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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 19, 2018 7:08:42 GMT -5
Found out a few days ago one of my best friend is having her wedding 6 months from now. I'm planning to come overseas to be there. I've known her for about 16 years. So I've decided to really try to dedicate my time and energy to eating right, sticking to a fitness routine, and most importantly not getting discouraged to the point of quitting when there is a bump in the road. I was in a pretty bad place all of October with my overall being. Hopefully this will be just what the doctor ordered in regards to getting my life in order. I already feel better mentally after this past week. Good luck , Papa. A deadline really helps to keep a person disciplined. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jan 23, 2019 13:22:50 GMT -5
I thought I would pop in this thread for a minute to share a nice bit of progress. This past weekend I needed a new pair of work jeans. Mine were wearing out. I was wearing 34 waist jeans at the point I started my diet in June 2017. This weekend, knowing that I had been keeping my 34 jeans from falling off me with a belt, I bought some 32 waist jeans. And they fit. Very comfortably. This actually feels even better than loosing the actual 30 pounds. I haven't been in 32 waist pants in a long time.
Other wise I seem to be maintaining my weight in the neighborhood of 180-185 pounds. I'm not dieting as strictly as I was from the start with last year's end of the year holidays. But with spring approaching I am getting a bit more strict with myself and will be getting back into my biking routine when the weather warms up.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 23, 2019 17:29:11 GMT -5
180’s are great. Well done.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2019 8:36:31 GMT -5
I'm down to 245 ... and my goal is to get to 220 by June.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2019 11:02:21 GMT -5
Still making no progress around 196. However, I did top my "most Caramel eggs eaten in a day" record, so that's something  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 10:47:02 GMT -5
Down to 240 and probably go up 250 after my 2 weeks eating at fantastic dinners in Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 13, 2019 8:13:57 GMT -5
It's been three and a half years since I quit this thread. My crumbling marriage had made it impossible for me to stay disciplined and on-target when food is my instinctive comfort. But now, having survived the divorce, the constant barrage of crises that came with subsequently trying to sell the old house and move on, and my mother being hospitalized and nearly dying twice, I'm ready to find a new normal in my life. I know I don't feel well these days, physically nor emotionally. I weigh 13 pounds more than I did when I began my weight loss journey four years ago. That's a hell of a backslide. My stomach is bigger than it's ever been, my clothes don't fit right, and I want to feel in control again. In short, I'd like to get t his thing started again. I've read over all my old posts and progress and am hoping to restart my old journey with all the knowledge at the start that I gained through long months of effort. And I'm hoping my old accountability partner, Icctrombone, will forgive my previously abandoning him and consider joining me again. It's April, the sun is shining, and I want to be feeling good again. It's going to be a day or two before I can get to the supermarket (busy weekend ahead), so this is not my day one. But I can at least set a goal at this point and start psyching myself up. My starting weight: 278 lbs Stomach diameter: 50" My ideal weight for my height: 165 lbs My goal: 230 lbs by August (about 5 lbs per week) Past experience suggests I'll actually drop ten pounds in the first two weeks and then fight for progress from there. I really don't know if I have the mindset to do this the way I used to, but I know I made a lot of progress early on and felt great in the beginning, so even if this falters after two weeks, I will be all the better for having tried it again. Last time I did this, I kept careful notes of all I did so that I could repeat it again in the future. I'm really glad I did that. Looking over all the progress, setbacks, and revisions, this appeared to be the plan that worked best for me: Breakfast: 1 serving of vanilla yogurt with sliced fresh banana mixed in. Multivitamin and Calcium/Magnesium supplement. Green Tea. Lunch: Three slices of American cheese on non-enriched wheat bread. Throughout the day snack: Half a serving of dry Frosted mini-wheats (for iron and fiber) Dinner: Chicken breast fried in soy sauce (no more than two tablespoons) and cumin. Fresh steamed spinach. Other snacks (if needed): banana, baby carrots, sliced pineapple, raw unsalted cashews. I've also really enjoyed cooking with lentils as of late and may look for a way to incorporate them into my daily eating plan. I also noted