60 lbs in 3 months

Bugdude54

Smiley_Emi123 wrote: »

I don't mean to be rude but I saw in another post you asking a young women if she would be interest in an older man........ Here you say your married.......

Dun..dun...dunnnnnnn........

Smiley_Emi123

Bugdude54 wrote: »

Smiley_Emi123 wrote: »

I don't mean to be rude but I saw in another post you asking a young women if she would be interest in an older man........ Here you say your married.......

Dun..dun...dunnnnnnn........

Hahahahah

Robertus

Smiley_Emi123 wrote: »

I don't mean to be rude but I saw in another post you asking a young women if she would be interest in an older man........ Here you say your married.......

It was merely intended as a humorous compliment. I do not seriously think that a 21-year-old would be interested in me. Nor would my wife think so. It was a poor attempt at humor.

cmsu64113

How many calories a day are you eating?

Robertus

cmsu64113 wrote: »

How many calories a day are you eating?

I'm not sure, but I probably average about 1,000 per day but it varies a lot depending on my work-outs and other needs, eg, maintaining a cheery disposition at work. And whenever I have an occasion to go out to dinner or a get-together of some kind, I make sure I enjoy all the foods I love: rib-eye steaks, lobster, crab, Eggs Benedict, pizza, peaty single malt Scotch, etc.

angelexperiment

Very inspiring! I am working hard toward my goal and fitness. I want to add swimming too. This may be more beneficial as I have hip issues and the run/jump can aggravate that problem. I am so happy for you.

crazyjerseygirl

Bugdude54 wrote: »

Smiley_Emi123 wrote: »

I don't mean to be rude but I saw in another post you asking a young women if she would be interest in an older man........ Here you say your married.......

Dun..dun...dunnnnnnn........

Dude's a monk, can't you tell by the avatar?!?
/sarcasm

jonnie256

I wanted to do this same type of thing to lose 60lbs in 3 months. I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it and to see what a determined and focused mind could do. This what you have done is a great inspiration to me! Ignore all the nay-sayers and just stay focused on your goals and aspirations man.

Robertus

Robertus wrote: »

cmsu64113 wrote: »

How many calories a day are you eating?

I'm not sure, but I probably average about 1,000 per day but it varies a lot depending on my work-outs and other needs, eg, maintaining a cheery disposition at work. And whenever I have an occasion to go out to dinner or a get-together of some kind, I make sure I enjoy all the foods I love: rib-eye steaks, lobster, crab, Eggs Benedict, pizza, peaty single malt Scotch, etc.

Part of the reason I do not know how many calories I eat per day on average is that I do not try to eat the same amount every day. Rather, I try to listen to my body and eat when it feels like I need to, eg, after heavy work-outs when I'm in rebuild phase.

But I should know so I went back and did a quick analysis of the past 84 days since I've been tracking my calories and work-outs. Turns out I've been averaging approximately 1137 calories per day, with an expected very large standard deviation.

I use the default MFP sedentary setting (desk job) and the 2-lbs per week option, which currently recommends 1500 calories per day. Since I generally only eat back my exercise calories when my body seems to be telling me that I need to (or when I want to feast with friends or family), I used the Android phone app to measure my net calories for this period of time and it indicates that, after subtracting my estimated exercise calories, I net out at an average additional 898 calories per day under the 2-lb per week goal. Using the the 3,500 calories/lb of fat number, I calculated that I should have lost approximately 47.5 lbs over these 84 days. Weighing myself at my gym, I had actually lost 46 lbs as of last Saturday (or 45 lbs as of Monday).* I have always believed in CICO, but was nonetheless amazed that all of the estimates involved in this process have proven to be so accurate.

*I admit that I have sometimes cheated by underestimating the calories of a meal at the fancy restaurants I go to, including on Saturday and Easter Sunday!

briannadunn

I know if you fuel your body you can lose quickly..I have seen and know people who have lost 40 pounds in a month and yikes..keep it off..I have also seen and asked my doctor about 20 lb weight losses in a month and mostly guys who are really over weight can do it but women who are grossly over weight should aim for 16 lbs at the fastest..the closer you are to goal the closer less you lose as well..good luck and keep on trucking.

Robertus

Quick update. I am now officially in Onederland.

