re: 2023 healthy weight loss support thread

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look better naked

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We will be the judge of that.

Started 2022 - 270lbs(2021 = lazy + Covid)
Got down to 225 before Thanksgiving. Then put on 15lbs during the holidays.
Restarting tomorrow. Currently at 240, goal is 205lbs.
Just turned 50. 6’1.
Have a big frame and lift weights and cardio. 205lbs is perfect for me.
Good luck fellas!

No I cooked fresh cuts in olive oil on my stainless steel most nights. My systolic bp dropped 20 points, and I had orthostatic hypotension almost all the time (light headed when standing abruptly). Carbs and fluid definitely contribute to hypertension. I am almost certain the salt model is wrong about that. I think I just let my strength go, and that’s where I messed up. Would’ve been better if I lifted instead of being a cardio junky. I see a ton of keto eaters that lift that seem to do better on it.

How’s everybody doing so far?

I was 227.2 on 1/3
I’m down to 214.4

Working out 4/5 times a week ( 3 cardio workouts, 1 isometric and at least 1 weight lifting)

And I’m strict about my Monday - Friday diet. Protein powder/ spinach/ pineapple/chia/flax shake for breakfast. Red meat and veggies and the occasional potato for dinner.

Weekends I’m not strict at all I just try to limit where I can.

Man boobs are giggling less by the day.

Hope y’all are doing well with your goals so far

213.2 this morning. Made it through Hogs, crawfish season, and Jazzfest without ballooning up like a whale.

Getting closer to being under 200 for the first time in over a decade. Very excited. Figure I have another 3 months to go and I should be happily and sustainably under 200. Can’t wait.

I quit eating for like a month basically I just eat at night. And usually something low calorie like ground meat. I’ve lost fat but don’t have a 6 pack yet but I always feel like death and I’ve been sick for like 2 weeks. I think I’m gonna get on test this time for real

No I’m serious

I just take bronkaid every day

Almost 1 year since my T2D diagnosis. I've cleaned up and been working hard.

62 yr old, 6' 2"

At diagnosis A1C was 12.4 and today is 5.2
Blood glucose was 385 now it stays under 100.

I went clean keto and started walking until it got too cold outside. I then joined a gym and started alternating cardo (elliptical trainer) and resistance training days. On January 18 I was enrolled in Virta, lost another 12 pounds after that.

As personal goal I really really want to get my %BF down to 20%.

Here's the proof

I feel a lot different. When this first started I was really sick. I was a raging diabetic and didn't know it.

In hindsight I had all the classic symptoms.

Very thirsty- i was carrying around a quart water bottle with me everywhere
Urinating often
I started losing weight without trying.
tired and weak
Very irritable
blurry vision - I couldn't see with or without my contacts. Turns out I also had diabetic retinopathy. The hemorrhages in my eye have since cleared up.

It took 6 months to get that all cleared up. Slowly I've been feeling better to pretty good. I don't have constant pain anymore. It's like I had a constant inflammation that is now gone.

The downside is I've had to replace all my clothes.

Down from 185 to 169 in 2023. Mid 50s. Weightwatchers, exercise and for a month I gave up alcohol. With Jazz Fest and resuming drinking, I am floating up to 173 or so. Thinking of one more push to get to 165, then maintaining that.