It also stands to show that no matter how bad you feel about yourself or your life that things will get better. This story is why I feel confident that I will succeed in my goals because I feel that of all the times in my life, this is when I was weakest.
Mmmmmm. I could eat this for days! This post was very difficult to write. I had to dig deep to the exact point in my life when eating became an issue. The point of this blog is not only to follow the journey I take, but to also look at how I came to be how I am. By knowing that, I can better prevent myself from relapsing from similar situations. What you're about to read is one of the most personal stories I have as to how I struggled with myself.No matter how strong you are or you feel that you are, sometimes you need support from others.
It also stands to show that no matter how bad you feel about yourself or your life that things will get better. This story is why I feel confident that I will succeed in my goals because I feel that of all the times in my life, this is when I was weakest.
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Alas! A graphic artist is born! Hello everyone! As always, I hope this post finds you in the best of health and spirits! Stage two of my research phase is to better understand nutrition. Here is a general roundabout of what I know about nutrition. Protein=good Carbs=bad. I do know that protein is needed to build muscle as well. On top of that I need lots of vitamins to stay healthy and eating fats are bad. I couldn't tell you the difference between trans fat and saturated fat. On my quest I even came across Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated fats which I honestly had no previous recollection of ever learning about in gym, health, or anywhere else. So I'm in need of some schooling. People have left comments about different aspects of eating, but before I charge headfirst into a specific regimen, I need to understand for myself why I need to make these changes. Cause if I don't know why I'm doing something or how it effects me then I have no reason to motivate myself to do it! Through google I found the CDC's health and nutrition area. In there they had pages for everything I was setting out to look for. I'll link the pages as I summarize what I learned. Research. Research. Research. My brain hurts right now. But I can feel it passing. So what in the world was I looking for? Just a few answers to better understand myself. I need to learn a little bit more about me before I just start shooting in the dark. What I found was a little surprising. My weight combined with the sedentary lifestyle- working an office job, not exercising very much- means that on a rough daily basis I burn around 4,000 calories! I used two different sites to compare results. They have BMR calculators where you enter your activity level, age, gender, height, and weight and it calculates roughly what your daily calorie output is. According to nutritiondata.self.com I burn 4073 calories, while walking.about.com says I need 4078 calories daily to maintain my weight. Those two numbers are very close, and pretty shocking. I get that my body has to work much harder to support itself and accomplish daily tasks but I had no idea that it was that high. One- if this is even close to being true, then I'm kinda disgusted at myself and how I've been living for so long that 4k calories was the limit and I managed to only sustain myself at that rate... That's a lot of calories to take in on a daily basis. Two- my road to healthy is going to have to really focus on nutrition and eating just as much as physical fitness. Three- writing this seems pretty easy, right? Execution is going to to be the real challenge.
Wow! So here we are! My first blog post. I welcome you to my site as I prepare to go on an epic journey through space and time! If you've already browsed through my other sections, you'll know what is going on and why I'm doing this. If not then here's a quick summary.
I'm 27 years old and I am morbidly obese. From a young age I started emotionally eating and I still haven't kicked the habit. I can say that only once I have noted and documented weight loss in my life, that was last year while eating a vegan diet I lost 30 pounds in a four month period coupled with light walking. My goal of this blog is to keep myself motivated as well as motivate others to get into shape because there's more to life than food, and if you want to truly enjoy what the world has to offer then why not do it in a body that is not limited by weight/size/girth. |
Weight loss timeline:Starting weight: 446 lbs Archives
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