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

[Mister CIA]

Leg day #13 is in the bag. Official weekly weight is 181.2, which is pretty good.

This might be the week cardio happens. I think it's needed to break through to a new level of fat loss.

Even when I hit my target weight (190 - 195) I always have a spare tire. I really need to focus in and try to eliminate that fat. I know I'll have to be less concerned with the calories I eat and more concerned with the food that makes up the calories.

For a while I had a kind of a flat tire after recent weight loss, but I'm slowly cinching it away, especially on my sides (leg day is also core day), and now I have what I call a book - like an implanted 5x8 book is covering up these mystery abs.

Pound that rock.

 

[B Maverick]

In joining in on this "fun" I started walking around the buildings were my office is. Almost a mile. Was feeling pretty good too. Then took 3 days off and now I'm winded again!

Anyway, got to keep it going. Looking to drop 15-20 pounds, improve fitness and some strength. Esp need to improve core strength (or need to get some core strength since I am not sure I have any) and some flexibility. So first actual Pilates class today, going for 2 per week in addition to normal soccer on Sundays. In a month or so may look at adding a kickboxing class for some cardio and muscle work. Plus hitting things is a good stress and anger release.

 

[Nugget]

In joining in on this "fun" I started walking around the buildings were my office is. Almost a mile. Was feeling pretty good too. Then took 3 days off and now I'm winded again!

Anyway, got to keep it going. Looking to drop 15-20 pounds, improve fitness and some strength. Esp need to improve core strength (or need to get some core strength since I am not sure I have any) and some flexibility. So first actual Pilates class today, going for 2 per week in addition to normal soccer on Sundays. In a month or so may look at adding a kickboxing class for some cardio and muscle work. Plus hitting things is a good stress and anger release.

Love soccer Sundays. I need to get my fitness up to stay on the field longer. Stretching and recovery have become so much more important. I also need to add more options - I think variety of motion is fantastic.

 

[B Maverick]

In joining in on this "fun" I started walking around the buildings were my office is. Almost a mile. Was feeling pretty good too. Then took 3 days off and now I'm winded again!

Anyway, got to keep it going. Looking to drop 15-20 pounds, improve fitness and some strength. Esp need to improve core strength (or need to get some core strength since I am not sure I have any) and some flexibility. So first actual Pilates class today, going for 2 per week in addition to normal soccer on Sundays. In a month or so may look at adding a kickboxing class for some cardio and muscle work. Plus hitting things is a good stress and anger release.

Love soccer Sundays. I need to get my fitness up to stay on the field longer. Stretching and recovery have become so much more important. I also need to add more options - I think variety of motion is fantastic.

Yeah this is huge and usually is my downfall for the rest of a Sunday. Hoping the Pilates helps. Thinking Soccer/Sunday, Pilates/Monday/Thursday, and if I add Kickboxing/Wed.

 

[Judge Smails]

Victory of sorts. Just heading back from a 4 day conference in Nashville. And stayed on the plan perfectly food wise. Vodka not so much. Broadway brings out a vice or two

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Family was giving me some light ribbing about my strength training tonight (I don’t add muscle mass easily), but wife and daughter did note that “dad is starting to look like he has trapezius muscles……”

Good times

 

[MAC_32]

Stumbling towards the finish of winter. I think I had adapted to the 2-4 weeks of winter we've gotten the last few years. This 2 full months (only one day > 50, three days > 40) was more than I could handle. Ended up with 4 of the last 9 days off exercise, feeling it too, but things finally started to break about an hour before sunset today. Going to try to string 6 runs (one > an hour) and 2 lifts together over the next 6 days and get back on track.

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

Have dropped from 240+ to 233.5 since I considerably changed my diet after my heart attack on February 2nd. It's amazing how quickly you realize that you don't need ice cream, sugary snacks, fried food, red meat, etc. when you go through that experience. No urges, nothing. I don't need it, I don't want it.

I have eaten fish at least 6-7 times in that timeframe, which is 4-5 more times than I typically eat seafood in an entire year. My 4-mile morning walks remain a constant. I was doing a decent job maintaining my weight despite that exercise however, now I think I am seeing some true benefits now as I see a few pounds drop off.

