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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:53:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same. I haven't been able to o figure out frying pork chops, chicken, or steak with almond flour yet. Seems to suck. :/ Crush up pork rinds real fine and use that for breading. I can't remember who posted it but someone here posted in one of the keto threads. It works really good. ETA- Damn it! First time I was at the top and I didn't catch it. Crap. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:31:32 AM EDT
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I'll shoot for 35 by June 1. Currently 219.8. Overall goal is 50# to be below 170.
I'm starting today, though...if I put it off another week I'd need to lose 55# at the rate I've been going the last month. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:34:54 AM EDT
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In. 5' 11" 247 this morning. Goal weight is 199 so we'll aim for an even 50 lbs by June 1.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:37:35 AM EDT
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Put me down for 60 pounds. Working from home has wrecked me.
I hit my ATH a few weeks ago, 275 @ 6'0". I've been afraid to get back on the scale since then. My goal is 195, but we'll see how the first five months goes. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:37:42 AM EDT
[#5]
30#
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:39:41 AM EDT
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I’m in for 25#
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:45:22 AM EDT
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I'm in.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:49:33 AM EDT
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I’m The Pinnacle Of Health & Fitness. That being said, I could always be healthier. I’m down.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:51:15 AM EDT
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I'm in.
I had lost about 30 pounds and then went in for surgery last January and gained it back during my recovery and afterward. But, I've run out of excuses now and need to lose it again. Need to cut out the garbage food and walk the dog more. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 8:58:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm in. I had lost about 30 pounds and then went in for surgery last January and gained it back during my recovery and afterward. But, I've run out of excuses now and need to lose it again. Need to cut out the garbage food and walk the dog more. Penis enlargement?........... 
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Posted: 12/26/2020 9:51:25 AM EDT
[#11]
I'm in for 30. Great thread, thanks!
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Posted: 12/26/2020 9:52:01 AM EDT
[#12]
I really should get in on this
 25lbs is a good number. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 10:34:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Only drink water, instead of sugary drinks and fake bullshit. Try and WALKas much as possible, use a fitness watch to track your steps and try to get at least 10,000 per day, everyday. If you do go to the gym, I would try and stick with only cardio for a few months, like the bike and row machine to start off with. Your diet is the key to losing weight. Emphasis in bold and all caps is mine, from the above quoted section. I guess you can say I started making changes December 3rd, 2020. The following is my post from FirefoxAmmo’s thread on Christmas day: I had this really bad habit after working a night shift of stopping by the gas station and buying a coke, a king size snickers, and a king size payday bar. I think those three together came out to 1,200+ calories. I went to the sleep doctor on December 3rd...a few weeks ago. Their scale said I was something like 304 or 307 . That was shocking. I am 5 foot 10...and a 1972 model. I haven’t had a coke or candy bar since. Been doing the Atkins diet since December 6th. Work had me in the control room staring at 12 computer screens for 12 hour rotating shifts for at least six months. So that didn’t help with the weight.  I am trained up on a new outside job, so I get a lot of walking in:  Which in turn burns off a lot of calories:  I weigh myself every Sunday. I get the Sunday edition of the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper, and set my scale on the front page (as my proof of life). Then I take a pic of my feet, the scale’s digital readout, and the front page all together. If I am successful with my weight loss journey say six months down the road, I’ll be sure to start my own thread and include those pics. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 10:38:38 AM EDT
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I'm in. 235lbs. 5'11. I would like to be at 195. Let's do this! I need the support and accountability.
