on the road to health! Wanna share pointers?

[CoyoteSun]

Gosh where to start... I've had a weight problem since late 2001, before that I was never considered super skinny, but I was very athletic. I'm getting ready to turn 25 now and still lead a very active lifestyle, but I'm incredibly heavy.

I show and train horses by profession, so I have the groundwork for a great body. That lifestyle is probably the only reason I don't have any obesity related health problems... yet. I know if I don't fix this then I'm going to succumb to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease etc etc... They ALL run in my family.

Currently I'm 5'6", size 22/24, 281 lbs. My goal is 100lbs within a year and another 40 after that. So far I've safely lost 24lbs in two months by cutting out cola and fast food alone and eating between 1400 and 1900 calories a day. I eat when I'm hungry and eat healthy. I know I can do it, I'm hoping y'all can help in the motivation department.

I'm doing this on whey protein shakes, fruit/veggie snacks, and chicken and fish. I give myself one cheat day a week to go crazy and help convince my body that I'm not starving. No simple cars, low sodium. So far so good.

 

[MonstHer]

It sounds like your diet is good...
Can you incorporate more exercise? Like jogging?

 

[CoyoteSun]

It sounds like your diet is good...
Can you incorporate more exercise? Like jogging?

I work 16 horses so there's plenty of jogging and walking and lifting and core exercise. I think I need to shake it up because my body is so used to it. I may be 281, but I'm not flabby and people stare at me like I have 10 heads when I tell them my weight LOL