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| New Members | 44 male needing to lose 180 lbs. Need someone to talk with | Mar 19 2008 03:21 (UTC) |
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Well I went for a wellness check at work today and got to weigh in. 348, still way heavy but considering I started at 369 on 1 27, 2008 I am fairly happy with my progress. Shifting my intake from 1200 on the tightest days to 2200 on the worst days seems to be doing well. I am also beginning to be able to plan my big meal days for days when I plan to eat out of have friends to dinner so I don't have to be so careful on those days. My workouts are getting a little easier too. My friend is helping me adjust weights for maximum benefit. Funny thing is my legs are at the maximum for the equipment now. Must be all those years of walking up stairs and doing 370 pound 1 leg presses. thanks for the support and I hope what I learned helps others too. Keith
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| New Members | 44 male needing to lose 180 lbs. Need someone to talk with | Mar 12 2008 04:20 (UTC) |
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I am thinking it is working. I am working with a nutritionist and submitting my logs weekly. She seems happy with what I am posting. I do not have a scale at home that goes over 300 (I have until recently not cared what I weighed) I have an appointment on 3/26 and that will be the proof. I have had to get new belt and pants so I am thinking it is working well. I am also doing strength training with a coworker that put together a program for me 3 days a week. He is also doing them with me to keep me motivated. I have been lucky that he was willing to help me when he saw my trying to turn my health around. He has been great and very non-judgemental. I will post when i weigh in next and I hope it is good news. |
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| New Members | 44 male needing to lose 180 lbs. Need someone to talk with | Mar 08 2008 04:22 (UTC) |
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| I agree with techdog. I started using this site to track my food log for my nutritionist. I am in the process of getting surgery and needed to send complete food logs so I found this site as a shortcut instead of keeping a written log and faxing it. My calorie count varies between 1000 to 1900 each day. I was told that if you keep switching your body will not adjust and the weight will come off. I am trying this for a for 45 days to see how it is working. | |||
| New Members | 44 male needing to lose 180 lbs. Need someone to talk with | Feb 20 2008 06:11 (UTC) |
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Hi Molly: Nice to meet you. Thanks for the vote of confidence but I have tried dieting and I know I will not be able to continue without the help of the surgery. I have been researching this for a couple years and I know this is the right choice for me. For anyone else reading this please remember this is a drastic measure with many consenquenses for the rest of my life. I have weighed this decision and I am sure this is the right choice for me. I watched my father die from this problem and his doctor told him that the yoyo weight was by far worse on him that being overweight. He did not see his 54th birthday and I was prepared to accept this fate as well until my children were born. I do not want them to see me die this way too. I will do for them what I was unwilling to do for myself. I am using this tool though to learn how to help them not go down the road I took. I will show them how to make the better decisions I did not make. I am trying to learn how to teach my daughter not to follow my lead, I want her to never go though what I have being overweight all my life. I appreaciate all the information I can get regarding a healthy lifestyle so I can help her and my son follow it and not have to face such a drastic action to correct a health issue. Keith
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| New Members | 44 male needing to lose 180 lbs. Need someone to talk with | Feb 16 2008 13:53 (UTC) |
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Hi Vicki nice to meet you. My name is Keith and I have been overweight all my life. I was at my heaviest at 19 years old when I was at 420. I've tried losing weight several times but I seem to always regain. I have settled at around 380 and have been there for around 20 years. I am beginning to develope other issues related to my weight (pre diabetic, joint problems) and I want to do things with my children that I can not due to my size. I spoke to my doctor and I was referrred to a surgical weight loss clinic and after doing all the research and talking to doctor I have decided to have a Roux-en-Y bypass. I was told that I needed to lose 30 pounds before the surgery. I have been keeping this log and watching everything I eat and it does not seem to be helping. I am eating 800 to 1200 calories a day but I am finding that my entire day is spent dealing with food. I am either writting about what I just ate or planning or preparing the next meal. this is making me depressed and I am considering giving up and that is why I was asking for help. This is my normal pattern I can start a diet real good, but I have trouble staying with it when I spend so much time thinking about food but not seeing any results of my effort. Thanks for listening and I hope I can make this work. Keith
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