From Fat to Fit 2023 - Hagmania, Skol, and Goldminer Killin It! (2 Viewers)

[Corporation]

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May have to try that. I've had the Quest chips before and they are quite tasty.

 

[Corporation]

Updates anyone? @skol asylum @fantasy stud @belljr

Still kind of plateaued and not quite back on track yet. I was down a little this morning surprisingly at 288.0. Down about 25 lbs since 6/22/23. About 18-19 of that came off in first month and slow progress since. Two weeks until my doc appointment. Need to up my game. Back to the gym tomorrow.

Keep it up! A nutritionist I know said 75% of losing weight is diet related (may have been 80%) and that it is very hard to out exercise a bad diet. Have you tried tracking your calories (and looking at other macros like protein, fat, etc)? It can be shocking when all the little things add up. I'm not good at tracking everything, that's why my basic plan is if it isn't my protein shake in the morning, chipotle (or similar) at lunch, and a chicken breast for dinner, I don't eat it.

 

[Goldminer1]

July 2022: Weighed in at 268 with a plan to lose weight. I don't think I stuck with it for more than a week.

July 15th 2023: Weighed in at 261.4

August 6th 2023: Weighed in at 243.4

August 24th 2023: Weighed in at 237.6
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September 12th 2023: Weighed in at 228.0
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I'm officially 40 down from July of 2022 and 33 pounds from when I committed to this on July 15th of 2023. Thats an average of 0.55 pounds lost per day since July 15th - 59 days ago.

Since my last post, 19 days ago, I have "cheated" 3 times (first incidents during this 59 day run), but have still almost maintained my daily loss rate, at 0.505 pounds per day average over the past 19 days for a total loss in that span of 9.6 pounds.

I've had 3 cheat days and I missed working out 2 days since my last check-in on August 24th. All of that was related to being invited to hang out with friends to watch football. Which, to be honest is part of the reason why I'm doing all of this. When my health is better, my attitude and personality are better, and I'm more fun to be around. So, I didn't feel too bad about "cheating" when I was invited out to a few house parties.

I had no alcohol during either watch party, so thats good. None of the cheat days were "egregious" but I didn't follow my diet plan during the games and despite not drinking at the first watch party, I felt so bad from eating bad food during the game, that the next day, I got some Thai food to "recover." This experience really opened my eyes to just how bad I feel when I eat bad food, and how it just self-perpetuates. I was never an "eat better to feel better" person in the past, but man, I was literally in physical pain (mild), from one day of eating some wings and snacks during a football game. I was mindful of that at the second party I went to, and despite going off of my plan that night as well, I was more in-check and didn't feel like I needed to have the "recovery" day after that one. So perhaps a lesson was learned.

I'm receiving more compliments and "are you losing weight?" questions from co-workers and people I don't see all the time. That feels good. I'm still committed and feeling ready to continue on the journey. At 5'10" another 20 pounds would get me out of the obese category and into the overweight category on the Official BMI Chart. I started our near the top of the "Obese Class 2" category, which I think was a ticket classification on the Titanic. Seems fitting.

Keep up the good fight.

 

[Chris B.]

The thread title drew me in, but am very encouraged to see everyone's progress!!!

 

[AAABatteries]

I managed to get through my earlier trips without too much damage but this last trip to Disney with the wife I blew up. But fought my way back the last two weeks. 179.0 this morning. Was hoping to be 170 by 9/28 but think that’s unrealistic now. Backpacking on the AT for 4 days.

 

[skol asylum]

Morning scale showed me at 285 this morning. A little surprised because I've had a few days of bad eating with fast food and movie popcorn and continue to successfully avoid the gym. 3 month check up is one week away. Hoping I can somehow bit 283 by Monday but that will probably be a stretch. That would be 30 pounds since my last in person doc appt. Either way I'm happy with the progress I've made so far and am going to try use the appointment as a reset date with another 3 month plan of action to do hopefully even better. I need to do blood work in the next couple of days and am hoping my A1C has dropped out of diabetic range. My diet was pretty good the first month but had been slowly getting worse. I need to reverse that. Really don't want to have to do Metformin or the Oz or whatever.

