Any fellow fatties?

Is there any fellow biggest losers on this board? What was your secrets, your stories, and the issues you had with your weight? I'm curious.
I was almost at one point between 292-276, at 6'1, I'm now almost at the low 220's with the pain of gaining muscle to get rid of the hanging skin. Like others I was bullied for be fat, and got pissed and worked my ass off. I did get rid of almost having high blood pressure, and feel better than ever.

Being what you're comfortable with is fine. I'm a semi-pro athlete so I know the uncessary strains staying "healthy" can put on your body. It's about improving life's quality, not quantity.

OT: about being fat, losing water weight is easy with a proper eating plan (not eat less, but in the right schedule), you should end up in the 15%-20% BF in about 2months. Try Paleo or just simply a 5-meal program.

Ok, sounding very much like those Youtube trainers now.

You cannot sound like those trainers, they're some of the worst people I ever heard when it came to advice. I did give up on tea biscuits, chocolate and rice and change for meat, and various vegetable dishes. I do have to have fiber and some whole grain since I get constipated easily.

I was 180 lbs at 5'6 during high school and lots of people around me started to me make fun of me, but I didn't give a damn. It did get to me sometimes, but overall I just felt that as long as I didn't mind I'd be alright.

During the first year of Uni I gained even more weight (had a huge chin back then), but being in Uni nobody really cared as I scarcely met anyone I knew outside of classes and besides, being in the UK where fat people are fucking huge it didn't really bother me. When the 2nd year of Uni started I moved out of the Uni dorms to live outside and for some reason my appetite just shrank to the point where I was eating no more than 2000 calories per day. I was 132 lbs at 5'8 during my 'lightest 'days and my family could hardly believe I had lost so much weight in a year.

Now I'm at 154 lbs and I've been working out for a year and half (6 months weights a year on Convict Conditioning) and I feel like I've come a long way since the fatass in high school. There's still a few creases here but it's nothing I can't live with.

200 pounds 5'0 at 13.

146 pounds at present.

I just ate less, I only eat 3 times a day, light breakfast of a toast and a slice of cheese or cereal with milk.

Lunch is whatever I find, my plate's made of a good piece of chicken, a lot of beans, and little rice.

Dinner is usually a smaller encore of lunch or a light breakfast cereal with milk. An oatmeal is a rare reward occasionally.

I might snack once a day an apple or two bananas, but only if I find them.

Avoid sweets, avoid cookies, avoid the cake, avoid the ice cream, avoid the junk food, or all your dieting effort is going down the drain and you're just starving yourself for fun.

GJ bro. I never heard of that program before, is it like P90X?

Think Street Workout (bodyweight training, bar brothers, frank medrano etc.) with very specific progressions. It's one of the better bodyweight training books out there though there are some unbelievable/exaggerated claims in there, and for me it has worked pretty well. The strength gains are pretty obvious though to be honest I haven't packed on much size as I don't take supplements (protein shakes and gainers) and I never got around to adapting to a high protein diet either.

http://www.dragondoor.com/b41/

It's worth a try and best of all you don't have to pay for gym memberships (main reason why I don't do weights anymore).

I am a fellow big man. 1. Nothing to be ashamed off for anyone out there with some low self esteem. Just remember, skinny people go through the same damn thing.

Me personally. I'm 21 and just got into powerlifting. I wasn't much for the whole "running" thing, but I loves lifting weights! I work at a gym and my boss is a professional powerlifters (clean:no drugs). So I talked to him and got to compete in my first competition a few months back, won a medal and everything! I keep it about my bed and jingle it around before I go to sleep.

But just remember, for the biggies out there, just be happy. Society says to be happy you have to live a long time. I don't think that's true. Just as long as your happy with yourself and life around you, who cares. Live your life and don't worry about anyone else. With that being said, if you are trying to make an active effort to further your body, remember to keep your mind up there too. Strengthen your mind and your body will follow! (That's a quote but I can't remember who said it, Google it of you care)

Good feel, bro, good feel...

I'm personally not heavy set, but I've never seen anything wrong with a little chub. Have dated all types of body shapes and honestly skinny guys are hard to hug and cuddle and overly buff men are a bit awkward to hug and hold as well.

I think its fine to have some meat, just make sure you are healthy. So in other words if you are having blood pressure issues or you are overweight for unhealthy reasons; depression, anxiety, etc. Then find a way to get healthier which may lead to some weight loss.

Never saw a reason for a person to feel ashamed for such a reason as having some extra adipose, I mean it's fun to cuddle a cuddly man (^^)

Thanks for the womanly advice! ^^