My first goal is 220 and we'll go from there.

 

[FarFromHome]

Have dropped from 240+ to 233.5 since I considerably changed my diet after my heart attack on February 2nd. It's amazing how quickly you realize that you don't need ice cream, sugary snacks, fried food, red meat, etc. when you go through that experience. No urges, nothing. I don't need it, I don't want it.

I have eaten fish at least 6-7 times in that timeframe, which is 4-5 more times than I typically eat seafood in an entire year. My 4-mile morning walks remain a constant. I was doing a decent job maintaining my weight despite that exercise however, now I think I am seeing some true benefits now as I see a few pounds drop off.

My first goal is 220 and we'll go from there.

Loved reading this. Well done. I think the biggest problem people have is we just don't understand how much food our body actually needs. Hint hint. It's usually way less when we think. Ha ha

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

Have dropped from 240+ to 233.5 since I considerably changed my diet after my heart attack on February 2nd. It's amazing how quickly you realize that you don't need ice cream, sugary snacks, fried food, red meat, etc. when you go through that experience. No urges, nothing. I don't need it, I don't want it.

I have eaten fish at least 6-7 times in that timeframe, which is 4-5 more times than I typically eat seafood in an entire year. My 4-mile morning walks remain a constant. I was doing a decent job maintaining my weight despite that exercise however, now I think I am seeing some true benefits now as I see a few pounds drop off.

My first goal is 220 and we'll go from there.

Loved reading this. Well done. I think the biggest problem people have is we just don't understand how much food our body actually needs. Hint hint. It's usually way less when we think. Ha ha

100%.

I used to eat until I felt satiated—not to the point where I felt stuffed, but definitely more than I needed to. I took seconds because the food tasted good, not because I needed it.

Now, I find myself eating smaller portions and not taking second helpings because I know I don't need the extra calories. That certainly helps the numbers on the scale trend downward.

 

[Judge Smails]

Down a few more to 203. So down 17. Mostly due to catching a cold in frigid Nashville and not feeling like eating anything for 3 days. But hey. Calorie deficit and all that.

 

[Mister CIA]

Leg day #14 is in the bank.

End of week weight: 181.8

Still hitting weights 5 times a week, and will be adding cardio this week, and this time I (really, really) mean it. Still chasing the same goal, which is to drop about 15 more pounds of fat and shrink my waist about 3-4 inches.

 

[Tecumseh]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

 

[Corporation]

In joining in on this "fun" I started walking around the buildings were my office is. Almost a mile. Was feeling pretty good too. Then took 3 days off and now I'm winded again!

Anyway, got to keep it going. Looking to drop 15-20 pounds, improve fitness and some strength. Esp need to improve core strength (or need to get some core strength since I am not sure I have any) and some flexibility. So first actual Pilates class today, going for 2 per week in addition to normal soccer on Sundays. In a month or so may look at adding a kickboxing class for some cardio and muscle work. Plus hitting things is a good stress and anger release.

Keep it going! It will get better and better each week!

 

[Corporation]

Have dropped from 240+ to 233.5 since I considerably changed my diet after my heart attack on February 2nd. It's amazing how quickly you realize that you don't need ice cream, sugary snacks, fried food, red meat, etc. when you go through that experience. No urges, nothing. I don't need it, I don't want it.

I have eaten fish at least 6-7 times in that timeframe, which is 4-5 more times than I typically eat seafood in an entire year. My 4-mile morning walks remain a constant. I was doing a decent job maintaining my weight despite that exercise however, now I think I am seeing some true benefits now as I see a few pounds drop off.

My first goal is 220 and we'll go from there.

This is awesome, keep it up! Hope you get good results from your cardiologist with no long term complications.

 

[Corporation]

My back situation really messed up my documentation here, but sticking to the diet and starting some of these back exercises appear to be doing good. Moved past the 30 pound weight loss mark since Dec 7.