Robertus

24.83 BMI. I'm no longer overweight according to the BMI. Yay. At one point that was my goal, but now it is only a milestone. I still have to figure out what my so-called 'ideal weight' should be. I'll go down in 5-lb increments and see what that looks like in the mirror, and then at some point I'll start eating at a surplus to put on more muscle. I suspect my 'ideal weight' will increase slowly as muscle is added. The real goals will be fitness and performance based. Whatever weight helps me achieve my current fitness goal. Form follows function.

strong_curves

999tigger wrote: »

So on plenty of days you believe in eating less than 1000 calories. How is that an inspiration for all the young women with poor body image and those desperate to lose weight. I have reservations that losing at 5lb a week is realistic for many people especially when safe suggested rates are 1-2lb a week. Congrats on losing that amount, but I hope people dont get frustrated that they are unable to lose at your rate or follow your example in terms of severe calorie deficit. Rather than inspire id be more concerned that plenty of desperate people try and follow your example.

*co-signs*

fitby44

Congratulations!!!!

Tailgater75

I'm setting a goal for 10 lbs a months. The only thing about losing weight too quick that worries me is loose skin. I don't want to look like I need an upper body circumcision and have a new set of problems. I started at 270 and am currently 248 for the first time in at least 8 years.

I no expert at losing weight, in fact losing my current 22 lbs is the only success I've ever had at it. But I hope this works for you and you enjoy your results. Enjoy the new you!

Hulbert0089

Great job my man! I too am motivated to get this done after too many false starts. Down 30 in 2 months driven primarily by problems with my back. I've been walking 10-20k steps every day and am tracking everything. Still allowing myself freedoms to live life an have nights off to be followed by getting back in the saddle and getting plenty of exercise. Just got in from a long walk and sitting back right now with a beer and some peanuts watching the Stanley Cup finals.

Tailgater75

Hulbert0089 wrote: »

Great job my man! I too am motivated to get this done after too many false starts. Down 30 in 2 months driven primarily by problems with my back. I've been walking 10-20k steps every day and am tracking everything. Still allowing myself freedoms to live life an have nights off to be followed by getting back in the saddle and getting plenty of exercise. Just got in from a long walk and sitting back right now with a beer and some peanuts watching the Stanley Cup finals.

Go Blackhawks!!!!!

Robertus

pbradtke75 wrote: »

I'm setting a goal for 10 lbs a months. The only thing about losing weight too quick that worries me is loose skin. I don't want to look like I need an upper body circumcision and have a new set of problems. I started at 270 and am currently 248 for the first time in at least 8 years.

I no expert at losing weight, in fact losing my current 22 lbs is the only success I've ever had at it. But I hope this works for you and you enjoy your results. Enjoy the new you!

Thanks, Good luck with your goals. The key for me has been prioritizing increasing fitness. Most of my work-outs have been long-distance swimming, which involves constantly stretching the core, which might explain why I have not had any problems with loose skin. After about 75 lbs of loss, I was just beginning to see the beginnings of what might become some loose skin, but I had also not swam for 10 days at that point because I was resting a sore elbow.

Liftng4Lis

Awesome work,.

Robertus

So I created a chart to show my journey to the milestone of no longer being overweight. 78 lbs in 160 days or 23 weeks or 5 months and 1 week:



I've been maintaining (more or less) for the past month and plan on losing 2 lbs in July to get to 190. Then I'll try 185 and see what that feels like, etc.

As anticipated, it has been a challenge to find a proper balance for maintaining after losing weight relatively quickly. My body is definitely tempting me to binge eat, especially after a couple of drinks.

A friend of mine who has also lost 60+ lbs made a comment that made me think. He said that it is good to take a break from weight loss because especially fast weight loss is such a stress on the body, that I will need to let my body recover. So I am really not tied to a time table any more. I was going to try to get to 185 by the end of July, but my managed care health coach suggested maybe only losing 2 lbs instead of 7 by the end of July.

In terms of fitness goals, I did swim 5 miles nonstop on Memorial Day and have biked to work several times (28 miles). My shoulder/elbow is complaining about the swimming and my ankle (fused joints) is complaining about the biking so I am not pushing too hard. Basically took a month off from swimming because I am determined to not let the shoulder/elbow issue become a chronic injury.