After my husband died a dear physician friend suggested I get a fitness coach, because I was over 200 lbs. He recommended a woman who had been seriously overweight herself at one time. So I hired her for six months. Will never be a size 5, but a size 10-12 is healthy and fine for now. She helped me become a food snob. Now I LOVE fresh fruits, vegetables and like having friends who strive to be fit and healthy as well. Great support system. And NO not all of them are slender. But they are fit and healthy. Yep walking when carrying a lot of weight is HARD and painful. And I admit I HATE it at first. But then the endorphins kick in and the pain lessens and I am able to do five miles in an hour and a half. And yes its hard to realize that some foods I just cannot have. Like Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper is akin to a food allergy food for me so I have to avoid the stuff. And I simply have to make sure cookies, candies, bread are NOT in the home. Even if they are made with 'healthy' ingredients. So do what you can and celebrate the small steps. They say losing even ten pounds makes a difference. Thank you for your honesty.
Real good video bro. Keep up the good work. You will know more than any, the road is long and hard. Totally understand the willpower stuff. There is a difference between positive and negative willpower (doing and not doing). Also the stuff like still having to eat. Totally resonate cuz I used to have a porn addiction and it was not as bad, but you still sort of "need" to jack off after weeks and that can set it off. It's a vicious cycle; the more extreme you get, the harder it is to get balanced. take every piece of restored balance as a blessing. Your video really helped me to deal with my chronic insomnia. The patterns of illness are the same.
The whole "I eat because I'm sad, and then I'm sad because I ate" thing is very much the same with any failing coping strategy that turns into an addiction. It is the same thing with being a drug addict. You do drugs because you are upset, and then you feel upset because you are a drug addict. It is a vicious cycle.
hey man i think its great that your losing weight and you want to take control of your life. i myself am big into fitness and am currently studying to be come and athletic trainer. Also i am big into the psy side of things and i understand what you are going through and am here and will support you all the way through. keep on going my firend.
The one thing that does NOT help is when the body is in-cooperative for helping us loose weight because of the slow metabolism of those bodies. As for myself. I been guzzling food and shit loads of snacks and sodas. Back in 2000, I weighed 140 from all the exercise at the gym. I was thin and everything. BUT after marriage of my wife. As of 2014. I got lazy as hell. I have gained alot of weight. I now weigh 185..... BUT the thing for me. My body does NOT go over 185. My eating habits have been EXACTLY the same for the last 5 or so years. But yet, SOMEHOW, my body has NOT gone over 185. And funny, many people comment to me that I DON'T look obese in ANY way. So it seems that some bodies never really get fat no matter what! It's just too bad about some people who try to loose weight. Working their ass off just to lose a few pounds, And gain it all back WITHOUT TRYING!
Wayne 256 ppl disliked this video because they don't understand peoples situations.Noone sees how much we take life for granted.If we lived the way some other people lived we could see it but we are so infested with ourselves and our own responsibilities and pleasures we sit behind the screen and talk shit about others.
the driving forces (emotional factors) behind eating disorders like anorexia and binge eating are often the same. The action is different. Sounds exactly what you describe.
YOUR HILARIOUS N REAL! YOU'RE YOURSELF AND YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK BUT THERE IS THE POINT WHERE WE CARE FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP DOING VIDEOS SO I ENCOURAGE YOU FROM THIS STANDPOINT TO TAKE WALKS FOR FIVE MINS A DAY. WE LOVE YOU AND NEVER EVER TAKE SHIT FROM ANYONE. peace
People need to understand this and understand the rest of their life. Guys like him start out big. He can't, in five minutes say " oh lets get thin" Im a skinny teenager but i hang around alto of these kids. And they are miserable its bot easy. Even "skinny" people can't just go out and lose ten pounds in a day. Hope this go well for you and anyone else suffering from problems reading this.
You are a beautiful soul friend. If you haven't already, I would hiiiiiiighly recommend that you cut ALL SODA. Maybe try seltzer water, or some sort of sugar free soft drink. Processed sugar is an absolute killer man.
The problem is fat people have not always eaten like they do. But at ONE POINT they did. So it becomes a calorie deficit struggle. Uphill battle but can be done.
