120 pounds and a Body Recomp. From Fat to Personal Trainer!

(semi-cross post elsewhere... but people said I should post this as a separate thread!)


Hi, Everyone!

In high school, I was athletic and of a slightly larger build. I was 5'8, weighed around 190. Good looking boy! - I went away to college when I was 18. The freshman 15 turned into the freshman 50 for me. Things spiraled out of control after that, and I ended up graduating college at 310 pounds, putting on 120 pounds during my college career.

Whenever I had lost weight previously, I had drastically cut calories and hit the gym hard... it was completely the wrong way to do it, and there was no way I could maintain the pace I was going at. I would drop 50 pounds, only to put 60 back on. It was wild. And horrible.

The last time I lost weight, I decided to really do research. About TDEE. About BMR. About Calories in vs. Calories out.

Throughout the entire time I have lost weight, I have eaten between 2200-2700 calories a day. If I want Pizza, I have Pizza. If I want Taco Bell, you bet. I just make better decisions when I'm there.

It took me a year, approximately, to lose 120 pounds... but over the past 6 months, I have done a major body recomposition.

The best part of this whole thing? I'm taking my personal trainer test in a month. Time to pay it all forward!

Then: 310




Now: 190





If I can do anything to help out anyone, please add me. I'll do what I can, except listen to excuses. Aint got time for that!