Weight Loss and Wellness accountability topic HERE

[Nahash5150 9,796]

I'm losing weight because I noticed my pants were getting tight. I'm not used to this feeling...I looked in the mirror and shocked myself...I'm not thin anymore!

 

You know the excuses. I'm stressed. I need a break. Too much shit going on. I'm getting old. ETC ETC

 

ALL EXCUSES. ALL OF THEM.

 

It's time for a change. Time to pay attention to yourself. Even if you aren't overweight, you might have hypertension, or diabetes, or any other largely preventable disease.

 

The cure? Healthy lifestyle.

 

75% of all diseases that lead to death in the US are considered PREVENTABLE.

 

 

 

Me:

Starting weight: 181.8

 

Current weight: 172.6

GOAL: 160

 

 

 

 

Here's what I'm doing:

 

• 3 meals a day, NO SNACKS.
• I have two cups of coffee in the morning - all water the rest of the day. Sometimes a little gator-aid watered down 50/50.
• My food is constrained to lean meat and fresh vegetables - chick or fish usually, with salad greens, carrots, broccoli, sometimes a small amount of beans.
• Multivitamin, fiber suppliment every morning.
• Exercise. Yes - do this. even if it's for 10 minutes! DO IT!
• I avoid BREAD, PASTA, SUGAR and CHEATING AT ALL COSTS
• I weigh myself every morning at the same time. The SCALE DOES NOT LIE. YOU MUST DO THIS.

 

Once you are close to your ideal weight, you can relax a little. However, snacking is never to be embraced ever again! It contributes to your food ADDICTION.

 

I have lost 9 pounds in 10 days.

 

I don't do any cooking - the killer. I get smoked Salmon, canned tuna, canned chicken, or smoked sausage. SCREW COOKING. You don't have to do it to stay healthy. This is a grab and go diet. SIMPLE.

 

 

So here's how it works.

 

Post your starting weight (you can just say 'heavy' if you're ashamed lol), current weight, and GOAL.

Post when you CHEAT.

Post when you LOSE.

Post when your blood pressure goes down.

Post when you feel good, post when you feel bad.

 

fair?

 

YOU CAN DO THIS.

 

 

 

 

 

[AndrewJohn 7,223]

Great topic, Greg @Nahash5150.

 

I've lost 17 lbs. in the last 20 days..., had much the same "revelation."

 

Gotta' go eat dinner..., but I'll share my story, after I ponder the method a bit.

[4krow 4,402]

Ah, the weight problem. My joints squeal when I am more than my usual weight! Yes, I have lost weight recently, but probably not due to the right reasons. I do want to at least feel healthier than I do presently. My body is not happy with me, that much is obvious. If I would just follow my wife's example in life, I would better off.

 Lately, I have been trying to self improve when it comes to being negative and the unusual amount of 'bad thoughts' that go through my head. I know that we are not all wired the same, but it would make better sense if a good memory just popped into my head. Might even have an influence on the physical self.

 I appreciate this being brought up, and look forward to learning about self motivation. Yah, I should look to my 3 kids there. They just keep going. Wow.

[Rob 3,773]

Very good subject and kudos to everyone that has the self discipline to carry out such regiments to reach what they want to achieve. I decided to loose some weight this year also but I am doing it in a moderate way. I have given my self plenty of time to reach a realistic goal so there is no added stress in my life. I have never seen myself over 200 lbs until a couple years ago when I was just eating and drinking whatever I felt like and I knew I had to stop and JUST SAY NO!!!

 

I was  around 195 last December and decided to do a few pounds a month to reach my goal of 175. 

 

So around late April I had made it down to 183 and figured shedding 12 pounds in 3 months was pretty good for me. Not a pound a week type of a diet but good enough for me. Then I decided to sit at or around 183 for a month or 2 so I could get into an eating habit to maintain that weight level. It has been 2 months and I am still at 184 so I am very happy the way this is going. So now the goal is 180 by Labor Day weekend  and maintain that weight for a couple months again. 

 

My ultimate goal is to get to 175 by this time next year and maintaining it for life. 

