My updated Success story [85 pounds 18 year old male]

Maqneta
Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
edited November 8 in Success Stories
so I had another one on here but I want to clean it up a bit so this is a new updated thread :)
I dropped from 240-250 pounds to around 155 - 156 area (I go up and down between those)

Stats:
Age: 18 (April 1996)
Height: 5'11 - 6'0
weight: 156-155 LB
(this is the lowest I have ever weighed since Elementary, I have always been a very large child )

240 - 250 area
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220
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200
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at this point I was finally somewhat happy with results, I still hated chunkyness but I could see a pretty big difference from where I first started :)
195-185

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I weigh as much as my brother, though he is much taller and athletic I was still somewhat happy!
175
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and now where I am, I am still not 100% happy with everything I hate my cheeks and always have but nothing I can do about it :) I am happy with most things and I am a lot more confident!

165-155
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  • cog62
    cog62 Posts: 52 Member
    great job!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    cog62 wrote: »
    great job!


    thank you :D !
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Oh my!! You look terrific and happy!! WTG!!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Oh my!! You look terrific and happy!! WTG!!

    thank you so much :)
  • thingofstuff
    thingofstuff Posts: 93 Member
    Awesome transformation, you should be so proud! You look a lil' like Jeremy Shada of Adventure Time fame. As for you hating your cheeks, I say keep doing what you're doing and let the rest of man-maturity take its course. My best friend is 22 (the baby of our group) and his face is JUST starting to get some man bone structure and legit facial hair happening instead of a dirt 'stache. Patience, young Padawan.
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    thingofstuff wrote: »
    Awesome transformation, you should be so proud! You look a lil' like Jeremy Shada of Adventure Time fame. As for you hating your cheeks, I say keep doing what you're doing and let the rest of man-maturity take its course. My best friend is 22 (the baby of our group) and his face is JUST starting to get some man bone structure and legit facial hair happening instead of a dirt 'stache. Patience, young Padawan.

    thanks so much for the advice :) I hope it slims out a bit and I am not stuck with the baby face forever.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Great job.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    Oh I can't even begin to tell you how proud of you I am! What hard work you've been doing and boy does it show. I know how hard it is to be overweight and be a teen... being a teen isn't' easy on it's own. lol

    Well you're looking great and don't know what you see wrong with your cheeks, I don't see them as chubby or anything, it's just part of you. I agree with the poster that shared as our body matures from young adult hood to manhood our body does make changes. I think you'll find that to be true and likely fall in love with your cheeks... you'll probably be the envy of women and have high cheek bones. :)

    You're a wonderful example to all the teens and early 20 year old members on the site that it CAN be done and also to the rest of us. The earlier you get healthier the longer life you typically live and the more you enjoy it and more self confidence you have.

    <3 Inspired by you <3
    Keep it up :)
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    edited December 2014
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    Oh I can't even begin to tell you how proud of you I am! What hard work you've been doing and boy does it show. I know how hard it is to be overweight and be a teen... being a teen isn't' easy on it's own. lol

    Well you're looking great and don't know what you see wrong with your cheeks, I don't see them as chubby or anything, it's just part of you. I agree with the poster that shared as our body matures from young adult hood to manhood our body does make changes. I think you'll find that to be true and likely fall in love with your cheeks... you'll probably be the envy of women and have high cheek bones. :)

    You're a wonderful example to all the teens and early 20 year old members on the site that it CAN be done and also to the rest of us. The earlier you get healthier the longer life you typically live and the more you enjoy it and more self confidence you have.

    <3 Inspired by you <3
    Keep it up :)

    thank you so much ^^ <3
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    edited December 2014
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    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
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  • RHPSgirl1984
    RHPSgirl1984 Posts: 436 Member
    Awesome job!
  • RHPSgirl1984
    RHPSgirl1984 Posts: 436 Member
    I peeked at your profile and I'm a huge Rupaul fan! Can't wait for the new season to start in January! Woot!
    Also, I wanted to add that I wish I had the determination with my weight when I was 18. You're going to be happy you did this now and not later! Again, congrats!!!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    RHPS84 wrote: »
    I peeked at your profile and I'm a huge Rupaul fan! Can't wait for the new season to start in January! Woot!
    Also, I wanted to add that I wish I had the determination with my weight when I was 18. You're going to be happy you did this now and not later! Again, congrats!!!

    I love Rupauls drag race :D Adore Delano is my ultimate favorite of all seasons and Manila Luzon!

    thank you for the kind words ^^
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    GaleHawkins wrote: »
    Great job.

    thanks :)
  • kendalslimmer
    kendalslimmer Posts: 579 Member
    Well done sweetie - you've done so well! I wish I'd been as clued up about this stuff as you are at 18! :smile: xx
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    Absolutely phenominal!! I love your facial expressions btw lol!
  • meglo91
    meglo91 Posts: 65 Member
    Your cheeks are adorable. You are adorable. You look great. Well done!
    Sometimes it takes a while for your vision of yourself to catch up with reality. Probably your biggest challenge now is going to be to stop picking on yourself and just acknowledge that you've done incredibly well and that you look good. Seriously, you are not recognizable as the person from the first photo.
  • zoober
    zoober Posts: 226 Member
    You look fantastic, son. Keep it up. As for the cheeks, pretty soon you can do what men have done for centuries prior, grow a beard - a prominent and robust symbol your burgeoning masculinity. B-)
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    zoober wrote: »
    You look fantastic, son. Keep it up. As for the cheeks, pretty soon you can do what men have done for centuries prior, grow a beard - a prominent and robust symbol your burgeoning masculinity. B-)

    thank you :)!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    meglo91 wrote: »
    Your cheeks are adorable. You are adorable. You look great. Well done!
    Sometimes it takes a while for your vision of yourself to catch up with reality. Probably your biggest challenge now is going to be to stop picking on yourself and just acknowledge that you've done incredibly well and that you look good. Seriously, you are not recognizable as the person from the first photo.
    thank you so much :)
    and yeah I have a bit of a warped img of myself, which is why I take so many photos
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    mamadon wrote: »
    Absolutely phenominal!! I love your facial expressions btw lol!


    thank you :P lol
  • katebowen37
    katebowen37 Posts: 55 Member
    You look fantastic! Well well done! And I love your face. I agree with the person who said stop picking on yourself. It's so easy in a weight loss marathon to constantly focus on what we'd like to change. The hard part is learning self acceptance and being comfortable with our flaws or less than desired genetics. You look GREAT!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    katebowen37 wrote: »
    You look fantastic! Well well done! And I love your face. I agree with the person who said stop picking on yourself. It's so easy in a weight loss marathon to constantly focus on what we'd like to change. The hard part is learning self acceptance and being comfortable with our flaws or less than desired genetics. You look GREAT!


    Thank you so much :)
  • johncooper75470316
    johncooper75470316 Posts: 5 Member
    Awesome job and a great inspiration!
  • p444cod41
    p444cod41 Posts: 144 Member
    You look great! look young and handsome..keep up the good work.;)
  • LexGN
    LexGN Posts: 24 Member
    wow! you look like a totally different person! Great job!
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    LexGN wrote: »
    wow! you look like a totally different person! Great job!

    Thank you :)
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    p444cod41 wrote: »
    You look great! look young and handsome..keep up the good work.;)

    thank you :D
  • Maqneta
    Maqneta Posts: 388 Member
    johncooper75470316 wrote: »
    Awesome job and a great inspiration!

    thank you so much :)
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