I don't know what the hell is happening. I have been the same weight forever, which is to say about 20 or 30 pounds over my optimal weight. Lately though I am feeling as chunky as Prince's attorney Rolodex! I am not eating any more or doing any more or less exercise than I have always done but my mid-section is starting to contort into weird shapes and my former "six pack" is becoming a party keg. My pants size is not there yet but it's getting awkwardly close to that whole "big and tall" distinction I have tried to avoid my whole life. Lord, I was a husky child...please don't let me be a husky adult. This is one of those problems that is easily solvable (eat less and work out more, dumbass!) but I fear my willingness not to balloon up may be overcome by my general laziness and lack of motivation to do very much.



Me in a year? Get in my belly!

No one loves a fatty. You best get yourself to a gym.

Bringing back the penguin avatar may help, I miss it....

The slowing down of the metabilism (sp?) is one of the bummers of getting older.

Do you look better in your wife's pants now? Or worse. This should be the basis upon which you make your decisions.

Imago said:

If memory serves, he prefers the maternity pants anyway, so there's plenty of room to grow.

CarrieMpls said:

Your avatar is dreadful.

Imago said:

Isn't it, though?

Imago said:

She won't let me wear her maternity pants anymore in the fear that I will "stretch them out".

sj1600 said:

Metabolism sucks...

I have brought back sleeping Opus.

GottaLetitgo said:

OMG, I love your avatar.

What's pissing me off is that I thought fat people were supposed to be jolly and I'm mostly just sullen.

GottaLetitgo said:

I've go 35 pounds left to lose, so I know what it's like.


But its pointless being depressed about it. I'm using fear is my primary motivating factor. If I go to Thailand weighing this much, the natives will eat me.

GottaLetitgo said:

Imago said:

Short of fear of cannibalism, I am trying to find a motivator.

Well for starters I guess my plan to wear my wife's bathing suit next summer is out...

GottaLetitgo said:

Um, there's a few things that could be going on.

How old are you?
How tall?
What does your diet mostly consist of?
How late in the day do you eat?
Do you exercise, and if so what do you do?

GottaLetitgo said:

I love it!




Back on topic, I found I was putting on half a stone a year and finally joined an online, weigh yourself every week, diet club which finally did the trick.

Just the thought of that sympathetic weekly email about how gaining a pound was fine was enough to motivate me.
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ButterscotchPimp said:

I'm 35 years old and around 6 Feet Tall. My diet is fatty and fried with most things green banished. I try not to eat past 9 but sometimes do. I walk a couple of times a week with my wife but that's about it.

The verdict...I'm a chubby, unhealthy bastard!

GottaLetitgo said:

I'm fat and JOLLY

eat twice a day and drink water constantly.

When I first decided I wanted to lose weight I didn't change a thing, but started writing down everything I ate each day. I really didn't think I ate that poorly, until I tallied it all up at the end of each day. It was a bit of an eye opener. It's a good step to make you conscious of the choices you're making.

GottaLetitgo said:

Over the past 2 years I have put on 25 lbs. It got to the point that nothing fit me anymore, so I joined Weight Watchers. I've been on the program for about 8 weeks and have lost 19 lbs. I plan on losing another 16 lbs and then I will do whatever it takes to keep the weight off. It's amazing how much better we can look and feel by simply eating healthier. Sometimes we don't give a thought to the junk we consume.

FAT BASTARD!

evenstar said:

By drinking water constantly you mean more than twice a month. I'm screwed!

GottaLetitgo said:

The only water I drink is the water I use to make my coffee.

GottaLetitgo said:

Yeah, well there you go.
Now you've got to make a decision.

You either live to eat, or you eat to live.

It's that simple.
The rest tends to work itself out.

GottaLetitgo said:

if you really want to go for it, you could try replacing all the soda you'd normally drink with water.

I just got SPAM mail about how to lose wait.

How did THEY know and when did THEY know it?

CarrieMpls said:

Speak for yourself.

Dude, first of all - go see a doctor. If you want to lose weight, you need a check-up first. There's other reasons, too. Namely, diabetes. If you're overweight, you're at risk for Type II diabetes. Whether you embark on a workout routine or not, you need to know where you stand on that.

Then, if you decided to start working out, hire a personal trainer. There are a lot of good reasons for this:

1. You can hire a hot girl to train you
2. Trainers make you pay for multiple sessions up front. Thus, you're motivated to show up
3. And when you show up, since you've already paid good money for the work-out, you tend to put more effort into it
4. Trainers do all the thinking, weight-changing and machine adjustments for you. Believe it or not, that is one of the nicest luxuries EVER
5. You can hire a hot girl to train you
6. The trainer will help you construct a healthy diet, and that is as important as working out. Maybe even more so
7. Did I mention you can hire a hot girl to train you?

RodeoSchro said:

In all seriousness, my wife has Type II as do several of my relatives so I do kind of feel like I'm ground zero for it if I don't change.

As for the hot girl trainer, that's unlikely to be approved by the "powers that be" (aka Mrs. GottaLetitgo).