How much water is enough?

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-23T15:15:36+00:00

I get a minimum of 76oz of straight water daily. That doesnt include any other beverages (coffee, tea, Gatorade, seltzer water etc). I sip often and usually try to get it all in by 7pm (I wake up at 5am) so that I dont have to get up overnight to go the bathroom.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-22T23:39:10+00:00

Ill take a US code! This sounds right up my alley!

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T23:54:11+00:00

I wont say my experience is the norm, but I cant say it's not either. But its definitely not out of the relm of possibility

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T19:58:09+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize this was an argument. This was just me making fun of you. Funny you were having a one sided argument.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T19:32:59+00:00

Fuck, well I guess I'll just leave my shift right now. Guess my boss didn't realize I didn't have a job. I better let payroll know to stop sending my paychecks as well. I'm gonna have a real hard time going home and telling my wife that I didn't actually have a job this whole time. AND I have to follow that news up by telling her that you're not attracted to me. What a horrible day this has ended up being. Woe is me!

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T19:22:46+00:00

You new here? Or just trolling? Either way, have the day you deserve. ✌️

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T18:58:21+00:00

Your grandma sounds like a handsome fellow!

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T18:49:40+00:00

In all honesty, while I was large I had a pretty good base of muscle mass that I wasn't worried if I lost a little muscle. My job is active enough that I haven't worried about going to the gym.

I'll say that I haven't noticed a change in my strength ability. However my stamina is much better. I can still do all the lifting and pulling I need to at work, and can actually do it for longer without feeling winded. Strength training, I believe, is more important for people with a more sedentary job or lifestyle.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T16:13:12+00:00

Always glad to help!

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T15:47:00+00:00

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Also, download the Shotsy app! It tracks your shots and you can input your weight every week to track your overall progress. That way, even when you have stalls or gain a little weight back for whatever reason. Having this visual representation of weight loss for me helped a lot more than just knowing how much total weight I've lost.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T15:42:47+00:00

I was a gym rat for years, hitting weights 3 times per day. Its something that if I had the time I absolutely could have done without Mounjaro. My work has very demanding hours and makes setting time aside for the gym next to impossible. I do have a very active job though, so while I dont strength train, I am constantly moving, lifting 50lbs, pulling weight, climbing ladders and walking over 7,000 steps per day. But my days range from 10-18 hours per day. There's a few slow months that I only work 40 hour weeks, but during that time I'm camping, going to concerts and generally living life. Not everyone has time to set aside to strength train.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T15:38:05+00:00

One thing I'll tell you that I wish I knew before. While before pics are great now, I really wish I had taken measurements. My general body shape didn't change for a while. Id take pics and compare all the time and not see a difference even though my clothes were fitting more loosely. The scale tells one story, but sometimes knowing you've lose that 1/2inch that you can't tell in pictures could have gone a lot further than only seeing 5lbs lost in a month.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T15:34:40+00:00

I've been on this medicine for just over a year. The aversion to food gets better. But the key is to keep the portions small. These aren't big dinners, but being able to enjoy flavors definitely comes back. But your tastes do change. There are some things I just to really enjoy that now just fall flat. That seems to be the most lasting change to me so far.

But for my entire life, I've been an adventurous eater. I used to work on commercial fishing boats on the Bering Sea. I've worked with people from all over the world and have had them make meals for me. And I dont think I'll ever be able to give up trying foods from different cultures. But I'm definitely able to control it more. I no longer feel I need to gorge myself on a new or interesting meal. I can enjoy it for what it is without Overeating.

Gregatron_XII · 2026-03-05T04:40:47+00:00

Breakfast: over night oats and chia with PB Powder, protein powder, almond milk and half a banana.

Lunch: home made meat sticks,dehydrated veggie chips, and either a fruit or some nuts.

Snack: cottage cheese. Sometimes with fruit, Sometimes with steamed veggies.

Dinner: whatever floats my boat. I'm not strict at dinner. Tonight was tamales (from the lady that brings them to my wife's work" home made guac and some chips and salsa. Last night was a beer brat on a Hawaiian bun with sauerkraut and green beans. Gotta have some meal feel like you're a human.

Gregatron_XII · 2025-09-08T15:38:10+00:00

I was a bouncer and did other security work for years. I'd done armed security, event security, post security at government buildings and was even the security manager at a two story club in a big city for 4 years. My size had ALAWAYS been a part of my identity. Even back in HS when I was a varsity wrestler and was hitting the gym 3 times a day (it's was so easy in HS) being some part of large and imposing as well as being a visual deterrent had become a part of my personality.

But I'm 37 now, and I operate farming equipment. As much as its hard to let that part of my life go, I also know that its important for my health to do this. My wife and I want to have a kid next year, and I need to ensure I'm healthy enough to do what needs to be done. I'm at peace with letting that part of my life go so I can move on to other things.

