NON keto transformations, anyone?

pennygm72

Started Jan 17 at 200lbs, hit goal in September 17 at 140lbs though currently at 133lbs. Age 45 and 5'6. I had to eat carbs and high sugar as eating very low fat whilst awaiting gallbladder surgery.

Nony_Mouse

Start weight 77 kg/170 lbs, weight in second photo 62.4 kg/137.5 lbs. Have lost a further 3 lbs since then, not intending to lose any more. Achieved eating at a 500 cal deficit.

sijomial

665g of carbs isn't exactly keto is it? (That's not a normal day of course!)

No great weight transformation from me, just lost the extra 30lbs of blubber I carried around from age 31 to age 52 while eating the mostly good home cooked foods I enjoy in smaller amounts.
I used the 5:2 intermittent fasting protocol to manage my weekly calories during my weight loss phase. Lost at about 1lb/week.

Biggest transformation was in fitness and strength levels, haven't felt this good since my 20's with lowest resting HR ever (48bpm) and full of energy.

dsboohead

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

dsboohead wrote: »

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

Started losing weight when I was 52. Ate all the carbs. Lost 95 pounds.

You look fabulous....what is your age and how long did the transformation take?
I need a kick!

Thanks. I'm 55 now. Still a work in progress, fussing around with vanity weight/body composition. The first 70 pounds took a year, the next 25 took another year.

You are a patient expert! What kept you motivated from one day to the next?

GottaBurnEmAll

dsboohead wrote: »

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

dsboohead wrote: »

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

Started losing weight when I was 52. Ate all the carbs. Lost 95 pounds.

You look fabulous....what is your age and how long did the transformation take?
I need a kick!

Thanks. I'm 55 now. Still a work in progress, fussing around with vanity weight/body composition. The first 70 pounds took a year, the next 25 took another year.

You are a patient expert! What kept you motivated from one day to the next?

Not so much motivated as habituated. My original motivation was health-related. I have psoriatic arthritis and was tired of feeling like crap all the time. Carrying extra weight and being sedentary aren't good for it.

Eventually, I just got habituated to the lifestyle of managing my disease.

Cerakoala

469 to 180 Started in 2011 still working my way to goal. Clean eating and exercise

gtm197

Cerakoala wrote: »

469 to 180 Started in 2011 still working my way to goal. Clean eating and exercise

Very impressive!

Tacklewasher

gtm197 wrote: »

Cerakoala wrote: »

469 to 180 Started in 2011 still working my way to goal. Clean eating and exercise

Very impressive!

I think the words you are looking for are 'HOLY *kitten*!"

rajeshvvcool

Thick_Chickk wrote: »

Can people share their transformations and how they did it, not including keto? I'm not interested in keto and would like some inspiration from people who eat what they want as long as it fits into their calories.

If you have pix, post em! How did you do it? How long did it take? Starting weight, height ect

Pls. check out the following link:-

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10511781/fat-to-fit-6-packs-just-2-inspire/p1

For cutting - Used Intermittent fasting along with IIFYM.
For Bulking - Used only IIFYM and not intermittent fasting.

mamadon

I’m 55 years old and I lost 118 pounds, eating all things in moderation. I’ve been maintaining for three years. I love carbs

estherdragonbat

Me on Sept 1st of 2016. Approximately 254 lbs, 5'3", roughly a month before the circulation issues I didn't know I had (chronic venous insufficiency; veins in my legs collapsed under the strain of carrying too much... me) reared their heads, giving me cellulitus, lymphedema, and a strongly-worded medical suggestion to lose weight to avoid/minimize subsequent flare-ups.



I joined MFP on October 30th, 2016. I'm a kosher vegetarian; I wasn't looking for more restrictions. I'd never heard of keto, except in passing, as a treatment kids with epilepsy whose seizures didn't respond well to medication. I focused first on cutting calories, later on hitting protein and iron targets.

And roughly a year later...



Today, I weigh 158 lbs and closing in on my 130-lb goal weight. It's been 14 months, just about, and it's been slow... but when that first pic was taken, I was a size 3X. And yesterday, I got into a size-10 skirt. Oh, and haven't had a flare-up of lymphedema since January.

Orphia

I lost 80 lbs in 12 months.

I eat roughly 55% carbs; 30% fat; 15% protein.

I ate whatever I most felt like, within my calorie limit.





I was losing 1 kg a week for about 4 or 5 months, then gradually less per week as I got lighter, as per science.

I ate back 50-75% of my Fitbit or Garmin calories till I reached goal weight, and now I eat back 100% of them. I started running about 5 months after I started losing weight with MFP. Now I run a lot.

Been maintaining goal weight 20 months.

A fairly recent photo:

charlieandcarol

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

Started losing weight when I was 52. Ate all the carbs. Lost 95 pounds.

I have never seen your before photo before and always assumed from you headless profile pic that you were in your 20s!

ColinIsTheName

AdinaRin wrote: »

Here is mine. From Jan 2015 to now. I love carbs. And lifting.

Wow! Nice job!

kristen8000

These make me really upset with myself that I didn't take a "before" pic. You all look so great!

In 2011 I was 193lbs (5'11). Today, I was 140.4. I was 147 in my profile photo (that's from my sister-in-law's wedding in 2014). So was this...



I have a variety of photos of various weights, but nothing when I was my largest...

Found this - I'm thinking I was in the high 180s.



And this, I think I was about the same



These make me cringe.

Here's an after in 2012, I was 145.



This weight loss was nothing but eating less and moving more. And changing habits...that was a huge one for me. It helped me keep it off. Because when those bad habits start sneaking back in, my weight will increase. But now, I know how to control it.

CharlieBeansmomTracey

I dont have pics because I dont like my picture taken. but I started at 209lbs in a sz 18. lost 44 lbs and down to a 6-8 in clothing. went from a 37-38 inch waist to a 27/28, 47-48 hips to a 37 1/2(havent measured in a few months). lost a few inches in my calves(not much as they always were big). my thighs went from almost 30 inches to 22-23 inches. (I have big thighs,butt and calves lol). my arms I lost some of the bat wings but didnt really measure as my upper half has always been the smallest area.

I went from a 38 band in bra to a 34 but didnt lose cup size thankfully.oh and my rings that are a size 6 finally fit again. when I was heavy I was in a 7-8 ring. I gained some back but only because for me my health issues and metabolic disorder makes it hard to lose and keep it off as it seems my metabolism swings wildly from one extreme to another(not sure if that is whats happening)

quiksylver296

Approximately 185 lbs to 165 lbs. Heavy lifting and IIFYM.

Lipsmahoney

Weight cardio 7days a week and high protein, low-moderate carbs.

Good_Morning_Glory

I am so glad I looked at these!!!

Thank you all for sharing!! It’s such an inspiration for me.

Congratulations all!!!!

jessef593

About 2.5 years of lifting. A mixture of hypertrophy training and powerlifting. About 3-4 cut and bulk cycles.

Eating anywhere from 3200-4400 calories for a bulk depending on how physical work was

With 2400-2700 for a cut depending once again on outside factors such as work.

Always with about 180g protein than filling the rest with carbs and fats. Water and rest were an absolute must.

Going from 153. To about 184-187 is where I’m currently sitting