Working towards a goal....getting below 300

MalkinMagic71

I have been trying to eat more. I think that I've just upped my workouts so much that it's counter balancing it. I'm doing between 45-60 minutes every day. 7 days a week. I guess it's tough now to tell myself to eat more when I know I'm not really hungry? It's weird I know. It's a mental thing... Trying not to fixate on a number of calories, but not trying to go over. I'm so afraid of falling off the wagon so to say...and going back to how I was before. I am going to talk to my doctor though hopefully this week to update him and see if he wants me to up my intake a bit because of how much I've been losing and how much I've been working out.

MalkinMagic71

325 as of weigh in this morning.

MalkinMagic71

12/7/2015 -- 319.4

launchpadmkquak

Nice work man. We have similar goals and you are doing very well.

Remoth

You are killing it! Keep it up!

MalkinMagic71

314 even on the scale this morning.

That even included a very calorie high lunch at Red Robin on Saturday.

TheopolisAmbroiseIII

As long as you are continuing to work with medical staff and aren't feeling too bad, I think you're doing great, and an inspiration.

My only concerns would be:

1. Obsession turning to eating disorder.
You have to be sure you know why you're doing what you're doing, and ensure it's in the best interest of your health. Talk to your doctor, and maybe even someone like a sports medicine expert, if your intention is to become or at least look like an athlete. Find out your body fat percentage now, and do some math to figure out what your weight should be at your desired percentage. Once you reach that goal, work with a nutritionist to find out how to stay there.

2. Aggressive goals causing setbacks.
Sometimes people who set goals that are too lofty can do great for a time, then eventually have a setback like a week where you don't lose 5lbs, and maybe even gain 1 or 2, and they go off the rails. I don't mean to imply that this will happen to you, or that you're a quitter of any kind, because obviously you're motivated and going about this in an effective manner. Just be aware that success is made up of many failures that you overcome one at a time.

I started at 315, 6'6" and I've been sticking to the 2lbs per week projection, and falling behind every week. I was losing 1-2lbs a week for a few months, and now I'm stuck bouncing around in 275-280. Your example has made me strengthen my resolve to log accurately and move more. I was running at lunchtime on the treadmill in the office (too cold/snowy to go outside today) 2-3 times a week, but I think I'll try to do it every day this week. I'll also ensure I don't go over my 1850 calories a day. Its not as aggressive as your daily routine, but if you can be 300 by new years, I can be 270.

MelodyandBarbells

Awesome consistency!

And you don't have to eat when you're not hungry to add calories. Extra slice of avocado, some peanut butter, little oil or dressing - these are all things that can be added to existing meals throughout the day to make them a bit higher calorie

Sued0nim

I think you're doing awesome

But would add my voice to those who are concerned for your wellbeing at the rate of loss

How are your bloods looking? If you haven't had a full workup get one

My recommendation would be keep up with the major commitment

Increase your protein to a minimum of 0.64g per lb bodyweight, fat to a minimum of 0.35g per lb bodyweight - increase your calories to a minimum of 1500 - probably more like 2000 TBH

Introduce some resistance work - bodyweight only based on your size - resistance helps preserve those wonderful muscles you've developed just by being overweight - you are going to lose some muscle with fat loss but you want to keep as much as you possibly can so that when that fat drops you have a good strong musculature. At this stage it would be inadvisable to add too much weight

look at you are your gym or nerdfitness.com bodyweight

you will be thankful you did

and keep on keeping on

you've got this - you just need to slow it down

ki4eld

rabbitjb wrote: »

I think you're doing awesome

But would add my voice to those who are concerned for your wellbeing at the rate of loss

How are your bloods looking? If you haven't had a full workup get one

My recommendation would be keep up with the major commitment

Increase your protein to a minimum of 0.64g per lb bodyweight, fat to a minimum of 0.35g per lb bodyweight - increase your calories to a minimum of 1500 - probably more like 2000 TBH

Introduce some resistance work - bodyweight only based on your size - resistance helps preserve those wonderful muscles you've developed just by being overweight - you are going to lose some muscle with fat loss but you want to keep as much as you possibly can so that when that fat drops you have a good strong musculature. At this stage it would be inadvisable to add too much weight

look at you are your gym or nerdfitness.com bodyweight

you will be thankful you did

and keep on keeping on

you've got this - you just need to slow it down

All of this^^.


@MalkinMagic71 you're doing a great job!

MalkinMagic71

Thanks all for the kind words and suggestions. I go to the doctor in january again but have been keeping him updated on my progress. I am planning to start some weight/resistance training soon. My wife hinted to me that I might be getting a small weight set for Christmas. I know my goals are really still aggressive, once I get under 300 I plan to up things a bit calorie wise and not lose as fast as I am. I guess I just really want to get under 300 which is why I am working so hard. Plus I really really want to get off of my blood pressure medication.

