Let's lose a tractor!

[George2615]

Weighed in at 224 today. Down 11 lb. since my start on Jan. 2nd. I may reach my goal if this keeps up.

 

[jinman]

Dang! Is it Friday again, already? I'm down only 3 lb more to 234. I'm cutting my breakfast back to 100 calories and only a celery snack or a large dill pickle for lunch. My body is struggling to hold its weight, but if I keep this up, I'll see a sudden drop soon. That's just the way my metabolism works. . . or doesn't work.

 

[tallyho8]

I'm down only 3 lb

Good going Jim. I think that losing 3 pounds a week is amazing and maybe too much for some people's systems to handle. This would be over 150 pounds a year. I know that I have gained 1 pound a year for 43 years except for the year I quit smoking and gained 5 pounds. If it takes that long to gain weight by overeating, it seems like it would take quite a long time to lose that much by under-eating but it seems like you are being successful.

Once you get to the weight that you want to maintain then you can increase your calories again but your eating habits must change forever and this takes a lot of mental work. I think that I have brainwashed myself into thinking that I love certain healthy foods and dislike some of the fatty high calorie ones. This frame of mind has certainly helped me keep from gaining more weight over the last few years. Learning how to eat slower seems to help also because there seems to be a time lag between the time your stomach is full and the time it takes your brain to tell you that it is full. This is why many of us don't feel overstuffed until about 15 minutes after we quit eating.

Just keep repeating, love that cabbage----broccoli is gooood-------

 

[Chuck52]

I was down another couple of pounds Wednesday.......then came our anniversary.

Actually, our 38th anniversary is today, but since my wife is working tomorrow we decided to celebrate yesterday by going out to a nice restaurant. I haven't weighed today, but I think I do have valuable advice to guys trying to lose weight who must also do the occasional dinner out for political reasons....like anniversaries, birthdays, etc. Pick a really expensive place! The more pretentious the better! The place we went is very proud of itself and its chef. Presentation trumps volume, so you get really pretty plates which are mainly empty except for a pretty little portion of whatever you ordered surrounded by swirls of sauce that are too spread out to get on your fork, and which can only be consumed if you pick up the plate and lick it. If the place is fancy enough, you probably will feel inhibited about picking up said plate.

This was the first time in months that we ate out and got dessert. I tend to pick restaurants that supply enough food to make the dessert menu unattractive. This place was not one of those. We had a $12 appetizer of "lobster and crab cakes". I was figuring on maybe two of each kind. It was two, total, of mixed lobster and crab, and they were about the diameter of a silver dollar. There was maybe 10cc of what I think might have been a really tasty sauce, but since it mostly disappeared with the wife's first bite, I'm not sure. We only ordered a single roasted beet salad because my wife was sure we would not be able to have an appetizer, salad and our entre and be able to walk out. It was a pretty good salad....I could have eaten the whole thing, no problem. My entre was Chicken roulade, which turned out to be a rather small chicken breast, with a stalk of asparagus, a sliver of red pepper, and some soft white cheese rolled up in it. It was then sliced into "pinwheels" and presented with about a half cup of a nice vegetable rice in a very pretty presentation. My wife's dish was some fish and scallops cooked in a parchment packet with some vegetables. Also very pretty....and small. So we both had room for dessert and both ordered crepes with different fruits. Mine was a nice caramel apple thing. Very pretty, with most of the caramel sauce artistically drizzled over the plate.

All in all, I figure I probably stayed within my diet, and it only cost me about what we normally spend on groceries for a week.

How's that for a diet plan!!!???


Chuck

 

[Uncle Doug]

Well I was down another 3 pounds for the past week and now at 295. That is about 30 pounds for the year. Close to 50 since last summer.

Not a bad week considering we were on a cruise ship for 5 days. I avoided the buffet and had only fruits for breakfast. The big dinners I had either the grilled or broiled fish, shrimp cocktail (its a small order). I did have the lobster one night. My goal for the cruise was to not gain any of the weight back.

 

[jinman]

Well I was down another 3 pounds for the past week and now at 295. That is about 30 pounds for the year. Close to 50 since last summer.

Not a bad week considering we were on a cruise ship for 5 days. I avoided the buffet and had only fruits for breakfast. The big dinners I had either the grilled or broiled fish, shrimp cocktail (its a small order). I did have the lobster one night. My goal for the cruise was to not gain any of the weight back.

Wow! That's great Doug, especially for a week you were on a cruise. I don't think I could have done that.

I went to a regular, 6 month, appointment with my heart doctor yesterday. By his scales, I was down 31 lb from the last time I saw him. He was very happy with my progress and asked me what I was eating. When I told him, he was astonished. This week I'm eating no breakfast, a celery snack for lunch only if needed, and 300 to 400 calories for dinner. Some would say I'm starving myself, but I know this is just what I have to do. So, I've reset my daily goal to 600 calories or less down from 800. Some days I will probably be closer to 500 calories. A bowl of peas, soup, or steamed veggies sure taste good about 6 pm. Is a big dill pickle considered an entree?

 

[DocHeb]

Is a big dill pickle considered an entree?

Only if it is one of these.

 

[George2615]

224.5 this week. Up 1/2 lb since the 6th. OOPs. Wasn't paying attention I guess.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Great progress!! It helps me get motivated by hearing the success stories. We're still looking for the bathroom scale. It was put "In the Storage Room Somewhere."

