From Fat to Fit 2025 - I Really Mean It This Time! (1 Viewer)

[kutta]

Official post vacation weigh-in: 188.8

It was a struggle - I was trending in a bad direction and had to cut out all alcohol the last 4 days of the trip. Down one pound after 13 days at the beach is a big win for me. In the past I would easily come back up 5-10 pounds.

Ok, back from 3 weeks of vacation - 2 at the beach and one week at Disney. I was at 192.8 this morning. Slightly disappointed going up but only 3 pounds over 3 weeks - I'll take it. I know I'm holding some water weight and should be able to knock the 3 pounds off quickly. Starting today until late in August I'll be going full out with my "program".

Lots of water, IF, pushups, walking, no sugar, no alcohol, low carbs. Going to set a short-term goal of being at 180 by 8/26. That's not too aggressive and I leave to go on a trip that week (anniversary).

Damn mi amigo. You lost me at “no alcohol.” There’s gotta be room for one teeny tiny whiskey in there somewhere!

 

[Alex P Keaton]

My teenage daughter said to me today “wow, your jaw line is a lot more pronounced now. Keep up the good work and mom might not divorce you!”

She was mostly kidding and it was nice low key jab paired with kudos. She’s a funny kid.

 

[Grahamburn]

My teenage daughter said to me today “wow, your jaw line is a lot more pronounced now. Keep up the good work and mom might not divorce you!”

She was mostly kidding and it was nice low key jab paired with kudos. She’s a funny kid.

Love that. My favorite is when the girls at work start noticing and making comments. There are all kinds of reasons to do this. Vanity can be one of them too!!

 

[massraider]

Joined a gym but havent gone yet. Need to get on that routine. Also need to figure out food. Any suggestions on what has worked for you, especially food wise (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks) appreciated. Work from home so that both helps and hinders with food. 6'2" and about 315ish.

Just one non-professional offering thoughts:

Don't keep any garbage in the house. You work from home. Hopefully your family is on board with this. No boxes of cereal, no loaves of crappy white bread. No snacks that come in boxes, with a bunch of stuff in them you cannot pronounce. If people don't want to gamble any more they don't keep 4 buddies and a poker table in the basement. So don't have soda or fruit juices in the fridge. Especially when you work from home. Working from home should be an advantage in terms of eating right, if you see it as a pitfall, then you are doing it wrong. Need to go scorched earth on those cupboards and fridge.

Have a plan to incorporate fiber in your meals. Keep your plumbing in good working order.

Meal planning. Have your shopping list of foods available, and waste some time on the internet finding healthy recipes using those foods. There is a LOT of bad websites, mom bloggers and such, but there is an unlimited supply of healthy recipes that taste good out there. You don't have to eat like a bodybuilder cutting weight in order to get to a nice weight. I am happy to send you a list. Have a healthy meal planned, and you don't grab something stupid for dinner because you got lazy at 4:30 pm. Terrible cook? Great, there are a ton of Instant Pot and Air fryer recipes out there. Get more involved in your food decisions, try new stuff. We all eat the same stuff all the time. Mix it up.

I always eat better when I work out early in the day. If I exercised to start my day, got sweaty, took a shower, and went on with my day, it was much much easier to eat right. Just my experience.

It's good you join a gym, but you just need to break a sweat every day. That's your workout. Do something that makes you sweaty for 30+ minutes. I like the bike ride. Can get a quick sweat going, get myself out of breath, lower the heart rate, and do it again. High Intensity Interval Training. I've seen people at the gym that will do 10 minutes on the treadmill, do the elliptical for 10 minutes, 10 minutes on the stairmaster, etc. That's a really good way to do it.

You are 315, going for an hour long walk would do you a ton of good, as weird as that might seem.

 

[kutta]

Joined a gym but havent gone yet. Need to get on that routine. Also need to figure out food. Any suggestions on what has worked for you, especially food wise (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks) appreciated. Work from home so that both helps and hinders with food. 6'2" and about 315ish.

