Coming Back... 300 pounds to lose.
BadgerSensei
Posts: 45 Member
Hey guys. I'm just coming back from a couple years of slacking off. I lost 125 pounds a couple of years ago. Never got to my goal, but got to where I wasn't the fattest guy at work anymore... and then I got married and started grad school and got distracted. Gained it all back. Had to buy a new scale, which informs me today that I weigh 504.8.
I feel gross. I'm getting winded just walking around. It's time to change this garbage... and I'll take all the encouragement you can give me.
I feel gross. I'm getting winded just walking around. It's time to change this garbage... and I'll take all the encouragement you can give me.
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Welcome back! Good luck on you're efforts here.0
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I'm new to this site and I'm happy to know that the first person I choose to look at the profile was yours. I'm here for you. You got this!!! Any little effort you can make each day is an improvement!
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Congrats on the new start to your journey! You've found a place where you'll be loved and accepted every step of the way - best of luck to you!1
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Holy Heysus! thatsah lotta weight! ... Log every ounce of your food now! stick to your caloric goal per day in 4 months I lost 67lbs.. its gonna take you a year or more if you don't self-discipline-2
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You've got this @BadgerSensei ... keep the faith in yourself that you can do it, because you CAN.0
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Congrats on making that big decision to do better! Rooting for you!0
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Welcome back. Good luck and if you're looking for friends, feel free to add me.0
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With a lot of weight to lose, you only have to start making small changes to see a difference. My dad passed away at the age of 53 which was basically brought on by lots of weight related complications. You're still young enough to have a full, active life. Go for it!0
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Holy Heysus! thatsah lotta weight! ... Log every ounce of your food now! stick to your caloric goal per day in 4 months I lost 67lbs.. its gonna take you a year or more if you don't self-discipline
At his size, it should take him 2-3 years. Telling him a year would be "lacking discipline" is ridiculous and irresponsible.
Welcome OP
You've got a long road ahead, but you have some experience, so know what you need to do. Just don't be so aggressive that you make yourself miserable & want to give up. Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is a life-long project... no need to rush. Wish you the best. 9 -
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May I recommend this thread to you? He has some experience:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1276219/i-went-from-morbidly-obese-to-6-pack-abs-ask-me-anything/p12 -
BadgerSensei wrote: »Hey guys. I'm just coming back from a couple years of slacking off. I lost 125 pounds a couple of years ago. Never got to my goal, but got to where I wasn't the fattest guy at work anymore... and then I got married and started grad school and got distracted. Gained it all back. Had to buy a new scale, which informs me today that I weigh 504.8.
I feel gross. I'm getting winded just walking around. It's time to change this garbage... and I'll take all the encouragement you can give me.
Welcome back.
We'll be here for each mile marker of each others progress.0 -
Welcome back! You can totally do this!0
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Welcome! You have come to the right place.0
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You've lost weight before you can do it again.
Don't focus on all the weight you have to lose. Take it a meal at a time a day at a time a pound at a time.
You will have bad days. Sometimes you might have bad weeks. Don't let that discourage you. We all face times like those.
Just keep going, keep logging, and keep fighting.1 -
Thanks guys you're the best. 1
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I started on Jan 16. I'm here with you. You can do this!!!0
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Every day is a challenge for all of us for one reason or another. You came back to mfp, so I'm happy for your decision to make it work again. And it will work again. Faith in your self is very important. Don't be discouraged for any setbacks, we all have them. Every last one of us. Glad to meet you. Cheers!1
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You can do this! You're not alone! We are here to support you0
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Good luck0
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@BadgerSensei
I was 529 back in august (593 at my highest), 460 now. logging everything, staying at the calorie goal, walking and steady state cardio has done it for me. I expect my journey to take a couple years; but then it took me years to gain everything.
for support try these groups on here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/115768-losing-100-pounds-naturally-no-surgery
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/115006-losing-is-winning4 -
Welcome back!!! Feel free to add me --I have 200+ to lose myself-- We got this!!0
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BadgerSensei wrote: »Hey guys. I'm just coming back from a couple years of slacking off. I lost 125 pounds a couple of years ago. Never got to my goal, but got to where I wasn't the fattest guy at work anymore... and then I got married and started grad school and got distracted. Gained it all back. Had to buy a new scale, which informs me today that I weigh 504.8.
I feel gross. I'm getting winded just walking around. It's time to change this garbage... and I'll take all the encouragement you can give me.
For sure you know how to lose. You have proven that. So YAY on that note. Going forward...no looking in the rear view mirror (except for what works)...focus on five pounds at a time. That is how I would approach it. Otherwise, the task begins to be too daunting. Remember you have a wife now...she wants and deserves a healthy hubby.
Wishing you success on your journey...which btw, never ends. It is a lifetime commitment.
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I'm in a similar boat... wanna lose around 200lb mark ... i'm looking no further forward than 'today'
Forget the big numbers... they start to put doubts in your head.... just focus on getting through each day, hitting your macro goals and doing what you can ... nothing deeper... no long-term planning on 'well if i lose x then ....' ... i find short term clarity makes it much simpler
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BadgerSensei wrote: »Hey guys. I'm just coming back from a couple years of slacking off. I lost 125 pounds a couple of years ago. Never got to my goal, but got to where I wasn't the fattest guy at work anymore... and then I got married and started grad school and got distracted. Gained it all back. Had to buy a new scale, which informs me today that I weigh 504.8.
I feel gross. I'm getting winded just walking around. It's time to change this garbage... and I'll take all the encouragement you can give me.
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Welcome! You can do it, great decision deciding to make a change. I know it's easy to keep putting things off.0
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You can do this.count all your calories and log them in ..I lost 50 pounds in four months..add me if you can I will be more then happy to help you with your journey0
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highlightshadow wrote: »I'm in a similar boat... wanna lose around 200lb mark ... i'm looking no further forward than 'today'
Forget the big numbers... they start to put doubts in your head.... just focus on getting through each day, hitting your macro goals and doing what you can ... nothing deeper... no long-term planning on 'well if i lose x then ....' ... i find short term clarity makes it much simpler
Great advice...SHORT TERM CLARITY...great for not just losing weight, but whenever you have a task that needs to be broken down in order to achieve success.
I LOVE IT! Thanks!
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magic71755 wrote: »Great advice...SHORT TERM CLARITY...great for not just losing weight, but whenever you have a task that needs to be broken down in order to achieve success.
I LOVE IT! Thanks!
For me its all about stopping in that moment of urge/panic/sadness/hunger ... its stopping yourself dead ... just for a moment ... and thinking
I think for many of us it's become so routine to cheat, to think 'oh i'll just have this one today'.... and then one becomes 3 or a whole pack because for some of us its kinda all or nothing ... we struggle with the in-between
Its tough ... a friend of mine said that for learning to ride a bike, we fall off that bike a lot, then we get on again but we're NOT expected to know how to ride that bike the 1st time.... with dieting we somehow think we are ... we think we can do it ... but then the brain gets tired of saying no ... we have limited willpower .... but we have more conscious thought... its breaking the cycle
I've not had a single chocolate, biscuit, cake or anything truly bad since 1/1/17 .... yeah only 3 weeks i know... but i've wanted to ... last night ... so much i could have emptied the biscuit tin the way i felt .... but i stared at it and thought .... and in the end, and with some messages from my MFP buddies which helps enormously, i said no ... i said it won't help .. not this time ... not in the way i need to help myself... so instead had a big glass of squash and a couple apples .... and i enjoyed that ... i took my time
It is hard... we face so much 'easy food' ... but we have to learn within ourself how this is done..
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