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I stumbled across these forums while I was doing some research on Atkins. Hearing some of the success stories on here has motivated me, and made me understand this is something I need to do and not put off any longer.
I am a 23 year old male, will be turning 24 in May. I am about 6'3, 333 pounds. I've been fluctuating between 330-340 for the past year or so. I've been a bigger guy since 7th-8th grade, but I was always active and sports and it was never really out of control.
I grew up around McDonalds my whole life. My father was a store manager for McDonalds for nearly 20 years. I loved visiting with him after school when I was younger, and when I was older starting at the age of 14 I started working there, eating the food every day I worked. Who am I kidding, I didn't eat any better when I was wasn't working.
I worked for McDonalds until I was 17, until May of 2003. On May 21st of 2003, my father lost a 3 year battle with cancer. It took me by surprise, as we were under the belief things were getting better. I was never very open about it and didn't like talking about it, but I basically just shut down. I didn't sit in my room by myself and just eat and eat, it's not that. It's more I just stopped really caring what happened to me. No more motivation.
I stopped working for McDonalds, and in August I got a job at a local newspaper, taking phone calls at night for local sports. It's a very fun job, and it got my foot in the door for a profession I've dreamed of, journalism.
After working at the paper for 5 years, while still living with my Mom, the income just wasn't enough for me, and I wanted to live on my own. So, I called up an old friend and he got me a job back at McDonalds, as a Manager this time, and now I live in an apartment with my girlfriend of 6 years.
Working at the newspaper and at McDonalds, I make good enough money to get by, but I should be doing a lot better if I can stop spending so much money on overpriced food. Not just fast food, expensive take out from sit-down restaurants. In reality, it's ridiculous.
Basically, this is why I am going to start the Atkins diet.
I want to keep some sort of a blog or journal of my progress. I haven't decided if I should do that on these forums, or something like blogspot.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope to see everyone on the forums and some point, and I'm going to try to be active on here.
Possibly pics coming soon, not that anyone really needs to see them.
I am a 23 year old male, will be turning 24 in May. I am about 6'3, 333 pounds. I've been fluctuating between 330-340 for the past year or so. I've been a bigger guy since 7th-8th grade, but I was always active and sports and it was never really out of control.
I grew up around McDonalds my whole life. My father was a store manager for McDonalds for nearly 20 years. I loved visiting with him after school when I was younger, and when I was older starting at the age of 14 I started working there, eating the food every day I worked. Who am I kidding, I didn't eat any better when I was wasn't working.
I worked for McDonalds until I was 17, until May of 2003. On May 21st of 2003, my father lost a 3 year battle with cancer. It took me by surprise, as we were under the belief things were getting better. I was never very open about it and didn't like talking about it, but I basically just shut down. I didn't sit in my room by myself and just eat and eat, it's not that. It's more I just stopped really caring what happened to me. No more motivation.
I stopped working for McDonalds, and in August I got a job at a local newspaper, taking phone calls at night for local sports. It's a very fun job, and it got my foot in the door for a profession I've dreamed of, journalism.
After working at the paper for 5 years, while still living with my Mom, the income just wasn't enough for me, and I wanted to live on my own. So, I called up an old friend and he got me a job back at McDonalds, as a Manager this time, and now I live in an apartment with my girlfriend of 6 years.
Working at the newspaper and at McDonalds, I make good enough money to get by, but I should be doing a lot better if I can stop spending so much money on overpriced food. Not just fast food, expensive take out from sit-down restaurants. In reality, it's ridiculous.
Basically, this is why I am going to start the Atkins diet.
- More confidence - I hate walking around work barely being able to tuck my shirt in. People like to joke around with me and poke fun at my size, and I just go with it and laugh too. I want to stop laughing at myself
- More active - Right now, I come home from work tired, completely drained. I just want to grab a Dr. Pepper and sit on the couch.
- More outgoing - My girlfriend and I used to go all sorts of places together. Rock concerts, movies, bowling, you name it. We just don't do it anymore, for a very long time.
- Whole new lifestyle - Overall, I just want to gain some control over my habits and change my life for the better. I want better relationships with my friends and family. I want to be a completely different person.
I want to keep some sort of a blog or journal of my progress. I haven't decided if I should do that on these forums, or something like blogspot.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope to see everyone on the forums and some point, and I'm going to try to be active on here.
Possibly pics coming soon, not that anyone really needs to see them.
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