2015 FFA Weight Loss thread (1 Viewer)

[cstu]

6-4. I'm probably more muscular than I was in HS but I could have stood to lose at least 10 lbs. back then so 200 should be doable for me. Imagine I'd look like Michael Phelps at that weight.

Except for looking like a doofus, right?

Uh, yeah...that's the ticket!

 

[Gator Shawn]

I kind of cheated this week because I did a colonic cleanse the last 24 hours so my weigh-in this morning was in a dehydrated state. I was 180.4 this morning I ate normally for breakfast and will the rest of the day today so I'll do my ***official*** weigh-in tomorrow. My artificial deadline to get to 180 is two weeks from today. I don't care if I have to not eat and run that last Thursday I'll be under 180 that Friday morning.

Uhh, how much does that cleanse account for?

 

[AAABatteries]

I kind of cheated this week because I did a colonic cleanse the last 24 hours so my weigh-in this morning was in a dehydrated state. I was 180.4 this morning I ate normally for breakfast and will the rest of the day today so I'll do my ***official*** weigh-in tomorrow. My artificial deadline to get to 180 is two weeks from today. I don't care if I have to not eat and run that last Thursday I'll be under 180 that Friday morning.

Uhh, how much does that cleanse account for?

Not too much - I was 182.4 last Friday. I'm thinking I would have been +/- .5 from that without the cleanse. Honestly, it didn't have quite the effect I was thinking/hoping for - wasn't doing it for weight loss but more just to see.

I've got my sprint tri next Saturday so I'll you a really slow time to aim for.

 

[NixonMask]

I just wanted to share some personal experiences since I finally seem to have it figured out for good.

1. Track everything you eat, Myfitnesspal is great for that
2. Eat as little processed food as possible/ cut out soda (that was the hardest for me and what seemed to finally make the difference)
3. Realize youre not just feeding yourself when you eat, but all the bacteria that live inside you. If you feed them right they will do alot of the work for you.

Other than that I dont think it really matters what youre doing. Ive lost almost 80 pounds this year being just as lazy as ever, I will take the dog for a 30 minute walk 4-5 times a week, but thats almost the entirety of my normal exercise routine. I am most vegan at this point too, only eating non-fat dairy yogurt and the bread at subway. A few foods I would recommend daily are yogurt, brazil nuts (increases testosterone, but are dangerous if eaten in bulk), and some sort of prebotic like beans or oatmeal.

 

[Gator Shawn]

I kind of cheated this week because I did a colonic cleanse the last 24 hours so my weigh-in this morning was in a dehydrated state. I was 180.4 this morning I ate normally for breakfast and will the rest of the day today so I'll do my ***official*** weigh-in tomorrow. My artificial deadline to get to 180 is two weeks from today. I don't care if I have to not eat and run that last Thursday I'll be under 180 that Friday morning.

Uhh, how much does that cleanse account for?

Not too much - I was 182.4 last Friday. I'm thinking I would have been +/- .5 from that without the cleanse. Honestly, it didn't have quite the effect I was thinking/hoping for - wasn't doing it for weight loss but more just to see.

I've got my sprint tri next Saturday so I'll you a really slow time to aim for.

Apologies in advance if you've already had this one worn out on you, but I guess you are not as full of #### as we all thought you were....

 

[Gator Shawn]

I just wanted to share some personal experiences since I finally seem to have it figured out for good.

1. Track everything you eat, Myfitnesspal is great for that

2. Eat as little processed food as possible/ cut out soda (that was the hardest for me and what seemed to finally make the difference)

3. Realize youre not just feeding yourself when you eat, but all the bacteria that live inside you. If you feed them right they will do alot of the work for you.

Other than that I dont think it really matters what youre doing. Ive lost almost 80 pounds this year being just as lazy as ever, I will take the dog for a 30 minute walk 4-5 times a week, but thats almost the entirety of my normal exercise routine. I am most vegan at this point too, only eating non-fat dairy yogurt and the bread at subway. A few foods I would recommend daily are yogurt, brazil nuts (increases testosterone, but are dangerous if eaten in bulk), and some sort of prebotic like beans or oatmeal.

^ This.

Just tracking your food sort of works itself out. When you start realizing how much or maybe even how little you are eating, you start to correct.

