[Johnka]

Originally posted by obsolete29:
Well... as a fat guy I'd like to respond.

I used to play this online game called Dark Age of Camelot. It's a pay to play deal and I was using it as a form of escapism.

Here was my routine: I'd get up, goto work (get a couple bacon/egg/cheese biscuits for the drive)... sit behind a desk 8 hours a day (grabbing a double quater pounder meal from mcdonalds for lunch and a king size pack of m&m's for snack) and drink at LEAST a 6 pack of pepsi a day. When I got home I'd scarf down whatever was for dinner as fast as I could and then log into the game. At 10pm I'd log off, goto bed and then repeat the process. I did this for 3 years and I gained 78 lbs in the process.

I was totally neglecting all aspects of my life... my work, my family and my finances. I felt like I was in a viscious circle of depression and all I wanted to do was not think about it my problems and that's the main reason I played this game.

During this time I was also neglecting my finances. We were living paycheck to paycheck and shutoff notices were not that uncommon.

Finally, something snapped and I knew that I wanted to change my life. It was just something that happened in my core being I think... and until all the other fat people want to help themselves they're just going to drift through life medicating themselves with food so they don't have to think about their problems.

I remember one of the big things that clicked was the movie Super Size Me. The constant feeling of "blah" and feeling happy when he was eating all that junk... I really think there is somethign to that because I was able to relate to that big time.

Using the same principles that I'm using to get myself into better physical shape I've started to get our finances into better shape as well. The key to both in my experiences thus far is self discpline.

Since I've found this website I've learned what it means to eat clean. I've learned that while it is hard work, I don't have to kill myself at the gym. I've learned that change takes time.

I went from 308 in November to 290 last Monday. I've made a little progress and I still have a long way to go. I feel so much better now that I'm not trying to escape from reality. I guess my main point is that the change has to come from within. What's the old saying? You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink?

Anyway... that's my sob story.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Obsolete. Hearing about someone turning their life around is always some of the best inspiration.

Good luck with your goals [img]smile.gif[/img]