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

[Alex P Keaton]

Day 4. Was starving after yesterday so I upped my calories to 1500 for the day. Largely stuck to my food plan with one exception — a half scoop of ice cream tonight.

Did a 30-minute “total body workout” that involved core strength building. Walked 3.5 miles (which is on the low end for me).

Interested to see what tomorrow looks like. I have a lunch in downtown Chicago and my gameplan is to eat a salad with chicken breast. Should be able to keep it to 500 calories or so, that’s the goal. Hoping to walk 3-4 miles early morning before work.

Curious about tomorrow’s weigh in but not concerned. Just curious how my body is responding and behaving right now.

Woke up very sore from the total body workout. I told Mrs APK that despite our advanced age I will need a different type or form of total body workout once per week. She didn’t even break a smile lol.

Ok, so the weigh in today was 0.5 lbs up from yesterday, not a shock. I was massively dehydrated yesterday.

What it really tells me though is my post-holiday, post-vacation body was massively bloated from unhealthy eating. Salt. Sugar. Meat. Junk.

That said, I do look healthier already and more importantly feel better. Less bloated. Less intentional distress. More energy. More desire to get up off the couch. Less depressed.

Glad this group is here to help motivate me and keep me accountable. It makes a huge difference. I’m going to stick to my goals — not just weight loss, but healthier eating (cutting out most ultraprocessed food), incorporating 5-6 workouts per week at home, lifting at the gym, and logging everything I eat into the MyFitnessPal app.

I ate lunch in downtown Chicago today with a hot, early-mid 30s former co-worker. She told me all about her job, life, boyfriend, etc. And I ordered a southwest chicken salad, dressing on the side. Only ate half of it, brought the rest home.

She asked “why are you eating a salad, not a burger, that’s not like you?” My smirking reply (she has met my wife multiple times) was “because I’m evidently middle aged now and need to take care of this temple of a body differently if I’m going to steal you away from Brian (boyfriend) in the next year.” She laughed and blushed. Harmless but enjoyable.

Anyway, it will be hard all day (pun intended) to stick to my calorie goal. I’ll do my best and if I do snack, will focus on fruits and veggies. And now I have to tell my wife about the boyfriend joke or else I’ll feel guilty. Darn it.

 

[Corporation]

Day 4. Was starving after yesterday so I upped my calories to 1500 for the day. Largely stuck to my food plan with one exception — a half scoop of ice cream tonight.

Did a 30-minute “total body workout” that involved core strength building. Walked 3.5 miles (which is on the low end for me).

Interested to see what tomorrow looks like. I have a lunch in downtown Chicago and my gameplan is to eat a salad with chicken breast. Should be able to keep it to 500 calories or so, that’s the goal. Hoping to walk 3-4 miles early morning before work.

Curious about tomorrow’s weigh in but not concerned. Just curious how my body is responding and behaving right now.

Woke up very sore from the total body workout. I told Mrs APK that despite our advanced age I will need a different type or form of total body workout once per week. She didn’t even break a smile lol.

Ok, so the weigh in today was 0.5 lbs up from yesterday, not a shock. I was massively dehydrated yesterday.

What it really tells me though is my post-holiday, post-vacation body was massively bloated from unhealthy eating. Salt. Sugar. Meat. Junk.

That said, I do look healthier already and more importantly feel better. Less bloated. Less intentional distress. More energy. More desire to get up off the couch. Less depressed.

Glad this group is here to help motivate me and keep me accountable. It makes a huge difference. I’m going to stick to my goals — not just weight loss, but healthier eating (cutting out most ultraprocessed food), incorporating 5-6 workouts per week at home, lifting at the gym, and logging everything I eat into the MyFitnessPal app.

I ate lunch in downtown Chicago today with a hot, early-mid 30s former co-worker. She told me all about her job, life, boyfriend, etc. And I ordered a southwest chicken salad, dressing on the side. Only ate half of it, brought the rest home.

She asked “why are you eating a salad, not a burger, that’s not like you?” My smirking reply (she has met my wife multiple times) was “because I’m evidently middle aged now and need to take care of this temple of a body differently if I’m going to steal you away from Brian (boyfriend) in the next year.” She laughed and blushed. Harmless but enjoyable.

