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Here's my set of progress pics from 250-175, with weights posted at the bottom. The last gap is only 15 lbs, but you can see roughly between 15-25 lbs in each picture.
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The World's Largest Ball of Tape....and a box of Krispy Kremes.
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An update....as of this morning, I'm officially "Normal". My BMI was 35+ when I started, so officially 'Obese' in November. In February, I got to 'Overweight', and I was very happy to make that change.....today, on the scale, my BMI was 24.8. Normal! But NEVER average.
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Posted in another thread, but here they are: Starting weight - 250.5 lbs Ending weight - 174.7 lbs. Time - 11/14/2012-7/3/2013 Used MFP to plan calorie intake for 2lb per week loss. Tracked all food. Exercised every day. Built up gradually. If I was injured, I took time off. I also adjusted calories down when not…
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Step #1 is: Start. Step #2 is: Keep going. I found that the key for me was managing calorie intake. Exercise, I was already good at. Be brutally honest with your tracking, make sure you're getting enough calories, and run a deficit. Rinse and repeat. You're going to have plateaus, back tracking, etc. Just watch the overall…
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I used MFP as my main guide for planning eating. Having had difficulty before, I came up with another saying - "You can out-eat any exercise program." I should know - In 2008, I was training for a century ride (100+ mile bike ride) - this was one of the toughest in the country, so I was training a LOT. Around 200+ miles…
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1800 was a rough goal - I knew that I'd probably underestimate some things, in case I was off by 10% or so. According to MFP, and Fitbit, it was the target for a 2lb per week loss. I had fairly high activity, so I averaged about 2.5 per week. As I figure out maintenance, I'm upping by 200 per day for a week or so, to see…
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Had someone ask me about what worked....so I copied this from another post: I had read so much about exercise/diet/etc that I don't know if I learned anything new that helped....but what DID help was realizing three basic rules: 1) It's what you eat. 2) It's what you eat. 3) It's what you eat. BTW, did I mention that it's…
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Thanks - In the words of Covert Bailey, I 'started so slow, that people made fun of me.' It's small steps, over time. I weighed myself every daynot because I was interested in the daily weight, but by getting lots of data, I could see the trend, and if I was dehydrated, or 'over-carbed'. It's not your location, it's your…
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Also....in November, I was walking 30 minutes a day as my exercise....and would jog about 60 yards at at time. Over time, I upped my exercise, and now I'm riding as far as 50-60 miles on the weekends, and running up to 8. (Weekdays are limited to about an hour, because I have actual work to do, too). I've done a good job…
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Buying 3 new tailored suits.....and taking myself to the Richard Petty driving experience (I'll actually fit in the suit now).
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Also, my sister pointed out something that I didn't realize until I looked at the series. Not only are the clothes getting smaller and fitting better.....I'm choosing things that don't 'hide' me as much. The shirts are getting more colorful and less drab/bland as I go. (I think the next shirt will have to have lights on it…
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Focusing on the numbers has made this effort a lot more achievable. When I was trying 'not' to eat bad stuff, my willpower wasn't strong enough to keep me from falling down. Reducing it to math took the emotional pressure off of making food choices, and actually made it easier to choose good stuff. I'm 13 lbs from my…
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Wow. Just wow. That is downright amazing. My goal is 1/2 of what you've done....and I agree with you - at some point it's about living. Getting faster, stronger and healthier. Awesome!
