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Edwin Felspar
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Hey guys!
I was initially going to post this in the happy rave your brains out but I thought I'd make a topic out of it in the hopes of fostering support, encouragement, and some good ol' happy vibes.
I've lost 9.2 pounds in the first three weeks of working with my trainer (6 since in the last week)! We have been working on changing my diet and activity levels to lose weight, but also to change my lifestyle to be able to maintain it once it's off. I've been so overweight for so long, I guess I thought it would be an impossible task to get it all off. 200lbs sounds like such a HUGE number. I'm 437lbs as of today, and I'm a generally confident guy, decent self esteem. But there is a lot of internalized self hate, at least for me. But for the first time in my life I know I can do this, and keep it up. And today's weigh in showing 6lbs weight loss had me in tears, weeping for joy as I drove to class. It is just such tangible evidence that what I am doing is working, even though I mess up. It just means that as I improve I'll continue to see results. Maybe not always as big, but any weight loss right now is good weight loss.
I know there are a lot of people who struggle with weight loss, and I hope that as I work to make changes I can encourage you to do the same. I'm working with a trainer and doing a lot of research on nutrition, and practical nutrition at that. So, I can help point you to good resources and give tips or encouragement if needed. I also recommend weight watchers, I don't count points right now or really stick to their simple start/simply filling plans but the weekly meetings have been such a boost to morale. The system is also great because it does not encourage 'dieting', rather, it promotes lifestyle changes to help with portion control and eating better foods.
Even if you don't have to lose weight, I hope I can bring a smile to your face. I really wanted to post something happy here in the counseling thread. As a final note, feel free to reply here or message me for any reason. I'm always willing to talk (even if I can't get on as much as I'd like). I know the site has it's code of conduct, but I am going to ask, that if you post a response to this or another's comment keep it encouraging or in the realm of constructive criticism.
Sincerely,
Edwin Felspar
I was initially going to post this in the happy rave your brains out but I thought I'd make a topic out of it in the hopes of fostering support, encouragement, and some good ol' happy vibes.
I've lost 9.2 pounds in the first three weeks of working with my trainer (6 since in the last week)! We have been working on changing my diet and activity levels to lose weight, but also to change my lifestyle to be able to maintain it once it's off. I've been so overweight for so long, I guess I thought it would be an impossible task to get it all off. 200lbs sounds like such a HUGE number. I'm 437lbs as of today, and I'm a generally confident guy, decent self esteem. But there is a lot of internalized self hate, at least for me. But for the first time in my life I know I can do this, and keep it up. And today's weigh in showing 6lbs weight loss had me in tears, weeping for joy as I drove to class. It is just such tangible evidence that what I am doing is working, even though I mess up. It just means that as I improve I'll continue to see results. Maybe not always as big, but any weight loss right now is good weight loss.
I know there are a lot of people who struggle with weight loss, and I hope that as I work to make changes I can encourage you to do the same. I'm working with a trainer and doing a lot of research on nutrition, and practical nutrition at that. So, I can help point you to good resources and give tips or encouragement if needed. I also recommend weight watchers, I don't count points right now or really stick to their simple start/simply filling plans but the weekly meetings have been such a boost to morale. The system is also great because it does not encourage 'dieting', rather, it promotes lifestyle changes to help with portion control and eating better foods.
Even if you don't have to lose weight, I hope I can bring a smile to your face. I really wanted to post something happy here in the counseling thread. As a final note, feel free to reply here or message me for any reason. I'm always willing to talk (even if I can't get on as much as I'd like). I know the site has it's code of conduct, but I am going to ask, that if you post a response to this or another's comment keep it encouraging or in the realm of constructive criticism.
Sincerely,
Edwin Felspar
