Lost over 80 lbs in 7 months!

davidoygen

7 Months of hard work and proper nutrition. I really thank MFP for being such a great app.

L1zardQueen

Great job!

bbell1985

dang nice job

ogtmama

Congratulations!

cardiacmommy

Great work. I'm sure it's been hard but you have gotten great results!

BhangraPrince

Awesome...Good on you

BABYLILAC

Well done

bcclenney

Congratulations! You're looking great. I've lost 90 pounds in 6 months, but I still have quite a bit more to go. Feels great, doesn't it!?

kitkeb3

Wow! You look incredible!
Fantastic job davidoygen!

kitkeb3

It's been 3 weeks so far for me, so far I don't think I have lost any weight.
But I have noticed some body fat loss.

Alicia_Nh

Woo!!

kimberly184

How are you guys losing the weight so quickly @davidoygen and @bcclenney I definitely want in need tips if y'all don't mind.

mylifeisbeautiful

Bravo! You look great!! This is a nice reminder that the app does indeed work!

serindipte

Wow! Congratulations! You are looking amazing!

Orphia

kimberly184 wrote: »

How are you guys losing the weight so quickly @davidoygen and @bcclenney I definitely want in need tips if y'all don't mind.

@kimberly184 Fast isn't usually good.

It often means people have restricted themselves severely, then when they go back to eating normally they gain it all back.

Also, restricting yourself means you might not be able to stick to your way of eating long enough to lose all the weight you want.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

nomorepuke

Wow you're a hottie

suruda

nice work guys! Congratulations on your success!

alereck

Not just weight loss but great body re-composition, congrats!!

davidoygen

kimberly184 wrote: »

How are you guys losing the weight so quickly @davidoygen and @bcclenney I definitely want in need tips if y'all don't mind.

Yeah no problem, I exercise every single day twice per day, weight training in the morning and cardio at night. I make sure to eat purely clean foods (ex chicken brown rice, oatsmeal, veggies fruits etc) I weigh out all portions of food and scale calories appropriately before entering into MFP. Total calories per day for me average to 2200. I drink a lot of water but I have a weak spot for coke zero. Also getting enough sleep is extremely important for recovery and being able to function well, I try to get 8 to 9 every night. I use whey protein and creatine as supplements. And most importantly stay dedicated and don't give up even if you currently don't see the results you hope to one day attain. Don't let other people bring you down either. Good luck on your journey

luvsunshine1

Congrats! Your hard work definitely paid off. Thanks for the inspiration

kimberly184

Thank you @davidoygen I'm at 1800 calories a day exercising one a day as well thank you also @Orphia

sandyschnitzler

What did you do to get such great results in a short time? Congrats! !!

tarothelp

FANTASTIC!!

bcclenney

kimberly184 wrote: »

How are you guys losing the weight so quickly @davidoygen and @bcclenney I definitely want in need tips if y'all don't mind.

Glad to. First, my starting weight for this journey was 338 pounds, but my highest ever was about 400 pounds. I am currently 237 pounds.

My calorie goal is 1900/day and step goal is 10,000 steps a day, on weekend days I may go as high as 20,000 steps. I lift weights every other day. I started lifting about 4 months ago. On lifting days I really work it hard. I do 16-17 different exercises and I walk between reps to keep my heart rate accelerated. The routine takes me 90 minutes most days and if I throw in extra walking, they may go as long as 120 minutes.

As far as eating, I eat the same breakfast most days. My wife makes it for me the night before. (Thanks honey!) It is 3 scrambled eggs, onion, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers. On the weekend I'll also have whole wheat, sugar free toast with a very small amount of butter and coffee with half and half.

For lunch, most days I have a salad of iceberg lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, grilled chicken or tuna, sriracha sauce, and a lower calorie dressing.

Dinner varies. Usually some kind of lean meat and vegetables. I do have the occasional cheeseburger, steak, or pizza.

I snack on apples, bananas, blueberries, 4% milk fat cottage cheese.

I eat 1 cup of Cheerios and 1/4-1/2 a cup of fiber one in milk or in Kroger carbmaster dairy product every day. It's like yogurt, with live cultures, but I like the flavor better.

I try to fit in some almonds a couple times a week. I also like Kroger natural peanut butter on toast as a snack a couple of times a week.

I also take whey and casein supplements on lifting days. Those count in my calories.

Most days I hit about 1950 calories.

I track everything. I am on day 165 or so in MFP. I tracked with another app before that, but love MFP.

I have only missed 1 day at the gym, and that was because of a trip to urgent Care for my wife(she is OK). I made that day up the next day.

I had a plateau that lasted about 4 weeks mid-November into December. I rechecked my calories, which still looked right. I just hammered through it. I knew it would break, and eventually it did. I did change up calories a little ... Up and down, to try and shake it lose.

Hang in there! It gets hard at times, but don't let that stop you. That scale may taunt you at times, but you can power through!

Sorry to davidoygen. I didn't mean to derail your post.

Bclenney

SalvationMountain41

Incredible work! You must feel fantastic.