Progress Pictures!!! From 240 to 165.
brillmer
Posts: 1,268 Member
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.
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.
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HUGE CONGRATS!! You have done so well and dear goodness it shows! Keep up the hard work and stay healthy my friend!!!0
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Congratulations!! You look amazing and I bet feel even better! Way to go on this great journey and keep it up forever!0
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Amazing job!0
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Great job! Congrats!0
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You rock! Amazing job sunshine!0
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Awesome!!!!0
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sexy!0
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Well done! :happy:0
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AWESOME!!!!!!!0
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What an inspiration! Awesome!0
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Love your smiles on the latest pictures. Congrats!!0
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Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing your words and pics! :happy:0
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You are rocking!!0
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wow! you did an amazing job! well done. you look great!
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well done! you're looking really good!
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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:)0
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Congrats!! Your have done an amazing job!0
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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 0 -
Wow ! You look amazing!! Thanks for posting the pictures they are very inspiring.0
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You look great!! And much younger too! Can you tell us what you did??? Any specific workouts??0
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Good Job0
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Good job buddy. Stuff like that keeps me motivated.0
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Amazing! You have done a fantastic job!0
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Thank you everyone for the kind words. I really appreciate them and you have made my day.
I legitimately love you Quel.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
Your progress is an inspiration to me too.. And I would be nowhere without your friendship. Thank you.You look great!! And much younger too! Can you tell us what you did??? Any specific workouts??
Thank you!
For the first 4 months (September - December) I didn't work out at all. Simply calculated my daily caloric needs, made sure I was eating at a deficit, and just drank a ****load of water and ate as healthy and clean as I could.
In January, I began at the gym. For January -> March I did just random workouts and random splits at the gym. As someone who had never lifted before, I was really just guessing.
In March I started Strong Lifts. Best decision I ever made. I did that for about 2 months or so.. And then I started Kris Gethins 12 week trainer from www.bodybuilding.com
Since then, I have had a back injury and am currently fighting through a wrist injury.. So my lifting progress has slowed down unfortunately.
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Hot dayum!!! Awesome job!0
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Wow you look amazing!! Congratulations...you are definitely an inspiration to us all!!
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Amazinnnngg0
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Congrats0
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Woo woo!
Amazing progress, and thank you for the reminder that there are bad days mixed with the good!!0 -
Amazing job!! You've definitely proved that slow and steady wins the race.
Congratulations!0
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