172 pounds lost - Before and after
Erikhulse
Posts: 51 Member
30 years old / 6'0" / Starting Weight 350 lbs / Goal Weight 180 lbs / Current Weight 178 lbs / Weight Lost 172 lbs
No surgery, no pills, no fad diets...just good ol' calorie counting, cooking the majority of my own meals, and increasing my activity level. 95% of weight loss is from changes to my eating habits. Burn more calories than you consume!
I've logged onto MyFitnessPal for 382 days straight and logged everything I ate and exercised. Feel free to add me.
More progress pictures from earlier in the journey are in my old post:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1317188/lost-132-pounds-in-273-days
No surgery, no pills, no fad diets...just good ol' calorie counting, cooking the majority of my own meals, and increasing my activity level. 95% of weight loss is from changes to my eating habits. Burn more calories than you consume!
I've logged onto MyFitnessPal for 382 days straight and logged everything I ate and exercised. Feel free to add me.
More progress pictures from earlier in the journey are in my old post:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1317188/lost-132-pounds-in-273-days
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Awesome Job!!0
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Well done sir!0
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Great job! What an inspiring venture. Your baby blues have a sparkle in them now. Congratulations!0
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Great job, very inspirational
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amazing - nice job0
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That sir, is a lot of hard work and dedication showing on you!!! Giving you a standing ovation!
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WOW!!!!
You look fantastic. Such an amazing transformation with no pills or surgeries. In just over a year. All your hard work, dedication and effort is showing! Great job! Thank you for sharing! 0 -
Is this just with myfitnesspal? Regardless of the answer...your progress is astounding! What do you think some of weaknesses were when you started your journey and how did you turn those around?0
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A huge WOW!0
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Great Job!!!0
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You look great!!!0
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farmgirlrrt wrote: »Is this just with myfitnesspal? Regardless of the answer...your progress is astounding! What do you think some of weaknesses were when you started your journey and how did you turn those around?
Myfitnesspal certainly helped in that it made it easy to track my calories. Basically, for the first 6 months, I tried to stay around 1200 calories, then I upped to 1500 calories, now I'm at around 2,000 calories. The hardest part was having the motivation to know that I had the power to make the changes I needed to make and stay with them. I knew what was possible when I started this journey, and I had to begin with the end in mind. When I started, I knew that if I maintained this lifestyle, I would lose the weight. After the first month, I had lost 30 pounds, and that was all the motivation I needed to keep it up. Now I am trying to find a balance and maintenance calorie amount that I can maintain the rest of my life. Pinterest was and is my friend. It's where I have found 90% of the recipes me and my girlfriend cook. No more fast food at all, and limited eating out. But now if I do go out, I usually get a greek salad or something like that. My palate has completely changed. I eat lots of lean proteins, tons of fruit and vegetables. I am looking forward to my annual physical later this month to take blood work and surprise my doctor. Last time I saw my doctor was September of last year when I was 350. All my blood work was good then, but I knew it was only a matter of time before my health started declining because of my poor lifestyle.0 -
Great job!0
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WOW and WOW....
You look amazing.
I love before and after photos.
Keep up the great work.
I cant wait till I can post my before and afters.0 -
Amazing job!
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What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your story, and gratz on your transformation !!! 0
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Oh, and I went from barely squeezing into 50" waist jeans to now fitting into 32" waist jeans (the jeans in the last picture are size 32"), so I lost an astounding 18" in my waistline. Another weird fact is my shoe size went from a 11.5 down to a 9. My ring size also went from an 11.5 down to a 9 too. I still have, what I consider to be a big gut, but I think the majority of it is excess loose skin with some fat still underneath. Hopefully over time, and with strength training (which I haven't started yet), it will tighten up. I really want to avoid any type of surgery if at all possible...with exception of LASIK that I will do next year!0
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You look incredible, like an entirely different person. Your doctor is not going to recognise you when you walk through the door. Well done!0
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That is amazing! You are an inspiration to all of us!0
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Wow great job! thanks for posting this, it fills me with confidence that it can be done!!
Can I ask what exercise you did, and how much. thanks in advance.0 -
You are amazing. Congrats on your fantastic achievement.
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Fantastic. Look brilliant.0
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Wow! That is amazing, you are such an inspiration!!! Your doctor is going to be floored!
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Oh, and I went from barely squeezing into 50" waist jeans to now fitting into 32" waist jeans (the jeans in the last picture are size 32"), so I lost an astounding 18" in my waistline. Another weird fact is my shoe size went from a 11.5 down to a 9. My ring size also went from an 11.5 down to a 9 too. I still have, what I consider to be a big gut, but I think the majority of it is excess loose skin with some fat still underneath. Hopefully over time, and with strength training (which I haven't started yet), it will tighten up. I really want to avoid any type of surgery if at all possible...with exception of LASIK that I will do next year!
You deserve a reward for all that hard work. Lasik is perfect. You are seeing the world differently from an internal perspective now it's time to see it from a physical perspective
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Woohoo! Great job =P0
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You look phenominal!!!! Be proud!!!! I love the inspiration!!! I love myfitnesspal!!! 0
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Wow great job! thanks for posting this, it fills me with confidence that it can be done!!
Can I ask what exercise you did, and how much. thanks in advance.
To be honest, I don't do much strenuous exercise. I have not yet started lifting weights, but I do have a FitBit, and make an effort to get 10,000 steps per day...which usually requires a 45 minute morning or evening walk.0 -
I doff my hat at you! 0
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Amazing job!!0
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super job (*)0
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