191 pounds lost since January (288 total). I am no longer obese.
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SeikoMonster wrote: »Thank you everyone for the kind words!livingleanlivingclean wrote: »... have you considered increasing your calories and slowing down your rate of loss? Even having a diet break for a few weeks? ....
Yes, slowing down is fast approaching. Up till now I have been losing over 4.5 pounds a week. Doctor said that was fine with the amount of weight I had to shed. I'm okay to continue as is till 200 pounds and then we will reevaluate what I should be trying to achieve in terms of burn rate.
Should be 200 just prior to Thanksgiving, and Im absolutely going to take a few days off for that and enjoy a few good meals with family.
I don't know if I will keep with the 1400 and drop the exercise or up the calories a bit and keep it. I sure do hate the bike rides everyday, so that would be all too easy to quit.
The rate of healthy loss is suggested to be about 1% of bodyweight a week, which would put you at 2lbs a week - 4.5 lbs a week would be fine if you have a lot to lose, but you're probably at risk of losing a lot of muscle by maintaining the same weekly loss.
Are you eating exercise calories on top of your 1400,or is that it?4 -
way to go!! That takes serious dedication!1
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Wow. What an amazing job! I admire your dedication and focus. Congratulations.1
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Amazing work!!!!1
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
The rate of healthy loss is suggested to be about 1% of bodyweight a week, which would put you at 2lbs a week - 4.5 lbs a week would be fine if you have a lot to lose, but you're probably at risk of losing a lot of muscle by maintaining the same weekly loss.
Are you eating exercise calories on top of your 1400,or is that it?
1400 total. Yes it's too fast. Again all approved and monitoring buy my doctor.
4.5 is the average for the year. I don't have my log handy but over the past month it's probably right at 3 a week if I remember correctly how much I weighed on the first of the month. Still to fast, but not crazy fast.4 -
Oh wow wow wow!!!!! Way to go and what an inspiration!! I’m so happy for you and can’t even imagine how much better you feel!1
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You have done a phenomenal job. I am so blown away by your attitude - "I won't quit". It's amazing how powerful we can be when we set our minds on something and don't allow quitting.
If you don't mind sharing, I would love to hear more about your diet. You said you eat the same thing every day? Why is that? What do you eat in a day? I'm not asking in a judgmental way, just curious. I can imagine if all your meals were the same each day it would make shopping and food prep a breeze along with minimizing the risk of binge eating.
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Thank you for the kind message.Danswifey99 wrote: »You said you eat the same thing every day? Why is that? What do you eat in a day?
Yes the same exact thing every single day. And essentially the same meal all three meals.
There is no meal planning, meal prep is literally 1 hour work for 2 days of food.
Food moved from "pleasure" to fuel in a very good way. I no longer crave that bag of Doritios, or the twinkies. Sure I saw a new flavor of oreos yesterday and dreamed about them for the rest of my shopping trip, but I never even thought of reaching for them. Again it is just fuel, not pleasure.
That said. I am full and quite happy with what I eat every day. I haven't had one negative thought like "oh this again...." I just accept it as part of the process, like getting on the bike everyday, or going to the gym.
My daily food is this.
Breakfast 14 oz boiled red potatoes, mashed with nothing added. I put them in a waffle iron, and they taste better than I remember french frys being. I use some ketchup and a bunch of hot sauce.
1/3 cup of cheese melted on top of one of my waffles (the 14oz makes 2)
2oz of carrots.
Lunch, again potatoes in the waffle iron with ketchup and hot sauce.
3/4 cup of bran flakes. Used to have this as a mid day snack between lunch and dinner, but I would forget to eat it half the time so just started having it with lunch.
Dinner
You guessed it potatoes in the waffle iron with Ketchup and hot sauce.
7.5oz grilled chicken breast. I just add some pepper to this, no salt or anything else.
That is it, nothing else at all during the day. I have had this essentially every day since January 10th.
Once a month I have a chick fil a sandwich but still keep with the 1400 cal.
Ive gone camping a few times this year and swapped out the potatoes for tortillas and just put grilled chicken in them, again staying with the 1400cal.
Ive had Tacos I think 4 times this year, only breaking the 1400cal 3 times I think without checking my notes.
By the end of the year ill have eaten over 1000 pounds of potatoes... I buy 50 pound boxes at a restaurant supply place hah.
Making them is simple, cut up 2 days worth, boil and mash it. Separate it by weight into Tupperware containers so it is easy just to pull it out and toss it in the iron.
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You must love potatoes!!1
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I think I accidentally deleted part of my response.
Thank you for sharing your diet with me.
I really appreciate your mindset that food is fuel. I just started developing that mindset myself and it's changed everything.1 -
Wow! Just wow! You are amazing, well done, this was the motivation I needed today , thank you1
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Fantastic job1
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SeikoMonster wrote: »
Thank you for the kind message.Danswifey99 wrote: »You said you eat the same thing every day? Why is that? What do you eat in a day?
Yes the same exact thing every single day. And essentially the same meal all three meals.
There is no meal planning, meal prep is literally 1 hour work for 2 days of food.
