100 lbs Lost, Pic heavy, Not wearing a bra.
prdavies1949
Posts: 322 Member
Where do I start? Ah well I suppose at the beginning. Unlike many others on MFP I was always as thin as a rake in my youth. In fact in my early 20s I was so thin my nickname in the Royal Navy was “spindle”. In 1982 at the age of 33 I looked like this, maybe 160lbs and 6’2”. I ate what I liked and drank as much as I wanted to. (Booze that is not water).
Not long after this photo was taken I stopped my 40 a day cigarette habit. My food now tasted even better and I started to eat for enjoyment, but still no problem. I may have gained a bit round my waist but what the hell, I was still thin.
By 1998 I was at University training to become a teacher and for exercise I was long distance walking anything up to 100 miles non-stop in under 48 hours and I looked like this at 49. I even ran a couple of half marathons.
I could eat and drink as I wanted and did.
Then I discovered wine. Then I discovered gourmet food Then I discovered being a teacher was rewarding but SOOOOOO stressful. Then I discovered that wine and food helped get by.
10 years later and I discovered that my stomach was big enough to use as a TV table for snacks. But in my mind’s eye I was still thin.
Then I retired and took up a new hobby, cooking. I bought all the books and turned into a right little chef. You know the sort of thing, fry off the onions in 4oz butter add half a cup of Extra Virgin Olive oil, throw in the belly pork etc. Huge portions and a bottle of Bordeaux to wash it all down (each) then port with the cheese and a cream pudding. I was in food heaven. But I still felt thin only now I no longer ran or walked long distances in fact I waddled.
I began to be a bit concerned when I got out of breath putting on socks and stairs were a bit of a problem but I was in denial until May 2012 when my wife snuck up on me and took this picture in my garage.
I was horrified. I finally got onto the scales and weighed in at over 320lbs We played at weight loss for a couple of months I think I lost about 15lbs till Sept 9th when this photo was taken, I weighed again and was 306lbs
6 days later I discovered MFP and the first thing I saw on the forum was the success story of a lady who had lost 100 lbs She looked fantastic I showed it to my wife and we decided that we too could do this and we have not looked back since. Here are the afters
This was my First 10k Jan 2013
April 2013
May 2013
Finishing my first Half Marathon June 2013
Yesterday 100lbs Lost July 2013
I think that this post is long enough for now, if you want to know how we did it then send a friend request, up till now I haven’t been doing the friend thing but I will be from now on because this is just the beginning not the end.
Not long after this photo was taken I stopped my 40 a day cigarette habit. My food now tasted even better and I started to eat for enjoyment, but still no problem. I may have gained a bit round my waist but what the hell, I was still thin.
By 1998 I was at University training to become a teacher and for exercise I was long distance walking anything up to 100 miles non-stop in under 48 hours and I looked like this at 49. I even ran a couple of half marathons.
I could eat and drink as I wanted and did.
Then I discovered wine. Then I discovered gourmet food Then I discovered being a teacher was rewarding but SOOOOOO stressful. Then I discovered that wine and food helped get by.
10 years later and I discovered that my stomach was big enough to use as a TV table for snacks. But in my mind’s eye I was still thin.
Then I retired and took up a new hobby, cooking. I bought all the books and turned into a right little chef. You know the sort of thing, fry off the onions in 4oz butter add half a cup of Extra Virgin Olive oil, throw in the belly pork etc. Huge portions and a bottle of Bordeaux to wash it all down (each) then port with the cheese and a cream pudding. I was in food heaven. But I still felt thin only now I no longer ran or walked long distances in fact I waddled.
I began to be a bit concerned when I got out of breath putting on socks and stairs were a bit of a problem but I was in denial until May 2012 when my wife snuck up on me and took this picture in my garage.
I was horrified. I finally got onto the scales and weighed in at over 320lbs We played at weight loss for a couple of months I think I lost about 15lbs till Sept 9th when this photo was taken, I weighed again and was 306lbs
6 days later I discovered MFP and the first thing I saw on the forum was the success story of a lady who had lost 100 lbs She looked fantastic I showed it to my wife and we decided that we too could do this and we have not looked back since. Here are the afters
This was my First 10k Jan 2013
April 2013
May 2013
Finishing my first Half Marathon June 2013
Yesterday 100lbs Lost July 2013
I think that this post is long enough for now, if you want to know how we did it then send a friend request, up till now I haven’t been doing the friend thing but I will be from now on because this is just the beginning not the end.
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Great work! You look wonderful! Congratulations on your success0
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Amazing job! Congrats on your success.0
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Wow, that's fantastic - well done!0
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awesome job!!!!!!!0
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Wow, inspirational !0
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Awesome job, you look fantastic !!!!!!0
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You are awesome!!!! Way to go!!!! Very inspiring for all of us!0
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Dude you rock, way to go!!0
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Awesome post- you're an inspiration
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Thanks for all of your kind messages0
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what a wonderful inspiration you are! I hope you do still have (at times) some lovely bordeaux and gorgeous food to fuel your running! what is life without a little wine and chocolate (or as my husband would add chocolate covered bacon- but he is a marathon runner too so he can say that!)0
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High Five!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great job. You look amazing and look so happy. You told your story nicely too. :flowerforyou:0
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Amazing job- you look great!!0
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Great job!!0
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I am SO inspired by your story! Thank you for sharing it with us!0
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Nice job man - inspiring!0
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thank you for sharing, what a fantastic story!0
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Very inspiring! Good for you!0
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Ex-RN here too. You have done well. I know all about the booze in the navy but I was never a smoker 0
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You look GREAT!!!!! Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all!!!0
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Thank you for sharing. That is very inspiring. Congrats on your accomplishment.0
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Absolutely love your story!! Thanks for sharing!!0
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You look great! Very inspiring!0
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Very inspiring; thanks for sharing your story!0
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i love this!0
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AWESOME! Thanks for the warning-not wearing a bra! HAHAHAHHAHAHA! :00
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Excellent work, sir! Thanks for sharing! :flowerforyou:0
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A very inspiring story for me!! Thank you for sharing ... and congratulations :flowerforyou:0
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Congrats!0
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Awesome! I love that you included the pic using your body as a tv table for your plate. LOL We've all been there :0)
Thanks for your service in the RN. Keep up the great work. You are amazing!0
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