My Journey to get from 121kg(267lbs) to 85kg(187lbs)
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Hypercool
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It has been 6 days since I decided to lose weight. I followed the same diet everyday for the last 6 days and I have gradually increased the walking distance to 3km(1.86miles) at a speed of 5kph (3.1mph) on the treadmill.
Today I found out that I've lost 1kg(2.2lbs). I'm not feeling really happy. I was hoping I'd lose more.
Date: Sep 30 2016
Weight - 120kg(264.5lbs)
Your advice is more than welcome.
Today I found out that I've lost 1kg(2.2lbs). I'm not feeling really happy. I was hoping I'd lose more.
Date: Sep 30 2016
Weight - 120kg(264.5lbs)
Your advice is more than welcome.
Hey Hypercool 
Welcome to our little part of the internet and congratulations on achieving your first loss. A kilo in six days is a very good achievement, but what jumped out for me were two other things. I hope it won't sound too harsh but I'm on my phone and in a hurry.
First: 120kg at 1,88m is doubtlessly too much but it's a far cry from "I need to lose weight very quickly right now, life or death situation". If you don't feel up to leaving the house that sounds like major depression depended on more than just weight and something you deserve professional help with. Do you have a possibility to see a counsellor?
The other thing: 1200 kcal a day is not enough for a grown man, especially if you're on such a monotonous diet. Your body WILL find ways of conserving energy when it thinks you're starving and it may not stop doing so after you reach your goal.
Best of luck on your journey, I hope it'll lead to long-lasting health and confidence!
LaMa
Welcome to our little part of the internet and congratulations on achieving your first loss. A kilo in six days is a very good achievement, but what jumped out for me were two other things. I hope it won't sound too harsh but I'm on my phone and in a hurry.
First: 120kg at 1,88m is doubtlessly too much but it's a far cry from "I need to lose weight very quickly right now, life or death situation". If you don't feel up to leaving the house that sounds like major depression depended on more than just weight and something you deserve professional help with. Do you have a possibility to see a counsellor?
The other thing: 1200 kcal a day is not enough for a grown man, especially if you're on such a monotonous diet. Your body WILL find ways of conserving energy when it thinks you're starving and it may not stop doing so after you reach your goal.
Best of luck on your journey, I hope it'll lead to long-lasting health and confidence!
LaMa
Hypercool
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Hey Hypercool
Welcome to our little part of the internet and congratulations on achieving your first loss. A kilo in six days is a very good achievement, but what jumped out for me were two other things. I hope it won't sound too harsh but I'm on my phone and in a hurry.
First: 120kg at 1,88m is doubtlessly too much but it's a far cry from "I need to lose weight very quickly right now, life or death situation". If you don't feel up to leaving the house that sounds like major depression depended on more than just weight and something you deserve professional help with. Do you have a possibility to see a counsellor?
The other thing: 1200 kcal a day is not enough for a grown man, especially if you're on such a monotonous diet. Your body WILL find ways of conserving energy when it thinks you're starving and it may not stop doing so after you reach your goal.
Best of luck on your journey, I hope it'll lead to long-lasting health and confidence!
LaMa
Thanks!
Yes, I understand but seeing a counselor is not possible for me at the moment. I'm going outside to the store and to visit family members and work only. What I don't do is go to places with large crowds and other life enjoying occasions. When I said I'm in a life or death situation, I meant my mom has diabetes and my dad has high cholesterol and high blood pressure but they are neither obese nor overweight. Also few family members from my mothers side have diabetes as well. So the chance seems to be high of me getting them as well. If I already had diabetes it's another thing but since I don't yet, I need to minimize the risk as soon as possible and everybody said losing weight is No 1 thing to do.
Could you please tell me what is recommended Calorie intake to lose weight? I thought it has to be less than 2000 and lower the better.
Danyelle Shanttaq
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Hi, again! I could help you, I know what your problem is. You know that our bodies have become highly dependent on sugar (glucose), because of the vast availability of high sugar containing products or starchy, highly carbohidrates containing food. They are the causes of diabetes, because the insuline levels spike in your bloodstream all the time. Well, the theory is quite simple: you have to minimize gradually the sugar/carb/starch containig food, and start learning your body how to use your stored fat as energy. Currently I do a 0-0-0-100g carb cycle (mend that 0 means carbs only from vegetables).
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Hypercool
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Hello!
I'm already following you on FB. Are those meals for maintaining your weight? Is it really ok to try them when you are trying to lose weight? Those meals are very tempting compared to what I eat right now. Is it really ok to eat 2 whole eggs per meal? and Coconut oil?. Couple of days ago I bought extra virgin olive oil because coconut oil has high amount of saturated fat compared to olive oil (saw it online somewhere). I'm thinking about changing a meal to only vegetables.