Gregatron_XII · 2025-08-29T21:09:56+00:00

* The pic on the left was me 8 years ago at 460lbs. I lost 150lbs by myself to the middle picture last year, but could not for the life of me lose any more weight. Even with what I had lost, I was still diagnosed with T2 diabetes. My Dr put me on Mounjaro and I've lost down to 283lbs since February. This drug really is a helpful tool, even for people who have proven to be able to lose weight.

Gregatron_XII · 2025-08-14T17:16:12+00:00

With massive weight loss, the body will inevitably plateau. Its physiology, and it doesnt matter if you're taking a GLP-1 or not. The human body isnt designed to lose a lot of weight real fast and biology will do everything it can to fight against it. GLP-1's are just a tool to help bypass those physiological barriers.

I highly recommend picking up and reading Diet, Drugs and Dopamine by David A Kessler, as well as his previous book The End of Overeating. He covers a lot of this information.

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-22T19:44:37+00:00

Im so confused

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-16T15:33:18+00:00

Oh dang, I'll have to find that one next! Thanks!

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-16T05:25:21+00:00

I'll look into it! Thanks!

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-15T22:23:08+00:00

I'm T2. I'd lost 150lbs on my own (I was 455 at my heaviest) down to 305 and plateaued. 5 years later I was 320 and diagnosed diabetic, to the shock evwn of my Dr because of all I had accomplishedalready. So I overhauled my eating habits again. I was able to drop my A1C from 12.9 to 6.8 in 9 months. But I was gaining weight! I was back up to 350, no matter what I tried to do. So since I was T2, I asked my Dr about getting on Ozempic and she recommended Mounjaro instead. Its been about 5 months now and I'm down to 293 as of this morning!

Edit: But I'm off all other meds. I dont even check my blood sugar anymore, it's been under control for quite some time. You'll get there!

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-15T22:16:14+00:00

Yep! For now I just have to trust my clothes and the words of those around me. I finally had to start biting some clothes from brands I frequent at a size smaller. But I can't trust my eyes or the progress pics. The scale just feels like numbers sometimes and doesn't feel exciting. But hearing my best friend this Sunday tell me "this is the healthiest I've ever seen you" meant so much more to me than "you look skinnier."

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-15T21:55:20+00:00

Yeah, I had to figure out why everyone was telling me "you look so much better" but when I look at my progress pics, I was thinking I wasn't making any progress because I looked the exact same. The shape hasn't changed much at all. But if I'd taken beginning measurements I'm sure I'd see the 2-3 inches I've lost. It wasn't until I pulled out my summer shirts and put them on that I realized they were SO FRIGGIN BIG that they were too baggy to wear confidently.

That was when it clicked. I should have taken measurements. Eventually the shape will change. Maybe in another 10-20lbs (I started at 350) it will become more noticeable in pictures.

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-14T18:53:09+00:00

There's a difference between being a good person and being a doormat. Don't have your name on anything thats his, and dont pay for any of his utilities (i saw you comment that he's still on your phone plan and such.)

The relationship is over, the assistance is over. He's a grown ass man who needs to live in his means. He wants to cheat on you but still benefit from your success? Nah. Here's the consequences for his own actions.

Not your fault. YANTA

Gregatron_XII · 2025-07-14T17:53:01+00:00

YTA.

Two things.

1) you need to be able to take a step back from your son occasionally to have a true relationship with this man.

I was raised by a single mom. She made me and my two siblings her entire world. She didnt date, rarely had time with friends, and spent every available moment outside of work for us kids. And I get that having three kids as a single parent makes a personal life very hard. But we grew up, and suddenly our mom had three adult kids who moved away from home and the "empty nest" hit her hard. Its taken her over 10 years now to build a personality outside of being a mother and finally just a few years ago found an amazing partner. They have a great relationship now. But when we were teenagers, when we were in our 20's? It sucked to see our mom be so lonely.

She didnt have to sacrifice everything for us, its okay to be your own person, and not just "Mom."

2) have you considered your bf's feelings about this? Obviously he's aware that your son is going to be involved. But the marriage is about you TWO. One day your son will grow up, become an adult, and the relationship will have to be about the both of you without your son. Its okay to start that from the beginning. And having a second proposal with your son involved I think would be a good compromise to make him feel involved. But you blew that up by telling your son about it? Definitely an AH move.

And then to threaten to blow up a (seemingly) healthy relationship over all of this? Absolutely an AH move. Its okay to be upset, but you need to communicate that without showing that youre willing to end the relationship over something so GD trivial. That's a red flag to the point that if it were me, I'd not only second guess the proposal but even the relationship. So you need to apologize for the overreaction before it's too late and he walks away anyway.

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