2015 FFA Weight Loss thread (1 Viewer)

[Osaurus]

Down to 220 again. Getting into the teens has been difficult, but I think dropping this last 20 by the end of the year is within reach.

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

6/5/15 201.10

6/12/15 197.60

6/19/15 197.70

6/26/15 196.60

7/3/15 193.60

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

I'm cheating a little and weighing in on Saturday since I travelled this week for business. I had actually seen under 185 but free booze and food on my trip set me back. All things considered I'm happy to be down for the week.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Starting Weight - 240

6/5/15 201.10

6/12/15 197.60

6/19/15 197.70

6/26/15 196.60

7/3/15 193.60

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

I'm cheating a little and weighing in on Saturday since I travelled this week for business. I had actually seen under 185 but free booze and food on my trip set me back. All things considered I'm happy to be down for the week.

Losing weight while traveling for work is hard. Back when i was traveling every week it was definitely a challenge. I remember one week i was doing double sessions in the hotel gym, while in new orleans and still managed to gain 3 lbs on the trip. granted it was new orleans and it was worth it.

After a while i ended up having to keep myself in the hotel and resist the urge to go out otherwise i knew i would be done.

 

[AAABatteries]

Pinky - you need to give our GB Otis some tips.

 

[Gator Shawn]

18 months ago I was at my worst. 365#.

Got down to 340 or so over the course of a year, then due to a fortunate situation where we bought a house with direct access to the state trail system, I bought a bike and have been a fiend over the last 4 months. Down to 290 and started running 5 weeks ago using the Couch 2 5K plan. Skipped the last 3 weeks of the program and went right into running 3 miles. Great program, but once you feel like you can do it, just try and see if you can. I did, so I'm graduated to Couch to 10k.

75 total lost, 50 in the last 4 months. Heading for a target of about 215 which should put me in the 10% bf % area.

Next goal is to officially run my first 5K since gaining the weight

After that, targeting 255 for a cruise in November.

Then Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 14m bike, 2.8m run)

 

[NREC34]

I'm around 197-198. I was just breaking 200 around Memorial Day so it's been maintaining/ pretty slow since then but I'm ok with that. Better than going the other way. I'm thinking 185 by spring would be awesome for me then try to maintain/ add some muscle.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Pinky - you need to give our GB Otis some tips.

isnt he eating tuna or something and thats it?

 

[cstu]

18 months ago I was at my worst. 365#.

Got down to 340 or so over the course of a year, then due to a fortunate situation where we bought a house with direct access to the state trail system, I bought a bike and have been a fiend over the last 4 months. Down to 290 and started running 5 weeks ago using the Couch 2 5K plan. Skipped the last 3 weeks of the program and went right into running 3 miles. Great program, but once you feel like you can do it, just try and see if you can. I did, so I'm graduated to Couch to 10k.

75 total lost, 50 in the last 4 months. Heading for a target of about 215 which should put me in the 10% bf % area.

Next goal is to officially run my first 5K since gaining the weight

After that, targeting 255 for a cruise in November.

Then Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 14m bike, 2.8m run)

Awesome, man.

 

[Northern Voice]

18 months ago I was at my worst. 365#.

Got down to 340 or so over the course of a year, then due to a fortunate situation where we bought a house with direct access to the state trail system, I bought a bike and have been a fiend over the last 4 months. Down to 290 and started running 5 weeks ago using the Couch 2 5K plan. Skipped the last 3 weeks of the program and went right into running 3 miles. Great program, but once you feel like you can do it, just try and see if you can. I did, so I'm graduated to Couch to 10k.

75 total lost, 50 in the last 4 months. Heading for a target of about 215 which should put me in the 10% bf % area.

Next goal is to officially run my first 5K since gaining the weight

After that, targeting 255 for a cruise in November.

Then Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 14m bike, 2.8m run)

I'd like to do a sprint triathlon but I hate the bike part so much.

 

[cstu]

Since moving to California 12 years ago my weight had been creeping up - 230, 250, 270 - but a couple months ago I weighed myself and was 295(!). That was big wake up call and I've since lost 5 lbs. and won't stop until I'm under 220 at least (I'm 6-4). Not doing anything radical, just being more careful about what I eat (mainly reducing eating out) and going to the gym (there's one in the building I work in).