 

[Uncle Doug]

Wow! That's great Doug, especially for a week you were on a cruise. I don't think I could have done that.

I went to a regular, 6 month, appointment with my heart doctor yesterday. By his scales, I was down 31 lb from the last time I saw him. He was very happy with my progress and asked me what I was eating. When I told him, he was astonished. This week I'm eating no breakfast, a celery snack for lunch only if needed, and 300 to 400 calories for dinner. Some would say I'm starving myself, but I know this is just what I have to do. So, I've reset my daily goal to 600 calories or less down from 800. Some days I will probably be closer to 500 calories. A bowl of peas, soup, or steamed veggies sure taste good about 6 pm. Is a big dill pickle considered an entree?

My doctor supervised diet is actually about 600 calories a day. Of course some days I do go over. I don't care much for his protein products so I stick to the grilled chicken, tuna or turkey breast. I try to season the chicken differently every know and then.

 

[jinman]

My doctor supervised diet is actually about 600 calories a day. Of course some days I do go over. I don't care much for his protein products so I stick to the grilled chicken, tuna or turkey breast. I try to season the chicken differently every know and then.

Well, I'm essentially a vegetarian lately. Three weeks ago, I smoked three racks of ribs. I ate 6 ribs with cooked cabbage and blackeyed peas. It took me three days to start losing again. Since then, I've eaten no meat whatsoever until yesterday. My wife made a meatloaf for the grandkids who were spending the night with us. She didn't use bread crumbs and only two eggs in the whole meatloaf. I cut a 2" x 3" piece and had that dry with vegetable soup. That's the first meat I've had since the ribs and I don't think that will harm me any. Tomorrow evening, we are going out to dinner with the in-laws. I'll have an 8 oz ribeye, salad, and a dry baked potato. That will be the only meal I eat tomorrow. So, those three servings of meat will be all I've had in three weeks. Everything else is a vegetable or fruit.

I love stir-fry. My wife bought me some fresh yellow squash at the store and I want to stir-fry it with onions in olive oil. I went to my calorie counting website I use for reference and looked up olive oil calories. One tsp is only 40 calories. That's great! Then I looked at the fat calories and was stunned. How do you have more calories from fat than there are calories in the oil? Sheesh! Check it out. . .

Olive Oil Calories

 

[jinman]

Can anyone tell that I'm really into this thread?
Sorry. . . I needed this and now I'm having such great success that I've pretty much taken over Iplayfarmer's thread. If I become overbearing with my postings, please just ignore me. But, I've really appreciated having set my goals in front of the TBN crowd and that gives me real motivation to keep it up. I'm determined not to fail.

I didn't make my goal of 400 calories this week. I was afraid I'd make myself sick and probably averaged 600 calories per day. We went to a steakhouse to eat on Wednesday night and I was surprised that it made no difference (meaning no slowdown) in my weight loss. I had a salad, 6 oz filet mignon, and a dry baked potato with only salt and pepper. It was very tasty. Today, I weigh 227 lb. I'm down 7 lb for the week. Thrilled I am.

 

[tallyho8]

I see a lot of $$$$ for new clothes in your future.

 

[scott_vt]

Today, I weigh 227 lb. I'm down 7 lb for the week. Thrilled I am.

Good Mornin Jim,
Wow thats great ! I wish I could muster some of your determination ! Im back up to 180, but I have been a bit depressed with the cold weather and winter lately and have consummed a few to many beers in these long cold evenings !

 

[jinman]

I see a lot of $$$$ for new clothes in your future.

Dudley, my closet is a chronicle of my weight gain. All I have to do is look on the hangers on the left side to find pants going as low as 38" waist. If those get loose, I'll gladly go shopping for some 36 inchers.

Scotty: Thanks for the good wishes. With any luck, I'll be down below 180 before I stop. I've got my eyes set on making 170. Frankly, if I make 180, I'll be thrilled beyond words, but my ultimate goal is 170 since my doctor told me that was my perfect weight.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

So, I found my scale. I weighed last night and I'm up a few pounds. It shouldn't surprise me. I've been under a lot of stress a work lately with long hours, and my eating and exercise habits are suffering.

After Monday, the stress is significantly reduced. I should be back into a routine after that, and I can get back to improving my health.

 

[Uncle Doug]

As of today I am down 40 pounds for the year. About 55 over the past 8 months. I have been a little slack the past two weeks but got serious again this week and dropped 7 pounds. I am now at 286 the lowest I can remember in a long, long time.

 

[dex3361]

I have decided to enter and throw a little weight around lol. I am 6'2" weigh 362# and would like to lose down to 275# I have never in my life been small. I dont have any health issues yet. I plan on walking a couple miles on the hills and portion control. I aplaud everyone for their results and I know the battle.

 

[jinman]

Welcome Randall (dex3361). I'm sure this group can help you along.

Uncle Doug: You continue to be an inspiration. Just consider this a cyber handshake and pat on the back.

I kinda struggled this week. I got my stomach acid level out of whack and it took me a couple of days to get it under control. We also went out of town to a funeral. Eating restaurant food in strange restaurants is a sure killer for me. The upshot is that I only lost 2 pounds. I'm back on my routine now and should have better results next week. I won't make 220 before the end of February, but I have lost 40 lb since the first of January. I want to be well under 200 by April 15th.