Im at 249, need to be going down, not up dammit.

I know I'm way to late to this party but I gotta brag a little.
Soon after Christmas I decided to get my sh1t together.
My father having type 2 DIABETES and suffering an early age massive stroke,pushed me beyond my normal spring diet that my family and friends laugh at each yr.
Normally I jump up to 245 in the winter probably due to depression eating due to the Chiefs and as summer nears I lose 25 pounds.
I've done this for at least 15 yrs now.
But I decided to stop this roller coaster ride and make a bigger change more of a life style change.
I'm 47 yrs old,6 foot on average 235 pounds.
My ideal weight is probably 185-190.
In January I decided to start working out with my wife which leans towards running and of course eating healthy like she always has.

Since January there are certain foods that I haven't had at all.
I haven't had Bread,Pasta,Soda,Candy,Chips,Fried foods anything made with flour so crust..pizza etc.
I've sat down my beer for the occasional bottle of wine with the wife.
I haven't pulled into a fast food place in 5 months.
Or I should say even more impressively I have when its a must pulled into a fast food joint to get the kids some fast grub when on the run.
Do you know what its like to order burgers fries sodas for everyone and nothing for yourself? When your stomachs grumbiling and you want a handful of salty fries.
What its like to go to a sports bar and have everyone around you eating piles of chicken wings nachos etc as you sit there with a salad topped with apple vinegar or something close?
To take the kids for ice cream and walk out with nothing?? no cake batter chocolate covered waffle cone with sprinkles?
At first its not easy but once you hit the 2-3 month point it actually becomes a habit.

I now stand on the scale at a current weight of 190 pounds.
A 50 pound loss in just under 5 months.
I should also tell you the weight wasnt all in my belly.
Yes I had a little bulge but when you drop 50 pounds you'd be amazed at where you lose a lot of it from.
I had no idea how skinny and toned my legs shouldve been, my old jeans look like loose sweat pants on my legs its crazy.
And no my legs didn't appear fat as heavy peoples often do..just in hindsight I guess they were larger than they should be.
The legs is what my wifes so stunned about we had no clue that was the case.
I did go from a tight 36 waist to a 32 which meant I had to buy all new pants,shorts and my Chief superoos were a tad too loose.
My shirts went from 2 X to 1 X.
And I cant explain how good I feel all the way around.
Odd when I wear a T-shirt not only does it not bulge at all but actually goes in a little when I stand up straight.
I'm being told my face looks a little different oddly enough.


Then when your at work and the ladies and even the guys are like how the Hell did you pull that off?
Just last night walking around a local festival we bumped into some people we knew and ladies were like holy sh1t you look Fantastic!
One of my wifes friends who hadn't seen me in 6 months didn't recognize me when I walked up to her at first..then she gasped.
Its fun when you reach this point.
I thought about having divorce papers served the following Monday... I kid..

But now that everyone has noticed there is an odd feeling of pressure to keep this up and not stray.

Sorry to ramble on but hell this is what this threads all about.

Congrats man! Hell of a job in that short of time.

But since people have noticed, it is time to prove them wrong because most people always assume that someone who loses weight will gain it back and usually they are right. Plus the extra attention shouldn't hurt!

Went for a bike ride with my brother on Sunday......15 miles.

****ing hell.

I was down to 190, headed to 185, then I went to NYC then my mother-in-law's for Memorial Day. Back up to almost 200 but starting to drop again. Should be down to 190 in 10 days or so.

Well done. That's a ton of weight to drop.

I was in a similar situation a year or two ago. I wasn't fat, but I knew I needed to lose weight. I stepped on a scale at a friend's house and realized that I was 25 pounds heavier than when I graduated high school. (It's amazing how much you can rationalize away until the number on the scale slaps you across the face.)

I've lost almost all of it. Still would like to lose 3-5 more, but I'm also more put together than I ever have been.

It's great getting complements from women, but it's even more satisfying getting them from guys. When one of your buddies mentions that you've gotten into shape, you know you've made a lot of progress. A woman might notice if you've lost 5 pounds. For a dude to notice and comment, it takes something dramatic.

Keep it up (off). I feel like I've erased nearly 15 years of creeping up in weight. The last thing I want to do is get lazy and gain it all back.

Thx guys & lewdog your right the assumption that people who drop 50+ will gain it back is fact & I do so much want to prove them wrong & plan too.

