Weight Loss

[Popsgarage]

DO IT BRADDAH! I'll join ya by cuttin' myself off from the Dew and late night meals. 217 now. Need to be about 190. 44 Jan 21st.

[Aaron]

I'm with you Joe. I went from damn near 300 to about 230 a few years ago. I hover around 235 these days but should be much closer to 200.

Lets do it!

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[Fordguy77]

I'm In, I'm at 240 and realistically should be down around 200-205.

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[Beefy]

Good luck with it! It's a wonder feeling losing weight. I'm still a big guy, but I've lost over 100 pounds in the last 6 years or so. I used to weigh 335lbs.

I'm glad my getting stuck on Spring Creek could help you out.

[otisdog]

I was 257. I got a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes last spring and that got me started. Down to 207.
Some changes in eating and lots of walking has worked for me.
Jim

[Cr33p3r]

Congrats on your decision to do this for your self, you will be happy you did in the long run. And to the rest of that has done it or are still working on Great job, keep it up. I am on the opposite end of the spectrum, I went in to basic training weighing a whole 115#s by the end of the two and half months I was at a healthy 155#s of muscle (wow where did it go). I bounced around that number for quite a few years then when I was diagnosed w/ Hypoglycemia I shot up to 185#s. The bad side of it is it all in the middle (spare tire) and it leads to a lot of health issues.

Jim that is one of the best things you can do for yourself being a diabetic is to lose weight and eat healthy foods. Our grocery shopping generally takes about two hours because I read every label to watch for Fats, Carbs, Sugars, and Proteins.
So to me it great to see you guys working your butts off to achieve a healthier body.

[Chris]

As an old guy I can say now's the time to do it. Like Jim I was diagnosed as diabetic a year or so ago and that's something nobody wants to hear. I'm not svelte these days but not back where I was either. What I found for me was the late night can of pop and snack was very bad. Shopping the outside of the grocery store is good - produce, meat, vegetables. Stay away from the center with all the processed and prepared foods. Eat lots of fish (never fried) and veggies.

My wife and kids made me stop losing weight after losing too much weight, I have to learn some middle ground approach.

[Aaron]

Let's tag team the original post updates. People can post their updates on the thread. Whichever of us catches it first can update the original post.

Oh, and I need a new scale

[Mr6dwg]

Don't think for one moment that I take you wanting to lose weight lightly. I have the opposite problem. Ever since around 16, I weighed 120 pounds. I am 53 today and I weight 150 pounds. It is a struggle for me to keep weight on. I do wish you luck. Some people are just meant to be bigger. Just like me, I was never meant to be "big". I will always be a thin person. God just made us all different.

[Brad]

I am down! I see pics of myself and think the same thing. My ideal weight is around 190. I am at 240 +/- as I have not had a good scale.
I have been spouting the "I need to lose weight and work out" phrase for too damn long. Time to put my words into action.

First- Buy a good digital scale.

[Andrew]

The biggest thing you need to do is COUNT CALORIES and CUT OUT CALORIES!

Exercise about 20-30 minutes at least 5 times a week - treadmill, biking, whatever. We bought an elliptical.

I was 280 in January of 2010. In June 2011 I was 198. I'm now trying to tone more rather than just lose weight.

You can do it!

One of the biggest things that we did was to use smaller plates - it makes it look like you have more food.

You will probably drop more weight when you first start - I averaged about 2lbs a week for the first 4 months. It will vary. Make sure to weigh yourself weekly, on the same day, at the same time of day. As you lose more, you will be more like 1lb or less per week.