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FutureLessFatGuy

Anyone want to help a fat guy lose weight?[RandomActOfFitness]

Hello all. Never thought I'd be making one of these posts but here I am. I live in Ok,USA. I'm currently 75 days into a diet and things are going pretty well. I'm losing weight and inches following the keto diet (check out r/keto if you are interested) and more importanly, I'm finally sticking to a plan. Anyway I guess I was wondering if I could get some assistance in the purchase of some weight loss items, my girlfriend and I both work retail and after the bills/groceries are paid we are flat broke.

Brings me here: I currently walk/exercise in the one pair of shoes i own, they are boots. They are clunky to exercise in, and its also awkward walking around in shorts in them. I also need some form of a pedometer/heart rate monitor.

If anyone would like to help I'm more than willing to accept it/provide proof. I have a amazon wishlist or a paypal account but its whatever I'm just kinda in a holding pattern

Thanks for your time, sorry if the formatting is weird

Posted Jun 16, 2013, 1:18 AM UTC

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arsenismzero•

What size are your feet?

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

14 US

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arsenismzero•

Darn, thats big, I only have shoes that are 10.5's. I would re-make this post, and instead ask in the title for size 14 running/walking shoes. Someone might have a pair laying around.

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

I think i'll probably do that in a week or so. No need to clog up the place with something so trivial (when compared to others) Thank you tho for looking

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chromofoam•

cant help with the shoes but this might be useful.

My SO and I have cut out anything with any sugar in it AT ALL and I've gone from 203lbs to 192 lbs in about 4 weeks and still dropping.

I bought some weights from eBay for £40 and they're in my garage - plus walking is free and is just as effective as running if you go far enough. Geocaching might be a fun way to go.

Anyway...best of luck.

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

Thanks. Thats pretty much what /r/ keto is. cutting out all sugar/refined carbs. When i'm able to I'd love to get a weight set. I'll look more into Geocaching, I've heard about it and it seems fun

Take care

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chromofoam•

Ah cool then you're on the right path - I haven't looked at Keto. Cutting out the sugar really does work, it's amazing.

Yeah I got weights purely because once you shell out the initial cash (and it doesnt have to be much) you can work out for free. I used to spend £40 per month (UK here) on a gym membership and it did NOTHING for me, but walking at my own pace and doing weights is perfect. I'm still overweight but aiming for 185ish lbs if I can get there.

I hope you get the results you're aiming for, keep up the good work!

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

Thank You

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CUTIEJUDY•

Monetary requests can only be made by active accounts of 90 days or older -

But you still can ask for anything else :]

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

Ah see i read that, i did read the rules, I guess i thought my handle was a little older ( iwas lurking the fitness reddits a long time before registering i guess). I would definitely rather NOT get this assistance in the form of money.

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CUTIEJUDY•

Ok Good Luck, I hope you get some sneakers, You can always post a ad on Craigslist. I have seem people ask for more than that on Craigslist. :]

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FutureLessFatGuyOP•

Thank you

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leialoup•

chromofoam is my SO and yeah, that's what we've been doing. Here are some research bits for you to take a look at:

Dr Robert Lustig - Sugar: The Bitter Truth (youtube vid) Dr Robert Lustig - The Skinny On Obesity (youtube vids, a 7 part series)

www.mercola.com - Nutritional info and articles

Hope this helps dude, and good luck with everything :)

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