My 150 pound weight loss Journey
pdmccone
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Posting some of these pictures below it is amazing and a little embarrassing that I allowed myself to become so unhealthy. I have included some old pictures of before my weight gain, after my weight gain and finally the weight loss and transformation.
My story is long but I will try to shorten it up a little. I have always had a history of gaining weight and immediately after my marriage I packed on a incredible amount of weight and at my highest I weighed in at 331lbs at 6ft. I would go on diet after diet and lose weight but would always stop short of a healthy weight and would immediately gain all or most of the weight back within a short period of time. I have always loved to play sports and basketball/tennis were my favorite but my life had become so busy that I did not have time(willingly did not make time) and this was the driving force on the rapid weight gain along with a improper diet.
What changed for me this time was realizing I would not be around for my kids as they grew up or the fact that I couldn't even play with them like I should. I would be exhausted or couldn't get up quickly, ect... I knew I needed to make a change for my family and now I also realize for myself.
June 6th 2016, I made the decision to make a life change and not a year only change. I weighed 285lbs at this point, as only 2 years prior I had managed to get down to 214.8lbs but that was short lived. At first I lost weight by diet only and no exercise as I felt I could handle only 1 thing at a time. By September 9th I had gotten down to just under 200lbs and was feeling great. I had a full lab work up done and my blood panel was perfect and the doctor not only did not know I had lost so much weight in a short period of time but actually made the comment to me that "people like me are so lucky as we only have to visit the doctor once a year for checkups", this made me laugh inside and also made me feel happy to be not looked at as obese and unhealthy. Now I was ready for the next step in my journey. Exercise......
A few weeks prior to September 9th, 2016 I had decided to start a workout routine and found a workout buddy that agreed to start working out at the gym 3 times a week starting September 10th. We followed the Bigger, Leaner, Stronger program by Mike Matthews and embraced it. We worked out religiously and fought through the soreness, little injuries, and getting up before the crack of dawn. I knew I had made a life change when my workout buddy tells me in February 2017 that he got the promotion and was moving out of state. You are probably thinking how does that tell you that you embraced this new life? Because within 15 minutes of finding this out I had found a new workout buddy to continue on working out with but increased workouts now to 6 days a week. Btw, I find it very important for myself to have someone else to workout with as I feel obligated to show up(when I am tired) and we push each other to get better.
Today almost exactly a year later, I weigh 181lbs and at this point I am deciding on what new goal do I want to accomplish. I think I am going to recomp for a while and stay around my current weight going forward. Hopefully my story helps encourage someone else to make a similar journey. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks for all those who have shared their stories as it has kept me motivated and inspired.
This is before my weight gain:
This is at 331LBS:
This is during my weight loss:
This is me now:
My story is long but I will try to shorten it up a little. I have always had a history of gaining weight and immediately after my marriage I packed on a incredible amount of weight and at my highest I weighed in at 331lbs at 6ft. I would go on diet after diet and lose weight but would always stop short of a healthy weight and would immediately gain all or most of the weight back within a short period of time. I have always loved to play sports and basketball/tennis were my favorite but my life had become so busy that I did not have time(willingly did not make time) and this was the driving force on the rapid weight gain along with a improper diet.
What changed for me this time was realizing I would not be around for my kids as they grew up or the fact that I couldn't even play with them like I should. I would be exhausted or couldn't get up quickly, ect... I knew I needed to make a change for my family and now I also realize for myself.
June 6th 2016, I made the decision to make a life change and not a year only change. I weighed 285lbs at this point, as only 2 years prior I had managed to get down to 214.8lbs but that was short lived. At first I lost weight by diet only and no exercise as I felt I could handle only 1 thing at a time. By September 9th I had gotten down to just under 200lbs and was feeling great. I had a full lab work up done and my blood panel was perfect and the doctor not only did not know I had lost so much weight in a short period of time but actually made the comment to me that "people like me are so lucky as we only have to visit the doctor once a year for checkups", this made me laugh inside and also made me feel happy to be not looked at as obese and unhealthy. Now I was ready for the next step in my journey. Exercise......
A few weeks prior to September 9th, 2016 I had decided to start a workout routine and found a workout buddy that agreed to start working out at the gym 3 times a week starting September 10th. We followed the Bigger, Leaner, Stronger program by Mike Matthews and embraced it. We worked out religiously and fought through the soreness, little injuries, and getting up before the crack of dawn. I knew I had made a life change when my workout buddy tells me in February 2017 that he got the promotion and was moving out of state. You are probably thinking how does that tell you that you embraced this new life? Because within 15 minutes of finding this out I had found a new workout buddy to continue on working out with but increased workouts now to 6 days a week. Btw, I find it very important for myself to have someone else to workout with as I feel obligated to show up(when I am tired) and we push each other to get better.
