The payoff!

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Colby

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It's not about what the scale says...it's about what the people around you say:cool:

It's one hell of a payoff for friends and family to take notice of your weight loss. It sure makes all those hours in the gym seem like a cake walk. It's definitely motivation to keep going!


I started at 279lbs, 44 inch waist and now I'm at 253lbs with a 40" waist. I'm just getting started:)
 
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Congrats!


Fine JOB!
 
Congratulations! That's pretty awesome.

I would have to agree. About April or so I started riding 10-15 miles every other day, and then stepped it up more, and started jogging. I have went from 330lbs to 295, and everyone is noticing.

I'm not really doing it for the looks aspect, but it is nice to have others notice for sure. It is a great inspiration to run that extra mile, or avoid that giant donut.

Keep up the good work!
 
Good job eh :D
And I see that's in the last 2 months, so that's about 13 pounds a month, which is a bit more than 3 pounds a week.

That's bloody good, and it's good that you say you're only just starting :D
 
Colby said:
It's not about what the scale says...it's about what the people around you say:cool:

It's one hell of a payoff for friends and family to take notice of your weight loss. It sure makes all those hours in the gym seem like a cake walk. It's definitely motivation to keep going!


I started at 279lbs, 44 inch waist and now I'm at 253lbs with a 40" waist. I'm just getting started:)
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Congratulations on your weight loss... just keep in mind it won't be like that throughout. The closer you'll get to your goal weight the harder your body will fight taking off the weight.

And while the praise of others is certainly very nice, don't become dependent on it. Because what happens when the cheering stops? (Usually around the time you aim for maintaining, not losing weight.) I'd suggest having a goal other than weight loss - a performance goal, of something you've never done before and couldn't because of the weight.
 
You could always aim to get a six pack, so if you are a man get down to atleast 10% BF or lower, thats a tough target for most people but only aim for it if you REALLY want it. Thats what I want you see :-D But might not be what you want.
 
I've already experienced a little drop off in weight lost per week. I was losing about 4.5lbs per week for the first 2 or 3 weeks, then closer to 2-3lbs per week here lately.

I honestly don't have a goal weight, I'm not sure what to shoot for? Any help with this? I'm 25, about 6'1" and have always been a bigger guy. I have been shooting for weekly goals at this point, which are small steps, but it keeps me going.

I'm sure I've got some old pics around, but no new pics to speak of. I don't think I'm a very photogenic individual:yelrotflmao:
 
Whats your diet been like to lose this weight? Do you mind sharing this?

Weight loss tends to be faster at first and then tends to slow. I would interested to know what type of diet you were on, and if you tracked your caloric consumption along the way.
 
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Whats your diet been like to lose this weight? Do you mind sharing this?

Weight loss tends to be faster at first and then tends to slow. I would interested to know what type of diet you were on, and if you tracked your caloric consumption along the way.
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My diet is not as good as it should be. I have reduced my caloric intake and tried to spread it out throughout the day. I haven't been real consistent with my diet though. I was eating a fruit for breakfast, then normally a sandwich for lunch and some sort of meat and vegetables for dinner. Diet is one of the hardest things to nail down. It's difficult to find good food that's not loaded with calories and fat. And by good food I mean nutritious. I could use some suggestions in this department...a nice 7 day template if you've got one:yelrotflmao:
 
Colby said:
My diet is not as good as it should be. I have reduced my caloric intake and tried to spread it out throughout the day. I haven't been real consistent with my diet though. I was eating a fruit for breakfast, then normally a sandwich for lunch and some sort of meat and vegetables for dinner. Diet is one of the hardest things to nail down. It's difficult to find good food that's not loaded with calories and fat. And by good food I mean nutritious. I could use some suggestions in this department...a nice 7 day template if you've got one:yelrotflmao:
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I guess what I was getting at is how you managed to determine your appropriate food intake to earn the weight loss. Were you winging it, or had specific caloric figures you consumed? Did you investigate your approximated MT Line and back off, or did you just start reducing foods and start eating more frequently and clean without knowing?
 
Chillen said:
I guess what I was getting at is how you managed to determine your appropriate food intake to earn the weight loss. Were you winging it, or had specific caloric figures you consumed? Did you investigate your approximated MT Line and back off, or did you just start reducing foods and start eating more frequently and clean without knowing?
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I'm not sure how accurate those calorie calculators are, they seem high to me. I do pay attention to the labels and try to keep a mental log of what I eat now. I'm basically just winging it though. However, I know what I'm eating is healthier. I had an inactive life style before. My job is not physical and most of the time I'm sitting. So the introduction of exercise has been a big part of my weight loss, I'm sure.
 
In the time I took educate myself, I too, learned that the calculators were not accurate--for me. So I set a course to explicately taylor my caloric consumption to--"specifically"--to what I was doing. I do not believe in winging it, though. But, for some this works when armed with some fundelmental basic concepts. In the end its calories IN versus calories OUT.
 
Chillen said:
In the time I took educate myself, I too, learned that the calculators were not accurate--for me. So I set a course to explicately taylor my caloric consumption to--"specifically"--to what I was doing. I do not believe in winging it, though. But, for some this works when armed with some fundelmental basic concepts. In the end its calories IN versus calories OUT.
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Oh trust me, I don't plan on winging it forever. Now that I've seen results, I need to take the time to sit down and iron out the details.
 
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