goin good now, strep throat behind me and a horrible eating holiday weekend, but back on track now, rockin the 30 day shred and walks in the evening

I suppose I should introduce myself.

I'm "only" 5'11-3/4" according to the bariatric doctor. (Please don't kick me out over a 1/4 inch!) Granted, I was about 480 when they first weighed me a few years back. Got down to about 425, now I'm somewhere around 450-460. I'd LOVE to get down to 300# (my high school weight) but truthfully, I'd be willing to try and do cartwheels if I can even break 400.

Due to my weight, I have a lot of physical issues. Most important one here is severe osteoarthritis. The pain keeps me from walking or standing for any significant amount of time. I managed to do about 30 min of slow walking today, but that was over a total of 5 hours or so. *sighs* But I'm going to do what I can to be more active. I know if I can just get doing it regularly, it'll get easier and should get less painful.

Don't have a whole lot to say at this point. Went to myplate.gov and they top out at menu plans for 3200 calories a day. That'd cause me to lose about a pound a week, so it's something I'm shooting for. Right now, I'm just eating more or less like normal and logging it here. I saw more or less because the mere fact that I'm writing it down is causing me to make healthier choices.

Thanks for the welcome and encouragement.

Monday... Made some bad food choices over the wknd, but did enough landscaping to cover the (Calorie) spread, and break even on the scale. Back at it. Anyone else notice the gym is not as busy this last month? I'm at the Y, so before work is 65% senior citizens, but still, been thinning out. Everyone must be on Vacation. Keep it up guys!

Just joined the group this morning. I'll be 36 in a couple days and just recently busted the 300 barrier with a 297.8. Started MFP 8 weeks ago at 329.1. My heaviest was in April of 2010 at 359.6. That was a bad day. I am more committed now then ive ever been and can honestly say that I have changed my life. Still a ways to go. My goal when I started was 250 but I will not stop there when I get there. Its a lifestyle

Actually had my first setback last week. Got sick (during 100+ weather) and was only able to work out once, I still ate well just no workouts. At one point in the week I was up over 9 pounds so I was pretty worried about my weigh in on saturday. Ended up only +1.1 so I wasnt too upset. But considering up to that point I had lost 32 in 7 weeks it was pretty tough to take. Im back in the saddle this week and working hard again. All I do is watch my calories and do cardio. Try to stay between 1800 and 1900 calories daily. Im hoping for a 4 or 5 pound loss this week. I have high expectations because im pretty sure the weight gain last week had a lot to do with being sick and congested. Time to work out

It may be more about when and what kinds of calories you are eating as well. Im no dietician but I have been told its very important to eat at least 30g of protien in the morning so that your body starts burning fat instead of muscle. On days I work I usually eat a cup of low fat cottage cheese with either a yogurt or fresh pineapple (thinking about adding acai to that as well). Non work days I do 6 eggs (only 1 yolk) a hash brown patty and all the hot sauce I can get on there. I recently stopped eating the dry toast I used to eat with it. My lunches which I pre make for the whole week usually consists osome sort of whole grain rice bowl consisting of chicken vegies and rice. Ive also done tuna and am thinking about going with a pork loin as well, it's surprisingly very lean. I also havr 2 whole wheat sandwiches. I load them up with romaine, tomato and hot banana peppers. I also skip the mayo and go mustard only. Iin between meals I also have 2 pieces of fruits, whether it be blueberries, strawberries, apples, or bananas. When I get home I usually have something fairly light for dinner. A lot of times itseven just a simple salad, sometimes Iill put some chicken on it if I have some premade. I guess my overall philosophy would be to eat proteins in the morning carbs are good thoughout the day but closer to dinner I eat something very light and I rarely eat and carbs for dinner.

I know I see better results and feel a lot better when im right around 1800 to 1900. Ohh and I also try to make sure I drink at least a gallon of water a day, I don't always get there but its my goal each day. I know I try to make sure I eat enough calories because im always scared my metabolism will shut down and my body will go into "starvation mode". Ive heard other people talk about it taking a few weeks to get it back going after it slows like that. Ive never actually experienced it myself but am always fearful that it will happen and I'll get stuck at a certain weight. I would stick with the higher calorie count for a little while longer and see if it starts to reverse itself

If you're looking to add calories you could try adding almonds too. Its right around 160 calories an ounce and are super good for you and keep you filling full

Well I'm on board here! I'm 28, 6'5" and when I weighed in monday I was at my highest weight, 382lbs. I started MFP last February and had good results and friends that were doing it with me. They have all since either stopped.

I'm just tired of not wanting pictures taken. I'm tired of very little selection of clothes. And I'm tired of pulling on my shirts because they don't seem to fit right!

Please let this be a semi active group. I need support from others that know what I'm talking about.

Heh. At 6'5" clothes are either big OR tall, amiright? I have that problem as well. :drinker:

Heh. At 6'5" clothes are either big OR tall, amiright? I have that problem as well. :drinker:

Ha, yea... that is SO true! At my job, we are supplied uniform polo shirts and I always have to really bring home the point that is has to be tall. If not, I can't tuck in my shirt.

But growing up, my mom used to always say I was, "tall... and all"

Not a great weight loss week this week, only lost 1.7. Not sure what the issue was, I worked out more then usual this week. After looking at my numbers I ate less then 6000 net calories after all the workouts. To make my day even better I got back on my stationary bike to knock off some more calories only to realize it took a dump on me. Not a good start off to the day. I will stay the course, just got to remember that hard work will pay off in the end. Got myself a new bike off craigslist today too. Unfortunately I won't be able to use it much this week though, got a 70+ hour workweek ahead of me. Stay the course gentlemen, nobody said it would be easy

welcome to MFP and to this group