My husband broke that cycle and i'm amanzingly proud of him , and i'm sure you're doin a great job on yourself and with the help of your wife you can beat it ! best wishes ! =D
I hate those people who make fun of Boogie. I've loved his videos for so long probable since he had 1k subs and i understand what its like to be fat but shouldn't judge a utuber by his size, voice, ethnicity, or how many subs they have u should like a u tuber by how funny he is and other stuff but not hurting the utuber constructive response is quite ok but not just to be mean so don't be like this just support boogie2988 so subscribe to him
I have no will power. I just do not allow crap in my home. My daughter brings home left over Chinese food. I threw it away. I knew I would eat it. I am small. I have no will power. For exercise. ..try arm peddling., try speed bag work this is really fun.
i started meth when i was 13, cocaine when i was 15, ecstasy when i was 18. by the age of 22 my life was a complete mess because of addiction, i smoked heavy and drank heavy. but when i met my wife at the age of 23 i backed off a lil bit, starting to say no every once in a while. when my son was born i was 24. from the moment i laid eyes on him i decided to stop the addiction. it wasn't easy. but i made my son and my wife my motivation. and i did it without even going to rehab. then after i became sober i started to eat well. i was still drinking and smoking heavy at this stage. i ate so fucking well that by the time i reach 31 i became fat. then my wife started to look at me in a funny way. looked me in the eye and said "if you don't lose weight you are never gonna see me again". she meant that my life is in danger because i couldn't even go upstairs without catching my breath. so the next day i walked into the gym when i picked up my first dumbell it felt like i went to church for the first time and those weights my bible and the PT was the preacher. that day i quit smoking then started to back off drinking. it was gruel because of all the addiction smoking was the hardest one to quit. my wife and i used to fight when i got cranky because of craving for cigarettes. i left my kid and my wife with her consent of course for 3 months, i rented a small room. there i battled the craving alone so i wouldn't yell at my wife or anybody anymore. with that and constantly going to the gym without fail 5 days a week 2 hrs a day. now i am 32 and i am in the best shape of my life. anybody who sees me won't even notice the hell i have been through. you have to want it bad enough if you want to turn your life around.
Wow what a inspirational story that is awesome! You should be so proud of yourself I know this girl who was a drug addicted and she went cold turkey too, she's now married and has two kids and very happy it takes a lot of work but you can do anything if you set to your mind to it best of luck to you.
Me too. I'm in the process of getting my abs back. My body looks fucking awesome . Feel better, and the changes are drastic. Wasn't fat, but chunky. I just need the booze to stop completely instead of 2 shots a day. But I'm exercising constantly, went lifting which really got me motivated. N I didn't eat much when i was a heavy drinker
Man i was addicted to alcohol and coke ex crack for like 4 years man. In and out of jail. I know the struggle of addiction. Been 6 months sober boogie!
Lupe Gonzalez congrats friend!! Keep going in ur recovery! :) ....God has amazzziiing things for u now that u have made room for Him to be in ur life!.... Im also working on ,y food addiction....and doing my best to have a completely healthy lofe in ecery way! Im so excited! :))) Blessings all the way from Monterrey, Mx!
At school there's this guy names Diego and he's about 200 lbs. But every time during PE we always cheer him on, and for the first time on our mile he finally got under 20 min and it keeps on getting shorter and now I'm really glad that we did so that his life should be easier. And I'm not saying thank me I'm just giving a example for the bullies out there
2019: You still going man. I rewatched this today, still struck by your total honesty and thoughts about your situation + life in general. There's something here for everyone imo.
I used to be big once, I weighed around 275 at my heaviest. Then 1 day I decided to do something about and stick to a diet/exercise regimen. Less than a year later I got down to 155 pounds and is now in the best shape of my life. The trick is that you just got to want it enough, that's how it worked for me anyways.
Sure, that's the "trick". Unless you have a medical problem that prevents that "trick" from working. Life isn't quite that simple. Just because it works for you, doesn't mean every one else just doesn't "want it enough"
I tought LITTERALY the exact same thing as you 5 months ago. Since then i lost over 80 pounds ! I was sick of all the things i was not able to do , And i didnt want to get Diabetes or hearth diseases (I was morbidly obese with a bmi of 40.1. All the effects of obesity just shocked me a lot, and i can't hurt my familly by dying of obesity. It is actually not hard if you really want something. Litteraly after 1 month of eating less i got the hang of it
Dustin Mcphetridge *sigh* It's always nice hearing opinions from people who don't understand what eating disorders are. I suggest you do a little research into mental illnesses & the way they affect your mind before spouting ignorance on the subject, as people love to do on this website.