When I started tracking the calories daily I started noticing how much sodium I was taking in from all the processed foods.

 

[AAABatteries]

Apologies in advance if you've already had this one worn out on you, but I guess you are not as full of #### as we all thought you were....

yes, my wife said it proves nothing and that I'm still full of ####.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

I just wanted to share some personal experiences since I finally seem to have it figured out for good.

1. Track everything you eat, Myfitnesspal is great for that

2. Eat as little processed food as possible/ cut out soda (that was the hardest for me and what seemed to finally make the difference)

3. Realize youre not just feeding yourself when you eat, but all the bacteria that live inside you. If you feed them right they will do alot of the work for you.

Other than that I dont think it really matters what youre doing. Ive lost almost 80 pounds this year being just as lazy as ever, I will take the dog for a 30 minute walk 4-5 times a week, but thats almost the entirety of my normal exercise routine. I am most vegan at this point too, only eating non-fat dairy yogurt and the bread at subway. A few foods I would recommend daily are yogurt, brazil nuts (increases testosterone, but are dangerous if eaten in bulk), and some sort of prebotic like beans or oatmeal.

^ This.

Just tracking your food sort of works itself out. When you start realizing how much or maybe even how little you are eating, you start to correct.

When I started tracking the calories daily I started noticing how much sodium I was taking in from all the processed foods.

Agreed. THis is probably the single thing that has helped me the most. Regardless of what diet i am doing. if i am tracking what i eat, i lose weight. MyFitnessPal is really easy because you can scan labels and its database has damn near everything in it.

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

Official weigh-in. 1.2 to go!

 

[AAABatteries]

I just wanted to share some personal experiences since I finally seem to have it figured out for good.

1. Track everything you eat, Myfitnesspal is great for that

2. Eat as little processed food as possible/ cut out soda (that was the hardest for me and what seemed to finally make the difference)

3. Realize youre not just feeding yourself when you eat, but all the bacteria that live inside you. If you feed them right they will do alot of the work for you.

Other than that I dont think it really matters what youre doing. Ive lost almost 80 pounds this year being just as lazy as ever, I will take the dog for a 30 minute walk 4-5 times a week, but thats almost the entirety of my normal exercise routine. I am most vegan at this point too, only eating non-fat dairy yogurt and the bread at subway. A few foods I would recommend daily are yogurt, brazil nuts (increases testosterone, but are dangerous if eaten in bulk), and some sort of prebotic like beans or oatmeal.

^ This.

Just tracking your food sort of works itself out. When you start realizing how much or maybe even how little you are eating, you start to correct.

When I started tracking the calories daily I started noticing how much sodium I was taking in from all the processed foods.

Agreed. THis is probably the single thing that has helped me the most. Regardless of what diet i am doing. if i am tracking what i eat, i lose weight. MyFitnessPal is really easy because you can scan labels and its database has damn near everything in it.

Agree with you guys - I definitely used this early on and it was eye opening. I feel as though I've gotten my habits in line and I've been able to stop doing this. Maybe I should start again but I've always said I don't want to become obsessive with it - I teeter on the edge of that. I think what I am going to do is now that I'm back doing some physical activities I enjoy is that I'm going to track that closely and continue to keep an eye on my weight weekly.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

Official weigh-in. 1.2 to go!

nice. almost there!

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 24 179.2 182.5

Sun, Aug 23 180.8 182.9

Sat, Aug 22 181.3 183.1

Fri, Aug 21 180.3 183.3

Thu, Aug 20 180.2 183.7

Wed, Aug 19 181.5 184.1

Tue, Aug 18 183.0 184.3

Bout a month to go, lets see how close i can get to 170

starting weight for reference: Feb 9th 225

Mon, Aug 31 180.6 181.0

Sun, Aug 30 180.0 181.1

Sat, Aug 29 179.5 181.2

Fri, Aug 28 180.6 181.4

Thu, Aug 27 178.3 181.5

Wed, Aug 26 178.7 181.8

Tue, Aug 25 179.0 182.2

went out drinking this weekend which i think explains the gain. also been sick so havent been to the gym in two weeks. today was the first day back. time to grind for the next 30 days!

