100 lbs Lost, Pic heavy, Not wearing a bra.

DawnieB1977 · July 2013

Great job! You look fab! Love the way you told your story too. I'm with you on the teaching thing- I put on weight doing my PGCE and in my first couple of years of teaching!

jdenig · July 2013

Very inspiring, your story is awesome and I enjoyed reading it, you have the right attitude! Good for you!

wannabpiper · July 2013

Love the way you told your story; great job and I wish you all the best. You look so healthy now!

Sarauk2sf · July 2013

Congratulations!.

[Now lets see how many of my pervy FL click into here to checkout bra'less pics!

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A_Warrior_Princess · July 2013

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.

Loved your story so much and you look FANTASTIC!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your life with us and showing that change is possible!!!

tlou5 · July 2013

So very impressive! Thanks for the inspiration and you look marvelous!

ranchmimi · July 2013

Well done! Keep up the good work - from another retired teacher!

Karonfowler · July 2013

You look GREAT! Very encouraging.

Doreen9686 · July 2013

Wow what an inspiration! You have totally transformed yourself and look great! So wonderful to see!

_Waffle_ · July 2013

Just wow! You're such an inspiration. Amazing work here. Keep it up.

caramelgyrlk · July 2013

Inspiration beyond words.

Someone right now who is struggling will read your post and change their life.

Thanks for taking the time to share.

beekuzz · July 2013

OMG, so so so happy to hear your story. Regarding weight, we usually only hear from those who have been heavy all their life and it's always a struggle. The struggle is hard for all of us and recognizing it is half the battle.

Also having a mental image as thin most of my life, it took someone sending me a picture last year and I couldn't believe I was that bad. My brain image did not fit with the mirror or pictures, so had to get it corrected so I could look myself in the mirror again. Yes, I couldn't get onto the floor and back up again and that was just near 250 lbs.

I don't even care about getting back to 125 anymore. That's going to be too skinny for me.

You should absolutely be proud of yourself and all your hard work to find the healthy you!

Best wishes!! :flowerforyou:

CatSpi67 · July 2013

Congratulations! Really well done!

zetsubou · July 2013

''Then I discovered wine''- OMG this sounds so familiar....I didn't even liked alcohol before, but after wine....
Congrats for having such determination!

Factory_Reset · July 2013

*HI Sara*

Very inspiring....Amazing job!!

MMoriarty2013 · July 2013

Great job, congratulations!

Thanks for sharing.

Bankman1989 · July 2013

Awesome job sir! You are truly an inspiration!

preciousme150 · July 2013

WOW, You look amazing, great job, you inspire me...

wmcguyer · July 2013

Congratulations! Just starting myfitnesspal today...I hope I have the success you have had.

sue284 · July 2013

Great story. Shows that you're never too old to get in shape and get fit - you're an inspiration! Well done

Glynneybug · July 2013

You look so handsome! Fantastic work and very inspirational! Thank you for sharing!!!

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.