What is your record weight loss?
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4. Did you keep it off?
(certainly don't wanna derail your thread, but to me, to me, that'd be the question, keeping off 30 is better than losing 50 and gaining back 51)
But to play along, rough numbers for me...
Hit mid-190's a couple times, took a few months to get back into the high 170s. Calorie counting and eating as much whole foods, as possible with protein intake in the high teens/low 20s as a percentage of calories (to keep me full), ate carbs including some sugar (less than 30 gms day is a good average, but certainly have some blowout-eat-three-slices-of-pie days). Cutting out (or way way back) late night eating which I did by quitting alcohol and eating breakfast.
That was 10 years ago and looking at my weight loss log, this last 12 months, hit a high of 181 and a low of 175.5 I'm not a lean mean fighting machine but not obese like my parents.
(certainly don't wanna derail your thread, but to me, to me, that'd be the question, keeping off 30 is better than losing 50 and gaining back 51)
But to play along, rough numbers for me...
Hit mid-190's a couple times, took a few months to get back into the high 170s. Calorie counting and eating as much whole foods, as possible with protein intake in the high teens/low 20s as a percentage of calories (to keep me full), ate carbs including some sugar (less than 30 gms day is a good average, but certainly have some blowout-eat-three-slices-of-pie days). Cutting out (or way way back) late night eating which I did by quitting alcohol and eating breakfast.
That was 10 years ago and looking at my weight loss log, this last 12 months, hit a high of 181 and a low of 175.5 I'm not a lean mean fighting machine but not obese like my parents.
blackhawk219
Lil-Rokslider
1) ~50 lbs
2) 1 year
3) Stopped eating like shit and just got in a healthier mindset
In my last year of college and for a couple of years out of college, I gained a significant amount of weight. I attribute this to me being generally unhealthy. I was eating like shit (breakfast sandwich from local deli every morning, chicken parm sandwiches, pizza, etc.), drinking alcohol a lot (almost every day), and not doing any physical activity. I was also in a relationship at the time in which I was unhappy (probably attributed to these habits).
Once I got out of the relationship, I noticed all these habits and made a genuine commitment to getting back to a healthy weight and lifestyle. I stopped eating and drinking booze so much and I started back up in physical activity. I also joined the military and was basically forced to lose weight in basic training. I won't lie, this helped get me going on the healthy lifestyle. I went 10 weeks with no alcohol too which helped me there as well.
I am currently at a healthy weight, I play soccer 3-4 times a week (kicks my ass and I have a lot of fun doing it), and I can enjoy drinking without doing it every day. I couldn't be happier. It's been 7 years that I've kept it off.
For reference I am 6' and I got up to around 230 lbs at my heaviest (not sure of exact numbers because I didn't like what I saw lol so I just avoided it). I now float between 178-184.
I wish you luck on your journey.
2) 1 year
3) Stopped eating like shit and just got in a healthier mindset
In my last year of college and for a couple of years out of college, I gained a significant amount of weight. I attribute this to me being generally unhealthy. I was eating like shit (breakfast sandwich from local deli every morning, chicken parm sandwiches, pizza, etc.), drinking alcohol a lot (almost every day), and not doing any physical activity. I was also in a relationship at the time in which I was unhappy (probably attributed to these habits).
Once I got out of the relationship, I noticed all these habits and made a genuine commitment to getting back to a healthy weight and lifestyle. I stopped eating and drinking booze so much and I started back up in physical activity. I also joined the military and was basically forced to lose weight in basic training. I won't lie, this helped get me going on the healthy lifestyle. I went 10 weeks with no alcohol too which helped me there as well.
I am currently at a healthy weight, I play soccer 3-4 times a week (kicks my ass and I have a lot of fun doing it), and I can enjoy drinking without doing it every day. I couldn't be happier. It's been 7 years that I've kept it off.
For reference I am 6' and I got up to around 230 lbs at my heaviest (not sure of exact numbers because I didn't like what I saw lol so I just avoided it). I now float between 178-184.
I wish you luck on your journey.
45 pounds, took 5-6 months. Counted calories and started running a lot.
Gained back 17 pounds over the past 3 years, but fat mass is much lower and muscle mass has increased. I've continued running (over 1000 miles this year) as well as strength training. I continue to way myself and pay attention to what I eat, but don't count calories.
Gained back 17 pounds over the past 3 years, but fat mass is much lower and muscle mass has increased. I've continued running (over 1000 miles this year) as well as strength training. I continue to way myself and pay attention to what I eat, but don't count calories.
1 - 80 lbs
2 - 1.5 years
3 - Mainly running and diet. Then it turned into lifting heavy
4 - It all came back over the past few years slowly at first and then real fast. I had trained for a marathon, dropped at mile 19 with bad calf cramps and lost my desire to run. Then I hurt my ankle a couple months later and I took a break from the gym for a few weeks and never got back my consistency. Since August now I am down 20 lbs again and under 300 for the first time in quite awhile. Doing it a little different this time when it comes to workouts. Consistency is key and also my biggest enemy haha
2 - 1.5 years
3 - Mainly running and diet. Then it turned into lifting heavy
4 - It all came back over the past few years slowly at first and then real fast. I had trained for a marathon, dropped at mile 19 with bad calf cramps and lost my desire to run. Then I hurt my ankle a couple months later and I took a break from the gym for a few weeks and never got back my consistency. Since August now I am down 20 lbs again and under 300 for the first time in quite awhile. Doing it a little different this time when it comes to workouts. Consistency is key and also my biggest enemy haha
30lbs.
