Bdubedub & Bugdude's Weight Loss Journey

Tik said:
hehehe! I bet your wife was pretty proud to come home and see her hubby in his "skinny" jeans :) :)

You sound you had a wonderful day with your son :)

I bet your family is a nice, warm, and friendly as you!!
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We've been together 25 years...she was just glad I was wearing pants and not laying around in my drawers all day. I'm pretty fortunate to have a great wife and kids. When you've been together as long as we have, you learn to laugh at the stuff that used to really get on your nerves. Also, having a kid at 40 years old, you don't have the energy to get upset about stuff anymore. You're worn out.
 
The 1st of the month weigh-in and pics

OK, time for my 1st of the month weigh-in and pics. Current weight 3/1/11 is 257 lbs. Starting weight on 12/31/10 was 306 lbs for a total loss of 49 lbs!!! Below are my pics as of this morning. Looking back at the 1/15 and 2/1 pics I can see progress. My goal is to get to 200, so 57 more to go. I'm a lot closer than I was!!!
 
Progression pics

Here are the side-by side progression of pics Jan 15, Feb 1, Mar 1

I want to get rid of my man-boob rolls under my arms so bad I can't stand it. Slowly but surely.
 
Thanks for all of the encouraging feedback...you guys are great. It's always like a lovefest here on the forum!!! I'm always so motivated and encouraged by everyone here, I really enjoy reading your posts, journals, etc. Thank you.
 
Progress is absolutely amaxing. I have very similar goals as both you guys. Trying to go from 286 to 200 before the end of the year. You sir have been an inspiration to me. Wish you the best. Ill be checking in periodically to see how you guys doing.
 
I have hit the HALFWAY THERE mark!!!

I've now lost 53 pounds, exactly 50% of my goal. I've hit this point much faster than I ever dreamed I would.

I've been feeling REALLY tired from the exercise and calorie deficit and everyone in my house has been sick this past week. I'm taking a break from exercise for a little bit just to fight off the cold, rest, and build some energy back. I'll hit it again hard after about a week. I'm still watching the diet close and still losing. Gonna gear up for my next leg of intense exercising.
 
Dude I am so jealous LOL. Nah, great freaking job man. I need to kick it in high gear. That's a phenomenal loss for 3 months time. I hope your partner is still at it!
 
Thanks!!! I haven't heard from him in a little while, but I'm not giving up on him. I know the remainder of my weight loss will be very slow and he can catch up with me. I hope he does. No one left behind!!!!
 
Well, my right knee is toast. Very swolen, excrutiating pain, and stiff. I can barely walk and I can't bend it. It kept me up all night throbbing last night. I went to see an Orthopedic Surgeon today, had x-rays, and she has no idea what is going on. I'm having an MRI on Monday. In the meantime, I'm parked in my recliner with my leg up, knee on ice, and taking pain medication. Surgery is undoubtedly in my future. I had this knee injected about 6 months ago, but whatever the deal is injections are just temporary so time to do something about the source of the problem. It's given me trouble my whole life and I had arthroscopic surgery on it 10 years ago. Well, I'm sticking to the diet but not being able to exercise will drastically slow down my progress. Oh well, another challenge. No one said it would be easy.
 
Han my MRI and I have large bone fragments throughout the knee. Looks like an open knee case with about a 3 month recovery. Going to see a knee specialist this Friday. Looks like my spring and summer are screwed.
 
So sorry to hear that man.... wishing you the best of luck keep us posted. That does give me a little time to catch up... Ive been very depressed lately and sooooo tired! Ive managed to get back to 300lbs now as of yesterday.... BLAH! What a crock! Today is day 1 of the restart and hopefully I can keep at it! Bugdude stay motivated man and just keep to your diet... the road ahead will be VERY difficult... I gave up on you & I apologize.... Im here if you need anything.
 
Glad to hear back from you!!! I went to the Ortho Surgeon today and I'm having knee surgery Thursday of next week. He believes I also have a partially torn patella tendon. 6 weeks crutches with no weight on it at all, then we ease up from there. Total recovery time is 12 MONTHS!!!!. Still, there's no room for any give up!!! None. I'll stick with the diet and we'll both get to our goal. Will we have challenges? Yes. Set backs? Sure. But none of those things equal give up. It just means we adjust our approach and re-evaluate our timeframes. When the Doc told me 12 months today, my heart sank!!! After I got over my pitty party, I decided there are a lot of people a lot worse off. Do what you've gotta do and do what you can do...we'v ejust gotta deal with the bumps in the road of life and keep trying.

We're going to do this man, and we'll need to stay in touch to make it happen. I appreciate your post and I'm gonna stay with the program and stay on here. It will keep me motivated to keep trying. Thanks Man.
 
No problem man.... we BOTH need this! You have kids and a wife as do I...Im so depressed right now about my weight & Im tired of feeling so TIRED! My bloodpressure is through the roof. I started using salt on everything again when I got off my "lifestyle change".. I REALLY cannot stand this. I havent been intimate with my wife anymore.... its messing with my marriage as she thinks its her and its not... I just dont know what to do.... Im so fed up with losing weight and then gaining it all back.. I DONT WANT TO START OVER AGAIN! Thats where im at right now..... if I can lose 40lbs again id be back to 260 for the 3rd time in 2 years! THATS RIDICOULOUS! WTF am I doing seriousily.... Im so beyond frusterated with myself ;(
 
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