Never too late.

kardsharp

Your words are very powerful. Congrats on the progress so far. I look forwrd to more posts from you.

dwburman95

I have lost the weight equivalent of an average nine-year-old child.

Let that sink in.

The fat that I have lost could walk itself to school.

Spadhnik

😝😆😆😆

somethingsoright

dwburman95 wrote: »

I have lost the weight equivalent of an average nine-year-old child.

Let that sink in.

The fat that I have lost could walk itself to school.

This would make a great a Twillight Zone episode.

Thanks for sharing your story. My 40s are fading fast and never thought I'd still be struggling with weight. You give me hope.

dwburman95

It’s been weird watching my weight bounce up and down by a couple of pounds on a daily basis. At the end of the week, I am usually down another pound or two from where I was seven days prior. I guess that’s one thing I love about this tracking ap, it verifies my progress (or lack thereof). My weight graph line starting on July 4 (361 lbs) has been consistently trending downward zigzag line that has most recently registered at 302 lbs.
The changes that I have made are minute. The most notable two are:
1) The amount of simple carbohydrates that I am consuming.
One disappointing thing that my doctor discovered is that I now have Type II Diabetes. Bread and many types of snack foods that I enjoy, were not only “Not my friend” but they have become my enemy and are trying to kill me. That resonated a little bit louder than “Cut back on the spaghetti!”.
2) The amount of water that I am consuming.
I was drinking coffee. ONLY coffee. 5 days out of 7, Coffee was the only liquid that I consumed. I feel like a knucklehead when I say it out loud, But when I was doing it, I could see no err in my ways. I would joke with my buddies that I boil my water and filter it through ground up coffee beans to achieve and exciting level of purity. My Dr. Just gave me “The Look” when she found out I was drinking NO water.
The doctor explained to me that I should be drinking water to equal half of my body weight in ounces every day. 361lbs divide by 2 = 180.5 oz. That’s 5.6, 32 oz Nalgene bottles a day! I tell you what… my body actually will hold that much water. I felt as bloated as a dairy cow during calving season on the day the farmer skipped the milking. The thought of sitting down and enjoying a loaf of cheesy garlic bread… well, let’s just say that that thought never really took roots.
My new routine, combined with some of the medications that my doctor put me on, produce a not so surprising side effect. My body was now turning 8 ounces of water into 3 1/2 gallons of urine! I have titled this new work out, “Urine The Lead Cardio” (with your instructor Cpt. Peezalot).
My office is on the second floor and we have no elevator. If you remember from an earlier post I mentioned that I could barely drag it up and down the stairs and would have to take a break at about the halfway point? There is no more dragging anything. There are no more breaks halfway up or down the stairs. I am hustling my butt back-and-forth to the bathroom at an astonishing pace driven by the desire to finish my day and dry pants. It takes what it takes.
More to come…

slimgirljo15

Well done on your progress so far, I look forward to watching your journey.

ggenet2014

I am enjoying your writing. Best wishes on your continued journey.

dwburman95

Blackened salmon over jambalaya sauce with Alaska shrimp and roasted asparagus.

slimgirljo15

dwburman95 wrote: »

Blackened salmon over jambalaya sauce with Alaska shrimp and roasted asparagus.

Oh, how delicious..

rdgfit

Nicely done! Sometimes it takes an uncomfortable doctor's visit to light that fire. Though you are not where to you want to be yet (but you will be) you should also recognize that you are in such better shape now than when you started - soon you will be skipping steps as you run between floors. So awesome!

dwburman95

I am actually exactly where I want to be… getting well!

RedStickdad

Congrats, great progress!

veggie16mfp

dwburman95 wrote: »

I am actually exactly where I want to be… getting well!

Love this!