Soldato
- Joined
- 22 Feb 2008
- Posts
- 11,108
I'll say it honestly, and I'm a fat ****** -- losing weight isn't hard. All it takes is eating responsibly, and exercising regularly. It does take time, though. Look towards losing 2-3 lbs a week as an acceptable steady drop.
I've struggled with my weight since forever... was a skinny kid who became an obese kid, who became a "normal" teenager that thought he was fat due to previous history (but wasn't), who then lost control completely in uni and ballooned.
Post Uni, I joined a horrible late shift job that attributed to even more drinking and eating crap and my weight rocketed. Past couple of years I've dropped about 2 stone, but need to lose around 3-4 more before I'm back where I should be. It is ALL dependent on getting the time to exercise, and I can sympathise with people who just aren't able to get the time to do so most days. Not every overweight person out there is a lazy idiot who does nothing but fill their faces all day. I work a full time day job, then pack in around 3-4 hours of writing per evening for my side work, and still have to find time to take care of the house and two dogs.
It's tough, and recently I haven't gotten to the gym as often as necessary -- and it's easy to tell. Drinking is still a serious issue, and I'll easily admit there's a dependency problem there. Not to mention the fact that I've suffered with shinsplints since I was a teenager, so any form of cardio exercise is tough. It can get incredibly painful, but when I'm on a bike in the gym or whatever, I just have to continually reassure myself that the pain will pay off. It honestly hurts like hell, but there's no other way to do it.
Good luck to the OP. To reiterate dropping weight IS NOT HARD, but it takes spare time, dedication and commitment. If I could afford to leave my job, I'd have myself physically sorted out in 6 months, no questions asked.
I've struggled with my weight since forever... was a skinny kid who became an obese kid, who became a "normal" teenager that thought he was fat due to previous history (but wasn't), who then lost control completely in uni and ballooned.
Post Uni, I joined a horrible late shift job that attributed to even more drinking and eating crap and my weight rocketed. Past couple of years I've dropped about 2 stone, but need to lose around 3-4 more before I'm back where I should be. It is ALL dependent on getting the time to exercise, and I can sympathise with people who just aren't able to get the time to do so most days. Not every overweight person out there is a lazy idiot who does nothing but fill their faces all day. I work a full time day job, then pack in around 3-4 hours of writing per evening for my side work, and still have to find time to take care of the house and two dogs.
It's tough, and recently I haven't gotten to the gym as often as necessary -- and it's easy to tell. Drinking is still a serious issue, and I'll easily admit there's a dependency problem there. Not to mention the fact that I've suffered with shinsplints since I was a teenager, so any form of cardio exercise is tough. It can get incredibly painful, but when I'm on a bike in the gym or whatever, I just have to continually reassure myself that the pain will pay off. It honestly hurts like hell, but there's no other way to do it.
Good luck to the OP. To reiterate dropping weight IS NOT HARD, but it takes spare time, dedication and commitment. If I could afford to leave my job, I'd have myself physically sorted out in 6 months, no questions asked.
)
