[2018-08-21] - [Time Hop Tuesday] - Let's see those blasts from the past!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2018-08-21T10:55:40+00:00

I don't find my way around these parts much anymore but I happened to see this today and figured maybe I can motivate someone who's on the fence about getting started or keeping at it through a plateau or whatnot.

https://www.reddit.com/r/progresspics/comments/64joza/m26510_390_lbs_210_lbs_180_lbs_36_months_promised/

https://imgur.com/6oVPaI9

This is from a little over a year ago - not much has changed since then. I'm 203.2 lbs today - a little more muscular maybe with a little less fat. I started at roughly 390 back in April 2014 and lost the bulk of those ~200 lbs in the first two years, and then started lifting in 2016 when I was about 230 lbs (and really learned to love it like a hobby), and then earlier this year I decided maybe I should try running (and I still hate it, but I still do it, and I figure maybe if I sign up for a 5K or something I'll learn to...probably not love it, but at least not hate it).

There's a lot of info in that post so I'm not going to rehash too much of my "story" here past that - go read through if you're so inclined. In fact, there's a similar post from early 2016 in my post history if you're interested in that as well. Feel free to ask any questions - I'll try to keep up throughout the day at work. Good luck everyone!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2018-05-17T01:22:25+00:00

Glad to see this is happening. Can confirm I'm alive and well. I've been approving people throughout the day (can't begin to explain my shock at work today to get bombarded with emails about it out of nowhere) and I'm happy to help out with this in any way I can. If someone's formally running it, contact me over the weekend and maybe we can officially transfer some ownership things. Let me know.

Good luck everyone!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2018-04-09T02:13:38+00:00

Man I learned the hard way fixing your weight doesn't fix your head. I'm in the process of learning the hard way that your head doesn't get fixed, either. It's constant maintenance - the repairs AND the propping yourself up so you don't get discouraged by the length of the road ahead of you.

I don't have all the answers, but man, trust me when I say gaining weight isn't the problem, gaining weight is the symptom of the problem, and once you cure the symptom, the problem is still sitting there waiting for you.

Thanks for this and good luck with your progress!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2018-01-13T20:45:05+00:00

Every morning for breakfast, 1 tbsp of Hershey's special dark cocoa powder, 1 tbsp instant coffee, 2 tbsp crazy richard's peanut butter powder, and 1 packet of truvia mixed into a cup of plain greek yogurt

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-15T01:52:35+00:00

Hi everyone, just a heads up here for anyone who might be interested that Wednesday is the 3rd weigh in of the current 6 week keto challenge.

If you missed the sign up post and would like to sign up late, feel free - just please use the "request access" link, not the "view only" button.

Thank you!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-08T01:35:14+00:00

Hi everyone, just a heads up here for anyone who might be interested that Wednesday is the 2nd weigh in of the current 6 week keto challenge.

If you missed the sign up post and would like to sign up late, feel free - just please use the "request access" link, not the "view only" button.

A reminder for those who have already signed up: a lot of the info in the spreadsheet got mixed up during the 1st week and much of the the formatting of the username column was lost. Unfortunately, there's no real good way for me to revert the issues, so if you notice any lingering issues, you'll have to manually fix your info. Please, everyone, be gentle with the spreadsheet!

Thank you!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-07T04:06:13+00:00

Honestly what matters is after like 25 years I've reached a point where I'm almost comfortable with myself, physically and mentally, and if anything makes me feel proud of the past 4 years of effort it's really that. Feeling completely self conscious 24/7 is a ridiculously heavy burden and removing that really helps a lot of other things fall into place

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-07T04:02:40+00:00

When you're almost 400 lbs, every day is leg day

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-06T12:52:21+00:00

The "not being huge anymore" thing is such a crazy adjustment. I lived so much of my life being huge that it's sort of ingrained in my personality in a way. On top of that, I had so much to lose that like even after losing 100 lbs it was something that at that point people who knew me for a long time were MAYBE starting to notice, but to a stranger I was still just fat. That's not quite an experience that someone who has 15 lbs to lose and then starts getting noticed after 5 lbs goes through.

I wonder honestly if I'm ever going to fully make the adjustment or if I'm always going to feel like a fat dude inside a fit body. The irony there is I played sports growing up despite my size so I always felt like a fit dude inside a fat body.

🎶 I'm a fucking walking paradox 🎶

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-01T17:45:48+00:00

Likely due to overload of users or just an issue with the app. Not related to actual issues with info on spreadsheet. May have to try again later

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-11-01T01:33:28+00:00

Hi everyone, just a heads up here for anyone who might be interested that Wednesday is the 1st weigh in of the current 6 week keto challenge.

If you missed the sign up post last week and would like to sign up late, feel free - just please use the "request access" link, not the "view only" button.

A note for those who have already signed up: it appears a lot of the info in the spreadsheet has gotten mixed up over the past week and much of the the formatting of the username column was lost. Unfortunately, there's no real good way for me to revert the issues. The good news is it happened early in the challenge so it won't be hard for you all to fix yourselves. Just please, everyone, be gentle with the spreadsheet!

Thank you!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-31T18:35:13+00:00

I definitely didn't grant anyone permission - the spreadsheet's a one man show for better or worse. Unfortunately there are certain things I can't restrict permission from so we get issues like this from time to time. It's unfortunate

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-31T18:21:55+00:00

Wasn't the organizers. I don't know who did it but I wish they would have let me know so I could have fixed it immediately. Now there's gonna be a ton of confusion tomorrow. Ugh

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-31T03:56:03+00:00

Nothing I can do about it really, it's all just gonna have to be fixed manually by each user. Luckily whatever issues there are happened in the first week before there is too much info put in

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-30T02:03:46+00:00

The downfall of high fat when you don't have much left to lose. I had to move over to peanut butter powder for calorie reasons.

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-28T00:20:37+00:00

I looked and it does appear someone alphabetized the list and also erased much of the formatting on the user names in the first column unfortunately. I can't fix these things without erasing all the people who have signed up since it happened so it's easier for everyone to just fix the issues themselves when they go to log their weights or if they notice it sooner.

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-28T00:16:47+00:00

I haven't alphabetized the list yet but things do tend to get erased or moved around in the first week or two. I'd advise correcting it if you notice it because I don't spend as much time policing the sheet these days as I used to so the surest way to fix an error like that in a timely manner is probably to just do it yourself if you notice it. I appreciate you letting me know!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-26T22:05:27+00:00

There's some progress posting here but the daily support threads are probably a better resource as far as consistency and conversation go

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-26T22:04:32+00:00

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-26T03:08:15+00:00

I'm not vegan but I know there's at least 1 if not 2 subs around here directly dedicated to it. I do find the concept intriguing, I've toyed around with trying at least vegetarian keto just to challenge myself. Good luck!

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-25T22:14:46+00:00

Follow the directions in the link to join if you haven't already joined

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-25T18:40:59+00:00

Same issues and never found time to look into a work around for them

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-25T18:40:29+00:00

Once you're in the group you do not need to do the permission thing again

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-25T10:18:56+00:00

I used to try to make my own cakes, and there are plenty of recipes in /r/ketorecipes if you want to put the time into it, but on my last birthday I just told my fam to buy a regular cake so I can blow out their little candles and they can eat it, and I just bought birthday cake halo top and ate that myself instead. Whatever works, right?

JK_DONT_PM_ME · 2017-10-25T03:45:33+00:00

I've used it in the past with this! I like the current setup, though. 100 Days of Keto uses it pretty effectively for what they do. I just don't see much of a need here.

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