 

[belljr]

Diet has been awful it really is my downfall in all this.

However I have walked 2-3 miles 4 of the last 6 days and the other 2 I road the exercise bike for 30 minutes. Nothing too crazy but have at least started to be more consistent with some exercise

 

[hagmania]

Month 5 Progress: my link

-124.2 lb

 

[Corporation]

July 2022: Weighed in at 268 with a plan to lose weight. I don't think I stuck with it for more than a week.

July 15th 2023: Weighed in at 261.4

August 6th 2023: Weighed in at 243.4

August 24th 2023: Weighed in at 237.6
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September 12th 2023: Weighed in at 228.0
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I'm officially 40 down from July of 2022 and 33 pounds from when I committed to this on July 15th of 2023. Thats an average of 0.55 pounds lost per day since July 15th - 59 days ago.

Since my last post, 19 days ago, I have "cheated" 3 times (first incidents during this 59 day run), but have still almost maintained my daily loss rate, at 0.505 pounds per day average over the past 19 days for a total loss in that span of 9.6 pounds.

I've had 3 cheat days and I missed working out 2 days since my last check-in on August 24th. All of that was related to being invited to hang out with friends to watch football. Which, to be honest is part of the reason why I'm doing all of this. When my health is better, my attitude and personality are better, and I'm more fun to be around. So, I didn't feel too bad about "cheating" when I was invited out to a few house parties.

I had no alcohol during either watch party, so thats good. None of the cheat days were "egregious" but I didn't follow my diet plan during the games and despite not drinking at the first watch party, I felt so bad from eating bad food during the game, that the next day, I got some Thai food to "recover." This experience really opened my eyes to just how bad I feel when I eat bad food, and how it just self-perpetuates. I was never an "eat better to feel better" person in the past, but man, I was literally in physical pain (mild), from one day of eating some wings and snacks during a football game. I was mindful of that at the second party I went to, and despite going off of my plan that night as well, I was more in-check and didn't feel like I needed to have the "recovery" day after that one. So perhaps a lesson was learned.

I'm receiving more compliments and "are you losing weight?" questions from co-workers and people I don't see all the time. That feels good. I'm still committed and feeling ready to continue on the journey. At 5'10" another 20 pounds would get me out of the obese category and into the overweight category on the Official BMI Chart. I started our near the top of the "Obese Class 2" category, which I think was a ticket classification on the Titanic. Seems fitting.

Keep up the good fight.

This is amazing! Keep up the great work!

 

[Corporation]

I managed to get through my earlier trips without too much damage but this last trip to Disney with the wife I blew up. But fought my way back the last two weeks. 179.0 this morning. Was hoping to be 170 by 9/28 but think that’s unrealistic now. Backpacking on the AT for 4 days.

I did the same thing when I went on a mission trip. I think it is important to enjoy things like that. We set arbitrary dates for motivations but really we are making lifestyle changes. Just make the right next choice and get to where you want to be!

 

[Corporation]

Morning scale showed me at 285 this morning. A little surprised because I've had a few days of bad eating with fast food and movie popcorn and continue to successfully avoid the gym. 3 month check up is one week away. Hoping I can somehow bit 283 by Monday but that will probably be a stretch. That would be 30 pounds since my last in person doc appt. Either way I'm happy with the progress I've made so far and am going to try use the appointment as a reset date with another 3 month plan of action to do hopefully even better. I need to do blood work in the next couple of days and am hoping my A1C has dropped out of diabetic range. My diet was pretty good the first month but had been slowly getting worse. I need to reverse that. Really don't want to have to do Metformin or the Oz or whatever.