Dan |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 10:41:26 AM EDT
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I'm in. Shooting for 2 lbs./week.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 10:45:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @SavageTexan Crush up pork rinds real fine and use that for breading. I can't remember who posted it but someone here posted in one of the keto threads. It works really good. ETA- Damn it! First time I was at the top and I didn't catch it. Crap. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Same. I haven't been able to o figure out frying pork chops, chicken, or steak with almond flour yet. Seems to suck. :/ Crush up pork rinds real fine and use that for breading. I can't remember who posted it but someone here posted in one of the keto threads. It works really good. ETA- Damn it! First time I was at the top and I didn't catch it. Crap. I always just baked the chicken/pork instead of frying. Or you could do a parmesan crust and that’s really good in Italian dishes. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 1:13:08 PM EDT
[#17]
I'm in for the #30 that I gained this year
Waaay too much beer, shitty food, no exercise. This year sucked and I have never been this heavy before. 6'0 250 lbs as of this morning |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 1:13:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: Who is with me? Starting January 1 how much do you want to lose by June 1? DrFrige is in for 35# Check in the first of every month with progress? |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 1:16:18 PM EDT
[#19]
I’m in. Currently 6’5, 280lbs. I’d like to lose 50lbs
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Posted: 12/26/2020 1:16:35 PM EDT
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If you're waiting until Jan 1, you're just setting yourself up for one more ride on the roller coaster that's likely to end in failure.
The best time to plant a tree was years ago. The second best time is today. The worst time is someday in the future. Get after it, or don't, but for most people NYR's = cheap talk. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 1:44:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm in. Shooting for 2 lbs./week. If I did the math correctly, AND going with the long standing rule of thumb that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories... Losing 1 pound per week comes out to a daily deficit of 500 calories... Sooooo.... 2 pounds per week = in the hole 1,000 calories per day 3 pounds = - 1,500 cal/day 4 pounds = - 2,000 cal/day |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 2:15:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I did the math correctly, AND going with the long standing rule of thumb that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories... Losing 1 pound per week comes out to a daily deficit of 500 calories... Sooooo.... 2 pounds per week = in the hole 1,000 calories per day 3 pounds = - 1,500 cal/day 4 pounds = - 2,000 cal/day Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm in. Shooting for 2 lbs./week. If I did the math correctly, AND going with the long standing rule of thumb that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories... Losing 1 pound per week comes out to a daily deficit of 500 calories... Sooooo.... 2 pounds per week = in the hole 1,000 calories per day 3 pounds = - 1,500 cal/day 4 pounds = - 2,000 cal/day I was always told 2lbs/week was considered acheivable weight loss goal. When I did keto in 2019 I was doing good until I platued at -30 lbs. I couldn't get it going again. I think, in hind sight, diet soda was the culprit so I'm not going to drink it this time around |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 2:20:59 PM EDT
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Since 10/6 I'm down 13.2 pounds. Started at 240. Trying to get below 210.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 2:24:22 PM EDT
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I would like to be down at least 50 by June.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 2:32:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I did the math correctly, AND going with the long standing rule of thumb that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories... Losing 1 pound per week comes out to a daily deficit of 500 calories... Sooooo.... 2 pounds per week = in the hole 1,000 calories per day 3 pounds = - 1,500 cal/day 4 pounds = - 2,000 cal/day Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm in. Shooting for 2 lbs./week. If I did the math correctly, AND going with the long standing rule of thumb that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories... Losing 1 pound per week comes out to a daily deficit of 500 calories... Sooooo.... 2 pounds per week = in the hole 1,000 calories per day 3 pounds = - 1,500 cal/day 4 pounds = - 2,000 cal/day The problem here is that there's the assumption that 1-pound of fat = 3,500 calories, which isn't accurate (and no one really knows where that myth came from). Also, as you decrease your food intake (unless you totally fast), your basal metabolic rate decreases. Meaning: calorie-counting can only work for so long. If you start at a BMR of requiring 3,000 calories per day just to exist, and then you cut your intake to 1,000 calories/day and you exercise you ass off, within a few weeks or months your BMR will decrease to something like 1,200 calories per day (and you'll be cold all the time). So, aside from totally fasting, cutting your food intake won't help you in the long haul because your body adjusts how much food it uses to exist. That's why fasting is so helpful: your BMR doesn't drop, and sometimes it actually goes up. Reference on the part about 1-pound of fat, 3,500 calories: go to about 8-minutes into this video, although the entire video is great.  Kettles, Calories & Energy Balance: What went wrong? by Dr Zoe Harcombe PhD | PHC Conference 2018 |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 4:32:59 PM EDT
[#26]
Well, made it through breakfast: eggs and coffee. We're still on track!