Today almost exactly a year later, I weigh 181lbs and at this point I am deciding on what new goal do I want to accomplish. I think I am going to recomp for a while and stay around my current weight going forward. Hopefully my story helps encourage someone else to make a similar journey. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks for all those who have shared their stories as it has kept me motivated and inspired.
This is before my weight gain:
This is at 331LBS:
This is during my weight loss:
This is me now:
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Great job and so inspiring.1
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Fantastic - you look great and must feel even better!!1
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Thank you, I do feel much better and I enjoy being more mobile lol4
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Wow dude. Awesome job!0
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This story is pretty cool. I have lost about 75 lbs over the course of the last 5 years. It's amazing the changes. Congrats!0
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Thanks and congrats on your weight loss Spicyginger!0
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Wow, congratulations!0
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Can you outline what a day or week calorie and food wise looked like for you between June 6th 2016 and Sept 9th 2016.
I started at 278lbs on June 1st and my target is about 190lbs. I'm 6'1".0 -
Absolutely awesome and inspiring! Now you just have to find a b-ball team worth rooting for! Oh, and thanks for KD
Lifelong Warrior fan here.
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Austex_Egger wrote: »Absolutely awesome and inspiring! Now you just have to find a b-ball team worth rooting for! Oh, and thanks for KD
Lifelong Warrior fan here.
Ouch that hurt, but thanks for other positive comment lol1 -
Can you outline what a day or week calorie and food wise looked like for you between June 6th 2016 and Sept 9th 2016.
I started at 278lbs on June 1st and my target is about 190lbs. I'm 6'1".
I started reducing calories weekly and I started at 1800 cal a day. I eventually got down to 1200 calories for about a month and a half. This was a short term calorie diet to get me to a healthy weight. Once I started my exercise routine I increased back to 1800 calories a day. If I was under for the day on my calories I would never eat the calories to just eat if I wasn't hungry. Some days I was starving and some days I was full on very few calories. It was interesting to say the least. Since this was a short term diet plan I found it very beneficial and my blood panel showed that it was also a positive one. I highly recommend taking vitamins and fish oil. Simplifying my meals was a must for me or I found I would get off track. Each week I would plan the same meal to have for breakfast Monday-Sunday. I did the same for Lunch. After the week I would decide if I wanted to change the food option or stick with the same meal for the next week. By doing this I would eliminate a lot of time, cheating and incorrect logging. It also became a routine and found that helpful as well. For dinner I plan 4 meals the same and 3 meals to eat with the family. This seemed to be the toughest to me because of the variables. I ate extremely high protein and tried to eat low carb/fat. My go to foods were rotisserie chicken, ground turkey, green beans, cod, and filet mignon to name a few.5 -
Impressive! You look SO much younger! Congrats and enjoy your new life.2
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Super encouaraging story....and you look healthy and slim! I wish you all the best on your journey, because that's what this is all about.1
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Thanks @pdmccone. You have done amazing over the last 12 months. Thanks for the info, it definitely helps.
KevHex, if you have any other questions feel free to ask or you can friend request me as well. I appreciate the encouragement I can tell you that its worth it in the long run.0 -
Well done!!!
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great job. my children and someday future grandchildren are a great motivator to stick with the plan like you1
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Amazing job !1
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Wow! Great job!!
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Wow! Just wow! Your "before" pictures look like the overweight father to your "after" self! A huge difference, for sure. Congratulations and continue enjoying your healthy life with your family!1
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Absolutely amazing and determination congratulations1
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Very inspirational, sir.1
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RaeBeeBaby wrote: »Wow! Just wow! Your "before" pictures look like the overweight father to your "after" self! A huge difference, for sure. Congratulations and continue enjoying your healthy life with your family!
Well that makes me feel young and confident. Thanks!0 -
Wow this is an amazing turn around! You look great!0
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Congratulations! Thanks for sharing - motivating to see such great successes on MFP!0
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rdgfit2017 wrote: »Congratulations! Thanks for sharing - motivating to see such great successes on MFP!
Thanks!0 -
That's awesome. Can we give you crap about you being an OKC fan and Durrant going to the Warriors, or is that wound still too fresh? 0
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Fantastic transformation--you look great!1
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