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Keefe said:
Also, 245 would be a great goal by Christmas!
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Yeah that is about what I was shooting for. I imagine I will get there before that though. But with Thanksgiving looming large I will probably slide back a bit. I am going to be following my wife's eating plan pretty closely after her surgery so I will likely see some stronger losses during that phase. We'll see.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Yeah that is about what I was shooting for. I imagine I will get there before that though. But with Thanksgiving looming large I will probably slide back a bit. I am going to be following my wife's eating plan pretty closely after her surgery so I will likely see some stronger losses during that phase. We'll see.
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I was gonna say 240 but think that’ll be tough. Go for it!
 
Keefe said:
I was gonna say 240 but think that’ll be tough. Go for it!
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She will go through some pretty tough stuff in terms of eating after her surgery, and I am going to try to follow it as much as I can. But she will drop weight like crazy right after. They said as much as 20-30% of her body weight in the first 90 to 120 days. Right at the beginning they can settle in at 1-2 pounds per day. Pretty insane. I don't think I can handle that diet entirely but I am going to try, scaled up a bit for my body size and composition. It will be an interesting 3-4 weeks that is for sure.


My final goal weight is 225. I would love to get down to 215 even if it is for a single week's weigh-in, as that is the lowest I have really ever been since I left jr high, and when I was at my most fit. But I can maintain 225-235 for the long haul I beleive.
 
Week 0, Aug 15 - 287.0 lbs
Week 1, Aug 23 - 282.4 (-4.6)
Week 2, Aug 29 - 276.8 (-5.6; -10.2)
Week 3, Sept 6 - 274.0 (-2.8; -13.0)
Week 4, Sep 13 - 272.8 (-1.2; -14.2)
Week 5, Sep 20 - 268.2 (-4.6; - 18.8)
Week 6, Sep 27 - 265.8 (-2.4; -21.2)
Week 7, Oct 04 - 264.8 (-1.0; -22.2)

Ok finally plateaued a bit. Have still been faithful to the diet and exercise, but likely adding some muscle offset some losses, is my bet. Have not had a single "cheat" day yet, so that's solid. This week I will transition to a liquid diet with my wife on Thursday, as her surgery is next Wednesday. Then I will start my water fast. Should drop a bunch over the next 2 weeks, we'll see. Might see an uptick as I retain more water if I get out of ketosis, but I doubt that will happen so soon, especially following essentially a low/no carb diet still. After that, I transition to a whole foods diet, still cutting sugar and processed foods, except meat products (I cannot give up sausage like brats, and bacon, both considered "processed foods"), and reducing my fat and increasing protein, so more of a standard Atkins approach than a pure keto approach. Still watching calorie counts. That is what my wife will be doing for several months, so I will mimic that. I imagine over that time I will continue to lose maybe 2 pounds per week, so I expect by, say, Thanksgiving, to be down another 16-18 pounds, at about 248. We'll see. Thanksgiving will be my first real cheat day, at least that is the plan. So far, so good.


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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Keep up the good work Log. Really cool what you're doing and thanks for sharing w/ JFC.
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Thanks Cy, I appreciate it. This is a good way to keep myself accountable and keep a record of my progress, so it helps keep me on track.
 
Starting an all-liquid diet today. Had a couple of bad days this week, it's tough to be 100% committed to a strict diet like keto, so I ate more than I should a few days, but really still kept within my macro ratios, so that should be ok. But starting today doing only protein drinks, clear liquids like broth, sugar free jello and popsicles, can do cream soups but probably going to avoid those for the most part. So 5 days of liquid diet then the surgery next Wednesday. Then I start my 7-day fast. Should be an interesting couple of weeks for sure. The wife is doing well, lost nearly 20 pounds doing her prep for the surgery, which is good. Blood work was all good. She is in good health heading into the surgery so that is encouraging.
 
Can't wait to hear how your wife's surgery goes. My brother is scheduled for Nov 22, and I'm nervous about it.
 
Well my right shoulder essentially stopped working about 6 weeks ago and i started doing physical therapy but it didnt seem to improve so i got an MRI last week and today i saw an orthopedic doctor who said i have a tear in my rotator cuff apparently.
So i need surgery. Bleh.
Since im on a high deductible insurance plan im just going to deal with the pain until january to ge the surgery so that way i meet my deductible early in the year.