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Posted: 12/26/2020 4:35:11 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Going back on keto. Carbs are the debbil This. Think I'm gonna train for a half marathon this year as well. (I'm not a runner, only races I've ever done were 5K's) And I'm starting Monday, none of this Jan 1 stuff. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 4:59:30 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @SavageTexan Crush up pork rinds real fine and use that for breading. I can't remember who posted it but someone here posted in one of the keto threads. It works really good. ETA- Damn it! First time I was at the top and I didn't catch it. Crap. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:04:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well, made it through breakfast: eggs and coffee. We're still on track! One thing I make and damn proud of is my lasagne. I made it two days ago with tons of leftover (Italians are like that) Came home to heat some up and DAMN! Right next to it in the refrigerator is a salad. I'm eating the salad 
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:08:55 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. Think I'm gonna train for a half marathon this year as well. (I'm not a runner, only races I've ever done were 5K's) And I'm starting Monday, none of this Jan 1 stuff. I started at 0800 this morning. (as a soft start) I am making an effort not to ingest carbs. Jan 1 though is my hard start with NO room for exceptions No more being a fatbody for me |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:14:15 PM EDT
[#31]
In for 35# as well. 6'3" and 242 now. Back to Keto.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:15:56 PM EDT
[#32]
Can people looking for gainz post here?
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:17:09 PM EDT
[#33]
The 1000 miles in 2020 thread for bicycling kept me motivated and contributed a lot to me being more consistent on the bike. I won't make 1000 miles, but I made way more than I would have without the challenge thread.
Maybe this thread will do the same for weight loss. I'm going for an even 50 lbs. I need to lose a lot more than that, but 10 lbs a month is reasonable. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:17:26 PM EDT
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For those that are seriously interested in losing weight... I have some advice for you that is based in reality and it’s free.
All the special diet, fad, gimmick bullshit is just that... bullshit. Here’s what you do. 1.) Eat less food 2.) Eat healthy, whole foods 3.) Exercise (even walking 1 mile a day) 4.) Eat your calories, don’t drink them I lost 80 lbs in 7 months doing this. No keto, no atkins, no px-90, no jenny craig, none of it, not even a gym membership. Just ate less, drank water only, walked / jogged 7 miles a day religiously, skipped rope for 20 minutes after lunch. 7 days a week rain, snow, or sleet. Went from 220 to 140. You don’t need anything special to lose weight beyond will power and dedication. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:27:13 PM EDT
[#35]
I’m in, but starting on the 4th of Jan.
I’m 6’2”. And right now tipping scales at 228. Want to be 195 to 200. So let’s call it an even 30. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:35:48 PM EDT
[#36]
Tried this last year, got from 226 to 200 by leap day, then lost motivation and covid hit. Was 196 yesterday. Could easily enjoy loosing another 20, could afford to loose 50.
My first epic diet (many years ago), started at 190 something with the goal to get to 170 something. It became a bit of a lifestyle issue for a few years and I did not weigh myself much, but got to the low 150's before my fiance decided it was not a healthy diet for me and I went up to 235. FWIW was sitting at 218 until November. Fucked up my blood sugar and had to go full Keto to get it back under control (think I started around November 15th). Most of the weight loss was from diabetic ketosis though. Fast way to loose weight, as long as you don't go into a coma and die. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:36:27 PM EDT
[#37]
Quoted: Who is with me? Starting January 1 how much do you want to lose by June 1? DrFrige is in for 35# Check in the first of every month with progress? I want to gain 15lbs. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:37:00 PM EDT
[#38]
I’m down, but not till the first.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:39:02 PM EDT
[#39]
I am in. Goal is 175. Current weight is 202. My journey will start on Jan 2.
