Initial 70lb goal hit in 199 days!
lewispwest
Posts: 498 Member
Good afternoon everyone!
I hit my initial 5 stone (70lb) goal recently and have finally made the time to post in this forum, something I've been looking forward to doing since I started my diet on 31st March of this year!
When I started, I was 18st 12lbs (264lbs) and suffering from depression, which does not go well with someone who eats to make themselves feel better. Every morning I would wake up and the first feeling I would have to the last one when I closed my eyes at night was a deep sense of self-loathing, all due to my weight and the problems that stemmed from it.
These problems included things like angina, heartburn and shortness of breath doing virtually anything. There was also the sweating issue!
So anyways one day I had enough and my grandparents had found a magazine advertising my local gym and offered to pay if I went, so I took them up on it. I kind of forced myself to keep going initially just because they were paying the fee and I didn't want to let them down, but as time went on, coupled with MFP I was finding it was working and that spurred me on to keep up with it
I wrote a blog on MFP, one post for every month of my journey. I've had some really nice feedback about how it's helped people to read it so if any of you are interested, it's here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/lewispwest
So anyways, picture time!
BMI @ 264lbs
BMI @ 194lbs
Initial Picture @ around 260lbs vs Picture @ 194lbs
Facial comparison
What's nice is by just showing the last picture, I managed to help someone who is severely obese realise they can do something about it and they've lost almost a stone and a half in the last month
When I first started on MFP, I saw someone put up a similar post like this and I thought "no way, that's incredible. Shame I'll never be able to do that" but I'm getting there so hopefully this post can help people who were in my boat!
Anyways, thanks for reading all!
I hit my initial 5 stone (70lb) goal recently and have finally made the time to post in this forum, something I've been looking forward to doing since I started my diet on 31st March of this year!
When I started, I was 18st 12lbs (264lbs) and suffering from depression, which does not go well with someone who eats to make themselves feel better. Every morning I would wake up and the first feeling I would have to the last one when I closed my eyes at night was a deep sense of self-loathing, all due to my weight and the problems that stemmed from it.
These problems included things like angina, heartburn and shortness of breath doing virtually anything. There was also the sweating issue!
So anyways one day I had enough and my grandparents had found a magazine advertising my local gym and offered to pay if I went, so I took them up on it. I kind of forced myself to keep going initially just because they were paying the fee and I didn't want to let them down, but as time went on, coupled with MFP I was finding it was working and that spurred me on to keep up with it
I wrote a blog on MFP, one post for every month of my journey. I've had some really nice feedback about how it's helped people to read it so if any of you are interested, it's here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/lewispwest
So anyways, picture time!
BMI @ 264lbs
BMI @ 194lbs
Initial Picture @ around 260lbs vs Picture @ 194lbs
Facial comparison
What's nice is by just showing the last picture, I managed to help someone who is severely obese realise they can do something about it and they've lost almost a stone and a half in the last month
When I first started on MFP, I saw someone put up a similar post like this and I thought "no way, that's incredible. Shame I'll never be able to do that" but I'm getting there so hopefully this post can help people who were in my boat!
Anyways, thanks for reading all!
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Awesome! Congratulations!!!0
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Congratulations on an awesome job! You are looking great!
Quick question, which website did you use to get your BMI information used in the first picture?
Again, fantastic job!0 -
Well done! (*)0
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Congratulations.
I like your blog as well. How tall are you Lewis?0 -
Lewis that is impressive. I am working down from 251 pounds so your story is encouraging.0
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Losing over 10.5 usa pounds per month is dangerous and reckless.
Congrats on accomplishing your goal! Practice healthier mass loss going forward with fewer pints 0 -
Fabulous work, you look great!0
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Fantastic results. Great job!0
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Great job! Very inspiring!
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Well done, I'm roughly on the same journey my goal is to do 5 stone by the end of November.0
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Wow! Thanks for sharing.
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This is just wonderful, and definitely inspiring. Great work!0
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you have great grandparents..supportive. And you look so much younger and happy. Congratulations!0
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Great job absolutely mind blowing0
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Looking awesome!!!! Well done and so happy for you!0
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You look awesome! Congrats!0
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Thanks everyone, really appreciate your nice comments!Quick question, which website did you use to get your BMI information used in the first picture?
It's from the MFP website under the "Reports" tab
Congratulations.
I like your blog as well. How tall are you Lewis?
Thanks! I'm 6'1''GaleHawkins wrote: »Lewis that is impressive. I am working down from 251 pounds so your story is encouraging.
Happy I can be of assistance! Best of luck with your journeyjamcgaugie wrote: »Well done, I'm roughly on the same journey my goal is to do 5 stone by the end of November.
Good luck!
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scare006jack37 wrote: »Losing over 10.5 usa pounds per month is dangerous and reckless.
Congrats on accomplishing your goal! Practice healthier mass loss going forward with fewer pints
I was just going on the MFP goal set at losing 2lb per week and eating within 50kcal of my goal every day and going to the gym three times a week so I wasn't doing anything crazy to do it, I think because I was so big that it came off really quick to begin with. I've gone down to 1lb a week now, working my way gradually to maintenance so I can get my body used to eating more food each day.0 -
lewispwest wrote: »scare006jack37 wrote: »Losing over 10.5 usa pounds per month is dangerous and reckless.
Congrats on accomplishing your goal! Practice healthier mass loss going forward with fewer pints
I was just going on the MFP goal set at losing 2lb per week and eating within 50kcal of my goal every day and going to the gym three times a week so I wasn't doing anything crazy to do it, I think because I was so big that it came off really quick to begin with. I've gone down to 1lb a week now, working my way gradually to maintenance so I can get my body used to eating more food each day.
I know my first 3 weeks I lost like 15lbs, but have since gone to about 2lb a week so I know what you mean
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You are fabulously handsome! Congratulations on your success!0
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Thanks all 0
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Very good work and nice clear explanation! I bet ur grandparents are proud, well done! 0
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