Me... I lost tons o weight!

TollhouseFrank · 02-01-2008, 09:01 AM

Or as I say to my wife: Someone has stolen mine weights!

Really. As I said in the live-chat thingy... I've gone from a size 64 waist (and likely bigger since i hated wearing jeans, and 64 jeans were very tight on me) down to a loose 56. Thats 8+ inches I've taken off in around 2 months.

I cut out Pop (except for special occasions). I drink Juice and Water now. I eat a lot less (down from 3-4 plates per meal to about 3/4 a plate per meal) and eat healthier meals now. More active (will be a lot more so when my daughter is born and I get to working in my garden again this spring/summer).

It used to be I couldn't fit in the 'wide-ass' chairs at restaurants or in the movies. Now I can fit and am COMFORTABLE.

I'm not stopping here though. I hope to lose another 8-10 inches off my waist by december (if it goes at this pace, it may happen by june or july!). Once there, I'll try to get to 40/38 and call that a stopping point. For me, that would mean having lost 275-300lbs.

I'm already feeling better with the 125-130ish (estimated) i've lost already. My knees don't hurt to stand up. My ankles hurt less. I can breathe easier. I don't have to put the seat back in cars anymore because my belly is in the way of the steering wheel... thus it's made driving easier!

It feels nice, and I didn't do it by gastric bypass or any other surgery. Just willpower and constant help from my wife to keep me from going back on what I'm doing.

Jenny · 02-02-2008, 03:22 PM

WOW, Frank! WOW WOW WOW! Thank you soooooo much for sharing! I am super proud of you! and so freaking excited for you! what brought on this inspiration? yes a support system means everything in the world!

not trying to steal your thunder at all...just wanna share and help and inspire you more...have you read my blog at JensDiet? check it out if you want.

pleeeeease keep us posted! yay!!!!!

Kruten · 02-03-2008, 08:55 AM

Schweetness. Keep it going.

TollhouseFrank · 02-03-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenny

WOW, Frank! WOW WOW WOW! Thank you soooooo much for sharing! I am super proud of you! and so freaking excited for you! what brought on this inspiration? yes a support system means everything in the world!

not trying to steal your thunder at all...just wanna share and help and inspire you more...have you read my blog at JensDiet? check it out if you want.

pleeeeease keep us posted! yay!!!!!

Inspiration? The thought that my yet to be born daughter (1 week to go to inducement date as of today) might grow up without a dad because he ate himself to death. I didn't want that to happen.

The hardest part wasn't cutting back on food. Christina helped me with that and from june-december, i managed to cut way back to where i eat as much, if not less than she does, and she had gastric-bypass surgery 4 years ago! The hardest part was cutting out the soda/sugar drinks. I had to cold-turkey those.

Once I cut them out, it was just a matter of everytime i had the urge to drink them, chug down water till i was 'sick of it'. I'd often be chugging 4-5 gallons of water a day. as a side-effect, i'd hafta pee every hour on the hour. and boy, did it stink. it smelled like a skunk died in my bladder. then about 4-5 weeks into the 'cold turkey' on the soda, i quit having urges to drink so much, and my urine quit smelling so bad. in fact, it's smell free now. I'm down to about 1 to 2 gallons of water a day now, and i feel much more energy than I had.

Like I said in the first post, I hope to lose another 8-10 inches off my waist. That will mean me being smaller than I was in highschool when i graduated in 2001.

Jenny · 02-03-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TollhouseFrank

Inspiration? The thought that my yet to be born daughter (1 week to go to inducement date as of today) might grow up without a dad because he ate himself to death. I didn't want that to happen.

The hardest part wasn't cutting back on food. Christina helped me with that and from june-december, i managed to cut way back to where i eat as much, if not less than she does, and she had gastric-bypass surgery 4 years ago! The hardest part was cutting out the soda/sugar drinks. I had to cold-turkey those.

Once I cut them out, it was just a matter of everytime i had the urge to drink them, chug down water till i was 'sick of it'. I'd often be chugging 4-5 gallons of water a day. as a side-effect, i'd hafta pee every hour on the hour. and boy, did it stink. it smelled like a skunk died in my bladder. then about 4-5 weeks into the 'cold turkey' on the soda, i quit having urges to drink so much, and my urine quit smelling so bad. in fact, it's smell free now. I'm down to about 1 to 2 gallons of water a day now, and i feel much more energy than I had.

Like I said in the first post, I hope to lose another 8-10 inches off my waist. That will mean me being smaller than I was in highschool when i graduated in 2001.

THANK YOU so much for the update, Frank!!!! Yes your body was no doubt toxified and I'm thrilled to hear that you are de-toxing it! I fasted yesterday (one way that I detox) and I feel SO good today. I'm alive and on top of the world! Gosh I"m proud of you and look forward to hearing more and more of your success!