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 15	217.1	17.0	1.7	Week avg 1606
Jan 22	214.1	20.0	3.0	Week avg 1551
Jan 29	211.4	22.7	2.7	Week avg 1482
Feb 5	209.9	24.2	1.5	Week avg 1411
Feb 12	207.4	26.7	2.5	Week avg 1702
Feb 13	207.7	26.4	-	1290
Feb 14	206.7	27.4	-	1350
Feb 15	205.5	28.6	-	1350
Feb 16	205.1	29.0	-	1400
Feb 17	205.1	29.0	-	1300
Feb 18	205.1	29.0	-	1300
Feb 19	203.8	30.3	3.6	1300
Feb 20	205.3	28.8	-	1250
Feb 21	203.7	30.4	-	1290
Feb 22	202.7	31.4	-	1400
Feb 23	202.9	31.2	-	1290

 

[MAC_32]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Down 46 since last June, and just finished day 2 of a 100 day sprint to lose the last ~20 or so. I'll probably lose another 5-10 after that, but it'll be over a year or so since I'm bumping my cals nearly to a maintenance level once I'm under 200 and my body fat is under 15%.

Was off 40 in mid November, so the last few months have been slower -- partly because I hit a plateau. Gave things a 6-week rest for the holidays and put on a couple, but have dropped 8 again since the start of the year -- even with a vacation mixed in.

FWIW, I talked to a nutritionist about plateaus in January and they're a real thing. There's so much garbage on the Internet it's hard to sort through. But she recommended hitting the pause button for maybe 3 weeks when that happens -- just eating at your current maintenance level to give your body a chance to reset at the lower level -- before continuing. So if you're keeping good records and know for a fact you aren't losing weight despite being in calorie deficit over a two or three week time frame, hit the pause button and just maintain. It worked for me, though I took it before talking to her.

That was a huge help to me since I'm being super detailed about my calories and knew I was in deficit, but wasn't losing any weight. Turns out, it happens. Don't get discouraged -- just ease up for a few weeks.

 

[Corporation]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

When I was doing my spin class, my avg HR for the 45 min session was always in the 150s and would sometimes touch 160 with a peak sometimes in the 180s. I have a chest tracker from wahoo and an apple watch, and they are usually within 2 or 3 of each other. My HR shoots up very quickly when doing cardio.

 

[Tecumseh]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

I questioned it too. But my watch and the treadmill both give roughly the same reading.
It’s definitely challenging, but I don’t feel like I’m going to fall out or anything.

 

[Corporation]

Trying to get back on the documentation habit here. Another good day of eating.

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 15	217.1	17.0	1.7	Week avg 1606
Jan 22	214.1	20.0	3.0	Week avg 1551
Jan 29	211.4	22.7	2.7	Week avg 1482
Feb 5	209.9	24.2	1.5	Week avg 1411
Feb 12	207.4	26.7	2.5	Week avg 1702
Feb 19	203.8	30.3	3.6	Week avg 1332
Feb 20	205.3	28.8	-	1250
Feb 21	203.7	30.4	-	1290
Feb 22	202.7	31.4	-	1400
Feb 23	202.9	31.2	-	1290
Feb 24	202.4	31.7	-

 

[MAC_32]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

I questioned it too. But my watch and the treadmill both give roughly the same reading.
It’s definitely challenging, but I don’t feel like I’m going to fall out or anything.

Interesting, don't take this as my being an alarmist, especially given the gains you've made over the last year (?), but I'd definitely run that by your doc at your next check-up. An aHR of 170 on that workout for an adult in reasonably good health leaves me scratching my head.

 

[AAABatteries]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

I questioned it too. But my watch and the treadmill both give roughly the same reading.
It’s definitely challenging, but I don’t feel like I’m going to fall out or anything.

Interesting, don't take this as my being an alarmist, especially given the gains you've made over the last year (?), but I'd definitely run that by your doc at your next check-up. An aHR of 170 on that workout for an adult in reasonably good health leaves me scratching my head.

