TLDR: i lost a bunch of weight by not eating.
Okay this is my first check in since Mid June i think. Said i would hit 199 at end of July, well it took me an extra 20 days, but i made it.
Started March 1st of this year at 340 lbs. This morning i weighed in at 199.8
Some statistics -
I am 6'1, 50 years old, fairly thick guy, with thick thighs and calf muscles. Was 44/46 waist size, now 34/36 in cargo shorts.
Lost an avg of .81 lbs in that time.
For most of the time (March 18th through Mid July) I fasted 6 days a week and had one meal on the eating day that was Keto. Usually a chicken fajita salad with guac.
Since Mid July i have been eating Keto after every 2 days of fasting. So monday tuesday fasting, wed have dinner with family, fasting Thursday and Friday, eat on sat. etc
Had a few slip ups along the way of course:
Went to isla mujeres in May, gained about 7-10 but lost it all a few days once i got back. And also in June (i think) i really really blew it (documented on this thread somewhere) and took a week to take of that quick 17 lbs gained. There were certainly a day or 4 that i slipped up as well, but mostly that meant that i was planning on fasting and i had my chicken salad a few days early
My plan going forward is to now fast one day and then eat Keto OMAD on the other. I dont really need to lose anymore weight, so will see if i can maintain at every other day fasting for a bit, then after a month of that and assuming i can stay in the 190s - eventually just go to OMAD where i eat dinner with wife every night.
Some things i learned:
1)We don't need to eat nearly as much as we have been told. 2) I am a much happier person now, i should probably change my Mr. Drummond Pic. 3)Don't tell people you are fasting unless you want to discuss why you aren't about to fall over dead any second. And really don't tell your 75 year old mother. 4) even if you screw up (like i did in June) you can fix it fast. 5) get on the scale every morning. 6)don't let yesterdays bad decision lead to a today bad decision. The classic "i ate bad yesterday so fuck it, i will start again next week" 7)your dick looks bigger and works a lot better not morbidly obese.
And once again a special shout out and sincere thank you to Bernard for discussing his fasting that sent me down this fasting road and to start doing research, which led me to Dr. Jason Fung on youtube and his books. Fasting was tool in my tool box i didn't' know i had.