I already walk 10k to 20k steps a shift at work 3X a week. My plan is to cut down on carbs and change my lifestyle. I already cut milk out of my coffee which wasn’t easy. But every bit helps. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:41:14 PM EDT
[#40]
I am in for 30. I am currently 6'2" and about 250. I take medication that is heavily laden with steroids so this should be fun. I need to do it though.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:41:54 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The problem here is that there's the assumption that 1-pound of fat = 3,500 calories, which isn't accurate (and no one really knows where that myth came from). Also, as you decrease your food intake (unless you totally fast), your basal metabolic rate decreases. Meaning: calorie-counting can only work for so long. If you start at a BMR of requiring 3,000 calories per day just to exist, and then you cut your intake to 1,000 calories/day and you exercise you ass off, within a few weeks or months your BMR will decrease to something like 1,200 calories per day (and you'll be cold all the time). So, aside from totally fasting, cutting your food intake won't help you in the long haul because your body adjusts how much food it uses to exist. That's why fasting is so helpful: your BMR doesn't drop, and sometimes it actually goes up. Reference on the part about 1-pound of fat, 3,500 calories: go to about 8-minutes into this video, although the entire video is great.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaPJMuTNLXII completely agree with you. There is way more to human weight loss or gain than simply saying 3,500 calories = 1 pound of fat... or saying 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories. There is one particular forum member here who I have butted heads with numerous times in just about every GD fatty thread. His mantra is calories in, calories out. Or simply put : CICO . Additionally, I am thinking his mindset treated all calories the same. It didn’t matter if you ate 5,000 calories per day of Twinkies or 5,000 calories of bacon and eggs. If you had a caloric surplus, you gained weight. If you ran a caloric deficit, you would lose weight. The last GD fatty thread we had, I did finally come around to see things his way. But still, in my mind, it is a gross over-simplication to say CICO. I do agree with it from this perspective : If you don’t eat it (or drink it) in the first place, you don’t have to worry about burning it off . Which is the brutal honesty version of the catch-ier phrase “you can’t outrun your spoon". Like your video link, there is a dogma to nutritional science. The hormone leptin was only discovered in 1994... just 26 years ago. Leptin regulates hunger or a hunger response. The hormone ghrelin was only discovered in 199. EDIT: 1999 It causes you to feel hungry. Soooo.., what a lot of people think is settled science, really isn’t . |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:43:49 PM EDT
[#42]
Mark me down for 30. I started yesterday. I walked 9 miles this morning and ate some eggs and leftover Christmas ham ham for breakfast. For lunch was a handful of almonds and celery. Dinner tonight is grilled chicken and Romain lettuce salad.
Starting at 245 and I’m happy at 200-210. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:46:30 PM EDT
[#43]
I'm in.
I need to cut from 15% bodyfat down to 9% or so. Gotten a little chubby this year. |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:46:38 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Going back on keto. Carbs are the debbil Yep I'm in for the weight loss not sure right at this point how much I can commit to all the way out to June But I'll update this monthly along with progress or lackthereof...
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Posted: 12/26/2020 5:49:39 PM EDT
[#45]
I am in for 25lbs by June 1
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Posted: 12/26/2020 6:02:23 PM EDT
[#46]
289.6 this AM
6’2 64 50lbs would drop me below 250 Think I am going to plan on editing this post on Fridays with weigh in results. 12/26 289.6 1/1 287.2 1/7 286.6 1/15 281 1/22 283.4 1/29. 285.8 |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 6:05:20 PM EDT
[#47]
I'd love to do 10lbs
We'll see |
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Posted: 12/26/2020 6:10:20 PM EDT
[#48]
Put me down for 30 by June 1.
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Posted: 12/26/2020 9:30:55 PM EDT
[#49]
Count me in. Keto and OMAD.
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Posted: 12/27/2020 3:36:01 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: For those that are seriously interested in losing weight... I have some advice for you that is based in reality and it’s free. All the special diet, fad, gimmick bullshit is just that... bullshit. Here’s what you do. 1.) Eat less food 2.) Eat healthy, whole foods 3.) Exercise (even walking 1 mile a day) 4.) Eat your calories, don’t drink them I lost 80 lbs in 7 months doing this. No keto, no atkins, no px-90, no jenny craig, none of it, not even a gym membership. Just ate less, drank water only, walked / jogged 7 miles a day religiously, skipped rope for 20 minutes after lunch. 7 days a week rain, snow, or sleet. Went from 220 to 140. You don’t need anything special to lose weight beyond will power and dedication. 
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