198 lbs lost in a little over a year :D

healthygreek

I hope you are able to maintain your astounding loss.

Guinivere

You're gorgeous! - Well done!

AnthonyKolka

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

Jennisin1

10/10 Would Bang

AnthonyKolka

Wow!! This is awesome and very inspiring. Cardio two times a week seems very manageable for someone who doesn't (and doesn't particularly like) to work out

You don't have to hurt yourself to do cardio. The gym I go to at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver has a "jogging pool" it is 7' deep and is 8' square. I would jog in this for an hour 2 times a week and burn 1200 calories a session. With no impact and running a smaller portion of my weight this was a very good way to get that exercise in. Now I do an hour on the elliptical starting at 5 and work my way up to 15.

BattleTaxi

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

QFT!!! You did an amazing job!! Congrats!

YaGigi

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

I admire your kindness towards the stupid haters...

Rays_Wife

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

So why didn't you say this when I asked you back on page 3 if you were medically supervised and how you felt while doing it? You totally ignored my question and responded to everyone else around me. All this could have been avoided if you would have just been up front about it.

Rays_Wife

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

I admire your kindness towards the stupid haters...

Asking simple questions like "was this medically supervised" is being a "stupid hater"? Okay then.

AnthonyKolka

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

So why didn't you say this when I asked you back on page 3 if you were medically supervised and how you felt while doing it? You totally ignored my question and responded to everyone else around me. All this could have been avoided if you would have just been up front about it.

Because I missed your question. It was not fully supervised.

heaterrr

Wow!! Good info thank you

Rays_Wife

Hello everyone.

This thread was deleted (locked I guess because itr is back) for some time today because of complaints that I am endorsing a VLCD. I am not. I am simply saying "this is what I did and it worked". It doesn't work for most people. You have to be very careful what you choose to eat, if you are not going to do the research on everything you eat and ensure that you are getting the nutrition you need do not come anywhere near attempting a diet like this.

Doing this diet wrong can and will kill you.

I obtained advice from a nutritionist at the University of Colorado Hospital when starting this diet. I based my diet plan on the diet plan that they ask you to follow for 3 months prior to bariatric surgery. I gave my food logs to the nutritionist once a week for 3 months; she and I where both pleased with the results and I kept doing my diet. I do not know how anyone can think what I did is worse than the surgery. You are entitled to your opinion and I respect that you have an opinion and would not try to silence your opinion. Please do not take your opinion to the next level by trying to silence my reality.

So why didn't you say this when I asked you back on page 3 if you were medically supervised and how you felt while doing it? You totally ignored my question and responded to everyone else around me. All this could have been avoided if you would have just been up front about it.

Because I missed your question. It was not fully supervised.

Okay fair enough. Sorry about the misunderstanding then.

CandelLife

Will you be showing successful before and after pictures of your "meat bags for legs" as you called them, or perhaps pictures along the way as you transform? Were there any exercises you could have done along the way to avoid that happening or did you check into it when you saw it happening? I'm also curious how you felt if you ever exerted yourself too much exercising on the low calorie intake and if you have had any numbers run to see how it affected your metabolism and immune system?

AnthonyKolka

Will you be showing successful before and after pictures of your "meat bags for legs" as you called them, or perhaps pictures along the way as you transform? Were there any exercises you could have done along the way to avoid that happening or did you check into it when you saw it happening? I'm also curious how you felt if you ever exerted yourself too much exercising on the low calorie intake and if you have had any numbers run to see how it affected your metabolism and immune system?

Umm no, I will not be showing my legs, ever. I called them "meat curtains" anyway; different visual; think of drapes. I didn't take a lot of pics before I got thin, and I still don't do that many. I am a bit camera shy and tend to feel that I am ugly. I never felt that I over exerted myself because I made sure not to. I had more and more energy as I went along and as I lost weight I began adding more calories back into my diet.

fbolds

Great Job! You are an inspiration.

VixenInTraining

Maybe if you hadn't done such a drastic diet, you wouldn't be left with "meat curtains" on your legs. A moderate deficit (TDEE - 20%) plus strength training tends to lessen these side effects of rapid weight loss.

ctalimenti

Clean your mirror.

LOL!

You did great and look wonderful! Great job!!!

Birder150

OP, I'm happy that your thread was restored.
Congratulations on your impressive weight loss and now your maintenance. You've come a long way in such a short time and I admire the dedication and determination that's gotten you here.

Thank you very much for sharing your success and your path to get there with the rest of us.
Perhaps someone out there who is considering bariatric surgery will see your story and try your way first.

Birder150

Maybe if you hadn't done such a drastic diet, you wouldn't be left with "meat curtains" on your legs. A moderate deficit (TDEE - 20%) plus strength training tends to lessen these side effects of rapid weight loss.

I doubt it. Losing 198 lbs is going to result in loose skin no matter how slowly you lose it.

AnthonyKolka

Maybe if you hadn't done such a drastic diet, you wouldn't be left with "meat curtains" on your legs. A moderate deficit (TDEE - 20%) plus strength training tends to lessen these side effects of rapid weight loss.

I doubt it. Losing 198 lbs is going to result in loose skin no matter how slowly you lose it.

I agree.

CandelLife

Will you be showing successful before and after pictures of your "meat bags for legs" as you called them, or perhaps pictures along the way as you transform? Were there any exercises you could have done along the way to avoid that happening or did you check into it when you saw it happening? I'm also curious how you felt if you ever exerted yourself too much exercising on the low calorie intake and if you have had any numbers run to see how it affected your metabolism and immune system?

Umm no, I will not be showing my legs, ever. I called them "meat curtains" anyway; different visual; think of drapes. I didn't take a lot of pics before I got thin, and I still don't do that many. I am a bit camera shy and tend to feel that I am ugly. I never felt that I over exerted myself because I made sure not to. I had more and more energy as I went along and as I lost weight I began adding more calories back into my diet.

Sorry! I thought I quoted you right and didn't. I asked about the "numbers" from doctors blood tests etc because after I lost 50 pounds in 3 months after being stagnant for 2 years, my immune system went all wonky and I started having dizzy spells, turns out my immune system started killing off my blood platelets and they were at dangerously low levels. Here I thought I was fine because I was eating healthy and biking 3 miles a day to get my exercise in at the same time and it was all good, but my body went into starvation mode and went nuts. I'm dealing with the after affects now before I can get back on my bike again so I don't pass out on the road in front of a car or something.

I can't help but be impressed at your weight loss, just from experience I know how dangerous it is to do it so quick. Have you or are you planning on having a doctor check you out and run blood tests? I would think any doctor would want to after such a drastic amount of weight loss in the time you did it.

SusanL222

Man, you rocked it!!! WTG! Totally amazing! :flowerforyou:

laurahstephens

Amazing work - you look like a different man!

darkon

Outstanding result, really really speechless

mookybargirl

What an incredible job on your transformation. Congratulations to you :flowerforyou:

1Fizzle

Wow! Incredible progress!

Wilhellmina

OMG, that transformation is just awesome! You became handsome

squishy84

Brilliant! You look amazing! (and you have a great jaw line by the way!)

You are so disciplined, it's really inspirational

anniegail1961

Hi There: Congratulations on finding your smile again! You look fabulous!
Enjoy your new smile.

pugzrock

You look wonderful! What an inspiration