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Anyone here ever been fat?

When I was young I weighed 250 lbs at 5'10. Then, in 1993 at a White Sox vs Blue Jays playoff game, I was heckling Rickey Henderson before the game and he turned around, found me in the crowd of people and called me fat. That night I decided to lose the weight. Went on a diet and lost 75 lbs in 4 months. Kept it off for years with vigorous exercise, but now that my back has made me a cripple I barely exercise and the weight has crept back on. I'm about 220 now and fluctuate 40 pounds back and forth constantly.

i still credit Rickey with saving my life.
 
I’m about 40lbs overweight. Call it 30lbs away from being ‘not fat.’

I’ve lost 30 lbs in short order before, so I know I can lose it but it always comes down to finding the hours in the day. When I lost the weight before, I didn’t have kids and I could go shoot around at a gym for 3 hours. Didn’t even feel like a workout really.
 
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At the risk of being told I’m going to grow a third hand out of my neck or something, I lost all mine with zero exercise and without ever feeling hungry. I am taking a weight loss shot called Zepbound. Similar to weygovy or Ozempic. It is basically terzepitide or something like that. I did a lot of research and talked to several people I know who are taking it. I have had zero side effects. Most of the people I have talked to have also had none. For some people it gives them heartburn or upset stomach but it doesn’t bother me at all. Is it the lazy way out? Maybe, but every person I know who is taking it has lost 2-3 lbs per week every single week. It’s a shot you take like an epipen. What it basically does is makes you always feel full and you just do not want to eat much. So far I still only have two ears and two eyes and I have no regrets taking it. Will something show up later on? Maybe, I don’t know, but come Monday, I’m takin my weekly shot
 
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At the risk of being told I’m going to grow a third hand out of my neck or something, I lost all mine with zero exercise and without ever feeling hungry.

If its like some of those meds; Please exercise a little and lift weights if possible(or work a job that is physically active). If you don't it can make you lose muscle and bone density. Allegedly.
 
If its like some of those meds; Please exercise a little and lift weights if possible(or work a job that is physically active). If you don't it can make you lose muscle and bone density. Allegedly.
Yeah I don't disagree with that at all. I do stay pretty active, just not in the form or "working out". I also make sure I eat plenty of protein
 
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When I was young I weighed 250 lbs at 5'10. Then, in 1993 at a White Sox vs Blue Jays playoff game, I was heckling Rickey Henderson before the game and he turned around, found me in the crowd of people and called me fat. That night I decided to lose the weight. Went on a diet and lost 75 lbs in 4 months. Kept it off for years with vigorous exercise, but now that my back has made me a cripple I barely exercise and the weight has crept back on. I'm about 220 now and fluctuate 40 pounds back and forth constantly.

i still credit Rickey with saving my life.
Now I need to know exactly what was said during this heckling exchange... You said something about his jheri curl, didn't you?
 
I am 6' 1". I was at 256 March 1st. Currently 199. Went from wearing size 40 waist pants and now back in 34’s
Drop the diet/exercise regimen! I am 6'0", went from 235 to 200 last year but gained it all back +5 once life got in the way. Now looking to shed the lbs again.
 
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Grew up built and in shape, I'm 5'11 and probably peaked at 270 at some point 10+years ago, size 40 pants, xl some xxl. Currently 210 size 34-36 Large-med could maybe do another 20ish but I carry this pretty well.
 
Now I need to know exactly what was said during this heckling exchange... You said something about his jheri curl, didn't you?

this is over 30 years ago so I don't remember. Probably just told him he sucked.


Wasn't as clever as when I was 7 and we went to White Sox spring training and I yelled out to Reggie Jackson that his candy bar sucked. Crowd loved that one.
 
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I am 6 foot 235. I want to get to about 210. I am muscular with broad shoulder so some weight doesn't look bad.
 
this is over 30 years ago so I don't remember. Probably just told him he sucked.


Wasn't as clever as when I was 7 and we went to White Sox spring training and I yelled out to Reggie Jackson that his candy bar sucked. Crowd loved that one.
Did Reggie reply? "Doesn't look like that stopped you from eating them, kid."
 
