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My journey so far
This is a photo of me when I was 18. I was around 16st (224lb). I then got a job where I did very little exercise and I ate out of boredom. By 25 years old, I was weighing just over 25st (350lb). A few years ago, I was on here and got down to just under 20st (280lb), but I put it back on and went up to 24st (336lb). In…
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Excess skin
Hi guys, Since February I've lost 4.5st from calorie counting (1400 a day) and going to the gym twice a week. I'm now 18st 4lb. I'm noticing my skin isn't shrinking with my weight loss. Man boobs aren't as perky! Is this normal? I'm not crash dieting, so gradual weight loss should have seen it become tighter inline with my…
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On track to hitting my 2nd goal :D
I've been on-off for a few years, but in January I decided I really need to do something about my weight. I'm relatively fit for my weight (walk a lot) - but a blood test result showed I was close to becoming diabetic - a reading of 46, where the scale for 'safe' was 2-42. Soooo things need to change. Since January 1st…
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Pain on right side just under rib cage
Hi all, Whenever I walk, I get a pain just under my rib cage. It isnt a stitch - that tends to be lower down and a different kind of pain. It happens when I do my morning walk or if I walk to the car or to the water machine at work. It has been happening for 3 weeks now, so it isnt a pulled muscle. I am walking about 5…
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Hi all - Newbie from near Leeds, UK
Hi all, My name is James (32) and from near Leeds, UK. I have been using MyFitnessPal on and off for a bit, but over the last month I have really started using it. I started weighing 319lbs (22st 11lbs) on April 1st 2011 and as of last week, I hit 306lbs (21st 12lbs). I am wanting to weigh 252lbs (18st) by September 2011.…
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Progress - with pics - my journey so far
Hi all, Just thought I would share with you my journey but in pictures. I started off trying to lose weight on April 1st 2011 as I was weighing in at 319lbs. I have always found my weight as a 'disability' as it stopped me from doing many things. This needed to change, so my wife and I took up walking together. This is me…
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My results so far!
Hi all! I started my weight loss journey on April 1st 2011 and at the time, I was weighing 319lbs. Today I weighed myself again and I am now 300lbs! To get to this stage, I have: - Stuck to a 1500 calorie daily limit - Taken up walking every day (not done it for a couple of days tho) - Stopped drinking sugary drinks. I…
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My NSVs... so far.
I thought I would list all my NSV's so far... 1) Work colleague who I hadn't seen for a while asked me if I had lost weight as I was looking loads better. 2) My jeans now hang around my bottom - have to keep pulling them up! 3) My 46-48" belt is way too long for me - need to puncture some more holes or buy a shorter belt!…
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Myths about healthy cooking
Hi all, I have seen various cooking programs etc that talk about healthy eating and I keep getting puzzled. For instance, Jamie Oliver uses loads of olive oil on everything he does from salads to chicken. According to MFP, one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil is about 120 calories - which means a nice chunk is used…
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Weight loss and skin
Hi all, I am working on shifting a lot of weight - going from 319lbs to 252 in 4-5months (April 1st to September 11th). I am walking everyday - covering about 4 miles during the week... more at weekend. I am worried that once I lose this weight, I will be left with excess skin. Is there anything I can do to reduce this AS…
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Confused
Hi all, I am trying to lose weight - lost 11lbs in a month so far, but I really want to go from 306lbs to 252lbs by September 11th. MFP suggests that based on my weight (306lbs), height (5'11") I should be consuming around 2000 calories a day - burning off about 2lbs a week. I brought myself down to 1800 calories a day. My…
