437 lbs to 250 - low carb

Machete Juarez said:
Ran into this. Have not read everything yet, but so far very inspiring. With your permission, I would like to direct those boners who let excuses overcome them to this log. "Oh, you were born with a slow metabolism? Check this out."

Keep up the good work.
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Go ahead sir. No excuses!
 
machete juarez said:
ran into this. Have not read everything yet, but so far very inspiring. With your permission, i would like to direct those boners who let excuses overcome them to this log. "oh, you were born with a slow metabolism? Check this out."

keep up the good work.
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war that guy ^
 
Got set back about a month from xmas/new years cheat meals. Pretty incredible, but back down to my lowest weight now, in part by trying extended fasts of 24 hours and only having 1 meal a day.

Weight chart updated on page 1. Want to finally break into the 240s. Meanwhile my body comp continues to progress, I have a LOT more muscle now than I had just 4 months ago:

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Some recent food porn:

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Rotisserie chicken. A (fucking mindblowing) cauliflower mash with bacon, cheddar, cream cheese, sour cream, a few tbsps of greek yogurt and avocado salsa. The mash was
fucking insane - probably the tastiest contraption I have made and way better than potatoes.

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New wrap thing i'm trying for lunch. 7-8 g net carb. 12.5 g fiber
2 slices cheddar, sharp - 160
80 - low carb tortilla
75 - pepperoni
150 - chicken rotisserie with skin
50 - few almond slices
140 - bacon ranch dressing, this shit is so good and has little chunks of bacon in it
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~500-550 calories
 
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Recently made these wings, they were insanely good.

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http://peaceloveandlowcarb.blogspot.com/2012/01/zero-carb-boneless-buffalo-wings.html

I have officially accomplished my original goal of below 250 lbs. My current goal is 220, but I recall thinking that getting to 250, from 440+ was fucking impossible. Not anymore gentlemen.

So, weight update. I am 245.4 now and have lost about 5 lbs in the last week, coincided to a pause in lifting due to trying to find a new gym, the weight was probably from retained water and feces (gross I know, but you can now see a more accurate picture of my weight). I seem to report weight loss on weekends that I am by myself, and have the opportunity to weigh in at noon. Probably more dehydration/less water upon waking, better BMs and less stress.

Weight chart updated and so is the google doc with complete chart data.

Some new elements have been introduced into my diet recently. I have been having some low sugar (1 gram/serving) creamer with my coffee, as well as artificial sweetener. These sweeteners aren't the greatest, ideally I would use stevia instead of a dextrose cut sweetener like splenda, or even a xylitol, but thems the breaks right now. I also have been eating greek yogurt (not recently, but generally), a variety of new nuts and nut/seed based butters, sour cream, heavy cream, low-carb tortillas (6 g net), low carb cheese cake
 and a lot of bleu cheese and other fatty dressings.

I have also been experimenting with new macros and meal timing. I am eating more fat and less protein, relatively speaking, have starting supplementing with broth regularly and in the past two weeks have, on most days, only eaten one 1200-1800 calorie meal a day after a 22-24 hour fast. This eating schedule seems demonstrably effective at breaking plateaus, but further time and research will tell.

I am a little worried about the (international delight low sugar) creamer. It contains HFCS, and I do not want it to act as a coefficient in stunting my weight loss. I am thinking about making my own creamer, based on heavy cream, naturally flavored and enhanced with natural sweeteners like stevia. I also think that the greek yogurt may lead me to bloat and retain some weight when I eat it, at least on some days. Ditto for the almond/sunflower butters I have been experimenting with. ALl these things are fucking delicious, but some simple baked chicken in butter/oil with a bleu cheese dip, chia seeds seems to suit me best for general weight loss.
 
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Lastly I wonder how much my extra skin relates to weight. I have a feeling that I have about 20 lbs of extra skin - because I feel very cut under the flabby parts, and it's not fat, but extra skin. I also am significantly smaller than others who are just 20-30 lbs heavier than me, most people say I look like i'm around 200-210.
 
Nemesis48 said:
Lastly I wonder how much my extra skin relates to weight. I have a feeling that I have about 20 lbs of extra skin - because I feel very cut under the flabby parts, and it's not fat, but extra skin. I also am significantly smaller than others who are just 20-30 lbs heavier than me, most people say I look like i'm around 200-210.
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I gotta say I am impressed with your progress. I am just starting my weight loss journey (again) and I am optimistic this time out. I actually started originally about the same time as you but gave up along the way and gained the weight back...a familiar story for many trying to lose weight.

Anyway, when you say you have a lot of extra skin, is it to the point of being a bit odd looking without your shirt on? Like if you were at the beach would it be obvious you are a former fat guy? I hope that isn't too personal, I was just wondering.
 
rorydaboss said:
I gotta say I am impressed with your progress. I am just starting my weight loss journey (again) and I am optimistic this time out. I actually started originally about the same time as you but gave up along the way and gained the weight back...a familiar story for many trying to lose weight.

