The 500+ lb man is still wanting to get on track.

cindl24

I also wanted to wish you luck. You'll find lots of great support here. I think the advice from most everyone is pretty much the same...try to get some help. It sounds like in your situation the best thing would be a support group.

I also emphatically agree with the others that have stated you should not try to drop yourself to 2000 calories a day. That's way too few based on what you have been doing and will set yourself up for failure.

I had to ween myself off of flour and sugar products and go low-carb for my health. I did it gradually and it made it a success for me.

Please keep coming back to this site as it is full of great support. Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like. Our eating issues are quite different, but it doesn't mean we can't all cheer on each other's efforts. :drinker:

FitzyFitzpatrick

Send me a friend request too, would love to be on your support team.

I believe in you! I also believe in MFP. We're here for you.

gertudejekyl

Read Dr Nick's book. He lost 265 pounds.."My Big Fat Greek Diet" I go to TOPS every week (almost free) the people are nice, it keeps me focussed and the weigh-in really does something to your mind !!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Come on! 2,000 calories is pretty low! I usually eat more than that and I am pretty lazy and I have lost 1 pd a week for 38 weeks !!

JohnMessmer

Hey, well first I would say don't listen to the "1 to 2 Pounds a week is all that is recommended" garbage that is spread like wildfire on this site. At your weight, you should easily lose 6 to 8 pounds every single week simply by reducing your calories. These folks all mean well, they simply have never been "big" by our standards, so they have no experience in the matter. Next, start drinking water, I know you probably hate it, tough sh$t drink it like your life depends on it...because it does. Don't wimp out at the 8 glass mark, that is for all of the people who are already at the weight you are striving to get down to, you have no mark so you drink it as much as possible. I mean seriously, you should be on your second glass already just reading my post. With water and the calori reduction to +/- 2000, even you will be amazed at how fast the weight comes off.. at least the first 200 pounds, then it will slow down to only average loss, etc. Lastly, walk; yes walk. Get up off your @ss and go for a walk, and log it. I don't care if it is 50 feet Today, Tomorrow shoot for 75 feet, the Next Day 100 Feet. Keep going until you can't go any further and then reach down and go further, just do it. I have never walked for exercise in my life before joining this site in September, NEVER, and in November (2 months after I started this site) I accepted a group challenge (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/8463-friday-weigh-in-s) to walk 50 Miles In November, and yesterday I completed that challenge. Now for most of the folks reading this, 50 miles is next to nothing, but you and I know that 50 Miles from someone who uses a mechanical grabber to pick things up off the floor is a h@ll of an increase, and man if I can do it, you can do it.

The simple act of being as heavy as you are shows that you know how to make poor decisions when it comes to your health and well being, now show me, us, the world and most importantly... yourself, that you also know how to make the right decisions, and then do it.

I mean it with all of my heart when I tell you to do something today and you will enjoy it tomorrow, or do nothing today and you will regret it tomorrow; either way your future is in your hands.

skittles1928

Why not try alternating for a few weeks? Eat 2000 calories one day, then the next day give yourself 2500. It might help you feel less deprived. Eventually you'll get used to eating 2000, and the weight will keep coming off. Try going on a ten minute walk every day... Then start to increase it the easier it gets for you. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. At a weight of 500 pounds, even small changes will go a long way. When you need to make bigger changes later on, you'll be ready to do so.