the following back in the day that will be of help: Want to feel more "full"? - raw cashews - spinach (raw or cooked) Want to kill a craving? - raw yellow onions have a bite, bit they also have a lot of flavor that makes me crave them instead Know that you're about to cheat stupidly and are desperately looking for a way to regain your will power? - A clove of garlic. Bite into that sucker and swallow. It is NOT going to feel good, but it kills hunger entirely as your body tries to deal with the shock. You may experience stomach discomfort for a few hours after, which is why I call this my "nuclear option," but you won't feel hungry anymore. So I think I'm ready to do this again. I hope I'm ready to do this again. I could use some company  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 13, 2019 9:44:28 GMT -5
Hey Shax, I’m in. I doubt I’ll keep a daily log but I will check in every few days. Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 8:54:35 GMT -5
I will enter my weight when I visit my gym tomorrow ... sorry that I have been busy and lost track of time.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 14, 2019 11:58:04 GMT -5
You got this shaxper if I can do this anyone can! I weighed 310 lbs last year right now I'm hovering around 235ish. (I don't actually own a scale but will weigh in with my nurse next month.) I do two big meals a day mostly raw vegetables and fruit. High protein breakfasts; eggs no butter no salt. Plus banana, apple, carrots, steamed broccoli, cucumbers, etc. Low carbs not no carbs. I replace some meals with soup or protein shakes. Some days I don't even eat meat or carbs but I always try to eat well and take my multi vitamin every day. Replace all your leafy greens with spinach if you can. As an appetite suppressant I had good results using lemon juice in water. I've also heard of people adding honey and cayenne pepper to that. Eating right is only have the battle though. Increased physical activity is also hugely important. I'm up to two sets of 200 squats a day, 2 sets of 100 crunches, 2 sets of 50 leg lifts, 2 sets of 30 side leg lifts, and two sets of 25 pushups. (The most pushups I've ever done is 40 in a row that was this year.) One set of each before breakfast and the other before bedtime. I also curl 25-30 lbs in different ways. Keep in my I could do none of that in 2017. All this has done wonders for my physical well being but also my mental health as well as I've long suffered with depression and anxiety and was diagnosed with PTSD in early 2018. I rely on exercise along with medication and therapy to regulate my moods and believe me they are all equally important. |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 15, 2019 7:46:52 GMT -5
You got this shaxper if I can do this anyone can! I weighed 310 lbs last year right now I'm hovering around 235ish. (I don't actually own a scale but will weigh in with my nurse next month.) I do two big meals a day mostly raw vegetables and fruit. High protein breakfasts; eggs no butter no salt. Plus banana, apple, carrots, steamed broccoli, cucumbers, etc. Low carbs not no carbs. I replace some meals with soup or protein shakes. Some days I don't even eat meat or carbs but I always try to eat well and take my multi vitamin every day. Replace all your leafy greens with spinach if you can. As an appetite suppressant I had good results using lemon juice in water. I've also heard of people adding honey and cayenne pepper to that. Eating right is only have the battle though. Increased physical activity is also hugely important. I'm up to two sets of 200 squats a day, 2 sets of 100 crunches, 2 sets of 50 leg lifts, 2 sets of 30 side leg lifts, and two sets of 25 pushups. (The most pushups I've ever done is 40 in a row that was this year.) One set of each before breakfast and the other before bedtime. I also curl 25-30 lbs in different ways. Keep in my I could do none of that in 2017. All this has done wonders for my physical well being but also my mental health as well as I've long suffered with depression and anxiety and was diagnosed with PTSD in early 2018. I rely on exercise along with medication and therapy to regulate my moods and believe me they are all equally important. This is wonderful news, Jesse. I'm extremely happy for you! Keep it up!! |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 15, 2019 8:02:15 GMT -5
Finally going to have time to get to the supermarket tonight. My diet goes live tomorrow morning!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 8:26:50 GMT -5
I'm at 244 pounds and that's not bad considering that I've been busy running a club and getting ready for my trip to London and Scotland in May. I need to lose 4 to 8 pounds before my trip to London on May 3rd. I worked out about 30 minutes and weighed myself before working out.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 15, 2019 21:29:45 GMT -5
Day 1
4/13: 278 lbs, 50" diameter
4/15: 277 lbs, 51.5" (measuring error on 4/13? Or does it really fluctuate like that??)