Excellent job Saul Good!
And your point about it being even more meaningful/satisfying is when the guys notice.
It takes a lot for a guy to make a comment.

One of the guys I work with has a running joke going with me..
Says hes still willing to work/talk/deal with me etc..even though I'm half the man I used to be..
He finds a way to get that in daily.

I did the low carb thing once and lost a lot weight. Kept it off a long time. But eventually, (in my case at least) I did put the weight back on because the diet is so terribly restrictive

You put it back on because you ate too many calories, not because any diet was restrictive.

It was too restrictive for me.

I'm eating reasonable meals now and exercising. I've lost 22 lbs.

I still cut carbs like pasta and sugar, but eat some bread and a little rice. I also have some beer on weekends.

I came across an interesting site that gives you a good idea visually of different body fat percentages.

http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/...age-men-women/

Unfortunately, I'm solidly at 25%. I would like to get to 15% someday. I'm working on it, though, and finally making some progress.

I'm around the 20% I'd say. 6'2" hovering around the 200 lb. mark. I need to lose a bit more but it's very difficult. I have a bad knee which makes high impact exercises difficult. I also travel significant time for work which means I eat out in restaurants at least 60% of the time.

Restaurant salads just don't really fill me up or satisfy me and there's generally not a whole lot of other healthy options. Anyone have any good ideas?

So I ballooned up to 196 (from 181 at my lowest). I think I was around 185 when I quit doing low carb, so I put on 11 lbs in a couple weeks.

Decided I felt like shit and looked like shit.

Back on Keto, back down to 188 and looking good.

Going to do Keto hardcore until I'm 175 then reevaluate.

It depends on how you are wanting to eat. I'm eating low calorie density foods so if I were in your shoes I would order a couple of plain baked potatoes, steamed veggies and a salad with no dressing (salad bar would be better). Potatoes are #1 on the satiety scale so are very filling but low calorie (Google "20 potatoes a day"). If they had chicken breast, tilapia or shrimp cooked without fat, that would be an option too.

Just because you're choosing from a menu doesn't mean you can't have them alter something to make it a bit healthier. If you order a burger, try getting no cheese and not eating the bun. Healthy eating is becoming a "trend" and most restaurants are probably able to meet your needs. All you have to do is ask.

Potatoes don't generally have many nutrients though, correct? I believe the skins do but I thought the innards were pretty empty. I do enjoy some good broccoli, green beans, etc. but a lot of these places put a lot of butter or other things on their vegetables to make them more "tasty".

I generally do try to order chicken or salmon. I can't have shrimp as I'm allergic to it. Salads with no dressing is very bleh to me (I'll generally get a vinaigrette). I'd imagine plain potatoes would also be somewhat of the same way. It's a very dry food that needs something to whet it up for mass consumption.

ROFL Timely bump.

I suppose I need to learn more about healthy eating as well. Obviously I've seen low-carb, low-fat, etc. diets but I'm unsure what nutrients I might be missing with them and what I would need to eat to replace them.

I love food, and I love the different tastes you can achieve with different ingredients and spices. I don't want to be relegated to eating chicken breast, salmon, and salads just because I don't want to get fat.

Potatoes are very high in nutrition and even contain complete protein. I'll have to look for it again but I read a study a while back where two people lived on nothing but potatoes for 6 months. They were perfectly healthy and stayed in nitrogen balance the whole time (which meant they were getting enough protein to not lose muscle).

I actually like plain potatoes with salt and vinegar on them. I'll also cut them into wedges, bake them until browned and eat them with a little low sugar ketchup. That wouldn't be possible in a restaurant, though.

Interesting. For some reason I always thought potatoes didn't have much nutritional value. Learn something new every day.

I don't tend to eat them much simply because it's a white carb. I'm not doing the low carb diet, but I do try to avoid white carbs. Sugars, white potatoes, white rice, white bread, etc.

Lately, whenever I have gone out to eat, I just make sure it's my only meal for that day. Nothing worse than ordering something bland and paying a good price for it.

If you keep the calories under control, you can eat nothing but Twinkies and lose weight. It's possible to eat whatever you want if you are good at portion control.

I have found that I am not good at it. I can maintain on a mixed diet but can't lose weight so have to resort to a little more extreme method to lose.

I gave the wrong idea about how I'm eating. I was just throwing stuff out for ideas in a restaurant, not how to eat all of the time. My food is very tasty. For example, one of my favorite current meals is to take rice, diced chicken breast, and peas and sprinkle with Golden Mountain sauce and a little fish sauce. It's quick and easy and tastes like something from a Thai restaurant. There are also a ton of things you can do with rice, potatoes, chicken/shrimp and curry powders. It's definitely not boring.