Just one non-professional offering thoughts:

Don't keep any garbage in the house. You work from home. Hopefully your family is on board with this. No boxes of cereal, no loaves of crappy white bread. No snacks that come in boxes, with a bunch of stuff in them you cannot pronounce. If people don't want to gamble any more they don't keep 4 buddies and a poker table in the basement. So don't have soda or fruit juices in the fridge. Especially when you work from home. Working from home should be an advantage in terms of eating right, if you see it as a pitfall, then you are doing it wrong. Need to go scorched earth on those cupboards and fridge.

Have a plan to incorporate fiber in your meals. Keep your plumbing in good working order.

Meal planning. Have your shopping list of foods available, and waste some time on the internet finding healthy recipes using those foods. There is a LOT of bad websites, mom bloggers and such, but there is an unlimited supply of healthy recipes that taste good out there. You don't have to eat like a bodybuilder cutting weight in order to get to a nice weight. I am happy to send you a list. Have a healthy meal planned, and you don't grab something stupid for dinner because you got lazy at 4:30 pm. Terrible cook? Great, there are a ton of Instant Pot and Air fryer recipes out there. Get more involved in your food decisions, try new stuff. We all eat the same stuff all the time. Mix it up.

I always eat better when I work out early in the day. If I exercised to start my day, got sweaty, took a shower, and went on with my day, it was much much easier to eat right. Just my experience.

It's good you join a gym, but you just need to break a sweat every day. That's your workout. Do something that makes you sweaty for 30+ minutes. I like the bike ride. Can get a quick sweat going, get myself out of breath, lower the heart rate, and do it again. High Intensity Interval Training. I've seen people at the gym that will do 10 minutes on the treadmill, do the elliptical for 10 minutes, 10 minutes on the stairmaster, etc. That's a really good way to do it.

You are 315, going for an hour long walk would do you a ton of good, as weird as that might seem.

Good advice.

As far as meals go, maybe I’m lucky because I love protein. I mean, I love carbs too, but I can truly do without bread if I have to. So for me, dinner most nights is a steak and some green beans. Or a piece of fish and some carrots. Throw a little salt and pepper on there and you’re ready to roll.

I love smoking meat too, so I’ll do some short ribs and throw them in a small corn tortilla with some pickled onions. Or some pulled pork with mustard sauce.

It’s not hard to come up with really good and healthy meals if you focus on the protein. So many people try all this crazy stuff and recipes, when the reality is, it’s pretty easy.

 

[Mitchie]

When I first joined a gym I couldn't figure out why it wasn't working, finally someone told me I needed to go inside.

 

[skol asylum]

Was 317.5 clothed at last Dr. appointment 10 days ago. Down to 304.6 in my birthday suit. Cut out pretty much all fast food and trying to eat better overall. Did the gym for 5 days. Metformin gone from causing diarrhea first days now to more bloating and nausea. Not great. Been testing blood sugars and I think they look decent. Thinking about cutting out Metformin and just trying on my own. I'm sure it has been helping some but I doubt a big effect with only being on for 9 days? Committed to keep gym a d better eating habits going. So tired and a little mentally messed up though. Also my eyes have been blurrier last few days. I do have reading glasses. I read Metformin can do that and it might actually be a good thing because lower blood sugar heals eyes but temporary cause is blurriness. IDK.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Was 317.5 clothed at last Dr. appointment 10 days ago. Down to 304.6 in my birthday suit. Cut out pretty much all fast food and trying to eat better overall. Did the gym for 5 days. Metformin gone from causing diarrhea first days now to more bloating and nausea. Not great. Been testing blood sugars and I think they look decent. Thinking about cutting out Metformin and just trying on my own. I'm sure it has been helping some but I doubt a big effect with only being on for 9 days? Committed to keep gym a d better eating habits going. So tired and a little mentally messed up though. Also my eyes have been blurrier last few days. I do have reading glasses. I read Metformin can do that and it might actually be a good thing because lower blood sugar heals eyes but temporary cause is blurriness. IDK.

