Reached My GOAL

I have been working on my weightloss goal for a very long time and today I finally reached it and wanted to share it with my MAC Friends.. I lost 230lbs today I am 184lbs. FEELS SO GOOD!

CONGRATULATIONS on a tremendous amount of weight loss. Very AWESOME!!!

Can you say how you did it (diet, exercise, both)?

- Nick

And a very big (no pun intended) congratulations from me as well.

pigoo3 said:

CONGRATULATIONS on a tremendous amount of weight loss. Very AWESOME!!!

Can you say how you did it (diet, exercise, both)?

- Nick

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Well I started doing cardio 4 days a week it was kind of hard at beggining but gets super easy. You have to eat 5 small meals a day including protein in everyone. Made sure I ate minimal Carbs no Bread, Rice Pasta or High Fatty Food.
To keep my sanity I tried to have a slice of pizza or a 1/2 buger once a week.
Here are the basic Rules I followed
1. Never eat past 7pm
2. Drink atleast 7-8 G;asses of water Daily (add crystal light makes it easier)
3. No bad carbs Rice, breads Pasta white flour etc.
4. Cheat once a week nothing crazy
5. have Decaf Coffee at home if you get hungry late night have a cup of Hot Decaf with almond milk TRUST ME HELPS
6. Cardio 30 min a day 3-4 days a week
7. eat 5 small meals a day (Include protein in each meal) You need metabolism flowing
8. Dont Skip Meals & DONT make a sald a meal just makes you hungrier
9. Weigh Yourself every month... Measure yourself the scale will discourage you
10. Take a Multi Viatamin VERY IMPORTANT

Those are the rules I followed and they work I went from size 5xl to now Large shirt and pants from 58 to 32

BELEIVE IN YOURSELF DONT DO FAD DIETS ITS VERY SIMPLE FOLLOW THE WAY I DID IT YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY IN THE LONG RUN... Remember its not a race its a Lifestyle!
GOOD LUCK

macjuicy23 said:

Those are the rules I followed and they work I went from size 5xl to now Large shirt and pants from 58 to 32

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Sounds like that plan worked for you!!!

macjuicy23 said:

GOOD LUCK

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Thanks for the "Good Luck"...hopefully I won't need it. I've been a runner/marathon runner for the past 35 years (but I have had some "heavy" times).

- Nick

Congrats "Slim"! Glad the hard work paid off.

macjuicy23 said:

I lost 230lbs today I am 184lbs.

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I read that as "I lost 230lbs today. I am 184lbs" and though "wow, surely he is a machine of sorts."

Congrats on the loss. From what I've been told, discipline and self-restraint are the hardest parts.

vansmith said:

I read that as "I lost 230lbs today. I am 184lbs" and though "wow, surely he is a machine of sorts."

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It does read that way (I thought the same thing when I first read it)!

But I (99.9%) knew what was meant.

- Nick

pigoo3 said:

It does read that way (I thought the same thing when I first read it)!

But I (99.9%) knew what was meant.

- Nick

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Unless that's really his heavier twin brother and he did him in today . . .

Awesome! Great job.

I lost 110 LBS at one point in my life around 11 years ago. First month for me was the hardest then it got easier as time went on.

Congrats!!

pigoo3 said:

It does read that way (I thought the same thing when I first read it)!

But I (99.9%) knew what was meant.

- Nick

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I have a tendency to read quickly - sometimes my eyes move faster than the ol' brain.

Razormac said:

Unless that's really his heavier twin brother and he did him in today . . .

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A conspiracy eh? Haha.

No Twin brother or photoshop used lol

a comma after 230 would of helped lol

Congrats dude. That's a remarkable display of willpower there. BTW just out of curiosity how long did it take.

Slydude said:

Congrats dude. That's a remarkable display of willpower there. BTW just out of curiosity how long did it take.

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little under 2 years... first 100 was fast 2nd got tougher

WOW amazing. You look great! Not to mention how much healthier you must feel and be. I'm envious. >_<" Trying to drop some pounds myself and my body doesn't want to let it go. >_<" Gaining pounds actually but they are muscle pounds. Want to get rid of the fat pounds.

CR, what worked for me is 3 meals a day at pretty exact times, no Fast food, all fish and turkey for meat and lots of Vegetables. Also very little pasta of any kind. NO SNACKS at all. No Sodas at all. Once my weight went down a bit I was able to exercise a lot also which helped.

I went from 255 to 150. Am 5' 8". 150 for me is right and I felt like a young kid. Can walk for 10 miles each way full speed and hardly get tired. Before the diet one block and I was ready to give up!

The #1 thing folks trying to reduce daily calories should 100% avoid...is calorie containing beverages!

If folks wanted only to cut one thing out of their daily diets...high calorie beverages is the thing (sodas, juices, energy drinks, kool-aid, alcohol & beer, etc.). There are even studies that say drinking low-cal or zero-cal beverages is not really helpful either.

Substitute water for all of these beverages...and folks would be surprised how many calories can be saved in a day.

Me...I'm almost addicted to kool-aid, soda, cakes, and cookies. But I balance out those calories consumed with working out 7 days a week.

- Nick

pigoo3 said:

The #1 thing folks trying to reduce daily calories should 100% avoid...is calorie containing beverages!

If folks wanted only to cut one thing out of their daily diets...high calorie beverages is the thing (sodas, juices, energy drinks, kool-aid, alcohol & beer, etc.). There are even studies that say drinking low-cal or zero-cal beverages is not really helpful either.

Substitute water for all of these beverages...and folks would be surprised how many calories can be saved in a day.

Me...I'm almost addicted to kool-aid, soda, cakes, and cookies. But I balance out those calories consumed with working out 7 days a week.

- Nick

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Agreed 100% on the drinks. That really helped but with me I had to be very careful with food also. I mostly drink water and some flavored water. Nothing else except for the occasional Diet Sierra Mist with dinner at a Restaurant. Otherwise no sodas. I never did alcohol at all so that was not an issue for me. For my Inner Ear issue I had to cut Sodium almost completely out of my diet as well as all caffeine. Feel 100% better after all that.

dtravis7 said:

CR, what worked for me is 3 meals a day at pretty exact times, no Fast food, all fish and turkey for meat and lots of Vegetables. Also very little pasta of any kind. NO SNACKS at all. No Sodas at all. Once my weight went down a bit I was able to exercise a lot also which helped.

I went from 255 to 150. Am 5' 8". 150 for me is right and I felt like a young kid. Can walk for 10 miles each way full speed and hardly get tired. Before the diet one block and I was ready to give up!

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I'm slightly taller than you. I'm 5'8.5" or 9" now. My last weight in last month was 156lbs. I was 150 the month before that. I started doing weight training twice a day and cardio 4 days a week and one rest day.

I haven't been eating healthy though. Been eating mostly del taco. >_<"

I don't drink soda or Beer. Just milk, water, green tea and occassion lemonade.

I only drink

Almond Milk
SOBE Water zero cal
Viatamin ZERO water
Plain Water
Crystal Light
Decaf Coffee

Diet coke and all those diet drinks will hurt you more than help