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Posted 10/18/2011 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
i began weigh***chers 16 weeks ago and yesterday i was down 31 lbs.  i now weigh 205.4 lbs which was my weight before the whole cancer ordeal and lupron began.  i have also been exercising eight hours a week -- weights + bike.  my strength is off a little bit due to weight loss but i'm still at least as strong as i was before i started lupron.

when people see me now they usually comment on how good i look because for about a 1.5 years i was fat, pale and exhausted.  of course if you hadn't seen me for a couple of years you might not notice much difference ... yet.  i plan to keep hitting it hard and dieting.  i've got a new camera ordered for our xmas vacation to kauai and i'll be dusting off my bike soon.

my original weight goal was 205 lbs but i've lowered it to 200 lbs and may go even lower.  yesterday i had lunch with a friend.  we had tempura, teriyaki, sushi and udon.  i even ate some of her food!  last night my wife and i got fat burritos from our favorite tacqueria before we took our dog to agility class. so i'm not starving myself.  my wife is supporting me on my diet/weight loss.  hell she even makes the monthly payment.  i told her in july that my goal was that we lose a combined weight of 50 lbs by the end of the year.  we're down 41 lbs and i may need a little more help from her cool .

anyhow i feel great and i am told i look great too  cool .

ed

 

Posted 10/18/2011 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
Ed, that's great!!!

I've found that I've mentally "crossed-over" from watching what I eat to a real lifestyle change. I no longer want to eat, nor do I have any cravings for (quite the opposite), the foods which I know are bad for me—known to be bad for cardiovascular, PC or other cancers.    I read a phrase yesterday..."Suicide--one bite at a time"...not for me!

The other thing I've noticed is that absolutely without trying, portion control has come into my life. I simply no longer want to stuff myself silly.


Keep going! Continued best wishes to you, and to your wife!

Post Edited (Casey59) : 10/18/2011 11:13:16 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/18/2011 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Ed, I am so pleased with your results.. You really had made up your mind about losing this weight, and have stuck to what works for you, and as they say, the proof is in the pudding. My hat is off to you and I only wish you further sucess in this area. You are setting a good example to many of us.

David in SC
Posted 10/18/2011 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
Ed, that's great. And I'm glad to hear you're not depriving yourself, either.

Enjoy the compliments!
Posted 10/18/2011 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Man, that is great news. I'm still losing a bit (and losing something is better than nothing) but I need to do more. I'm not eating poorly (although I do indulge with a cookie or two while reading before I go to bed), but I need to make more time for working out (or walking, playing tennis, b-ball) in my life. I usually work out with some weights and do some push ups after dinner. Just seems like there is always something going on with the kids or house that takes precedence over working out.

Keep it up!!! You are an inspiration.
Posted 10/18/2011 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations. It is such a good feeling to meet goals you have set for yourself. Be proud of how you look, being comfortable in your body and know that you have worked hard for a goal.

Good job!!!
Posted 10/18/2011 6:00 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you!

8 hours a week of good exercise is great...and you're meeting goals.

Keep it up and best of luck.

Mike
Posted 10/18/2011 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
That's very impressive, Ed.  It's something everybody WANTS to do, but not too many actually DO.

As for me, I'm 6 feet tall and have been at 215 for the last seven years.  I haven't gained any poundage since I retired 5 and a half years ago.   As my wife likes to tell me, I'm not the least bit fat anywhere except around the middle, and of course there's no such thing as spot reduction.  We stay active, though, and have increased our daily walk, so we'll see what happens.  My goal would be 190, but I haven't seen that weight in 20 years.

Keep up the good work.  I'll bet you're feeling much more healthy and alive than you were 31 pounds ago.

Bill

Posted 10/18/2011 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Ed,

I think Purgatory was right on the mark when he said you have stuck to what works for you, and it is working.

