Weight Loss Thread

[Darrell KSR]

Started a LC diet Jan. 7 at 6-4, 239 lbs.
I've lost nearly 30 pounds since then and hoping to wind up a 189-lb. thin sexual whip.

Outstanding. Well, maybe except for the thin sexual whip part. No, that's outstanding, too. Just not...wait, how did I get in this conversation, anyway?

My progress continues, but it is a bit sluggish. I hit the 25.0 lb mark today for the first time. So happy to be under 210. Can't wait til I get under the 200 mark. I am sure it has been more than a dozen years, when I used to play softball in a couple of leagues and pickup basketball regularly that I was under that mark.

By the way, I feel so much better already. I walked around a path with 85-feet elevation changes (decent size hills) last night for 2.5 miles. Then played 8v8 soccer for an hour (first time I've ever done that). I got winded occasionally, but nothing too bad. Amazing what happens when you drop some weight. I'm about halfway home (probably not quite halfway, but if I can drop 50 lbs, I'll be ecstatic.)

Jan 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.

[akaukswoosh]

Can't wait til I get under the 200 mark.

Same here. Probably haven't been there since the 90s.

[jazyd]

Darrell how much did that piece of pie help?

[Darrell KSR]

Darrell how much did that piece of pie help?

My daily quota is about 1900 calories now. Every week to 10 days, I have a day when I try to go 400-600 or more calories above my quota to "rev up" my metabolism. When I do that, I gain weight for 2 to 3 days, then the weight drops over the next 4 or 5 days more than what I gained.

So....Bright Star Peanut Butter Pie...in addition to being outstanding...really did help. Great company, and outstanding food, and I would make an exception even if it didn't help. But it really did.

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[blueboss]

Okay here it is, 215 flat, that tallies out to 24 lbs since 1-1-13 where I was at 239. I was actually at 244 during the x-mas New Years week. I was shooting for 210 by derby and the start of vacation but I'll take it. Curious to see what happens over the next two weeks while on vacation, more than likely won't see a scale until 5-20.

[badrose]

Check this out:

'Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height' say scientists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...cientists.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...-than-BMI.html

[Darrell KSR]

Jan 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.

May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.

Has not been a good month, yet I have followed calorie intake and have walked and mild exercise all month.

[badrose]

May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.

Has not been a good month, yet I have followed calorie intake and have walked and mild exercise all month.

Could be water retention. Do you weigh the same time every day?

[Darrell KSR]

I do, give or take an hour or so.

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[badrose]

Are you doing any resistance training, weights? Could be added muscle.

[Darrell KSR]

I think I'm just getting fat(ter).

No, my mild exercising has been walking a pretty tough path (85-feet elevation change), some treadmill work at home and at the gym, playing soccer on a 110-yard field, and some volleyball work). It's mild, and aerobic. Same as I was doing a few weeks ago.

They have a "20-minute" interval workout thing at the cheap gym I belong to I think I'm going to start this afternoon to do something a little different, while keeping the walking.

One thing I learned about myself after getting a decent pedometer that is pretty accurate--I lead a very, very sedentary life unless I do something.

[blueboss]

This might help you feel better I weighed in when I returned and and I was at 225.2!! I gained 10 lbs in two weeks, but I'm not all that surprised with being on vacation and drowning in seafood and eating all different times of the day and snacking away the night here and there and everywhere.

I figure I'll get back into a light exercise regime and my eating habits will get back to normal and I should be able to get back to 215 in three or four weeks, and then move on to the land of skinny and beyond and shoot for that 210-205 mark by summers end.

[Darrell KSR]

Well, you had an excuse.

Of course, I'm chomping on an ice cream bar now as an appetizer, had a handful of chips, so even when I am counting the calories, they're bad calories (and I do include these).

[blueboss]

I was ready for a break, I was getting burned out with exercise after going five/wk since January. The last two lbs came off very slowly to get to 215 so when I get back to it I think my body should respond to the work outs and the calorie burning should go a little more smoothly. I was thinking of taking the Special K challenge to drop a few quick lbs.

