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I don't know if you're anything like me, but as a big guy myself (similar in size, a little smaller in general) one of the hardest things is to admit to others that I'm working towards losing weight. A lot of it is the failures don't just make people distrust my resolve, but they make me feel like so much less of a person. I know I'm not supposed to be this size, but it doesn't make it any easier for me to lose the weight. It's hard, it's really hard, and it's not just hard because of the desire to eat what I want to eat, but because of the psychological effect it has on me.
I don't expect or want sympathy personally, and if I had to guess I'd wager that you probably feel similarly to me in that you probably feel like you let people down when you're unable to achieve the weight loss goal. That shit hurts, and hurts more than a lot of other things in my life.
I guess this is really just to say that if you're anything at all like me, I hope that you're able to do it, and will be rooting for you. Don't believe that if you don't you're letting anyone down, or that we think any less of you (what little that might mean one way or another). Taking the sincere steps towards bettering yourself are barely less monumental than achieving the final goal directly. Failure is always an option, and as long as you can say afterwards that you gave it a hell of a shot, there's nothing to not be proud of. This has already been a far better seeming try than your last one was, so it's already a great success.
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I am not over weight but I do have bad eating habits, Man it seems like all the sc2 players I like are having major wrist issues(Even I have bad writs problems).Teaja, Tlo, Sheth, MVP, and Grubby recently had a bad tendinitis issue as well the list goes on and on, the community really needs to start showing the importance of proper exercise, posture, and making time for breaks.
Wish you the best of luck Sheth, the first step in getting healthy is wanting to be healthy.
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Go Sheth!
I just want to add another post of support and to say that this is personally inspiring. Although I haven't been overweight, I am gaining weight and am not happy about it, but this blog post really makes me want to me to stick to my diet that I haven't been following for a while.
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Shawn,
first of all i am glad to read this update on what you are doing at the moment!
Just last week i was wondering where you are and what you are doing - the last time i read something about you i think was the reddit that you were going to help your dad because he has some health/injury issues ( I hope your dad is healthy again!?).
reading this post i really think you are in the right mindset to go through this and i believe in you and that you will be successful with your diet.
if you ever feel that you are going to need a reminder maybe try what catz did it with his new ID (nOcancer) when he quit smoking
Liquid`nOheartattack
or
Liquid`nOstroke
sounds silly but i really think this can be a helper if you ever recognize you might need one!
I am looking forward to your updates and wish you the strength to stick to your goals.
I cant wait to see you back streaming as soon as you feel its the right time and i am sure a healthier lifestyle will not only make you feel better, but also show in your play as well!
no matter what will happen here is always an awesome community supporting you! =]
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Sheth, I was once 315 lbs as well, and being 6'2 myself, I can relate a great deal to the difficulty of losing weight as naturally "big" guy. I wish you nothing but success in your endeavor to better yourself, though as Malinor said, some more weight lifting wouldn't hurt.  In any case, what you say about eating candy for headaches gives me pause. I realize that you've been to the doctor and have likely checked this out already, but have you monitored your blood sugar with any regularity? Paradoxical blood sugar pathologies like headache brought on by a lack of dietary sugar can be a precursor for early type 2 diabetes; though it seems like a hypoglycemic reaction, general insulin wonkiness is always a cause for concern, and it can definitely play a role in headaches. I suffered migraines throughout high school while I weighed over 300 lbs, and they've all but gone away since I've lost the weight.
Good luck, the ends justify the means in this case, at least they did for me 
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You look so cuddly :<
It's great that you have more energy! I hope you become more healthy, first ret now you. Liquid turns teddys into grizzlys i guess.
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Glad to hear you're doing good! good luck!
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Glad to hear you're having success and feeling good. Look forward to you coming back and crushing!
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Gl Sheth, can't wait to see you one day win an MLG AND the ceremonial pre-MLG relay race one day.
Also, to anyone who wants a tip on beating your cravings, here's what I did to rid myself of a candy/junk food addiction. If your brain/stomach starts to tell you that you want that delicious, sugar-diluted or greasy shit in your body, then just force yourself to chug two gaint glasses of water (we're talking 40+ fl oz). The first glass will be easy to get through, but you'll realize that your stomach is full as shit and you will have to push through the end of the 2nd glass usually. It helped me in two ways because I use to never drink enough water and junk food isn't worth eating or paying for. Also chugging the water takes less than a minute so it's a really quick fix. And for late night crazings, which for me were the worst because I wouldn't eat all day and just gorge at nigh, just have frozen brussel sprouts on hand, microwave for like 3 minutes and add a lil butter and salt. If you start forcing yourself to have brussel sprouts instead of w/e it is you eat in the middle of the night, then your cravings will soon vanish.
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good luck man.
some unsolicited advice:
- food journal (may not be as important since you can eat as much as you want on that diet, but i find that when i have to write down my slip ups then i am less likely to do them)
- weigh yourself everyday (good for monitoring, and letting you know which foods are causing you problems)
- diet/exercise partners (best motivators if you have good ones, and they will shame you into staying on the path)
wish the best to you. want to see you back in the game with your keyboard on your new slim lap. =)
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Good on you Sheth! Hope to see you hale and healthy back on stream soon!
Also, those headaches sound like withdrawal. So berries (natural sugars) should be helping you through that! It should pass in a week or two. =D
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Go Sheth! I believe in you! :D
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Good luck Sheth! Seems like more and more people around me are making changes or moving to a healthier lifestyle. Great to see.
In mid November or so I actually dropped almost ALL of my sc2 playing in efforts to start getting back into stronger running shape. Simply no time to balance sc2 with work and where I wanted to go with my health goals, so I had to cut it...hasn't been easy but it's definitely been worth it, I feel so much healthier and stronger it's amazing.
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Keep it up! At this rate you'll be the fittest guy on TL :D
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You can do it shawn! <3 <3 <3 I will be praying for you
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Sheth - your kindness and benevolence has always impressed me - I wish you luck and health on this journey. I'm sure you will succeed ^_^
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Congratulations Sheth!!
Having recently gone from 120kg's (~240pounds) down to 96kg's (~190 pounds), i can safely say that it's the best thing you can do. I started off by cutting out all soft drink, alcohol etc and moving into small amounts of sugar free variants after a short while.
I use smartphone apps like Myfitnesspal to monitor my calorie intake and running/walking apps like Zombies, Run, which really keeps it fresh and interesting, i would recommend this for your walks!
Having been on my diet for 6 months now, i know how unbelievably easy it is to blow out your daily intake, and my fitnesspal certainly helps with that!
Best of luck with it mate and keep us updated on your transformation!
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Hey, this is awesome. Keep it up and best of luck. Can't wait to see you back in action.
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