1/1 - 188
1/19 - 184

Trying for steady progress. Doing 4/20 fasting Monday-Friday and no booze in January. Would like to hit 170 by Mar 15 with stretch goal of 165 sometime in April.

Week 3

Weight: 203.8
Weight gain last week: +0.6
Total weight loss: -1.2

Pretty much flat, obliged to go to a brunch and two restaurant dinners this past weekend, which didn't help.

1/20/20: 144.4

Down .2

It's small but I'll take it

I've hit 228 this January -- last year I was in the same range, but I believe I was lower bodyfat.

Goal: 200; drop 20 minutes from my half marathon time to 1:55.

It's going to be tough the first half of the year -- but might get easier in the 2nd half with a more normal routine.

I figure why not one more regular reminder?

1/2 224.4
1/20 220.0

-4.4 lbs

Slower than I wanted, but I'm not going to get discouraged.

Entering week 3 of back pain. Meal plan on track though

236.6

Down another pound.

12/31- 272
1/20 - 259

Starting Weight = 211.9
Today = 210.0

Complete bullsh^t. I was at 206.5 on Friday morning. Lots of sodium this weekend but still very active, so I'm assuming it's all bloat. Pounding water today.

YouBet said:

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Starting Weight = 211.9
Today = 210.0

Complete bullsh^t. I was at 206.5 on Friday morning. Lots of sodium this weekend but still very active, so I'm assuming it's all bloat. Pounding water today.

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Make sure you weigh in at the same time every day. My weight typically fluctuates by at least a pound and a half between first thing in the morning and the evening.

I'm just going to post milestones every 5 lbs. Hoping to post my next one by month end. Having some initial success with low carb diet.

175 Jan 20

YouBet said:

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Starting Weight = 211.9
Today = 210.0

Complete bullsh^t. I was at 206.5 on Friday morning. Lots of sodium this weekend but still very active, so I'm assuming it's all bloat. Pounding water today.

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I feel you. We had Chinese on Saturday and I had some leftovers Sunday. I was retaining all kinds of water this morning lol.

Wtf

Still at the same weight - 262.4

Ate way better and more cardio. Meh, will keep at it

GT_Aggie2015 said:

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Wtf

Still at the same weight - 262.4

Ate way better and more cardio. Meh, will keep at it

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Are you tracking what you eat? Define "eating way better". I would bet there is something you are eating that is much more calorie dense than you think.

txags92 said:

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YouBet said:

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Starting Weight = 211.9
Today = 210.0

Complete bullsh^t. I was at 206.5 on Friday morning. Lots of sodium this weekend but still very active, so I'm assuming it's all bloat. Pounding water today.

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Make sure you weigh in at the same time every day. My weight typically fluctuates by at least a pound and a half between first thing in the morning and the evening.

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I do. I weigh every morning after business. I'm going to assume this is sodium from weekend.

Probably a good guess. If I pig out on salty tortilla chips, or when I do long hard bike rides where I am taking in a lot of electrolytes, I know that weight will stay with me for a couple of days.

I'm in! Goal was to lose 10 pounds by Feb 23. (Flying to Disney World that morning)

1/2/20 - 144.8
1/6/20 - 144.6 (official program start date date)
1/13/20 - 142.8 - down 2 pounds
1/20/20 - 141.6 - down 3 pounds

I'm in as well. Embarrassed how close I got to 300 but doing something about it now.

1/1/20: 296.6
Whole30 begins
1/6/20: 287.5
1/13/20: 285.5
1/20/20: 279.7

Down 17 so far, such a long way to go but I have to remember I'm battling against who I was yesterday, not who I want to become tomorrow.

Diet and routine ?

1/21/2020

Beer stopped yesterday. Today I'm starting a high protein diet and drinking morning coffee and water throughout the day and at dinner; alternating days of walking with lifting. Monotonous regularity and consistency.

Goal is to drop 46 lbs in 2020.

Monotonous regularity, staying away from booze/caffeine/most starch/fried foods/dairy/happiness for the month of January, sort of a Shock and Awe for my body. I do a Peloton class a few times a week but haven't hit the gym hard, have enough problems getting enough calories as it is.

I think my body knew it was carrying too much weight so it's come off pretty quickly.

Do you know how many calories you're taking in per day ?

Nope, eating slowly until I feel full and not worrying too much about it. If I were to track every calorie I feel like I'd become too obsessed with it and I need to have some sort of balanced life after these 30 days are over.