9 months
Carnivore diet.
Ive been on it coming on 3 years now. It takes a long time to get fat adapted. Truly fat adapted. Once you do, you don't have to be as strict. If I go to the Brazilian steak house, I'll eat the Yucca, Cheese with Honey, fried bananas, and the next day go back to eating my carnivore diet and absolutely nothing happens. If you tried that 3 months in or for a couple of days in a row you will feel like you have the flu.
I went from 222lbs to 192lbs. Ive hit a Plateau and that's fine. Been 192 for 2 years straight now. Id probably have to increase cardio or cut calories to progress but I'm comfortable now.
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proud of you getting up and going again!
30 lbs in 4 months. Lost most of it by severely cutting sugar intake by limiting carbs, especially processed bread, sugary drinks, and snacking on junk. Portion control also helped. Never counted calories, just refrained from having seconds at dinner. 5 of those lost pounds came from an unsuccessful bear hunt in September. Don't know if I lost most of it hiking or missing meals because I refuse to eat most fast food.
I lost this much about 10 years ago but hit a plateau and gained it all back over a few years. Several times in-between I started running too much instead of steadily increasing exercise or focusing on losing some of the weight with diet first and end up stopping because I was so sore it was affecting me at work. I'm determined to continue losing and keep it off this time.
I lost this much about 10 years ago but hit a plateau and gained it all back over a few years. Several times in-between I started running too much instead of steadily increasing exercise or focusing on losing some of the weight with diet first and end up stopping because I was so sore it was affecting me at work. I'm determined to continue losing and keep it off this time.
bowhuntercoop
WKR
I dropped from 135 to 120 in 3 days to make weight for a wrestling tournament in the Marine Corps. Was brutal but worth it at the time. Lots of popcorn and lettuce and not much water on top of 4-5 hours of cardio a day.
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A 210 lb fella requires more calories to maintain that weight than a 180 lb guy, like around 500 calories a day more. Quite literally just start eating like the weight you want to be. You have to learn how to eat a little less of a balanced diet for permanent weight loss, so it might as well start now.
Cutting 500 calories is easy peazy, like giving up fries when having a burger, or not having seconds on pasta night, or replacing a bag of microwave butter popcorn with grapes. Soda drinkers can easily drop 500 calories a day by switching to diet soda. Instead of a Venti white mocha, regular coffee with sugar free flavored sweetener is good for nearly 500 cal. I love baked potatoes with dinner, but I save 300 calories by eating brussle sprouts with a balsamic glaze instead. When it’s cold some really thick and rich chicken soup calls to me, and just by limiting the amount of egg noodles and upping the carrots and celery I like it just as much, eat more, and save around 400 calories.
Cutting 500 calories is easy peazy, like giving up fries when having a burger, or not having seconds on pasta night, or replacing a bag of microwave butter popcorn with grapes. Soda drinkers can easily drop 500 calories a day by switching to diet soda. Instead of a Venti white mocha, regular coffee with sugar free flavored sweetener is good for nearly 500 cal. I love baked potatoes with dinner, but I save 300 calories by eating brussle sprouts with a balsamic glaze instead. When it’s cold some really thick and rich chicken soup calls to me, and just by limiting the amount of egg noodles and upping the carrots and celery I like it just as much, eat more, and save around 400 calories.
This is true to an extent. After a while of eating those 500 calories less your body can adapt and set a new baseline. If and when that happens, I have increased calories for 2 weeks, then re start the caloric deficit. Some people get stuck at a platuea and give up at that point.
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bowhuntercoop
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Years of wrestling taught me calories in, calories out. 99 percent of people won’t count calories of go in a deficit for a prolonged period of time to get down to a weight they want.
I have a very close friend who was a 3 time state champ in pa in the heavy weight class. Off season he was 325-350, would drop to 285 for wrestling season. He would start a defiecdit during football playoffs to make weight for wrestling season. Had his diet dialed in.
Wrestling can create some terrible eating disorders but it can also teach you a tremendous amount about nutrition and fitness. Our society tends to over eat to say the least and is obsessed with sugar.
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10 lbs
About a week
Quit eating bread, pasta, processed food, and sugar
Not sure if I kept it off. Didn’t really want to lose it in the first place as I don’t have much to lose. Just wanted to eat healthier.
About a week
Quit eating bread, pasta, processed food, and sugar
Not sure if I kept it off. Didn’t really want to lose it in the first place as I don’t have much to lose. Just wanted to eat healthier.
85 pounds
Took 11 months
Starved myself and cardio everyday
Gained 41 back
Had open heart surgery (not related to weight)
Came out with a unplanned pacemaker
Try like hell to drop weight now and it’s so freaking hard, even doing the starvation thing. Do cardio everyday still. Average 14500 steps a day for the past 11 months, don’t over eat or eat like crap and have dropped 2 pounds. The mental game is super tough now, knowing that what I did before doesn’t work now and only having one electrical shock in the heart instead of hundreds is a bummer.
Will keep trying and not give up though.
Took 11 months
Starved myself and cardio everyday
Gained 41 back
Had open heart surgery (not related to weight)
Came out with a unplanned pacemaker
Try like hell to drop weight now and it’s so freaking hard, even doing the starvation thing. Do cardio everyday still. Average 14500 steps a day for the past 11 months, don’t over eat or eat like crap and have dropped 2 pounds. The mental game is super tough now, knowing that what I did before doesn’t work now and only having one electrical shock in the heart instead of hundreds is a bummer.
Will keep trying and not give up though.
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