90lb in 14 weeks with pics (hopefully!)

1. 1200 to 1450 calories per day on average. I do vary this so perhaps I eat more at weekends and less thurs and friday especially before weigh ins.

3. Exercise twice a day nearly every day, once session at least one hour and the second normally 40 mins. I burn 600 to 800 cals per day after subtraction of background calories. I rarely eat back my exercise calories. .



.... So you starved yourself? Yikes. I hate to rain on your parade but you're not losing your weight in a very healthy/sustainable way.

I don't get it. This is not a healthy nor sustainable way to lose weight. And we have like80-90% of the replies here giving kudos to starvation. DO the math. He's not netting more than 200 calories per day. Then you have all these people with join dates in the last month or so here looking to this road map to disaster as something good. SMH. I just dont' get it. This is why I became a troll.

:explode: :grumble:

you hit the nail on the head, brah.
the ones propping this are noobs and/or doing the same unhealthy crap.

they'll all be back when they plateau or gain it back wondering what they did wrong.

lloydrt said
Congratulations on a great job..........although some seem to think it was like starving yourself, I think you did it for a good reason.......to save your life

if you were " binge drinking", and now you dont, only drink on a certain day, you have saved your health..........a man your age was probably facing high blood pressure, kidney failure due to high triglycerides, diabetes, etc.....When you turn 50, things change with your body......I am sure your doctor would have wanted you to lose weight to save your life by losing weight.....I am curious if you had blood work and test done at your drs office in regards to your yearly check ups?

I admire that you did it your way........Ihope you can keep it off though............I know you put yourself thru a rigorous regime, but maintaining is going to be the key

I lost over 60 lbs in 3 months, and have lost this last 40 in about one year...........so if I didnt , I was probaly going to have a heat attack, as I had high bloodpressure, sleep apnea and exercise induced asthma.........no I HAVE NO ILLNESSES, OR TAKE ANY MEDS.............

Sometimes you have to choose a different path from the norm.............My hats off to you.........

larenners said
I think you did an excellent job and I don't think you should feel like you starved yourself just because a few posters think you did.
People need to remember it's not their life and what somebody else does to get fit doesnt mean it's a cure all for everyone. Disagree with how he lost his weight, then make sure you don't do it the same way for yourself.

great work OP.

I like how there's someone in here calling people pseudo experts for letting the OP know that his methods are unhealthy. I don't recall anyone making any suggestions on what he should do, just that he should not be promoting unsafe, unsustainable methods.

I am sooooo proud of you, not merely of your tremendous good looks now, but that you had the courage and wisdom to do what you needed to do to get the fat and flab off, and with your winner, no nonsense spirit/attitude I know you will keep it off forever.
My only hope is that you will NOT, even for a 1/4 of a split second take heed to nor pay ANY attention to the naysayers, boo-hoo-ers, "pseudo experts", debbie downers and other haters with seemingly good intention. I hope that you know this (people poo-pooing, and booing and hissing your lifestyle of eating and drinking and living) is part of the battle of the bulge you must also
conquer and if results are any indication of your letting these "experts" scold and or teach you" you've got this my brother. Again...I am so proud of you. You ROCK sir, period. WOOT!!!!!!! Not merely because I say so, but because your results and attitude say so...:flowerforyou: :drinker: :glasses: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Haven't I seen you telling people that they need to eat more than 1200 calories because it'll stall their weight loss otherwise?

But here you are congratulating someone who eats 200 calories a day?

Maybe I'm thinking of another poster? I'm confused.

NEVER...I'm not into EM2WL crowd--I don't believe in it FOR MYSELF...but I would never be so, ummmm, proud (i.e. a know it all--and "expert") nor so narrow minded as to dare to even think that one size fits all and what's good for me (or maybe others as well) is good, right, best for someone else. I've always posted on here openly my total belief in judging myself and NOT others and that what is one person's treasure may well be someone's trash. So long story short...no, I've never advocated eating more to weigh less. I myself personally eat 1200 cals or a bit lower daily myself.

Thank you for asking so politely and kindly though:flowerforyou:

I like how there's someone in here calling people pseudo experts for letting the OP know that his methods are unhealthy. I don't recall anyone making any suggestions on what he should do, just that he should not be promoting unsafe, unsustainable methods.

You start

Huh? Do you mean i started it by asking him what his plans were for maintenance?

While that may be true, I am just suggesting that people shouldn't detract from the fact that he worked hard regardless of if it was the "right way" or the "wrong way". Everyone is different right

The problem is that this post will be read by many people who will not post. Many of those people will think that netting 400 calories a day (as a 6'1" male? Holy moly) is okay and a good way to go now. It just isn't.

There is a reason that this is in the MFP posting rules:

3. No Promotion of Unsafe Weight-Loss Techniques or Eating Disorders

a) Posts intended to promote potentially unsafe or controversial weight loss products or procedures, including non-medically prescribed supplements or MLM products will be removed without warning.
b) Profiles, groups, messages, posts, or wall comments that encourage anorexia, bulimia, or very low calorie diets of any kind will be removed, and may be grounds for account deletion. This includes positive references to ana/mia, purging, or self-starving. Our goal is to provide users with the tools to achieve their weight management goals at a steady, sustainable rate. Use of the site to promote or glamorize dangerously low levels of eating is not permitted.
c) Photos intended to glamorize extreme thinness will be deleted.
d) Those seeking support in their recovery from eating disorders are welcome at MyFitnessPal.

OP: I know that it took effort to get where you are, please don't think that I don't. But, your long term health and fitness is what matters here, and those questioning your methods are doing it out of concern for not only your health, but also for the health of readers who may be influenced into entering into a VLCD and could potentially have damage from it show up later. Weight loss shouldn't be a "by any means necessary to lose it FAST FAST FAST!" endeavor. It's all about the long term and the big picture here.

Interesting to see how MFPers fall into to two distinct camps with this topic.

To OP, I'll say, "congrats on accomplishing what you set out to do."

To anyone considering a similar approach, I'll say, "please reconsider. While losing weight can drastically improve your health, different approaches have different consequences for your health. I sincerely believe that OP's approach is a bad idea for most/all people...especially if it was without dr supervision. And as difficult as it may have been for him to reach this level, the really difficult part (as it is for many) will likely be in finding an appropriate approach to maintenance. Especially true given what is almost certainly a significant decrease to muscle mass and perhaps to metabolism. "

There you go, being all rational

I'm shocked some people are defending the OPs methods. They are unsafe and unsustainable you do not need to be a Doctor to see that.