 

Good luck to all and their health and wellness plans and goals. It really does make you feel better when goals are reached how ever you do it. 

 

But I still drink beer and Bourbon. 

[Nahash5150 9,796]

Me:

Starting weight: 181.8

 

Current weight: 174.0 (+1.4)

GOAL: 160

 

I gained a little somehow but I didn't cheat!

[AndrewJohn 7,223]

Following up:   From @Nahash5150:

 

So here's how it works.

 

Post your starting weight (you can just say 'heavy' if you're ashamed lol), current weight, and GOAL.

Post when you CHEAT.

Post when you LOSE.

Post when your blood pressure goes down.

Post when you feel good, post when you feel bad.

 

My Details:

Starting Weight, June 1, 2023:   221 lbs.

High-level goal: Drop fat and improve BMI.

Target weight: 200, with increased muscle mass (the other side of the BMI index)

Target waist: 34 (was a belt-tight 38, now at 36).

Present weight: 202 (AM weigh-in, before breakfast)

Total Loss to date in lbs.: 19 lbs.

Blood pressure:  not a problem.

Cholesterol: Back in the range, got on a statin this year.

 

OK, for me, I had a little scare, at the end of the last year.   Two years of following my best judgement took it's toll.  My weight was always around 215-220, as a gym rat and competitive powerlifter since my 20's.  The muscle-mass to fat ratio got out of whack over those 2 years.

 

Method: I've been hitting it hard, with yard work..., not "mow the lawn" type of work, but serious civil engineering, mostly by hand (moving dirt/clay, stone/masonry work, concrete flat work, and regrading for a new asphalt drive, among other things).  8-10 hours a day in the blistering heat over the month of June really dropped the fat, improved vascularity, and dropped waist from 38 to 36.  I'm a bit driven, when I get on something like this.  Drinking about two gallons of water during the day to keep it up.  Skipping lunch (except for a 160-calorie protein bar, mid-day, and fruit for complex sugars to keep going.  Breakfast at 5:00AM: 1 piece of whole-grain toast, bowl of Wheaties, and a couple cups of coffee while perusing the site.  Dinner: no particular changes there, basic variety, lots of chicken and turkey.  Go out to eat once or twice a week to splurge and spent a night out with my wife.  I always eat dessert.

 

My next target is to lose the muffin-top.

Edited June 27 by AndrewJohn

[Zenith4me 1,230]

I've been on a weight loss regimen myself since January 15. I'm doing intermittent fasting which is basically having an 8 hour window of time in which to eat. I eat between 11am to 7pm which basically means that I'm skipping breakfast and I just eat lunch and dinner. I've gone from 225 lbs. to 185 lbs. My goal is to hit 170 which is where I was before my carne asada burrito and beer diet. That didn't work out too well.

 

I also do a minimum of 10,000 steps a day. I joined Planet Fitness about two weeks ago and I go every other day. I'm assuming that will help too.

 

Good luck to all on your weight loss journey. It's not easy but can be done.

 

Starting weight 225.6 (1/15/2023)

Current weight  185.1  (6/27/2023)

Goal weight       170

 

 

Edited June 27 by Zenith4me

[Nahash5150 9,796]

13 hours ago, 4krow said:

Ah, the weight problem. My joints squeal when I am more than my usual weight! Yes, I have lost weight recently, but probably not due to the right reasons. I do want to at least feel healthier than I do presently. My body is not happy with me, that much is obvious. If I would just follow my wife's example in life, I would better off.

 Lately, I have been trying to self improve when it comes to being negative and the unusual amount of 'bad thoughts' that go through my head. I know that we are not all wired the same, but it would make better sense if a good memory just popped into my head. Might even have an influence on the physical self.

 I appreciate this being brought up, and look forward to learning about self motivation. Yah, I should look to my 3 kids there. They just keep going. Wow.

 

Self-motivation...

 

I think it all starts with a goal. So if the goal is more positive thinking and less negative thinking, then it's time to think about what that actually means.