I began today with a normal, totally unhealthy breakfast from Dunkin Donuts, not thinking this would be Day 1, but I did go sugar-free with my coffee. Ate half of my lunch, went shopping after work, and then went full-diet mode. It is definitely weird starting this partway through the day. Right now, the salt cravings are killing me most, but it's also weird being hungry but not totally a full day into feeling that hunger. When it's intense, you can block it out and learn to manage it. But right now, it just feels like the standard old cravings since I've only been on-diet half the day. It's a bit jarring.
Since I'm totally comfortable eating pretty much the same thing every day (makes dieting really easy!), I was able to plug everything into an Excel spreadsheet along with nutritional info and compute exactly what I need. Based upon my current plan, most things look solid. I need to get a few more vitamin supplements to cover Vitamin A, Biotin, Potassium, and phosphorus deficiencies in my plan, but that shouldn't be a problem. Of a slightly bigger concern, I'm only going to get 50% of my daily recommended fat intake (and only 29% of saturated fats) which may affect energy and concentration.
But I have a diet plan that worked for me in the past and I have most of the nutrition worked out. I really REALLY enjoyed my dinner tonight and, hunger pangs aside, think I'm in a good place. Just got to work out the low fat issues if I start feeling symptoms of a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 22:50:41 GMT -5
how funny to see this pop up, as I was looking for this thread the other day. so. . if you haven't been paying attention to what's going on with bert -- and why the hell haven't you?  last July I went on a Roller Coaster trip, that was hell of a lot of fun. but due to some experiences on that trip (including a clutzy fall) I had a major quad injury that kept me off my leg for 3 weeks, and away from any serious exercise for almost 8 weeks. by the time i was able to do my exercises (walking) again, it was already late October, and I had gotten back into some really bad habits - fast food, drinking sodas, and not *making* time to do an hour walk at least a few times a week. October (Halloween candy) November (Thanksgiving) December (holiday parties every week) January (our Anniversary) Feb (Valentine's day / candy) March (spouse's 60th birthday - big party) and I KNEW I had put back on some weight. I had lost 70lbs and kept it off for almost 2 years, and tho I knew I was gaining, I simply couldn't get motivated to get back on plan. Especially discouraging is that I knew I have Dragon*con coming up in August (and Vinyl / Leather doesn't' really stretch - either it fits or it don't (meaning I wouldn't be able to bring some of my costume stuff / gear to Atlanta). . .and I know I'm going to Japan in October (with the Theme Park group from 2018, to visit the Japanese parks all decked out for Halloween - for 2 1/2 weeks) and started to get concerned about being in an "economy" seat for that long. so even tho April is: my Birthday / Easter Candy / Passover meal -- I decided that April 1st? I'd go back on my plan. I bit the bullet and got on the scale, and on 4/1, I weighed in at: 218 (almost 40lbs gained back). on the plus side,that was still 30 lbs down from my heaviest. so I started exercising every day (30 minute walk, has now become a 50 minute walk), and eating a lot of salads, fruits and veggies. also lots of protein (chicken / pork/ turkey). Haven't cut out all carbs, but trying my best to cut back on them. I DID cut out all soda, and fast food. weighed myself on Sunday, 4/14, and came in at: 211.6 lbs. so down about 6 1/2 lbs in ~2 weeks. gonna do my best to stick with things for the next several months, and my goal is to be ~185 by Dragon*con, and maintain that thru my Japan trip. that SHOULD be doable, as I have just about 4 1/4 months to drop another 26 lbs. so at just 2lbs a week, should be able to hit it. we shall see. I don't weigh every day, and i won't do "accountability" posts (I just don't have the time or desire to do so), but will keep checking in here. we can all do it! I have faith in you Shax! bert |
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