 

[Gator Shawn]

18 months ago I was at my worst. 365#.

Got down to 340 or so over the course of a year, then due to a fortunate situation where we bought a house with direct access to the state trail system, I bought a bike and have been a fiend over the last 4 months. Down to 290 and started running 5 weeks ago using the Couch 2 5K plan. Skipped the last 3 weeks of the program and went right into running 3 miles. Great program, but once you feel like you can do it, just try and see if you can. I did, so I'm graduated to Couch to 10k.

75 total lost, 50 in the last 4 months. Heading for a target of about 215 which should put me in the 10% bf % area.

Next goal is to officially run my first 5K since gaining the weight

After that, targeting 255 for a cruise in November.

Then Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 14m bike, 2.8m run)

I'd like to do a sprint triathlon but I hate the bike part so much.

The swim has me concerned. I've always been a good swimmer, but I haven't really have a chance to train the swimming. 750m just doesn't seem that bad..... Also, swimming in lakes skeeves me out a bit.

 

[AAABatteries]

Shawn - as you get closer to your sprint tri post in the 10k thread. Several knowledgable swimmers in there (read: not me).

750 meters in open water is definitely doable but I strongly suggest you swim the full distance at least once or twice ahead of time and if you've never swam in open water I would that at least once also.

Honestly, after that the number one suggestion I have is to let your wave start and position yourself at the back away from the bodies - it can be a mass of humanity with arms and legs going everywhere.

Congrats on the weight loss.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

a message to those of weigh themselves every day or get pissed when their weight goes up.

So i hit a plateu at 203 and had trouble getting below it. Usually when i hit a plateu i either need to exercise more(or switch up my routine), or binge eat for a meal. Luckily may 2nd was fight night so i was able to eat bad and booze. Results worked great. But the fluctuation was pretty interesting. Basically other than sat night, my caloric intake was the same each day.

sat: 203

sun: 205.9

mon: 207.5

tues: 206.7

wed: 204.2

Thurs: 203.2

Fri: 202.2

Sat: 201.1

Moral of the story: Either weigh yourself everyday and dont sweat the weight fluctuations or dont weigh yourself very often.

Seem to be in another whoosh. The second colum is the weight trend, the first is the actual scale reading. This site will trend your weight. Kind of filters out the bumps which is nice. https://trendweight.com

Thu, Jun 25 191.7 195.7

Wed, Jun 24 192.5 196.2

Tue, Jun 23 193.4 196.6

Mon, Jun 22 193.2 196.9

Sun, Jun 21 194.9 197.3

Sat, Jun 20 196.4 197.6

Since my first post i have been firmly doing Keto and been experimenting with IF(which i added because im not really hungry on Keto). So far so good.

Im in a bit of a plateau, been hovering around 189-190. I have had bad weekends since i have been going out drinking and 4th of july bbqs and such. Though i increased my weight lifting so i may be adding muscle as well. Either way, im hoping to break this plateau this week.

187.7 trying to focus and get down to 184 or 185 by end of week.

185.3 today.... was as high as 189 mid week. Didnt think i would make it. Crazy how weight fluctuates!

Grr didnt hit my goal this week. Lots of fluctuation. But the trend of going down so im good.

Actual Trend

Sun, Jul 26 185.3 187.3

Sat, Jul 25 184.7 187.5

Fri, Jul 24 185.8 187.8

Thu, Jul 23 185.4 188.1

Wed, Jul 22187.2 188.4

Tue, Jul 21 186.5 188.5

Mon, Jul 20 185.9 188.7

Sun, Jul 19 185.3 189.0

182.8 today. But this is bachelor party weekend.... so any wagers on how much i will put on by Monday? Im saying i will be 187 Monday morning.

189 this morning. and im still hung over.

Still need to get back on track after last weekend. I didnt really eat that clean this week. Will get focused again this week and hope to get back down to 182 by then.