I realize that but obviously I want to keep an eye on my nutrients as well.

I'm not very good at portion control either. I grew up in a clean your plate household and restaurant portions are never really what I should be eating for a meal.

I'll need to find some better recipes for when I am home though.

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Why are white carbs so bad?

They're not all bad.

http://www.bradgouthrofitness.com/ar...ite-carbs-bad/

I think the problem with "white carbs" is how they are usually served. Potatoes are primarily sold as chips and fries (highly palatable calorie bombs) or baked and loaded with butter and sour cream. Wheat is made into donuts, pizza crust, muffins, etc. Sugar is added to just about everything to make it more palatable.

In the context of a whole food diet, I don't think there is anything wrong with rice or potatoes. Some people can also get away with whole wheat (I can't).

Personally, I'm trying to get away from thinking of food as carb, protein or fat. For example, potatoes are primary carb but are also 10% (complete) protein and about 7% fat. Oatmeal also has a good protein profile and is about 16% fat. There aren't many whole foods that are 100% carb, protein or fat so I am trying to think of food as healthful or unhealthful while also looking at the calorie density. It's working pretty well, at least when I don't get sidetracked by graduation parties. :banghead:

So I was up to 196 last week, got down to 187.6 and then went on a 3 day vacation with no restrictions eating.

Came home last night and put down a burrito and 3 rolled tacos.

When I weighed myself this morning I was bracing for 190+ and I was at 184.6. Down 3 lbs on my vacation.

Pretty stoked on that.

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198

220.4
Down from 229.8 last month down from 251.6 at the first of the year.

31.2 pounds lost for the year. Goal is to be at 200 by years end.

I've lost 25 pounds and am now at what I consider to be my ideal body weight. I may wind up losing about five more, but that isn't my focus. Think I'm going back to the sprint8 workout to build muscle. I've been focusing on long distance running, and it really improved my cardio and burned a lot of calories. It gets really time-consuming, though.

The sprint8 sucks, but it only takes 20 minutes, and you see results in a week.

Okay, Sprint8=HIIT. I hate when companies do that, lol. Nice work on the weight loss!

This Feb I was 222.... weighed 172 just now

Officially 50 lbs of weight loss today....

http://www.readysetfeast.com/wp-cont...+feel+good.gif

Back on Keto today.

I am having major acne problems and they started when I quit Keto.

I'm excited to be back on.

Good job Ugly Duck, how tall are you?

I had Knee surgery on December 21st, and weighed 260. Weighed my self yesterday at my yearly check up. 229. Great work by you boss.

My natural military weight was 205.....so, im almost there.

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What?

Gained a bunch back, bro :(

Hasn't been a great year for me, either. Although I did clock 350 miles on the bike in July, which I'm really happy about.

I got down to 190 before the beach. Weighted 198 on the day I returned. Hah.

Time to start slogging it down again. The wife's finally trying Intermittent Fasting again after she heard a positive story about it on NPR. When I tried to tell her it was safe/healthy a few years ago, she fasted a few days but constantly complained about feeling faint and tired. Now that she heard it on NPR, though, she amazingly is having zero problem during her fasts and says she feels great.

Best part is you already know what you're capable of.

Down 16 so far.

Would like to lose about another 8-10 before Vegas in Sept.

Time to get back on the wagon. I weigh more than I did when this thread started.

I didn't get in on the original thread, but as of this morning, I'm down 40 lbs. Still have about 20 ish more to go. If I would quit drinking beer on weekends, the weight loss would've been faster. But overall happy with my progress.

Best time is now.
That's the hardest part and I'm starting to fall back into drinking myself.

I tried rum and diet coke, but rum IS NOT my friend.

Vodka + Soda water + Lime

I'm +15 on the year, +35 of my goal.

I'm at 215, and need to get down to 180. I have dicked around and my life has become entirely sedentary, which is unacceptable at the age of 27.

I reached out to the boss and got my schedule changed from 8-5, to 10-7. I plan on waking up at 8, actually eating a breakfast, going to the gym down the road, showering, and going to work.

Also, I hate my ****ing job and don't want it to be the first thing I do when I wake up anymore. Got some feelers out for a new gig, hoping one comes through soon.

