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I'm male, 23, 6'4", 293lbs and actually not really what I would consider obese due to a large frame, but I am overweight.
I started this diet in Nov. of 2006 at 305lbs and lost 70lbs in 4 months (35 lbs in the first month and 35 lbs in the 3 months afterward). I stayed in the less than 20g/day induction phase for about the first 2.5-3 months. I ended up at 235lbs, was pretty happy with it and then made a lot of life transitions, moving, new job, new place and got out of it. I am now back to 293lbs. I loved it when I had lost the weight and really want to feel that way again so I started back today. I hear that it doesn't come off as fast the second time? So I know this will be hard. The first time I was on it, I was literally losing a pound a day for the first month and a half, it was the most motivation that I had ever had about losing weight and this was with a desk job and working out a couple times a week. I was so into it that I studied it and told everyone that I knew about it, my whole family was on it for a little while but they didn't have the wheelpower and lost it. I loved being able to see a plate of cookies or brownies and not even have the first thought about eating them. After I gained it back, I felt pretty bad about disgracing the diet as it does work but as with any diet if you don't follow it as a lifestyle you gain it back.
My goal this time is to get down to about 220lbs and not lose a lot of muscle in the process. I did lose some strength the first time on the diet but it was well worth it in the end, besides who really needs a 250lb bench press with a desk job, lol.
As you will see, my GF makes me take the pictures.
Before First Time on the Diet:
After the First Time on the Diet (70lbs lighter):
Now:
I started this diet in Nov. of 2006 at 305lbs and lost 70lbs in 4 months (35 lbs in the first month and 35 lbs in the 3 months afterward). I stayed in the less than 20g/day induction phase for about the first 2.5-3 months. I ended up at 235lbs, was pretty happy with it and then made a lot of life transitions, moving, new job, new place and got out of it. I am now back to 293lbs. I loved it when I had lost the weight and really want to feel that way again so I started back today. I hear that it doesn't come off as fast the second time? So I know this will be hard. The first time I was on it, I was literally losing a pound a day for the first month and a half, it was the most motivation that I had ever had about losing weight and this was with a desk job and working out a couple times a week. I was so into it that I studied it and told everyone that I knew about it, my whole family was on it for a little while but they didn't have the wheelpower and lost it. I loved being able to see a plate of cookies or brownies and not even have the first thought about eating them. After I gained it back, I felt pretty bad about disgracing the diet as it does work but as with any diet if you don't follow it as a lifestyle you gain it back.
My goal this time is to get down to about 220lbs and not lose a lot of muscle in the process. I did lose some strength the first time on the diet but it was well worth it in the end, besides who really needs a 250lb bench press with a desk job, lol.
As you will see, my GF makes me take the pictures.
Before First Time on the Diet:
After the First Time on the Diet (70lbs lighter):
Now:
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