 Pounds in 10 days!

Hello. I just thought I should write about something I thought I never could do -- massive and fast weight loss. 14 days ago my weight was 232 pounds. Today it is 217. I have been overweight for a long time. I am 45 years old. I am 6 foot 2 inches tall, a big guy. I justified my weight for years because of this. After not weighing myself for years, I jumped on a scale in January. I was shocked by what I saw. It was like a bad horror movie. I was 242 pounds. I was around 170 in high school. I did start a calorie watching program, another website (one I paid for but canceled when I found myfitnesspal.com). Yes, I lost weight in January. But it wasn't fast enough. It was too easy to justify. Common sense tells you a couple of pounds per month is ok for weight loss. I am told it will stay off if it is slow. Well, it wasn't fast enough for me. When I was 21, I went on a massive weight loss program via slim fast and exercise. I lost one pound per day. So that was my standard.

Of course, I had some help. My girlfriend of 6 years broke up with me two weeks ago. My whole life has consisted of relationships where the other person decides that I am no longer the "significant other." So I have been through hell over the past two weeks. She was going to "consider" getting back together with me. I was waiting for her birthday on the 29th to see her again. But I hadn't seen her in 14 days and last night I cracked. I skipped dinner and drank a 12 pack instead. Not smart, I know. I swore off of alcohol for 30 days and couldn't even make 15. So I destroyed a relationship. Oh well, on to the next one.

Anyway, life goes on. I just wanted to share my weight loss experiences here. I guess I am the perfect "biggest loser" candidate. LOL. You wouldn't think so. Lots of people would have looked at me at 242 and say I am not really overweight. The television show never would have picked me. A big guy can hide his fat easily and justify the extra weight.

The fact is, whether you are big or little, fat eventually shows up. The grossest part is when you go for a walk, your legs rub together and hurt for hours after the walk. Thank God that is gone. What really hurts is when your partner tells you after love making that it hurts because it is hard to get into position with my weight. That was the writing on the wall that told me to get started on a weight loss program like YESTERDAY.

Anyway, I just wanted to vent and tell my story, for what it is worth. I do not know if it takes destruction of a relationship or some sort of accident to lose weight. I did go down to 195 six years ago after a car accident. For some damn reason I am motivated to lose weight after a crisis.

I intend to keep it off this time. Thank God for myfitnesspal.com. I am so thankful there is a scientific way to track progress and keep the weight off. Thanks for letting me vent.