Only down 3 lbs on the year, to 194.5

B-day this week and celebrating several times, finishing this upcoming Saturday.

I start training for a 5K in February tonight. I ran one this past Saturday that was another true "couch to 5K" where I logged zero miles preparing for it.

Hey whatever works best for you, keep it up

I hit ~175 before I was let go at work; with my new-found time off and the holidays that came and went, I put on about 15lbs. My goal this new year is to get back to 175 (maybe 170? 165?) and get my body fat percentage under 20.

The wife and I also got a cycling trainer, so I plan to set up that bad boy and get to work training. I'm giving strong consideration to the MS150 and Hotter 'N Hell.

azulAg said:

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Hey whatever works best for you, keep it up

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Its funny, because I am pretty much the exact opposite of bthotugigem05. For maintaining day to day weight, I am fine just trying to eat sensibly and all that, but when I have serious weight to lose (like I do now) that I know will take prolonged dedication to eating right, the only way I can do it is to log what I eat every day. That accountability of knowing that if I eat it, I have to enter it into MyFitnessPal is enough to help me make good decisions when I would normally not have the willpower (or whatever you want to call it) to do it otherwise. Right now, I am aiming for net 1750 calories per day (including workout calories as negative). That is easy for me to do if I avoid really calorie dense choices and focus on more protein and less carbs for meals.

AggieBarstool said:

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I hit ~175 before I was let go at work; with my new-found time off and the holidays that came and went, I put on about 15lbs. My goal this new year is to get back to 175 (maybe 170? 165?) and get my body fat percentage under 20.

The wife and I also got a cycling trainer, so I plan to set up that bad boy and get to work training. I'm giving strong consideration to the MS150 and Hotter 'N Hell.

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Do it! You have plenty of time to train for it with the ride not until the beginning of May this year. Plus it is ending at Kyle Field this year...you do want to be there for the 1st time that happens right?

(p.s. Shameless plug...I have MS, so I am going to take every opportunity to encourage people to ride and raise money. To those who are already riding this year or who have ridden in the past, thank you so much!)

1/6 - 285
1/22 - 269

How are some of y'all dropping a pound a day ?

I have slowed down but I assume a lot of mine at the beginning is water weight. I hit the 20lb loss mark today. I workout 6-7 days a week with weights and 45 minutes of cardio and stick to Keto. I have 1-3 glasses of bourbon a week and take in on average 1,500 calories a day. Most days I eat a greek yogurt for breakfast, turkey and cheese for lunch. almonds for a snack and then a chicken breast with grilled vegetables and 1/2 avocado for dinner. I drink about a gallon of water a day and 2-3 cups of coffee.

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How are some of y'all dropping a pound a day ?

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Water weight and probably a recent history of carb- and sugar-rich foods. Healthy crap just isn't as calorically dense so we're probably running fairly huge deficits right now until our bodies adjust.

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How are some of y'all dropping a pound a day ?

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I am not doing a pound a day, but it can be done without getting too crazy when you are in the 250+ weight range. Eat around 1500 calories per day higher in protein and lower in carbs, drink a crap load of water, and get some form of moderate to high intensity cardio exercise for at least 30 minutes every day if you can and you will lose 0.5-1.0 pounds per day if you are in that weight range. However, it will only keep going like that for the first few weeks. The longer you go and the more you lose, the more your body will acclimate to your diet and exercise and the loss rate will slow down.

I've dropped my calories to about 1200-1400, not including what I burn working out , and it's coming off slow, my water intake hasn't been very high tbh.

Checking in day one: 1/3/20 199lbs
Goal: 3/1/20 185 lbs

1/17 update
193.2 lbs

1/25 update
192.4

The water weight is gone. Time to grind.

I believe weight progress should be expected to be consistent on two week increments. I think you should weigh weekly to check progress and remain accountable to yourself, but the losses are more consistent every two weeks. If anyone gets bummed by working their ass off for a week and only losing .2 lbs, don't be discouraged. Check your progress at your two week intervals and it'll be a better representation of actual results.

And don't eat red meat the day before you plan to weigh in. The sodium will falsely raise your Wight with retained water.

These are a couple thing I tell myself to help stay on track.

Hit a Low of 158 in early November.

Back up to 175ish at the end of holiday season.

Was at 163 yesterday.

145 goal.