80 Pounds Lost In 21 Weeks

LindaBeez wrote: »

Fantastic!!! I am so impressed! You are looking GREAT!

Thank you!! ❤

JennifrClaire wrote: »

That's really amazing. Even if it had taken you twice as long, it would be a great achievement. A round of well deserved applause from here.

Thank you very much!!

pogiguy05 wrote: »

Great work and results the one thing people leave out is How tall are you? Its good to see a comparison in the changes. I am currently 5'10" and about 208lbs. I was going to the gym and doing weights, but as always I get side tracked and stop going. Good thing is have not gained any weight back. I have no excuses really and just turned 52. I would like to get down to 180lbs which is where I was when i got married in 1996. As my wife says find the guy i married. ;-)

Right on we have some things in common I see I'm 5'10 also. You sound like you have your goals set out and know how to get to where you want to be which is a huge part of it all staying focused and determined I have found at least with myself. I give myself smaller goals along the way with one main goal at the end. My doctor/dietician measured my frame size which is large and I do caliper body fat measurements along with Dexa scans for body fat composition testing. So for myself I do have a weight goal I use as a "basic" goal based on that, which is 174 lbs but I am more focused on body fat % to know when I will be at my healthiest in that way. Then my longer goals/plans are to continue with lean muscle building once my body fat is where I want it to be. My lower back injuries has side lined my muscle building for the time being. So far in this 6 months I have been successful with retaining my lean mass while losing the fat which was a big concern for me at the beginning but no longer is. I found what works well for me and I make sure I get in adequate protein every day in my diet. An interesting thing to note is that a few members of our group who have not kept up their protein levels have lost a noticeable amount more of lean mass along with their fat loss. Proving in our group anyway that those protein intake levels do make a big difference even if exercise isn't being done to build lean mass. Well I digressed a bit sorry but some questions spark other observations I make along the way that others may find interesting.

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PaulChasinDreams wrote: »

I have been eating low carb combined with OMAD intermittent fasting.

I'm surprised your RDN went with intermittent fasting! I just started with my RDN, and she explained everything about the importance of 3 balanced meals a day and keeping your metabolism working. But, it obviously worked well for you, so it's true what they say about different things working for different people!

Congratulations, and good luck with your fitness goals!

Yes it's very very true that different things work for different folks and hormones play a huge part especially for insulin resistant people. Yes, having a doctor and dietician who support fat loss and health improvements is a blessing. There's a lot of them out there now actually who support this kind of fat loss but they aren't as easy to find as conventional ones who aren't up to date on newer hormonal research. And the ones that are that I have been in contact with are overwhelmed with how many people are coming to them for help. Especially obese people who are insulin resistant and pre diabetic or have type 2 diabetes. My best friend who is around 400 lbs has finally got on the program now too and has lost close to 20 lbs already and is feeling much much better. His health markers are all very dangerous right now so we are all hoping he chose to get healthy in time.