Freaking sucks. Dr says it a 4-6 month recovery period where i basically cant use my right arm at all and then a bunch of physical therapy after that


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JazzGal said:
Can't wait to hear how your wife's surgery goes. My brother is scheduled for Nov 22, and I'm nervous about it.
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T-minus 2 days and counting. She is excited. I am more nervous than she is, but I think everything will be fine. All signs point to a good outcome. Although those are probably infamous last words.
 
Week 0, Aug 15 - 287.0 lbs
Week 1, Aug 23 - 282.4 (-4.6)
Week 2, Aug 29 - 276.8 (-5.6; -10.2)
Week 3, Sept 6 - 274.0 (-2.8; -13.0)
Week 4, Sep 13 - 272.8 (-1.2; -14.2)
Week 5, Sep 20 - 268.2 (-4.6; - 18.8)
Week 6, Sep 27 - 265.8 (-2.4; -21.2)
Week 7, Oct 04 - 264.8 (-1.0; -22.2)
Week 8, Oct 11 - 258.4 (-6.4; -28.6)

Wow going on a strict liquid diet makes you just drop the weight, right? Holy cow! It has been a weirdly not that hard week really. We have been on a liquid diet for 5 days, and today is nothing but clear liquids with nothing but water after 10 pm all the way through surgery tomorrow. Up to today we could still have like cream soups or sugar free pudding or what-have-you, but today is nothing but stuff you can see through, essentially. Tomorrow is just nothing at all. Surgery tomorrow at 3:00 pm, seems like a weird time of day for surgery though. There are a few videos on youtube showing the actual arthroscopic surgery from the point of view of the camera inside someone's gut. Man those are hard to watch, but we watched 3 or 4 of them last night. She wants to know exactly what she is getting herself into. They say the recovery isn't normally too bad, but diet control is essential to success afterward. I am starting my water fast at 10:00 pm tonight, basically, since I will not eat anything for a week after today, until next Wednesday. I have some electrolyte supplements that are recommended for water fasts because it is non-nutrient and provides the electrolytes you lose drinking nothing but water, and a little flavor when all you are drinking is water. This is it:

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LogGrad98 said:
Week 0, Aug 15 - 287.0 lbs
Week 1, Aug 23 - 282.4 (-4.6)
Week 2, Aug 29 - 276.8 (-5.6; -10.2)
Week 3, Sept 6 - 274.0 (-2.8; -13.0)
Week 4, Sep 13 - 272.8 (-1.2; -14.2)
Week 5, Sep 20 - 268.2 (-4.6; - 18.8)
Week 6, Sep 27 - 265.8 (-2.4; -21.2)
Week 7, Oct 04 - 264.8 (-1.0; -22.2)
Week 8, Oct 11 - 258.4 (-6.4; -28.6)

Wow going on a strict liquid diet makes you just drop the weight, right? Holy cow! It has been a weirdly not that hard week really. We have been on a liquid diet for 5 days, and today is nothing but clear liquids with nothing but water after 10 pm all the way through surgery tomorrow. Up to today we could still have like cream soups or sugar free pudding or what-have-you, but today is nothing but stuff you can see through, essentially. Tomorrow is just nothing at all. Surgery tomorrow at 3:00 pm, seems like a weird time of day for surgery though. There are a few videos on youtube showing the actual arthroscopic surgery from the point of view of the camera inside someone's gut. Man those are hard to watch, but we watched 3 or 4 of them last night. She wants to know exactly what she is getting herself into. They say the recovery isn't normally too bad, but diet control is essential to success afterward. I am starting my water fast at 10:00 pm tonight, basically, since I will not eat anything for a week after today, until next Wednesday. I have some electrolyte supplements that are recommended for water fasts because it is non-nutrient and provides the electrolytes you lose drinking nothing but water, and a little flavor when all you are drinking is water. This is it:

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Whew, that sounds intense. Any idea how much you might lose after fasting for a week?
 
Gameface said:
Whew, that sounds intense. Any idea how much you might lose after fasting for a week?
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No clue really. I think it might be equal to what I lost last week, so maybe another 6 pounds. Take me down to about 34 or maybe 35 lost at that point.

