So I've just started on a weight loss and fitness journey, I am male, 24 y/o, 5'8" and 217 lbs (I'm down a few pounds already, that is where I started). I gained a lot of weight after a depressive episode and anxiety breakdown, it wasn't great.
BMI wise I am obese, and more importantly I felt like shit and didn't like my clothes not fitting and what I saw in the mirror. So I got started and feel happy with myself. CICO is working wonders for weight loss, and I am doing the stronglifts 5x5 for strength, but I am unsure what my end goal should be.
My problem is that, at my best (I didn't weight myself back then, sorry!), I still had a bit of chubbiness to me. I was stocky and I really liked it (so does my boyfriend, but I do feel that's less important as I don't want to judge myself based on others). I have really never found lean bodies attractive to me, and tend to find bigger people attractive.
Basically, I want to be big and have a bit of fat to me but I don't want it to negatively impact my health. In fact I want to be strong and fit and have good cardiovascular strength. Is this at all an achievable end goal (I'm talking years here, of course) or is this just a mental view I need to shift and get over in the interest of my health?
And of course, I know that doing anything in interest of "attraction" isn't always a good goal. It's not my main pursuit. I will always put health and fitness and strength above anything else. I just may as well find a way to balance both if it's a possibility
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