5'10 225 pounder guys tell me about ur success

It definitely does! It helps you get in a routine and stick with it

I come close to meeting your description.
I'm 5'9" and started at 228 on Jan 12. Now weigh 199.

I'm a bit bigger than that...5'9, 247. I started at 289 though back at the end of February. So yes it does work if you stick with it. The biggest thing for me was portion control. Once I started really sticking to serving sizes and watching my calorie intake it clicked. I have hit a plateau lately so I'm trying to switch it up to get back losing again. Good luck my friend!

I am 6'0" tall. I was 264 pounds on March 29th. I am now 210 and down 6 inches in my waist. This app/ web site really helps you stay on track.

I am taller than you at 6'4 but started at 225lbs. I have had great success withe the help of this site since I began in June. I am down over 30lbs and 1.5 pant sizes. Counting calories in and out has been the #1 thing that has helped me to lose the weight. Sticking to the calorie plan and exercising a lot is what has allowed me to lose over 30lbs so quickly. Add me as a friend if you'd like to see my diary or ask questions....

It helps tracking your food sooooo much. I started 195 thirty days ago and its taken me to 186 in 30 days. you have to find a workout routine and stick with it. Cardio after weights helps too.

I'm 5'10" in January 2011 I was at 233lbs

I have lost 30lbs so far and still going

Male 5'11 224 lbs started in April @ 246.

Am I just that far out of touch? How the hell does everyone understand what the OP is saying? It's giving me a headache just trying to make out a sentence!!!

Hey Bikerman, well done for joining the forums! They will do wonders for you I guarantee it, but can I offer some advice, try not to use as much 'text or msn' style speak, sometimes its hard to understand what you are saying! And not everyone here has english as their first language! Thanks!

I am 5'10" and was 227 last spring when I started riding a bicycle. I got down to about 210 in the fall without really giving it a lot of thought. When the weather got cold, the riding slowed as I moved indoors on a trainer. It just was not as fun. Through the spring, due to lack of calorie tracking, my weight crept back up to 217.

Three months ago I started tracking calories on MFC, and I have lost ~24 pounds. Here's why it works for me: Obviously, the key is more exercise, less calories. It ain't rocket science. To lose ~2 pounds/ week, I have to limit my calories to about 1500/day. If I don't exercise, 1500 feels like a pretty low amount. But if I throw in bike ride for an hour, I "buy" myself 1000 extra calories. If I can eat 2500 and still be at my calorie goal, I feel like I am eating about as much as I want to eat. If I ride for 2 hours (a quantity of work I have really only built up to recently) then I can eat 3500 calories if I want to, and still be at my target. I have not wanted to eat that much in the past 90 days.

My weight is below 200 for the first time in recent memory, my college soccer playing weight (185) is within sight, and my suit size has gone from snug at 40 to an easy 36.

So logging calories has been the key for me to seeing the link between exercise and food consumption.

PLUS, by logging the food you eat, you also get the added benefit of actually seeing the calories attached to what you eat. This discipline has made junk food and calorie-dense crap seem much, MUCH less appealing to me. I have even cut way back on pasta, rice and bread, which used to be staples. I feel like I am eating all day. But I'm eating fruit and vegetables, instead of starchy junk.

So, the answer is, IMHO, yeah, it works at first, and then success builds on success and then it works more.

Saturday I rode 80 miles. It is a helluva lot easier climbing hills with 30 less pounds to carry.

I am not a guy, obviously lol But, I wanted to wish you luck. MFP does work!