Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

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Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby lucidguppy » Sat Jun 25, 2016 6:11 am

Progress pics so far
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http://imgur.com/4EcfoPq
I'm currently 37 years old and I wish I had started this sooner.

I've lost almost 65 lbs so far since last October. I've done minimal exercise (jogging/weight training). Only lately have I needed to calorie restrict (i.e. - not have seconds at dinner :lol:)

I love this diet because it doesn't leave me cranky - and it works when you stick with it. I got started on this kick when watching Forks over Knives and seeing the good Doctor there. I did buy the Engine Two diet book - but stopped before I started (probably because I thought the diet would be all squash - which I didn't like too much - and how could you cook without oil?)

Then I went to a programming conference - and a talk by one guy about weight loss made me change. He lost 150lbs - and he said he ate potatoes in his calorie restriction diet. How can he lose weight eating potatoes? I thought carbs made you fat?

I was 250 lbs and when I got home I said "that's it!" I remembered Dr. McDougall from FoK and looked him up and bought the starch solution.

At this point I really need to get a home exercise plan up and running or go back to the gym. As I've changed jobs and lost my old gym. I would like to get to 178 lbs and then say - wherever my weight goes on McDougall is ok - I just won't have seconds for dinner.

I wish I knew about this diet when I was out of college. I had done the zone diet back then to great success (but actually I did it mostly as a vegetarian - only eating tofu and salad). If I was a McDougaller - I probably would have stayed on the diet and *stayed* fit till I was 37 years old. I would have killed a lot less animals, and would have helped the environment too.

I know I couldn't have done it without my wife. She's cooked this WOE and keeps doing it because she sees results in me. She's 80% compliant but is already at a healthy BMI.
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Timaca » Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:09 am

Your picture didn't show up on my computer....but that is probably just my issues.

Congrats on your success!!!!!!
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby roundcoconut » Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:42 am

Yeah, where are your pics? Inquiring minds, y'know.

You have to use some type of photo service, like photobucket is the one I use, I think.

If you need help getting a pic to post, let us know! We can help. Because we wanna SEE.

So happy for you!
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby lucidguppy » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:38 am

I edited the post so the link works. At least I could click it and it goes to the picture.
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Timaca » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:48 am

Pictures worked! Good job!!! (on uploading photos and your success) :)
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby -mermaid- » Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:13 pm

Congrats! This is so inspiring. Thanks very much for sharing your success. :)
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Amoux » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:27 pm

Great job! Well done :)
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Atheria » Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:59 pm

Looking good! Keep up the great work. :-) Congrats on your success.

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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby lucidguppy » Fri Sep 02, 2016 4:51 am

I've switched to MWL on Aug 15 - and these two weeks I've gone from 188.7 lbs down to 179 - to get to a healthy BMI of 24.3. (And that's with 4 days of Vegan cheating!) So from Sept 2015 I've lost 71 lbs. :D

I don't really show signs of stopping but I think I'll introduce some non-MWL (just regular McDougall foods) when I get to 175. But I would really like to hit 15% fat mass. Right now I'm at 20% ( my scale does the measurements ).

Eating mostly potatoes prevents me from overeating because of the extra prep time needed ( brown rice is so much easier to cook! and you can just hork down bread.)
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby lucidguppy » Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:36 pm

Here's my latest before / after photo pair.

http://imgur.com/a/yFQMQ
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Yomom » Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:29 am

Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby JaniceYvonne » Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:25 am

Wow Good for you!!
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Vera » Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:45 am

Congratulations! You look YEARS younger now! :)
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby BroccoliForever » Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:06 am

Congratulations! You have done an amazing job transforming your health. Your most recent before/after photos are crazy! You look like an athlete in the second photo!
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Re: Almost at a healthy BMI in 9 months

Postby Sagefemme » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:49 pm

You look SO MUCH HEALTHIER, and happier too. Congratulations on a year of great work.
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