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As they say in my mother's native country: GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL! Just over two years (two years and three weeks) after starting this journey, and after adjusting the target slightly a couple of times, I've hit my goal weight. 72.575 kg. 11 st 6 lbs. Body Mass Index 23. I started out at 380 lbs, (172.37 kg; 27 st 2 lbs, BMI of 54.5). I've lost just about 100 kilos.
Now begins the hard part, staying here for the rest of my life. My doctor recommends a maintenance diet of 1,700 calories a day. That actually seems like a lot to me, which tells me that my perspective has changed. Yesterday, after having fasted in the morning in order to have an X-Ray with barium meal on an empty stomach, eating 800 calories in the evening felt like a great deal. I'm determined not to go back to what I was.
A friend said on her Live Journal that diets don't work (she'd lost 100 lbs in three years. I disagreed with her, mostly over the meaning of "diet" (that is, a diet is simply what you eat as a normal practice not what you eat to lose weight. So saying "diets don't work" is rather like saying "breathing doesn't work". The right diet works, it worked for me, and it can work for anyone with the discipline; it's a matter of changing lifestyle. On that point she and I were in agreement.
Anyway, I feel like rejoicing. With a cup of caffeine-free, sugar-free tisane.
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160.0 lb
Lost so far: 177.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 18 April 2012:
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1157 kcal
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Fat: 29.43g | Prot: 47.37g | Carb: 190.81g.
Breakfast: Natural Yogurt Spread, Light & Fit Carb and Sugar Control Yogurt - Strawberry, Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original, Herbal Tea (Other Than Chamomile, Brewed) , Bananas , Egg Omelet , Toasted Whole Wheat Bread. Lunch: Golean Crunchy Chocolate Caramel, Better than Bouillon Lobster Base. Dinner: bananas, Garden Lites Roasted Vegetable Souffle, Amy's Light & Lean Sweet & Sour Asian Noodle, Almond Breeze Unsweetened. more...
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2164 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 21 minutes, Sitting - 1 hour, Desk Work - 8 hours, Resting - 6 hours and 39 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 1.9 lb a week
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CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have absolutely no doubt that you will maintain this weight for the rest of your life. You have been doing 'this' for a while now and hopefully it will become second nature to you. Yes there will be fluctuations but if you catch yourself before it gets beyond 5-10 lb you can get right back on track. I admire you so much. You have done amazingly well. Again congrats and enjoy the new found freedom of being at your ideal weight!
18 Apr 12 by member: sarahsmum
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Congratulations! On both the loss, and the great attitude, that WILL keep you healthy the rest of your life! Very impressed. :)
18 Apr 12 by member: sesnyde
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Fantastic... Singing and dancing for you. You have been so patient and focused on loosing those last few bits. Well done :-)
18 Apr 12 by member: Sk1nnyfuture
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Happy dancing for you buddy...You did it and all on your own...So proud of you...I am sure you will be just as good with manitenance..(smiling)..Have an awesomme day...:O)
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Congratulations, Fledgist!! I say the same thing about "diet". A diet is what we eat, simply put. Weight loss "diet" is what we eat to lose weight. I prefer a healthy "diet" aka lifestyle change. As for maintenance, you'll do great. Again, congratulations on your success!
18 Apr 12 by member: ctlss
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Oh this is awesome for you! Woohoo! Congratulations on reaching your goal! I agree with the rest, you will do just fine in maintenance.
18 Apr 12 by member: pkgardner
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19 Apr 12 by member: Fledgist
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