I was always a fat kid, as far as I can remember. At my worst, senior year of high school, I (5'7" M) weighed 182 lbs (Aug 13). After my first Crohn's hospitalization later that year (Dec 13) and started Humira, I weighed 174 lbs.
When I graduated high school, I decided that I wanted to lose weight, so I started hiking on the 2 mile trail near my house (Jun 14). After losing 5 lbs, I started calorie counting (Jul 14), and by Nov 14 I was down to an all time low of 147 lbs.
I stayed here for about 9 months, but was mad that I still had manboobs and a gut. I asked my doctor why and he said that I was skinny fat because I only did cardio, and that I needed to start weightlifting. I did this for 3 months (now Nov 15), came up to 157, and stopped to study for finals. During this time, I would later find out that I developed antibodies against Humira for some time and would enter a full blown relapse, resulting in a hospitalization (Dec 15).
After coming out of the hospital, I was okay for a month or so, and started lifting again. This was short lived, as my health got worse throughout Feb 16 until I was hospitalized in March. I entered the hospital at 157 and two weeks later after a resection and ileostomy, I left at 140.
By Jun 16, after an ileostomy reversal, I was back to 157 lbs, but due to my sedentary lifestyle (curse you World of Warcraft), I was up at 167 lbs a month later (Jul 16). It is now June 2017, and I weigh 168 lbs. From Jun 16 to Nov 16, I was stuck in the upper 160s before coming down to 165, where I stayed until April 2017, where my weight jumped back up to 168, and I've been stuck here since.
So what have I been doing to try and lose weight?
So what do I think is going wrong?
Anyone else currently or once was in a similar boat?
When I graduated high school, I decided that I wanted to lose weight, so I started hiking on the 2 mile trail near my house (Jun 14). After losing 5 lbs, I started calorie counting (Jul 14), and by Nov 14 I was down to an all time low of 147 lbs.
I stayed here for about 9 months, but was mad that I still had manboobs and a gut. I asked my doctor why and he said that I was skinny fat because I only did cardio, and that I needed to start weightlifting. I did this for 3 months (now Nov 15), came up to 157, and stopped to study for finals. During this time, I would later find out that I developed antibodies against Humira for some time and would enter a full blown relapse, resulting in a hospitalization (Dec 15).
After coming out of the hospital, I was okay for a month or so, and started lifting again. This was short lived, as my health got worse throughout Feb 16 until I was hospitalized in March. I entered the hospital at 157 and two weeks later after a resection and ileostomy, I left at 140.
By Jun 16, after an ileostomy reversal, I was back to 157 lbs, but due to my sedentary lifestyle (curse you World of Warcraft), I was up at 167 lbs a month later (Jul 16). It is now June 2017, and I weigh 168 lbs. From Jun 16 to Nov 16, I was stuck in the upper 160s before coming down to 165, where I stayed until April 2017, where my weight jumped back up to 168, and I've been stuck here since.
So what have I been doing to try and lose weight?
- Calorie counting. My TDEE is 1750 calories, but eating 1250 is very hard, so I try and exercise
- Cardio. I started using a treadmill, but it wreaked havoc on my shins. I tried the same hiking trail that I did back in the day, but it's too damn hot, meaning I have to go out at 7:30, and after the hike and shower at home, it's 9 by the time I can eat. So I decided to walk laps around my house. Sure, it's slow (3mph), but I'm actually able to get 10,000 steps a day
- Weights, I go to the gym, 2-4 times a week, schedule allowing and do mixed arm, chest, abs, and leg workouts
So what do I think is going wrong?
- My food schedule is screwy. Right now, it's a breakfast or lunch in the late morning/early afternoon (10AM-2PM), a snack in the late afternoon (5PM), dinner (7-8PM), and a snack (9PM - 11PM).
- My self control is all over the place. Sometimes my lunch will be a single sandwich, and I'm done. Sometimes I'll have three or four sandwiches. Sometimes I'll have dinner at 8PM and be done until tomorrow morning. Sometimes I'll get a bowl of cereal at 10PM. Sometimes I'll make three or four trips to the kitchen at night, each with a bowl of cereal or a slice of cake or some other sweet. And it's not like I actively go for sweets, if they're in my basement fridge, I don't touch them. But I don't remember having any more self control back when I first lost all of this weight, as my average caloric intake appears to be the same as it was back then (1500).
Anyone else currently or once was in a similar boat?
