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    How I gained 90lbs. in a little over a year!

    I used to walk around in a nice lean 165-175lbs body.. At 5'10 and 7-8% BF I felt great..

    I went into a deep depression when my now Ex Fiance left to go to a baby shower that her family was throwing for her in a different state. She had my son and I have been fighting ever since and have not yet seen him. My story has gone pretty public, though the judge ordered a gag order on me, I no longer can do interviews.

    That said, I was 258lbs. last week, and have been put on anti-depressants for about 10 days now. As of Monday I now weigh 242lbs, so I lost about 15 so far with nothing more than just diet.


    My life was extremely active for the most part, I was doing MMA at American Top Team and wasn't bad at it, I also rode my bike about 30 miles a day on an average. One month after she left and fighting with the legal system I no longer could maintain a steady diet, nor did I even care. I decided to just eat whatever I could whenever I could. I barley got out of bed everyday and just ate like an animal. I wouldn't eat until almost 2-3pm and what I ate was disgusting foods, such as subs, pizza, ice cream and whatever else I could gobble down.

    I am now in a position that I cannot believe how fat I got. My family who used to come to me for advice is in complete and utter shock over how I look and who can blame them? I always used to kinda make fun of fat people because I never understood how they would allow them selves to get so big.. Now I am one of them and I still, even more, cannot understand it..

    Its the worst feeling anyone could have, being this heavy and gaining so much weight in such little time really takes a toll on your body.. Doing the littlest things like walking 1 flight of stairs is exhilarating and I would be sore the next day just from doing that.


    Since about 4 weeks ago when I decided I need to make a change, I tried to do a short bike ride, I took her down off the hooks, dusted her off and filled the tires up to spec, as I started to peddle down the street a spoke flew off the rim and started to clank around. I don't know if its because my bike hasn't seen street use in so long or just couldn't handle my fat ass, but I will tell you this! I cannot bike ride at this weight. Being so fat its hard for me to push the peddles down and carry this huge body, so I am thinking of going with the elliptical until I get to at least 220 or so?


    That said, my diet has been super clean, I have been eating healthy for about 10 or so days and it follows like so:

    8am::8-10 egg whites, sometimes 1 yolk, oatmeal no sugar.
    11am:chicken breast, broccoli and brown rice
    2pm:Chicken breast, broccoli
    5pm:Shake
    8pm: dinner such as lean turkey, chicken or a can or 2 of tuna with salsa.
    10pm: Sometimes another shake before bed

    Its how I stayed lean once before and seems to be shredding the weight in just a weeks time.


    Now, I do have a couple questions as I am concerned.

    People are telling me ( No pro's ) that if I lose weight to quickly I will gain it back, but being that my normal weight is 180-190 and it was my entire life, can this comment still hold true?

    I really feel I will be able to get to 220 in no time, but I am not in any real rush, I just feel this will happen regardless because I think my body has been in misery and just wants to get rid of the weight .


    Anyway that's my story for now and just wanted to vent a little.

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    I grew a nice beer belly after some serious back problems. It happens you'll get it back. I got up to 290 up from 225 and looked like a slob. It's depressing to look in the mirrior and see a lard ass. I'm 250ish now and finally not feeling fat anymore. still would like to drop bf a few more %. It has taken years. It will take you years, just keep working on it.

    I ride on race rims and don't have a problem, you should be able to bike ride. Just go get your spoke fixed. It's only like $10, they break sometimes.

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    well sounds like you went through some rough times. but what counts is that your still here, your still moving forward. you took the initiative to work on yourself and get back to a place where you will be happy and feel more yourself

    thats a great start. as long as you stick to your diet and training. youll get to where you want to be.

    good luck and ill be cheering for ya bro

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    Like Dukk said, you went through some rough times bro. But now is the time to put them behind you and look toward the future...

    Get back in shape, work hard, and eat right. And continue fighting for your right to see your son.

    Its gonna take time bro, but in the end it will all be worth it...

    God Bless and Good Luck!


    -WAR

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    don't let misery strikes u we all suffer from daily problems in this life. plus life without problems is not called life. u can still do anything u want as long as u set ur mind into it it s not over till its over.
    bodybuilding/ section8/ page 120/ rule # 15
    * Man wasn't born to suffer but to carry on.
    remember this in ur daily life with a good faith.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charrif View Post
    don't let misery strikes u we all suffer from daily problems in this life. plus life without problems is not called life. u can still do anything u want as long as u set ur mind into it it s not over till its over.
    bodybuilding/ section8/ page 120/ rule # 15
    * Man wasn't born to suffer but to carry on.
    remember this in ur daily life with a good faith.
    Love the quote!!

    I really hope it doesn't take a year(s) to get to at least 200lbs.

    I guess we will find out, again, if its a slow process, it is what it is, but I just can't see me not losing at least 20lbs a month for the first couple months and taper off after that.

    I will be doing cardio starting tom. morning..

    Its been so long since I calculated my Heart Rate, I almost forgot how to do it..

    I'm 29 years old now so I need to update my watch (where is that old heart monitor )

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    bro, things get tough for everyone but we must all remain strong and move forward. You're diet looks good, just try to add cardio 5 days a week if possible for at least 30 min and the results will start to show. Keep ur head up and remain positive.

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    If you maintain a decent diet after you lose all the weight, you will not gain it back. 3 years ago I lost about 90lbs in less that 12 weeks. I went from 260lbs to 170lbs in a couple of months. Completely unhealthy but it worked. After you lose the weight, keep the protein high and see how your body reacts to carbs. Good work.

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    Work hard and you'll get to shape in no time.

    Which ATT did you train out of ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mustang331 View Post
    I used to walk around in a nice lean 165-175lbs body.. At 5'10 and 7-8% BF I felt great..