 

Personally, I start with small things. Like, cleaning my desk. Small accomplishments mean A LOT. You have to start somewhere then snowball your advancement into bigger and bigger 'nuisances'.

 

So now I have a clean desk. It feels good to have some order. Now, I can move on to the office. Next is get rid of all those damn boxes.

 

More order. Then on to the next thing that bothers me. Pretty soon, there's a lot less things crying out at me and bothering me subliminally. You begin to feel like you're going somewhere. Your mind is more at ease, so the bigger things become clear. Decisions are easier because there is less to consider. Your lazy mind starts to understand that you're putting one foot in front of the other, and its bulking for losing power. You may protest to yourself. But it's okay, keep moving anyway.

 

There is no manual for negativity and criticism. These come easy to us.

 

Focus on results, not on intention. Intentions mean nothing.

 

Goal. Make a plan. Work the plan. Repeat.

[Rob 3,773]

2 hours ago, AndrewJohn said:

Post when you CHEAT.

Really???  I cheat all the time 😉 but I just cheat with less amounts than I did before. 

 

Starting Weight was 195

Current weight is 184

Goal weight is 175

 

Date started 01/01/2023  goal date 08/31/2024

I have 20 months to reach the goal 

I eat everything I did before except less bread/ cheese / Beer/ Pop.

And smaller portions. 

Quit eating before going to sleep. 

 

I am in a physically active environment at GM so I probably walk at least 5 or more miles a day and lift parts all day long multiple times a week. I know it's repetitive work but I can change it up from time to time. 

Edited June 27 by Rob

[Nahash5150 9,796]

1 hour ago, Rob said:

Really???  I cheat all the time 😉 but I just cheat with less amounts than I did before. 

 

 

ACCOUNTABILITY

 

[xavionics 1,076]

I'm sharing this, so if anyone reading it is experiencing similar issues, maybe it will help them with a direction to go...

 

Stats as of yesterday morning:

5' 10 1/2"

256.4 lbs

64 years old

 

A few years ago, I had my first real physical - ever.

I had finally found a doctor I liked at one of the clinics I supported.

I had a laundry list of concerns. written down on my phone so I wouldn't forget any of them.

Mostly lack of energy and inability to focus. I couldn't get anything done at home.

I don't know how the hell I functioned at work.

When I checked in for my visit, my formerly "just over 200lb" body weighed in at around 270.

WHAT!?

 

My BP was a bit high but within spec, cholesterols were within spec (barely) as well.

Heart rate, respiration, etc - all good.

 

Bloodwork revealed a couple key ingredients were, well, shall I say lacking. Like nearly non-existent.

(If anyone wants the specifics they can PM me)

 

Getting these issues rectified via supplements - one via prescription, the rest are OTC, got my blood back to normal.

My head followed.

 

I created a regimen of exercises to strengthen my core, primarily, to help with some neck pain I deal with and have for decades.

Added to this are some routines to strengthen the rest of me.

Resistive exercises with things I assembled in my basement from Physical Therapy elastic straps and bungee cords.

Over the course of the following year, I got down under 250 and lost nearly 2" in my waist.

My head was clear, my neck didn't hurt, my posture was greatly improved and I felt great! The veins in my arms even returned!

 

I'm speaking in past tense because, well, I got off my routine when I "retired" in September.

 

Yesterday, thanks to this thread, I finally started to get back into my routine.

I had only gained around 10 lbs back but I gained a lot in the waist. And my neck is bothering me again too.

My goals - to not be in pain and to have my chest stick out further than my gut. 

I plan on doing this through both exercise and diet. Deb is on board too.

 

A friend of mine had a sign at the bottom of his basement stairs that read

"The only workout you regret is the one you didn't do"

I thought of that on those days I didn't feel like doing my workout, and was inspired to just do it.

 

Good luck to all who take this on!

 

 

 

[Kurt 841]

Great topic. I've had a weight problem my whole life.  I've gone up and down several times.  I'm currently on the "way too heavy" side... 5 years ago I ran the Chicago Marathon in 4.5 hours.  Go figure.  Time for me to get back "on the wagon". 