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Danyelle Shanttaq
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Hey! It`s a long story, I`ll try to explain all gradually. No, the meals are actually the same as when I was loosing weight, the only difference is that I eat just as much as I feel hungry, when I want to loose weight I eat a little less in terms of ammount. Aproxximately 20% less than your energy need is the maximum you can lower your calorie intake. You must know I never counted the calories in this period, and I won`t, I counted them in the past - trust me, it`s a waist of time and energy. Because the most important thing is that you learn to feel your body, this is the proper way to change your life, it must become a lifestyle, not a short term change.
Loosing 0,5kg to 1kg per week is optimal. At the beggining you loose more water and intestine accumulations, then it slows down. When you see this progress, you are on the right route. Do not try to loose more. It`s important you keep your metabolysm active and quick, your body mustn`t starve, otherwise you loose too much muscle mass and fall into a state when you consume less energy - the yo-yo loop.
Loosing 0,5kg to 1kg per week is optimal. At the beggining you loose more water and intestine accumulations, then it slows down. When you see this progress, you are on the right route. Do not try to loose more. It`s important you keep your metabolysm active and quick, your body mustn`t starve, otherwise you loose too much muscle mass and fall into a state when you consume less energy - the yo-yo loop.
IAmGoingToTri
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Hi Hypercool!
Welcome to the forum! I hope you have a good time!
losing 1 kg in 6 days is actually great! That is about how fast it can go! If you go faster, your risk for problems can go up; malnutrition, losing muscle mass, loose skin, etc. If you do it more gradually, you give your body time to adjust and you don't have to make sudden radical changes that you only do for a short while (or while the diet lasts) and
My approach to weight loss is much easier and friendlier, and I am convinced that it guarantees long term success (haha no not going to sell you anything). What I do is really simple, I just make gradual changes in my diet and exercise routine. First I identify what bad habits I have that caused my weight gain, and what good habits that I could add, and then I choose one or two to habits to change. I also take into account the amount of effort that I have to do to make the change; the more effort it takes, the more time I give myself to make the change. If I make the changes one by one, I can really pay attention to it. If I fail to stick to it, which sometimes happens, I am able to get back on track. This would be much harder if I wanted to make many changes at the same time, which would likely result in complete failure. By taking my time the occasional slipup is just part of the learning process. Another aspect that I find very important is motivation. If I notice that I am not motivated to make a change, I will not try to do it. For example, I quit drinking alcohol, because when I listed the benefits and wrote about my motivation, I noticed that the list of benefits is very long and that my motivation to do it was strong, so I did make that change. However, another change that I could make is tracking calories. I hate the idea of doing that, and though I see some benefits of doing that, I am convinced that I don't need it; I do track my calories in my head, making an estimate every day (I am not saying that you should not do it; many people around here track their calories and see it as one of the most important habits that they've developed... so the choice is up to you).
Welcome to the forum! I hope you have a good time!
losing 1 kg in 6 days is actually great! That is about how fast it can go! If you go faster, your risk for problems can go up; malnutrition, losing muscle mass, loose skin, etc. If you do it more gradually, you give your body time to adjust and you don't have to make sudden radical changes that you only do for a short while (or while the diet lasts) and
My approach to weight loss is much easier and friendlier, and I am convinced that it guarantees long term success (haha no not going to sell you anything
). What I do is really simple, I just make gradual changes in my diet and exercise routine. First I identify what bad habits I have that caused my weight gain, and what good habits that I could add, and then I choose one or two to habits to change. I also take into account the amount of effort that I have to do to make the change; the more effort it takes, the more time I give myself to make the change. If I make the changes one by one, I can really pay attention to it. If I fail to stick to it, which sometimes happens, I am able to get back on track. This would be much harder if I wanted to make many changes at the same time, which would likely result in complete failure. By taking my time the occasional slipup is just part of the learning process. Another aspect that I find very important is motivation. If I notice that I am not motivated to make a change, I will not try to do it. For example, I quit drinking alcohol, because when I listed the benefits and wrote about my motivation, I noticed that the list of benefits is very long and that my motivation to do it was strong, so I did make that change. However, another change that I could make is tracking calories. I hate the idea of doing that, and though I see some benefits of doing that, I am convinced that I don't need it; I do track my calories in my head, making an estimate every day (I am not saying that you should not do it; many people around here track their calories and see it as one of the most important habits that they've developed... so the choice is up to you).I agree with all of the above. The main thing is getting to know your body with all of its strengths and weaknesses. An average (not overweight) adult male burns around 2500 calories a day, by the way, and the more you weigh the more you need to keep your weight. Just as general information if you feel a little lost in all this new stuff. Take it slow, be kind to yourself and keep at it because you can do this. Your health is a pretty big prize.
Mowens1984
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Not necessarily true, and especially not true if you're also exercising.
For reference. I started out at 275lbs. Just a few lbs more than you. I've been eating 1,800 minimum every day and only walking 30-45 minutes a few days a week and I've almost dropped 40lbs in 3 months.