i am a very thin guy. this video touched me soooo much. keep fighting dude! i understand what its like to struggle with issues on a mental level, everything can be achieved with a good mentality. :)
Its fucking terrible, its nothing but the feeling of being a normal person trapped in a disgusting fucking sack of shit. Ive been overweight my entire life and have recently become handicapped, unable to walk much, barely able to take a shower by myself, barely able to stand for more than a few minutes. Its the worst aspect of my life right now and the biggest thing i want to change. Parents, for the love of god, please manage your kids eating habits, dont let them eat 2 or 3 snacks, or huge helpings of food for their meals. Dont let them get like this.
Thanks for sharing this with us and the rest of the world. My wife's friends husband was a big guy and died a few years back and It was hell for him to just walk across the parking lot. I miss him, SUPER funny and SMART like you. You get a million suggestions but I'll just throw this out there in hopes that you haven't heard it and I can actually possibly help you. Look into isometrics. You don't have to stand or lift weights you don't even have to move! You just tense your body and count for a few seconds then relax and just tense your different muscle groups, not everything. You burn calories and you don't have to exacerbate any areas of your body that hurt. We LOVE ya man and were pulling for you :)!!!
I'm so sorry for your loss! The important thing is to NEVER forget him. Hold him close and use his strength to carry on. I know it's hard. I know it's painful. But, don't forget to take care of yourself. You got this. I know you do!
I have an obese friend and I have been supporting him for many years now. Never made fun and I always tried to make him happy. But i never told him to do something about it because I think he needs to want it himself.
@MrKIPPETJEpokpok Yes yes yes I was 266 for 5 years and I finally decided to change my life around on 12/11/20 and got down to 142 all by myself in 2 years😁😁😁
I wouldn't say just living a large life is a sign of strong willpower. Thinking "fuck it, I'm tired of this shit, I'm going to get shredded." that's willpower. Just dealing with your situation by eating further isn't doing much
The best way to lose weight at a stage were you cant walk for more than a couple minutes is just to change what you eat to stuff that does not contain as many calories and after a while and you have lost some weight try to start walking and keep on progressing. My dad used to be over weight now he is a healthy man when he did this process. I don't mean for this comment to be offensive in any form i just want to give you the idea on the solution to your problem
I use to tease my lil brother about being fat he would always laugh it off it wasn't till recently i realized he was just putting on fake smile it makes me tear up knowing how bad i was making him feel. I wish all of u out there struggling with obesity the best of luck & and thank you boogie for the wonderful story
For people who think that obesity is purely a matter of being weak willed, ponder this. There are doctors, lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs who have started lucrative enterprises, and college professors who are obese. These people, in order to accomplish all that they have accomplished in life, had to be enormously disciplined because you don't become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, an entrepreneur who has started lucrative enterprises, or a college professor without marshaling an extraordinary amount of discipline, and yet, even among such accomplished individuals, obesity persists. Secondly, ponder that, before the late 1970s, obesity was a relatively rare problem. Was there all of a sudden a collective loss of willpower across humanity near the end of the disco era? Both of these facts point to the fact that there is something more going on here than a character defect. There is something more going on here than a simple lack of willpower. It has more to do with a change in our food environment coupled with individuals who have addictions to food. As with other sorts of addictions, merely just berating an individual for not having enough willpower is an oversimplification of the problem.
***** But an oversimplification still applies, and being too fucking weak to not get a large order of fries and an extra soft drink is pretty fucking pathetic to me.
archlord381 That is easy to say if you don't have an addiction to these fattening substances. It would be like comparing the willpower of an alcoholic to a non-alcoholic, and stating that the non-alcoholic has stronger willpower and the alcoholic is just "weak", because the alcoholic can't step away from the bottle of scotch. However, since the non-alcoholic has far less desire for liquor in the first place, can this really be a fair comparison with respect to willpower? In order for a comparison to be fair between just who has "weak" will[power and who has "strong" willpower, you must be able to determine that both people are EQUALLY tempted by the same substance, and then one was able to overcome that EQUAL temptation. I would argue that obese people, like this guy, and unlike you and I, has an addiction to fattening food that is every bit as strong as an alcoholic's desire for liquor. The food is far more tempting to him than it is to you and I, and because of this chemical impulse, willpower has very little to do with the issue. It has more to do with biochemistry and a poor food environment, which makes it easy for this person to succumb to temptation. No one would live in a state of pain, immobility, and lack of energy, that comes along with being so large, if such a fate were merely determined by willpower. People like this need counseling, and possible medical intervention, not our derision.
