I've been fat almost all my life. Two years ago I decided to change that. I use to play World of Warcraft all day, everyday. I ate whatever I wanted and ended up weighing 344lbs.
I suppose I went on a crash course diet trying all sorts of food combinations of so called "healthy foods" and managed to lose 23lbs in my first month. But it was sort of a hassle to juggle all those meals and plan out what I was suppose to eat and when. Eventually I began eating the same basic thing everyday following the "Canada Food Guide" roughly and getting some food from each group.
1-2 Cups of Rice. At first it was Instant Brown Rice, then White, and now I buy the big bags of Parboiled rice. The big bags cost 1/4 as much as the instant stuff and takes 2 minutes more to cook.
Frozen Vegetables. I never really have time to get fresh produce so I eat frozen veggies throughout the week.
Eggs/Tune/Lean Ground Beef. These are my sources of protein. I'll only have two of the three during a day. Two hard boiled eggs since cooking in oil in sort of out of the question. Lean ground beef is amazing and once I added it to my diet I seen no negative results. Tuna is low is fat and all that crap, never had an issue with it, it's cheap, and I try to stray away from it from time to time in case the whole mercury thing is for real.
Cottage Cheese. This is the only dairy I have pretty much ever. I tried yogurt for a while and it just wasn't that great. Soy Milk is nice from time to time.
Seasonings. I use pretty much anything without salt. I was/am addicted to salt to a point where it's disgusting. I usually use Chilli powered, Italian seasonings, basil, Curry, and sometimes chicken soup base.
So after my first month, and losing 23lbs I was optimistic. But something wasn't quite right because I didn't get down to 300lbs until maybe a year later. I'd like to place some of my blame on World of Warcraft. I get into that game and lose track of all my goals. Up until last October my weight slowly got down to 290lbs and fluctuated around there. Then I got a new job, got off my ass, quit World of Warcraft, and over the holiday season I went from 290-247lbs. Sadly I think they way I did this might have caused me to have more loose skin than anyone would want. Right now I have bingo wings and if I keep going I will probably need a tummy tuck. So I need to start lifting weights, which I have bought.
My current stats are.
Weight: 247lbs
Height: 6'0
Chest: 44 Inches
Waist: 40 Inches
Hips: 42 Inches
I wear XL shirts and size 15 jeans.
Hopefully this blog will be a good place to track my further progress and help motivate other people.