Anyway, it will be hard all day (pun intended) to stick to my calorie goal. I’ll do my best and if I do snack, will focus on fruits and veggies. And now I have to tell my wife about the boyfriend joke or else I’ll feel guilty. Darn it.

The accountability here is absolutely the best thing to keep me going!

 

[heckmanm]

Haven't been in the thread previously, but felt like sharing this somewhere.

Saw my doctor in early October and my A1C was up to 6.7 - out of pre-diabetes and officially into Type 2 (already on Metformin at max dosage). I told her I knew my snacking habits weren't good, and she gave me 3 months to straighten my **** out or I was looking at moving to a GLP-1 med (needles and $$$).

Short version - I saw her yesterday and checked in at 5.8, down about 12 lbs from where I was in the fall. Got both a high-5 AND a handshake, and she wants me to cut back my Metformin dosage and see if I can maintain. (Note that I lost this weight during a time period including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Arguably the roughest 3-month stretch on the calendar.)

Longer version - I was already doing some easy stuff like not drinking soda or putting sugar in my coffee, but my meals and snacks were not great. So I cut out (almost completely):

• White starches (bread/rolls/biscuits, rice, potatoes)
• Cookies (biggest culprit), and other baked/sugary desserts

Mainly, I shifted my snacking to things like sausage sticks, nuts, fresh fruit and cheese. Still feel like I'm eating plenty. I allowed myself like one serving of dessert at each holiday get-together but still avoided the white starches. Also a lot more roasted veggies for side dishes at home - lots of broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and lately some winter squashes.

Oh - and ZERO change in my alcohol consumption (which isn't a ton, but still averaging probably 5-6 drinks per week). So I got that going for me.

ETA - was at 232 at the end of September. Weighed 219 and change yesterday.

 

[Corporation]

Haven't been in the thread previously, but felt like sharing this somewhere.

Saw my doctor in early October and my A1C was up to 6.7 - out of pre-diabetes and officially into Type 2 (already on Metformin at max dosage). I told her I knew my snacking habits weren't good, and she gave me 3 months to straighten my **** out or I was looking at moving to a GLP-1 med (needles and $$$).

Short version - I saw her yesterday and checked in at 5.8, down about 12 lbs from where I was in the fall. Got both a high-5 AND a handshake, and she wants me to cut back my Metformin dosage and see if I can maintain. (Note that I lost this weight during a time period including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Arguably the roughest 3-month stretch on the calendar.)

Longer version - I was already doing some easy stuff like not drinking soda or putting sugar in my coffee, but my meals and snacks were not great. So I cut out (almost completely):

• White starches (bread/rolls/biscuits, rice, potatoes)
• Cookies (biggest culprit), and other baked/sugary desserts

Mainly, I shifted my snacking to things like sausage sticks, nuts, fresh fruit and cheese. Still feel like I'm eating plenty. I allowed myself like one serving of dessert at each holiday get-together but still avoided the white starches. Also a lot more roasted veggies for side dishes at home - lots of broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and lately some winter squashes.

Oh - and ZERO change in my alcohol consumption (which isn't a ton, but still averaging probably 5-6 drinks per week). So I got that going for me.

ETA - was at 232 at the end of September. Weighed 219 and change yesterday.

Welcome to the party! You've made a lot of great progress and I hope you find the encouragement (and information from a lot of smart folks) here helpful!

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

 

[Nugget]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

I read that as fat at 60%. 200+g protein seems hard to reach.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Boring Day 5. Walked 5 miles. Stuck to my food plan. Took the day off from a workout. Weight stayed flat vs previous day.

I worked too much which was annoying. But the big win was that, despite massive kid-related stress all evening, I didn’t go back to old habits and “stress eat.” I stuck to my plan. Logged my food. Ate 1450 calories for the day.

I’m calling that a success.

 

[belljr]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

I read that as fat at 60%. 200+g protein seems hard to reach.

Yep.

 

[Judge Smails]

Down 5 lbs. Actually been making Hello Fresh for dinners since we got a week free from work. Must say - they have some tasty meals. Lots of fresh veggies, right portion control, tons of flavor. Have to give them credit.

Went to the gym for my first private training session in a while. Reminded how different cardio (Peloton, tread, bike, elliptical) is from lunges and squats. Legs were like jello. Still sore today. But such a great workout. Also got all my measurements including BMI, fat/muscle composition etc. Losing 20 lbs and getting stronger puts me right in an ideal zone. Determined to get there.

