Introduction - Jeff Inscho

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jeffinscho3 Posts: 1
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Hello, my name is Jeff. I've been over weight for about 10 to 12 years now and recently due to my weight I've inherited this problem with blood clots, both of my legs and my lungs, I need to lose weight im scared for my life, the doctors said if I waited more than a week to get my leg pains checked out, i probably would of been carried in by the meat wagon, or probably dead.

Im 18 years old, 285lbs, and I have grown back problems because of it I'm going to provide a starting picture in this post so here;

http://tinypic.com/r/9sdsll/8

(Appologies for the sideways picture, took with a iPhone.)

I'm tired of this back pain and the fear of clotting again, and i want to live to fulfill my dreams of becoming a Computer Technician I would also really like to have people that are going though similar things that I am to talk to me and to give me more motivation that i really need.

Thanks for reading my introduction, I hope you could be someone that could talk to me and help me through my weight loss, that would be really nice :smile:

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  • KatVarley
    KatVarley Posts: 534 Member
    Okay Jeff you can do this!!!! ... a support of MFP friends will be great for you. Add me; I am on each day - It is fun and supportive to have active friends on MFP.:smile:
  • emstgm
    emstgm Posts: 117 Member
    Feel free to add me, Jeff. We can do this!
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Feel free to add me.

    Fear can be a great motivator and make you stay the course. A diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes did that to me. I'm no longer considered Diabetic. You see, you can do this!! You must do this! You're too young to have to deal with something like this. Fight for your future! :)
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Welcome, me too. People here are amazing. Just be patient and we will help all we can. Message me whenever you wish
  • lmhbuss
    lmhbuss Posts: 282 Member
    Feel free to add me as well. I'm on here every day. :smile:
  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    Welcome,

    I Had a PE my self in 2012 scary stuff, this is a great place to learn and find support.
  • michelleneli
    michelleneli Posts: 132 Member
    Hi this post from Trogalicious has helped me:

    1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
    2. Make sure you eat enough.
    3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
    4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
    5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
    6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
    7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
    8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
    9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
    10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
    11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
    12. don't set time restrictions.
    13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
    14 BE PATIENT.
    15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
    16. If you ask a question on the forum, give as much information as you can ("yes, I have a food scale and weigh my food" is worlds better than "I eat a palm full of miscellaneous boiled chicken parts..sometimes.")
    17. Be honest with yourself and honest with us.
    18. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.

    pretty much that.

    ...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:

    the typical MFP users does this:
    1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
    2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
    3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
    4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
    5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
    6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
    7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
    8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
    9. Argument ensues about who is right.

    Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.
  • michelleneli
    michelleneli Posts: 132 Member
    Trogalicious has lost 153 Lbs. and kept it off.:smile: Don't give up. Friend me if you like.

    Michelle in Ohio
  • Emi1974
    Emi1974 Posts: 522 Member
    1. Follow your doctors advice at all times. If you have to take blood thinners be diligent.
    2. welcome, yo have found the best tool that can help you on your weight-loss journey.
    3. add me if you need more friends
    4. Do not expect results overnight, but keep at it and it will happen
    5 YOU can DO this :smile:

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