Looking for Friends who have 100+ Pounds to lose.

Hi enfolium. Your eating sounds like mine in it's own kind of way. I was never a breakfast eater and around lunch I would think about food and come dinner time, I was hungry. The issue was I was starving my self and my body started eating up my muscle mass. In the process, my glucose levels went real high for a long time and in less than a week, I lost a good part of my vision. And I left out an important detail. When i would wait until dinner to eat, I would make it REALLY worth my while and go nuts and eat until bead around 1 or 2 in the morning.

I literally went from 225lbs to 300 in less than a year. From there, I injured my back and need reconstructive surgery. Needless to say my life style is very sedintary. I gained more weight. Now I got up to 350. held that for a good while and depressions set in and I went to my highest weight ever this year in january. I was 397 pounds.

Since then I have begun watching how much I eat not what I eat. I am sticking to calories and watching carbs..... kinda. As of today, I am now down to 357 pounds. 40 pounds lost thus far. I still have a long way to go. I am shooting for 225 at least. Doctors say I should weigh around 190 pounds. To me, I would look very sick at that weight.

We can friend if you want. I would add but I don't know how to. All I know how to do is add food and drink and exercise.

Anyhow, I wish you the best or results. Not luck. Luck will get us nowhere.

I am glad I found your post and replied. I hate to see someone post looking for buddies and support and no one replies. That is why I avoid the forums here, most of the time.

Take care!

Hey Enfolium,
I have more than 120lbs to lose and so far I've lost 15lbs in 34 days. I've sent you a friend request and am happy to be friends.

It's so good to have the support and friendship of everyone on MFP, makes it easier to make good choices and be inspired to push harder.

Good luck and be strong!!!

Hey there! I'm sending you a friend request.

My heaviest earlier this year was 315, and I'm currently down to 278.8. I've never been a big breakfast eater, either, but I have found that even eating something simple (a banana, cup of greek yogurt - higher protein than regular -, etc.) tends to help me make better food choices later in the day. One thing that I didn't realize when I started out is that protein is your friend. Especially if you are adding any type of exercise that your body is not used to.....even walking. On days I would simply add a 20-minute walk, I would find myself ravenous later that day. After talking with several people, I incorporated a protein shake into my calories on days I added exercise, and I felt far less hungry, and I didn't get nearly as exhausted / sore afterwards. Of course, you don't have to buy protein shakes. You could eat more lean meats, high-protein dairy, nuts & legumes, etc.

The other thing I realized is that, for me, eating smaller meals throughout the day instead of two or three larger meals, helped me tremendously. Obviously, everyone is different, but it was something I had never considered, and once I tried it, I was sold.

Anyway, I wish you the best luck on your journey to good health!

Anyone else is free to add me as well, but please put SOMETHING in the message so I know it's not a spam friend request.