Actual Trend

Sun, Aug 9 187.0 186.5

Sat, Aug 8 188.2 186.4

Fri, Aug 7 185.7 186.2

Thu, Aug 6 186.1 186.3

Wed, Aug 5 185.8 186.3

Tue, Aug 4 187.5 186.4

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 17 182.5 184.5

Sun, Aug 16 183.3 184.7

Sat, Aug 15 184.0 184.9

Fri, Aug 14 182.1 185.0

Thu, Aug 13 182.4 185.3

Wed, Aug 12 183.6 185.6

Tue, Aug 11 182.8 185.8

Mon, Aug 10 183.3 186.2

Bumpy week......

 

[AAABatteries]

Always a good idea to give your body a rest after beating it up several weeks in a row. Most lifting/workout regimens include built in deload weeks to take some time to recover from the physical and mental strain of working out.

Great job and keep it up AAA. Having the energy to keep up with your kids and actively play with them is awesome.

Having trouble sleeping and decided to read back through some of the thread and this stuck out at me. This time last year I would drag my ### in from work and probably lay down or sit in my recliner. Today I ran 4.5 miles in the AM, worked all day and then took my son to soccer practice and ran 5 more miles while he practiced. I then came home and played softball with my daughter - could have played for longer but we ran out of daylight. It's days like today that make me so glad I started back exercising and have stuck with it.

Let's go guys - we need more updates in here!

 

[James Daulton]

Always a good idea to give your body a rest after beating it up several weeks in a row. Most lifting/workout regimens include built in deload weeks to take some time to recover from the physical and mental strain of working out.

Great job and keep it up AAA. Having the energy to keep up with your kids and actively play with them is awesome.

Having trouble sleeping and decided to read back through some of the thread and this stuck out at me. This time last year I would drag my ### in from work and probably lay down or sit in my recliner. Today I ran 4.5 miles in the AM, worked all day and then took my son to soccer practice and ran 5 more miles while he practiced. I then came home and played softball with my daughter - could have played for longer but we ran out of daylight. It's days like today that make me so glad I started back exercising and have stuck with it.

Let's go guys - we need more updates in here!

This is an often overlooked, huge benefit to getting your weight under control and getting your body into decent cardiovascular shape. You don't have any more time than before, less actually if you're working out, but often times the time you do have is markedly more fulfilling. From couch to softball, soccer, just running around the yard. It's awesome.

Congrats AAA, seems like you have unlocked the secret code.

One other benefit to losing weight and getting fit is that if you slip up and have a rough month or even two, it takes so much less time to get back to where you want to be. The initial loss and maintenance is the most difficult. Once this lifestyle becomes part of your routine, it's much much easier to slide right back into it.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

a message to those of weigh themselves every day or get pissed when their weight goes up.

So i hit a plateu at 203 and had trouble getting below it. Usually when i hit a plateu i either need to exercise more(or switch up my routine), or binge eat for a meal. Luckily may 2nd was fight night so i was able to eat bad and booze. Results worked great. But the fluctuation was pretty interesting. Basically other than sat night, my caloric intake was the same each day.

sat: 203

sun: 205.9

mon: 207.5

tues: 206.7

wed: 204.2

Thurs: 203.2

Fri: 202.2

Sat: 201.1

Moral of the story: Either weigh yourself everyday and dont sweat the weight fluctuations or dont weigh yourself very often.

Seem to be in another whoosh. The second colum is the weight trend, the first is the actual scale reading. This site will trend your weight. Kind of filters out the bumps which is nice. https://trendweight.com

Thu, Jun 25 191.7 195.7

Wed, Jun 24 192.5 196.2

Tue, Jun 23 193.4 196.6

Mon, Jun 22 193.2 196.9

Sun, Jun 21 194.9 197.3

Sat, Jun 20 196.4 197.6

Since my first post i have been firmly doing Keto and been experimenting with IF(which i added because im not really hungry on Keto). So far so good.

Im in a bit of a plateau, been hovering around 189-190. I have had bad weekends since i have been going out drinking and 4th of july bbqs and such. Though i increased my weight lifting so i may be adding muscle as well. Either way, im hoping to break this plateau this week.

187.7 trying to focus and get down to 184 or 185 by end of week.

185.3 today.... was as high as 189 mid week. Didnt think i would make it. Crazy how weight fluctuates!

Grr didnt hit my goal this week. Lots of fluctuation. But the trend of going down so im good.

