Sometimes I forget how far I've come..... (This is my first post ever I think?)

imvandeen

Then I find a photo of the "old me" with my niece. :-O

No gym, no gimmicks, no pills, nothing fancy at all, just a cheap £150 mountain bike, £20 trainers, £15 track suit & With the help of Myfitnesspal, Strava, grit determination, & consistency in both diet & exercise + logging EVERYTHING to keep me accountable, motivated & focused it's been a blast.

Still got a bit more to come back off that I gained back when I had to stop cycling for a year following a hernia & subsequent operation/complications, but can honestly say "I FEEL GREAT!" & back into the 32" Jeans (down from a 46" waist in the beginning)

So, if I can do it, even in my 40's, & IF? YOU want it bad enough, then YOU can too.

JUST DO IT! NO EXCUSES! YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!



I'd say good luck, but that doesn't come into it, so I'll say STAY STRONG & STICK WITH IT! instead. A consistent calorie deficit is all it takes, that and a realisation that you can't "fix a bad diet" even with good exercise.

I've opened up my diary to "public" now as I don't really use it any more, so I'm maybe not the best person for a newby to follow nowadays, but I still stick with the life changing principles this site taught me & for that I'm eternally grateful.

So all the best to everyone on all of your journeys & I hope this post & photos helps with your motivation as similar ones did for me when I was starting out & the going was tough.

Now I'll probably just crawl away into the background & lurk for the next few years again

Petzwv

amazing :-)

nowine4me

Great job! You should stick around!

JeromeBarry1

Thank you for posting this. I'm at a stage in this effort where I need to see such success stories.

michael1976_ca

wow congrats that is amazing

Brokenwings119

You look amazing, congrats!

craignev

Nice work... very well done!

Jimb376mfp

“No gym, no gimmicks, no pills, nothing fancy at all, just a cheap £150 mountain bike, £20 trainers, £15 track suit & With the help of Myfitnesspal, Strava, grit determination, & consistency in both diet & exercise + logging EVERYTHING to keep me accountable, motivated & focused it's been a blast.”

GREAT POST!
NO BS
NO EXCUSES
NO WHINNING

JUST:
HARD WORK
GOALS

sbrown6

SO INSPIRING! THANKS FOR SHARING!!

sflohr

I love that you express how much fun it has been!!!! You look great!

corinasue1143

Wow! You look just great! And so does that baby! Think how much healthier he will be with a healthy role model!

snowflake954

Very nice!

rebeccaEsmith

Great job!

JLPadron86

Great job you are such an inspiration.

imvandeen

Just a quick update for all you needing a bit of motivation.
Now 5 years into my life change & still fitting in my 32" jeans 😎
I keep my 46" just to remind me of where i came from.



Keep consistant & don't quit & you'll all get there in the end + you'll feel and look AWESOME too 👍👍 🤘🤘😎🤘🤘👍👍

SquirrelBrain

Wow, fantastic!

Thanks for posting a follow up. I find the posts about maintained weight loss very inspiring since that is something I find tougher than the initial weight loss.

labbender

That is absolutely incredible!! So inspiring!!