Mon, Sep 7 178.8 179.4

Sun, Sep 6 177.4 179.5

Sat, Sep 5 177.1 179.7

Fri, Sep 4 177.5 180.0

Thu, Sep 3 178.0 180.3

Wed, Sep 2 177.4 180.5

Tue, Sep 1 179.8 180.9

 

[The Ref]

I'm kind of a cheater as I had surgery last year but as of this AM I'm down 77 lbs. I'm at my "married weight" from 12 years ago.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

As an aside. I tried on my wedding outfit as its 3 weeks out. Lost more weight than i thought and now have to buy a new outfit. And i had already bought a size smaller to be safe.

 

[AAABatteries]

As an aside. I tried on my wedding outfit as its 3 weeks out. Lost more weight than i thought and now have to buy a new outfit. And i had already bought a size smaller to be safe.

Nice and congrats on the wedding!

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

9/11/15 180.0

I was really hoping to be even a tenth of a lb. below 180 and dammit if I didn't land exactly on the number. Last week, so I basically want to lose that .1 this week and I'll be happy and indulge on vacation.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

9/11/15 180.0

I was really hoping to be even a tenth of a lb. below 180 and dammit if I didn't land exactly on the number. Last week, so I basically want to lose that .1 this week and I'll be happy and indulge on vacation.

yes, definitely indulge. you deserve it! Where are you headed for vacation btw?

 

[Judge Smails]

Totally sabotaging myself. Not on a diet per se, or really trying to get to a number, but a lot of the good work I do during the day with eating, working out, etc is washed out with the sweets, scoop of peanut butter, etc. Way too many calories given back at night. If I could get more disciplined the last 3 hours of the day I could get really fit.

 

[NREC34]

Totally sabotaging myself. Not on a diet per se, or really trying to get to a number, but a lot of the good work I do during the day with eating, working out, etc is washed out with the sweets, scoop of peanut butter, etc. Way too many calories given back at night. If I could get more disciplined the last 3 hours of the day I could get really fit.

I'm guilty of the same thing. Night is the toughest time to be strong and resilient.

 

[cstu]

Totally sabotaging myself. Not on a diet per se, or really trying to get to a number, but a lot of the good work I do during the day with eating, working out, etc is washed out with the sweets, scoop of peanut butter, etc. Way too many calories given back at night. If I could get more disciplined the last 3 hours of the day I could get really fit.

What's most important to you - do you want to be really fit or enjoy those sweets?

 

[AAABatteries]

yes, definitely indulge. you deserve it! Where are you headed for vacation btw?

Taking the wife and kids (4 of them) back to Disney - we go all the time but it will be our first trip down in the last year. Plan to spend a couple days at the water parks and show off my modified Dad bod to the ladies.

 

[Gator Shawn]

yes, definitely indulge. you deserve it! Where are you headed for vacation btw?

Taking the wife and kids (4 of them) back to Disney - we go all the time but it will be our first trip down in the last year. Plan to spend a couple days at the water parks and show off my modified Dad bod to the ladies.

Coming to my nape of the woods, neck of the wape.

 

[Northern Voice]

Totally sabotaging myself. Not on a diet per se, or really trying to get to a number, but a lot of the good work I do during the day with eating, working out, etc is washed out with the sweets, scoop of peanut butter, etc. Way too many calories given back at night. If I could get more disciplined the last 3 hours of the day I could get really fit.

If I gave up beer and beer related eating (nachos, pizza, etc...) I'd easily drop 20 pounds and also enjoy my life much less. For now I will likely continue eating well and exercising five or six days a week, then go nuts and undo it all in one day. I'd like to be 190 lbs, I hate when I'm in 220. I seem to end up around 205, walking the line between skinny fat guy and fat skinny guy.

 

[Corporation]

Just saw this. 6 feet tall.

1/20/15: 212

1/29/15: 207

Target weight: 190

2/5/15: 206 Super Bowl was my cheat day and I went overboard.

2/12/15: 204.2Steady progress.

202.6 primarily on diet. Need the weather to warm up so I can run/bike.

Haven't updated in a long time, but have added biking to the diet change:

7/8/15: 191.8

7/13/15: 190.4

7/18/15: 188.8! Original goal of 190 hit, may try for 185.

congrats. Must feel great to hit your goal!!