 

[Judge Smails]

Another good day eating wise, still no hunger and no lapses in energy. I did a box jump at work onto our workstation because a guy I worked with (who knows how much I've cut in calories) said I couldn't do it No problem in dress shoes and khakis

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-

Man you drop it quickly. Well done

 

[Corporation]

Another good day eating wise, still no hunger and no lapses in energy. I did a box jump at work onto our workstation because a guy I worked with (who knows how much I've cut in calories) said I couldn't do it No problem in dress shoes and khakis

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-

Man you drop it quickly. Well done

It can change quickly! Yesterday was too cold to walk the 1.5 mile roundtrip to Chipotle, and I saw a cajun food truck. Turns out it was an awesome guy so I'm glad I did it, but this goes back to I'm a terrible judge of how much calories something has. I got a bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo (good size bowl and it was chock full of meat) plus 2 of his creations: chicken boudin egg rolls. They were really good. I was guessing maybe 600 for the gumbo and 500 for the boudin egg rolls. Dinner was also a little heavier because I stopped by Publix for our "winter storm" (2 inches of snow today stops everything in Alabama). I got some popcorn chicken and these potato cheddar stubs (I don't know what they are called but they are delicious). I figured 600 for the popcorn chicken and maybe 300 for the 3 potato stubs. With the corepower shake I was guessing 2200 or so on the day, which should be a good maintenance day. Nope, up .9 pounds this morning. It will all shake out over the long haul though.

 

[Corporation]

Updated chart:

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

I read that as fat at 60%. 200+g protein seems hard to reach.

I see. I guess that’s typical for ketogenic diets.

Agree about the protein, but I’ve seen multiple people striving for 1 gram protein/pound body weight. I tried to find scientific support for that amount (vs. 1g/kg usually advocated), and as far as I can tell, that recommendation resulted from somebody who dislikes the metric system.

 

[Major]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

I read that as fat at 60%. 200+g protein seems hard to reach.

My goal is 200g/day but I've been looking to build muscle not necessarily lose weight. I eat 3-4 pretty normal meals but the two protein shakes (morning and evening) plus a protein bar/brownie as a treat normally gets me there.

 

[Major]

Down 5 lbs. Actually been making Hello Fresh for dinners since we got a week free from work. Must say - they have some tasty meals. Lots of fresh veggies, right portion control, tons of flavor. Have to give them credit.

Went to the gym for my first private training session in a while. Reminded how different cardio (Peloton, tread, bike, elliptical) is from lunges and squats. Legs were like jello. Still sore today. But such a great workout. Also got all my measurements including BMI, fat/muscle composition etc. Losing 20 lbs and getting stronger puts me right in an ideal zone. Determined to get there.

Sounds like you're off to a great start. And yeah, I love those exercises now but used to hate them when I got started. Glad you have a trainer to guide you. The elliptical and bike are good warm up and cool downs for me but never make me sweat or really build anything. Stairmaster on the other hand is

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'm on the 5 35 60 plan

Same question for you - I assume you mean carbohydrates: fats: protein?

I read that as fat at 60%. 200+g protein seems hard to reach.

My goal is 200g/day but I've been looking to build muscle not necessarily lose weight. I eat 3-4 pretty normal meals but the two protein shakes (morning and evening) plus a protein bar/brownie as a treat normally gets me there.

AFAIK, there’s no good data showing anything over 1.6 g/kg promotes extra muscle gain…so 200 g would be the target for a musclebound 275 pounder.

Might be no big deal, but extra calories from protein are stored just like other excess calories: fat. Moreover, there are concerns a prolonged protein load dings the kidneys, and extra animal protein in particular increases mortality in middle age, likely from cancer risk.

I hate to sound like a broken record here, but just like every other substance we consume, there’s an appropriate protein balance in the body. Too little is certainly bad, but pop nutrition has completely glossed over potential for harm from too much protein.

Building muscle is great, but some of the anabolic mechanisms are shared with aging pathways, such that restriction of protein and certain amino acids actually promotes longevity in many species. Whether that applies to humans is less clear, but certainly no long lived population eats a high protein diet.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Stuck to the plan yesterday……until dinner! Ugh. Was at a college basketball game with kids and we delayed dinner til post-game…..and had delicious gyros. Good decision: split 1 gyro and fries with Mrs APK. Bad decision: still ate gyro and fries, which was probably too many calories.

