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This is day 21 of what will be an extended induction for me, and I've been reading the boards religiously. So it seemed like the time to go ahead and introduce myself!
I have been overweight (but athletic) as far back as I can remember. I've put 265 as my goal weight for now because that would equal what I weighed when I was 15 or 16 years old and wrestling 20+ hours per week. I have a difficult time even imagining what I'd look like at my healthy-BMI weight, but that's a problem I'd be fortunate to have anytime soon.
My weight has hovered in the low to mid 300's since I graduated high school at 315 10 years ago. I've lost medium amounts of weight several times in the last couple years, going as low as 298 (for one day!) but slowly gaining all the weight back. I've been as high as 355 pounds.
I've been lifting weights and learning about nutrition for years, but have realized over the years that the stuff in the nutrition texts doesn't work for me, for whatever reason. I've never been a huge sweets fan, but I LOVE bread and most bread-related products. I did an Atkins-like plan a couple of years ago and lost weight quickly, but hated the food choices and lasted only several weeks. This time around I've read the book, plus my cooking skills are a lot sharper and I can make food I like (even during induction).
I have a spouse and a couple of beagles, and they're all on board with me. The beagles like the extra exercise they've been getting recently, in particular. I have plenty of non-numeric goals I'd like to accomplish: My law school student body goes on an annual trip to Cuba, and I'd like to be able to enjoy the flight without being overly uncomfortable or worried about the people whose seats I'm spilling into. I'd like to see if eating real foods can help me manage my depression, which has wreaked havoc on law school this year and has me wondering if I can even be a lawyer. I'd love to be able to get off the depression meds. And I'd like to be able to buy jeans at a real store instead of big and tall places.
So on my 21st day of induction I've lost right around 21 pounds, and have learned an awful lot. I'm not sure how much longer I can handle induction, but ideally I'd like to keep going until school starts in September. I'm also part of a team-based weight-loss competition that ends around the same time. Hello to all, and I hope I can be a contributing member of this great board!
I have been overweight (but athletic) as far back as I can remember. I've put 265 as my goal weight for now because that would equal what I weighed when I was 15 or 16 years old and wrestling 20+ hours per week. I have a difficult time even imagining what I'd look like at my healthy-BMI weight, but that's a problem I'd be fortunate to have anytime soon.
My weight has hovered in the low to mid 300's since I graduated high school at 315 10 years ago. I've lost medium amounts of weight several times in the last couple years, going as low as 298 (for one day!) but slowly gaining all the weight back. I've been as high as 355 pounds.
I've been lifting weights and learning about nutrition for years, but have realized over the years that the stuff in the nutrition texts doesn't work for me, for whatever reason. I've never been a huge sweets fan, but I LOVE bread and most bread-related products. I did an Atkins-like plan a couple of years ago and lost weight quickly, but hated the food choices and lasted only several weeks. This time around I've read the book, plus my cooking skills are a lot sharper and I can make food I like (even during induction).
I have a spouse and a couple of beagles, and they're all on board with me. The beagles like the extra exercise they've been getting recently, in particular. I have plenty of non-numeric goals I'd like to accomplish: My law school student body goes on an annual trip to Cuba, and I'd like to be able to enjoy the flight without being overly uncomfortable or worried about the people whose seats I'm spilling into. I'd like to see if eating real foods can help me manage my depression, which has wreaked havoc on law school this year and has me wondering if I can even be a lawyer. I'd love to be able to get off the depression meds. And I'd like to be able to buy jeans at a real store instead of big and tall places.
So on my 21st day of induction I've lost right around 21 pounds, and have learned an awful lot. I'm not sure how much longer I can handle induction, but ideally I'd like to keep going until school starts in September. I'm also part of a team-based weight-loss competition that ends around the same time. Hello to all, and I hope I can be a contributing member of this great board!
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