Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
I am kind of at a crossroads here. I am 250lbs (about 114 kilos) at 6ft (1.83 meters). All my life I have been a rather active guy. In high school I played football basketball baseball (all competitively either on amateur teams or through the school) and dabbled in the shot-put and disc. My weight has never been an issue I've always been able to move and juke with the best of them however as I enter college my athletic pursuits have been replaced with more academic ones. The two things I wanted to pursue after high school (Rugby & Strength sports) haven't really materialized. I feel more sluggish and mediocre I no longer feel as virile. I will also point out that I am gaining weight, 250 is the heaviest I have ever been granted it isn't much of a jump from 240 but still. I've always wondered what being skinny would feel like lol. So my main goal is to lose 50 lbs and slim down to about 200 while still trying to maintain strength. I was wondering if anyone else here ever had any experience with losing this much weight not just the ten pounds for bikini season.

Thank you!


This is probably more suited to the front room but Im a senior member I do what I want
Hey bud,

1) It's completely common in college. I actually lost a little weight though because it was Berkeley, no parking anywhere, everyone walked or took buses everywhere. But especially right before winter break, I would usually put on weight from bad eating habits and getting ready for finals. And everyone giving you candy and cookies and crap for the holidays.

2) It gets much worse after college, so if staying within a certain physique or weight is important to you, pick up good eating habits now. I know you're in Texas and they find a way to put high fructose corn syrup, deep fried in transfat, even into vegetables. :) But, you will gain weight easier, and faster, after college. Unless your job is track coach or something. It's really hard to have discipline or find the time or energy to go be "active" after sitting at a desk for 9 hours everyday.

3) Try a multivitamin everyday. You never know, it might have no effect but the sluggishness could be some sort of deficiency. It happens.

4) Give a little detail on how many times per day you eat, if they're big or small, what time of day they are, etc. Could try to give you some pointers if you give more detail.