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Very impressive. What's your current daily carb intake?
And are you limiting calories? When I lost a bunch of weight about 14 years ago, I did low carb, but not really keto, and I don't recall limiting my calories much. I just changed what I was eating/drinking (I cut out sweet tea and other sugary drinks), and I ended up losing about 45 pounds over the course of about 10 months.
I'm currently trying to do a bit of a "tune up" to shed about 10 pounds to get back to what I would consider my ideal weight. The challenge now is that I think I'm going to have to add some exercise to my routine this time. Last time, I was only ~30, so my metabolism was still decent, and I was in a work role that kept me on my feet all day every day. Now I am sitting at a desk most of each day, and I'm mid-40s, so my metabolism has slowed considerably. Add to that a nagging back injury, and I'm just not nearly as active or energetic as I used to be.
My back has been feeling better the past 3-4 weeks, so I plan to try to go to the gym later this week to do some light weight training for the first time in many years. I'm hoping my back tolerates it so that I can boost my metabolism a little bit and jumpstart my weight loss.
Great work on your major accomplishment. Keep it up and hit that next goal!
Thread Replies (24)
Just hit my lightest weight in 3 decades.
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 18, 2025 at 08:08 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/18/25 08:08 AM ET
Good job. I’m getting closer to my pre-cruise weight. Would like to drop 10
-- DonHo-kieHi
Aug 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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08/18/25 10:55 PM ET
I'm definitely going shopping. I just received two "L" fleece pullovers...
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 19, 2025 at 05:31 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/19/25 05:31 AM ET
Yep, I’m an in-betweener as well.**
-- DonHo-kieHi
Aug 19, 2025 at 05:59 AM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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08/19/25 05:59 AM ET
XLs fit me properly before I started dropping weight...lol**
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 19, 2025 at 06:48 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/19/25 06:48 AM ET
Well done! I returned to 1980**
-- ColoVT82
Aug 18, 2025 at 08:15 PM ET
ColoVT82
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08/18/25 08:15 PM ET
Any weight in the 1980s would be a HUGE win...lol**
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/19/25 10:31 AM ET
Great job Edge!!!! Keep it up. U should be proud! Bet you feel a lot better**
-- HOKIERIT
Aug 18, 2025 at 08:04 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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08/18/25 08:04 PM ET
Awesome work! Remind me when you embarked on this journey...
-- MP4VT2004
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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08/18/25 12:01 PM ET
Yep. Nothing since I started.**
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 19, 2025 at 05:32 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/19/25 05:32 AM ET
Very impressive. What's your current daily carb intake?
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-- MP4VT2004
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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08/18/25 12:17 PM ET
I have been eating at a calorie deficit, but that's not what I'm trying...
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 18, 2025 at 01:03 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/18/25 01:03 PM ET
I’m pretty sure if I ate just one sardine
-- Hokiel
Aug 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM ET
Hokiel
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08/19/25 12:19 AM ET
I’ll have a piece of cheesecake in your honor. **
-- Stork
Aug 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM ET
Stork
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08/18/25 10:12 AM ET
Excuse me sir, I believe you meant "Never give up, never surrender!!”
-- Hurley09
Aug 18, 2025 at 08:18 AM ET
Hurley09
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08/18/25 08:18 AM ET