I’m not a doctor and thus not qualified to give medical advice. That said, it sounds like you might be dropping weight too fast and in a serious caloric deficit. It’s worth consulting a professional, to ensure that you are being physically safe.

Edit to add: glad that you are motivated and taking steps!!

 

[belljr]

Ok starting tomorrow!!!

 

[skol asylum]

Was 317.5 clothed at last Dr. appointment 10 days ago. Down to 304.6 in my birthday suit. Cut out pretty much all fast food and trying to eat better overall. Did the gym for 5 days. Metformin gone from causing diarrhea first days now to more bloating and nausea. Not great. Been testing blood sugars and I think they look decent. Thinking about cutting out Metformin and just trying on my own. I'm sure it has been helping some but I doubt a big effect with only being on for 9 days? Committed to keep gym a d better eating habits going. So tired and a little mentally messed up though. Also my eyes have been blurrier last few days. I do have reading glasses. I read Metformin can do that and it might actually be a good thing because lower blood sugar heals eyes but temporary cause is blurriness. IDK.

I’m not a doctor and thus not qualified to give medical advice. That said, it sounds like you might be dropping weight too fast and in a serious caloric deficit. It’s worth consulting a professional, to ensure that you are being physically safe.

Edit to add: glad that you are motivated and taking steps!!

Thanks. Pretty sure I'm eating plenty. Just feeling off from the Metformin and I think not wanting to be "diabetic" and just finally dealing with health issues and other life stuff. I'll get through just trying to figure out the right path forward.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

eEric
@ericsshadow

8 am: egg white omelette (no cheese)

12 pm: one apple, one banana, one yogurt

6 pm: chicken Caesar salad (light dressing)

8 pm: small frozen yogurt

830 pm: a few hard pretzels

845 pm: two Oreos

850 pm: four Oreos

853 pm: eight Oreos

9 pm: grilled cheese

930 pm: Pizza Hut

 

[Mitchie]

eEric
@ericsshadow

8 am: egg white omelette (no cheese)

12 pm: one apple, one banana, one yogurt

6 pm: chicken Caesar salad (light dressing)

8 pm: small frozen yogurt

830 pm: a few hard pretzels

845 pm: two Oreos

850 pm: four Oreos

853 pm: eight Oreos

9 pm: grilled cheese

930 pm: Pizza Hut

Not sure that's gonna work, even though says 'light dressing', Caesar dressing is high in calories.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Everybody ok in here?

 

[Corporation]

Everybody ok in here?

Hey! Sorry I've been out. Got home and promptly got sick so I haven't posted much. I made some progress after the 6 pound debacle, I think I lost 3 or 4 pounds last week. Still up from the low but was heading in the right direction. Hope to get back active in here soon, just haven't felt like it.

Happy 4th all! Keep your fingers!

 

[rockaction]

Everybody ok in here?

Just passing through, still in the low 220s. I thought I lost weight by simply willing it to happen, but that appears to not have been the case.

 

[Grahamburn]

This is a tough day/week to keep it on track from a diet perspective, but the exercise will be intense. Hoping to just break even.

That being said I have portobello mushroom cap “buns” for my burgers later. A light side. Keep the drinks to a minimum. Shouldn’t be too much of a setback, if any.

 

[kutta]

I haven’t been posting in here, but I just bought my first pair of 33 waist jeans in about 25 years. Was stuck on 36 for years.

I’m doing a Kilimanjaro climb in October (thread coming soon). I’ve been hiking and working out like a madman to prep for it. And watching my diet big time.

I’m living proof that you can drink all the whiskey you want and still lose weight if you do everything else right.

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

 

[belljr]

10day?

 

[Keerock]

10day?

Yeah

 

[AAABatteries]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

 

[AAABatteries]

189.0 this morning. Back under 190 but this time it's not dehydration. I'm almost one week in to my plan - haven't had any alcohol and eating has been pretty good minus two meals eating out. Wife and I have been reading Eating Smarter - just an overload of science and information about eating. Thinking about doing his 30-day plan but stretching it to 45 days which would lead in to my next trip out of town.

