Last Kilt Just Fell Off

[xman]

It's official. I've been counting calories and losing weight as well as girth of course and even my tightest kilt, made just three months ago is now too loose. Since starting my weight loss I am down almost three inches, nearly four inches from my widest. It's a greater achievement than I thought possible for me. I've been holding my kilts up by belt alone for weeks now. I've got some alterations to do. I should point out that I couldn't have done it without the great free online software at www.myfitnesspal.com *. If you need some help tracking your calories in and out to make your own kilts fall off you could give it a try. It's working great for me. I've got a few more pounds to go and about another quarter inch around the waist I suspect, but I'm confident that I'll be there before midwinter starts.



X

* I am not affiliated in any way with this product. I just use it.

[pugcasso]

congrats on losing some inches...

Last Kilt Just Fell Off

If that's not reason to wear underwear underneath, I don't know what is.

[MNlad]

Here I thought it was a thread on shoddy construction. Congratulations! Alterations are a small price to pay. It's also a great excuse for increasing the wardrobe. Do they make a MacWaistwatcher tartan?

[Couper]

The software is a tool (and there are a variety out there) but the motivation has to come from within. Congratulations on meeting your goals.

I'll bet you feel a lot better as well as look better. There is, indeed, a health benefit to what you are doing.

My tool: I was introduced to the "Lose It" app for iPhone (loseit.com) last year by a friend who has subsequently lost 40 pounds. (His wife lost nearly 50.) It took me a few months of watching his success before I "got serious." The result is that I have lost 32 pounds in the last year. I am continuing on track for another 13-15 pounds. I am looking at my goal of 175# by late winter/early spring.

[plaid preacher]

congrats Xman, that is a great accomplishment. Sorry to hear about the kilts.

[CDNSushi]

Congrats! It is a nice feeling, and yet... When you have a wardrobe full of clothes, it gets not only annoying but expensive too. I've also dropped a lot of weight over the past year and a half -- about 2 bowling balls' worth (10kg / 22lbs) by adopting a vegan diet (no animal products of any kind -- meat & dairy). I've also been exercising at least three days a week. All my kilts are now on their tightest strap and they're just barely staying up on their own without a belt... If I were to suddenly suck in my gut, I'd be standing nekkid.

Keep up the good work and the healthy lifestyle.

JD

[Mael Coluim]

Well done, X & JD!

The nice thing about following a whole food plant (vegan) diet you don't need to count calories.

[frank_a]

Good for you Xman. I know what it's like, dropping 6-8 inches in waist size 6 or 7 years ago. Since then I have maintained the lower weight, and do hope someday to press on downwards again. I'd love to lose another 6" in waste size, but it is NOT easy!

Worrying about clothing cost is not a good thing. Bottom line for a lot of heavy dudes is you'll stay alive longer with less weight, and have a lot better time. Buy a new wardrobe.

Frank

[xman]

The nice thing about following a whole food plant (vegan) diet you don't need to count calories.

This may be largely true, but it isn't exclusive. I have a vegan friend who is quite heavy and it has always seemed curious to me why. I am also dramatically reducing the amount of animal products we eat in the house. That's been pretty recent though. I'm not sure yet how it may be helping my weight loss or not. *shrug*

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement everyone. It has been hard at times, but rewarding. The hardest hit really is that a pint of beer is about 250-300 calories.

[CDNSushi]

This may be largely true, but it isn't exclusive. I have a vegan friend who is quite heavy and it has always seemed curious to me why. I am also dramatically reducing the amount of animal products we eat in the house. That's been pretty recent though. I'm not sure yet how it may be helping my weight loss or not. *shrug*

That's true. But remember, that vegan doesn't necessarily mean healthy... For the most part you really don't need to count calories on a vegan diet, but that stops being the case when you consume primarily vegan junk food.

McDonalds fries & apple pies are a good example. Very much vegan... Very much a waistline killer
chocolate: also "vegan" but very fattening
potato chips, Doritos, other snack foods: same thing
white bread / white flour products / white rice: vegan but not exactly nutritious. Most of the good, healthy stuff has been stripped away
canola oil / olive oil / coconut oil / olive oil: all said to be "healthy" oils and it ARE vegan, but ounce for ounce, it's still 100% FAT
sugar (especially white, granulated sugar): extremely bad for you, even though it's "vegan"
colas/fizzy drinks: incredibly fattening even though they are "vegan"
HFCS: Don't even get me started!

A great place to start if you've already decided to have a healthy lifestyle, is to watch the movie "Forks Over Knives." Roger Ebert called it a film that can save your life, and CNN's Sanjay Gupta loved it!

A good way to follow up is to read "The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell.

Then, go out and get: Dr. McDougall's cookbook.... And The Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Finally, pay a visit to findingvegan.com. (Careful though -- not all the recipes on there are actually healthy, especially when you start getting into the desserts).

You'll NEVER be bored with your meals! Every day will be an adventure in eating, and very much delicious! I found that for me, going vegan did NOT limit my options -- it expanded my menu tremendously.