Actual Trend

Sun, Jul 26 185.3 187.3

Sat, Jul 25 184.7 187.5

Fri, Jul 24 185.8 187.8

Thu, Jul 23 185.4 188.1

Wed, Jul 22187.2 188.4

Tue, Jul 21 186.5 188.5

Mon, Jul 20 185.9 188.7

Sun, Jul 19 185.3 189.0

182.8 today. But this is bachelor party weekend.... so any wagers on how much i will put on by Monday? Im saying i will be 187 Monday morning.

189 this morning. and im still hung over.

Still need to get back on track after last weekend. I didnt really eat that clean this week. Will get focused again this week and hope to get back down to 182 by then.

Actual Trend

Sun, Aug 9 187.0 186.5

Sat, Aug 8 188.2 186.4

Fri, Aug 7 185.7 186.2

Thu, Aug 6 186.1 186.3

Wed, Aug 5 185.8 186.3

Tue, Aug 4 187.5 186.4

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 17 182.5 184.5

Sun, Aug 16 183.3 184.7

Sat, Aug 15 184.0 184.9

Fri, Aug 14 182.1 185.0

Thu, Aug 13 182.4 185.3

Wed, Aug 12 183.6 185.6

Tue, Aug 11 182.8 185.8

Mon, Aug 10 183.3 186.2

Bumpy week......

180.4 today 180 was my goal. Though i would like to hit 170. will see.

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

6/5/15 201.10

6/12/15 197.60

6/19/15 197.70

6/26/15 196.60

7/3/15 193.60

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

As expected this is getting tougher. I thought I had a great week - eating was kind of clean but not fantastic, I think I only had 2 drinks all week and I killed it at the gym and running. Still, I shouldn't be disappointed with 1.2 lbs lost. If I can do that the next 4 weeks I hit my goal. I'm within 30 days of my vacation now so it's going to be close - I can't have any setbacks if I want to get to 180 by 9/19.

 

[AAABatteries]

180.4 today 180 was my goal. Though i would like to hit 170. will see.

Awesome job!! We are definitely on the same path - congrats man, you've worked really hard. How tall are you? You've probably said somewhere but I don't remember. I'm 5'10". As I mentioned above things are getting tougher and the thing I'm still kind of disappointed about is I have a gut - not a big one but it's noticeable. Now comes the mental game of the slow loss of a pound here or there while adding muscle mass.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

8/21/15 184.8

As expected this is getting tougher. I thought I had a great week - eating was kind of clean but not fantastic, I think I only had 2 drinks all week and I killed it at the gym and running. Still, I shouldn't be disappointed with 1.2 lbs lost. If I can do that the next 4 weeks I hit my goal. I'm within 30 days of my vacation now so it's going to be close - I can't have any setbacks if I want to get to 180 by 9/19.

I think you will get there.

 

[AAABatteries]

Always a good idea to give your body a rest after beating it up several weeks in a row. Most lifting/workout regimens include built in deload weeks to take some time to recover from the physical and mental strain of working out.

Great job and keep it up AAA. Having the energy to keep up with your kids and actively play with them is awesome.

Having trouble sleeping and decided to read back through some of the thread and this stuck out at me. This time last year I would drag my ### in from work and probably lay down or sit in my recliner. Today I ran 4.5 miles in the AM, worked all day and then took my son to soccer practice and ran 5 more miles while he practiced. I then came home and played softball with my daughter - could have played for longer but we ran out of daylight. It's days like today that make me so glad I started back exercising and have stuck with it.

Let's go guys - we need more updates in here!

This is an often overlooked, huge benefit to getting your weight under control and getting your body into decent cardiovascular shape. You don't have any more time than before, less actually if you're working out, but often times the time you do have is markedly more fulfilling. From couch to softball, soccer, just running around the yard. It's awesome.

Congrats AAA, seems like you have unlocked the secret code.

One other benefit to losing weight and getting fit is that if you slip up and have a rough month or even two, it takes so much less time to get back to where you want to be. The initial loss and maintenance is the most difficult. Once this lifestyle becomes part of your routine, it's much much easier to slide right back into it.

