I dropped over 50 lbs 3 years ago basically doing the same thing.

May 17, 2020
7:21:21am

TempeCoug All-American

I fluctuate up and down about 10 lbs but the method you’re talking about really works.

For me the key has been weighing myself daily, exercise, and counting calories.

Congrats on your efforts!

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Getting fit... ten things I’ve learned the past four months.

Samsonite

5/17/20 12:25am

Good work. Congrats!

TN_Coug

5/17/20 12:26am

Congrats man. I had a buddy that dropped 50 pounds once. When I asked him what

777

5/17/20 12:35am

I had a friend who lost 30 pounds. He posted in face book . . .

Brigham

5/17/20 9:13am

RE: I had a friend who lost 30 pounds. He posted in face book . . .

Mobojo

5/17/20 2:14pm

Really awesome

2FarGone

5/17/20 12:36am

These are great posts. I was in the same place, almost the exact same measurements even, 7 yrs later and I'm still

Cheesy Gordita

5/17/20 12:40am

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wiscougarfan

5/17/20 9:39am

Good for you. Thanks for sharing.

Cougs'16

5/17/20 3:56am

That is awesome, thanks so much for sharing. Motivates me to do better.

Blue for Life

5/17/20 6:16am

Good job! Let us know how maintenance goes.

Florwood

5/17/20 6:48am

This is helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Squirt

5/17/20 6:56am

I dropped over 50 lbs 3 years ago basically doing the same thing.

TempeCoug

5/17/20 7:21am

Do you use the recommended zig zag approach from that calorie site or keep it standard?

NihonCougar

5/17/20 7:24am

I keep the net calories standard, but I do eat more on days I burn a lot more.

Samsonite

5/17/20 7:38am

Good for you.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

5/17/20 7:27am

Weigh every day. Very important!

CardiacCoug

5/17/20 7:47am

Nice work! The first couple days/weeks are always the hardest. Once you get past

brazilcoug

5/17/20 8:00am

I found that as I focused on calories, I naturally gravitated towards “good”

Samsonite

5/17/20 8:07am

Did you have any staples for breakfast and lunch?

Shinshin

5/17/20 8:18am

Yes. Days I have time for it, I eat 3-4 eggs for breakfast. If I

Samsonite

5/17/20 8:24am

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for.

Shinshin

5/17/20 8:40am

Not the OP, but I recently did something similar. My breakfast and lunch are the

Jay Rick

5/17/20 8:29am

Thanks! Do you feel like the measuring before has helped a lot?

Shinshin

5/17/20 8:41am

A lot. I don’t use a scale, so I could certainly be more precise. But even just

Jay Rick

5/17/20 11:31am

Exactly, I've seen it happen like this a bunch. Good work

BYUCougarsFan

5/17/20 1:13pm

Nice post! Good reminder for me! 3 years ago

CougarTail

5/17/20 8:15am

This is inspirational

1984coug

5/17/20 8:30am

Good work. I'm in the process myself. Started at 215,

Frank Drebin

5/17/20 8:36am

Curious. How tall are you?

dtownCoug

5/17/20 9:33am

I was 5-10, but I've shrunk to about 5-9 and a half

Frank Drebin

5/17/20 2:20pm

I'm 67

Frank Drebin

5/17/20 2:21pm

Also 5’10” and about 160. I’ve always wanted to be bigger (170-175), but maybe

dtownCoug

5/17/20 2:50pm

I've lifted weights since HS, but muscle mass is shrinking I have a spare tire.

Frank Drebin

5/17/20 4:03pm

That's awesome! I cant believe you did that in only 4 months. I am a similar

kolob32

5/17/20 8:38am

Yeah. I'm down from 220 to 194 over the last 8-9 months (Christmas break really

cougaman

5/17/20 1:10pm

Thanks a lot. I just gained a pound while I sat and read this post.

Misteak

5/17/20 8:44am

Nice, If I ever need to lose weight, I’ll try to remember this post!

Zach Morris

5/17/20 8:51am

Great post. Thank you for the extra inspiration.

Von Cougarschnauzer

5/17/20 9:27am

You’re the man. Great practical suggestions.

PKCoug

5/17/20 9:28am

Yep. Simple Math. And persistence. Congrats and great work!!