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

 

[AAABatteries]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

 

[AAABatteries]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

No real tips and I'm not an expert or anything but any time I've tried to go beyond 2-3 days I start having some issues and feeling off. 10 days is a long time.

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

No real tips and I'm not an expert or anything but any time I've tried to go beyond 2-3 days I start having some issues and feeling off. 10 days is a long time.

Prevailing recommendations says that 3 days (72 hours) is optimal for most benefits besides weight loss.

 

[Corporation]

I haven’t been posting in here, but I just bought my first pair of 33 waist jeans in about 25 years. Was stuck on 36 for years.

I’m doing a Kilimanjaro climb in October (thread coming soon). I’ve been hiking and working out like a madman to prep for it. And watching my diet big time.

I’m living proof that you can drink all the whiskey you want and still lose weight if you do everything else right.

Awesome news! Keep it up!

 

[Corporation]

Well I hope I didn't kill momentum in here by being gone a week and then getting sick right afterwards. I've lost a lot of the "setback" weight but I doubt I hit sub 200 by Aug 10 on my birthday. That's fine, it is an arbitrary date and I'm really more focused on eating and exercising better long term. The results will come. Good luck to all and let us hear your stories (good or bad)!

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss/-Gain	Avg Calories/Daily Calories
May 15 Week	219.4	-	7.1	1516
May 22 Week	212.3	7.1	3.1	1686
May 29 Week	209.2	10.2	1.3	1407
June 5 Week	207.9	11.5	0.9	1614
June 12 Week	207.0	12.4	1.3	1411
June 19 Week	205.7	13.7	-6.7	Way Too Much
June 26 Week	212.4	7.0	4.0	1774
June 27	210.8	8.6		1440
June 28	210.0	9.4		1440
June 29	210.2	9.2		1500
June 30	210.4	9.0		1440
July 1	208.4	11.0		1500
July 2	206.5	12.9		2600
July 3 Week	208.4	11.0		1440
July 4	206.7	12.7		1440
July 5	206.3	13.1		1440
July 6	206.3	13.1		1550

 

[identikit]

Extra hot/humid in my corner of Tennessee lately, so biking and walking has been a real ordeal

Down in the 182-187 range

Hopefully, 190 is in my rear view mirror

eta I went to my new doctor here in Tennessee

He cut my Lisinopril down from 10mg to 5 mg daily

BP was 94/62

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

No real tips and I'm not an expert or anything but any time I've tried to go beyond 2-3 days I start having some issues and feeling off. 10 days is a long time.

Prevailing recommendations says that 3 days (72 hours) is optimal for most benefits besides weight loss.

60 hours in and feel great this morning! Slept very well (7 hrs) until the dog woke me.

Down 7 lbs and BP is near normal (116/85)

 

[Grahamburn]

Down to 207 flat this morning. Just .2 from last week, but I'm happy with that considering the 4th and not staying on plan 100%.

 

[massraider]

Fish Stew | Healthy and Flavorful Brazilian Moqueca Instant Pot Recipe

Brazilian Moqueca is a healthy, flavorful Instant Pot fish stew that is done in under 30 minutes. It's fast, easy, low carb, and incredibly delicious.

twosleevers.com

Instant pot Brazilian fish stew that I have tried a few versions of. Coconut milk really makes the dish.

 

[Major]

Fish Stew | Healthy and Flavorful Brazilian Moqueca Instant Pot Recipe

Brazilian Moqueca is a healthy, flavorful Instant Pot fish stew that is done in under 30 minutes. It's fast, easy, low carb, and incredibly delicious.

twosleevers.com

Instant pot Brazilian fish stew that I have tried a few versions of. Coconut milk really makes the dish.

Never made it myself but love that dish. God bless Brazil and the women down there who love to cook for gringos.

 

[Major]

I haven't been able to hit the gym for two weeks but kept my diet in check. I thought I'd add a few lbs from inactivity but to my surprise ended up losing 3 pounds and now under 200. Weird how that works but I guess my point is that the scale doesn't always tell the truth so don't get down on yourself if you're doing the right thing and not dropping weight I probably lost some muscle from not lifting and skipping my post workout shake and definitely don't feel as healthy which isn't the end goal. Looking forward to getting back to it this weekend.

