Hey thanks, everyone ! Wow, I'm *blushing* again.
Too Solid, I know I read somewhere it takes 2 years at least for your body to adjust to a new weight when you have lost a lot (More than 10%) so I hope mine is a quick learner, heh.
oolala, 7% within 4 months is great ! It depends on how heavy you were when you started too, it's much harder now for me to lose 1 pound then when I started ... The first month I changed my lifestyle around I lost 14 pounds and it wasn't even that hard. I guess when you are not active and eating badly your body is shocked when you're working out and eating veggies all of a sudden ... I went from 280 to 266 the 1st month. (Lost 16.4% within 4 months.) Nowadays, to lose 'just' 4-5 pounds in a month I feel it requires a lot more discipline and hard work of course. I'm not freaking out over a pound or two now though. I'm pretty close to my goal weight and focusing more on my habits.
For some reason, I was expecting the number to be higher ... only 20% maintained after just a year ?? And I read somewhere else after 5 years it drops to 5% ... This motivates me to be good actually and not quit ... Hey, it can be done. I even stopped fantasizing about cookies lately, I'm cured. I just have one once in a while and that's enough, no need to go through half the bag before stopping.
When you diet and exercise for a whole year straight as I did ... you definitely learn a lot, what you should do, all that good stuff ... or at least you should ! It's not all about the number on the scale, it's about learning how to behave to improve yourself.
I don't really get why only 1 out of 5 people who lose a lot of weight (10% +) gain all of it back (or nearly all !) within a single year after that ... you are supposed to learn so you can avoid making the same mistakes again.
Even 6 months and a half after ending my journey I haven't changed too many things compared to what I was doing before when I was right in the middle of the storm ... I'm still eating well, (big salad for lunch almost every day) exercising hard many times every week, etc. I haven't even been to a fast food place since I ended my year long thing - - it just doesn't seem *right* now, I wouldn't even enjoy it as a treat, unbelievable really. I used to go eat burgers and whatnot 3-4 times per week when I was a *big boy*
I just got in a bit of trouble in early april due to personal issues and being stressed ... I think I gained 8-9 pounds within 2 weeks, I was still training but I was misbehaving too often in the dining room ruining my work outs and more ... (Cookies and ice cream, among other things) At least I bounced back quickly and I learned something as well, it taught me a lesson ...
I have been spot on (almost) for nearly a month straight now. Losing 4-5 pounds and I am motivated to lose the rest as well. I know I can lose 1 pound per week when I am good in any case. (I weigh once a week so it's easy to see the trend)
Cheers !
Marc
38 Years Old, 5'10" Tall
Nov. 1st. 2008 : 280 Pounds
Nov. 1st. 2009 : 190 Pounds
(1 Year : - 90 Pounds)
Current Weight : 194 Pounds