Glad to hear you're feeling better and your diet and workout regiment's paying off
Thanks for sharing with us =3

In the course of my diet, I had a ureteral stone because I failed in controlling water which I take every day. The stone itself was very tiny but it was tremedously painful. I was in hospital for a day and took a flood of intravenous injections which was to dissolve the stone, which was successfully discharged on the same day.

Waiting for the rest of the results of my blood test, I look forward to better values both to my nutral lipid and blood-sugar level. So far, no bad things have
happened to my body since I have reduced my weight by 35lbs. Normal blood pressure, taking back my six pack, I am really glad that the cloths get along with me better. I, however, will have to buy new cloths because the size turned from the "XL (2L)" into the "L", or the "M."

Whew! I'm glad that you were able to get rid of that stone. I remember after my hernia operation, I was awfully sore for a few days.

Because of the medications I'm on, I get some blood tested every 4-7 months. I'm fortunate that nothing has turned up yet.
That's great to here you've gotten so buff. A little hard work goes a long way ;3

It was sorry to hear that you took an operation to the hernia. Though your blood test every 4-7 months will be of your help to control your health, I hope you an earlier complete recovery.

Thanks so much ^^

Glad to hear from you.

Thank you. It seems that I managed to get rid of the risk of lifestyle related diseases which I do not need to fall. It was really really easy to put on a weight,
on the contrary, it is extremly difficult to reduce it. I learned a lesson that it is really important to do some exercise every day, and avoid over-eating. Looking at the past records of the quantity of foods which were served to people in the food service industry both in the U.S. and Japan, I found that the volume of them has increased by 1.5 - 1.8 times in average in comparison with the records of 1969. We are happy to eat enough at lower price although, it is dreadful that everybody seems to be inclined to do over-eating unconsciously.

That can happen.

What kinda diet did you do? I've tried to lose weight and seem to stay at a steady weight.

What I did may not be true to everybody, I took the following steps to reduce my weight:

STEP 1 - TO KNOW THE NECESSARY CALORIES PER DAY
Apply the following formulae to see the BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate):

MEN: 88.362 + (13.397 x weight in Kg) + (4.799 x height in cm) - (5.677 x your age)
WOMEN: 447.593 + (9.247 x weight in Kg) + (3.098 x height in cm) - (4.330 x your age)
*these formulae may work for the Caucasoids.

*1lb.=0.453592Kg / 1ft.=30cm, 1 inch=2.54cm
e.g.: 5'12": 5 X 30 + 12 X 2.54 = 180.5cm
190lbs.: 190 X 0.453592=86.2Kg


STEP 2 - SET UP THE DIETARY PLANS AND EAT AT REGULAR HOUR
Based upon the number of BMR which I calculated, I decided to take 1,200Kcal in total every day. It was lower than that number, but I did not think it a problem becauseI have already had much of subcutaneous fat. I also made it a rule NOT to eat unbalanced meals, and NOT go on a fast. Then I decided to take every meal at regular hour, for instnace:

BREAKFAST: 06:30AM - 08:00AM
LUNCH: 11:30AM - 12:30PM
SUPPER: 06:30PM - 08:00PM

*No snacks and no beverages which contain sugar.


STEP 3 - EXERCISE
I started to have half a mile of quick walking at the commencement in thirty minutes after lunch every day. Along with getting accustomed to it, I extended the distance of walking. Now I have 4 miles run every day. It is important to let the muscles work. Slow walking and walking without siwnging the arms may not be much of help. Our body seems to be inclined to burn up the calories which we took newly. So I thought it really necessary to do some exercise to have my body burn up the calories which I took in the past. FYI, 4,000 steps in quick walking burn approximately 200Kcal, however, I do not think that walking, jogging, and running are only the exercises. We can do any other sorts of exercise, such as doing some sports, dancing, skateboarding, roller skating, and so on.


STEP 4 - GO TO BED EARLY
On starting them, I had been tormented by incessant hunger for the first one month. I had always been tempted to take a midnight snack so badly that I decided to go to bed early before I felt hungry for midnight snack. Interesting to say, I started to feel less hungry around when a month has passed since I started doing them.

These are the examples I implemented. Though they may force you a huge perseverance, I have been glad that they could be some of your help.
Again, these are the examples. Since everyone has a different body, I hope you will set up a suitable plan for you.