Actually got down to 182 on Thursday! I did this via cheating, however, as I weighed 191 Labor Day morning, got a stomach virus, and lost 9 stinking pounds. Not the way to lose it

Before that, I've hovered between 186 and 191 and it feels pretty comfortable. I've been biking a fair amount, and that really seems to work well for me due to the lack of impact on joints.

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

9/11/15 180.0

9/17/15 179.8

So, Phase 2 is basically complete - under 180! I'm leaving tomorrow for vacation and will probably put back on 10 lbs.

Plans to ramp up my exercise when I get back. Right now I'm thinking I'd like to drop another 15 lbs of fat and add 5 lbs of muscle and then maintain at 170.

I don't think I'll do my weekly updates going forward - maybe monthly to keep my honest. Good luck to everyone in here and for all the support. I will keep checking in often as I can as I love reading when others post their stories - it seemed to really help me to have others encourage me so hopefully I can pass that along to others.

 

[NREC34]

Excellent AAA

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Starting Weight - 240

7/10/15 192.6

7/17/15 189.1

7/24/15 186.8

7/31/15 187.3

8/7/15 186.5

8/15/15 186.0

8/21/15 184.8

8/28/15 182.4

9/5/15 181.2

9/11/15 180.0

9/17/15 179.8

So, Phase 2 is basically complete - under 180! I'm leaving tomorrow for vacation and will probably put back on 10 lbs.

Plans to ramp up my exercise when I get back. Right now I'm thinking I'd like to drop another 15 lbs of fat and add 5 lbs of muscle and then maintain at 170.

I don't think I'll do my weekly updates going forward - maybe monthly to keep my honest. Good luck to everyone in here and for all the support. I will keep checking in often as I can as I love reading when others post their stories - it seemed to really help me to have others encourage me so hopefully I can pass that along to others.

Congrats! have fun on vaca

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

 

[Buckfast 1]

I've been thinking of trying to lose a bit weight and get in better shape lately. Some of you guys have inspired me. It's not like I'm in particularly bad shape or anything, but I'm recently single for the first time in nearly a decade, so I figured I might as well just get in the best shape possible. I'm 6'0" tall and generally weigh somewhere between 205-210 pounds while currently doing absolutely nothing to watch my weight. I don't currently exercise unless it is something that I would do anyways for fun (hiking, biking, tennis, soccer, etc.), I eat whatever I want, and I generally drink at least a couple beers probably four or five times a week. I'm not looking to make any drastic changes to my diet or drinking habits, but I'm thinking that if I eat and drink a little smarter and start working out regularly, I should be able to drop some weight. I think my current goal weight should probably be 190 pounds, which would mean losing 15-20 pounds. It seems like it would be good motivation to keep track of my progress in here, so I guess here it goes!

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 24 179.2 182.5

Sun, Aug 23 180.8 182.9

Sat, Aug 22 181.3 183.1

Fri, Aug 21 180.3 183.3

Thu, Aug 20 180.2 183.7

Wed, Aug 19 181.5 184.1

Tue, Aug 18 183.0 184.3

Bout a month to go, lets see how close i can get to 170

starting weight for reference: Feb 9th 225

Mon, Aug 31 180.6 181.0

Sun, Aug 30 180.0 181.1

Sat, Aug 29 179.5 181.2

Fri, Aug 28 180.6 181.4

Thu, Aug 27 178.3 181.5

Wed, Aug 26 178.7 181.8

Tue, Aug 25 179.0 182.2

went out drinking this weekend which i think explains the gain. also been sick so havent been to the gym in two weeks. today was the first day back. time to grind for the next 30 days!

Mon, Sep 7 178.8 179.4

Sun, Sep 6 177.4 179.5

Sat, Sep 5 177.1 179.7

Fri, Sep 4 177.5 180.0

Thu, Sep 3 178.0 180.3

Wed, Sep 2 177.4 180.5

Tue, Sep 1 179.8 180.9

Ive been politican on posting. But im at 174.5 today. Wedding is in 12 days. Dont think i will get to 170. But im pretty happy with how far i got. Started tracking my weight at 225 but was probably around 235 at my highest. So i have dropped about 60lbs. Went from size 42 waist to size 32. Going to gain a ton back on the honeymoon, then drop it and work on adding muscle and getting ripped for an upcoming central american wedding. This thread has definitely been great motivation.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

