Five Alarm Milestone Report!!! (^_^)

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:23:41 GMT, "Beverly"
wrote:

Congratulations! I was expecting a picture of you but......nice socksg

Me too )

Those socks look heavy too !!

Ray

"Lesanne" wrote in message
...
Well You Go Doug. !

--
Lesanne
"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

Yay! Yatta! It has finally come!

Yes - I have a long way to go yet, but as far as I'm concerned it is all
downhill from here and the rest can take as long as is needed. This is
the
day I've been waiting for, the day I've been hoping for, since starting
my
diet on June 3 - 218 days ago.

As you can probably tell, I'm extremely happy today!


doug@onward to goal!


Brilliant Doug! Bet all the frustrations seem both small and worth it now!!


--
Rachael
176/114/119

"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...



On 1/7/06 10:18 AM, in article ,
"kmd" wrote:

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 09:10:14 +0900, Doug Lerner
wrote:

I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

[snip]

Check this out:

http://lerner.net/diet/InThe90s.jpg

[big snip]

Fantastic! I love the picture. Made me chuckle out loud.

Taken with my cell phone. Picked up AFTER the weight locked in.

doug


Hehehehe! I've got one of those pics too! Great aren't they!


--
Rachael
176/114/119

Hi, Doug, congratulations! What a way to start the New Year!
Take Care
Catherine
"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

Yay! Yatta! It has finally come!

Yes - I have a long way to go yet, but as far as I'm concerned it is all
downhill from here and the rest can take as long as is needed. This is the
day I've been waiting for, the day I've been hoping for, since starting my
diet on June 3 - 218 days ago.

As you can probably tell, I'm extremely happy today!

And I greatly, greatly appreciate all the supportive messages people take
the time to post for me. This online support group has definitely made all
the difference.

Check this out:

http://lerner.net/diet/InThe90s.jpg

(^_^)

The vital stats:

* Day 218, Week 31 + 1 day
* Weight (kg): 125.0 - 99.8 (minus 25.2 kg)
* Milestone! Finally broke the 100 kg barrier! I'm into two-digits!
* Milestone! Lost more than 25 kg!
* Weight (lb): 275.0 - 219.6 (minus 55.4 lb)
* Milestone! Under 220 lb!
* BMI: 41.3 - 33.0
* Percent lost: 20.2%
* Milestone! Lost more than 20% of my body mass!
* Percent complete to goal: 55%

Here is a summary of my diet method, for reference:

* I figured my "goal weight needed calories" per week. Then I deducted
1,000
calories from the total and put them aside for a bonus and divided the
difference by 7. This gave me 1700 calories per day plus a weekly bonus of
1000 calories for flexibility. Having a bonus helps relieve the stress of
facing a fixed, rigid daily limit.

* I do daily exercise on my stationary bike. I deduct those displayed
calories from my daily total, which is an incentive to do regular
exercise.

* At the end of the week, if there is anything left over from my 1700*7
nominal calorie limit I roll it over to the next week. This adds just a
little more "fun flexibility" to the diet, so some weeks I can eat a
little
more without going off the plan.


doug@onward to goal!

Hi, Eddie. I know you can do it. You are at 306 lb right now, right?

I haven't talked about this point so much, but back in 1998, before I
started another diet (from which I rebounded - a constant fear for the
future) I actually had my all-time peak weight of 304 lb!

Seeing the scale go over 300 lb was a life-altering experience. I never
rebounded to THAT level again.

At any rate, I was where you are now and now I am under 100 kg, and I am a
49 year old basically sedentary male. If I can get under 100 kg literally
ANYBODY can, I am 100% convinced of that!

doug



On 1/8/06 1:15 AM, in article ,
"Eddie-Type2" wrote:

Absolutely wonderful Doug!!! You should be proud of yourself!!!!
I hope I can realize that 100kg hurdle, but I think realistically it won't
be until around Christmas this year!....good for you!

Eddie
Type 2 diabetes
Last A1c = 6.2
Last BP=118/68
Weight June05-359lbs/Current-306.0lbs/Loss to date=52.0lbs/Goal
Weight-153lbs



"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

Yay! Yatta! It has finally come!

Yes - I have a long way to go yet, but as far as I'm concerned it is all
downhill from here and the rest can take as long as is needed. This is the
day I've been waiting for, the day I've been hoping for, since starting my
diet on June 3 - 218 days ago.

As you can probably tell, I'm extremely happy today!

And I greatly, greatly appreciate all the supportive messages people take
the time to post for me. This online support group has definitely made all
the difference.

Check this out:

http://lerner.net/diet/InThe90s.jpg

(^_^)

The vital stats:

* Day 218, Week 31 + 1 day
* Weight (kg): 125.0 - 99.8 (minus 25.2 kg)
* Milestone! Finally broke the 100 kg barrier! I'm into two-digits!
* Milestone! Lost more than 25 kg!
* Weight (lb): 275.0 - 219.6 (minus 55.4 lb)
* Milestone! Under 220 lb!
* BMI: 41.3 - 33.0
* Percent lost: 20.2%
* Milestone! Lost more than 20% of my body mass!
* Percent complete to goal: 55%

Here is a summary of my diet method, for reference:

* I figured my "goal weight needed calories" per week. Then I deducted 1,000
calories from the total and put them aside for a bonus and divided the
difference by 7. This gave me 1700 calories per day plus a weekly bonus of
1000 calories for flexibility. Having a bonus helps relieve the stress of
facing a fixed, rigid daily limit.

* I do daily exercise on my stationary bike. I deduct those displayed
calories from my daily total, which is an incentive to do regular exercise.

* At the end of the week, if there is anything left over from my 1700*7
nominal calorie limit I roll it over to the next week. This adds just a
little more "fun flexibility" to the diet, so some weeks I can eat a little
more without going off the plan.


doug@onward to goal!

Somebody posted a note yesterday cautioning me not to get frustrated if I
weigh myself today and find I had bounced back over 100 kg, since there are
daily fluctuations.

I thought long and hard about whether I should check my weight or not this
morning, and finally curiosity got the best of me.

Fortunately, I was still at 99.8 kg.

But I probably should wait until next Friday to do my next check this time.


doug

*stands up to cheer* good for you, Lee
Doug Lerner wrote in message
...
I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

Yay! Yatta! It has finally come!

Yes - I have a long way to go yet, but as far as I'm concerned it is all
downhill from here and the rest can take as long as is needed. This is the
day I've been waiting for, the day I've been hoping for, since starting my
diet on June 3 - 218 days ago.

As you can probably tell, I'm extremely happy today!

And I greatly, greatly appreciate all the supportive messages people take
the time to post for me. This online support group has definitely made all
the difference.

Check this out:

http://lerner.net/diet/InThe90s.jpg

(^_^)

The vital stats:

* Day 218, Week 31 + 1 day
* Weight (kg): 125.0 - 99.8 (minus 25.2 kg)
* Milestone! Finally broke the 100 kg barrier! I'm into two-digits!
* Milestone! Lost more than 25 kg!
* Weight (lb): 275.0 - 219.6 (minus 55.4 lb)
* Milestone! Under 220 lb!
* BMI: 41.3 - 33.0
* Percent lost: 20.2%
* Milestone! Lost more than 20% of my body mass!
* Percent complete to goal: 55%

Here is a summary of my diet method, for reference:

* I figured my "goal weight needed calories" per week. Then I deducted
1,000
calories from the total and put them aside for a bonus and divided the
difference by 7. This gave me 1700 calories per day plus a weekly bonus of
1000 calories for flexibility. Having a bonus helps relieve the stress of
facing a fixed, rigid daily limit.

* I do daily exercise on my stationary bike. I deduct those displayed
calories from my daily total, which is an incentive to do regular
exercise.

* At the end of the week, if there is anything left over from my 1700*7
nominal calorie limit I roll it over to the next week. This adds just a
little more "fun flexibility" to the diet, so some weeks I can eat a
little
more without going off the plan.


doug@onward to goal!

In article , Doug Lerner
wrote:

Hi, Eddie. I know you can do it. You are at 306 lb right now, right?

I haven't talked about this point so much, but back in 1998, before I
started another diet (from which I rebounded - a constant fear for the
future) I actually had my all-time peak weight of 304 lb!

Seeing the scale go over 300 lb was a life-altering experience. I never
rebounded to THAT level again.

At any rate, I was where you are now and now I am under 100 kg, and I am a
49 year old basically sedentary male. If I can get under 100 kg literally
ANYBODY can, I am 100% convinced of that!

doug



On 1/8/06 1:15 AM, in article ,
"Eddie-Type2" wrote:

Absolutely wonderful Doug!!! You should be proud of yourself!!!!
I hope I can realize that 100kg hurdle, but I think realistically it won't
be until around Christmas this year!....good for you!

Eddie
Type 2 diabetes
Last A1c = 6.2
Last BP=118/68
Weight June05-359lbs/Current-306.0lbs/Loss to date=52.0lbs/Goal
Weight-153lbs



"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
I'm in the 90s! I'm in the 90s!

Yay! Yatta! It has finally come!

Yes - I have a long way to go yet, but as far as I'm concerned it is all
downhill from here and the rest can take as long as is needed. This is the
day I've been waiting for, the day I've been hoping for, since starting my
diet on June 3 - 218 days ago.

As you can probably tell, I'm extremely happy today!


And a fast "Lerner."

Diva

Doug Lerner wrote:
Taken with my cell phone. Picked up AFTER the weight locked in.

Oh, so that's how you did it! I was thinking of my camera which weighs
about 1 kg. I forgot that they made small cameras. :-) On top of which,
my scale the old analog kind which doesn't have this "lock in" function.

--Scott

On 1/9/06 2:29 PM, in article , "Scott"
wrote:

Doug Lerner wrote:
Taken with my cell phone. Picked up AFTER the weight locked in.

Oh, so that's how you did it! I was thinking of my camera which weighs
about 1 kg. I forgot that they made small cameras. :-) On top of which,
my scale the old analog kind which doesn't have this "lock in" function.

I did end up weighing myself again this morning. I couldn't help it. And I
am still under 100 kg, for three days in a row now. So it wasn't a blip.

But 3 days at 99.8. Oh no! A stall! yes, I'm kidding.

doug