So, here goes:  Current Weight (too much),

Plan:  Lose 2 lbs per week. 

Goal weight 190 lbs (still on heavy side...but, pretty much where I graduated high school and went through college).  

 

Thanks for the topic and motivation!

[Nahash5150 9,796]

Me:

Starting weight: 181.8

 

Current weight: 173.0 (-1.0)

GOAL: 160

 

Not sure what's going on by I'm at a plateau...

[xavionics 1,076]

After 4 consecutive days of returning to my workout, I went from 256.4 to 258.8.

Turning some of the fat back to muscle perhaps?

No worries, just keep at it. Feeling better already.

Oh yea. Had Taco Bell (way beyond normal dinner time) last night didn't help I'm sure.

[Nahash5150 9,796]

@xavionics It does fluctuate I've noticed. I have no idea what is going on, other than perhaps the body goes through stages of adaptation as you change habits.

 

Me:

Starting weight: 181.8

 

Current weight: 170.8 (-2.2)

GOAL: 160

 

So after 14 days I'm 50% to my goal. This feels great!

 

Sticking to 3 meals only. No breads, pasta, sugar, etc.

 

I had a small glass of rum last night. CHEATED!

[radtraveller 152]

  I struggle to keep my weight up to 130..  wish I still had the option of being concerned with gaining weight..

Count yer blessings is all I’m saying..

[Receiver2000 2,103]

Oh jeez. Just found these posts. Now I know why you said that you were hungry in the How are you Feeling posts Greg!!! I retract my "get that man a meal" post.

[Nahash5150 9,796]

It's alright. Most of the hunger 'pain' is the body addiction to constant snacking.

[Zenith4me 1,230]

Hello all,

 

I was talking to my nephew (who is a doctor BTW) about this topic and my weight loss journey. 

 

My nephew asked me what my goal weight was and I told him I was shooting for 170-175. He said that in medical school he was told that to determine ideal weight that a 5' tall man should be 106 lbs. For every inch over 5' you would add 6 lbs. So for me at 5'10" my ideal weight should be 166. 106 + (10 x 6) = 166. So, my 170 lb weight goal would be pretty close to my ideal weight. 

 

Today my weight is 184.5. I'm slowly getting there. 

[AndrewJohn 7,223]

Weekly Check-in

 

Starting Weight, June 1, 2023:   221 lbs.

High-level goal: Drop fat and improve BMI.

Target weight: 200, with increased muscle mass (the other side of the BMI index)

Target waist: 34 (was a belt-tight 38, now at 36).

 

Today's numbers:

Present weight: 205 (AM weigh-in, before breakfast, and before Jul 4 Holiday Eating commencing today!

Total Loss to date in lbs.: 16 lbs.  Up 3 lbs, did not get enough exercise last few days..., will be water skiing today.

 

[Nahash5150 9,796]

Me:

Starting weight: 181.8

 

Current weight: 169.8 (-1.0)

GOAL: 160

 

I cheated last two days! 2 beers on Sunday, and a shake yesterday. But I adjusted my normal intake down so my calories didn't skyrocket.

[Rob 3,773]

So I cheated the whole 4th of July weekend. Only gained a couple pounds but today I weighed myself and I am back down to 185. 

 

So I have a goal within a goal and that is to make it down to 180 by Sept 1st. 

[Wilkic65 364]

I think I’m going to start parking further away so I can increase my step count seeing if that helps

[Scrappy 259]

Great Thread! … and before I jump on board here, let me just say …

 

Good job, Keep it up!

You’re all doing great!

Don't get discouraged 

 

… and as an FYI, on any given day the body can fluctuate 3 pounds one way or the other just in water weight alone.  Don’t panic if you weight a few pounds heavier the next day.

[AndrewJohn 7,223]

I skipped/missed a Monday accountability report.

 

Sad news, is, I gained something..., about net 3 lbs, I think.

 

Daughter and her husband are here, staging for their next-week departure to Singapore for a few years.   And my attention is focused on getting as much quality time in, so not burning as many calories..., eating out too much, and lots of sitting on my ass.

 

The truth is the truth.