Forgot to weigh in this morning before playing basketball. Will have to do it tomorrow first thing.

Either way, I know the right answer is to stick with my plan and get back at it today. My guess is that the damage from yesterday is rounding error.

 

[Mister CIA]

2025, leg day #3 is in the books. About to go walk a good distance and contemplate on dinner.

 

[Corporation]

Another slight increase today. Probably some from the bigger meal on Thursday, but also something we haven't talked much about this cycle.... is way (weigh) down. I don't think I've had a proper bm for 5 days. Don't feel constipated, just feel like I'm not creating much waste. My fiber is good, around 40g per day. Hopefully when that shakes loose I'll see a bit of a decrease. Not sweating it, just keeping on track.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8

 

[Tecumseh]

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Another slight increase today. Probably some from the bigger meal on Thursday, but also something we haven't talked much about this cycle.... is way (weigh) down. I don't think I've had a proper bm for 5 days. Don't feel constipated, just feel like I'm not creating much waste. My fiber is good, around 40g per day. Hopefully when that shakes loose I'll see a bit of a decrease. Not sweating it, just keeping on track.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8

Another slight increase today. Probably some from the bigger meal on Thursday, but also something we haven't talked much about this cycle.... is way (weigh) down. I don't think I've had a proper bm for 5 days. Don't feel constipated, just feel like I'm not creating much waste. My fiber is good, around 40g per day. Hopefully when that shakes loose I'll see a bit of a decrease. Not sweating it, just keeping on track.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8

Try eating a couple cups of kale, sautéed with garlic or soy sauce. That was my go-to when it had been a few days.

 

[Corporation]

Well, as it often is, Thai food was the answer to my problem . Not that it was really a problem, but there is something about those spices that sends an evacuation signal. And it was put to good use as it led to a dramatic decrease. I weighed 3 times to verify and was within .1 each reading.

Also yesterday, got the most physical work in since I started cutting back on Dec 7. The snow in Alabama brought down 2 trees across my driveway. I went out there with an axe and started chopping. This lasted for one thick branch before I was wiped out. I can't believe this country was built by people chopping down trees and building houses like that. Just incredible. Got a chainsaw and finished up what was blocking the driveway and hauled it all up the hill. I was shaky and know it was due to the calorie deficit I'm running. Ate dinner and had a corepower shake and felt fine afterwards.

My eating schedule is thrown off today, some friends invited us over for a burger (with pepper jack cheese and jalapenos) and had some fries (didn't eat them all). Tonight my church is honoring volunteers, so I have no idea what the menu will be. I'll just try to eat in moderation.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8	-	1350
Jan 12	217.5	16.6	-

 

[Corporation]

Try eating a couple cups of kale, sautéed with garlic or soy sauce. That was my go-to when it had been a few days.

I don't know if the Pad Kee Mao I get has a lot of soy in it, but the spices in Thai food certainly did the trick!

 

[belljr]

I struggled middle of the week, this week. Definitely stuffed myself calorie wise a couple days. Didn't work out hardly at all, probably a little keto fluish. Had some headaches, probably not enough water.

I thought I would lose a touch more the first 2 weeks knowing that's how it works that being said still a decent week.
219 by 2/1 still achievable.

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6

 

[Alex P Keaton]

I struggled middle of the week, this week. Definitely stuffed myself calorie wise a couple days. Didn't work out hardly at all, probably a little keto fluish. Had some headaches, probably not enough water.

I thought I would lose a touch more the first 2 weeks knowing that's how it works that being said still a decent week.
219 by 2/1 still achievable.

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6

Good job here! Whether you hit 218 or 220 by 2/1 goal, what matters most is that you are making steady progress!

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Days 6 and 7 highlights:
Continuing to walk 4-6 miles per day

Also doing daily 30-45 min workout videos in my basement. Starting to get used to the woman on the video referring to me as one of the “ladies”.

It’s getting easier to eat 1300-1500 calories each day, regardless of how much I work out. On a Saturday when I play basketball at 10am, it’s tougher to stick to my calorie goal. Might need to revisit that.

Really good progress reducing my consumption of ultra processed foods. My snacks now are almost - not perfectly - but almost entirely “real food.” Fruit, veggies, nuts, etc.

