One year of using MyFitnessPal as of today (Trigger warning, flexing chubby guy in underwear)
Geocitiesuser
Posts: 1,429 Member
May 28 2016: 6' 315lbs BMI 42.7
May 28 2017: 6' 184lbs BMI 25
Loss as of today 130.4lbs
Had a rough couple of last weekends, but over all trend, I can't complain. The myfitnesspal method WORKS.
I don't really have many progress pictures, and I was hoping to be further along at the one year marker, but I will share what I can.
Face and body Difference:
To:
I am by no means done yet. I definitely have some loose skin issues, but still better than fat issues lol. Still gotta keep plugging away. I'm hoping my next post to the success forum will be me completely ripped with abs and a v line. I'm gonna work my butt off for it!
MyFitnessPal WORKS. The calorie calculator/tracking and the method of eating BMR+Exercise-Deficit is the best "diet" I've ever been on. Using the program as it is intended WORKS smashingly.
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Wow!!! Congratulations!!!2
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Awesome! You look fabulous. Your hard work has def paid off!
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Most awesome. Should be proud.
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Thanks all! It's tough to see the forest through the trees, but I'm definitely happy with the progress I've made so far! Just can't pre celebrate. I thought one year was worth posting about though. Big changes in just 12 months.6
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You look amazing! Congratulations!1
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I see no flexing chubby guy.5
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WOW!!! GET IT. YOU LOOK AMAZING. Thank you for the inspiration.1
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You really have done well, and you look awsome.
The lose skin can take a couple of years to recover- to your genetic potential, so keep on 'plugging away'
Cheers, h.1 -
Wow! Just found MFP as I am tired of all the crazy diets I have been on and WW is too much $ for me. Just log and count calories every day seems like something I can do and reading that doing that got you to where you are today is great motivation! Congrats on your very hard work, and thank you for posting. Best to you.2
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Incredible transformation, congratulations!
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Thanks again everyone!kaezergailis wrote: »Wow! Just found MFP as I am tired of all the crazy diets I have been on and WW is too much $ for me. Just log and count calories every day seems like something I can do and reading that doing that got you to where you are today is great motivation! Congrats on your very hard work, and thank you for posting. Best to you.
Yes, it really is that simple. Just not always "easy". The calorie levels MFP has set me at are a little lower than I've ever thought. To continue losing I eat a little under 2,000 calories per day now, but that's the difference, there's no "fad". Just eat less (and move more, you get extra calories to eat for exercise done). And it being free is really nice too! When I was ~300lbs I was eating more in the vicinity of 2500 cals a day to lose, so it changes over time. Don't forget to buy a food scale, measure things in grams, and try to find the "USDA" entries in the food database based on 100g servings, that tends to be the most accurate method I've found.
Edit: I should probably note that I also exercise quite a bit and lift weights. So your results with calorie counting are individual, You are in the very least guaranteed to burn fat, but the addition of exercise is good for body composition and health in general.2 -
Definitely no chubby guy there. You totally look amazing
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I congratulate you sir. Keep up the good work, but enjoy life too.2
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You look AMAZING! That is some major dedication. Congrats!!1
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Great results1
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Great job! Definitely motivating!1
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Wow! This is so inspiring! Amazing job!1
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Well done!1
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Fabulous! Give yourself more credit! That's a great transformation.1
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I saw this post and had to have a peek. You are always commenting on how "ugly" you are, and I just had to see for myself. Was preparing for the absolute worst, but I couldn't find any ugly AT ALL !!!!! If there is something ugly about you, it's not on the outside where all of MFP can see it. Great job on your transformation, best of luck in your future!3
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Great work! Question though, do you use the exercise calorie compensation calculation or do you disable that feature? I'm sorta on the fence because I'm skeptical that the app can approximately estimate how many calories I burn for a given type of activity.1
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Yes, I eat back most of my exercise calories, but I manually adjust them. The default values in the database are ridiculously high. I estimate approximately 100 calorie burn per 30 min of exercise depending on type and intensity.0
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WOW!! Awesome job!! You look amazing. 130 pounds, in a year, is fantastic! As far as you hoping to have lost more.... remember, you're working out, so replacing some of that fat with muscle, which weighs more, but is more compact... the first 110 pounds I lost, took me almost 10 years! But, that was before I found this site... I can't afford WW either, I'm on a roll now, and I'm hoping, a year from now, I'll be able to report the last 75 pounds I want to lose, is gone.... keep on, keeping on!2
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Like a BOSS!2
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I have those slippers1
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Give them back!
j/k, isotoners are great. I have 3 pairs. I keep old pairs around so I can go outside in them for a quick run down the driveway or the store. I keep one pair nice for indoor use. So warm. So comfy.1 -
cassandramidnight wrote: »WOW!! Awesome job!! You look amazing. 130 pounds, in a year, is fantastic! As far as you hoping to have lost more.... remember, you're working out, so replacing some of that fat with muscle, which weighs more, but is more compact... the first 110 pounds I lost, took me almost 10 years! But, that was before I found this site... I can't afford WW either, I'm on a roll now, and I'm hoping, a year from now, I'll be able to report the last 75 pounds I want to lose, is gone.... keep on, keeping on!
I'm actually not obsessed with a raw number unless it's bodyfat %. I'm estimating I have another 15-20lbs to lose to get to where I want to be aesthetically, but I'm not sure and won't know until I get there. Losing more pounds at this size is definitely a lot harder though. I'm guestimating my bodyfat% to be somewhere around 20% right now, but I'd really like to get down to 12% or lower, maintain it for a little while, then start a very slow bulk of 1/2 lb per week.0 -
You look great! I want legs like those someday. Thanks for the inspiration today! 2
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Geocitiesuser wrote: »Thanks all! It's tough to see the forest through the trees, but I'm definitely happy with the progress I've made so far! Just can't pre celebrate. I thought one year was worth posting about though. Big changes in just 12 months.
Celebrate every pound! Don't wait until you reach "the end" to congratulate yourself, every step along the way is amazing.
Very well done!1 -
Holy cow!!!! You should be ECSTATIC!!!! WTG!1
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