Popular Post tjc transport Posted November 12 Popular Post Share Posted November 12 as some of you may know, i had a few issues over the past two years. as a result of those issues, i determined it was damn well past time to address the biggest elephant in the room which was my size. well, i am proud to announce i am now under 200 pounds for the first time on over 30 years. a few years ago at 335 pounds. and as of 4:30 pm yesterday, the new skinny me, at 199.5 pounds. i plan on holding this weight until i see the doctor beginning of January to see if she feels i should stay here, or drop another 20 pounds. as for now i feel great and am no longer taking blood pressure meds. in fact i am adding a pinch of salt to water bottles to raise the blood pressure, the first time i have used salt in over 25 years. the only real issues i have no are the arthritis that kicks my butt especially withing 12-18 ours of it raining, and no more "built in" insulation keeping me warm. i had to turn the home temperature up from 65 to 72. 8 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Well congratulations I don’t know how you did it. I think I mentioned I’m only 5-7 and I weigh the same as you great deal on the blood pressure. Let’s keep up the great work you look terrific. Happy hump day. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Also I’m always cold … I always prefer 72 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Congratulations!!!!! How did you do it??? Diet??? Exercise??? I am 6'4" and have dropped from 250 when driving to 235 in retirement, but would still like to get back to about 200.. I have the arthritis problem in my hips as well as fighting sugar. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Congratulations!!! Looking Good!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 awesome! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GA_Dave Posted November 12 Popular Post Share Posted November 12 I'm happy for you. When I retired 12 years ago, I was 265 pounds. Today, I'm at 230 and still losing. I don't rush things, don't go to a gym, don't starve myself, but have cut back on portions and snacking. I also don't stress about it. Don't know how long I have left, so there is no point in stressing over my weight. At this rate, I should hit 200 in around 10 or 11 more years, IF I'm still here! 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted November 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 12 it all started christmas 2023 when i bit into a martins potato roll and broke another upper tooth. as most of my uppers were bad or missing, i went to a dentist highly recommended by three people i know and said rip them all out and put in implants. in the process of taking out what was left, he found a bunch of problems, including infections, and a passage between the mouth and sinus that took 4 months to heal. over that 4 months i was on a no chew diet.......otherwise knows as baby food. well i lost a little over 40 pounds, and decided i was going all in. cut out sugars, sodas, carbonated beverages, and all starches. and stuck with it. 5 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 nice going bud,,,,giving up anything sucks,,,lol.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted November 12 Popular Post Share Posted November 12 Well done, loosing weight is a challenge and as I get older the challenge is even harder I have no good answers here Was running between 8 and 10 mile each morning for nearly 15 years after I had a accident and busted my back in a couple of spots Dunno if I lost weight or not but sure as I never weigh myself, but I felt better and still take zero medication Developed a heel spur type of deal a few months ago, so did something really unusual, got some new tyres and tubes for a push bike someone gave my years ago Stuff me that took a while to get used to but I am 12 - 13 mile each morning Almost always up at 3.00 am and go straight out to it Well done on the weight loss, I dunno if I could give up Bourbon, the longer I'm married the better it tastes ha ha ha Paul 3 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 awsum, hope you can keep it off. terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 7 hours ago, tjc transport said: as some of you may know, i had a few issues over the past two years. as a result of those issues, i determined it was damn well past time to address the biggest elephant in the room which was my size. well, i am proud to announce i am now under 200 pounds for the first time on over 30 years. a few years ago at 335 pounds. and as of 4:30 pm yesterday, the new skinny me, at 199.5 pounds. i plan on holding this weight until i see the doctor beginning of January to see if she feels i should stay here, or drop another 20 pounds. as for now i feel great and am no longer taking blood pressure meds. in fact i am adding a pinch of salt to water bottles to raise the blood pressure, the first time i have used salt in over 25 years. the only real issues i have no are the arthritis that kicks my butt especially withing 12-18 ours of it raining, and no more "built in" insulation keeping me warm. i had to turn the home temperature up from 65 to 72. Congratulations! Readjusting your body to a lower weight is not easy. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76133-some-health-issues-i-have-had-over-the-past-two-years-and-the-results-of-them/#findComment-585452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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