From 400 to 187 bulked up to 250

russelfine

Where to begin, I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible because I could write a book about my story... 10 years ago just out of high school and I weighed 280 lbs,
A very fluffy 280 lbs. I was a little concerned about my weight but nothing I was going to take care of.

Que college, I gained over 60lbs my first year of college and I decided it was time for a chnage. I had so many started and failed diets I could fill a dump. I'd start one, lose a few pounds and then gain the weight back plus anther 5 lbs.

By the time college ended I was lower 400s. I was miserable, destatitue, and tired. Then I started getting chest pains. I went to the doctor and he said I was probably going to die before I was 35. This scared the crap out of me. So I did some research and finally got serious, counting calories.

Over the last five years I've hit more bumps and platues than I can number and it's been one hell of a ride. I went from 400 to 187 and then back up to 250 (mostly muscle ).

My secret to success has been constancy and a chnage of mind set. Everyday, every meal, every year.

I hope in this New Years you can find your motivation and inspiration and really knock it out of the park, I'll be cheering for you

hadiolar

Way to go....this is inspiring. thanks for sharing.

tosi1312

Fantastic

johnboy916

Awesome! !!!!!!

allunits

"Fluffy" made me laugh. You did a great job!

mittenswillet

you could be one of the Marvel characters now!!! killer job!!

russelfine

kittygonzalez3511 wrote: »

you could be one of the Marvel characters now!!! killer job!!

Haha!! Thanks

rdgfreshstart2016

Awesome - this is inspiring!!!

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KareninLux

Really great transformation! Thanks for sharing.

SarahKhristan

I think you said something really important here - you failed ( many times ) but kept trying. Only by our failures can we truly succeed. Excellent job!

Shull_rachael

You look great!

AmigaMaria001

Inspirational! Excellent!

massaoli

Great job! Thanks for sharing.

Rdsgoal16

Awesome......courage and commitment.

sanfromny

Got yourself a fancy new phone too! lol...great job!

techguymike7801

Great job!

I'm in a similar boat. I've lost all the weight (from 360 to 220), but now I want to pack on some muscle. Do you have a lifting routine that you follow?

LuckyMe2017

Nice work!

KarlaH9801

100% Awesomesauce!

Praying_Mantis

Good work and well done!

sanfromny wrote: »

Got yourself a fancy new phone too! lol...great job!

hahaha I thought the same thing.

escotech2883

How many calories were you eating if i may ask

Camarose79

This is great, congratulations! This actually brought a tear to my eye, how many times has this journey seemed hopeless and pointless, and how many times I've also wanted to give up. I've been too afraid to go to a Dr. Or even take a "before" photo, two things that you have done even when feeling at your lowest. I'm cheering for you as well.

silvestrea

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

fastfoodietofitcutie

Congrats, what a great accomplishment!

russelfine

escotech2883 wrote: »

How many calories were you eating if i may ask

I changed my caloric intake on a monthly basis depending on my weight. I'd take my weight x 13.5 and subtract 1,000 for weight loss.

So if I weighed 400 I would: 400x13.5-1,000=4,400.

I would also eat back whatever I exercised. So, if I lifted weights for an hour in the gym I'd add on 400 or so calories.

I lost about 2lbs a week on average

russelfine

techguymike7801 wrote: »

Great job!

I'm in a similar boat. I've lost all the weight (from 360 to 220), but now I want to pack on some muscle. Do you have a lifting routine that you follow?

I do power lifting normally. I've designed my own program. For the exact routine send me a message and I'll send you some screen shots