I might just have to give that shot. Good suggestion.

This last weekend I had Tank 7, Wheat and bunch of chocolate stouts. I gained when I gained 2lbs after re-hydrating.

Down to 195 today. (from 211 on Jan. 1)

Shitty month, first month I gained weight. Up 9lbs to 229.2 :-[
Love bbq but need to control portion size better.

Started exercising and eating less about 6 weeks ago. Currently down 10 pounds from 271 to 261. Before me and the girlfriend got together I was at 205 and the best shape of my life. Trying to get back to that point, but its hard. Last few days I've really been slacking.

Good luck sir. It's a struggle all the time it's true.

Hugh Jackman used Intermittent Fasting to get in shape for Wolverine.

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Is it unhealthy to lose too much weight too fast? I started counting calories again this week starting on Monday. Weighed in Monday morning at 274. I weighed in this morning at 265. So I have lost 9 pounds in 4 days. The only thing I'm doing is watching calorie intake. I've been eating around 1650 calories per day.

The more you weigh, the faster pounds come off. Losing that much is to be expected when you first start eating right and exercising when you weigh that much. The less you weigh, the harder it is to lose more than 2-3 pounds a week while maintaining good calorie intake.

Likely water weight this early.

How much do you weigh now? BF estimate?

190 ~17%

Bf might be lower though. I feel like I look better even though I weigh more than my lowest.

So I'm looking for a good routine to start....but I'm trying to find something that is going to work with the equipment I have.

A weight bench similar to this one (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Weider-Pro...Bench/17804185)
Free Weights - around 300+ lbs of plates
Curl bar and dumbbell handles
Treadmill
Bike

Any good websites for putting together a weight lifting routine for what I have? I don't have a membership to a gym.....so I'm trying to figure out something to do with what I have.

Pain in the ass....I know.

You can go to bodybuilding.com and check out some exercises. They can be separated by push and pull and you generally want to follow a push-pull routine, meaning that 1 day your workout should consist of push and the following day should be pull, rinse repeat with abs thrown in every now and then.

Deadlifts are a pretty good all around exercise.

Do you have a pull up bar?

And are you just starting? Whats your goal? I can help you build something but those things are important......

Down to 281.5 with Vegas less than a month away.

275 would be great.

I've set a target of 205 for Sept. 1. We'll see if I make it.

Pull up bar? Yes.
Just starting? Yes.

I'm at about 245-250 right now and I want to get down to about 200. I don't have a time frame goal....I just need to get up off my ass and start working out.

Missed out on this thread at the beginning of the year but I started in May dieting and exercising. Started at 245, am now at 207. I've been doing DDPYoga and jogging/walking alternatively. Everything has slimmed down except for my double chin.

I mean, I had a fat face, extra chin, and a 18.5" neck when I started. Now, my face is slimmer, the neck is now 17" (possibly less), but this damn neckbeard placeholder hasn't budged much. Any ideas? Do I need to walk around like Sgt Slaughter half the day or is this type of fat the last to go?

Yeah, that's a big negative. 209 seems to be my plateau. I'll get through it eventually, just not this weekend.

I have made it 30 days without fast food, though.

Nice work, guys.

Once in a while I like to have a week where I just eat whatever the hell I want to...that week just turned into a month and I'm up 13 pounds from my normal weight LMAO

I didn't even realize it, I hit 1000 miles on my bike for the summer yesterday.

God knows what I'd weigh without that.

191.2 today.

Been slowly going down all year without any jumps really (but I did plateau for quite awhile).

Hopefully be between 180-185 by the end of the year.

Almost back to my June weight. Weighed in this morning at 224.4. Down 27.2 since January.

One of the side effects of Lyrica is weight gain. At least I have that back under control and am losing weight again.

I'm back down to my January weight, 188. Hope to get down to 175 by my vacation in December.

Im 191.2, up about 10 lbs from my lightest, but I am trying to gain weight now.

I'm lifting brah.

I started lifting and let myself get fat. Used lifting as an excuse to eat whatever I want and I went from 185 - 212.

One week in on Keto I'm down to 202. Think I want to be 185-190 with more muscle mass than I had before at that weight.

I'm down 21 lbs since I joined a gym two months ago. Started working out with a personal trainer once a week a month ago. I'm by no means in this to compete with anyone. The guys in the weightlifting thread (I'd say general fitness, but it seems to be a little more specific than general) don't really get excited over weight loss victories...lol.