Thanks! I'll give it a try!!

You are welcome. If you chose running or jogging as exercise, please remember to wear a pair of suitable shoes for them.
If a man had 155lbs. of weight, approximately 617lbs. of load are applied to his knees at each time he steps out for running.

Keep up the good job. :3

Thank you. I am still going on diet. Wishing to reduce my weight to 146lbs., I have heard that it is far more difficult to maintain the weight. Just looking around, there are numbers of cheap and high caloried foods around us:

Potato chips: 60g (2.10oz.), Abt. 360Kcal, JPY78.-/pack (USD0.82.-)
Danish pastry: 100g(3.52oz.) Abt. 396Kcal, JPY168.-/pc. (USD1.78.-)
Milk chocolate: 60g(2.10oz.) Abt. 340Kcal, JPY85.-/pc. (USD0.90.-)
Cup noodle: 77g(2,72oz.) Abt. 364Kcal, JPY128.-/pc. (USD1.35.-)
and so on.

By now, it must be we, the consumers that should be careful with over-eating.

You're right, overeating needs to be handled.

Congrats, and keep at it.

Thank you. I am sure to keep at it because I have learned my lesson enough. No more high blood pressure which makes me feel dizzy just while I was watching the screen of personal computer, no more of feelings as if my heart beat ceased for a very little moment, and so on. ><;

Bravo, sir! Well done. Now you have only to keep yourself in better health. Good luck!

Thank you. Having 149lbs. now, I need 3lbs. of reduction. Yes, it will be more important and difficult to maintain the weight which I have reduced. When I got my targetting weight, 146lbs., I am planning to increase my calories to 1,400Kcal/day, and keep doing exercise every day.

I had the same kind of experience as you recently, having lost more than 60 lbs over 5 months, and my secret was exactly the same as yours: eating less and healthy, going to bed early, and above all, doing exercise daily! I know how hard it is to be determined enough, especially since the efforts are definetly not visible quickly, so kudos to you! :D

And after 4 months of staying at the right weight, i can tell you to best possible way to stabilize yourself is to exercise several times a week. Daily is even better. At least that's how i did it!

Je suis très heureux de lire votre commentaire que vous vous êtes margi votre poids corporel par plus de 27Kge pour 5 mois dans les mêmes façons que je fais. C'ets aussi excellent que vous le gardez sans changement parceque ce sera plus difficile pour éviter l'augumentation.

Comme tout le monde nous dit, il n'y a que faire de l'excercice ou du sport, et que manger moins pour nous mettre en regime. Comme vous dites, nos efforts sont invisibles comme nous nous entrainons des furry arts à chaque jour. Petit a petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

Quant à moi, le poids a attendu à 64Kge des 85Kge, et je suis en train de le garder, en prenant 1.200Kcal et courrant 6Km quotidiennement. Pourqoi pas nous les continuons pour éviter des maladies de comportement?

Je vous félicite haûtement aux vos efforts.


I am very glad to read your comment that you have successfully reduced your weight by 60lbs. over 5 monts in the same ways which I take. It is also nice that you keep your weight as what it is because it would be more difficult to avert rebounding.

As everybody says, we may have no ways but cutting down on our eating and drinking, in addition to doing some exercises and sports to reduce our weight. As you mention, our efforts are invisible just like our daliy practice of drawing furry arts. Many a little makes a mickle.

As for me, my weight has attained to 141lbs. from 185lbs with taking 1,200Kcal and having 6Km run every day. Why don't we keep doing them in order to avoid falling lifestyle related diseases?

I do speak highly of your efforts.

(sorry, I cannot write in Flemish so well that I could write my response to you only in French and English.)

Hey, don't worry about writing in mutliple languages, i have a very good command of english, so it's fine use that language! But i do appreciate the effort :3

You know, calories wise, i've done actually worse than you: i think i limited myself to stay below 1000 calories per day, and burned maybe maybe around 1500 - 2000 calories through one hour of running and another hour of fitness almost every day. As for now though, I resumed a higher calories intake, but i still try to do at least one hour of sport per day :3

Congrats on achieving your goal, though! It does feel rewarding when everybody ends up noticing your shape got better, doesn't it? ^^ To think i didn't even follow a diet for this...x3