I've been thinking of trying to lose a bit weight and get in better shape lately. Some of you guys have inspired me. It's not like I'm in particularly bad shape or anything, but I'm recently single for the first time in nearly a decade, so I figured I might as well just get in the best shape possible. I'm 6'0" tall and generally weigh somewhere between 205-210 pounds while currently doing absolutely nothing to watch my weight. I don't currently exercise unless it is something that I would do anyways for fun (hiking, biking, tennis, soccer, etc.), I eat whatever I want, and I generally drink at least a couple beers probably four or five times a week. I'm not looking to make any drastic changes to my diet or drinking habits, but I'm thinking that if I eat and drink a little smarter and start working out regularly, I should be able to drop some weight. I think my current goal weight should probably be 190 pounds, which would mean losing 15-20 pounds. It seems like it would be good motivation to keep track of my progress in here, so I guess here it goes!

Honestly sounds like it will be pretty easy for you. Maybe just log what you eat in myfitnesspal? You probably dont even have to change your diet. Just watching your intake alone would probably do the trick.

 

[Buckfast 1]

I've been thinking of trying to lose a bit weight and get in better shape lately. Some of you guys have inspired me. It's not like I'm in particularly bad shape or anything, but I'm recently single for the first time in nearly a decade, so I figured I might as well just get in the best shape possible. I'm 6'0" tall and generally weigh somewhere between 205-210 pounds while currently doing absolutely nothing to watch my weight. I don't currently exercise unless it is something that I would do anyways for fun (hiking, biking, tennis, soccer, etc.), I eat whatever I want, and I generally drink at least a couple beers probably four or five times a week. I'm not looking to make any drastic changes to my diet or drinking habits, but I'm thinking that if I eat and drink a little smarter and start working out regularly, I should be able to drop some weight. I think my current goal weight should probably be 190 pounds, which would mean losing 15-20 pounds. It seems like it would be good motivation to keep track of my progress in here, so I guess here it goes!

Honestly sounds like it will be pretty easy for you. Maybe just log what you eat in myfitnesspal? You probably dont even have to change your diet. Just watching your intake alone would probably do the trick.

Yeah, I'm thinking that instead of going out and eating a big lunch everyday, I should work out during my lunch break and then eat a small healthy snack of yogurt, nuts, and/or some fruit at my desk afterwards. That should be a pretty significant change in my caloric intake/calories burned per day. I should download MyFitnessPal again. I used it briefly in the past, but didn't stick with it.

 

[AAABatteries]

Awesome Pinky - nice work and congrats again on the wedding.

Good luck Buckfast - let us know about your progress.

 

[Gator Shawn]

Checking in. Was stuck at a plateau at 290 for several weeks.

Found that I was saving up 2-300 calories during the day to try to fit in a snack (candy bar or something) in the evening when my willpower was low.

Stopped doing that, started eating a larger lunch which gave me more energy to run after work and didn't make me hungry for a large dinner.

Broke through and down to 285 now. That's 80 lbs total. 60 left to go.

Still doing my "calorie cycling plan" where I eat about 1400-1500 (low) net calories (consumed - burned from exercise) 5 days a week, 2250-2300 (medium) one day and up to 3000 (high) the final day.

I try to get almost all of my calories on low and medium days from whole and natural sources, but I don't worry too much about breakdown, i.e. carbs, fats, etc. If I want fruit, I eat fruit, if I want a potato I have a potato, if I just want to eat fish and chicken all day, I do that too. I never go to excess on fat or protetin or carbs, I just don't worry about a ratio too much.

Now, on that high day, up to 3K, well on that day I might have cheeseburgers or Pizza or Ice Cream. It's my combination cheat/refeed day.

Anyway, keep on keeping on everyone!

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

Week 2: Bye week

Mom was in town for my daughter's birthday this weekend - had cake and ate out too much. Back to the grind this week.

 

[ragincajun]

Here we go......

If I don't change soon I am going to die.

5'10" 295#

44" pants.

XXL shirt although if they go in the dryer forget it.

Blood work prett good. Cholesterol levels a tad off but not terrible.

Blood pressure generally good.

