OT Type 2 Diabetes (2 Viewers)

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I haven't had any form of nicotine in over 2 months. 1/1/2026!

Congratulations! Stay strong! Sunday will be twelve years for me. So grateful.....

 

[THE HCP]

Sounds incredibly difficult. Keep it up!

Super proud of you

Thanks my man. All you guys for your support. Cool thing is getting into these NBA cities where I’m seeing people and they say, “Hey, gonna have to start calling you Little John!”

 

[THE HCP]

Eeehhh...

What’s the stumbling block?

 

[THE HCP]

I’m at 200 now. Used to be in the mid 250’s about 3 years ago.

Nice. How did you do it?

 

[tlongII]

Nice. How did you do it?

Mostly from changing my eating habits. I eat very little red meat and I eat smaller portions as well. I also try to walk a couple miles per day.

 

[THE HCP]

Mostly from changing my eating habits. I eat very little red meat and I eat smaller portions as well. I also try to walk a couple miles per day.

It’s so crazy how there are so many different ways to succeed. My doctor said I need to eat MORE red meat. More protein.

 

[crandc]

I gained a pound.

 

[Phatguysrule]

What’s the stumbling block?

Self control. Stress eating lately...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[THE HCP]

Self control. Stress eating lately...

Had two cheat meals on this roadtrip….. felt so defeated and disappointed for a couple days.

 

[crandc]

Had two cheat meals on this roadtrip….. felt so defeated and disappointed for a couple days.

We are all very good at beating ourselves up. I lost 13 pounds, gained one and berated myself all day.

 

[THE HCP]

We are all very good at beating ourselves up. I lost 13 pounds, gained one and berated myself all day.

You got this!!!!

 

[THE HCP]

Back home after that long trip…..hoping to get into some sort of rhythm this week before going back out on the road. Some consistent sleep at least.

 

[Hoopguru]

Had two cheat meals on this roadtrip….. felt so defeated and disappointed for a couple days.

Heres the secret to losing and maintaining weight. Start jogging some and work your way up, even run walk, for at least 20 minutes a day. But heres the key to making it work, EAT to RUN, RUN to EAT. Look at food as FUEL and youn wont beat yourself up, if you cheat some. You wil burn it off if you stay with the joggers/walk routine.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[THE HCP]

Heres the secret to losing and maintaining weight. Start jogging some and work your way up, even run walk, for at least 20 minutes a day. But heres the key to making it work, EAT to RUN, RUN to EAT. Look at food as FUEL and youn wont beat yourself up, if you cheat some. You wil burn it off if you stay with the joggers/walk routine.

Thanks man. Any advice is welcome.

 

[THE HCP]

Today was kind of a normal crazy work day on the road. Plane took off from PDX to come out here to Philly at 9am. Crazy thing I’ve noticed is how different I’m packing. Snacks wise.
In my huge travel bags I used to have bags of cookies and candy and shit I used to think was OK for me to eat while on the road. Also grabbing snacks on the plane and tossing them in my backpack, like Pepsi/Coke…. Cookies, chips, bags of M&Ms.
No wonder I was so heavy all these years.
This morning the wife said she looked in my bags and backpack before I left this morning and told me how proud she was of me. My snacks are now Sugar free jerky/ Glutan free and healthy crackers and protein bars. And today I jammed 4 apples and 4 bananas in there for the next few days out here on the road. Sodas are now protein shakes.
And I got invited to go to at least 4 different Cheessteak places and I said, nope. Went to a grocery by the hotel and got a big Cobb salad.

Doing this is getting easier I’m scared to say. I truly believe seeing the lbs shed off is super motivating and rewarding.

A bunch of players/people on the team and travel crew are now calling me MEDIUM John instead of BigJohn. Makes me feel really good actually.

I guess my biggest problem is the wardrobe. Nothing fits anymore, If I try wearing any of my old gear, I look like a crackhead….. guess that’s a good problem to have right?

Once again FAMS…..thanks for letting me share. Please continue to share you journey with me/us. It’s motivating to hear others out there working on their health. Never thought I’d type that out to be honest.

 

[THE HCP]

Guess I didn’t share my latest….. stepped on the scale yesterday before work and am down to 244. Feel amazing! LFG!!!!!!

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Guess I didn’t share my latest….. stepped on the scale yesterday before work and am down to 244. Feel amazing! LFG!!!!!!View attachment 82615

Looks like you even lost a few pounds in your feet......or you like your shoes big......

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Guess I didn’t share my latest….. stepped on the scale yesterday before work and am down to 244. Feel amazing! LFG!!!!!!View attachment 82615

Is that one of those carnival fun house mirrors that make you look skinny?

 

[THE HCP]

Is that one of those carnival fun house mirrors that make you look skinny?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Guess I didn’t share my latest….. stepped on the scale yesterday before work and am down to 244. Feel amazing! LFG!!!!!!View attachment 82615

Congrats, proud of you and glad to hear of your journey. Your doing great making sustainable lifestyle improvements, not just some fad "diet"