I'm out of likes but you are right on - I feel like I have more hours in my day now. And the routine part is a lot of what I'm working on. Years ago I lost but I wasn't changing my lifestyle - hopefully this time the changes stick for the longterm.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Awesome job!! We are definitely on the same path - congrats man, you've worked really hard. How tall are you? You've probably said somewhere but I don't remember. I'm 5'10". As I mentioned above things are getting tougher and the thing I'm still kind of disappointed about is I have a gut - not a big one but it's noticeable. Now comes the mental game of the slow loss of a pound here or there while adding muscle mass.

5'7 here. Yea i still have a bit of a gut too( but i have built up my chest which means shirts look great on me now). But its a manly gut so im cool with it. Plus i love to eat so i doubt i will ever get that super flat stomach.

 

[AAABatteries]

Awesome job!! We are definitely on the same path - congrats man, you've worked really hard. How tall are you? You've probably said somewhere but I don't remember. I'm 5'10". As I mentioned above things are getting tougher and the thing I'm still kind of disappointed about is I have a gut - not a big one but it's noticeable. Now comes the mental game of the slow loss of a pound here or there while adding muscle mass.

5'7 here. Yea i still have a bit of a gut too( but i have built up my chest which means shirts look great on me now). But its a manly gut so im cool with it. Plus i love to eat so i doubt i will ever get that super flat stomach.

I hear you - I love to eat too (and don't forget beer/liquor!). I'm not looking for ripped abs, I just don't want a gut. I want somewhere between Dad-bod and ripped abs - whatever that is.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Awesome job!! We are definitely on the same path - congrats man, you've worked really hard. How tall are you? You've probably said somewhere but I don't remember. I'm 5'10". As I mentioned above things are getting tougher and the thing I'm still kind of disappointed about is I have a gut - not a big one but it's noticeable. Now comes the mental game of the slow loss of a pound here or there while adding muscle mass.

5'7 here. Yea i still have a bit of a gut too( but i have built up my chest which means shirts look great on me now). But its a manly gut so im cool with it. Plus i love to eat so i doubt i will ever get that super flat stomach.

I hear you - I love to eat too (and don't forget beer/liquor!). I'm not looking for ripped abs, I just don't want a gut. I want somewhere between Dad-bod and ripped abs - whatever that is.

hahaha exactly. That's about where i want to be.

 

[NREC34]

So I bought some running shorts and shirt and Walmart last night because I've been feeling like a "real" runner recently. I just wore them for a run and I'm fitting in a medium shirt! I'm thinking maybe it's been high school since I even attempted to wear a medium shirt but I rocked it today. It could fit slightly better around the midsection but I'm working on it. 10 more pounds should do the trick.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Seem to be in another whoosh. The second colum is the weight trend, the first is the actual scale reading. This site will trend your weight. Kind of filters out the bumps which is nice. https://trendweight.com

Thu, Jun 25 191.7 195.7

Wed, Jun 24 192.5 196.2

Tue, Jun 23 193.4 196.6

Mon, Jun 22 193.2 196.9

Sun, Jun 21 194.9 197.3

Sat, Jun 20 196.4 197.6

Since my first post i have been firmly doing Keto and been experimenting with IF(which i added because im not really hungry on Keto). So far so good.

Im in a bit of a plateau, been hovering around 189-190. I have had bad weekends since i have been going out drinking and 4th of july bbqs and such. Though i increased my weight lifting so i may be adding muscle as well. Either way, im hoping to break this plateau this week.

187.7 trying to focus and get down to 184 or 185 by end of week.

185.3 today.... was as high as 189 mid week. Didnt think i would make it. Crazy how weight fluctuates!

Grr didnt hit my goal this week. Lots of fluctuation. But the trend of going down so im good.

Actual Trend

Sun, Jul 26 185.3 187.3

Sat, Jul 25 184.7 187.5

Fri, Jul 24 185.8 187.8

Thu, Jul 23 185.4 188.1

Wed, Jul 22187.2 188.4

Tue, Jul 21 186.5 188.5

Mon, Jul 20 185.9 188.7

Sun, Jul 19 185.3 189.0

182.8 today. But this is bachelor party weekend.... so any wagers on how much i will put on by Monday? Im saying i will be 187 Monday morning.

189 this morning. and im still hung over.

