Hey all!

[vjn527]

My name is Vincent Niccoli. I'm a 6'1'' 3rd year University student at the U of S. I joined these forums to show the progress I have made in my weight loss. About 2.5 months ago, right around the time finals ended, I was getting close to the highest weight I have ever been. I've bounced back and forth quite a few times now 190 --> 228 --> 213 --> 225. I have seen some good results but I always fall off the programs I set myself on. I wasn't ever in terrible shape (I could benchpress 255 when I was 225), but I was definitely not healthy. I have been working a summer job away from home that has allowed me to stay on track. This is because I don't have access to any fast food, and I have completely removed all sugar beverages from my diet. I was Extremely motivated to lose weight when I got up here. I started my diet and exercise on May 16thish, and got serious about it around May 21st. I was around 225+-3 pounds at the start of May. Unfortunately I didn't buy a scale here until the end of June. I did however take pictures starting May 31st and once a week on Wednesdays for every week after that. I have my 8th set of pictures tomorrow that will show a 7 week comparison of my transformation. I will most likely post in the before and after section the results so far. Here comes the money! This morning of July 19th, I looked down at the scale to see 189.00 !!@!@#! My first time seeing under 190 in almost 3 years. I was slightly dehydrated for the weigh in but w.e. I have lost 35 pounds in just over 2 months time. I kept track of my body size using a tape measure and recording various locations once a week. I also kept track of my calories for 6 weeks straight, with very very strict counting. I was having around 1600 a day.

I am not only here to share my progress however. I am also here to ask advice on what my goal weight should be..

Sorry if this post was way to long for this section, I might transfer some of it to another forum area after. I just got writing here! Anyways I'm super excited to join the community here and chat it up with people and talk about what they are doing to lose the pounds.

Cheers,

Vincent N

 

[ncstone]

Hey there well done on your loss and progress so far, what sort of stuff have you been eating to reach the 1600 calories a day?

 

[vjn527]

Breakfast was normally either oatmeal, cereal, or eggs and whole wheat toast. Lunch was either a salad or a hotdog, with a half bowl of low fat soup. Only 130 calories in the Hotdogs I had and I had them with a whole wheat slice of bread. I would either have half a granola bar, an apple, or an orange for a snack in between meals(so twice a day). Then for supper I've been having a lot of chicken breast type meals on rice, sometimes a potato with it. I've had the odd lean steak. Most of my suppers were high in protein. I got some whey protein powder now, so for the last few weeks I've been having a protein shake at around 10pm after my workout..