I broke the 100 pound barrier today, after stalling in the 90’s for about 3 weeks.
so that makes 101lbs lost from 10-15-03 to 6-12-04.
Word.
Pats on the back welcomed, I have about 140 more to go, so ENCOURAGE ME, DAMNIT!! I mean…encouragement welcomed. 
Wow, that’s awesome. Really. And if you can lose 100, you can lose another 140.
How are you doing it?
Woohoo! Congratulations and keep up the good work!
Congratulations, Dan Turk! That’s wonderful!
Best of luck.
Damn! You are my hero. Way to go!
Seriously, this is a huge accomplishment.
Support, support, support.
And more support!
<raises celery stick to toast your milestone>
Wow, 100 lbs in under 8 months is very good. 3 lbs a week. WHen you say 3 lbs a week it doesn’t sound like alot but over 33 weeks i guess it adds up pretty quickly.
Wow, that’s outstanding! I admire your inner strength.
C’mon, dude. Share the details!
Way to go!
100 pounds? That’s amazing! Gooooooo Dan_Turk!!
bounces around in cheeleader skirt and pom-poms
Seriously, you’ve lost almost a grown adult human being. How cool is that? You might have a long way to go, but think about this: next time you go to the market, try to pick up 100 pounds of dog food, rock salt, or whatever–it will blow your mind how much you’ve lost.
We’ve got plenty of encouragement going on here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249321 (our Doper weight-loss thread, #5)
I’m in the process of losing about 90 pounds, and I’m at 45 pounds so far. You’ve got a handful of us dopers trying to get healthy and ‘hawt’ ;). You’re more than welcome to join us if you’d like.
Total Hijack:
You realize me & JustPlainBryan are in Woodland Hills, just a few minutes away? I work in Hidden Hills.
Or do you like to hide away from the rest of us? 
What a fabulous accomplishment! I can’t even imagine the level of committment involved, you rock.
That’s really great to hear, thanks for encouraging the rest of us!
Wow, congratulations!
Java, remember the brother on Atkins I’ve mentioned a couple times? That’s him. Doing it together has made it much easier.
That’s great, Dan Turk! Good for you!
Definitely come over to the Weight Loss thread and share your story.
I’ve found a healthy mix of crystal meth and exercise to be the magic bullet for me!
err…
I found that by varying my intake daily, I could get my body to shed pounds:
3 days a week: 1200-1500 cals(no, I’m not hungry)
3 days a week: 1500-2000 cals
1 day a week: whatever I want, usually ~2500 cals
That, for some reason, gets my body to lose better than staying on a solid 1800 a day, whatever works, I suppose.
Oh, and I’ve found a new love in sauteed zucchini.
I’m on the Atkins diet, very strictly, not like some people who foul it up(believe me, it’s very irritating to have someone at work order a sweet tea and a low-carb New Orleans Seafood). My Doctor okayed it for me and instructed me to up the fiber, to avoid some of the nasty side effects, and it seems to have worked just fine.
Oh, except I’m dead now, since Atkins is fatal, ask any :wally that is an Olympic Athlete .
oh, and that’s just what I’m doing now…
in the beginning four months, I didn’t count a single calorie, except when I was like “wow…5000 calories today…and I lost a pound, hell yes”
Dude…That rocks! You realize that you’ve lost what equals 2, count 'em 2 actual supermodels?
I’m down 14 for the first month, with about 80 or so to go on Weight Watchers points plan…Damndest thing, I’m still eatin everything I did last month. It works like a charm.
Go DAN Go!
Yes, of course. :rolleyes: It’s a [sarcasm] horrible [/sarcasm] diet. I recently lost 70 pounds on Atkins, and I’m dead, too. That must be why I feel so good.
Do a search on it, and you’ll see some of the narrow-minded thinking that goes on around here about it.