The Great HT 2026 weigh in.

[Dave N]

I had apple pie and ice cream tonight.

Tillamook Marionberry Pie ice cream. But I skipped lunch and spent time on the elliptical. Even went out between rain storms and raked the rocks from the grass from my snow plowing.

 

[Scott85]

I’ll play along. I’ll have a little extra motivation for 22 weeks in 2026. I’m close to 225 now and I hope to be 200 by July.

I’m 223 tonight.

 

[antlerradar]

Here’s a twist on the usual annual weight loss thread.

I put on about 18 pounds from Thanksgiving through yesterday. The family is all gone now and the feasting is over.

Thanks for making me feel good, I only added five pounds.
Would love to lose that and an additional 10 and get down to 250 lbs by Thanksgiving of 26. Last year at this time I was 280.

 

[antlerradar]

I’m 223 tonight.

Weight yourself first thing in the morning, always 2 or 3 lbs lighter in the morning.

 

[Nuts]

My wifes making strawberry/rhubarb pie as I type ...with vanilla ice cream it's hard to pass up

Love strawbeey/Rhubarb pie. My grandmother used to make the best. Its been a while. My key to avoiding sweets is alternatives.

Nicks Ice Cream. Zero sugar in a lot of my favorite flavors. Mint chocolate chip and peanut butter cup the best

Legendary Pastries. Zero sugar in a lot of my favorites. I do the cinnamon poptart style and the cinnamon rolls

Atkins makes a chocolate covered peanut bar and a chocolate covered coconut. These are both good but give you serious gas

I go with zero sweets and typical carbs. I am not a moderation guy. One bite and I am likely off to the races. Took a bit but family now supports.

Alcohol: I was never really a drinker. But straight JD or similar actually lowers my blood sugar.

 

[The_Coloradoboy]

I’m at 172 right now…. Guess I’m opposite id like to bulk up to around 185

 

[CRJR45]

Love strawbeey/Rhubarb pie. My grandmother used to make the best. Its been a while. My key to avoiding sweets is alternatives.

Nicks Ice Cream. Zero sugar in a lot of my favorite flavors. Mint chocolate chip and peanut butter cup the best

Legendary Pastries. Zero sugar in a lot of my favorites. I do the cinnamon poptart style and the cinnamon rolls

Atkins makes a chocolate covered peanut bar and a chocolate covered coconut. These are both good but give you serious gas

I go with zero sweets and typical carbs. I am not a moderation guy. One bite and I am likely off to the races. Took a bit but family now supports.

Alcohol: I was never really a drinker. But straight JD or similar actually lowers my blood sugar.

My problem with a lot of the alternatives I’ve tried is the texture. Those Atkin bars can be like a ball of wax , about halfway through I wanna spit them out .

 

[rjthehunter]

I just did this over the past summer. Feels so much better being down 15-20lbs. I'm sitting at 170 right now feeling good.

I dropped down to 165 for hunting season. I switched back to beer from whiskey as my drink of choice which definitely helps me eat less during the holidays. Kind of odd, but it works for me.

I limited myself to 1,500 calories a day. I would skip breakfast, eat a normal lunch, then a small dinner. That would put me right around the 1,500 number. Then I'd throw in a few nights a week of a ruck, bike ride, or run. After a week of this, I started seeing results! Once I got down to my goal weight, I resumed eating normally.

 

[Nuts]

My problem with a lot of the alternatives I’ve tried is the texture. Those Atkin bars can be like a ball of wax , about halfway through I wanna spit them out .

I totally get that. I did find my pickiness on texture and flavor completely changed after 6months when I eliminated all the good stuff. Switched to black coffee a year ago. Now creamers taste awful

 

[Nick87]

Alcohol: I was never really a drinker. But straight JD or similar actually lowers my blood sugar.

If whiskey was a health food, I'd be phuggin iron man.

 

[Irrelevant]

It's not overly comparable but I'm up 5# in less than 2 weeks. Took a shower and noticed that my abs appear to have gone into hibernation. If the weather holds I'll try to get back on the lunchtime running bandwagon

 

[cgasner1]

25 was a wild year for me health wise. I found a great doctor that’s outside the hospitals that has really dialed a lot of stuff in for me. I’m now on about 9-10 vitamins a day and started using a cpap machine. I’ve gone from 3+ monsters a day to no caffeine. I’m not anti caffeine just don’t need it anymore. Didn’t hit the 30# down mark like I wanted been on about a week plateau but my bf% has dropped significantly. Basically anyone half serious about loosing weight and being healthy id try and find an excellent male doctor that’s outside doesn’t work inside a traditional hospital. I’ve gone from my entire life being a struggle to thriving.