Still need to get back on track after last weekend. I didnt really eat that clean this week. Will get focused again this week and hope to get back down to 182 by then.

Actual Trend

Sun, Aug 9 187.0 186.5

Sat, Aug 8 188.2 186.4

Fri, Aug 7 185.7 186.2

Thu, Aug 6 186.1 186.3

Wed, Aug 5 185.8 186.3

Tue, Aug 4 187.5 186.4

Actual Trend

Mon, Aug 17 182.5 184.5

Sun, Aug 16 183.3 184.7

Sat, Aug 15 184.0 184.9

Fri, Aug 14 182.1 185.0

Thu, Aug 13 182.4 185.3

Wed, Aug 12 183.6 185.6

Tue, Aug 11 182.8 185.8

Mon, Aug 10 183.3 186.2

Bumpy week......

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

 

[PinkydaPimp]

So, last week, inspired by the idiocy on display in the Otis/Woz thread, I decided to finally take a stab at losing some of the extra pounds I've been carrying.

5'10", on 8/3 I was 215 lbs. I think the highest I've ever seen myself was 217 a week or two before that, so, there was my sign that it's time to lose weight. It's probably been a year since I was under 200, if not longer.

My goal is 175lbs.

From 215 to 175 is 40 lbs, the plan is to do it by Feb 7 2016 by losing 1.5 lbs per week.

The strategy is just to limit calories. Eat whatever I want until I hit my ceiling, then done for the day. I have a weight loss app that figured this all out for me, and landed on 2,017 calories per day as my budget.

Anyway, one week down and I guess I breezed through the 'water weight' because this morning I tipped the scales at 205.5, for a loss of 9.5 since 8/3 in the AM.

We'll see what week 2 does.

Hit 203 on Sunday but an unscheduled outing & feasting put me back up to where I was before by Monday morning. So a flat week 3 for me.

8/3: 215 (starting weight)

8/10: 205.5 (losing the water weight)

8/17: 204.0 (1.5lb in a week, according to plan)

8/24: 204.0 (no net loss)

Net: -11 lbs

Nice work. Keep it going. I find my weight fluctuates quite a big and i lose weight in big bunches. So just keep it going and it will come off.

 

[AAABatteries]

Starting Weight - 240

7/3/15 193.60

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

Good week - ate better than last week and ramped up the workouts. 3 weeks to lose 2.4 lbs - shouldn't be a problem but don't want to get overconfident.

 

[Sabertooth]

Camping this weekend then summer is officially done.

 

[cstu]

I think it would help me stick to this if I publicly post my progress, and am honest about it. Not only do I have to keep up the weight loss for myself, but I have to follow up on my public promise of my attempt. Maybe a "Keep it up, fatty" or "Stop breathing in french fries and steaks" every once in a while from the community might help.

Good luck, Hoss.

The best advice I've heard about losing weight is not to be focused on a certain number, but to do something every day that helps you lose weight (going to the gym, make good food choices, etc.).

For some motivation watch this Youtube channel - ShayLoss.

 

[cstu]

Down to 288.2 today.

 

[AAABatteries]

Doing this publicly is why I've been posting my weigh-ins on Friday. It keeps me motivated- I don't want to talk a big game and then back off it. I'm sure folks are bored wit me posting it each week but I remind myself during the week I've got a Friday weigh-in and posting to make so don't #### this up.

 

[MCguidance]

Weighed in over a month after the wedding and I've only gained 3lbs. Still doing well but I need to keep going.

 

[MCguidance]

So I'm finally starting to workout. I've never, ever been a runner but my wife said its time to do SOMETHING. I agree. She downloaded some app that brings you from couch to 5k in two months. Tonight was the first night and I actually did the program. It's basically interval training and any dope could do the first one, so I'm not about to get nuts.

 

[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!

 

[Gator Shawn]

I started working on a vlog today to post to youtube to chronicle my journey from 5'9" 365lb fatty to a halthy triathlete. That journey is still in progress, but I don't want to do this and not have some sort of record of it to remind me.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

I started working on a vlog today to post to youtube to chronicle my journey from 5'9" 365lb fatty to a halthy triathlete. That journey is still in progress, but I don't want to do this and not have some sort of record of it to remind me.

nice. good luck! post some of them in here.

