My name is Mark and I’m 45, 6 foot 2 inches and pushing 500 Lbs., I have acute osteoarthritis in my legs and my knees are in bad shape. I’ve made changes in my diet and still can’t seem to loose weight, recently bought myself a Bowflex and still haven’t used it in 2 months. Man I need a kick in the ass and some help putting together a 1200 calorie a day meal plan that’s simple and easy to prepare and some exercise tips for the machine I have. I wish I had the money to go to a gym and get the motivational help but most days walking can be fun and it plays on my body. Turned to the internet for help and came across articles about Ray Burton and all the help he’s offered and given to people. I want to be a success in turning my life around and feel better, but I can’t do it on my own, at the rate of decay I’m going through I’ll be in a wheelchair in a couple of years or worse and I’m scared and need help.
Please offer me some advice and direction.
Hi Mark,
this has to be done as a process. So first I would recommend looking at my book here:
After reading this book, I offer my email clients help when they need it. You have to know why you are doing everything and the book explains the proper process of losing weight and getting fit.
After your basic knowledge is increased , look inside. Nobody can give you a kick in the ass because when the ass stops getting kicked, you stop moving. You have to kick your own ass. You have a bowflex and that is a great start.
This is all explained in the book but you must have a driving reason that will make you move to get this done and you are going to have to spend some time doing some soul searching so that you are really ready to do this!
Also at 500 pounds a 1200 calorie diet is not the way to go. There are equations to figure out how much you need to eat and of what types of foods…in the book.
It sounds like someone gave you a generic recommendation based on what worked for them and they probably weighed 140 pounds. You would go crazy on a 1200 calorie diet and would feel really awful to say the least.
I’m here to help in any way I can.
