What '74 Pounds Less' Looks Like... (Pics)

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  • colapopmusic
    colapopmusic Posts: 50
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    You look so very good! Great work :) Such an inspiration :)
  • ajoyt
    ajoyt Posts: 27 Member
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    Great job!!
  • arixterkelley
    arixterkelley Posts: 11 Member
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    AmazinG!!
  • eftguru
    eftguru Posts: 12 Member
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    Hey, you've done really well! Keep it up and you'll do it. I just worked it out that you are averaging 1lb a week, I have set my loss rate @ 1.5 and it's getting there much faster and with ease. Why not do the same? :wink: :flowerforyou:
  • SkinnyMsFitness
    SkinnyMsFitness Posts: 389 Member
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    Coach Simon - Thanks for the advice and the updates! Way to go!! I'm proud of you...and I don't even know you! :-)
  • JCES10
    JCES10 Posts: 37 Member
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    Great work !
  • NHoughton13
    NHoughton13 Posts: 303
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    Hey handsome, how you doin'? I love seeing progress pics, it keeps me so inspired. Awesome job, you are so motivational!!!
  • Coach_Simon
    Coach_Simon Posts: 254 Member
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    Fantastic Success Story...... So how did you do it?

    I did it by staying committed. I know that seems easier said than done and believe me I know that. When I started out I used things like my Xbox Kinect to get moving. It was fun and worked my body, especially when I was 339 pounds. I also started being very active, going out and plating basketball, volleyball, football etc. Just trying new things to keep me going. After 6 months I hit a plateau and didn't lose anything anymore. I was eating 1600 calories and burned an average of over 1200 calories a day. By then I had lost almost 70 pounds, but within the next few months I gained probably about 20 pounds back. I didn't understand why and was getting extremely unmotivated and depressed because of it. It was then when I was at my lowest and I didn't know how to get back up. So I stood down there until the end of 2012. I was able to maintain my weight, but had no willpower whatsoever to continue. I knew one thing, and that was that I wasn't going to quit. So when the end of 2012 came near I pledged to continue turning my life around. I researched how much I should be eating and followed my TDEE which was at 2700 calories. A huge amount to take in, but I did it. January 2013 I continued and started the program "You are your own gym" by Mark Lauren. Pure strength training for 10 weeks. Within that time period I lost 8 pounds and 12 inches, but after that my weight wouldn't drop anymore. I was stuck in the 270's for quite some time but I was more determined than ever before. You could say that hitting my lowest has made me come back even stronger. After another stand still of my weight I've pit my calories to 1800 and ever since then I've been losing an average of 2 pounds if not more.

    It took me 1 year to find my golden zone and to find what works for me and I'm glad I never quit. Neither should you.
  • Annie83uk
    Annie83uk Posts: 128
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    you are doing amazing, keep up the good work :smokin:
  • Coach_Simon
    Coach_Simon Posts: 254 Member
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    Hey, you've done really well! Keep it up and you'll do it. I just worked it out that you are averaging 1lb a week, I have set my loss rate @ 1.5 and it's getting there much faster and with ease. Why not do the same? :wink: :flowerforyou:

    I've always had it on 2 pounds per week, but when I hit the down time after 6 months, I didn't lose anything anymore then. So actually, that weight has been dropped in 10 months if you would not include the downtime. But even during that time I continued to log in because I really wanted to keep my streak.
  • LennineHooper
    LennineHooper Posts: 32 Member
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    You look amazing, well done! You should be so proud of your achievement! Good for you :) x
  • Coach_Simon
    Coach_Simon Posts: 254 Member
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    Oh and to everybody else, thank you so much for all the kind words. ;)
  • go_iris
    go_iris Posts: 23 Member
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    AWESOME JOB!!! Great motivation - thank you! :smile: :smile:
  • SuprDadOf4
    SuprDadOf4 Posts: 9 Member
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    Amazing job!!
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
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    WoW! You went from being an over weight boy,to looking good as a young man. You sure are doing a great job.
    Congrats to you

    Your info on not losing ,getting down hearted etc is words I need to read every day.Thanks for being honest about your long journey.
  • amitglinkedin
    amitglinkedin Posts: 223 Member
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    Amazing Transformation Buddy...,keep up the good work
  • viking_chick
    viking_chick Posts: 16 Member
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    You look amazing! Keep going!!! :D
  • GimmieDatSalad
    GimmieDatSalad Posts: 44
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    Wow! It's like a totally different man.
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
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    wow that is great!!!
  • seawolf86
    seawolf86 Posts: 55
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    Great job, looking good!

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