When I was young I weighed 250 lbs at 5'10. Then, in 1993 at a White Sox vs Blue Jays playoff game, I was heckling Rickey Henderson before the game and he turned around, found me in the crowd of people and called me fat. That night I decided to lose the weight. Went on a diet and lost 75 lbs in 4 months. Kept it off for years with vigorous exercise, but now that my back has made me a cripple I barely exercise and the weight has crept back on. I'm about 220 now and fluctuate 40 pounds back and forth constantly.

i still credit Rickey with saving my life.
If it's any consolation, it was probably the cocaine talking...

...which could also help you lose weight.
 
Got up to 235 lbs. Then me and the wife split up on 11/12. Now I’m down to 214. Getting divorced is a helluva motivation to get your shit together. Gonna lose another 20, maybe even 25 and then get back out there and start banging all sorts of broads.
 
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When I was young I weighed 250 lbs at 5'10. Then, in 1993 at a White Sox vs Blue Jays playoff game, I was heckling Rickey Henderson before the game and he turned around, found me in the crowd of people and called me fat. That night I decided to lose the weight. Went on a diet and lost 75 lbs in 4 months. Kept it off for years with vigorous exercise, but now that my back has made me a cripple I barely exercise and the weight has crept back on. I'm about 220 now and fluctuate 40 pounds back and forth constantly.

i still credit Rickey with saving my life.
This is all your fault.
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I'm 5'11 and the most I've ever weighed is right now. I'm 166 lol. I'm a beanpole.

Ha, I'm even less than that. 5'11" and about 150. Actually got down to 137 about 14 months ago and have been actively trying to gain weight because the doctors couldn't figure out why I was losing it (went from about 160 to that 137 mark in six months for no reason). So clearly there is probably something wrong with me, lol. I was up to about 175 once years ago when I was into lifting a lot.
 
Ha, I'm even less than that. 5'11" and about 150. Actually got down to 137 about 14 months ago and have been actively trying to gain weight because the doctors couldn't figure out why I was losing it (went from about 160 to that 137 mark in six months for no reason). So clearly there is probably something wrong with me, lol. I was up to about 175 once years ago when I was into lifting a lot.

Yeah I need to start working out. I'm little but I'm still probably pretty unhealthy because i dont exercise much. All my weight is in my belly.
 
I’m 5’10 weighed about 240 once I retired from the Navy. I was cutting my hair, daughter came in and said I was fat, told her she was crazy, once she left I turned left, then right, looked at myself and said yeah, my ass is fat.

So a few days later I started walking, laid off the fried fatty foods including Mexican and in 3 weeks I was down to 200, few months after that 1 was down to 185 and stayed there to this day.
 
I am old fat and happy, I will leave this life feeling full. 🤣
I just ate a large piece of pecan pie with cool whip on it. 😉
 
Yeah I need to start working out. I'm little but I'm still probably pretty unhealthy because i dont exercise much. All my weight is in my belly.

I exercise quite a bit and am pretty slim but don't have a lot of muscle anymore. I keep thinking I'm going to hit the weights again one day and have stuff in the basement but simply don't do it outside of ab stuff.
 
I got up to 215, maybe more summer before last. Then ran a fever and had the cold shakes for almost a week with no explanation from the doctor. Couldn't eat, or drink. Lost almost 30 pounds in short order. Have been fluctuating between 200 and 190 ever since. Could use another random illness to bring it down some more as I don't diet and outside of walking regularly, don't exercise. I have cut back on beer and sugar. So there's that. But not rum sugar.
 
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I’m 5’10 weighed about 240 once I retired from the Navy. I was cutting my hair, daughter came in and said I was fat, told her she was crazy, once she left I turned left, then right, looked at myself and said yeah, my ass is fat.

So a few days later I started walking, laid off the fried fatty foods including Mexican and in 3 weeks I was down to 200, few months after that 1 was down to 185 and stayed there to this day.
5'10" 240 and it took your daughter saying you were fat before you realized it? 🤔 I kid, I kid. That is awesome on the weight loss. I am currently around 245 at 6'0". Got down to 200 a couple years ago but then life got in the way and I gained it all back with a little interest. Gonna get back at it on Jan 1. Hoping to get down to around 180-185 ideally. When I was 200 I still had a decent gut. Now it just looks like I'm 9 months pregnant.
 
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