Anyway, when you say you have a lot of extra skin, is it to the point of being a bit odd looking without your shirt on? Like if you were at the beach would it be obvious you are a former fat guy? I hope that isn't too personal, I was just wondering.
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Yeah. I have a pretty crappy physique at the moment.

The worst part is the inner crotch/leg area, which has a lot of extra skin. I also have some clearly visible extra skin under my arms and on the bottom of my stomach. I'll try to take a shirtless pic.
 
Congrats on the reaching of the official goal. I never had any doubt you'd reach it with how far into the subject you got.

Anyhow, on the notion of the sweeteners, I don't know if you've seen this but it's one even my lady (biologist) refuses to watch because she's not ready to handle the "natural > synthetic" idea being questioned, but here ya go:

 
Down another ~3 lbs since my last weigh in (242) - some excess weight from a prior plateau is being shed off. I have eaten a very small amount of carbs during this period, cut out the sugar cut sweeteners (splenda, equal etc) and feel hunger for the first time in awhile (good sign for me, means im losing weight). Another factor that appears to be the case, which I have suspected for a long time, is that I don't lose weight as quickly when lifting/exercising regularly, as if my body becomes stressed or something and just wants to hold onto the weight. For instance, these drops in weight have corresponded to me reducing my lifting schedule (the big drop was from when I took 2 weeks off).

Thanks for the nice comments but I still have a lot of work to do! I want to lose another 30 lbs at least.
 
Nemesis48 said:
Down another ~3 lbs since my last weigh in (242) - some excess weight from a prior plateau is being shed off. I have eaten a very small amount of carbs during this period, cut out the sugar cut sweeteners (splenda, equal etc) and feel hunger for the first time in awhile (good sign for me, means im losing weight). Another factor that appears to be the case, which I have suspected for a long time, is that I don't lose weight as quickly when lifting/exercising regularly, as if my body becomes stressed or something and just wants to hold onto the weight. For instance, these drops in weight have corresponded to me reducing my lifting schedule (the big drop was from when I took 2 weeks off).

Thanks for the nice comments but I still have a lot of work to do! I want to lose another 30 lbs at least.
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I have read that if you work out a lot combined with a very low calorie diet it can stall weight loss. You might have better luck (if you want to continue lifting at least) increasing your food intake a bit and see how it works out.
 
Another 2 lbs down, into the 230s now. I have not worked out during this period, and that clearly appears to be a factor in weight loss. While initially it improved my weight loss, it seems to have slowed it when I was following a heavy, routine schedule. I almost think it was because of the stress of commuting and dealing with people in Orlando - sounds crazy but I know stress has a big effect on my weight. I would love to start lifting again from my home, but don't have the $$$ for a squat rack.

I started eating low carb porridge and came up with a fucking delicious recipe

Golden Flax Porridge
2/3 or 3/4 cup of boiling water to 1/2 cup of flax meal

Add 1/2 tbsp butter, mix, let sit for a few minutes

Flavor: Add 4 tbsp heavy cream, 10 drops of easy-sweetz (liquid sucralose) or other sweetener, 2 tbsp almond butter, pumpkin spice mix to taste, mix

Eat
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Whorelando, that's what we used to call it when I lived in South Florida. Break your neck trying to look at all the girls down there.
 
For the record I hate this fucking town, the giant parking lot as i call it, and cannot wait to escape :)

So this just in, i'm now at 238. I really hope this rapid weight loss keeps up - it seems by cutting crappy sweeteners cut with sugar out of my life, increasing my fat consumption, lowering my protein and carb consumption and taking a break from the gym have all contributed to a perfect level of ketosis/fat mobilization and im shedding left and right.

Chart and logbook updated on 1st page.
 
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Have you taken a full physical since starting keto?

You also need to start taking bf% measurements; Losing weight doesn't always translate to dropping fat especially if you're keeping protein low and reducing anaerobic exercise. Now we can argue semantics about protein intake but taking bf% measurements at least every few months is very helpful.

With that said you've truly done something impressive and I'm a fan. Keep up the good work.
 
FierceRedBelt said:
Have you taken a full physical since starting keto?
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No, but i'd also have nothing to compare it against. I feel better than I ever have felt. I used to have all sorts of malaise from eating like crap and being fat, and now I am full of energy, strong, no circulation problems etc.

Here's some full body pics. WARNING: they are gross. I have a bunch of extra skin. That being said, I wish I had some comparisons because I used to be about 3x as wide, and had DD moobs.

LOOK AT YOUR OWN RISK:
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http://www.krauselabs.net/dump/fullbody3.jpg

clothed:

http://www.krauselabs.net/dump/weight-march-2013.png

p.s. my apartment really sucks for taking pics.
 
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