300 lbs to 200 lbs in 9 months, 48 year old male

timmdz

Hi all,

I wanted to post this here as a reminder for me to keep it off. I tend to yo-yo, and have been terrible about getting in shape, losing the weight and then over the following year, putting it all back on. At age 48 (almost 49!), 301 lbs was my absolute top, and that was a real wake up call. I am asthmatic and when I am heavy, it puts me at undo risk.

Over a period of 9 months, I steadily lost approximately 100 lbs through a combination of diet control using MFP and exercise.

I find MFP to be one of the single best tools I use to keep myself from "slipping". Calories vary between 1500 and 1900 calories per day, with the odd 3000+ slip up, but I pay attention to Protein and good Fat intake, and try to get most of my Carbs from Vegetables. Bread really is a killer for me, so I try to avoid it when possible (not always possible!). I supplement with Protein Powder, glutamine, BCAA's, and a multivitamin in a smoothie after my workout.

Exercise is usually Hot Yoga 5x times, supplemented with swimming, cycling, walking and light weight training 2x times per week. I feel Yoga has been the single best exercise for me at this stage, as I suffer from some joint issues in my knees and hips.

Measurements:

Starting weight: 301 lbs
Goal Weight: 200-210
Height: 6"
Age: 48

Here is a pic:

Jessalane0607

Wonderfully done Hon!

CarrieA180

Congrats!

pita7317

Amazing ! Nice job !

Butterflies_And_Chaos

Wow... what a transformation!!! Congrats!!!

lthur714

You are sizzling HOT! It looks like the body of a 20-year-old. Amazing job. All that hard work really paid off!

lthur714

What is "MFP" ??

heronh

Holy **** you got that body fr doing mostly yoga? Wow amazing bod! Way to go!

badhair56

lthur714 wrote: »

What is "MFP" ??

My Fitness Pal

amrelmesery

Congrats

Marilyn0924

Freaking awesome!! Super transformation! Congrats!

becky53012

Incredible job! You look...hot lol! Good work!

creationscrown

Wow!!! Amazing! Good work!

LilannB

WOW! That is impressive, especially the definition in the abs. Congratulations.

rebeccaEsmith

Wow looking good

Annr

congrats! Your success story would have more validity if you showed your face. I am in no way doubting your amazing journey, just be proud and show your whole self.

erinmorgan

Hot damn!! Looking good!!

pinelopi22

Awesome job!

MMacG101

Apologies but I don't see this happening... I know that is a harsh thing to say, but unless you post another before/after with your face the facts aren't in your favour, not that you have anything to prove to anyone but yourself.

Reasons I doubt it:

1. Absolutely no loose skin, you lost 10.44lb a month and your skin has rapidly stretched back at 48 years old.
2. Absolutely no stretch marks, if the guy in the 'after' photo was at one point 301lb, you'd have some.
3. You lost 94lb whilst eating a deficit but managed to gain an impressive amount of muscle.
4. Not only did you gain this muscle, you did it with 'light weight lifting'.
5. Your skin type, level of affluence and camera changes between pictures, entirely possible but notable.

If you are in fact not a fake, then congratulations and sorry, really because what you've done is amazing and gives hope to a lot of other men out there (including me) that are 300+ pounds, that they can work hard for 9 months, get a six pack, have zero loose skin or viable stretch marks. I would certainly be interested in discussing exactly what you did to manage these results!

Sorry if I come off as a dick, I'm not but success stories from guys on here are rare enough without one putting false hope in the heads of all the guys that use MFP. If real and he posts another picture with face, then he's onto a formula for success and I'm sure all the guys would love to know exactly how he did it!

sirna731

Awesome!!

gunrock1970

MatthewMacGregor wrote: »

Apologies but I don't see this happening... I know that is a harsh thing to say, but unless you post another before/after with your face the facts aren't in your favour, not that you have anything to prove to anyone but yourself.