I’m going to start traveling for work later this week, and that will be a test. But I know what to do and can do this.

Weigh ins have been non events the past 3 days. Settled in 3.5-4 lbs below my starting point. Weight loss is only one of my goals, so this time around I’m not going to fixate only on that metric.

 

[belljr]

Days 6 and 7 highlights:
Continuing to walk 4-6 miles per day

Also doing daily 30-45 min workout videos in my basement. Starting to get used to the woman on the video referring to me as one of the “ladies”.

 

[Corporation]

I struggled middle of the week, this week. Definitely stuffed myself calorie wise a couple days. Didn't work out hardly at all, probably a little keto fluish. Had some headaches, probably not enough water.

I thought I would lose a touch more the first 2 weeks knowing that's how it works that being said still a decent week.
219 by 2/1 still achievable.

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6

Good job here! Whether you hit 218 or 220 by 2/1 goal, what matters most is that you are making steady progress!

Totally agree! It is great to have a goal, but don't let the goal hurt your motivation. Rather than a diet, you are undergoing a lifestyle change that should show the results you want over time. Maybe it is Valentines Day rather than 2/1, that would be okay. Maybe it accelerates, that's fine too. You are looking at the longer term, gradual decline until you finally get in the zone you want. Keep it up!

 

[Corporation]

Days 6 and 7 highlights:
Continuing to walk 4-6 miles per day

Also doing daily 30-45 min workout videos in my basement. Starting to get used to the woman on the video referring to me as one of the “ladies”.

It’s getting easier to eat 1300-1500 calories each day, regardless of how much I work out. On a Saturday when I play basketball at 10am, it’s tougher to stick to my calorie goal. Might need to revisit that.

Really good progress reducing my consumption of ultra processed foods. My snacks now are almost - not perfectly - but almost entirely “real food.” Fruit, veggies, nuts, etc.

I’m going to start traveling for work later this week, and that will be a test. But I know what to do and can do this.

Weigh ins have been non events the past 3 days. Settled in 3.5-4 lbs below my starting point. Weight loss is only one of my goals, so this time around I’m not going to fixate only on that metric.

Travelling is the worst for me, I feel like I have less control over my eating because I'm usually with others and trying to consider what they want to eat. Oddly, people don't seem interested in eating Chipotle and Chickfila every day if we are at the beach It takes a lot of discipline to eat well on the road but I know from past experience you will be able to knock it out!

 

[fred_1_15301]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

 

[belljr]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

Mfp used to be free to scan. Not it's paid.

I paid for this year, figure if I paid for something my dumbass will use it.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

Mfp used to be free to scan. Not it's paid.

I paid for this year, figure if I paid for something my dumbass will use it.

Yeah I recall using that feature in the past and it was free. All good things come to an end I guess.

 

[Corporation]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

I haven't used it yet but I may try the Yuka app. I think it gives the nutritional info, but first it rates it on its own scale. Some people don't like how it rates items, but if it gives the details I could come to my own conclusion.

 

[fred_1_15301]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

I haven't used it yet but I may try the Yuka app. I think it gives the nutritional info, but first it rates it on its own scale. Some people don't like how it rates items, but if it gives the details I could come to my own conclusion.

Yeah I was doing a google search earlier and Yuka came up. It got pretty good reviews. I think I’m going to give it a shot.

 

[Judge Smails]

No wine is a big one for me. Had a lot of it over the holidays. Sugar galore. Off of it until I get to where I want to be. Then moderation. Still love the stuff

 

[Corporation]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

I haven't used it yet but I may try the Yuka app. I think it gives the nutritional info, but first it rates it on its own scale. Some people don't like how it rates items, but if it gives the details I could come to my own conclusion.

Yeah I was doing a google search earlier and Yuka came up. It got pretty good reviews. I think I’m going to give it a shot.

I downloaded it and it does want you want it to do. I was glad to see the Tyson Chicken I'm eating each night was rated "good". Of course they didn't like my Coke Zero, and gave a flat out 0 rating to my son's Mountain Dew

Interestingly, I scanned one of my Corepowers, and it said "Yuka does not rate products that are high in protein". It wouldn't even give the nutritional information.

 

[Corporation]

Another good eating day today and good results from this morning, plus 3 poop days in a row!

