I don’t think “only walking” really covers it - as far as I know, walking is one of the best long-term exercises for human beings. You can make it as intense as you want (or a stroll), it’s easy on the joints, you can do it just about anywhere, in just about any clothing, it’s free…all good. I also look at it like, walking every day is better than sitting on the couch every day.
My starting weight on January 4th: 258.2
Last week’s weigh-in: 235.6
My current weight today: 232.6
My goal weight by March 27th: 232.4 (10% off of stpauler)
I’m extremely ecstatic about losing 3 pounds this week especially since I had strep throat and didn’t work out for two days. I’m 0.2 away from my secondary goal and less than 3 pounds from getting into the 220s.
I got a pair of running shoes that had motion control and have been able to get on the treadmill and run without much foot pain (I have overpronation which usually gives me shin splints when I try to run).
This week, I also tried a new technique called “training down the rack”. Start off doing three normal sets of increasing weight, on the third set go until exhaustion, then bring the weight down and do another set until exhaustion. Repeat until either out of weights or complete exhaustion.
I was up a couple of pounds late last week - 262 vs 259ish a week earlier. This was just after a business trip on which the eating wasn’t the best (and one way I keep awake on those long drives is to eat crunchy stuff… though at least this time one of the crunchy things was a bag of carrot chips each way).
And of course this weekend I was at a Scout event at a ski lodge where you literally cannot find anything healthy to eat. For example breakfast is home fries, sausage, eggs, bacon, biscuits/gravy, French toast… there’s no fruit available, seriously. Lunch is similar. UGH!! Most places, even greasy spoon places, you can find something that’s less artery-clogging. Not this place! My daughter and I stayed off-site the second night, at a B&B, and had much a nicer and healthier breakfast.
Anyway, I’m going to give it a day or so before I get on the scale, so the shock doesn’t kill me 
It’s been about two years since I posted in one of the SDMB weight loss threads.
When I started, I was about 295. Perhaps even more than 300. I was so embarrassed about my weight I avoided a scale for years. I was probably a bit under 210 when I last posted. I plateaued around 210 for a few months, started to lose discipline, and slowly drifted upwards until I reached 222 last July.
I came to realize that I really need to weigh in regularly and keep a food and exercise journal to keep things in check.
I’m happy to report that in February I saw a “1” as the first digit on the scale for the first time in at least 20 years. This morning I weighed in at 196.6, with a 20 day rolling average of 198.5.
My long term goal is 185. But I’m playing a mind game of losing 5 pounds at a time, so I should reach my current goal of 195 real soon.
Congratulations! That is so incredible!
This is so awesome! You’ll reach 185 before you know it!
Well, I attended a local Biggest Loser Contest Final Weigh-In yesterday with some out-of-town friends. There were about eight of us and we’ve been competing to lose weight for the last two months.
I won! I lost 4.2% of my body weight in 8 weeks. I got $80 out of the deal, not bad, eh?
I am now 16 pounds away from a healthy BMI, having lost a total of 50 pounds. I am sooooo close! I’ve been taking it easy for Spring Break, just to give myself a bit of a rest, but come next week I’ll be back on track and ready for the final stretch!
It’s great when that happens, isn’t it? I managed it briefly and hope to be back there soon! Well done. 
As of my weighing this morning, I have lost 18 pounds in eight months. That sounds awfully slow, but my goal is to make sustainable changes for permanent weight loss, and I haven’t been deprived at all in those eight months. The way I figure it, it took me 43 years to get here; if it takes a couple of years to get to a healthy weight, that’s fine. I’m not going anywhere.
Hehe that’s one good thing about being over 300 to start I guess. 
When I went to calculate a good healthy diet for losing 2 pounds a week it was still 2500 calories a day. 2500 Calories of healthy food is hell of a lot of food, once you stop getting 1600 in a nice compact Double bacon cheesburger meal, the volume in vegetables and chicken breast and whole-grain cereal is impressive, and lets just say my Toilet paper budget has increased.
ETA
Err, not to imply you were over three hundred :smack: I meant as a contrast to your situation.
I hit 60 pounds lost around January, then I got a new job and moved to Chicago. I gave it a go trying to maintain the insane diet I was on for about a month, but I decided to drop it for a while. Since I moved here, I’ve gained about 6 pounds… but I contend that a good chunk of that is muscle. Muscle and water.
On the diet I was drinking around a gallon of water per day, which kept my retained water weight down, and I’m pretty sure that the 7 months I was on a sub-1500 calorie diet I lost a bit of muscle mass. Then I moved to chicago and went from walking from the bed to the fridge to the computer to the bathroom to the bed to walking 2.5 miles per day and at least 8 flights of stairs per day, so I know I’ve been building some muscles in my legs.
