Comments on: Weight Loss at 235

By: dk

dk — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:50:01 +0000

Yes KC, you have done a great job on that! You are one of my inspirations!

By: KC

KC — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:56:09 +0000

Good job DK! I agree with Jo about weighing yourself daily. That’s what I did when I lost 40lbs. First I was counting calories, then I just switched over to eatting all the proteins and veggies I wanted, but not a huge amount of fats. If there was any “craving” left after that (very rare) it was always satisfied by a very small amount of whatever the craving was for. Nothing was off limits as long as I had filled up on protein and veggies first. It’s not easy to eat enough veggies in one day to get up to the calorie count you need for your ideal weight, plus they help your fluid and electrolyte levels balance out properly and that also helps to reduce your overall weight. The weight came off pretty quick! It stays off really easily if you keep weighing yourself and there aren’t lots of high calorie days reintroduced after the initial weight loss. Oh yeah, my “high blood pressure” that I refused to accept went away with the 40lbs.

By: dad

dad — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:31:27 +0000

great

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 13 May 2007 07:14:54 +0000

You are doing great! The only thing I would add is that it is important to weigh yourself daily. How else will you know if what you are doing is working? When I lost 60 pounds a few years ago that is what I did. I weighed myself daily, I counted calories to make sure I ate less than I burned. I had to guess initially how much I was burning, but figured it out slowly but surely when I didn’t lose weight at the rate I had initially estimated I would. It took me about 1-2 months or so to figure how about how I burn in calories on a daily basis. Once I had figured that out, the rest was easy. Simple math really and a little bit of self-control.

By: dk

dk — Sun, 13 May 2007 06:32:00 +0000

Thanks Steady Loser. There is one thing I have definitely learned, and that is that time passes quickly!

By: Steady Loser

Steady Loser — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:00:08 +0000

Great post, I will try and check in on occasion to see how you are doing. It is a long road, many (including me) are travelling along with you! Good luck, and you seem to have a great attitude. A WW leader gave some good advice once in a meeting, she said “if you have a lot to lose, what does it matter? 1 year, 2 years, 4 years will come and go in your life. In 2 or 4 years, you can either look and feel the same, be larger, or maybe be at or closer to your goal!” Her point was that the time is going to go by no matter what, so best keep on track and strive for your goal. Before you know it – you’ll be there.

By: dk

dk — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:08:00 +0000

Thanks! I hope you understood the blog. I have only lost about 6 pounds. I weigh 235 pounds, and am slowly dropping. My apologies if I gave the wrong idea

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:36:47 +0000

Wow, that’s an incredible amount to lose. Kudos for having the perseverance to see it through.

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