Dr MoBYU

5/17/20 9:28am

Do you drink zero calorie beverages? I get the math but does it still work while

Von Cougarschnauzer

5/17/20 9:31am

I drink an embarrassing amount of Diet Coke. It hasn’t hurt me at all.

Samsonite

5/17/20 9:32am

Praise the Lard!

Von Cougarschnauzer

5/17/20 9:47am

I lost 45 pds and drank diet soda daily fwiw

kolob32

5/17/20 9:32am

I drink more Diet Coke when I’m trying to lose weight. Helps me fill hunger/boredom with no calories.

TCuz

5/17/20 9:34am

Great tips. I dropped 100 lbs. two years ago and then gained 20 lbs. last year

wiscougarfan

5/17/20 9:40am

#winning. That’s awesome.

Sandstone Cougar

5/17/20 12:14pm

Im exhausted after reading your post and have not eaten in 3 min diet started

germ1

5/17/20 10:13am

IMO, you have #1 backwards-low calorie dieting works because it limits the carbs

Mises

5/17/20 10:35am

Everyone is different. Keep in mind the multiple professors who have gone on high carb junk food diets and lost weight &

RUNBYU1

5/17/20 10:54am

I don't think I've seen those examples.

Mises

5/17/20 11:07am

Look up the Twinkie diet.

yellowboy

5/17/20 11:17am

I think you need to consider this from an evolutionary standpoint: our bodies are excellent reservoirs for carbs

SJS

5/17/20 11:03am

Right. Human history has been carb loading in summer, ketosis in winter.

Mises

5/17/20 11:08am

It also doesn't help that we evolved preferences for food high in carbohydrates so we could take advantage of those rare

durandal

5/17/20 11:09am

And here we go off the rails, it's not complicated, its calories in and calories

kolob32

5/17/20 11:43am

Right. Different things may change your metabolism, which would inherently

cougaman

5/17/20 1:15pm

Because it is complicated. I know lots of people (more often women than men) that consume far less calories than should

Rhino84

5/18/20 8:45am

type 1 diabetes is a horrible example as it isn't caused by being overweight,

kolob32

5/18/20 10:51am

All you're saying in this post is that "calories out" is hard to figure out, and

Jay Rick

5/18/20 11:41am

I completely disagree. It is calories in, calories out. That’s it. It’s simple.

Sandstone Cougar

5/17/20 12:13pm

Sorry, it's not. Our bodies are quite complex.

Mises

5/17/20 12:18pm

Thr complexity of human bodies is not evidence against calories in/out.

Byron McNertney

5/17/20 12:38pm

True, but the scientific evidence is.

Mises

5/17/20 2:25pm

The Dept of HHS and USDA completes a meta-analysis every five years

BYU'01

5/17/20 6:10pm

Agree to disagree

BYUCougarsFan

5/17/20 1:05pm

Well, it worked for me! You do you, man.

Samsonite

5/17/20 2:27pm

Awesome

byu1

5/17/20 11:41am

“what worked was eating the foods I love in smaller portions”. Nailed it! Same here. Sustainable. Easy. My wife has a

RUNBYU1

5/17/20 12:16pm

Congrats!

keithcoug

5/17/20 12:19pm

Congrats on your weight loss. Good job!

DizzyDean

5/17/20 12:24pm

Congrats we did rotc at the same time. Assuming you went to BYU we know each

pilot17

5/17/20 12:44pm

It does get harder as you get older. I was able to lose the weight with small

LaserCoug

5/17/20 1:23pm

The one thing that’s helped me is that continuous exercise helps keep metabolism

Idahofallsblue

5/17/20 1:59pm

Exercise also suppresses appetite

CardiacCoug

5/17/20 2:14pm

My appetite goes way up when I’ve been riding

SJS

5/17/20 2:19pm

But a couple hours later aren't you hungry? I find that a hard morning ride will mean I'm hungry all day long.

kccougar

5/18/20 8:58am

This is most likely due to the natural decline of muscle composition as you age.

ldssdl

5/18/20 10:12am

I'd agree with that but it also seems that my body responds differently to

LaserCoug

5/18/20 11:42am

Awesome!

RockyBalboa

5/17/20 1:33pm

Great post. Thanks for taking time to share.

UNLVcougar

5/17/20 2:26pm

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

valleus

5/17/20 2:29pm

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