I think next week 6-1 I'll ease back into some type of exercise program and start watching the cals

[blueboss]

5-31-13 222, trying to get going the right way again.

[Darrell KSR]

an 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.
May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.
June 3, 2013: 208.6 -25.4 lbs

Gotta do more exercising. Walking about twice a week, will go 3-5 miles when I walk, but no consistency with it. Temporarily a member of two gyms I am not visiting (have a 3-month summer Y membership for kids, will drop that when summer ends).

I have never been one for weights and related things, and I need to do that. My upper body strength is very poor anyway; almost embarrassing. I need a non-embarrassing introduction to weight-lifting or some other type of training to mix in with aerobic conditioning, and that may help speed the pace. As far as eating is concerned--I have been very diligent in adhering to a general scheme, with only very minimal deviation. So exercise is the next thing for sure.

[blueboss]

Darrell you're doing great 1-2 lbs/ week is ideal or at least it would be for me. I was doing well but I backed off of the exercise regiment and since I wasn't really dieting and just kind of watching my portions coupled with two weeks of an indulgent vacation and dining to excess the lbs started creeping back on.

I bought me a push mower and I'm schlepping grass a couple times a week which is way more physically exerting than the gazelle, the problem is it's only a couple of days a week for an hour or two. I'm getting back on the machine a couple of days a week to compliment the power mowing starting probably this week especially since I have my annual physical in the morning at which time my DR's going to give me a blast of sh&^$ for my weight.

[Darrell KSR]

Blueboss, I bought a push mower once. Man, that is some kind of workoout. I'd rather do anything than do that, at least in my yard. It's "pretty flat," but Birmingham is hilly, so everything is relative.

I have started going to the gym, doing some light weight-training, and some walking and jogging. Metabolism seems to be going up a bit. This summer we're members of the YMCA, but I also belong to that "$10 a month" gym, which is where I prefer to work out. The weight training is their light 30-minute workout. I do that, and then do 2 miles on the treadmill, and call it good.

Since May 1, I have only lost 2.2 pounds--and 1.8 of that has been in the last 10 days. So the month of May was not good, but June is starting off well; keep your fingers crossed!

Hope your Dr. visit went well--you are on the right track, regardless. Vacation happens! (Well, for most of you...may not get one this year myself.)

January 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.
May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.
June 3, 2013: 208.6 -25.4 lbs.
June 12, 2013: 206.8 -27.2 lbs.

[Darrell KSR]

I walked eight and a half miles today including 6 miles while my son was at soccer practice from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. I did not eat very well tonight, however. Maybe it won't be too bad tomorrow.

[blueboss]

I'm hanging around 222-224 (see cereal post). I had my physical a couple of weeks ago, when my DR walked in the first thing he said was "hey you've lost weight" so I took that as I'm good to go for now. I weighed in at 223 where I've managed to stay without much effort. I still haven't found the motivation to get back to regular exercise and I'm content with cutting the grass a couple of times a week.

[Darrell KSR]

January 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.
May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.
June 3, 2013: 208.6 -25.4 lbs.
June 12, 2013: 206.8 -27.2 lbs.
June 22, 2013: 204.8 -29.2 lbs.

[KSRdallen]

June 22, 2013. 172.6 lbs. Still maintaining weight +/- 2 lbs. since February 7, 2013 (beginning weight was 212 lbs. on June 12, 2012). I am continuing to exercise 6 days per week and I am still using MyFitnessPal.com app to count all calories (major crutch) but I am pleased with the result despite the crutch.

[Darrell KSR]

June 22, 2013. 172.6 lbs. Still maintaining weight +/- 2 lbs. since February 7, 2013 (beginning weight was 212 lbs. on June 12, 2012). I am continuing to exercise 6 days per week and I am still using MyFitnessPal.com app to count all calories (major crutch) but I am pleased with the result despite the crutch.

Great.

I am not getting the consistent exercise, but I have not missed a day of recording food intake on the Lose It app. I wish I had started with the My Fitness Pal app, as I think it has more foods in its database, but this one is good enough.

