Man, I hear you loud and clear. I'm 5'11" and I got up to that point once. I have 3 little boys under the age of 7 and I gained baby weight right along with my wife for the first 2. I had bought a couple of pairs of "fat pants" and after my 2nd son's baptism pics, I realized that enough was enough. I didn't even look like myself and I was at the point where I was going to have to buy yet a new size of pants. I said eff no, and just hit it hard.
I went religious on both diet and exercise. My biggest achilles heel is nighttime snacking. I completely eliminated it. I was disciplined with my cardio and did 45 minutes every single day of the week. No matter what time I went to bed the night before, I was up at the crack of dawn before anyone else in the house woke up. If I waited until later it would never get done. I also lifted 6 days a week, alternating upper and lower body on different days. Nothing like our body building forum members, but enough to tone things up and build some strength.
Exactly 1 year to the day I started, my weight had dropped down by 38 lbs to 168 lbs. I had lost inches everywhere. My shirts were fitting great again, my old pants were all fitting great, and I just felt like myself again. When we had our 3rd baby I had actually lost a little weight during the pregnancy, vs gaining a crapload with the other two! 3 years later I am still within 4 lbs of that low point. I am still wearing all of my original clothes and I have completely rid my closet of any of those reminders of where I had gone with my weight. If not for photos, there would be no record of it!! I still do my cardio 7 days a week and try to lift as often as I can, but my diet is still my achilles heel. I really have to be disciplined, otherwise I will gain pounds just by looking at snacks. Ugh.