13% grade is pretty steep but that is a really high heart rate. I will do sustained 165-170 when running. I’m tempted to try this and see what I get.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Don't know your age, but if 50'ish, you probably should be targeting more like 120-130 bpm for losing weight and improving cardiovascular endurance/fitness. Short bursts into the 170's will help vO2 max though, which is also important. 30 minutes straight is too much, unless you're an elite (young) athlete.

 

[MAC_32]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Thanks for the laugh, but while AI is right, I'm skeptical your HR reading is accurate. Every body is different, but generally speaking working out at an aHR of 170 is pure hell. Do you feel that way for an extended period of time during?

I questioned it too. But my watch and the treadmill both give roughly the same reading.
It’s definitely challenging, but I don’t feel like I’m going to fall out or anything.

Interesting, don't take this as my being an alarmist, especially given the gains you've made over the last year (?), but I'd definitely run that by your doc at your next check-up. An aHR of 170 on that workout for an adult in reasonably good health leaves me scratching my head.

13% grade is pretty steep but that is a really high heart rate. I will do sustained 165-170 when running. I’m tempted to try this and see what I get.

I've never done it for 30 straight mins, but I have done it in few min bursts, don't recall any readings > 140something, and that's usually  after a more intense interval

 

[Corporation]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Don't know your age, but if 50'ish, you probably should be targeting more like 120-130 bpm for losing weight and improving cardiovascular endurance/fitness. Short bursts into the 170's will help vO2 max though, which is also important. 30 minutes straight is too much, unless you're an elite (young) athlete.

When I'm riding my bike (real bike) my HR jumps immediately. Any type of hill just causes it to spike. Same with walking 12 flights of stairs at work, my HR will hit 180+ in 3 minutes. I'm hopeful the more I do it, the HR will start to come down. I went to a cardiologist and he said everything looked good with structure and "throughput" (I can't remember the term, perhaps ejection rate).

 

[Tecumseh]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Don't know your age, but if 50'ish, you probably should be targeting more like 120-130 bpm for losing weight and improving cardiovascular endurance/fitness. Short bursts into the 170's will help vO2 max though, which is also important. 30 minutes straight is too much, unless you're an elite (young) athlete.

That’s what DeepSeek said.

 

[belljr]

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6
1/21 223.6
1/27 221.8
1/30 221.6
2/3 220.8
2/10 220.6
2/17 218.4
2/24 217.6

A little slower than I'd like but still going

 

[Alex P Keaton]

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6
1/21 223.6
1/27 221.8
1/30 221.6
2/3 220.8
2/10 220.6
2/17 218.4
2/24 217.6

A little slower than I'd like but still going

Slow progress is better than slow regression!!!

 

[Corporation]

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6
1/21 223.6
1/27 221.8
1/30 221.6
2/3 220.8
2/10 220.6
2/17 218.4
2/24 217.6

A little slower than I'd like but still going

Down 17 pounds this year, way to go!

 

[Terminalxylem]

I decided to ask AI about my cardio routine; 3mph, incline 13-13.5 for minimum 30 minutes. Sustained HR of about 170 (was 174 for the first several months, now around 167). According to DeepSeek, I’m going to die of a heart attack on the treadmill. Guess I should dial back a bit…

Don't know your age, but if 50'ish, you probably should be targeting more like 120-130 bpm for losing weight and improving cardiovascular endurance/fitness. Short bursts into the 170's will help vO2 max though, which is also important. 30 minutes straight is too much, unless you're an elite (young) athlete.

That’s what DeepSeek said.

Yeah, it’s really good for medical advice, too

 

[Major]

12/30 234
1/6 228.4
1/13 225.6
1/21 223.6
1/27 221.8
1/30 221.6
2/3 220.8
2/10 220.6
2/17 218.4
2/24 217.6

A little slower than I'd like but still going

Slow progress is better than slow regression!!!

As Common once said "slow motion is better than no motion"

 

[skol asylum]

I'm in in. For real this time. Did check up with doc yesterday and blood work to come. Put on a bunch of weight again, basically highest ever. Pretty sure my A1C is going to come back really high. Going to start with Metformin again and give it a bit more of a chance along with better diet and some consistent movement. Doc seems to really want me on Ozempic or similar. I'm skeptical because of some of the potential side effects I've been hearing about lately. He told me if my A1C is too high might not have much of a choice. So we will see I guess.

