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HELP! Law Student Learning How To Be Healthy


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Hi!  My name is Ty.  I am am a 25 year old law student.  Male.  And I really need to lose weight.  I guess I will tell you a little bit about me and what I hope to gain from this site.

I grew up on the heavy side.  I was about 300lbs when I started undergrad.  Between my first year and second year of undergrad I lost over 100lbs.  I weighed 190lbs then.  I had just told my family and friends that I was gay and I started having problems with anxiety and panic attacks.  I remember having days where I didn't eat anything because I felt too ill to eat.  Those were the days that I didn't even feel like I could leave the house.  I then started different medications and finally found one that worked for me.  I have been on that med since my Junior year.  At graduation from undergrad I weighed around 230lbs.  Now I am in my 3rd year of law school and I weigh around 320lbs.  I can't stop growing!

I get very little exercise, partly because of time constraints, but mostly because of motivation and the fact that my heart racing makes me anxious.  I eat poorly because I don't know how to eat any other way.  I like going out and drinking with my friends, but that comes with a ton of calories in beer and a lot of calories in snack foods when intoxicated.  I have done google searching about the med that I am on and everything says that it makes people gain weight.  My clothes don't fit me, I can't find clothes that do fit me, I feel tired and run down all the time, I don't know how to tell I am full when I eat, and I do not have anyone to motivate me.  

I need help.  Encouragement.  I fear that if I do not do something now that I will be at 400lbs by the end of summer.  I cannot live like this anymore.

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Let's be law school buddies!  I'm a 2L.  You've done a lot to get to this point, so how are you going to do now?  Come on, Ty, what's your game plan!?

Yes, let's be buddies!  :)  Where are you in school?

The South :)

I don't really do specifics on here ha.

I am also a college student. I am 19 and a business major. I am looking for a weight loss buddy if you are interested.Wink

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