DanBGVa Member

I am thrilled from a 50" waist to a 42" waist so far and counting!!!

The weight loss place I go is not expense. No drugs, just good old fashion exercise, hard work, we talk about healthy food, changing relationships with your food ..,, I'm in it for a year. This place not only has a high success rate off getting weight down but people keep it off because the teach you how to do it right. No…

To replace pancakes we use egg beaters dip Ezekiel bread in them and make french toast with a very and I do mean a very small amount of sugar free syrup and then sprinkle some Splenda on top (small amount again). Takes away the processed bread issue, takes away unhealthy part of eggs, keeps the proteins and is great for…

Never ever eat just one meal a day... bad news, i'm sorry. You should always feed your body. I am amazed at some of the suggestions people give on this site. When we study nutrition in health management in my masters program (its an elective class) they are clear you must eat 6 small healthy meals a day to feed your body.

Every single bite of food that goes into your body must be counted, I don't care if it is a piece of bubble gum.... why? Because it is not only tied to your calories, your food intake but your behavior. The minute you start saying on I don't need to log X, Y or Z.... What else will you say you don't need to log. EVERYTHING…

It is about the quality of the carbs, you CAN have carbs just healthy carbs and the best type of bread you can have in my opinion would be ezekiel bread, very healthy and good for you and almost NO impact on your blood sugar level, just no more than two slices per meal though. So when people start preaching about carbs I…

I am happy to have people send me add requests and motivate and support each other. I like people who are actually working on their progress, even if that means you only loose 2 pounds over 6 months. I am not a "Friends Collector", I am serious about my weight loss and ask that if you want me to friend you and visa versus…

Love all types of meat, vegetables, love spinach dry as a salad but can't stand it cooked, i think its gross when cooked on a stove top.

Soo right... nothing is more of a silver bullet for this problem than Meal Prep! I make my meals a week in advance now, every Sunday night. It is a huge pain to do, but it makes all the difference.. Meal Prep, Meal Prep, Meal Prep......

I can only add my opinion to this thread and please take it for what it is worth my opinion only. You can loose weight by cutting only calories but it does not do your body allot of good long term. From what I am learning you also need to build lean muscle to sustain weight loss and keep your metabolic rates up. 6 healthy…

Your post is so on target, congrats!

Happy New Year to you as well! :-)

Been on MFP for some time, left and came back.. Finally seem to have a sense of what this is about. I am in a local program where I live, which helps, it leans on MFP heavily so it's been a great tool. It feels nice having some success finally. really glad to see people posting here, Happy Holiday to all.

One year does go by no matter what! And you know wha!, I share this only in hopes it will motivate others. Last year I had not really used MFP yet.. but had joined a program for weight loss locally who highly recommends using MFP, well folks one year later I still have a ways to go. I've gone from 300 pounds down to 266…

Richmond, VA

There are actually quite a few of us and everyone has been wonderfully helpful. Feel free to add me if you like.

Isn't it funny I know guys who want to be more bearish and yet I'm considered "a bear" and I desperately want to be thinner and in shape.. for me it is just not attractive to be overweight, I feel terrible, let alone embarrased with the little things happen, like getting into a rollercoaster, asking for a seatbelt extender…

Bravo!

Everyone has given me some good advice, some I think I can take away some I feel does not fit me but it is appreciated regardless. This is why I joined MFP and everyone who responded I appreciate it, I read every single post. Dan

Thank you, that helps. Gee I really got a thread going o:) I do appreciate everyones help, honest. Loosing weight is hard again I do appreciate it.

Thank you I do appreciate your comments and support, for me as I am sure you understand It is very confusing trying to loose weight even for us guys. Do this, don't do that, eat this, you must do that.. etc. So when I see comments like why on earth would you do X, not helpful to me granted that was not your post. Whats…

I'm not even sure how to respond to this... my post was rather clear about my motivation.

Thanks your positive post was just the validation I needed here.. it is exactly what I am talking about. I have to find a way to incorporate these things into my diet. Thank you for your suggestion.

Thats a really good idea, maybe with it done that way instead of broiled and feeling a bit less mushy to me will help.

Well I have tried fish and its not enjoyable but my nutritionist says I need to find a way to incorporate these things into my diet. And yes I have TASTED allot of these things, the issue is not that I have not tried these things, the issue is learning to like things that you have never had the background with. So yes just…

I love most of the quest bars, there are a few that I don't care for though.

Where were you born? Ashdown, Arkansas but grew up in Houston, Texas Where do you live at the moment? Glen Allen, VA Where else have you lived? Amsterdam, SF, Texas What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation? I worked for a metal company as a senior purchasing manager for 15 years. I have recently…

Keep your chin up Jake, I felt like you when I was your age, you are very young and you will have plenty of time to live your dream bud. You will get there.

Standing up and giving you a big ovation yay for you!

I want to loose 80lbs by august but that might be pushing it.