Reasons I doubt it:

1. Absolutely no loose skin, you lost 10.44lb a month and your skin has rapidly stretched back at 48 years old.
2. Absolutely no stretch marks, if the guy in the 'after' photo was at one point 301lb, you'd have some.
3. You lost 94lb whilst eating a deficit but managed to gain an impressive amount of muscle.
4. Not only did you gain this muscle, you did it with 'light weight lifting'.
5. Your skin type, level of affluence and camera changes between pictures, entirely possible but notable.

You missed, no. 6. The guy says he's six-inches tall. I thought that leprechauns are naturally mesomorphic?

timmdz

MatthewMacGregor wrote: »

Apologies but I don't see this happening... I know that is a harsh thing to say, but unless you post another before/after with your face the facts aren't in your favour, not that you have anything to prove to anyone but yourself.

Reasons I doubt it:

1. Absolutely no loose skin, you lost 10.44lb a month and your skin has rapidly stretched back at 48 years old.
2. Absolutely no stretch marks, if the guy in the 'after' photo was at one point 301lb, you'd have some.
3. You lost 94lb whilst eating a deficit but managed to gain an impressive amount of muscle.
4. Not only did you gain this muscle, you did it with 'light weight lifting'.
5. Your skin type, level of affluence and camera changes between pictures, entirely possible but notable.

If you are in fact not a fake, then congratulations and sorry, really because what you've done is amazing and gives hope to a lot of other men out there (including me) that are 300+ pounds, that they can work hard for 9 months, get a six pack, have zero loose skin or viable stretch marks. I would certainly be interested in discussing exactly what you did to manage these results!

Sorry if I come off as a dick, I'm not but success stories from guys on here are rare enough without one putting false hope in the heads of all the guys that use MFP. If real and he posts another picture with face, then he's onto a formula for success and I'm sure all the guys would love to know exactly how he did it!

Hmmm... I didn't really post this up to prove anything to you, but I'll address your points... you know, so you can believe.

1. I've gained and lost as much as 70 lbs multiple times since my early thirties (see my first post). It's a problem with me (yo-yoing) but I've never really had a problem with loose skin. People are different, and react differently. I guess I have stretchy skin. Lucky me.
2. I have a couple old stretch marks by my armpits. Hard to see in the pics.
3. I haven't gained any muscle. I lost some, and uncovered what was left. I have weight trained since I was 14 years old. Doing Yoga with that much muscle is difficult, and gets in the way.
4. I only lift very lightly now mostly due to wear and tear. I trained heavily when I was younger. Losing weight and doing Yoga is helping to overcome some long term injuries and issues in my knees and hips (see first post).
5. Yah, I don't know what this means.

8. Just FYI, I tend to carry most of my extra weight in my stomach. In the top pic, my waist is about 44" (44"-46" pants). In the bottom, about a 36" or 38". Shirt size in the top pic is generally a XXL, bottom an XL or L. I have a couple "sections" in my closet for various versions of me.

I didn't include a similar pic, or my face in my first post mostly out of embarrassment at how heavy I can get. Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable posting it up. But, since the internet requires proof, I've included a similar fat pose for your assessment, along with my "Oh my god I'm 300 lbs that was so shocking I took a picture!", picture.

I didn't really expect to be called out, and am not looking for any drama, so I will let this stay up for a bit so you can "believe me". I'll then take the thread down and go back to lurking and being inspired by the success stories I have read and seen posted here. Thanks to everyone for the kind words, they mean a lot.





* I never noticed the height mistake. Oops. Leprechauns come in all shapes and sizes.

gunrock1970

Don't take it the wrong way, please. Your thread is inspiring and your story is amazing, especially given your age and start weight, hence the initial suspicion. Besides it was only a couple of people (including me). Everybody else has been very supportive.

Congrats and well done. I hope to have a story like yours (in about a year!).

GeeWillickers

I lost a 100 pounds in a year and have no loose skin either and it doesn't look like you gained more muscle just took off the fat. As to stretch marks and loose skin I would advise any doubter to search an article by Tom Venuto

Congrat's on the loss. Being a tall guy with large frame I know how easy we put the weight on.