If you get too few calories, like LaMa said, your body will think to itself, "Oh my god, I'm starving" and you'll actually stop losing any weight at all. It's seems counter-intuitive, but in this instance, eating more will cause you to lose more weight.
The amount you burn just by living is high at 260lbs+ maybe closer to 2,700 calories depending on height, weight, age and sex. This decreases as you both age and lose weight.
The fact is, we both consume and expend more calories than we think we do.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help answer more. Everyone's body is slightly different, but you're setting yourself up for a rough road if you do too much too quickly.
Oh, and 2.2lbs in less than a week is really quick for a sustainable weight loss. I wouldn't expect to ever lose more than 3lbs a week. Otherwise, you're probably working too hard and it'll backfire later.
Hypercool
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These days I'm always hungry and I'm afraid to eat. Whenever I'm hungry I drink water. I drink around 4l of water everyday. Yes, I don't want to be on a yo yo loop. i want to lose weight and maintain it indefinitely. I want to go to a gym and do weight exercises to get in shape but still not feeling confidant enough.
Hypercool
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Hi Hypercool!
Welcome to the forum! I hope you have a good time!
losing 1 kg in 6 days is actually great! That is about how fast it can go! If you go faster, your risk for problems can go up; malnutrition, losing muscle mass, loose skin, etc. If you do it more gradually, you give your body time to adjust and you don't have to make sudden radical changes that you only do for a short while (or while the diet lasts) and
My approach to weight loss is much easier and friendlier, and I am convinced that it guarantees long term success (haha no not going to sell you anything
Thanks!
I'm concerned that I might lose motivation along the way. I don't consume alcohol that much (may be a beer per month, 2 shots of whisky every 4 months. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I took alcohol) and I don't smoke I never have. For the time being I'm going to count Calories since it gives me some sort of a secured feeling. I just started last week so I got a long way to go.
Hypercool
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Thanks! and Congratulations!
This is great news. This really gives me hope. I too might be able to achieve my target within 10 - 12 months if I keep losing ~1kg per week.
I'm thinking about increasing my calorie intake to around 1500. If I still keep losing weight around 1kg p.w, I'l' slowly adjust the calories and the amount of exercise per day.
Mowens1984
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I personally vouch for counting calories. Everyone has their own methods that help them. I have a set amount every day (1,800 as I stated before) and I try to hit that target every day, whether I exercise or not. I burn probably 2,300 calories with my BMR and then try to exercise and burn about 500 calories a day so that my deficit ends up being 1,000 calories a day, which sets you up to lose 2lbs a week.
Danyelle Shanttaq
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I believe you, the beggining is the hardest. Don`t be affraid, you need to eat. Try to eat some eggs (2-3) for breakfast, add 50g of quick boiled oats and some veggies. It will make you feel sat really long. Water is great, but still don`t exaggerate. About 3 liters is enough, I drink about 2l daily, maybe little more if I workout for long time. Avoid carbs in the afternoon, instead try cottage cheese. You can mix it with some frozen forest fruits and little water, or combine it with cucumbers. Don`t allow yourself to be hungry, you have to eat 4-5 times daily. Each meal about 450kcal, don`t cut too much. I will post more recipes on my facebook, just give me some time. Your body needs adaptation time, and it must get enough energy, so it doesn`t go to "energy save mode".
I forgot to mention: I train in my own gym, which I upgrade constantly. At the beggining I started with something that is most natural - dance. I danced for 45 minutes 3-4 times weekly and enjoyed every minute of it, slowly I started to add aerobic excercises, then I added weight training, and now I train mostly with weights, but still keep the fun part of the dance. My VO2 max rate increased from 29 to 52, and at my age (38) this is pretty high, but the way to this improvement was also a learning experience, which included suffering experiences in terms of injuries. So please, go step by step, slow and sure. Add stretching excercises, this is very important to prevent injuries - and rest enough.
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Cate
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Hi, Hypercool& a belated welcome to the forum from me too. You have been given some great advice. I once drank too much water, thinking there was no such thing as too much. I was following a strict diet, under a doctor's supervision & it showed in my blood tests that I was leeching most of the vitamins & minerals out of my body & was told to not drink more than 3 litres. Life is all about balance & you will find yours. Slow & steady will do it & perseverance. I look forward to watching you succeed with your weight-loss goals. Cheers, Cate.
Melissa Joyce
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Good luck and welcome!
Danyelle Shanttaq
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I think both could be difficult, in terms of:
- if you try to loose weight without the right approach - by ending with results that usually don`t last
- if you try to gain muscle mass weight/lean muscle weight, not fat - that isn`t really difficult. Trust me, this is even harder than loosing weight.
Danyelle Shanttaq
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Oh, my... Well, I actually found a valid question in his post. Both things can be difficult. Thanks for warning me, anyway
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