Thinking of "starting today"? You might want to check this out - pics inside!

basicallybrndn

Wow! Way to be!

ckhardeman

You look awesome!!! You did that

shrinkingbrian

I also eat a lot of the same food and quantities during the weekdays. It helps with my routine. I try to have some variation but when I was losing weight, I found this helped me a lot. Now that I am in maintenance mode, I allow myself to splurge a little more on the weekends. One suggestion I have is to make sure you add exercise (both cardio and lifting weights).

yourradimradletshug

That is awesome and so inspiring to see! Great work!

tanyatabone9

Well done on running the 5k - that is my long term goal too. What an inspiration you are.
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lisabinco

Well said, ewhip17. Fantastic metamorphosis! Thanks very much for sharing.

ldrosophila

abso-funking right...ive been starting tomorrow in fact ive put it in my head now ill be starting tomorrow.

palwithme

You are motivating me to keep going. I haven't lost any weight for about two months, though I am working out each day and really watching my calories. I guess I just have to keep at it. What was the longest you went without losing any weight at all?

ewhip17

palwithme wrote: »

You are motivating me to keep going. I haven't lost any weight for about two months, though I am working out each day and really watching my calories. I guess I just have to keep at it. What was the longest you went without losing any weight at all?

I've gone as long as a couple of weeks, or even three, without losing weight or even gaining. It's very frustrating. Most of the time - for me - I could ease up for a couple of days, eat a couple hundred calories more per day and give my body a bit of a break, and the ship would right itself again. The thing I'm still trying to be ok with is that, so long as I'm being 100% honest with myself about my diet and exercise (and that is the most important part to always go back to first), my body will still kind of do what it's going to do and I just have to have some patience.

ewhip17

shrinkingbrian wrote: »

I also eat a lot of the same food and quantities during the weekdays. It helps with my routine. I try to have some variation but when I was losing weight, I found this helped me a lot. Now that I am in maintenance mode, I allow myself to splurge a little more on the weekends. One suggestion I have is to make sure you add exercise (both cardio and lifting weights).

Wow. Nice work sir!

jenluvsushi

Holy cow!!!! You look like a totally different person. WTG! I am so needing to be inspired right now and I think this may have done it. This baby weight has got to GO!

Archon2

Nice results...you can really see the difference in your face. As some others have pointed out, you look much younger too.

GodIsGood2Me2015

ewhip17 wrote: »

strive58 wrote: »

So inspiring. What part of your journey seemed to "make all the difference?"
Way to go!

You mean like taking the road less travelled by?

Grrrr.... MFP just vaporized the post I typed out. Let me try that again.

Couple of things:
- setting my weight loss expectation at 1-2lbs per week and always keepng that in mind. Kept me sane.
- Being able to shrug off a bad day. A 1500 calorie Hershey bar and peanut butter incident comes to mind... Tomorrow is always another opportunity to succeed as long as I don't quit today.
- Pizza. Fitting it in to my day as often as possible.
- Not making my quest for better health a huge deal. Just going about it just like I would any other activity like going to work or brushing my teeth or mowing the lawn. Not singling it out as anything more extraordinary than any other daily activity.

I like this

GodIsGood2Me2015

normalcy

ewhip17

Thanks everyone. Lots of travel coming up this month which is always a challenge but it's very satisfying when I manage to eat well, exercise and lose weight even while on the road (or in the air as the case may be). It's like I won some sort of game.....

Need2Exerc1se

Very inspriring, thanks for sharing! Well done, sir.

BElizabeth53

Wow, congratulations. You are an inspiration.

morgo20

Wow you look 10 years younger!! Congrats!

kasslass2

Absolutely great! I love the "I spent 10 years starting tomorrow". I can so relate. Thank you for posting. Hoping to be able to do the same on 1/1/16!

susancmangubat

Great job!

ewhip17

Thanks! I'll take looking younger. :-)

RBXChas

Rock on! I hope your 5K went great!

LDayz123

Wow! Great job! I started yesterday and will remember your "no excuses".

lemon629

debrini71 wrote: »

Your story is fantastic and a great source of motivation and inspiration.

Your whole attitude has rubbed off on me and I have adopted your stunningly true statement, "I spent 10 years starting tomorrow. Start today."

I quit smoking an little over an hour ago - posted on Fitness and Exercise.

You should trademark that statement. Best thing I ever read on here.

Thank you so much, and congratulations on your own success.

I agree. I shared your statement on Facebook and also with my boss who loves inspirational quotes. She put it on her bulletin board. It's a great line.

And that's a great picture of you and your lovely wife! Thank you for adding it-- it adds to your story.

kizzyb1977

Great job!! You really look amazing!

bonniecjr

Truly inspiring. Thank you

bonniecjr

Btw you look great!

TheSatinPumpkin

Congratulations on your amazing achievement. Very inspirational and encouraging. Well done.

ewhip17

Thanks everyone!

ewhip17

Curious about those who were just starting - how are you doing? A few people seem to be doing well according to my "news feed" but wanted to see how others are doing?

For me, that roughly 2-week mark was always a big red danger zone. Happy to help anyone I can. In meetings all day today but will check back in tonight.

Hope many of you have been able to get some momentum going!