30 pounds is awesome! Diet is the key, probably 80% of the battle. Keep going strong!

 

[Corporation]

Diet has been awful it really is my downfall in all this.

However I have walked 2-3 miles 4 of the last 6 days and the other 2 I road the exercise bike for 30 minutes. Nothing too crazy but have at least started to be more consistent with some exercise

The exercise is great but as you know the majority is diet related. I ride in a spin class for 45 minutes, and burn about 600 calories in it. Easier to skip 3 doughnuts.

 

[Corporation]

Month 5 Progress: my link

-124.2 lb

This makes me happy, and you look happy in the pictures. Keep doing what you’re doing!

 

[belljr]

Diet has been awful it really is my downfall in all this.

However I have walked 2-3 miles 4 of the last 6 days and the other 2 I road the exercise bike for 30 minutes. Nothing too crazy but have at least started to be more consistent with some exercise

The exercise is great but as you know the majority is diet related. I ride in a spin class for 45 minutes, and burn about 600 calories in it. Easier to skip 3 doughnuts.

disagree.......

 

[Major]

Month 5 Progress: my link

-124.2 lb

Amazing work. You basically just lost an olympic bar with 45s on each side. Imagine carrying that extra weight around with you all day. You must feel so much better. Wishing you continued success!

 

[hagmania]

Month 5 Progress: my link

-124.2 lb

Amazing work. You basically just lost an olympic bar with 45s on each side. Imagine carrying that extra weight around with you all day. You must feel so much better. Wishing you continued success!

Listen man, I have one of those weighted blankets and those things weigh like 10 lbs and I was just appalled at how many of those I was "wearing" on myself.

 

[skol asylum]

Bloodwork in...

Changes from 6/22 to 9/19.

Glucose (70-99 mg/dl):
114 ----- 89

A1C (<=5.6%):
6.7 ------ 5.8

Cholesterol (<=199):
164 ------ 127
(Doc had upped my dosage of Atorvastatin from 20-40mg as he said diabetics needed even lower cholesterol numbers)

HDL (>=40):
35 ----- 33

LDL(<=99)
103 ----- 68

Triglycerides (<=149)
148 ------ 144

B12 (232-1245)
520
(Started a supplement. In the past I knew it was pretty low. 323 back in 2017)

Vitamin D (>=20 ng/ml)
26.4
(Don't think I've had this checked before. Nutritionist had recommended checking.)

Very very happy with the results.

 

[skol asylum]

284.8 this morning. (313 on 6/22)

 

[PIK95]

Congratulations all on your success. It's not easy.

I was doing Keto for a while, it was greatness. This summer I lost focus with all the kid college stuff happening and I definitely put a few pounds back on. My high a couple of years back was 320ish, then I got down to 260ish last fall/winter. I gotta check but I'm probably around 280 now. I'm gonna get Keto'n and fasting again, with a goal of under 250 by Christmas ish.

For me it's all about routine and grilling. Believe it or not, the school year and hollidays are way easier for me to diet because I can get into a good routine. The first week is by far the hardest part. Once I get going I am unstoppable. Today I am gonna write down a list of all my keto/low carb/cheat foods I had success with last time. For starters....
Yogurt and blueberries for breakfast every day, fish (schrod, shrimp, scallops) watermelon, lettuce, chicken, steak, cashews, eggs, sausage...

No bread, no beer, and no pasta ftw! I also will get sushi, but peel off the rice layer.

 

[Corporation]

Bloodwork in...

Changes from 6/22 to 9/19.

Glucose (70-99 mg/dl):
114 ----- 89

A1C (<=5.6%):
6.7 ------ 5.8

Cholesterol (<=199):
164 ------ 127
(Doc had upped my dosage of Atorvastatin from 20-40mg as he said diabetics needed even lower cholesterol numbers)

HDL (>=40):
35 ----- 33

LDL(<=99)
103 ----- 68

Triglycerides (<=149)
148 ------ 144

B12 (232-1245)
520
(Started a supplement. In the past I knew it was pretty low. 323 back in 2017)

Vitamin D (>=20 ng/ml)
26.4
(Don't think I've had this checked before. Nutritionist had recommended checking.)