Food moved from "pleasure" to fuel in a very good way. I no longer crave that bag of Doritios, or the twinkies. Sure I saw a new flavor of oreos yesterday and dreamed about them for the rest of my shopping trip, but I never even thought of reaching for them. Again it is just fuel, not pleasure.
That said. I am full and quite happy with what I eat every day. I haven't had one negative thought like "oh this again...." I just accept it as part of the process, like getting on the bike everyday, or going to the gym.
My daily food is this.
Breakfast 14 oz boiled red potatoes, mashed with nothing added. I put them in a waffle iron, and they taste better than I remember french frys being. I use some ketchup and a bunch of hot sauce.
1/3 cup of cheese melted on top of one of my waffles (the 14oz makes 2)
2oz of carrots.
Lunch, again potatoes in the waffle iron with ketchup and hot sauce.
3/4 cup of bran flakes. Used to have this as a mid day snack between lunch and dinner, but I would forget to eat it half the time so just started having it with lunch.
Dinner
You guessed it potatoes in the waffle iron with Ketchup and hot sauce.
7.5oz grilled chicken breast. I just add some pepper to this, no salt or anything else.
That is it, nothing else at all during the day. I have had this essentially every day since January 10th.
Once a month I have a chick fil a sandwich but still keep with the 1400 cal.
Ive gone camping a few times this year and swapped out the potatoes for tortillas and just put grilled chicken in them, again staying with the 1400cal.
Ive had Tacos I think 4 times this year, only breaking the 1400cal 3 times I think without checking my notes.
By the end of the year ill have eaten over 1000 pounds of potatoes... I buy 50 pound boxes at a restaurant supply place hah.
Making them is simple, cut up 2 days worth, boil and mash it. Separate it by weight into Tupperware containers so it is easy just to pull it out and toss it in the iron.
I assume you were diabetic? If so, how did you manage the carb overload from eating all the potatoes? Awesome story by the way and very inspirational! Thank you for sharing.1 -
JLively1020 wrote: »
I assume you were diabetic? If so, how did you manage the carb overload from eating all the potatoes? Awesome story by the way and very inspirational! Thank you for sharing.
Nope,not diabetic amazingly after 20 years of 2 liters of soda per day.0 -
That is astonishing. Here in the U.K. I think they would remove that loose skin for free - how much would that cost where you are? Because if that loose skin is stopping you being happy with your body then get rid of it. Start a Kickstarter campaign? I’ll put in $10. You have done an amazing job. Inspirational.5
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Palmeralex wrote: »That is astonishing. Here in the U.K. I think they would remove that loose skin for free - how much would that cost where you are? Because if that loose skin is stopping you being happy with your body then get rid of it. Start a Kickstarter campaign? I’ll put in $10. You have done an amazing job. Inspirational.
Thank you.
I'm still 35 + pounds away from goal weight. Yes lots of lose skin in the belly, but still a bunch of fat to get rid of.
Insurance will cover it here in the US for medically necessary reasons, (chafing, infections and so on) but from what I understand no insurance would be in the $15,000 range. Its also a VERY dangerous operation with lots of potential for infections, and long recovery time because of how invasive it is.
Also skin will continue to shrink for 2 years or so after you stop loosing weight. It already has shrunk a TON, so I am hoping that it will be what I can accept without having to resort to the operation.
No need for a kickstarter or anything like that, I do appreciate the thought, but I would rather you spend the money giving to a deserving charity.6 -
Wow! What an awesome job!1
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Wow!! Great job on all your hard work.
I'm just curious: You said you ate the same thing every day. What was it?2 -
Tears. Happy ones. So proud of your commitment and effort.3
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Amazing job! You're an inspiration.2
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Bravo! I love that you found a process that works specifically for YOU, and you alone. You should not be embarrassed by your photos...you should be proud. Carry on! Cheers!2
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You're a g.d. superhero.3
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Congrats to you and your amazing transformation! You are truly a success story!1
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fantastic & thank you for sharing, you have nothing to be embarrassed about1
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Man you are moving!!!! Congrats on all your accomplishments! You should be VERY proud of where you are today. Your story, you rock it!!!! And thank you for posting your pics, I know its a very personal and hard thing to do, but for others to see your progress nothing says it like pictures. Have a great Thanksgiving!2
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First, thank you so much for the long post and sharing your struggle and amazing success. You have inspired me and I'm sure many others. Second, you seem like just a genuinely good human and I could not be more happy that you found the incredible strength to make this happen! Third, please don't be embarrassed! These pictures are a reason to be happy and proud! You made my day!
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What an amazing accomplishment!1
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Thank you all for the very nice comments!Wow!! Great job on all your hard work.
I'm just curious: You said you ate the same thing every day. What was it?
I posted it here in the thread just a few posts above yours,
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/40736747/#Comment_40736747
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Thank you for sharing your inspiring story! You are amazing! Well done 1
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holy snikeys...I never thought of putting mashed potato in a waffle iron, but it sounds amazing!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Why so many potatoes? Any particular reason?
Nothing to be embarrassed about. THIS IS AMAZING!1
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