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You still are a Marine. You're adapting and overcoming as we speak. 💪 And use some humor to help accept where your point A is (340lbs.) "I'm twice the Marine I was!" Just get comfortable with that first. It's a life you'll be leaving. Own that some not-great decisions got you to where you are. And understand that you'll…

I started my journey at 248lbs, 1/7/2019. My nephrologist said to get to 185. To be on the transplant list, you have to be under a certain BMI. According to Harvard's BMI chart, 5'11" @ 248 I was at 35. Obese. As of 8/20/20, I am at 176lbs. Normal. I've been at around this weight for a few weeks, but I got my 2nd wind, and…

Haha...I'm calling out you who disagree. Tell me. Would you prefer the OP keep trying to eat -ONLY- 1200 calories? 😂 That's the OP's goal, I showed how to reach that goal SAFELY and without feeling too hungry. Don't like the OP eating 1200 calories...take it up with the OP. In fact, show me your progress/numbers l, and…

When I was hardcore lifting, I dropped from 285 not much muscle, to 245, and with the arms and chest and legs to boot. I wasn't bodybuilding/bodysculpting...but strength training. I know I gained muscle with the weight loss, because I went from benching 200lbs to 300lbs. So I'm here to say you CAN lose fat and gain muscle…

This is a 17-minute ruck using MapMyFitness. Just a last-minute walk before the mall closed. Easily 750-800 calories in an hour. You should try it and link it to your MFP account:

There's a difference between eating 1240 calories a day, and netting 1240 calories a day. Don't go by BMR, that's tough to do early on if you haven't done the proper steps first. Go by RMR. I did exactly that. Now I'm netting 1200 calories or less a day. Today I ATE 1368 calories. But...I exercised 268 calories, which…

Congratulations on quitting smoking! That's no small feat. I succeeded in my journey through Self- discipline and Self-motivation--ultimately it's yourself who has control and the final say as to what you can achieve. But I can be that reminder to stay the course and tell you things I learned about myself through my…

I'm here to help motivate, because I'm finishing up my own journey. And I really wish I had support through it. But no matter, I'm at the lightest I've been since I was a sophomore in HS. And the energy, sense of well-being, strength and endurance I've gotten back is the sweetest reward. Let me know what you'd like to…

Congratulations on making it to your 2nd goal! I was telling someone else I'm about to reach my 3rd goal sometime next week (175lbs.) I've been logging for 6 months and was peaked for a few weeks. Put more thinking into it last week and now I'm about to bust through. The feeling is awesome!

You're on an excellent journey! My history: I was 248lbs on 1/7/2019 (earliest I could get weighed for New Year's) Right now I'm at 177lbs. My 3rd goal since starting was to hit 175lbs and start training to do pull-ups. I should be at 73lbs total lost before September. So I have an idea what you're trying to do. And it…

Are you also going off 2000 calories a day? You might be starting off wrong and then too drastic. Figure out your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) to get an idea how many calories you need to maintain your current weight. It all starts from there. If you know it already, the belly fat will come off like that if you follow a…

Before you start anything...you need to get an estimate of your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR.) Not Basal (BMR), which is lower. An RMR is an estimate of the amount of calories you need to go about on an average day--in other words, maintain your current weight. This may be higher than the "2000 calories" everyone…

Are you asking if it's bad not going to the gym, if you're still watching your intake? No it's not. You just have to eat to match your activity level and you'll maintain your weight. Figure out your estimated Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and try keep your calories around there (mine is 2375 calories a day to maintain my…

First thing: Figure out your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR.) This an estimate of how many calories you need a day to maintain your current weight. Next thing: You don't have to consume only 1200 calories a day. Your NET calories consumed should be at 1200 or whatever you're aiming for, to lose weight. That means logging all…

This isn't statistics. This isn't a sample size trying to prove probabilities. This is something I just did. If you don't like striving to push your limits as to what you CAN'T or WON'T try, fine. That sounds like a personal problem. But don't doom a user asking a question to what YOUR limits or capabilities are. You're…

Diet: 1. I totally underestimated how important moderation is. 2. I didn't read nutrition labels. 3. I didn't track what I ate on MFP 4. I didn't start by figuring out my RMR, and just used the standard: 2000 calories - whatever = Weight loss 5. I overloaded on proteins, thinking my body would absorb everything from a 6-oz…

I've studied this for a while to lower mine. Cholesterol is is useful for sitting under your skin and reacting with sunlight (uv) to become Vitamin D. Maybe you can try 15-30 minutes of high-noon sun to convert excess cholesterol. Also, you're probably trying to lower your LDL (bad cholesterol.) Your HDL acts a scrubber to…

Hahaha! 😂 To the very quick disagree, come at my results. This is about health and I'm doing well. Or...remain safe and unchallenged in your anonymity. 😊

I would suggest finding out your RMR estimate (Resting Metabolic Rate) and then go from there. Why arbitrarily choose 2000 calories? Turns out with my RMR now, I'd need about 2375 calories to maintain my weight. Going straight to 1800 for me would be an instant ~600 caloric deficit at the start of a diet? My stomach won't…

I think seafood like fish, squid, clams are overrated, smells and tastes TERRIBLE. If you look at seafood on a menu and instead of numbers for a price, it has the letters "S.P."... then it's EXTREMELY overrated. 😊

I split in half a Kempler's Classic Pepperoni stick last night! It's in my food diary haha

Another update: As of yesterday I now weight 177.47 lbs! From 3/21/19 I had lost 61.43 pounds! (from 238 lbs.) But...I went and got my highest weight in 2019. January 7th, 2019, I was at 248 lbs! My total lost since I started my journey two New Year's resolutions ago, is actually 71.43 lbs!! All healthy, no sudden drastic…

I didn't just lose weight, I gained sexy!

I'm hoping you just worked out a lot...because you might be risking your health otherwise. 290-235 in a month isn't like 490-435, or even 390-335 in a month. Talk to a dietician as soon as you can just to know for sure it's safe and you're not causing damage.

My silver lining is that I got to come face-to-face with myself when life was giving me it's worst...and me getting a chance to see exactly what I was made of. I am going through hemo-dialysis (HD) by myself at a center, which is scary because I am now at-risk (just started in February due to a very tough death I had to…

Thank you all for your comments! Please feel free to add me and message me if you have any questions or wanna discuss a plan. I find support along our journeys helps us a lot in reaching our destinations. I didn't have any support physically or emotionally through my journey, and it was very tough (I've experienced 8…