Horrible sleep apnea

Backstory:

Like many of you I have always been athletic yada yada yada. i have always been a bigger guy. Not fat like I am now but thicker. Got married and 2 kids and now I am at almost 300#. I have a 4 year old and 1 year old, and I cannot keep up with them. Really starting to worry about my health and not being around for them. I have tried diets and MFP but always fall off the wagon. I have a mountain bike gloves balls tennis rackets kettle bells, etc that I can use but I am exhausted by the time I get home.

Wife is totally onboard as she wants to drop a few pounds. Doesn't need to buy whatever. Just checking in. Reading more tonight.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Here we go......

If I don't change soon I am going to die.

5'10" 295#

44" pants.

XXL shirt although if they go in the dryer forget it.

Blood work prett good. Cholesterol levels a tad off but not terrible.

Blood pressure generally good.

Horrible sleep apnea

Backstory:

Like many of you I have always been athletic yada yada yada. i have always been a bigger guy. Not fat like I am now but thicker. Got married and 2 kids and now I am at almost 300#. I have a 4 year old and 1 year old, and I cannot keep up with them. Really starting to worry about my health and not being around for them. I have tried diets and MFP but always fall off the wagon. I have a mountain bike gloves balls tennis rackets kettle bells, etc that I can use but I am exhausted by the time I get home.

Wife is totally onboard as she wants to drop a few pounds. Doesn't need to buy whatever. Just checking in. Reading more tonight.

Just keep it simple. Start loggin stuff in MFP for a week. Then the following week, set a weight loss goal, and then it will tell you how many caloris to eat a day. just stay under that number and your good to go. once you get going and see results then you can get fancy and do other diets, add gym, etc, but if you can keep it simple and not try to make huge changes right away you should be good.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 24 179.2 182.5

Sun, Aug 23 180.8 182.9

Sat, Aug 22 181.3 183.1

Fri, Aug 21 180.3 183.3

Thu, Aug 20 180.2 183.7

Wed, Aug 19 181.5 184.1

Tue, Aug 18 183.0 184.3

Bout a month to go, lets see how close i can get to 170

starting weight for reference: Feb 9th 225

Mon, Aug 31 180.6 181.0

Sun, Aug 30 180.0 181.1

Sat, Aug 29 179.5 181.2

Fri, Aug 28 180.6 181.4

Thu, Aug 27 178.3 181.5

Wed, Aug 26 178.7 181.8

Tue, Aug 25 179.0 182.2

went out drinking this weekend which i think explains the gain. also been sick so havent been to the gym in two weeks. today was the first day back. time to grind for the next 30 days!

Mon, Sep 7 178.8 179.4

Sun, Sep 6 177.4 179.5

Sat, Sep 5 177.1 179.7

Fri, Sep 4 177.5 180.0

Thu, Sep 3 178.0 180.3

Wed, Sep 2 177.4 180.5

Tue, Sep 1 179.8 180.9

Ive been politican on posting. But im at 174.5 today. Wedding is in 12 days. Dont think i will get to 170. But im pretty happy with how far i got. Started tracking my weight at 225 but was probably around 235 at my highest. So i have dropped about 60lbs. Went from size 42 waist to size 32. Going to gain a ton back on the honeymoon, then drop it and work on adding muscle and getting ripped for an upcoming central american wedding. This thread has definitely been great motivation.

173.6 today. almost time. i may have to stop losing weight as my wedding pants are a little big. Guess thats a good problem to have. Will still probably try to lose one more lb as i expect an uptick as vacation starts

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

Week 2: Bye week

Mom was in town for my daughter's birthday this weekend - had cake and ate out too much. Back to the grind this week.

Didn't weigh in Week 3.

Week 4: 285.6

 

[cstu]

Here we go......

If I don't change soon I am going to die.

5'10" 295#

44" pants.

XXL shirt although if they go in the dryer forget it.

Blood work prett good. Cholesterol levels a tad off but not terrible.

Blood pressure generally good.

Horrible sleep apnea

Backstory:

Like many of you I have always been athletic yada yada yada. i have always been a bigger guy. Not fat like I am now but thicker. Got married and 2 kids and now I am at almost 300#. I have a 4 year old and 1 year old, and I cannot keep up with them. Really starting to worry about my health and not being around for them. I have tried diets and MFP but always fall off the wagon. I have a mountain bike gloves balls tennis rackets kettle bells, etc that I can use but I am exhausted by the time I get home.