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8	-	1350
Jan 12	217.5	16.6	-	2100
Jan 13	217.2	16.9	-	1300

 

[fred_1_15301]

Is there a free app that you guys use that allows you to scan a barcode on a food item and get the nutritional information? I tried MyFitnessPal but it looks like that requires a premium upgrade. I’m really trying to focus on lowering sodium intake this year.

I haven't used it yet but I may try the Yuka app. I think it gives the nutritional info, but first it rates it on its own scale. Some people don't like how it rates items, but if it gives the details I could come to my own conclusion.

Yeah I was doing a google search earlier and Yuka came up. It got pretty good reviews. I think I’m going to give it a shot.

I downloaded it and it does want you want it to do. I was glad to see the Tyson Chicken I'm eating each night was rated "good". Of course they didn't like my Coke Zero, and gave a flat out 0 rating to my son's Mountain Dew

Interestingly, I scanned one of my Corepowers, and it said "Yuka does not rate products that are high in protein". It wouldn't even give the nutritional information.

Just downloaded it and I like it. I scanned several items and it rated a few and wasn’t able to find a few. I like that it’s extremely simple to use. I may even pay the recommended $15 a year to support them.

 

[Judge Smails]

Just doing the right things each day. Egg bites for breakfast yesterday Tomato soup for lunch. Chicken stir fry for dinner. Healthy Choice 90 cal fudge bar for dessert. Hour cardio and push day for strength training. About to go on a walk. Peloton later. Feeling better and clothes are looser. Will check weight in a few days

 

[the moops]

Trying something here for 4 weeks to see how it goes. Sort of my own take on a 28 day version of the hard 75 thing. I would like to lose 10 pounds or so (not in these 2 weeks, just overall). Weigh somewhere in the 178-182 range. Should be under 170 ideally.

Started this on Thursday last week. Had a clear reason for that start date. Big happy hour get together with lots of friends that I didn't want to miss. And 4 weeks from that date I head to Miami with two of my oldest friends from Boston, and my brother, to go see Celtics/Heat game. Also is Superbowl weekend, so that is going to be something.

No alcohol (haven't gone 4 weeks without a drink in forever, if ever)
1500'ish calories a day
Gallon of water a day
45 minute outside walk each day while listening to a book on tape
45 minutes each day of tennis, or climbing, or yoga, or something

Not gonna weigh myself until the end. This is day 6 and so far so good. Feel pretty good. The no drinks has been way easier than I thought. Will have an occasional NA beer to get the taste, but definitely don't miss the semi hangovers I would have a few days a week. Not sleeping the greatest so far, but think that will pass

 

[Mister CIA]

2025 Leg Day #4 is in the books. Not a bad day.

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Day 8 was eventful in general, but not for food. Total chaos in my house. Massive stress related to my son. Was so nauseous most of the day that I only consumed 900 calories. On the plus side I didn’t use the chaos as an excuse to binge on food or go back to eating ultra processed foods.

Managed to do two workouts - one that was “dynamic stretching” and the other “upper core strength building.”

My weigh in now has me consistently in a range where I’ve lost 5 lbs from peak. But I’m also only down 1 lb from where I was in September. Still — progress and I can’t get distracted by that stuff.

Biggest thing is my energy is improving and I’m less hungry — avoiding ultra processed food is so far making a difference.

We’ll see what happens this weekend if I splurge and eat 1/2 a donut or something like that……

 

[Corporation]

Just doing the right things each day. Egg bites for breakfast yesterday Tomato soup for lunch. Chicken stir fry for dinner. Healthy Choice 90 cal fudge bar for dessert. Hour cardio and push day for strength training. About to go on a walk. Peloton later. Feeling better and clothes are looser. Will check weight in a few days

This is the way! Keep it up!

 

[Corporation]

Trying something here for 4 weeks to see how it goes. Sort of my own take on a 28 day version of the hard 75 thing. I would like to lose 10 pounds or so (not in these 2 weeks, just overall). Weigh somewhere in the 178-182 range. Should be under 170 ideally.

Started this on Thursday last week. Had a clear reason for that start date. Big happy hour get together with lots of friends that I didn't want to miss. And 4 weeks from that date I head to Miami with two of my oldest friends from Boston, and my brother, to go see Celtics/Heat game. Also is Superbowl weekend, so that is going to be something.