 

[Corporation]

Worked out last night, felt good. Strained my elbow a few weeks ago and it is still hurting so hope it gets better soon.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss/-Gain	Avg Calories/Daily Calories
May 15 Week	219.4	-	7.1	1516
May 22 Week	212.3	7.1	3.1	1686
May 29 Week	209.2	10.2	1.3	1407
June 5 Week	207.9	11.5	0.9	1614
June 12 Week	207.0	12.4	1.3	1411
June 19 Week	205.7	13.7	-6.7	Way Too Much
June 26 Week	212.4	7.0	4.0	1774
July 3 Week	208.4	11.0		1440
July 4	206.7	12.7		1440
July 5	206.3	13.1		1440
July 6	206.3	13.1		1550
July 7	205.8	13.6

 

[Corporation]

I haven't been able to hit the gym for two weeks but kept my diet in check. I thought I'd add a few lbs from inactivity but to my surprise ended up losing 3 pounds and now under 200. Weird how that works but I guess my point is that the scale doesn't always tell the truth so don't get down on yourself if you're doing the right thing and not dropping weight I probably lost some muscle from not lifting and skipping my post workout shake and definitely don't feel as healthy which isn't the end goal. Looking forward to getting back to it this weekend.

Great work! You are right as well, sometimes the weight doesn't drop because you are converting some to muscle. I doubt you dropped that much muscle mass so we'll go with you just losing it

 

[skol asylum]

Little update. Weight has plateaud a little after the past few days. For better or worse I decided to stop the Metformin. Was on the 500mg ER once a day for about 10.days. Started with a bit of the runs for a few days, not awful but like clockwork soon after taking. That turned into a more frustrating bloating and nausea and actually kind of shut me down alot. Add that crappy feeling to some mental struggles and I decided I wanted to focus on the good I am doing eating much better (not perfect but way better) and getting some consistent exercise. Going to try this for a bit. If it doesn't work I'll try Met again or go for the Ozempic shot that was initially offered. Either way my goal is to hopefully slip back out of Type 2 Diabetes and stay out.

Oh yeah, forgot to add I feel like the Metformin might have messed with my vision a bit. Been blurrier lately. I read that actually might be a good thing. As your blood sugar drops your eyes actually adjust and change shape causing temporary blurriness. IDK. I have had a reading glasses script for a bit but before I don't remember my phone being as blurry when held at a distance. Annoying. Probably due back for an eye exam sometime soon anyways.

 

[Sand]

BP was 94/62

That's like my wife's BP. Half alive.

On my end no idea where I am. Conference last week and was only bad once. Then started getting fever and now have carried 101-102 for 9 days. Just in time for my vacation. Lovely. Finally down to 100 today. Needles to say not much eating going in. And been hiking, kayaking, etc. Hopefully down when I get back but not counting chickens, even though the antibiotics have been totally clearing what little is in my stomach right out. It would be totally in my wheelhouse to have lost nothing through this.

Funny enough I got the fever checked out and my BP was 160/90 when I went in. Eeesh. 120/70 when I left .

 

[Corporation]

BP was 94/62

That's like my wife's BP. Half alive.

On my end no idea where I am. Conference last week and was only bad once. Then started getting fever and now have carried 101-102 for 9 days. Just in time for my vacation. Lovely. Finally down to 100 today. Needles to say not much eating going in. And been hiking, kayaking, etc. Hopefully down when I get back but not counting chickens, even though the antibiotics have been totally clearing what little is in my stomach right out. It would be totally in my wheelhouse to have lost nothing through this.

Funny enough I got the fever checked out and my BP was 160/90 when I went in. Eeesh. 120/70 when I left .

Hope you get better. Sounds kind of like what I did. Went away, was exposed to a lot of people in a new place, and then came home and was sick for a little over a week. My fever peaked at 100 and only lasted a few days but I felt really run down during that period.

 

[skol asylum]

You 220 guys are killing me.