I myself am down 37 lbs, from 233 to 196 since May 2 when I began following The Primal Blueprint. I don't have to count anything, but the biggest change I made was to stop eating all grains. Grains have the highest carbohydrate content of any food man can eat, and eating just two slices of "healthy whole wheat" bread can increase blood sugar more than two tablespoons of pure sugar can!

Anyway, we all have to do what works, and I am very glad that your program is working for you as mine is working for me. Keep it up!

All the best.

Roger
Posted 10/18/2011 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
man, there's a lotta love and support in this thread and i really appreciate it.  on lupron i got fatter than i have ever been but i ate terribly and huge amounts so i can't blame the drug.  i ate stuff that i had never tried before but always wondered about like nutella and mountain mike's all you can eat pizza cool . 

it wasn't fun after awhile and staying fat really takes vigilance and work.  it's like having a full-time job with a boss that you hate (i'm self employed and i love me cool ).

what really scared me is knowing that one day i might have to go back on lupron.  i know if that occurs it might not be the cancer that kills me.  so my plan was to get healthy and strong and have a diet in place to fall back on.  and also to get back into the habit of eating healthy (something i am usually good about) and to eat less (not so good about).  i can usually do this on my own but i decided to try weigh***chers because i want to eat the foods that i like and prepare but i wanted accountability.  what i found is that i eat just about the same things as usual but don't splurge as often.  i now eat more fruits and vegetables.  i am also consciously cutting back on red meat and dairy products.

it really hasn't been that hard for me:  the fear of change was much less than the misery of staying the same.    i look at weight loss and weight maintenance as two separate goals, and i'm sure the latter will be the real challenge for me.  but the way i see it today is if i don't take care of myself i am choosing death, and i have too many things to live for.

thanks again.

ed

 

Posted 10/18/2011 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats Ed that is quite an accomplishment. It feels good to feel good. Keep up the great work.

Michael

Posted 10/19/2011 9:49 AM (GMT 0)
Good work.... I'd kill just to loose 10 pounds.

I'm passing on Halloween this year since very few kids come by and I end up eating all the candy shocked

Posted 10/19/2011 11:29 AM (GMT 0)
ED/F8- I knew you were a loser (LOL), great job and attitude...perhaps at H.W. we can start 'The biggest Loser' club and measure by percentage of weight loss to be fair to all newcomers. My wife lost 22 lbs. with the same gig recently and she was just getting into spare tire club, now people commenting at work how skinny she appears (now in the space saver club and less tired-LOL), it is a real obstacle to get this done when you are getting older. Perhaps dancing with the stars is in the cards???

Just drop the Chalupa!
Posted 10/19/2011 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
F8,

That is really impressive! I am only fives weeks into WW; down almost 5 pounds. I'll be happy if I can average over half a pound per week.

DJ
Posted 10/19/2011 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
DJ -- i'm working hard to lose weight.  on average i eat about 38 points per day and i'm allowed 38 + 7 + activity points.  i average about 40 activity points per week so by the WW system i'm allowed 50 or so points a day but i only use 38.  last week i had 44 activity points as well as my 49 weekly points.  i didn't use either so i left 93 points on the table.  i guess it just depends on how fast you want to lose weight.  i'm shooting for two pounds a week because i can lose that without losing too much muscle mass. 

my wife has lost 10 lbs in the same period as me but she didn't have much to lose and she isn't willing to give up her daily latte and her nightly skinny cow cool .

good luck to you!

ed

Posted 10/20/2011 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
Ed,

I am only allowed 31 points per day! But I eat around 35, so I eat into my other 49. I get in about 30 activity points per week so far, but am still working on increasing it.

DJ
Posted 10/21/2011 12:18 AM (GMT 0)

So am I hearing that we can actually lose weight while being on Lupron?  I just started in September and my 2nd injection is in early November.  I have lost about 25 lbs just by more exercise and trying to eat right knowing that the Lupron will put the pounds on.  Plus the anxiety of this crappy disease doesn’t help my appetite much. So, maybe it won’t put the lbs on?

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