No alcohol (haven't gone 4 weeks without a drink in forever, if ever)
1500'ish calories a day
Gallon of water a day
45 minute outside walk each day while listening to a book on tape
45 minutes each day of tennis, or climbing, or yoga, or something

Not gonna weigh myself until the end. This is day 6 and so far so good. Feel pretty good. The no drinks has been way easier than I thought. Will have an occasional NA beer to get the taste, but definitely don't miss the semi hangovers I would have a few days a week. Not sleeping the greatest so far, but think that will pass

Great plan! I really need to add the water aspect to mine. I probably get 40 oz per day.

 

[Corporation]

Day 8 was eventful in general, but not for food. Total chaos in my house. Massive stress related to my son. Was so nauseous most of the day that I only consumed 900 calories. On the plus side I didn’t use the chaos as an excuse to binge on food or go back to eating ultra processed foods.

Managed to do two workouts - one that was “dynamic stretching” and the other “upper core strength building.”

My weigh in now has me consistently in a range where I’ve lost 5 lbs from peak. But I’m also only down 1 lb from where I was in September. Still — progress and I can’t get distracted by that stuff.

Biggest thing is my energy is improving and I’m less hungry — avoiding ultra processed food is so far making a difference.

We’ll see what happens this weekend if I splurge and eat 1/2 a donut or something like that……

Sorry for chaos, that is never fun. Way to stick to your plan in the midst of trouble though!

 

[Corporation]

Another good eating day yesterday. Today will be tougher for me to gauge. I had Pad See Ew which is a noodle based Thai dish, with beef. I'm going to guess 1200, that was at the high end of range of things I found online. Other than that 170 cal CorePower and 220 in chicken breast so not a bad day, but I could be off on the Thai. My back almost locked up on me, which would have been a disaster. Seemingly out of nowhere like the other times. Been getting some extra stretches in.

Date	Weight	Chg From Start	Weekly Loss	Calories
Dec 7	234.1	-	-	Way too many
Jan 1	223.1	11.0	-	1260
Jan 8	218.7	15.4	4.4	Week avg 1546
Jan 9	218.1	16.0	-	2200
Jan 10	219.0	15.1	-	1400
Jan 11	219.3	14.8	-	1350
Jan 12	217.5	16.6	-	2100
Jan 13	217.2	16.9	-	1300
Jan 14	216.7	17.4		1590

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Day 9. Boring again. I’m in a good rhythm where I don’t feel super hungry anymore. My body is adjusting to the new normal and I’m not craving crap food much at this point.

Got in a tough high intensity workout but not much more than that. Next 3 days involve lots of driving time from Chicago to Minneapolis, to Green Bay, and back to Chicago. Which means not much time to exercise, other than workout videos on my phone. Hardest part will be staying one night with my parents. That always triggers me to snack.

Won’t have a weigh-in again until Saturday. But will stick to my food plan and see where I land.

 

[odin33]

Well I didn't hit it by New Years as I had hoped, but I finally cracked triple digits!! Almost 2.5 years in but 101 pounds lost seems unfathomable. (started 358, was diagnosed T2D, A1C >9, HBP, depression: bad spot).

This was the brass ring I was chasing, so now I need to find a new ring. 250 has a nice feel to it, Maybe a jean size that starts with a 3 (I was teetering on one starting with a 5).

 

[AAABatteries]

Haven’t really posted on here for a while. I did great until Halloween and then had a backpacking trip in early November I was training for get cancelled. So, naturally, I decided to drink all the beer and eat all the crap I could for 2 months.

I’m giving myself the rest of January to get back to where I was and then I’ll have 3
Months to get ready for my 50th birthday. Hoping to be at 170 by then.

One of the last updates from me in here, I think. I never got into that terrific shape for my 50th so shifted to 51st this May. I didn't go off the rails really either. In here or one of the threads I discussed SAD and how I had a cyclical pattern of putting on weight at the holidays, putting on more weight in Jan/Feb and then would start to slowly lose after that until I was in ok shape by late Summer/Fall. I had a plan for this year and mostly stuck to it. Set a goal for myself to stay at 180 or under and did until New Years and then put on 3-4 pounds NYE/NYD.

