Progress Pictures!!! From 240 to 165.

brillmer

Hello my lovely MFP friends.

I have had my ups and downs throughout my fitness journey. There have been spurts of weeks and months at a time where I was immaculate. Eating incredibly healthy, never missing a workout, not allowing anything to bring me down.

Then I have had weeks of extreme depression. Weeks where I feel like my efforts are pointless. Times where I lacked motivation to go to the gym and eat clean foods.. and quickly fell back to my old habits. Whether because of injuries, relationship or work issues.. Or even just enjoying a meal.. I constantly would get down on myself.

I guess the point I am trying to make is that weight loss and changing your lifestyle completely is not an easy accomplishment to achieve. It is all about the long term, sustainable lifestyle we are setting forth for ourselves. It's not realistic to think you can be perfect. You will mess up. The important part is to get back on the right track and keep on going.

Remember, it didn't take eating 5 burgers to gain the weight. The same way it won't take 5 salads to lose the weight.

Weight loss is not easy. But it is simple. It's the self control, dedication and will power that is the hard part.

The basics:

Calories in vs calories out, and count calories / weigh foods (the first 4 months I lost 40 pounds simply through changing my eating habits)

Make conscious food decisions (avoid sugar, processed, fast food. try to eat clean, healthy, fresh foods. drink water water water water and more water)

Don't expect perfection. This is a long term lifestyle change about realistic sustainability.

Take progress pictures.

Add some sort of exercise into your weekly routine. Go for a walk a few times a week, start lifting (best decision I've ever made), start running.. anything.

Now.. To the pictures:

Front and Back Relaxed:


Bicep:


Side:



Aaaaand My Favorite Current Picture:


I think that's it.

If anyone has any questions at all.. Please feel free to ask. I am more than happy to help.

thinlizzy608

HUGE CONGRATS!! You have done so well and dear goodness it shows! Keep up the hard work and stay healthy my friend!!!

hockeymomchicago

Congratulations!! You look amazing and I bet feel even better! Way to go on this great journey and keep it up forever!

Iron_Lotus

Amazing job!

Ninkyou

Great job! Congrats!

JustAboutDelicious_wechanged

You rock! Amazing job sunshine!

BattleTaxi

Awesome!!!!

clarkeje1

sexy!

fitkat_2012

Well done! :happy:

hottiehotness

AWESOME!!!!!!!

KimLovesDon

What an inspiration! Awesome!

terikd99

Love your smiles on the latest pictures. Congrats!!

suzend

Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing your words and pics! :happy:

HeyGoRun

You are rocking!!

scarrletti_girl

wow! you did an amazing job! well done. you look great!

rwstoneman1

well done! you're looking really good!

joyincincy

Wonderful words of encouragement and what an incredible change! I am always floored by how much younger people look after this kind of weight loss. Must be all that wonderful, kick-your-*kitten* exercise:)

alliemarie77

Congrats!! Your have done an amazing job!

quellybelly

Amazing amazing amazing.

I've clearly run out of ways to tell you how much you rock so ill just repeat it over and over haha. Your dedication and progress is so inspirational and motivates me every time I see it. You look SO good. The message you are trying to convey is also really important - the fact that we can't expect perfection from ourselves and the fact that its a PROCESS. I really need to remember that at times as well. You have been so strong to get through the times you've been down - don't think that goes unnoticed. Keep up the excellent work. It is an honour to have been a part of your fitness journey so far and I'm excited to see how far you can go with this.

Congratulations Daniel, keep it up

Vdbozeman

Wow ! You look amazing!! Thanks for posting the pictures they are very inspiring.

Lili0817

You look great!! And much younger too! Can you tell us what you did??? Any specific workouts??