Also, can't wait to see pics of that baby girl!

rhino56 · 02-05-2008, 12:34 PM

man that sounds really tough to do, you should post up some progress pics.
congrats man

Mark620 · 02-06-2008, 05:17 PM

Frank,

Thats how to do it!!
Thats about what I did...
lets see...Oatmeal for breakfast, 6" subway sub at lunch(no chips) and a reasonable evening meal....

rhino56 · 02-07-2008, 10:27 AM

sadly im still a slouch, ill start working out again when the weather warms up for sure though

TollhouseFrank · 02-16-2008, 08:28 PM

i'm not really doin' anything special. Just did what the doc said. Eat Less, Cut out Sugary Drinks, get more active a little at a time.

Nettles · 02-22-2008, 02:13 PM

GOOD JOB MAN! It's hard to go for 2-3 to one plate, I've tried and failed. I'm still young but I've finally started putting on a few unwanted. Again, good job man. I've found I don't gain as fast if I use an 8:30 rule, no eating or drinking anything but water after that. KEEP IT UP! and congrats

02-01-2008, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
TollhouseFrank Chief Warrant Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,290	Me... I lost tons o weight! Or as I say to my wife: Someone has stolen mine weights! Really. As I said in the live-chat thingy... I've gone from a size 64 waist (and likely bigger since i hated wearing jeans, and 64 jeans were very tight on me) down to a loose 56. Thats 8+ inches I've taken off in around 2 months. I cut out Pop (except for special occasions). I drink Juice and Water now. I eat a lot less (down from 3-4 plates per meal to about 3/4 a plate per meal) and eat healthier meals now. More active (will be a lot more so when my daughter is born and I get to working in my garden again this spring/summer). It used to be I couldn't fit in the 'wide-ass' chairs at restaurants or in the movies. Now I can fit and am COMFORTABLE. I'm not stopping here though. I hope to lose another 8-10 inches off my waist by december (if it goes at this pace, it may happen by june or july!). Once there, I'll try to get to 40/38 and call that a stopping point. For me, that would mean having lost 275-300lbs. I'm already feeling better with the 125-130ish (estimated) i've lost already. My knees don't hurt to stand up. My ankles hurt less. I can breathe easier. I don't have to put the seat back in cars anymore because my belly is in the way of the steering wheel... thus it's made driving easier! It feels nice, and I didn't do it by gastric bypass or any other surgery. Just willpower and constant help from my wife to keep me from going back on what I'm doing. __________________ \\\\\\\"When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless its really a meteorite hurtling to the earth which will destroy all life. Then you\\\\\\\'re pretty much hosed no matter what you wished for. Unless its death by meteor\\\\\\\" \\\\\\\"Genius is 1% Insperation and 99% persperation, which is why engineers sometimes smell really bad.\\\\\\\"

02-02-2008, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jenny Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,931	WOW, Frank! WOW WOW WOW! Thank you soooooo much for sharing! I am super proud of you! and so freaking excited for you! what brought on this inspiration? yes a support system means everything in the world! not trying to steal your thunder at all...just wanna share and help and inspire you more...have you read my blog at JensDiet? check it out if you want. pleeeeease keep us posted! yay!!!!! __________________ www.jensdiet.com

02-03-2008, 08:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kruten Chief Warrant Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Flying Welshman Posts: 1,256	Schweetness. Keep it going. __________________ I <3 vintage instruments. Klaatu varada nikto!

02-06-2008, 05:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	Frank, Thats how to do it!! Thats about what I did... lets see...Oatmeal for breakfast, 6" subway sub at lunch(no chips) and a reasonable evening meal.... __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

02-16-2008, 08:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
TollhouseFrank Chief Warrant Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,290	i'm not really doin' anything special. Just did what the doc said. Eat Less, Cut out Sugary Drinks, get more active a little at a time. __________________ \\\\\\\"When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless its really a meteorite hurtling to the earth which will destroy all life. Then you\\\\\\\'re pretty much hosed no matter what you wished for. Unless its death by meteor\\\\\\\" \\\\\\\"Genius is 1% Insperation and 99% persperation, which is why engineers sometimes smell really bad.\\\\\\\"

02-05-2008, 12:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	man that sounds really tough to do, you should post up some progress pics. congrats man

02-07-2008, 10:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	sadly im still a slouch, ill start working out again when the weather warms up for sure though

02-22-2008, 02:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nettles Moderator/ COD4 Addict First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SFA Posts: 1,671	GOOD JOB MAN! It's hard to go for 2-3 to one plate, I've tried and failed. I'm still young but I've finally started putting on a few unwanted. Again, good job man. I've found I don't gain as fast if I use an 8:30 rule, no eating or drinking anything but water after that. KEEP IT UP! and congrats __________________ HEAT