 

[Mister CIA]

2025 Leg Day #15 is history. Feeling pretty good.

 

[nirad3]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

 

[AAABatteries]

I'm in in. For real this time. Did check up with doc yesterday and blood work to come. Put on a bunch of weight again, basically highest ever. Pretty sure my A1C is going to come back really high. Going to start with Metformin again and give it a bit more of a chance along with better diet and some consistent movement. Doc seems to really want me on Ozempic or similar. I'm skeptical because of some of the potential side effects I've been hearing about lately. He told me if my A1C is too high might not have much of a choice. So we will see I guess.

What side effects are you hearing about? I ask because I have a relative on it so I keep an eye and ear out for it for them. I haven’t heard anything new - if anything, it feels like it’s more accepted now than ever due to the shortages mostly being resolved and there not being a ton of bad issues given the prevalence of prescriptions.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'm in in. For real this time. Did check up with doc yesterday and blood work to come. Put on a bunch of weight again, basically highest ever. Pretty sure my A1C is going to come back really high. Going to start with Metformin again and give it a bit more of a chance along with better diet and some consistent movement. Doc seems to really want me on Ozempic or similar. I'm skeptical because of some of the potential side effects I've been hearing about lately. He told me if my A1C is too high might not have much of a choice. So we will see I guess.

There’s a whole thread about weight loss drugs, but as time goes by, I find myself thinking their rationale is more compelling. What specific SEs concern you?

^ what @AAABatteries said

 

[Mister CIA]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

Up next: Shredded abs from smoker's hack

I thought fried foods were verboten post-pancreatitis.

 

[nirad3]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

Up next: Shredded abs from smoker's hack

I thought fried foods were verboten post-pancreatitis.

I have an appointment with a GI doc tomorrow so we'll see. I will not be able to live if I can't eat fried food. Granted, I'm cool with cutting down on it significantly, but if I'm charged with completely cutting it out, I am going to be miserable.

 

[Mister CIA]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

Up next: Shredded abs from smoker's hack

I thought fried foods were verboten post-pancreatitis.

I have an appointment with a GI doc tomorrow so we'll see. I will not be able to live if I can't eat fried food. Granted, I'm cool with cutting down on it significantly, but if I'm charged with completely cutting it out, I am going to be miserable.

A quick google shows that saturated fat seems to be the biggest no-no, so maybe that keeps Cane's in the game, and cchicken-fried steaks not so much.

 

[nirad3]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

Up next: Shredded abs from smoker's hack

I thought fried foods were verboten post-pancreatitis.

I have an appointment with a GI doc tomorrow so we'll see. I will not be able to live if I can't eat fried food. Granted, I'm cool with cutting down on it significantly, but if I'm charged with completely cutting it out, I am going to be miserable.

A quick google shows that saturated fat seems to be the biggest no-no, so maybe that keeps Cane's in the game, and cchicken-fried steaks not so much.

Oops. Had one for brunch on Sunday.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

I started the year at 279 and set a goal to be under 250 by my vacation on March 15. I hit 250.4 on Feb 19, but have stagnated since then. Overall I am very happy with the success, but need to do something to break through this wall.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Unintended consequence of having GI issues the past 30-45 days.... down about 12 pounds since I last weighed at my doctor's office. Been off beer for about a month (occasional NA beer, though) and been off fast food as well. I did have Raisin' Cane's yesterday.... but haven't had McDonald's or anything of that ilk in February. And I haven't really been exercising except for going on 15-20 minute walks a few times a week.

Up next: Shredded abs from smoker's hack

I thought fried foods were verboten post-pancreatitis.

I have an appointment with a GI doc tomorrow so we'll see. I will not be able to live if I can't eat fried food. Granted, I'm cool with cutting down on it significantly, but if I'm charged with completely cutting it out, I am going to be miserable.

A quick google shows that saturated fat seems to be the biggest no-no, so maybe that keeps Cane's in the game, and cchicken-fried steaks not so much.