***** people aren´t necessarily disciplined across the board or undisciplined across the board. Just like they aren´t necessarily smart or dumb across the board. Somebody can be totally disciplined when it comes to certain things, but out of control when it comes to other things as well as totally realistic and down to earth in some areas but delusional in others. I think you are also right about the environment having changed in a way that makes obesity more common.
there is no difference bro i really whish really bad i was your friend i like people like u there is no difference between fat and skiny people i am skiny and i like fat people i really do i WHISH I WAS YOUR FRIEND and i feel bad for you because people make you feel bad and thats not good since you are gettin mentally damage but i am sorry about that but its ok dont worry because if i ever get to meet u or be your friend online-real life i will help u
hey dude I am glad I could find your channel it has inspired me to try and break that cycle and it will probably really hard and I hope I can and just to give you all a thought I am 14 about 6 foot and 240 pounds now in 9th grade so maybe I can beat that cycle and I think it will be hard and I hope I can win
Forgive me for asking this ... but you say you can barely walk 5 minutes down the road. If you are so immobile, how do you get to the shops to get your food? Congratulations on your weight loss! Did you manage to keep it up a year later?
I'm sure it was very painful for you when you were growing up because we all have been in school and understand how cruel/evil teenagers can be to others. But the fact that you still have grown up to a point in your life where you understand where you are and where you wish/want to get to. And my suggestion is keep going!!!!! Not for the Assholes who made fun of you, not for Anyone but YOU! You will slip up but dont let that get you down! Take Care Best of Luck and Focus on you!
I've seen a couple of your videos where you played a character. I'm glad I finally saw you talking normally and about something that is really important. I was surprised and thankful for watching this. I agree with what you're saying and I guess I'm late to this party as you posted this 2 years ago.. but I hope things are looking up.
It's hard to do it on your own. I couldn't, so I decided to get the RNY gastric bypass surgery. It's been 3 months and so far I'm down 60 lbs in 3 mos. It was worth it. Check out my WLS vlog and progress on RU-vid at Valerie Chowdhury. Good luck to you.
MY mom and sister got the gastric bypass. My mom was 600 at her highest, and is 180 now, my sister was 400 at her highest and 160 now. They are both still hard working, and maintaining when they know things like Thanksgiving or the winter months are coming (aka potentially eating poorly or little to no exercise). I wish you the best!
boogie my man I gotta lot of love and respect for you bro. not to be a sappy cliche fuck, but you're an inspiration to a whole lot of people. def my favorite youtuber
Your doing something which not many people do. you speak up about your life and i support you doing it. well done keep doing it. what your doing is amazing
I like boogie but I hate how he uses bad things that have happened to him as an excuse for him not to try harder to lose weight. He has enough money to hire a professional to help him lose this weight but he seems like hes too lazy I mean you have to eat A LOT everyday to maintain the weight he is at. And before you rage at me and come to the rescue and try and give me bullshit reasons just realize that it's people like you enabling him to eat himself to death. I like you anyway boogie.
Well, no one's ever satisfied. People are pigs, and find him funny because he's fat, and they use that to make them feel better about themselves. If he were skinny, we would be happy for him, but people (Not me) wouldn't find him as funny. Francis would be dead.
how do you actualy want to know this..you are just watching a video and are judging him on that..do you know the guy personaly? do you know what the exact issues are that keeps him in this condition? do you know what he tried and what he didn´t..i heavily doubt that and that line of "oh you ragepeople are what makes him bla" is just baseless and stupid beyond reason.. throwing random statements around prejudging and accusing others doesn´t do anything..you want to be helpful? then this is clearly not the way
Solidus "It IS people like you that make people like him end up on a slab I see it EVERYDAY" implying that you do know what i think of him or what he should do? you don´t have any idea of who i am or what/how i think of people ! again accusing others and beeing prejudice with no real basis "oh i met people that are bla .. so are you " "If you think I'm an asshole because ... " i think you are an prejudice idiot ... "Tell me wise one what can I do to be helpful?" stop talking bullshit and accusing people for reasons that are simply not true and you don´t even have proper evidence for would be a good start
I confident he actually addressed everything in your comment quite well in the video. If you watch the video again you'll see he's listing out common excuses that he has had in the past, and reasons why it's hard to break the cycle. He actually says, 9:15, "I'm doing it now, I'm proud of myself for doing it." 46 pounds over 4 months sounds like he's on the right track. I'm happy he's on the right track and I hope he inspires people to do the same.
