weight loss contest/support

[doc henderson]

oh well, here is about 1975.



 

old pic.  my dad said I could have long hair as long as it was neat and clean.  He was an army MP.  (or he would cut it for me!)

here is my goal 1964 or so,  those were the days, me and my red headed brother Brad at Christmas time.



 

and no, I do not always wear a suit.     8) .  here we go!

[Magicman]

 

 
Yup, some of us had hair back in those days. 

[WDH]

Butch Cassidy or The Sundance Kid?

[Jeff]

Stovetop hat and a cape and we have snidely whiplash!

[WDH]

Suspicious looking dude. 

[stanwelch]

 :D :D :D  You guys are too much!!

[Bruno of NH]

Love the old pics
I'm still losing
I used to run a good mullet back in the day
I'm getting thin on the hair up top now.

[Jeff]

You only need it in the back for a mullet Bruno!

[Jeff]

276.4 

277- 30 lbs lost  goal met!

[thecfarm]

Good job!!

[Old Greenhorn]

THAT IS SUPER!!!!!
Congratulations! I can't believe you did that SO fast. Pretty amazing! I hope this has you feeling a LOT better. I note you haven't mentioned an episode in quite a while now. 
 Pretty soon you will waste away, so be careful. ;D
 Now I am starting to think I might could use a little weight loss, but I dunno. You guys have me checking the scale daily now. 

[Old Greenhorn]

You think I could ever look like this again? (1976)


 

[doc henderson]

OGH you look pretty chiseled and like a rock!.  oops that is you on the left!   :D  Jeff, you continue to inspire and well into the 70s.  I am close but have worked all night, so salad at 02:00 am.  throws off the weigh schedule anyway.  I am happy with my progress,  but amazed with yours! 8) 8) 8).  your PA will crap his pants.  many talk the talk, and only a few walk the walk.

[EOTE]

276.4

277- 30 lbs lost  goal met!

Congratulations!  I know it has been challenging but it is also rewarding.  Don't reward yourself too much.  ;D  Now comes the bigger challenge of keeping it off.  Stay determined and your body will thank you for it.

[doc henderson]

I am up a couple but still tending down.  I know what I weigh after sleeping all night, and heavier at the end of the day with food and drink.  when I work all night, I get and extra meal and being awake, a soda or coffee or water help keep me awake and less bored.  so I am still trending well, and sticking to my guns, and with all the success of everyone, I am hardly tempted.  I bought donuts for my kids after I got off this am, and no desire to eat one.  2 more nights, then back into a routine.  getting lots done as I have more energy!  have a good day, I am having a double IPA, gifted to me by a patient, delivered by Gabe my liquor store manager, and son of a local doc.  I will sleep all day, Provide final help with a couple pinewood derby cars late this afternoon, and then back to work.  

[Jeff]

My reported weights have been dressed with jeans and my belt and normal socks, because that is how I was weighed at the dr office to start out. 

30lbs is a long way from the ultimate goal of 87 pounds.

[doc henderson]

actually, if you look at your success vs time it is even more impressive.  I think you are the kind of person that becomes more committed with success and not the opposite.  you are almost half way there in a very short period of time.  looking forward to seeing the results in GA.!!!!!  It is a lofty goale and you are over 1/3 the way there and no signs of stopping or even slowing down. although I expect the rate to decline over time, prob. a healthy decline.

[doc henderson]

we just started Jan 26th.  about 40 days ago and you have lost 30 pounds!  3/4s of a pound per day.  at that rate (which I expect and hope to slow down), you will achieve your goal in  76 days.  that is about May 15th.  good god man.  doing great.  you will not get there by then, but keep it happening!

[Jeff]

I started on January 18, the day of my first dr appointment when I was told I weighed 307 lbs and was morbidly obese. Did not like being labeled that. I'm not even sure 220 gets me out of the obese category tables but that pic of me in the 70s. I weighed close to 210.

[doc henderson]

you can look it up based on your height but the government does tend to make healthy folks appear to be obese, as well as insurance folks.  how tall are you?

[doc henderson]

your PA can refer you to a dietician and they can measure your % body fat, and or your BMI, and figure you ideal body weight for your age.  If I remember and can find them, I can bring calipers for measuring triceps skin fold to estimate body fat percentage.  might be interesting, but take some of the fun, out of Jake's event!  Just so you know, the dietician would prob. say you are going too fast.  but I think it is safe if it is easy now,and would expect it to slow down.  as long as you are not starving yourself.  might be fun for you to get, or borrow, some keto sticks to see if you are in ketosis.  ps if you "borrow" them, they will not want them back! :D  GREAT JOB!

[Jeff]

I honestly think the removal of 1000 calories a day in coke I was drinking accounts for a couple lbs a week alone. Im not hungry, in fact the 3 or 4 times i figured i was eating way more than I should that day, turned out I was still way under my calories of 1850-2000 a day.  If you cook your own food  and eat healthy, that can still be a lot of food.

[Jeff]

I doubt I am in ketosis as I eat rice and potatoes in my meal plans.  I made this last  night and it was amazing. One of my finest ever concoctions. Roasted potato, chicken gizzards and mushroom soup .



 

[Jeff]

, I can bring calipers for measuring triceps skin fold to estimate body fat percentage.  might be interesting, but take some of the fun, out of Jake's event!  

I could bring these...


 

[Jeff]

Blackened carrots, celery and a red potato, and toaster oven cod.  Near as I can figure, counting the tablespoon of olive oil and 1/8 cup chicken broth, 469 calories and I'm stuffed.