Lost 100 Pounds in 4 Months Done the RIGHT Way!

SkinnyChemicals · August 2012

What's the wrong way?

Probably:

- Eating under 1200-1500 calories.
- Eating the appropriate amount of calories but just eating junk food.
- Using surgery as a tool.

Can't be too sure though.

BloodLad · August 2012

If someone has alot of fat to lose and are strict in their dieting and exercise they will lose pounds much faster than if they had half that weight, and from what i read on his blog, he seems to have eaten breakfast, lunch and dinner...all healthy clean foods, so he wasn't skipping meals or eating too little. Couple that with doing cardio every single day and I'd say he was losing weight 'the right way'.

As for the loose skin, I really don't see any, except maybe a leftover remnant of small love handle. Not bad at all, you should be proud.

mercymarque · August 2012

That u for sharing. I will incorporate some of this in my routine. I use the treadmill, ellipical, arch trainer, adb circuit and regular circuit. I go to the gym 7 days a week. I eat salads at my job because it's conveint. I was using a balasmic vingarette because I thought it was low on calories. I will use no dressing like u suggested. Thanks again for all the tips.

grovespastor1803 · August 2012

Great Job!

Imanido · August 2012

Edwin (OP), like your blog but think you should add an archive - so you can see previous posts.

Yes, Definitely, I absolutely agree with this, your blog is brilliant and it would be so nice to be able to access different posts you like or just to see a list of the old ones. Congrats on your weight loss, well done!

missh1967 · August 2012

You look so amazing! And what a hottie now!

m23gm25 · August 2012

Congratulations Edwin. You look great!

itsmedicinalbacon · August 2012

nice job Edwin!! great story!

toffeewaffle · August 2012

Awesome Job! I've lost 50 in about 4 1/2 months. Congrats on such hard work and dedication.

Lina4Lina · August 2012

And you will need surgery to repair your skin for losing around 6 lbs a week (avg.) Losing weight that fast can have negative effects on our skin. Part of the point of losing weight is so you'll feel you look better. How are you going to feel if you lose 100 lbs in 4 mos and have tons of skin or continue and lose 200 in 8 mos. This is not something to be impatient with. Our body's and mind's need to learn this lifestyle so we can keep the weight off.

Too funny that instead of congrats and way to keep up the hard work.. someone finds the negatives!! GO FIGURE!

I'm not trying to be mean or negative. I'm saying that in most cases people can't do that. I don't think I've ever heard of that. And yes, he did it right as far as dieting and exercising, I suppose. But, there are reasons they say to only lose 1-2 lbs a week. I think that promoting that kind of very fast weight loss is going to give people false hopes. I also believe that even people who don't have that much to lose. Like myself I've had a child and I have stretchmarks and if I tried to do that I'd have a ton of skin. I'm being very careful so I don't. So, if someone like me tried to do that I want them to be aware that excess skin is more than likely going to be an issue. And that's something I wouldn't want I'd rather wait it out and see if I still get skin. I commend him for all of his VERY HARD work and his self-control and discipline. I didn't mean to come across that way. I believe that people should know that there are going to be consequences. All he was pointing out were the positives. And I'd say yes, the positives outweigh the negatives. I just hope everyone is aware. That's all.

The amount of excess skin that you have won't change whether you have fast or slow loss within the same period of time.

For instance, if someone loses 100 lbs in 4 months, they may have a lot of excess skin at the 4 month mark. Their body hasn't adjusted yet. Within a a year of starting, they should have the same amount of loose skin as they would've if they had lost 100 lbs within that year. Loose skin tightens up after time to where it is going to tighten up and losing slow won't change that. I lost 75 lbs in 3 months and I had a lot of loose skin and it was depressing. I stayed at that weight for a year and the skin tightened up. I lost more weight and had a bit more loose skin but again, it tightened up. It wasn't great but I was very heavy at my highest.

rosarenee1 · August 2012

Congrats on your success!!! Good luck on the rest of your journey.

Kim55555 · August 2012

to answer how many calories I consumed in a day. I ate from 1200-1400 a day.

Hi

Now that you have lost the weight how many calories are you able to eat to maintain your weight?

Also are you going to start lifting heavy weights to put muscle back on your frame that you lost from eating a VLCD?

Thanks

Also good on you for your hard work. Inspiring story

spiceitupsimi · August 2012

Bravo! Just went over every article in your blog. You are really an inspiration to others on a similar journey!

Aventuria · August 2012

Wow, just wow!

Congratulations and thank you for sharing this with the MFP community! :flowerforyou:

Your meals look good, but for my taste too dry. I love me some saucy dishes! :blushing: And I couldn't put my pasta off the list either. ;-) But that is why you did it in such a short time and it'll take me way longer.

Meet you at the end! :laugh: