(February 7, 2017 at 9:09 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(February 7, 2017 at 8:55 pm)Sal Wrote: I used to weigh about 230 pounds, now I weigh around 190 pounds. I want to lose another 30 before I'm satisfied with my weight although this is better than 230.
We're weight twins, I think. I started last year at 240, by far the heaviest I've ever been. Now I should be a little under 190.
Have you ever been 160 as an adult? I weighed 165 in high school and had a fairy waist. I'm open to the possibility of setting for a little more than 170 but I'd rather at least try that out. Deciding on a target weight is harder than deciding to start losing.
Was there a reason that you decided to take it off when you did? For me it was the feeling that if I don't do it now that I'm retired, when will I?
I used to weigh 160 pounds for several years until one day around mid 20ies I became ill and gained a whopping 70 pounds in about 1 to 1½ months. I never, until recently lost all those extra pounds (I'm talking weighing 220-230 pounds for 8-9 years). It's a long story, but the gist is that I lost 40 pounds on changing the way I eat, not just dieting. Dieting doesn't work and is only a temporary loss of weight.
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