 

[AAABatteries]

Shawn - where are you at now? Good luck and keep it up.

I said it before but we need some more updates in here from others.

 

[Gator Shawn]

Shawn - where are you at now? Good luck and keep it up.

I said it before but we need some more updates in here from others.

Well, here's a quick synopsis.

Christmas 2013 - Low point. 5'9" 365 lbs. Had issues with my left leg, like a blood clot or something and it was swollen. Went to ER on a Sunday before Christmas. Was not a clot, just severe edema along with an infection in my foot that was not healing well. Bottom line, next day, GP diagnoses Type II Diabetes.

January 2014 - Lost 20lbs through walking and documenting calories on myfitnesspal before my first follow up visit with DR. I was taking Metformin.

By March 2014 I had lost another 25 lbs. For whatever reason, I do not recall or understand why, but I stopped watching the diet so much and just kept with the exercising. Then for some reason, I stopped with that. I also stopped Metformin and seeing a doctor. I was still monitoring my blood sugar and it was fine (within tolerances provided by the doctor)

July 2014, I had gained about 15 lbs back and started doing Crossfit. I loved Crossfit, I love weighlifting and squats. It's part of the reason I carry my weight well which led to me letting it get out of control. Anyway, I loved Crossift, but I was always hurting. Not good hurting, not "Pain is weakness leaving the body" hurting, but my knees were constantly sore. I used good form, but my weight was just too much to do the heavy lifting my competitive streak wanted to do. After just a few months at Crossfit I was squatting in the high 200s which when added to my weight of 340 was putting my up over 700 lbs total weight on the floor. That was just too much, so I took a break, planned to lose the weight and then come back.

I didn't. I gained back what little I lost during the previous 4 months.

So in March 2015, we bought a great new Townhouse that backs right up to the Cross Seminole Trail. I bought a bike and have gotten really into riding. Even at 325lbs, I was in the saddle for 3 hours on Saturdays riding 45 miles. Great stuff. So being competitive, I started researching longer rides and doing some charity rides. Those searches led me to Triathlons, so I started looking into that. This led me to running, so for the last 6 weeks I've been doing the Couch 2 5K program. I completed it after a few weeks, and have been running 30 minutes a few days a week, trying to increase the distance I am running in that time.

Also, my youngest son was is built like me was starting to have weight issue, so I challenged him to do the Couch 2 5K program as well, so in addition to my own running, I escort him on his Couch 2 5K. He's completed the first two weeks and both of us are signed up for an easy 5K in October, which brings me to my goals.

3 Months - 5K

6 Months - 10K

12 Months - Sprint Tri

24 Months - Half Marathon

36 Months - Olympic Tri

60 Months - Ironman 70.3

My highest was 365 lbs. 12/2013

Current weight this morning was 290.1.

Total lost 75 lbs.

I want to get into Kayaking as well for outdoor upper body work.

I estimate my lean body mass to be close to 190 due to all of the weight training and the last BF analysis I had done. So my long term weight goal is secondary to my fitness goals, but I think I should be sitting good at 215 or so.

This is me 15 years ago before I started the gain. This is about 230lbs.

This is me somewhere around my max at 365.

This is around 300 taken after a run a few weeks ago.

 

[cstu]

Down to 288.2 today.

287.6

Decided to set my goal of breaking 200. I was always around 210 in high school so this would be a major accomplishment for me. Not setting an exact time table since my goal is to get down to that weight and stay there but I expect it to take a couple years. I turn 45 in a little over 2 years and it would be amazing to be down to 200.

 

[cstu]

July 2014, I had gained about 15 lbs back and started doing Crossfit. I loved Crossfit, I love weighlifting and squats. It's part of the reason I carry my weight well which led to me letting it get out of control.

It was really easy for me to fall into that trap. When I was 250 and maybe even a little more people would say "look at you, you're not fat!" but I definitely was.

I'm done being fat, simple as that.

 

[Gator Shawn]

July 2014, I had gained about 15 lbs back and started doing Crossfit. I loved Crossfit, I love weighlifting and squats. It's part of the reason I carry my weight well which led to me letting it get out of control.

It was really easy for me to fall into that trap. When I was 250 and maybe even a little more people would say "look at you, you're not fat!" but I definitely was.