I also do take a couple multivitamin pills in the morning and a small fiber pill as well. Not sure if they help, but yeah.

Sued0nim

MalkinMagic71 wrote: »

Thanks all for the kind words and suggestions. I go to the doctor in january again but have been keeping him updated on my progress. I am planning to start some weight/resistance training soon. My wife hinted to me that I might be getting a small weight set for Christmas. I know my goals are really still aggressive, once I get under 300 I plan to up things a bit calorie wise and not lose as fast as I am. I guess I just really want to get under 300 which is why I am working so hard. Plus I really really want to get off of my blood pressure medication.

I also do take a couple multivitamin pills in the morning and a small fiber pill as well. Not sure if they help, but yeah.

Please take advice before putting additional strain on your joints ...bodyweight might be adequate to begin with

MalkinMagic71

rabbitjb wrote: »

MalkinMagic71 wrote: »

Thanks all for the kind words and suggestions. I go to the doctor in january again but have been keeping him updated on my progress. I am planning to start some weight/resistance training soon. My wife hinted to me that I might be getting a small weight set for Christmas. I know my goals are really still aggressive, once I get under 300 I plan to up things a bit calorie wise and not lose as fast as I am. I guess I just really want to get under 300 which is why I am working so hard. Plus I really really want to get off of my blood pressure medication.

I also do take a couple multivitamin pills in the morning and a small fiber pill as well. Not sure if they help, but yeah.

Please take advice before putting additional strain on your joints ...bodyweight might be adequate to begin with

So just use my own body weight as resistance? That's fine. I can try that as well.

Sued0nim

This is pretty good http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

MalkinMagic71

rabbitjb wrote: »

This is pretty good http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

Thanks for the link. Will check it out when I get home from work today.

tomteboda

Congratulations on your success. It's obvious you are really, truly motivated. I too am concerned about a person of your size eating at 1200 calories. Most doctors are not trained in nutrition very much at all. 1200 sounds like a lazy, throwaway number, like "I know the slim - fast diet is that, I'll just recommend it".

My experience was nearly killing myself in such a diet at 19. It gave me chronic health problems that ultimately, coupled with flying back to pre - diet eating habits after a year, led to regaining all the weight and then some over many years.

One year ago I said "enough", like you. Only this time I actually listened to the advice of a nutritionist. I started a calorie goal of 1850 while sedentary, and and which seemed absurdly high to me, but I lost my first 35 lbs that way!

I'm down 65+ lbs now and at a 1650 cal goal. No longer sedentary, I eat back some of my exercise calories, if I'm hungry, with no guilt. I think I'd go stark raving mad if I tried to keep keep at 1250 again. I know these changes I've I've made I've made this I've made this time are are sustainable and healthy.

Best wishes to you. I'm really glad you're taking change of your life this way, I but please be careful. Even severely overweight you can become malnourished and damage your body in in lasting ways far worse than chronic obesity.

RodaRose

You are doing great.

MalkinMagic71

12/21/2015 -- 309.9

This past week was a bit challenging. We had our work christmas party, company pot luck, and my wifes birthday. So I ate more than I Normally would. Plus ate out over the weekend. I still lost 4lbs. I did do some extra workouts though to try and counterbalance. This week will be better.

For all of those worried about my low calorie count. I did speak to my doctor and he recommended with the exercise im doing to go up to 1600 calories. So I am going to do that this week. He also ordered a full round of bloodwork to check all of my functions etc, and I will hopefully be getting that next week after the holidays are over.

Sued0nim

MalkinMagic71 wrote: »

12/21/2015 -- 309.9

This past week was a bit challenging. We had our work christmas party, company pot luck, and my wifes birthday. So I ate more than I Normally would. Plus ate out over the weekend. I still lost 4lbs. I did do some extra workouts though to try and counterbalance. This week will be better.

For all of those worried about my low calorie count. I did speak to my doctor and he recommended with the exercise im doing to go up to 1600 calories. So I am going to do that this week. He also ordered a full round of bloodwork to check all of my functions etc, and I will hopefully be getting that next week after the holidays are over.

4lbs is still double the rate you should be losing at ...eating out and partying is great, it is ok to do this on a diet because this is your life

And excellent news on doctor ... Continue to increase your calories until you're at 3lbs a week weight loss on average over 6-8 weeks ...that is 1% your BW and under the threshold where kidney / gallstone issues but is still deemed rapid weight loss ...2lb is considered healthy

You may like also logging in to one of the trend weight apps like trendweight.com, happyscale, libra etc

MalkinMagic71

305.7 as of this morning.

Had bloodwork done at the doctors.. all is good there. My blood pressure is getting close to normal ranges. Only issue I have right now is my blood is too thick. They had to take a pint out of me today, the blood doctor specialist I saw today isn't overly concerned with it, but wants to keep an eye on it. I go back to see my PCP at the end of January.