techguymike7801 Member

I need to come here once in awhile to inspire myself to get back to this point.

Well I've fallen off the wagon. I need to get my butt back in gear.

Great job! I'm in a similar boat. I've lost all the weight (from 360 to 220), but now I want to pack on some muscle. Do you have a lifting routine that you follow?

Thanks! ;)

Honestly, my eating habits kind of suck or stray away from the "traditional" plans. I usually find something I like and stick with the same thing for a week or two. For instance. Right now I don't eat much during the day. I have some sort of snack after my walk during lunch but nothing major. For dinner I usually have two…

Thanks ;)

Oops, posted the wrong one. That was 100 pounds. This one is 130 pounds.

Down 130 pounds in 9 months.

This is from a few weeks ago. Took me a little over 9 months. I'm now down to 219.8

I don't know exactly because I didn't log food that much. But I think between 1200 and 2000 depending upon the day.

Mostly just worked-out A LOT!

Anything I wanted!...just in smaller portions ;) I'm a sucker for Pizza on a Friday night as well as ice cream for dessert on the weekends!

Yes there is excess skin but I only notice it really in the mirror when I have my shirt off. I'd much rather have excess skin though than all the fat I had and just all of the health issues that come with being that big. Don't let him use it as an excuse. He can always take it off more slowly, lift more weights or...have…

Thanks. I'm 6'3".

You carry it very well. How tall are you?

Good job man! I started my journey back in September too. Down 122 pounds. Started at 360 and am now at 238 as of this morning. I would love to try and get below 200 but I'm not sure if that's a realistic goal for me. Good luck!

Good luck! I'm down 114 in 9 months. I'm 6'3 and started at 360 and am currently at 246. I don't know what my final goal weight is, my next goal is 230 and hopefully I can reach that some time this summer. Would be awesome to get under 200 but i'm not sure how likely that is.

Sorry, was just trying to replicate the "before" pic ;)

I'm down 115 pounds in just over 9 months. I don't think loosing 200 pounds is realistic for me. I started at 360 and am 6'3".

Yup, I'm 6'3 ;)

I think I'm being pretty consistent month-to-month, however each month life brings a new challenge, weather it's the holiday, going on vacation to Vegas or having to celebrate 6 family birthdays in a month. I think the biggest thing i have to realize is that I still have to live in the "NOW". I'm trying not to skip…

1. Some weeks are better than others. Some weeks I'll lose 5-7 pounds, other weeks I'll only lose 1 or 2. Last week I lost 8 and I'm on track to lose only about 1 or 2 this week. 2. No rest days. I'm talking 7 days a week, 31 days a month. The last time I didn't work out was in January while I was in Vegas. But I was doing…

I'm not a vegetarian either, but I do eat things that eat vegetables!

Well I can't speak for other people or what you should do. I just know what worked for me and how I stay motivated. Good luck!

Thanks everyone for the kind words. It's definitely been a struggle at times.

People keep asking me why I didn't smile in the "After" photo. I was just trying to recreate the "before" photo and trust me, I was NOT happy in it ;)

I'm not sure of the exact amount of calories I've eaten. I didn't want to dwell on every calorie I ate. I'm guessing somewhere between 1500-2000. Each day was different. I racked for a little while just to get a better understanding of how many calories I could eat and still be ok. The biggest thing for me though is that I…

That's a very SENSITIVE subject for me. Thanks for POINTING it out.

Yeah, sorry for the blurry "Before" pic.