So, basically started on modified 75 hard (not doing the full thing for various reasons) at 183. Had a consistent start to the year. Sitting at 175.2 this morning - the good thing is most of the things I'm doing now are habits vs. being on a diet or short-term plan. The one thing I am doing from 75 hard so far consistently is no alcohol. Not sure I'll get through 75 days but will try. No weight goals but know I can get to 160 (as I did it years back) - I'm hoping to add some more muscle this time to offset. I was mostly keeping my weight in check through exercise during the holidays - so with clean eating I expect weight to drop (and has so far).

Diet:

• No processed food
• No alcohol
• No eating out - this has been a big one. We've cooked for 12 straight days
• Was already doing these
  • Lots of water
  • Limited sugar - been adding some honey to my tea

Exercise:

• I hike regularly and always with weight - 30-35 pound pack most times with decent elevation
• Started running again - been doing 5-6 miles and getting my pace down around 10 min/mi.
• Started stretching and weight routines - still getting my feet under me with these. Have the Peloton app and really like using it for these
• Dusted off the old indoor trainer and got it working well again - ridden it the last couple days just to mix things up

One thing to note that will make @Terminalxylem happy - with all the exercise I'm not focused on low(ish) carb intakes. Not eating a tons but getting plenty with fruits and veggies.

Good luck, folks.

 

[Corporation]

Well I didn't hit it by New Years as I had hoped, but I finally cracked triple digits!! Almost 2.5 years in but 101 pounds lost seems unfathomable. (started 358, was diagnosed T2D, A1C >9, HBP, depression: bad spot).

This was the brass ring I was chasing, so now I need to find a new ring. 250 has a nice feel to it, Maybe a jean size that starts with a 3 (I was teetering on one starting with a 5).

This is simply remarkable, congrats!

 

[Corporation]

Haven’t really posted on here for a while. I did great until Halloween and then had a backpacking trip in early November I was training for get cancelled. So, naturally, I decided to drink all the beer and eat all the crap I could for 2 months.

I’m giving myself the rest of January to get back to where I was and then I’ll have 3
Months to get ready for my 50th birthday. Hoping to be at 170 by then.

One of the last updates from me in here, I think. I never got into that terrific shape for my 50th so shifted to 51st this May. I didn't go off the rails really either. In here or one of the threads I discussed SAD and how I had a cyclical pattern of putting on weight at the holidays, putting on more weight in Jan/Feb and then would start to slowly lose after that until I was in ok shape by late Summer/Fall. I had a plan for this year and mostly stuck to it. Set a goal for myself to stay at 180 or under and did until New Years and then put on 3-4 pounds NYE/NYD.

So, basically started on modified 75 hard (not doing the full thing for various reasons) at 183. Had a consistent start to the year. Sitting at 175.2 this morning - the good thing is most of the things I'm doing now are habits vs. being on a diet or short-term plan. The one thing I am doing from 75 hard so far consistently is no alcohol. Not sure I'll get through 75 days but will try. No weight goals but know I can get to 160 (as I did it years back) - I'm hoping to add some more muscle this time to offset. I was mostly keeping my weight in check through exercise during the holidays - so with clean eating I expect weight to drop (and has so far).

Diet:

• No processed food
• No alcohol
• No eating out - this has been a big one. We've cooked for 12 straight days
• Was already doing these
  • Lots of water
  • Limited sugar - been adding some honey to my tea

Exercise:

• I hike regularly and always with weight - 30-35 pound pack most times with decent elevation
• Started running again - been doing 5-6 miles and getting my pace down around 10 min/mi.
• Started stretching and weight routines - still getting my feet under me with these. Have the Peloton app and really like using it for these
• Dusted off the old indoor trainer and got it working well again - ridden it the last couple days just to mix things up

One thing to note that will make @Terminalxylem happy - with all the exercise I'm not focused on low(ish) carb intakes. Not eating a tons but getting plenty with fruits and veggies.

Good luck, folks.

This is so much of my story. I tend to have SAD starting in mid October and going through the holidays. This year it was really more of a deep depression (although I could look at my life and realize I have no reason to complain, I just felt a deep weight on my seemingly at all times). I knew I was eating horribly but just didn't care because the food gave me a sensation of fullness, a brief respite. Due to my family's history with alcohol, this is why I've never touched it. Instead of food, I could have easily fallen into the bottom of a bottle so thankful I avoided that.

Congrats on the plan and what you've already achieved!