a long road
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efinley
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ongoing...
I've lost 64lbs so far and am currently at 326lbs (8/27/10). I've been walking to and from work (3 miles round trip) every day for the last few weeks now and it is great. I'm amazed at how much easier it is to walk significant distances after having lost 64lbs. Last year it was painful and exhausting to walk to work, now it is easy and actually feels good. I can't wait to get below 300lbs and it seems to be within reach now, just a few more months.
I've lost 64lbs so far and am currently at 326lbs (8/27/10). I've been walking to and from work (3 miles round trip) every day for the last few weeks now and it is great. I'm amazed at how much easier it is to walk significant distances after having lost 64lbs. Last year it was painful and exhausting to walk to work, now it is easy and actually feels good. I can't wait to get below 300lbs and it seems to be within reach now, just a few more months.
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efinley
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mini milestones
Today (8/31/10) I'm at 325lbs and have lost 65lbs so far. It is only one pound more than a few days ago but, for some reason I feel like becoming healthy/thin is becoming real for the first time. I feel like getting to where I want to be is no longer a mythical if but a very really when. Today is a good day.
Today (8/31/10) I'm at 325lbs and have lost 65lbs so far. It is only one pound more than a few days ago but, for some reason I feel like becoming healthy/thin is becoming real for the first time. I feel like getting to where I want to be is no longer a mythical if but a very really when. Today is a good day.
efinley
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update
I'm at 321lbs now and I've lost a total of 69lbs. I started almost exactly five months ago on April 6th. I can't wait to get below 300 and it seems so close now. I haven't been below 300 since my freshman year of high school and that was 13 years ago.
In other news, I've been commuting to work by foot for the last three and a half weeks and it is actually great (about 3 miles round trip). I'm eating about 1700 calories per day and burning about 400 calories in exercise per day. If my body wasn't fighting me that would be almost 4 pounds lost per week, in reality I'm losing just over 3 pounds per week. I'd suspect it was bad calorie counting but, I pay so much attention to my calorie intake that it seems more likely that my body is just reducing its daily needs/becoming more efficient in order to resist further weight loss by around 15%.
I'm at 321lbs now and I've lost a total of 69lbs. I started almost exactly five months ago on April 6th. I can't wait to get below 300 and it seems so close now. I haven't been below 300 since my freshman year of high school and that was 13 years ago.
In other news, I've been commuting to work by foot for the last three and a half weeks and it is actually great (about 3 miles round trip). I'm eating about 1700 calories per day and burning about 400 calories in exercise per day. If my body wasn't fighting me that would be almost 4 pounds lost per week, in reality I'm losing just over 3 pounds per week. I'd suspect it was bad calorie counting but, I pay so much attention to my calorie intake that it seems more likely that my body is just reducing its daily needs/becoming more efficient in order to resist further weight loss by around 15%.
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My very first post on this forum is kudos to you, efinley. Incredible job you're doing - I hope you're really proud of yourself. Even more, I hope you feel healthy and energetic and are enjoying this amazing journey.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
Daniel1989
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Efinly.....reading this post has motivated me more than anything. I feel so much better about my journey today then I did yesterday. I envy you for losing all that weight, I hope I am as strong as you
efinley
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plateaus are not fun...
So I plateaued for a few weeks. I starting eating 2000 calories a day as I started to feel a little off/sick only eating 1500 a day. When I did this my body started to hold on to everything I ate and I didn't lose anything for weeks in spite of the fact that I should have been losing over two pounds a week! Maintenance calories being roughly 3200 calories per day and intake being 2000 per day. Anyway, I'm finally losing weight again and am now at 311lbs and have lost 79lbs in total. I really hope to be below 300 by x-mas.
So I plateaued for a few weeks. I starting eating 2000 calories a day as I started to feel a little off/sick only eating 1500 a day. When I did this my body started to hold on to everything I ate and I didn't lose anything for weeks in spite of the fact that I should have been losing over two pounds a week! Maintenance calories being roughly 3200 calories per day and intake being 2000 per day. Anyway, I'm finally losing weight again and am now at 311lbs and have lost 79lbs in total. I really hope to be below 300 by x-mas.
Sunflower2
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You can do it! Back on the wagon 
efinley
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dieting once more
So, I've finally gotten back into the habit of eating responsibly and have been back on the diet for four days. It is amazing how easy it is to fall back into old habits, eating whatever and as much as I please. I'll have to be careful over xmas not to indulge and end up breaking my diet for another month.
So, I've finally gotten back into the habit of eating responsibly and have been back on the diet for four days. It is amazing how easy it is to fall back into old habits, eating whatever and as much as I please. I'll have to be careful over xmas not to indulge and end up breaking my diet for another month.