The BLF Get-in-Shape Thread: (formerly, "A Newer, Thinner Rusty" Thread)....

That's an incredible transformation! Congratulations on it.

I've been struggling with weight loss for the past year or so, and while I've been able to keep from getting fatter, and I feel somewhat healthier, I really haven't lost much weight. (Down to ~290 from a high of 310.)

Never heard of, or tried a one meal a day approach, except unintentionally. How long did it take you to start noticing a significant change, from switching to it?

WoooW

What a change !!! This is truly amazing.

Very well-done

Congratulations. Stay with it. Keep the mindset for the future.

All my adult life, from teens to early 50's I ate only one meal a day and I walked every day. After the stroke I stopped walking and ate more. My blood sugar was going up and I was pre-diabetic. I switched to vegetables, salads and fruit. No processed foods, sugars, etc. I am not pre-diabetic any more and even though I still do not walk, I lost weight.

When a person reaches their bottom, they do something about it, or they die. Glad to see you did something about it.

Ive known people that have lost hundreds of pounds and went through absolute agony to achieve it. Hang in there and dont give up. The worst is far behind you and you should be proud of your accomplishment.

Started noticing almost immediately with water weight loss. Follow these instructionsā€¦

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1241325-how-to-do-one-meal-a-day-the-basics

Youā€™ll drop like a rock, and plateaus are short-lived on OMAD. I assure you, it works.

Way to go, Rusty. Great mod! Should see some real improvement in output. :wink:

Thanks, all.

Now, Iā€™m eating to maintain, and it takes a lot of effort to fill up! Never thought Iā€™d struggle with that.

And no, I wonā€™t be going back to multiple meals. This is far too satisfying.

Rusty I want to congratulate on a huge accomplishment, I have been trying joined a gym a year ago watch what I eat and no luck one of my specialist want me to get a gastric sleeve , my primary doesnā€™t because he has seen a lot of complications with type 1 diabetics I also have had one knee replacement and putting of the other as long as humanly possible so I understand what a great accomplishment you have made! You sir are true inspiration to me!

Congrats!

well done!

Congrats! Glad you found a way that works for you. Thatā€™s just the point, thereā€™s no universal answer for everybody, you gotta find one that just fits your own style. Weā€™re humans, not mass produced 501Bs. :slight_smile:

What a HUGE accomplishment mate. Gratz to you and I hope you continue on this track. You lost more weight than I weight :stuck_out_tongue:

I took about 7-8 months to shed 7 pounds. I had no intention of shedding anything but it just happenedā€¦. From 143 to 136.

To those concerned, no, I am not having to ā€œkeep onā€ or ā€œfightā€ staying on the path. The change has set and I doubt I will ever go back to multiple meals. For the first time in my life, Iā€™m not thinking about food all day!

The challenge is now - no joke - getting enough to eat in one meal to maintain! Seriously, itā€™s a challenge I never thought Iā€™d face! And what a challenge!

Good effort Rusty Joe. You are to be commended on this achievement. The kids will have a ball messing around with this new guy.

Awesome Rusty!!!

Just walk as far as that SP03 will throw each day and you will never have to worry again. :wink:

So youre 1/2 or 1/3 the man you used to be, awesome stuff.

Keep it going and donā€™t give a f* about anybody who is trying to talk you out of your way.
There are tons of possible ways, neither is better.
You found your way which is working.

Keep going and donā€™t slack off your whole entire life. This is something just achieved with a complete change of your mindset but as I see this already happened to you and might be the reason youā€™re now successful.

Iā€™m from Germany and here weā€™re right now facing the first wave of obesity I call it ā€œthe american wayā€.

My personal opinion is that you can boil it down to sugar. All the sugar and especially the high corn sirup which is added to all processed food is in my opinion the beginning of the endā€¦ It doesnā€™t mean that you should avoid it, you just should not consume it vast quantities. Itā€™s always the raw amount youā€™re consuming. Problem is, that this sugar/sirup is added to the food to seduce you to eat more. (Salt is also something you should be aware of!)

When I was in NYC last year, I was amazed what food youā€™re getting in NYC. Itā€™s possible to eat healthy but itā€™s way more difficult than in Germany.
Now think of NYC as one of the ā€œhealthierā€ citiesā€¦

Dunno what to do but the food producing companies are going crazy in the states (my opinion) and I donā€™t know if regulation might be a possible option.

Edit: One example in NYC: We ordered two bagels with cream cheese. In the end we thought about ordering one bagel with cream cheese and three plain ones. The cream cheese would be sufficient for four bagels. :party: For me and my wife, NYC could be cheap, just order one regular one and three plain something and you have your meal! :bigsmile:
The portions are ginormous!!! Never ever seen such big ice cream buckets, Coke bottles and so on. What one person in the USA is consuming should be enough to feed two persons here in Germany. :open_mouth: (And weā€™re also not third world)
BTW, Iā€™ve been a little fatter as a kid, started to do sports and kept my weight always below 75kg/165lb at a height of 1,75m/5,7ft. Right now Iā€™m excercising at least three times a week in a gym just with small weights and my bodyweight and doing more freestyle stuff. So the weight and the problems with it are way bigger in the US as here in Germany albeit itā€™s starting here alsoā€¦

Americans love regulation.

Yep. Itā€™s a ā€œsugardemicā€ over here. Iā€™d still never be thin if it werenā€™t for the artificial sweeteners, I tell ya.

Congrats, RJ. thatā€™s a great achievement.