 

[AAABatteries]

You 220 guys are killing me.

220, 221….whatever it takes

 

[AAABatteries]

188.0 - saw 187 briefly yesterday but overall pleased. Progress is slow and steady. Heading out for a 5 mile hike with 20 pounds on my back - happy Sunday fellas!

 

[Grahamburn]

You 220 guys are killing me.

You'll be there in no time.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Been stuck at the same place for 3 weeks now. Haven’t been sticking to my plan. Ugh.

 

[Sand]

BP was 94/62

That's like my wife's BP. Half alive.

On my end no idea where I am. Conference last week and was only bad once. Then started getting fever and now have carried 101-102 for 9 days. Just in time for my vacation. Lovely. Finally down to 100 today. Needles to say not much eating going in. And been hiking, kayaking, etc. Hopefully down when I get back but not counting chickens, even though the antibiotics have been totally clearing what little is in my stomach right out. It would be totally in my wheelhouse to have lost nothing through this.

Funny enough I got the fever checked out and my BP was 160/90 when I went in. Eeesh. 120/70 when I left .

Basically even for conference+vacation week. So for the month of June I flatlined, despite being at ~1200 net calories for the month. More draconican measures may be needed.

 

[Major]

188.0 - saw 187 briefly yesterday but overall pleased. Progress is slow and steady. Heading out for a 5 mile hike with 20 pounds on my back - happy Sunday fellas!

Are you using a weight vest? I've been seeing them more often and curious to try one out.

 

[AAABatteries]

188.0 - saw 187 briefly yesterday but overall pleased. Progress is slow and steady. Heading out for a 5 mile hike with 20 pounds on my back - happy Sunday fellas!

Are you using a weight vest? I've been seeing them more often and curious to try one out.

No - just put some weight in my day pack.

 

[Keerock]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

No real tips and I'm not an expert or anything but any time I've tried to go beyond 2-3 days I start having some issues and feeling off. 10 days is a long time.

Prevailing recommendations says that 3 days (72 hours) is optimal for most benefits besides weight loss.

60 hours in and feel great this morning! Slept very well (7 hrs) until the dog woke me.

Down 7 lbs and BP is near normal (116/85)

133 hours in. Weekend was on-and-off good and rough. Had some bouts of hunger, but mostly light-headed/no energy. Sleep is OK... not great. Endurance is crappy... barely got 2 miles walk in this morning and was exhausted. Down 10 lbs... disappointed that it's not more. BP 115/89.

One of my sons had to bail yesterday as he was feeling flu-like symptoms. Had eggs and bone broth and immediately felt better.

 

[Corporation]

On day 2 of a planned 10 day fast. Doing it with my 2 sons and SIL. So far so good.

Down 5 lb and BP went from Hypertension stage 2 to stage 1

I know you've fasted in the past - what was your longest prior to this? Be careful if you've not done one this long - you can mess yourself up. Good luck!

The longest I've done is 3 days.

Be careful GB - @Terminalxylem will know a lot more than me but I think there's some things you need to keep an eye on like electrolytes and sleep.

Yep. Appreciate any tips, but we've done our research. Taking electrolytes. My biggest concerns are BP and refeeding. Watching carefully and not too stubborn to quit if things go sideways.

No real tips and I'm not an expert or anything but any time I've tried to go beyond 2-3 days I start having some issues and feeling off. 10 days is a long time.

Prevailing recommendations says that 3 days (72 hours) is optimal for most benefits besides weight loss.

60 hours in and feel great this morning! Slept very well (7 hrs) until the dog woke me.

Down 7 lbs and BP is near normal (116/85)

133 hours in. Weekend was on-and-off good and rough. Had some bouts of hunger, but mostly light-headed/no energy. Sleep is OK... not great. Endurance is crappy... barely got 2 miles walk in this morning and was exhausted. Down 10 lbs... disappointed that it's not more. BP 115/89.

One of my sons had to bail yesterday as he was feeling flu-like symptoms. Had eggs and bone broth and immediately felt better.

Please be careful!