My story: 113 lost
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okay, here it goes...
My story:
I was 29 years old and I was almost 300 pounds (295). I had sleep apnea, chest pains, blurred vision, hypertension, shortness in breath, (pre?)-diabetes, what may have been early signs of a heart attack! I was in major denial of my health, I would keep telling myself I just took bad pictures and that I was still in okay shape. I hadn’t weighed myself in years and I would even sometimes avoid looking in mirrors. I even talked myself into believing some of my health problems were due to old age (remember, only 29, lol) or lack of sleep, not weight related. Denial is crazy, yo.
What changed? A random family ‘Biggest Loser’ challenge for 20 bucks made me weigh myself. That challenge made me realize just how far I’d gone from what I wanted to be. Also, several family/friends had lost 30+ pounds, so that was a big encouragement to me.
I lost the weight by simply tracking calories and eating more fruits and vegetables (200 calories of carrots/celery will fill me up much more than 200 calories of bread). I wish I could tell you more of a trick, but really, that's it. I did *try* several other diet plans for a week (juicing, Special K, Slim Fast). They didn’t have any staying power.
Before:
After:
In 293 days, I went from wearing 42 and 44 waist pants to 32s and 34s. My BP is down to 89/68. I got rid of my CPAP machine. My weight is now 182. I no longer have headaches or chest pains. Basically all my medical problems went away. I *feel* my (pre)diabetes is under control, but still need to get the test. *fingers crossed*
I hope to lose the last ten(ish) pounds and keep them off through accountability instead of denial. I’m hoping posting my embarrassing story will help me never go back and to see how far I've come!
My story:
I was 29 years old and I was almost 300 pounds (295). I had sleep apnea, chest pains, blurred vision, hypertension, shortness in breath, (pre?)-diabetes, what may have been early signs of a heart attack! I was in major denial of my health, I would keep telling myself I just took bad pictures and that I was still in okay shape. I hadn’t weighed myself in years and I would even sometimes avoid looking in mirrors. I even talked myself into believing some of my health problems were due to old age (remember, only 29, lol) or lack of sleep, not weight related. Denial is crazy, yo.
What changed? A random family ‘Biggest Loser’ challenge for 20 bucks made me weigh myself. That challenge made me realize just how far I’d gone from what I wanted to be. Also, several family/friends had lost 30+ pounds, so that was a big encouragement to me.
I lost the weight by simply tracking calories and eating more fruits and vegetables (200 calories of carrots/celery will fill me up much more than 200 calories of bread). I wish I could tell you more of a trick, but really, that's it. I did *try* several other diet plans for a week (juicing, Special K, Slim Fast). They didn’t have any staying power.
Before:
After:
In 293 days, I went from wearing 42 and 44 waist pants to 32s and 34s. My BP is down to 89/68. I got rid of my CPAP machine. My weight is now 182. I no longer have headaches or chest pains. Basically all my medical problems went away. I *feel* my (pre)diabetes is under control, but still need to get the test. *fingers crossed*
I hope to lose the last ten(ish) pounds and keep them off through accountability instead of denial. I’m hoping posting my embarrassing story will help me never go back and to see how far I've come!
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Looking great!!!! Congrats!0
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Congratulations! You did an amazing job, more important than the # on the scale going down, the loss of those health issues is what you should be most happy about!0
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amazing! well done you!!0
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Congratulations bud!0
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Wow! Amazing! Keep up the hard work!
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You look great - well done!0
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Another 'before'
Thanks all!
And yeah, getting rid of the health issues was my greatest joy. (Though they were all pretty tied to weight).0 -
Good job, keep on the path of good health, don't get discouraged with minor setbacks and be proud of all your accomplished.0
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That's the way to get it done and take control of your health...No one else can do it for you. Congrat's0
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excellent - thank you so much for sharing!0
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Congrats! Amazing transformation. Make sure you continue the good habits you've developed.0
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congrats buddy. awesome work
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Well done, you look fantastic! :drinker:0
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Great job, fantastic! And keep it off!0
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You look amazing ! ♡ Congratulations!!0
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I got rid of my CPAP machine.
AWESOME job all round but this particularly is a great motivator for me.0 -
So happy I clicked on this!!!! Very misha collins twitter picture ish! Bahahah! You look amazing!0
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Man, that is awesome! Inspired!0
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Great job - awesome change :-)0
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Wow congrats to you, you look fantastic!!0
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You are looking HOT!
Congratulations!!!0 -
Ditto!Looking great!!!! Congrats!0 -
Very well done mate. You look great!0
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You look great! Well done!0
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That's really awesome! It's an inspiration and you should be way proud of yourself!!0
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You look great!!! Good job!0
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Way to get healthy! Sounds like you did it the right way in the end. You look great! 0
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Amazing transformation, you look great. Well done!0
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Great Effort !0
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You did really well. I know you would have done lots of hard work to get there. I also have the same target and currently reached 50% of the way.0
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