Being obese makes it so painful to exercise that you just don’t wanna do it. You have to be incredibly strong-minded to beat this until your body starts to respond positively.
I could never dream of making fun of someone obese, personally I do not experience depression but I have witnessed family members that have. I cannot imagine the pain, and its even worse online I remember the one and one time I was ever bullied and someone called me weak, I ended pushing them down the stairs and broke his arm. I am thin and walk several miles everyday not for healthy reasons, but just because I like the outdoors and I am almost on the line of being way skinny. I found this channel in hopes of finding help for one of my friends in this type of situation. I seem to make it worse because in person rather than online I bring everyone's demons out of the closet when I am questioned especially in public. And my friend told me that makes it worse because I attract attention aka in the store, mall etc. Nice to see this video I suppose it helps me learn more about her life.
Hey it could be worse it could be me years ago fat, made fun of by 90% of mexicans i know and have mental prolbems but i manged to go from 240 pounds and having less than 40% (80-100 pounds muscle) muscle to having 200 pounds and having 75% muscle (160 pounds muscle) because i never gave up even though ive been made fun of since the 7th grade and still now im still made fun of but i made it
People just dont understand. I mean if u had a broken leg, people would say "Oh goodness, give him some room, he cant walk right" but if u have any kind of addiction like food or alchohol that is not so easy to see people LOVE to make fun. Its so sad.
I wonder if he has ever considered gastric bypass? Not saying it to hate on him, I am also a big person, and am possibly considering it too. Just curious...
Boogie I'm right there with you evrytime I go live on twitch I have so many kids in my chat calling me boogie because of my size because they think it's an insult but I do not take it as a insult, I am a big guy like you and have went thrue a lot of the SAMs shit but when someone comes into my chat and calls me boogie2988 it makes me proud! Hang in there and keep posting..
3 years is nothing man.It passes so fast and you dont know what he has to deal with.Im clinically depressed.My mom told me the same thing.''why havent you made progress?Its been 3 years'' i used to believe I was doing nothing until someone kept telling me ''I always assume your doing your best'' wich helped me realise although the progress has been scattered all over the place and i've hit many walls and it doesnt seem like anything has changed.I was doing my best.So im going to assume that Boggie2988 is doing his best.
People with higher body fat % tend to lose weight faster because it's excess fat that they don't need and their body is reacting to exercise and dieting easier. For example someone who is 400 pounds will lose more weight over the same amount of time than someone who 200 pounds would.
TamaChan180L that is true the heavier you are the easier it is to lose weight... the closer you get to your ideal body weight the harder it is to lose it so it starts off easy then gets alot harder as you close in to you ideal BMI
Please do not compare substance abuse to obesity you are crazy.Look boogie I really like your videos and the message you put out, but you cannot blame your obesity on depression. According to your videos, you had both your parents, and obviously weren't poor or struggled to pay for food. With that being said, I bet you had a TV, AC, and other luxuries most unfortunate people don't have. Go look at people who never met their dads, and were raised by busy single parent moms, where bills were a struggle every week. I know many people like that, and even me knowing the circumstances they lived they never showed signs of depression, in fact they were tough people. I remember one of my friends use to ride 8 miles to and back from work every single day on a skateboard, in the hot ass sun. Just to get to work to make a living. You obviously probably never had to endure such agonizing tasks to make ends meet.Seems to me you just probably were socially nervous, stuck in your own world type of guy. You probably had a desk job with nice AC as your means of making a living. Very lucky if you ask me. Some people destroy their bodies with some of the labor jobs out there just to provide for their families and selves. Real hard work. Work you can never do Boogie. Don't use any excuse to justify your obesity. You are fat because you just simply cannot put the fork down and enjoy eating too much. Try just eating one plate of food and maybe drinking one or two cups of soda every meal like a normal person and then you will probably lose your weight and hopefully become healthy again.
At the end of the day your just a sad troll who tried to make people sad... Boogie is properly 10x for success full than you so I wouldn't be talking. I love you boogie! No homo ofc
