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    One more for today: From 250 to 199 ...

    Posts: 1,174 Member
    edited December 2024 in Success Stories
    July 2011 to June 2012

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    • Posts: 600 Member
      Well done man! Keep it up!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Well done man! Keep it up!

      Thanks man
    • Posts: 380 Member
      booya!! you are sort of on my trajectory. was 265, 4-ish months ago, currently 225, shooting for 199 by end of Sept, then eventually 175 or lower. I'm 6'.

      what are you stats? height, etc? and how did you do it!! your great example will help fuel and guide the rest of us!!

      congrats!!
    • Posts: 49
      Amazing results!!! You look great!!!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      booya!! you are sort of on my trajectory. was 265, 4-ish months ago, currently 225, shooting for 199 by end of Sept, then eventually 175 or lower. I'm 6'.

      what are you stats? height, etc? and how did you do it!! your great example will help fuel and guide the rest of us!!

      congrats!!

      Thank you. I'm 5-foot-9, 199 right now. My original goal was 175, but the fitness coordinator at my gym recommended 185-190 due to my shoulders and large frame. I'm 36, feel 26. As far as how I did it? Hard work. I tell people who ask that there are no shortcuts. I've burned 200,000 calories this year, about 1,000 a day. I run 5 or more miles on average and five days a week. My diet isn't perfect, but you won't see me at McDonald's much anymore.
    • Posts: 382 Member
      Wow! Great Job!!!! You Rock!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
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      Thank you. I'm 5-foot-9, 199 right now. My original goal was 175, but the fitness coordinator at my gym recommended 185-190 due to my shoulders and large frame. I'm 36, feel 26. As far as how I did it? Hard work. I tell people who ask that there are no shortcuts. I've burned 200,000 calories this year, about 1,000 a day. I run 5 or more miles on average and five days a week. My diet isn't perfect, but you won't see me at McDonald's much anymore.

      Missing word ... life five days a week.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Amazing results!!! You look great!!!

      Thank you.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Wow! Great Job!!!! You Rock!

      Thank you. "Sweat is fat crying." I LOVE that.
    • Posts: 380 Member
      "I run 5 or more miles on average and five days a week. "

      I think you mean you "lift" 5 days a week? I need to get more strength training in for sure....

      running 5 miles consistently is huge!! do you do that 5 days also? and if so, then do you split your workouts? also, how much protein do you get? Are you doing the whole "1 g per pound body weight" thing?
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      "I run 5 or more miles on average and five days a week. "

      I think you mean you "lift" 5 days a week? I need to get more strength training in for sure....

      running 5 miles consistently is huge!! do you do that 5 days also? and if so, then do you split your workouts? also, how much protein do you get? Are you doing the whole "1 g per pound body weight" thing?

      I do some work on the elliptical machine. I'd ballpark the running at 30-35 miles a week, basically every day. I don't take many days off, depending on how I feel. And I really don't set any goals week to week. We eat a lot of veggies and not many meats at home.
    • Posts: 380 Member
      rock on man - hearing your training program and stats makes me think I need to kick it into a higher gear for sure!! at 40 pounds down (with maybe 40 to go), I feel like I'm not losing weight as fast now so am starting to get worried and scramble to see what else I should be doing...methinks adding strength training and upping my running (from about 3miles a day now) is priority number 1.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      rock on man - hearing your training program and stats makes me think I need to kick it into a higher gear for sure!! at 40 pounds down (with maybe 40 to go), I feel like I'm not losing weight as fast now so am starting to getting worried and scramble to see what else I should be doing...methinks adding strength training and upping my running (from about 3miles a day now) is priority number 1.

      Well, I'll be the first to tell you that I push it. MYP recommends burning 594 calories a day, e.g. Do what you're comfortable doing. And if you are going to run a ton, make sure you get fitted shoes.
    • Posts: 1,103 Member
      That is awesome!! Congrats on your success - you look great!
    • Posts: 751 Member
      Great job, your doing awesome!!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      That is awesome!! Congrats on your success - you look great!

      Thank you! And so do you.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Great job, your doing awesome!!

      Thank you. Congrats on your weight loss, too.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Way to Go!!! Looking Great!! keep up the great work!!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Way to Go!!! Looking Great!! keep up the great work!!

      Thank you :)
    • Posts: 178
      You look great! Keep up the hard work!
    • Posts: 331 Member
      Great Job! You look wonderful! You totally rocked it! Inspirational!
    • Posts: 165
      you look great! congrats.
    • Posts: 517 Member
      you look great! Congrats on all your hard work!
    • Posts: 1,133 Member
      Thank you. I'm 5-foot-9, 199 right now. My original goal was 175, but the fitness coordinator at my gym recommended 185-190 due to my shoulders and large frame.

      You know, I heard this a lot, and I'm glad I didn't listen to them. I've had a bunch of people, doctors even, tell me to shoot for 180 (5'10", big shoulders) but there's still too much flab on my gut, even at 162, let alone 180. I'm getting down to 155-160 to lower the BF, and then will concern myself about putting back on muscle.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      You look great! Keep up the hard work!

      Thanks!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      Great Job! You look wonderful! You totally rocked it! Inspirational!

      Thanks!
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      you look great! congrats.

      Thank you :) Congrats to you, too
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
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      You know, I heard this a lot, and I'm glad I didn't listen to them. I've had a bunch of people, doctors even, tell me to shoot for 180 (5'10", big shoulders) but there's still too much flab on my gut, even at 162, let alone 180. I'm getting down to 155-160 to lower the BF, and then will concern myself about putting back on muscle.

      I questioned her, too, until I started lifting religiously. I have a little flab left, but no question that I've packed on quite a bit of muscle. Important thing is to get where you're comfortable with what you look and feel like.
    • Posts: 1,174 Member
      you look great! Congrats on all your hard work!

      Thank you :)
    • Posts: 179 Member
      You look amazing-Congrats! Great job!
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