    I went into a deep depression when my now Ex Fiance left to go to a baby shower that her family was throwing for her in a different state. She had my son and I have been fighting ever since and have not yet seen him. My story has gone pretty public, though the judge ordered a gag order on me, I no longer can do interviews.

    That said, I was 258lbs. last week, and have been put on anti-depressants for about 10 days now. As of Monday I now weigh 242lbs, so I lost about 15 so far with nothing more than just diet.


    My life was extremely active for the most part, I was doing MMA at American Top Team and wasn't bad at it, I also rode my bike about 30 miles a day on an average. One month after she left and fighting with the legal system I no longer could maintain a steady diet, nor did I even care. I decided to just eat whatever I could whenever I could. I barley got out of bed everyday and just ate like an animal. I wouldn't eat until almost 2-3pm and what I ate was disgusting foods, such as subs, pizza, ice cream and whatever else I could gobble down.

    I am now in a position that I cannot believe how fat I got. My family who used to come to me for advice is in complete and utter shock over how I look and who can blame them? I always used to kinda make fun of fat people because I never understood how they would allow them selves to get so big.. Now I am one of them and I still, even more, cannot understand it..

    Its the worst feeling anyone could have, being this heavy and gaining so much weight in such little time really takes a toll on your body.. Doing the littlest things like walking 1 flight of stairs is exhilarating and I would be sore the next day just from doing that.


    Since about 4 weeks ago when I decided I need to make a change, I tried to do a short bike ride, I took her down off the hooks, dusted her off and filled the tires up to spec, as I started to peddle down the street a spoke flew off the rim and started to clank around. I don't know if its because my bike hasn't seen street use in so long or just couldn't handle my fat ass, but I will tell you this! I cannot bike ride at this weight. Being so fat its hard for me to push the peddles down and carry this huge body, so I am thinking of going with the elliptical until I get to at least 220 or so?


    That said, my diet has been super clean, I have been eating healthy for about 10 or so days and it follows like so:

    8am::8-10 egg whites, sometimes 1 yolk, oatmeal no sugar.
    11am:chicken breast, broccoli and brown rice
    2pm:Chicken breast, broccoli
    5pm:Shake
    8pm: dinner such as lean turkey, chicken or a can or 2 of tuna with salsa.
    10pm: Sometimes another shake before bed

    Its how I stayed lean once before and seems to be shredding the weight in just a weeks time.


    Now, I do have a couple questions as I am concerned.

    People are telling me ( No pro's ) that if I lose weight to quickly I will gain it back, but being that my normal weight is 180-190 and it was my entire life, can this comment still hold true?

    I really feel I will be able to get to 220 in no time, but I am not in any real rush, I just feel this will happen regardless because I think my body has been in misery and just wants to get rid of the weight .


    Anyway that's my story for now and just wanted to vent a little.

    Lets take this to the DIET forum and get a plan worked out for you, that 'diet" is NOT good. Before posting in the diet forum, please remember to post your stats (age, height, weight, experience) and your current "Diet". Then let the pros take over...

    One probably I see right away is that you expect to lose so much weight so fast so I have a question for you. Do you want to lose body fat or just numbers on a scale? Do you want to be a smaller fat person or have a lean muscular build? The way you want to lose weight, you will not be dropping bodyfat and retaining lean muscle tissue. You will lose some bodyfat but the majority will be water and muscle tissue hence making you just a smaller version of what you are now.

    Head to the DIET forum STAT.




    And to people who just state "that diet is good bro" should be slapped. Just how in the hell can you say that diet is good? It doesn't take a genius to look at it and know that is not a good approach for a 245lb man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by QuieTSToRM33 View Post
    Work hard and you'll get to shape in no time.

    Which ATT did you train out of ?
    Coconut Creek

    You?? I trained with "cobra"

    Who I heard is no longer there

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    Quote Originally Posted by muriloninja View Post
    Lets take this to the DIET forum and get a plan worked out for you, that 'diet" is NOT good. Before posting in the diet forum, please remember to post your stats (age, height, weight, experience) and your current "Diet". Then let the pros take over...

    One probably I see right away is that you expect to lose so much weight so fast so I have a question for you. Do you want to lose body fat or just numbers on a scale? Do you want to be a smaller fat person or have a lean muscular build? The way you want to lose weight, you will not be dropping bodyfat and retaining lean muscle tissue. You will lose some bodyfat but the majority will be water and muscle tissue hence making you just a smaller version of what you are now.

    Head to the DIET forum STAT.




    And to people who just state "that diet is good bro" should be slapped. Just how in the hell can you say that diet is good? It doesn't take a genius to look at it and know that is not a good approach for a 245lb man.
    Wow thanks!! I always ate like that in the past and it did wonders for me.. I actually got it from this board over the years of being here..

    But obviously I am different now so you are probably right..

    At this point, I honestly DO NOT CARE if I lose lean muscle.. I have barley any left and can barley walk..

    My goal is to get to at least 220 as fast as I can, I won't lie about that, then I will take my sweet time to get to 170lbs.

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    I am down to 242 as of today, I have been biking as I stated for about a week or so now, and I must say I am DYING as of today.. It really sucks that I am in this bad of shape..

    I used to be able to cruise for ever on the bike now I am doing 45 minutes and I am sore.. My ass is killing me, lol.

    My feet are also swollen and sore.

    I even put a small towel in my bike shorts to help and it still didn't help.

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    ouch, take a few days off your crotch
    maybe some swimming if you have access to a pool

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kratos View Post
    ouch, take a few days off your crotch
    maybe some swimming if you have access to a pool
    Ahhhh.. good Idea! Nice name BTW! GOW!!!

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