Very very happy with the results.

Great progress on the numbers! I believe they raised the standard for Vitamin D. Almost everyone I know who has had it checked gets recommended to take a supplement.

 

[Corporation]

Congratulations all on your success. It's not easy.

I was doing Keto for a while, it was greatness. This summer I lost focus with all the kid college stuff happening and I definitely put a few pounds back on. My high a couple of years back was 320ish, then I got down to 260ish last fall/winter. I gotta check but I'm probably around 280 now. I'm gonna get Keto'n and fasting again, with a goal of under 250 by Christmas ish.

For me it's all about routine and grilling. Believe it or not, the school year and hollidays are way easier for me to diet because I can get into a good routine. The first week is by far the hardest part. Once I get going I am unstoppable. Today I am gonna write down a list of all my keto/low carb/cheat foods I had success with last time. For starters....
Yogurt and blueberries for breakfast every day, fish (schrod, shrimp, scallops) watermelon, lettuce, chicken, steak, cashews, eggs, sausage...

No bread, no beer, and no pasta ftw! I also will get sushi, but peel off the rice layer.

Yeah big life events like that will throw you off track, it's important to make it a temporary derailment and not a permanent one. Sounds like you are back on track!

 

[Corporation]

I've stopped the daily reports since I hit my targeted range of 190 - 195 (and stayed there for a few weeks). I'm continuing to follow the same patterns though, just a little more loose if I want to eat a small piece of chocolate peanut butter pie (which I did yesterday). Still weigh every day to make sure I don't get off track. This morning I was greeted with 189.6, down 30 pounds from the start! Well 29.8 pounds but I'll round up.

Keep up the work all and make it a lifestyle change, not just a one off diet!

 

[Nick Vermeil]

I also will get sushi, but peel off the rice layer.

GB, you're looking for sashimi. More fish bang for your buck and no deconstruciton required.

 

[Major]

I also will get sushi, but peel off the rice layer.

GB, you're looking for sashimi. More fish bang for your buck and no deconstruciton required.

Yep. I also love a good poke bowl. Sub salad for the rice in your case.

 

[timschochet]

I have been taking Mounjaro shots since late July. I’m now down 20 pounds.

I’ve tried everything to lose weight and failed at everything. This is the first time anything has worked. I’ve got 30 more pounds to go but my doctor says I should get there by spring. I’m just not hungry anymore for snacks.

 

[PIK95]

I also will get sushi, but peel off the rice layer.

GB, you're looking for sashimi. More fish bang for your buck and no deconstruciton required.

Yep. I also love a good poke bowl. Sub salad for the rice in your case.

Place just opened up right around the corner called Poke Brothers. I'll check it out.

 

[Corporation]

I have been taking Mounjaro shots since late July. I’m now down 20 pounds.

I’ve tried everything to lose weight and failed at everything. This is the first time anything has worked. I’ve got 30 more pounds to go but my doctor says I should get there by spring. I’m just not hungry anymore for snacks.

Congrats! Glad you found something that works for you!

 

[Goldminer1]

I've stopped the daily reports since I hit my targeted range of 190 - 195 (and stayed there for a few weeks). I'm continuing to follow the same patterns though, just a little more loose if I want to eat a small piece of chocolate peanut butter pie (which I did yesterday). Still weigh every day to make sure I don't get off track. This morning I was greeted with 189.6, down 30 pounds from the start! Well 29.8 pounds but I'll round up.

Keep up the work all and make it a lifestyle change, not just a one off diet!

That is awesome, man. Keep up the great work. Even if I don't post a ton, I check this thread almost every day, and you & the rest of the crew help to keep me on the right track.