BC's Progress

[batlou]

I Male that just turned 40 and though the best gift I could give myself would be to start getting things together. I am highly motivated and making progress.

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 274
Goal Weight: 175

My first post here. I have a long way to go but plenty of time to get there. I have dealt with weight issues all my life. I was heavy as a pre-early teen. Started playing sports and slimmed down. Maintained a weight somewhere around 160 – 170 through high school until about 25. Got married at 27 and after a couple of kids I had put on some weight but was still somewhat active so I did not get over a manageable amount of weight. I then quit smoking just over 5 years ago and have since swelled up like a balloon.

I had weighed as much as 290 and was finding it difficult to do even the most mundane task. I love playing sports and goofing off with my kids but I was having a hard time keeping up. This just made me more discouraged and it seems to be a slippery slope.

I will say that some of the things I have noticed right off was that my energy level while it slipped during the first few days of induction is much higher than before. I have also noticed a SIGNIFICANT drop off in appetite. I sometimes have to force myself to have dinner. Of course, once I get going I don't have much problem. heh.

I went to the doctor the other day for a physical and found my resting heart rate and blood pressure had dropped (HR: 66, BP: 120 over 76). One of my favorite parts is that when it's time to eat my body does not let me know by making me feel queasy, light headed and shaky. I was assuming that meant that I was pre-diabetic from what I read on WebMD. I never got tested because I did not want to know, figured it would be just one more thing to get depressed about.

I have not been excercising as much as I should but I am doing what I can. My theory being that I did not want to push myself too far to fast. Need to ease into this and work on balancing out my nutrition first. My ego was/is so fragile that any setback might send my tumbling further down that slope. I have been trying to get outside more and play Soccer or Basketball with the kids which counts as exercise just need to do something more consistent.

I did not lose anything last week which was a little bit of a bummer. My diet has not changed since I started induction but I guess I am on what is hopefully a temporary plateau. I also have the ketoses test strips which I check each morning and while they do fluctuate from light to heavy I have not slipped out of Ketosis since I started.

Feeling a little down the last couple of days but I think it will pick up again soon. Just need to find a way to push myself off of this current plateau. I understand this is a process and takes time. It took me 10+ years to get myself here so I need to be somewhat patient when reversing all of the damage I have done. Though, as many of you already know, those words can sometimes fall on deaf ears.

Anyway, that’s my story and I am going to keep on going and see just how deep this rabbit hole goes. I will try to update here when I have time. This could be a theraputic outlet for me while I go through this life change.

[desertbitch]

Good for you. You are making the right steps.

[Rooley]

Welcome and congratulations on getting yourself into shape, you certainly sound in the right frame of mind for success. Well done, i look forward to sharing in your journey x

[PattyC]

good luck to you

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 272
Goal Weight: 175

Down 2 lbs since Weds., I am going to try and resist the urge to weigh in every morning and begin just weighing in 1 time per week on Mondays.

[mneemnee]

Congrats on your loss

[molley]

Welcome, I hope you stick with it. If you're prediabetic, I can't think of a better diet to be on although I'm not sure why not shaking and feeling queasy would mean that?

Best!
Molley

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 268
Goal Weight: 175

Down 4 more lbs. this week. I think I was maybe not getting my full lot of vegies so I worked on that this week. My weight loss picked up a little a little steam and my wife has begun to take notice.

[batlou]

I may or may not have cheated tonight. We went to dinner and I had a Taco Salad. I did not eat the shell and passed on the ranch dressing. I did however top with Salsa and Sour Cream.

It was my wife's birthday dinner and I figured it sounded it good and I thought it was probably OK. But now I am full and feeling guilty about eating it so I figured I would ask.

In addition to the salad I had a Bud Select which has like 3 carbs and I kept it to one. I will be anxious until morning when I can check my Ketone's to see if I am OK still.

Ughhh...what was I thinking.

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 267
Goal Weight: 175

It was a really busy week and I think I may have been eating meals a little to late. It did not help that I strayed a little the other day either. Then there was the Louisville Red-White Scrimmage. That included a full day of tailgating and a 4 Bud Selects. Although I did not cheat other than that. I'll take a pound though, I was actually bracing myself for picking up a pound or two.

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 265
Goal Weight: 175

2 more lbs gone. WOO HOO!!!

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 263
Goal Weight: 175

2 more gone this week. Not as fast as I had hoped but it is coming off at a steady pace. Perhaps I can hit my goal by this time next year.

[redboots]

slow and steady wins the race

Your doing really well as long as its coming off your taking steps forward

well done

[batlou]

Induction Beginning Date: 3/6/2008
Starting Weight: 285
Current Weight: 261
Goal Weight: 175

I had a little bit of an epiphany yesterday while eating dinner with my family. My Mother-In-Law asked how long I had to continue eating this way. When I answered I did not hesitate that it was a lifestyle and not a diet so I guessed forever with the exception of minor modifications after I reach my target weight to maintain the weightloss.

Anyway, my point is that after my response I realized that not only had I bought into this plan of diet and exercise but I also had come to accept that it was a lifestyle change and not a diet at all. It is somewhat of a liberating feeling not getting hung up on the 'diet weight loss' part of this. I know that I will lose weight if I continue down this path it's only of matter of time till I hit my target. But more importantly I feel better than I have in a couple of years, my blood pressure is down, my energy is up, fewer mood swings and I don't get those energy spikes and crashes.

BTW...2 more pounds this week.

[wheresmycoat]

Keep it up!! You are doing great!!

If you exercise every day, you will lose faster and your skin will get tighter as you shrink. Do something, anything, to get your heart racing every day for 30 minutes.

p.s. your wife may be able to help you in this department! 8)