If he’s trying to lose weight and attain some semblance of overall health, fried food should be off the menu, period.

 

[Nugget]

I started the year at 279 and set a goal to be under 250 by my vacation on March 15. I hit 250.4 on Feb 19, but have stagnated since then. Overall I am very happy with the success, but need to do something to break through this wall.

That is fantastic! What has been the biggest factor in your success so far?

 

[The Flying Turtle]

I started the year at 279 and set a goal to be under 250 by my vacation on March 15. I hit 250.4 on Feb 19, but have stagnated since then. Overall I am very happy with the success, but need to do something to break through this wall.

That is fantastic! What has been the biggest factor in your success so far?

I am not doing anything crazy.
I am staying under 2,000 calories and exercising more.
Every morning I walk an hour and every afternoon I either walk, run or Peloton at least 45 minutes.

 

[Major]

I started the year at 279 and set a goal to be under 250 by my vacation on March 15. I hit 250.4 on Feb 19, but have stagnated since then. Overall I am very happy with the success, but need to do something to break through this wall.

That is fantastic! What has been the biggest factor in your success so far?

I am not doing anything crazy.
I am staying under 2,000 calories and exercising more.
Every morning I walk an hour and every afternoon I either walk, run or Peloton at least 45 minutes.

Keep it up! Consistency is the most important aspect of any exercise regime. And never forget that abs are built in the kitchen. It's nearly impossible to workout of a bad diet especially for the 40+ crowd.

I'd definitely add strength training or some basic calisthenics (squats, pushups, situps, pullups, etc) if you're looking to burn fat and build muscle.

 

[Corporation]

Another solid week, down 1.8. Slow and steady wins the race.

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 15	217.1	17.0	1.7	Week avg 1606
Jan 22	214.1	20.0	3.0	Week avg 1551
Jan 29	211.4	22.7	2.7	Week avg 1482
Feb 5	209.9	24.2	1.5	Week avg 1411
Feb 12	207.4	26.7	2.5	Week avg 1702
Feb 19	203.8	30.3	3.6	Week avg 1332
Feb 20	205.3	28.8	-	1250
Feb 21	203.7	30.4	-	1290
Feb 22	202.7	31.4	-	1400
Feb 23	202.9	31.2	-	1290
Feb 24	202.4	31.7	-	1300
Feb 25	202.0	32.1	-	1600
Feb 26	202.0	32.1	1.8	Week avg 1347
Feb 27	201.9	32.2	-	1400
Feb 28	201.8	32.3	-	-

 

[The Flying Turtle]

I started the year at 279 and set a goal to be under 250 by my vacation on March 15. I hit 250.4 on Feb 19, but have stagnated since then. Overall I am very happy with the success, but need to do something to break through this wall.

That is fantastic! What has been the biggest factor in your success so far?

I am not doing anything crazy.
I am staying under 2,000 calories and exercising more.
Every morning I walk an hour and every afternoon I either walk, run or Peloton at least 45 minutes.

I broke through the wall. I was traveling for work for 3 days and ended up keeping my daily intake really low due to a hectic schedule. Weighed in this morning at 246.8.

 

[Mister CIA]

Anyone have gym bag recommendations? Looking for something cheap-ish (it's a locker room!), compact, has a compartment for shoes (ideally with ventilation, it's to stow my steam room slides), and most importantly - rigid. My old realiable Nike nylon bag has pockets on the sides for shoes, but it's basically a slinky when only one compartment is in use. Lockers are pretty narrow at my gym, probably a foot wide, which could be problematic, but outside of my phone I'm not too worried about stowing my stuff securely.

Will answer yours.

 

[skol asylum]

It may be rare or even unrelated or whatever but I read one story where a woman who was in one of these drugs had massive bone density loss. It basically destroyed her body. I think the message was you have to be extremely careful about maintaining proper diet and or exercise with these drugs or they will interact with you body in damaging ways. To be fair I haven't put in much research. In general I'm skeptical about "miracle" weight loss drugs and worry about what future negative findings may come based on past drugs developed and their eventual bad outcomes.