Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way

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This is not day 1, but rather day 35 of the process, but this is really the first time since I started that I needed a good venting so here goes.


On July 1, I weighed around 375 pounds (I don't know how many stone that is, but likely enough to build an impressive wall). Today I weighed 336. I'm on a 2200 calorie a day diet (with only a few minor restrictions otherwise) and am working out 4 to 5 times a week, three of those with a personal trainer. I haven't felt this great in a number of years. I'm a slightly above average height male who is 41 and eventually would like to get down into the 185 range (where I was at 29).


One might think losing almost 40 pounds in three months is cause for celebration, but the knowledge of how much weight I've lost combined with the reality of how much more I still have to lose has kind of struck me funny today. It's like throwing a deck chair off the Queen Mary. I prepared myself from the outset that this was going to take a while, but that's not really making it any easier today. I started this because I was tired of being fat, and I'm not any less tired of being fat three months later.


Oh well, I was crazy back when I was thin, guess it only makes sense I'd still be. Time for dinner.
 
Lost three pounds between yesterday and today. Checked all of my fingers and toes and didn't lose any while sleeping so I'm thinking it's water weight. Though I suppose that means that my "true" weight (whatever that means) is probably less than it was yesterday and more than it was today.
 
Hi MrVee,


Your comment in your first post really resonated with me. In the last 14months or so I've dropped around 60lbs (it's taken way too long!) and although I'm pleased with my efforts lately, I am getting really bored of being fat, bored of worrying about being fat, and bored of trying to stop being fat. I know that doesn't help you any, but it may be comforting to know you're not alone in being sick of it all.


I'm trying to use this apathy to my advantage and keep telling myself that the harder I work the sooner this portion of my life will be over.


Hope it's been a great weekend for you and your keeping at it.


Naif
 
Thanks.


Feeling a little better the last two days. I've perked myself up with the thought that once I lose the weight I might have to start dating again. That thought almost makes me want to stop losing weight. Almost. :D


It's worth reminding ourselves from time to time that life's not perfect for anyone at any weight.
 
331 on the scale this morning which sort of startled me. Had some hydration and breakfast and was 332. My guess is that my weight can probably fluctuate by as much as five or six pounds during the day at my size, and so the effects of dehydrating while I sleep can be a little shocking. It's five pounds in three days which is too much, but I'm thinking that 336 was just an outlier weight.


Still, downward is downward which is good. Personal training this afternoon, let's hope my trainer is in a good mood.
 
Nice job on the work to get this far and getting past the 40 pound mark.


You've already lost a kindergarten student and will soon be working your way up through gradeschool!


Sometimes seems like it takes forever to shed the weight but looks like you've got a solid plan with the trainer and daily calorie allowance and are progressing well. I find the same happens with weight fluctuations during the course of a day and try to weigh myself at the same time of day at roughly the same hydation level has helped limit the fluctuations. Pretty wild all the same.
 
Hey! You made it to our diary! Great! There is a core of great folks on here who have realoly helped me through the good and bad times of then weight loss rollercoaster.


I hope you turn into a real loser! (this is the only place where that is a good thing)
 
330.5 on the ol' Health-o-meter this morning. Have roughly two zillion pounds of BBQ Beef Brisket in the fridge leftover from yesterday's cooking. The challenge will be to work at it slowly.


No training today, but the heat has finally broken (high of only 92 F today) and so maybe I'll do some outdoor exercise today instead of work in the gym.


Going to a punk rock show tonight, so that should burn some calories too, provided they still let 41 year olds into punk shows. My health insurance is paid up, so I'm all set.
 
330 plus a slight headache this morning from last night's festivities. I have not yet figured out how to best accommodate my desire for a few drinks every now and then with my calorie limits. I could limit the amount I eat that day accordingly, but that makes the impact of the few drinks a little more severe than I like. Last night wasn't too bad though.


More personal training today and tomorrow.


POST WORKOUT EDIT: Having trouble lifting my arms high enough to reach the keyboard to type this.
 
AIf you solve the complex problem of integrating drinks into the calorie limits please share the knowledge.

Only thing I've figured out so far is to enjoy it and write it off the next day as a necessary break.
 
So far my only method has been to eat a few less calories during the day and then play it by ear. If after I get home I realize I'm not going to feel too good tomorrow, I'll have a sandwich and just write the day off. If, on the other hand, I feel relatively okay, I'll try and take my chances on the next morning having only gone 200 or so calories over. This method is very much dependent on being able to tell how bad off you're going to feel the next morning.


I wouldn't do it at all, but my social skills improve considerably with a few beers in me.
 
Back in my beer drinkin days it seems like those nights usually ended with a trip through the ol fast food drive through window...but its all kinda fuzzy....pretty sure I had fun!
 
328.5 this morning as I inch a little closer to the 50 pound mark. I'm speculating that this is about a 7 year low for me, though it's hard to say. I've liked setting these little benchmarks for me to hit, but the real big one for me is when 299 day arrives.


Training today, golf tomorrow.
 
Back up to 329.5 today as water weight giveth and water weight taketh away. Golfing today. Golf is a strange sport in that the worse you are at it, the more exercise you get from it. I expect a lot of exercise today.
 
329.5 again today as the rapid weight loss from the week (too rapid based on my calories consumed) stabilizes a bit.


An interesting link is that of a body weight simulator that predicts how much weight you'll lose by eating a certain amount of calories a day. Actually what it does is ask you to enter in a goal weight and how much time you want to reach that goal and tells you how many calories to eat. The interesting thing about the simulator is that it's based on new research as to how the body reacts to energy intake reduction (IE eating less calories) and so the 3500 calories = 1 pound formula doesn't necessarily hold here:


http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/


So far it's been roughly on target for me (it says I should be 329.8 today) and it has January 21, 2013 as the day I break the 300 pound barrier (given a 2215 calorie diet).


Not probably a toy for everybody, but for a dork like me it's interesting.
 
329 on this fine Sunday Morning. I've exercised pretty substantially all six days this week so far, so normally I would have earned (and needed) a rest. But it's another stunner of a day today so I'd like to take advantage of it. Maybe a little light walking wouldn't be so bad. If the weather folk are correct, the big heat is finally gone for good until next April so there's gonna be a bunch of really good stuff from now until near Christmas. Still, I'd like to take advantage.


Decisions, decisions...
 
Keep it up and you will get those pesky 330s further behind you and prett soon you will be closing in on the teens!


We have finally cooled off here too. Nice sunny and 76 right now.
 
Thanks for stopping by my diary. Sounds like you're doing great! I too understand the 'i've lost weight, but still have so much more to lose!' Though thankfully I right now only have about 30 or so pounds (27 if my weigh in today was accurate) after losing 10-13 pounds, but I still think 'man so much more to lose'. But I already feel a bit better looking in the mirror and my clothes already fit a hair differently so I just gotta keep it up!
 
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