Wife is totally onboard as she wants to drop a few pounds. Doesn't need to buy whatever. Just checking in. Reading more tonight.

Step 1: Realize you have a problem.

Step 2: Want to be healthy more than you want to enjoy food. This is absolutely the most important thing in my opinion. Until you know in your mind that you want to be healthy and will let nothing stop you then you'll fall back into your old habit. I hit rock-bottom when I was nearly 300 lbs. and realized I wasn't even enjoying the food I was eating because I was so fat. I decided then I was going to go cold turkey on unhealthy food since I don't have good portion control.

Step 3: If you haven't been exercising, don't go nuts right away. Wait until you get your diet under control first. Start off with something easy like walking. This will help you avoid a lot of ups and down - remember, slow and steady wins the race.

Step 4: Once you have a diet stabilized and start to feel better then start working out more.

 

[Buckfast 1]

I officially started my weight loss plan today. I weighed in at 208.6 last night before bed. Ideally, I think I would like to get down to around 190 -- which is about what I weighed my senior year of high school, although I would be satisfied with losing less as long as I am converting fat into muscle. I really just want to slim down my face and my beer gut slightly while adding some muscle mass.

My current weight loss plan involves (1) replacing going out to a big lunch every day at the office with working out at the gym over my lunch break and eating a healthy snack or small lunch at my desk afterwards; (2) going for a run/bike ride, lifting some free weights, and/or doing some pushups/situps/pullups whenever I work at home; (3) generally trying to keep healthier snacks around the house for when I get the munchies (honeycrisp apples are my current go-to); and (4) possibly cutting back the frequency or quantity of my drinking ever so slightly.

I probably need to find a solid workout routine to follow in order to keep myself regemented. When I go to the gym without a plan, I tend to focus too much on my glamour muscles -- bis, tris, and pecs -- while ignoring my core. Let me know if anyone has any good workout routine suggestions.

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

Week 2: Bye week

Mom was in town for my daughter's birthday this weekend - had cake and ate out too much. Back to the grind this week.

Didn't weigh in Week 3.

Week 4: 285.6

Keep forgetting about this thread:

Week 10: 281.8

 

[Gator Shawn]

So since I started my fitness and weight loss journey, I've lost close to 90 lbs. Down from almost 370 to 277 as of this morning. I was becoming someone who can watch shows like "My 600lb Life" and I could totally see how that can happen. It was happening to me. I've turned all that around. While I still have a ways to go (another 60lbs or so), I'm now easily running 5Ks and training for a 10K and a Sprint Triathlon this Spring. I feel like a ####### beast. maybe the biggest thing to happen recently is that I'm able to wear off the rack clothes again. It's been a long time since I've been able to go into most stores and pick up a shirt or pants off the shelf and try them on. Sure 42 waist and XXL is the size, but those are usually the high end of most normal labels. Damn that "slim fit" trend these days though! Anyway, the point is, I feel like a badass now. I'm probably fitter than 75% of the people I run into on a daily basis and I feel like a new man.

The thing is, when people see me, they still just see a big fat guy, because even with 90 lbs lost I'm still just a fat guy.

No real point here, just something that both makes me a little sad and keeps me motivated to keep going.

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

Week 2: Bye week

Mom was in town for my daughter's birthday this weekend - had cake and ate out too much. Back to the grind this week.

Didn't weigh in Week 3.

Week 4: 285.6

Keep forgetting about this thread:

Week 10: 281.8

Week 14: 279.8

Soon I need to step up my workouts (only been going to the gym once a week the past month), but even a half a pound a week is getting the job done.

 

[cstu]

Decided to do the weekly Sunday morning weigh in:

Week 1: 286.6

Week 2: Bye week

Mom was in town for my daughter's birthday this weekend - had cake and ate out too much. Back to the grind this week.

Didn't weigh in Week 3.

Week 4: 285.6

Keep forgetting about this thread:

Week 10: 281.8

Week 14: 279.8

Soon I need to step up my workouts (only been going to the gym once a week the past month), but even a half a pound a week is getting the job done.

Post season check in: 277.6

 

[cstu]

276.2. Slow but steady.

 

[wazoo11]

Lost 10 lbs this month from eating healthy and exercising 4 times a week.

I really pushed myself to reach this goal.