Also, did you know that they have pizza in chicago?
Just to add: that kicks ass! Well done.
Another update on my part: Lost 2 pounds from last week (153 pounds now).
Like what wolfmanr says, it seems to be getting harder; the calories budget is getting lower.
Okay I am starting as of yesterday. Starting at 76 kilos (168 lbs).
Let the games commence.
I seem to have stalled around the 57.3kg mark so I think I need to change something to continue my weight loss. I had 2 scrambled eggs on 2 slices of toast today instead of my regular lunch (2 slices of wholegrain bread stacked with spinach, tomato, smoked salmon and cucumber) and really felt it - ended up crashing and skipping my evening training session because I was so tired. I definitely won’t be doing that again!
I’m going to make a couple of small changes in my diet to see if it helps:
- swapping my current 180 calorie yoghurt for a 100 calorie one
- sliced turkey or chicken breast instead of smoked salmon on my lunch sandwiches
- snacking on vegetables in the afternoon instead of having a museli bar
- keeping a constant supply of kimchi for my savoury cravings
I’m also on the hunt for a good lentil curry recipe (going to try this one) to add to my fortnightly food rotation.
Up 2.5 lbs this week, but not very surprising. Although I was skiing Fri-Sun we had lots and lots of food at the cabin. I’ve been relying on my weight loss during the week to counter balance the freedom to eat what I wanted on the weekends, but I can’t really do that anymore.
Still down 25 lbs since New Years, I’m getting to the point where I need to buckle down and make the lifestyle changes when I’m away from home.
February was a rough month; the tendinitis in my knee on my birthday in late Januar went from “manageable with a brace” to “screaming in pain when I briskly walked or took the stairs”. Doc’s orders were a month of PT and of rest; I’m amazed that I only gained 2 lbs. So March started off and I’ve slowly been working back into the workout regimen (working out decreases my appetite substantially).
Discovering soy chips and eating them instead of potato chips (even in small amounts) was a lifesaver. Also, dessert has always been my weakness; in February I really made the effort to make my own, which are made with whole wheat flour and splenda/sugar blend. I cannot diet, but I can substitute. Also, I’m happy to report that I fit into size 8 jeans comfortably; I tried them on a whim this past weekend and they fit! 
OK, I’m posting for the first time because I need somewhere in the universe to document my progress (and hold me accountable )
August 2009 - 209 lbs
March 11, 2010 - 178.6
Total lost to date - 30 lbs
I have essentially changed everything about how and what I eat, primarily through cutting out beef entirely and adding in every whole grain I can think of. I started riding my bike 3 days a week, at a minimum - and it’s slooooowly melting away! I never really understood the idea of lifestyle changes leading to weight loss - I could understand how people who decided to run marathons or eat only green beans would get thinner, but I didn’t know that I could make what to me are small, non-sacrificial changes and see such great results.
Not that it’s easy…but it’s very rewarding. Kudos to everyone on here (or reading this) - way to go!
AL
I finally weighed myself - just under 263, first thing in the morning, no food etc. Oh well, that wasn’t as big a gain from the weekend as it might have been.
Oh, and today, despite not really drinking all that much (a 22 ounce water bottle, not quite emptied)… I’m making a LOT of trips down the hall. I guess a lot of last week’s gain was plain old H20 and my weight is dropping back down again. We’ll see what things look like tomorrow at the doctor’s office.
Good! Because “dieting” DOES NOT WORK. You have to incorporate changes that you can maintain forever. Otherwise, when you’re done “dieting” and go back to your former habits, guess what? The weight comes right back.
56.7kg today. I weighed myself at the gym, saw the .7 and was so disheartened. Then I registered that the number in front was 56 and not 57! It’s a pretty dramatic weight loss for me, and I attribute it to the couple of extra training sessions I’ve added for an upcoming competition (which I’m now at the bottom of my weight division for - d’oh!) I went up to 65kg for my top set in deadlift as well, so am feeling pretty good about that. My right hip flexor is playing up so I might have to skip cardio tomorrow.
Today
Breakfast: fruit yoghurt and an apple
Post workout snack: banana
Lunch: spinach, cherry tomato, and bits of chicken breast over quinoa
Afternoon snack: strawberries and chocolate yoghurt
Post workout snack: banana
Dinner: beef and broccoli over quinoa
Exercise: judo in the afternoon and weight training in the evening, plus about 50 minutes of walking to get to and from both locations