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Hey everybody - it’s the new guy (hi, New Guy)!

My name is Will, and I am blogging through my weight loss efforts and lifestyle transformation at 4XLT. I was invited to come be a part of what’s going on here at Fatbloggers when John ran across my blog.

But who am I? That’s a really good question. You can read through my weight loss story on the 4XLT “About” page if you want the full-length version, but here’s the basics of it:

I’ve always been a big guy. You know the type; you probably went to school with them: the tall, large, built like a truck so the football coaches made him play the line type. I graduated high school in 2001 around 300 pounds, but when I went to college, the wheels completely fell off.

…And continued to fall off for two years after I graduated from Oklahoma State University. By the beginning of 2008, I weighed in at a whopping 440 pounds and was wearing size 4XLT shirts.

4XLT - that’s X X X X - that’s four Extras in front of the Large and Tall. That’s just disgusting. I knew I had to change, because I was sick and tired of my life and how my large size kept me from so many things. How odd that is was those comically large shirts that became my wake up call!

Now, eight months down the road, I’ve lost over a hundred pounds and am getting close to 330 pounds. My goal is to be under 300 by December 12th - time for my sister’s wedding.

It’s been a total reboot of my lifestyle that’s allowed me to make the progress I’ve seen thus far. The mental aspect has been, by far and away, the most important. When I don’t stay sharp and keep my goals out in front of me, then I fail to drop the pounds, each and every time. Past that, the health triangle of proper eating, weight training, and cardio has taken off the fat. And supporting it all has been the community aspect of blogging my adventures in an ever-growing group of health bloggers.

So - here’s to the future!

Welcome Joe @ Keeping Fat Loss Simple

and

Will @ 4XLT

In an effort to draw in the younger crowd, allow me to introduce Ryan.

Ryan is 17 and is trying to lose some weight, but he is lacking in accountability. That’s where the FatBloggers come in. The guys do a really good job of encouraging each other to strive for success.

Ryan’s blog is just getting started, but I think we can support him in his efforts to live a healthy life (before he becomes old like the rest of us).

Hi everybody,

First off all I’d like to thank fatbloggers.net for letting me be part of this blog/community.

I’ve been fighting obesity almost all my life. I’ve tried pills, famous diets, you name it.  The only time that I actually lost and maintained my new weight (for almost 3 years) was when I changed my habits.  That’s my motto:  if you want to lose weight, change your habits.

I started my new weight loss journey at the beginning of July.  I’ve already faced some ups and downs, but for the last 3 weeks I’ve been doing pretty well.

Since John sad that I was brave to put my shirtless pic on my blog, here it is again:

So this is me, Alex Costa, fighting to get rid of my extra pounds and to scare all of you with my shirtless pictures

I hope that my story can inspire other people with their own weight struggles.  I hope to see you guys next week with more good news.

Thanks

I want to welcome Alex to the FatBlogger team. Alex has a nice looking blog at MinimizeMe.tv and he is also our first INTERNATIONAL member.

Also… a new poll is up!

The legend of FatBloggers is spreading Far & Wide! Men in all stages of weightloss, from every corner of the Fruited Plain are coming here because of the community we have built. I am proud to announce that FatBlogger #25 has joined us in our Battle of the Bulge.

Colin comes to us from… actually, I have no idea. He doesn’t say.

Colin comes to us from hanging out with Dick Cheney in an undisclosed location. His blog has cool links and the BOLD shirtless shot (You DA man!). But he does have a very cool blog name… Fitness Death March