Where are you Men of Courage?

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  • jayenguk
    jayenguk Posts: 355 Member
    I am a kinda man I am ftm trans and losing weight for my transition i have a long way to go!
  • gblack77
    gblack77 Posts: 4 Member
    Alright folks, here's my deal. Here's day one starting my food diary. I'm doing this for two reasons: 1) I know this should and will help me with my weight loss, and 2) I am doing this to support my wife. I personally need to lose weight to help to get rid of my lower back pain. I'm starting at 213 pounds with a goal of reaching 175 by my 40th birthday in just over 7 months. I exercise regularly, but need to kick it up a notch to meet this goal. Diet is a whole different can of worms. I'm looking to cut out the harmful foods and incorporate less processed foods and more fruits and veggies. I know this won't be easy and I expect a few setbacks along the way, but I hope my determination and stubbornness will prevail. Any tips and tricks or just words of wisdom would be greatly accepted.
  • DanSanthomes
    DanSanthomes Posts: 135 Member
    I joined at the beginning of the year as I wanted to lose a bit of weight in time for my 47th birthday in April. Started slowly and followed MFPs recommendations on calorie goals to lose a pound a week. Weighed and logged everything and started a strength regime from Darebee.

    Pleased to say I hit my weight target 3 weeks early and have actually lost a couple more pounds since whilst trying to find maintenance. Am now hitting the weights to get some definition.

    Funny thing that came out of my journey is that I've now taken my PT quals and am just about to do my exams for a Diploma in Nutrition for Weight loss. :-) (Threw myself in at the deep end and worked day and night on either learning about the subject - or actually doing it!)

    Good luck, men! We got this.
  • captainfantastic94
    captainfantastic94 Posts: 1,745 Member
    *cough*
  • Desertcolt07
    Desertcolt07 Posts: 1,132 Member
    one time...at band camp....
  • captainfantastic94
    captainfantastic94 Posts: 1,745 Member
    Desertcolt07 wrote: »
    one time...at band camp....

    I carried a drunk guy across campus
  • smallerman
    smallerman Posts: 25 Member
    300 down to 236 a few years ago and posted a before/after pic and gained it all back!
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/530223/60-pounds-lost-as-seen-in-two-disney-world-trip-photos#latest

    "Before" this time was 293 and I'm at 264. My short-term goal is to be in 250's in late July for a week of climbing hills with my 11 y/o at his first summer of BSA camp. (I'm an Asst Scoutmaster). Longer term, I'd love to be "overweight" as opposed to "obese", which I qualified for at age 12 and have held the title until now (turn 49 this year.).
  • leadslinger17
    leadslinger17 Posts: 297 Member
    I've noticed that too. Also a lot more female success stories... there have to be some guys out there killing it as well.
  • londell16
    londell16 Posts: 19 Member
    Hello to everyone!!! Trying to lost 40lbs looking to learn tips and use this app to keep motivated in losing this weight.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    My friend list is about 2:1 women:men. Not on purpose, it just worked out that way - I rarely send friend requests myself. I think that women in general are just more apt to want to reach out and build a social network than men are.
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member

    thanks for creating a thread for men. however, since it's for men of "courage" i'll have to bow out. godspeed, fellas.
  • mca90guitar
    mca90guitar Posts: 289 Member
    26 year old guy that's trying to drop the weight I gained while being injured. Want to lose at least 50 pounds.

    I don't really send requests. I'll accept if I get them though but that's usually it. Good luck everyone.
  • mca90guitar
    mca90guitar Posts: 289 Member
    captainfantastic94 wrote: »
    Ok so bad day today, lots of stress and ate my emotions away! Question for you gentlemen(and you two stragglers I guess) what do you do when you want to eat bad? Any tricks or ideas outside of sheer willpower?

    Usually if this happens to me it's at night time. So I just turn of the TV and go to bed. If it happens on a off day I leave the house and do something active where I can't buy food lol.

  • mca90guitar
    mca90guitar Posts: 289 Member
    captainfantastic94 wrote: »
    Welcome! I am a guy who has had heart surgery and a potentially great start at fitness and then threw it all away and have to start from scratch, have been coasting at 220 lbs for some months now but am looking to change that, fixing my diet and working out more (at all) is my start, hoping to be down to 180 by Christmas time

    I went to 185 before I wrecked my shoulder, then my back not too long after and then my back again in a car crash which also flared up my shoulder​ again and added neck and lower back pain and then this year I have had some odd health issues that kept me out again. Had to take a long time off and kind of gave up, depressed and eat things I shouldn't have. Back to 225 my last physical I believe.

    Down to 205 after starting back up in April and will get to 150 area this time. No excuses I need to get my fat butt in shape. Still need to take some days off because of the latest issues but the fat fest on the couch doesn't take its place like it use to.
  • foodhasfeelingstoo
    foodhasfeelingstoo Posts: 13 Member
    Geocitiesuser wrote: »
    127.4 down. Working on the last 15 to be "shredded" but holy crap does the game get hard. I keep struggling to stay in my calories the past few days so my weight is just sort of stagnant and I'm super hangry lol. All my friends and family say they don't know where I think 15lbs is going to come from, thats how I know I'm almost there and it's time to double down!!! In a couple of months I hope to be extremely lean, then maintain it for six months or so while my skin catches up. Then perhaps a VERY SLOW bulk.

    That really sounds like weight is not the best measure for you. Did you ever get your body fat checked properly?
  • CaptainFantastic00
    CaptainFantastic00 Posts: 4,619 Member
    Heyoo
  • Robo014
    Robo014 Posts: 13 Member
    Were out here, you've just gotta find us
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