Day 100 Check-in, Down 48 pounds!

dwozniak16

Well I did it! I made it 100 days of logging, and committing myself to this life long commitment for a better and healthier lifestyle. Although the journey ahead will be a tough one, I'm very proud of myself for what I have accomplished so far. Starting off I took it as just another diet, or just another "try" at slimming down and then would find myself packing the weight back on and then some. But This journey has been quite a different one. I've completely changed my outlook on how I live my life, and I'm no longer doing it as a diet. This has become my life. I find myself really enjoying getting up early and not feeling terrible from consuming fast foods, and cases of beer regularly anymore. I've fought a lot of my own personal demons to get to this point, and I refuse to stop now. I am very thankful for all the friends I made on this board for their ongoing support on my posts. 100 days ago I didn't think this was possible. But now I know anything is possible. I haven't shared with any of my family or friends that I have been doing this and today I'm showing everyone what I've been up to the last 3 months.

I was pretty nervous to post this photo as I don't like putting myself out there,
But here we gooooooo



Day one on the left, day 100 on the right.

Today I've lost a total of 48 pounds, almost a pound every other day for that span of 100 days. I accomplished what I have so far by eating 1710 calories a day, doing cardio 5-6 times a week for 30 minutes to an hour depending on how I'm feeling that day. Then introduced strength training about a month ago. I feel better than I've felt in a very long time, and I'm happy to say I'm 2 pounds shy of my halfway mark. Now to lose the rest of the tummy and the dreaded moobs! October has been a slow month for losses, but I'm not going to let it get me down!

I'm always looking to make more friends on here to encourage one another.
Please feel free to send me a friend request, we are not alone on this journey!
Thank you for reading.

autopilot_off

You're making fantastic progress. Thank you for sharing!

smandymail

Wow great job! I've just signed up for the food diary and am wondering, do the My Fitness Pal estimates for your prospective weight loss fit reality, more or less?

dwozniak16

autopilot_off wrote: »

You're making fantastic progress. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for reading, and the nice words!

smandymail wrote: »

Wow great job! I've just signed up for the food diary and am wondering, do the My Fitness Pal estimates for your prospective weight loss fit reality, more or less?

I've always found their projected weight loss to be off just because your body is going to need time to adjust. At first you will lose significantly, and it will taper off as you progress but you can never let it discourage you. At first I would see my projected be a significant amount in 5 weeks time (like 20 pounds or more) I've been yoyoing between the same 5 pounds for the last month, but I think it is just my body taking it's time to adjust to the rapid loss. I have no doubt that switching up my routine more will help me break that cycle. But seeing that projected weight loss is all motivation to me regardless. It may be an accurate number for others, but not in my case unfortunately.

Thank you for your kind words!

JoeyKoontz

Great Job. You are on the right track. Mixing in the resistance training is essential, and wil reap you great benefits. I'm on a similar journey. I do bootcamp 3 days and weight training 3 days per week. It takes hard work, discipline and self control. Keep it up!

dwozniak16

JoeyKoontz wrote: »

Great Job. You are on the right track. Mixing in the resistance training is essential, and wil reap you great benefits. I'm on a similar journey. I do bootcamp 3 days and weight training 3 days per week. It takes hard work, discipline and self control. Keep it up!

Thanks! I'm always looking for new things to incorporate into my workouts.
I am starting the 5x5 strong lifts program next week.

thick_slim

Good for you!

dwozniak16

thick_slim wrote: »

Good for you!

Thank you, I'm much happier now than I've been in a while.
I'll continue to work hard towards my goal!

_whatsherface

Fantastic! I wish you continued success

dwozniak16

_whatsherface wrote: »

Fantastic! I wish you continued success

Thank you
Accepted your friend request too!

fobs13

Well done on the loss so far. Can see a Huge difference.

JenniferIsLosingIt

Wow that is just flippin awesome!!!

kendalslimmer

Well done!

nsides0427

Wow, what an incredible loss and transformation! Congratulations, so so inspiring!

tdhdee

Good job my friend!!!! Awesome job and great before and after pics too!!

srsly

The difference in your before and after pics is amazing! Congrats again.

berto23

Great job so far. Continue with your success. Is not easy but we can do this!!!

LastCupOfSorrow

You look great!!

jennifurballs

Wow! What a difference 100 days makes! Great job!!!

sbrookes9

Fantastic job!

dwozniak16

fobs13 wrote: »

Well done on the loss so far. Can see a Huge difference.

Thank you so much.

jenjay8045 wrote: »

Wow that is just flippin awesome!!!

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nsides0427 wrote: »

Wow, what an incredible loss and transformation! Congratulations, so so inspiring!

Wow, inspiring? That makes me feel on top of the world! Thank you.

tdhdee wrote: »

Good job my friend!!!! Awesome job and great before and after pics too!!

Thank you my friend!

srsly wrote: »

The difference in your before and after pics is amazing! Congrats again.

I probably wouldn't have noticed anything if I didn't take the pictures.. I still feel like the guy in the left photo.. It's taking time to adjust my mind to it.. Thank you.

berto23 wrote: »

Great job so far. Continue with your success. Is not easy but we can do this!!!

Im in it for the long run! Ready to take my life back! Thanks for your kind words.

LastCupOfSorrow wrote: »

You look great!!

Thank you my friend!

jennifurballs wrote: »

Wow! What a difference 100 days makes! Great job!!!

It seemed to have flown right by!! Thank you!

sbrookes9 wrote: »

Fantastic job!

Thank you! Friend request accepted

mxmkenney

Your progress is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing and good luck on the rest of your journey!

dwozniak16

mxmkenney wrote: »

Your progress is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing and good luck on the rest of your journey!

Hearing that makes me feel on top of the world. Thank you for saying that. Good luck on your journey too!!

elephant2mouse

You look great!!! Congratulations thus far!

dwozniak16

baconboobies wrote: »

You look great!!! Congratulations thus far!

Thank you so much, accepted your friend request.

lyrics09

Awesome job!!! Look fab! Keep it up! Cheers

dwozniak16

lyrics09 wrote: »

Awesome job!!! Look fab! Keep it up! Cheers

Thank you I'm definitely dedicated to this project. This is my life, my most important project!

ZamarTim

Very inspiring to see! Congrats on the great weight loss and the positive attitude. It's something I'm trying to have too. LOL.

dwozniak16

ZamarTim wrote: »

Very inspiring to see! Congrats on the great weight loss and the positive attitude. It's something I'm trying to have too. LOL.

You can do it!
I'm still far from the body I want, but it's becoming a body that I love.
I'm taking it day by day with hope that I'll feel comfortable come summer

Good luck to you!

_Blues_

you are doing so well, keep it up luv

ParamoreAddict

I know how you feel! Finally decided to put a shirtless pic up of myself too. You're making great progress! I'm 6'1" and trying to get back to 180 which I haven't been at in almost 15 years now! Yikes! Here's mine. Hope you don't mind me adding my progress pics in here too! Keep it up!