Like Mayor Goldie Wilson, progress is my middle name

Lecterman

Preface....After college (1998) I had gotten up to 450 pounds. I got down to 190 using Medifast and maintained for the most part until the last couple of years. I fell back into stress eating when I was working full time and running a food truck on the side as a small business. I stopped operating my truck late last year and started doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with my son, in addition to Muay Thai and strength and conditioning classes.

In addition, I have focused on intaking TDEE-20%. I did not want to lose weight too quickly as I did not want to lose any lean body mass. It has worked very well.

Since January, here is my progress:

BF% 40.5% --->28.3%
Weight 311# ---> 256#
LBM 185# ---> 184#
BF 126# ---> 73#
Waist 54" ---> 44"
Chest 52" ----> 47.5"

My first big goal is 20% BF.....I really am not focused on overall weight. I only weigh at the first of each month to calculate BF%

I project I will hit 20% BF in February.

egh1974

Great job! I lost a lot with MF a few years ago, and then my body decided it couldn't handle all the soy.

Lecterman

Thanks. I learned a lot about myself back then. While MF probably saved my life, I lost a lot of lean body mass. 14 years later, I take a more slow and steady approach. I focus on eating the correct amount for my goals and activity levels (TDEE - 20%), because ultimately that is sustainable, whereas a liquid diet is not.

east2west14

Wonderful job! You are doing it right this time . I tried a lot of crazy diets before I realized that it was no quick way to lose weight. Great job again

freefalling83

Just have to say congrats and I love the BTTF reference!

rage032

LOL, I too clicked for the BTTF reference. Well done mate. You're bossing it!

sclaibo

Bump for most clever use of Back to the Future!!! Love that movie! CONGRATS TO YOU AS WELL!!!