[Darrell KSR]

January 1, 2013 234.0. Ground 0.
January 29, 2013 230.0. -4.0 lbs.
February 1, 2013 228.2 -5.8 lbs.
February 8, 2013: 225.2 -8.8 lbs.
February 21, 2013: 223.8 -10.2 lbs.
February 26, 2013: 221.4 -12.6 lbs.
March 1, 2013: 220.8 -13.2 lbs.
March 6, 2013: 220.0 -14.0 lbs.
March 12, 2013: 217.6 -16.4 lbs.
March 23, 2013: 219.0 - 15.0 lbs.
April 4, 2013: 214.8 -19.2 lbs.
April 5, 2013: 213.8 -20.2 lbs.
April 16, 2013: 212.6 -21.4 lbs.
April 19, 2013: 211.0 -23.0 lbs.
May 1, 2013: 209.0 -25.0 lbs.
May 24, 2013: 210.4 -23.6 lbs.
June 3, 2013: 208.6 -25.4 lbs.
June 12, 2013: 206.8 -27.2 lbs.
June 22, 2013: 204.8 -29.2 lbs.

July 11, 2013: 203.8 -30.2 lbs. Very slow, only lost 1 lb. in almost 3 weeks.

Month by month weight loss (based on last weigh-in of month):

January - 4
February - 8.6
March - 2.4
April - 8.0
May - 0.6
June - 5.6

[blueboss]

Good job Darrell, If you contunue to lose the way you've been going you'll have to run around in the shower to get wet, sadly I'm going the other way I'm back to 226 and change. I'm actually going to have to think about getting back on an exercise schedule and start counting calories...again.

[Darrell KSR]

Well, I am sure that I miss something here or there, but since the 3rd week of January, I have logged everything I have consumed, food or drink, into an app on my phone (or occasionally, on the computer to which it is synced). It is a little of a pain, but what I find s that I don't nibble on snacks and such as much, given that I have to record it. Also makes me watch portion control a little better. I still had a piece of cheesecake last night, but it was about 1/2 the size that I used to eat. I try to eat a little slower when I eat dinner so that my stomach recognizes it is full more quickly.

Of course, I have to be careful to eat sufficiently. If I do not eat enough at dinner, I will snack until I am full later.

I do not go "over" my allotted calories more than 1 day a week. I don't really find it that hard to do. If I go over, then I just don't do that again.

Sadly, I think this will be a lifetime thing for me. I don't see me stopping recording what I eat/drink and me being able to maintain if I ever get to where I need to get (which is still a long way off.) My first goal was to lose 44 pounds, to 190. If/when I reach that, I will modify the goal more.

[Darrell KSR]

sadly I'm going the other way I'm back to 226 and change. I'm actually going to have to think about getting back on an exercise schedule and start counting calories...again.

You will get it done. You had GREAT progress earlier. You're probably like me--it takes a lot of self-control when things don't happen as rapidly as you'd like. It has been very hard for me to be patient over the years when I have tried, and I tried to make things happen too quickly. I'm not a runner, and I'll get out there, starve myself, and run six miles a day several times a week. The problem with that? I burn myself out too quickly, then I deviate and fall off the wagon, and boom--I'm right back there again.

I still have to fight that. I am frustrated that I have only lost 1 lb in the last 3 weeks.

[Darrell KSR]

July 11, 2013: 203.8 -30.2 lbs. Very slow, only lost 1 lb. in almost 3 weeks.

Month by month weight loss (based on last weigh-in of month):

January - 4
February - 8.6
March - 2.4
April - 8.0
May - 0.6
June - 5.6

July 20, 2013: 200.6 -33.4 lbs.

Dumb, but my father is coming to see my daughter in a play next weekend and I made a goal to be under 200 when he does. Managed to do more exercise as a result.

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[Darrell KSR]

Probably temporary, but....

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[UKFlounder]

Great job Darrell!

I can only wish to ever see numbers like that.

I have actually dropped about 15 pounds over the past few weeks and though I had a couple of bad meals this week, I have done more walking and am overall doing better on my diet than I had in the past.

I doubt I ever get to the 200 lb level, but hopefully I'll keep getting closer. (FYI, I'm 5'9" but don't want to reveal my weight right now, but it is not good.)