Then I will transition to more of a whole foods/Mediterranean-type diet, kind of higher protein, moderate fat, lower carb (like the basic Atkins approach but not as severe) for the longer haul, still avoiding processed foods, quick carbs, and sugar in general. Then I imagine my weight loss will slow down to 1-2 pounds per week or so. I am thinking I will probably hit 45 pounds before Christmas at that rate. Overall goal of 235 on the high end, 220 on the low end, so that gets me most of the way there as I could be pushing 240 by Christmas. I will likely backslide a few times over the holiday, but I am trying to plan that out so it is minimize and I don't feel cheated or anything. But so far so good.

Believe it or not one weird thing I really miss is oatmeal, specifically steel-cut oats. And not even because of the sweeteners or whatever, as I usually just add fruit, but it just sounds so filling and comforting. A warm bowl of steel-cut oats with fresh apples and pecans and a little brown sugar or something. Weird, right?
 
LogGrad98 said:
No clue really. I think it might be equal to what I lost last week, so maybe another 6 pounds. Take me down to about 34 or maybe 35 lost at that point.

Then I will transition to more of a whole foods/Mediterranean-type diet, kind of higher protein, moderate fat, lower carb (like the basic Atkins approach but not as severe) for the longer haul, still avoiding processed foods, quick carbs, and sugar in general. Then I imagine my weight loss will slow down to 1-2 pounds per week or so. I am thinking I will probably hit 45 pounds before Christmas at that rate. Overall goal of 235 on the high end, 220 on the low end, so that gets me most of the way there as I could be pushing 240 by Christmas. I will likely backslide a few times over the holiday, but I am trying to plan that out so it is minimize and I don't feel cheated or anything. But so far so good.

Believe it or not one weird thing I really miss is oatmeal, specifically steel-cut oats. And not even because of the sweeteners or whatever, as I usually just add fruit, but it just sounds so filling and comforting. A warm bowl of steel-cut oats with fresh apples and pecans and a little brown sugar or something. Weird, right?
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I would guess you'll actually lose more around eight pounds next week depending on your exercise threshold. Coming out of it, expect to gain at least half of that back so please don't be alarmed if the scale goes back up as your body readjusts to actual food.

Keep up the great work!
 
Avery said:
I would guess you'll actually lose more around eight pounds next week depending on your exercise threshold. Coming out of it, expect to gain at least half of that back so please don't be alarmed if the scale goes back up as your body readjusts to actual food.

Keep up the great work!
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Thanks!

Yeah I am expecting a rebound, not too worried about that. Still think I will be on track for 40+ before Christmas, which would be cool.
 
Avery said:
I don't see why you wouldn't be - gotta get in prime mankini season for hitting the shores of the Great Salt Lake for December amirite.
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We are going to Hawaii next May so that is the target. Pretty sure I will be about here by then...

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Two updates. First the important one, my wife made it through the surgery really well. Doctor said she has no issues or complications. But now she's working through the pain of eliminating the CO2 they use to inflate the abdomen for the surgery. Unfortunately it has to be transferred out through the blood and organs, which is a slow painful process. We have her walking a lot and it's helping but she said she'd rather have another baby than have this pain again. Looks miserable. It'll be good in the long run but living through this part is hell.


Ok, 2nd update. 2 days into my fast. Only water and an electrolyte supplement so far, and I've lost 4 pounds in the last 2 days. So that makes about 33 pounds. Mostly water these 2 days but still pretty crazy. My pants fit looser this morning and I had to tighten my new belt up one more notch. Interesting to see where this goes in 5 more days

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fishonjazz said:
Well my right shoulder essentially stopped working about 6 weeks ago and i started doing physical therapy but it didnt seem to improve so i got an MRI last week and today i saw an orthopedic doctor who said i have a tear in my rotator cuff apparently.
So i need surgery. Bleh.
Since im on a high deductible insurance plan im just going to deal with the pain until january to ge the surgery so that way i meet my deductible early in the year.

Freaking sucks. Dr says it a 4-6 month recovery period where i basically cant use my right arm at all and then a bunch of physical therapy after that


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Sorry dude. Schedule right now for early January. Rehab intelligently afterward. You guys have long winters out there anyway. Hopefully it’ll be good to go May 1st, or at least Memorial Day, and your summer will be awesome because you’ll be pain free.
 
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