I'm done being fat, simple as that.

 

[NREC34]

Down to 288.2 today.

287.6Decided to set my goal of breaking 200. I was always around 210 in high school so this would be a major accomplishment for me. Not setting an exact time table since my goal is to get down to that weight and stay there but I expect it to take a couple years. I turn 45 in a little over 2 years and it would be amazing to be down to 200.

Height? Under 200 percent does feel amazing. I'm holding around 197, 6'1.5

 

[cstu]

Down to 288.2 today.

287.6Decided to set my goal of breaking 200. I was always around 210 in high school so this would be a major accomplishment for me. Not setting an exact time table since my goal is to get down to that weight and stay there but I expect it to take a couple years. I turn 45 in a little over 2 years and it would be amazing to be down to 200.

Height? Under 200 percent does feel amazing. I'm holding around 197, 6'1.5

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.

 

[NREC34]

Oh yeah you would look very svelte at 6-4 200

 

[Gator Shawn]

I know this is a Weight Loss thread, but I try not to worry too much about my weight at any given time. I have clothing and fitness goals that I set for short term that I measure by. Most of them cannot be achieved without weight loss, so I drive towards those goals.

For example,

trying to do 3.1m @ 14/min pace without stopping

Or I tie a string around the tightest button on a suit coat I want to wear again and keep track of where the string pulls through the button hole. That might not make sense and ultimately it's the same as using measuring tape on your belly, but I find it more exciting and easier to measure the same spot.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

I know this is a Weight Loss thread, but I try not to worry too much about my weight at any given time. I have clothing and fitness goals that I set for short term that I measure by. Most of them cannot be achieved without weight loss, so I drive towards those goals.

For example,

trying to do 3.1m @ 14/min pace without stopping

Or I tie a string around the tightest button on a suit coat I want to wear again and keep track of where the string pulls through the button hole. That might not make sense and ultimately it's the same as using measuring tape on your belly, but I find it more exciting and easier to measure the same spot.

Actually i find this to be a great thing to do. Ultimately you will get to a point where the scale isnt moving. Most people get frustrated. But doing what you did, or for me, having a smaller sized pair of jeans and noticing i can finally fit into them is good motivation to keep going when that scale doesnt move.

 

[ex-ghost]

Been absent for awhile. Kicked ### for 6 weeks then fell off the wagon while stressing at work and planning the family 3 week road trip. Dropped to 211 from 230 in those first good 6 weeks.

Weighed myself before the trip, gained 7 pounds in the bad three weeks to 218.

Returned from the trip back at 211. Did a ton of hiking and basically walked everywhere.

Back on the wagon, hope to hit 200 by September 1!

Well, ####. That did not happen. Pure coincidence that I check in here on Sept 1, still sitting at 217. I started at 230, got down to 211. For some crazy reason, I am still at 217 even though no exercising and eating crappy. It seems easy to start fresh in a new month, so I am back again, again.

 

[AAABatteries]

Down to 288.2 today.

287.6Decided to set my goal of breaking 200. I was always around 210 in high school so this would be a major accomplishment for me. Not setting an exact time table since my goal is to get down to that weight and stay there but I expect it to take a couple years. I turn 45 in a little over 2 years and it would be amazing to be down to 200.

Height? Under 200 percent does feel amazing. I'm holding around 197, 6'1.5

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?

 

[AAABatteries]

Been absent for awhile. Kicked ### for 6 weeks then fell off the wagon while stressing at work and planning the family 3 week road trip. Dropped to 211 from 230 in those first good 6 weeks.

Weighed myself before the trip, gained 7 pounds in the bad three weeks to 218.

Returned from the trip back at 211. Did a ton of hiking and basically walked everywhere.

Back on the wagon, hope to hit 200 by September 1!

Well, ####. That did not happen. Pure coincidence that I check in here on Sept 1, still sitting at 217. I started at 230, got down to 211. For some crazy reason, I am still at 217 even though no exercising and eating crappy. It seems easy to start fresh in a new month, so I am back again, again.

I've yo-yo'd a ton over the years - it's easy for me to stay stick with it but that hopefully that's what this thread will help you do. I know it's helped me.

 

[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.