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Are you me? I'm the same way. I'm not hugely overweight (6'0", skinny frame, 188 lbs). I'm also using MFP to track this stuff, and I had the same appreciation

Are you me? I'm the same way. I'm not hugely overweight (6'0", skinny frame, 188 lbs). I'm also using MFP to track this stuff, and I had the same appreciation about truly obese people the moment I saw how much I was really eating. I had that same, "wow, I should be much fatter than I am!" thought. The only reason it has taken me this long to change is because my 20's body was able to handle whatever I threw at it. My 30's body now is not so capable.

beachstartup 11y ago
yeah, i think a lot of people embark on this journey in their early 30's because things start to look bleak if you project your current behavior into the next decade. it was basically the 'am i or am i not going to seriously be a lifelong fatass. like for real though.' point in my life. like you kind of know, if i let this slip a few more years, there's probably no going back. i'm also doing weights with a trainer and that has drastically improved my general appearance, especially in my upper body/shoulders. simply losing weight would have produced a weak and skinnyfat version of myself.