My top weights was 97kg. I’m 1.75cm, so that’s a BMI 32,4. Nowadays I weigh 75/76kg. Still some small KG’s to go there.

But this is how I do it.

I take my time. Not just to take it easy, but to learn. Having a healthy weight is about balance. For every person this is difference. Depends on your routine, kind of job and above all what you eat.

My weight loss hasn’t been steady, it goes down 5kg then up 3kg again. Then I loose again. etc. This is because I experiment with the balance between eating and exercise / daily routines. For example there is a big difference for me when I use the car or public transport. The lines are that thin.

Before I didn’t like gyms too. I still don’t like them that much, but it’s heavily depending on the gym you go to. I have now a small gym with a lot of social people and I love going there to work out. However my schedule is killing me too. So it’s not that often right now. Need to free more time for that.

First, congratulations for sticking to it, and fighting to achieve your goal. If the world had more people like this, it is scary to think what we’d be able to do.

I’m a security consultant in chicago, and have had numerous jobs in IT along the years, so I understand well the difficulty in getting to the gym. Unfortunately, those of us with desk jobs really need that exercise on a regular basis to make progress. I was a personal trainer in college, and have been training for about 10 years now, so I hope I can offer some worthwhile ideas:

1. Goals. Renato hit it on the head with this point. If you don’t know what you seek to achieve, how will you know when you have achieved it? Set goals that are measurable, and attainable.

2. Reform your thought process on the gym. Granted you don’t have to like everyone at the gym, but I can assure you a good deal of people there are nice, outgoing and energetic people. Its something of a litmus test meeting people in this setting, because if they’re there often, they likely have some dedication. If they are reasonably dedicated, they’re probably experiencing some positive results. When that happens, most people get happy Try to anchor positive feelings for getting there, training hard, and getting out. Its also a good place to seek to meet new people, especially when moving to a new area.

3. Get a personal trainer! I cannot recommend this enough, but before you run to your local gym for their on-staff trainers, do your research. Probably greater than 80% of the trainers out there aren’t worth their weight in dumbbells (and that number increases drastically for those who work at local gyms) Do some research online, and seek out some trainers who give measured results to their clients. They’re not cheap, but you don’t have to incur this cost forever, you learn everything you can from the quality trainers, and implement it in your workout routine. You might want to reinvest every couple years in different styles of training depending on your goals.

4. Learn. One thing I really liked about Renato’s post was that he stuck it out and regardless of what the dietitians would say, he stuck to his guns. There is something to be said for that. This is evidence that hard work and determination will get you success in this area of life. That being said, you can drastically improve the success/work ratio if you become a student of nutrition and training. I really can’t think of something more important than understanding what you put in your body, and how it influences your life. Its something you do multiple times a day every day, no matter what. You really are what you eat.

Nicely done, sir.

Awesome. This is how it’s done. Fuck those lardasses with their ‘gland problems’.

My story may have some value for others interested in changing their body to a healthier weight.

During college I was always a skinny distance-running guy of around 150 lbs / 5′ 11”. Since graduation I had packed on about 65 lbs through a combination of reduced exercise and eating too much high-fat / high-sugar junk food.

Starting at the end of 2007 I decided that I needed to get a handle on this part of my life and switched to a 100% plant-based, mostly whole foods diet. After some ups and downs, I’ve eaten this way for a full year (since November 2008) and dropped to 170-175 lbs which appears to be a healthy weight for me.

Initially it took a lot of thought and discipline but now it’s just a way of life and I don’t have to think about it very much. This path is not necessarily for everyone, but it worked well for me.

“To their surprise, the researchers found that none of the groups, including the athletes, experienced “afterburn.” They did not use additional body fat on the day when they exercised. In fact, most of the subjects burned slightly less fat over the 24-hour study period when they exercised than when they did not.”

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/phys-ed-why-doesnt-exercise-lead-to-weight-loss/