To the doubters I think you should spend less time judging others and more time evaluating what you are doing if you aren't getting the results you are seeking.

the_quadfather

timmdz wrote: »

MatthewMacGregor wrote: »

Apologies but I don't see this happening... I know that is a harsh thing to say, but unless you post another before/after with your face the facts aren't in your favour, not that you have anything to prove to anyone but yourself.

Reasons I doubt it:

1. Absolutely no loose skin, you lost 10.44lb a month and your skin has rapidly stretched back at 48 years old.
2. Absolutely no stretch marks, if the guy in the 'after' photo was at one point 301lb, you'd have some.
3. You lost 94lb whilst eating a deficit but managed to gain an impressive amount of muscle.
4. Not only did you gain this muscle, you did it with 'light weight lifting'.
5. Your skin type, level of affluence and camera changes between pictures, entirely possible but notable.

If you are in fact not a fake, then congratulations and sorry, really because what you've done is amazing and gives hope to a lot of other men out there (including me) that are 300+ pounds, that they can work hard for 9 months, get a six pack, have zero loose skin or viable stretch marks. I would certainly be interested in discussing exactly what you did to manage these results!

Sorry if I come off as a dick, I'm not but success stories from guys on here are rare enough without one putting false hope in the heads of all the guys that use MFP. If real and he posts another picture with face, then he's onto a formula for success and I'm sure all the guys would love to know exactly how he did it!

Hmmm... I didn't really post this up to prove anything to you, but I'll address your points... you know, so you can believe.

1. I've gained and lost as much as 70 lbs multiple times since my early thirties (see my first post). It's a problem with me (yo-yoing) but I've never really had a problem with loose skin. People are different, and react differently. I guess I have stretchy skin. Lucky me.
2. I have a couple old stretch marks by my armpits. Hard to see in the pics.
3. I haven't gained any muscle. I lost some, and uncovered what was left. I have weight trained since I was 14 years old. Doing Yoga with that much muscle is difficult, and gets in the way.
4. I only lift very lightly now mostly due to wear and tear. I trained heavily when I was younger. Losing weight and doing Yoga is helping to overcome some long term injuries and issues in my knees and hips (see first post).
5. Yah, I don't know what this means.

8. Just FYI, I tend to carry most of my extra weight in my stomach. In the top pic, my waist is about 44" (44"-46" pants). In the bottom, about a 36" or 38". Shirt size in the top pic is generally a XXL, bottom an XL or L. I have a couple "sections" in my closet for various versions of me.

I didn't include a similar pic, or my face in my first post mostly out of embarrassment at how heavy I can get. Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable posting it up. But, since the internet requires proof, I've included a similar fat pose for your assessment, along with my "Oh my god I'm 300 lbs that was so shocking I took a picture!", picture.

I didn't really expect to be called out, and am not looking for any drama, so I will let this stay up for a bit so you can "believe me". I'll then take the thread down and go back to lurking and being inspired by the success stories I have read and seen posted here. Thanks to everyone for the kind words, they mean a lot.





* I never noticed the height mistake. Oops. Leprechauns come in all shapes and sizes.

Dude, you shouldn't have to feel like you have to respond to the negative peeps out there. You rocked it out, killed it, got the job done.

Bravo!

Watch_Me_Rise

Awesome job!

Allison1385

You look hot!! Amazing!

conkle23

Yeahh dude you have nothing to prove, *kitten* the haters

shadowloss

I'll admit I was on the doubting side as well, so I thank you for addressing the issues and I'm a true believer. I hope to have your success someday as well. So congrats on the incredible results as well as the clarification. I'm the same age and hoping for similar results. I've been going a year and not nearly as successful, but it's been a great year.

shifty0524

Congrats and thanks for the inspiration! You look great and it's nice to see hard work and discipline pay off. I am 48 too and I know it's not easy.

cherub14

I appreciate your hard work and dedication! In the past, I've lost over 100 lbs in a short period of time and was accused of having multiple types of surgeries! I constantly felt the need to defend my natural weight loss. You look amazing!! Keep us posted on your successes !!