JasonAxelrod Member

I like curves. I am not going to ask someone to stop pursuing self-betterment because I'm afraid their curves will go away. If the transformation is that drastic, maybe my attraction will change—I can't tell that for myself before it happens and it's also something I wouldn't be able to consciously control, but that's just…

Currently fitting into 38 and 40 men's size jeans. 36's are a bit uncomfortable but liveable and actually look pretty slimming and nice. I really don't know what my ideal is. Numbers are just numbers. I'm guessing my waistline won't shrink below 30, if I even get THAT low. I don't have a lot of fat on my waistline, but…

Not sure I'd have the time for another group specifically, but I'm more than happy to have new friends, here. I started at 361.6lb (when measured, I was higher than that at my heaviest)< and as of this morning I am 288.6. My primary goal is to get below 200 pounds, which would just be another 88.7, but I would really,…

If you've made it very clear to this person that this is not acceptable because it does the exact opposite of support your efforts, and they are STILL doing it, go and speak with HR and let them handle it. No, that is not an overreaction. You don't need to deal with this and if you can't get it through their head that they…

Started at 361.6lb. I was very likely 380+ or perhaps even approaching 400 at some point, but I did not weigh myself at my absolute heaviest, so I'll never know precisely where I was. I'm at 288.6 as of this morning, so I'm 73 down with another 88.7 to go (at least). I'm doing keto / low-carb, high-fat. It's a niche diet,…

I lost 7 pounds this week. You know what that amounts to? Absolutely nothing. I am around 300 pounds and have been hovering around that for a very long time since coming down from 370+. I lost so much because not only am I so heavy that my body works harder to move itself around and operate, but also because a lot of that…

I'll make that determination once I've sought professional help in dealing with my emotional triggers. I've found that when I have an active, stress-free day where I'm out of the house and engaged in productive activities, I don't eat too much. If I'm at home or dealing with an emotional trigger, then I gorge myself either…

Keeping busy in order to avoid seeking comfort and familiarity and relaxation in food has been a real challenge for me. I've been blazing through I don't know how many different outlets in order to try and find one that I'm passionate about to lean on when I'm in these same situations. Right now, it's painting. You're a…

That something as simple as standing up can give you a whole mind****ingly new set of perceptions about yourself and your life. Weight loss doesn't fix everything, but holy **** does it give me the drive to do so.

No, no, all I was looking for are others' thoughts so I could get an idea of how other people are changing, because there may very well be a time when I realize I'm being silly or perhaps I just can't be bothered to dance back and forth. That's why I decided to make the post in the first place. I'm not here with a…

I'm 25. I still comfort eat. I hate admitting that, because talking about relapses with my fellow diet friends is the exact opposite of my wanting to be a source of positivity in their lives. But it's the truth. Sometimes I have an unbelieveable amount of restraint and control and I feel like the world will literally have…

Incredibly possible. Exercise is very important for your health, though. Coming from a guy who is unbelievably impatient, has horrible impulse issues and an addiction to instant gratification, I have at least another 80-90 pounds to go, and while getting to the gym is really, really hard some mornings, I'm going to lose a…

Body dysmorphia is very confusing. I've come to love and accept myself. Given, I'm going through a lot of overdue change and personal development, but compared to who I was even when I was in the best shape of my life, where my self-image was at its very worst, I am a million miles ahead. I affirm myself. I treat myself…

Wow, 40 down! I'm not even close to my "last 20", but I know that the closer you get, the much MUCH more difficult it becomes to shed them. If you've been working your body fat % down, you're definitely making that progress, even if you don't necessarily see it on the scale. I also don't want to push more metrics at you,…

We all have our own boundaries for what is acceptable and what is unacceptable in our relationships. In the context of a monogamous relatonship, overtly romantic or sexual self-investment into another person is not okay with me. I won't kid myself into thinking that I or a potential partner of mine will never look at…

When I was young, I thought tattoos were stupid. I thought they were silly little mementos, and I couldn't understand why someone would want to put that on their body, permanently, when there's no way to tell if you'd be happy with it 20 years later. I felt similarly about body piercings that I personally considered…

Sale! So much <3 Thank you all so much. I try for these once a week, so I'm sure I'll have more to share in another few months.

Go along and just get a glass of water and enjoy the conversation. You don't have to eat, and it isn't "rude" of you to not order something. If he understands how important this is to you, he'll be okay with it or, as you said, he'll just make other plans to go to this place with someone else. What matters is what YOU find…

You're all awesomely supportive. Thanks so much. Glad I can bring some entertainment with these. Wanted to find an interesting, fun way to document my progress.

Thanks very much for sharing that. I've been suggested black cherry and regular cherry juice in the past, as well. The juice didn't seem to help, but I'll give dried cherries a shot next time around. I was given the long-term preventative medicaton rather than the other (I think there were two I read about) that was used…

Thank you both very much! Hoppy, I'm a sliver shy of 6'0. That said, I'm a muffin-top and my fat has always been very, very dense and though I'm still humungous compared to other people, folks seem surprised that I weigh as much as I do when I tell them.

Thanks so much! Been a slow few weeks, but I'm still on the downward and I feel my momentum picking up again. Just pasting in the pics here for easier viewing:

What exactly did your friend say was bad about bread? I'm doing low-carb, so I don't eat the stuff myself, so for keeping below my daily carb intake, it could be a bad decision, but I would never call it a bad food all on its own. A pretty good rule of thumb is that if someone is telling you something is bad but can't…

Hm. I was tested for asthma when I was young once, though I wasn't in the middle of any kind of stress test, and it was simply testing my breath capacity, so I suppose not. I do regularly see my cardiologist, though, and one issue that I've continuously brought up is that during strenuous exercise (around when my heart…

While it has happened to me once or twice in the past, that's generally not an issue for me in or outside of exercise and usually only happens if I'm already feeling a little sick. It's not strictly outdoors, either, it just seems to be worse outdoors. It might be allergies, I just found it suspect that it has happened…

Hm. I've always gotten very winded during cardio to the point where trying to do that in the past was a little too difficult given the rate at which I needed to breathe to feel comfortable with my oxygen intake. I guess I'd always assumed this was the case for everyone when doing prolonged cardio because I never knew any…

I'm tired of my mundane life, to be honest. My weight was the first factor in me becoming a reserved and extensively withdrawn, socially inept introvert. All of my self-esteem and self-worth issues stemmed from there and branched out into other parts of my life. I've gotten better over the years, but attacking this and…

Different people need different things. Some of that is tough love, some of that is coddling, some of that is instruction, and some of that is indifference. We all have our histories with our health and why we are here. Some of us have more 'colorful' histories than others, but that doesn't mean that there is a universal…

You look so different. You look great! That's an insanely huge accomplishment. I'm creeping up on 100 myself soon.

This is incredible. You know, I was always wondering whether or not the apparent "frame" of my body would shrink down as I lose weight, and while I've lost a bit I still wasn't able to say for sure, really, but your shoulders and your arms seem to have come inward a bit as the fat that was pressing them outward is now…