Before and afters for people starting at 300lbs please!!
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Past 315lbs
Present 240lbs
😁Coming soon 200lbs31 -
arkingsland wrote: »Question for people on here who have lost this much weight: how have you avoided loose skin/how do you deal with it? I’m starting at about 290 and this is my biggest worry about weight loss. (Sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask about this!)
I consider the loose skin like a badge of honor... or a certificate of achievement. I have lots - but it's because 1) I topped 350 at my highest - and I was well over 300 for decades - and 2) I am 54 years old. Had I pulled my head out a few decades sooner, well - I might not have the skin issues.
From all the folks that I have talked to and heard from and read about... the people with the most "skin success" are those that never got over 300 lbs - and/or the younger folks - and/or people who were not overweight for a very long time, like I was. So - you already meet the first requirement. That 300 pound mark seems to be the line of demarcation between folks with skin issues and folks without. From your profile pic, I would say you meet the 2nd requirement, as well, but it's hard to tell from that.
I just figure my career as a swimsuit model is never going to take off - but, I can wear normal people sized clothes and look good in them - and I have a lot less fear of dropping over from a heart attack at any moment; not to mention the continuing ability to walk. Being heavy, year after year, is very, VERY hard on your body - every part of it. So, lose the weight now - worry about the skin, later. If it doesn't shrink up after a couple of years, you can always go for a little nip and tuck. They even have financing for that, now.18 -
So amazing! You all are magic!
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Wow. You people all look amazing!! 👍1
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JulieSHelms wrote: »302 lbs-->170 lbs
(age 51, 5'8")
You go girl ! Nice arm tone and very nice dress !6 -
Not quite 300 but closer than i would have liked. 283 to 140. Maintaining three years. The pretty four legged lady is the reason i lost weight. Making sure she was well exercised kept us both walking.
You look great as does your 4LF - mine keep me doing 10k steps a minimum every day too !8 -
My beginning and current photo since I'm just getting started: 330 .lbs
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jonathansrcom wrote: »My beginning and current photo since I'm just getting started: 330 .lbs
Good for you for starting. I started two months ago and have lost 13 pounds.6 -
love this thread! started at 334 in april, got down to 331-333, fluctated there til I decided to get serious. Asked my doc what I could do, he wants me on phentermine, which i can't afford and am not interested in taking. Started 2 weeks ago, after being sick and getting to 327 from not eating while sick. Only lost 1lb in that time frame, decided to start doing IF the 3 days ago and have already dropped 2 lbs. I cant wait to be able to post my before and afters!
great job to everyone here!4 -
I am nowhere close to being done but this is just a start!!!14 -
How did you lose? Like what would you say was the easiest for you1
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Got pics to finally post0
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InsanityFan1 wrote: »
311 in janauary. Now 267.8 and counting9 -
Y’all look great! 🎉1
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hobbitses333 wrote: »
Started at 317, now at 264. Goal is 170.
Wow great job! Also, I love your name!9 -
brittanynicholex wrote: »love this thread! started at 334 in april, got down to 331-333, fluctated there til I decided to get serious. Asked my doc what I could do, he wants me on phentermine, which i can't afford and am not interested in taking. Started 2 weeks ago, after being sick and getting to 327 from not eating while sick. Only lost 1lb in that time frame, decided to start doing IF the 3 days ago and have already dropped 2 lbs. I cant wait to be able to post my before and afters!
great job to everyone here!
I urge you and everyone else to think twice about taking phentermine. My doctor informed me that there were studies indicating it causes AFIB in some people.2 -
You all look great!!!1
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You guys are amazing!0
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JulieSHelms wrote: »302 lbs-->170 lbs
(age 51, 5'8")
Wow, total respect. Great dedication and results.3 -
rldeclercq4 wrote: »Started on MFP in Jan 2016 @ 367lbs
Currently 230.
Goal weight: wherever I’m at when I have a visible six pack (if I can ever get there)
Amazing results, well done.14 -
From 360+lbs to 160+lbs38 -
I'm 280 in my heaviest pic in the profile collage. I was heavier previously but don't have any photos of that.
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I urge you and everyone else to think twice about taking phentermine. My doctor informed me that there were studies indicating it causes AFIB in some people.
Seconded. Several friends and I were on it in the '90s... it was amazing for killing my appetite and I lost weight, but it did a number on my friends' health. And the moment you go off of it, you want to eat everything in sight. Never again.5 -
Hopefully the next 25 lbs will take the moobs off too...
If you are not seeing them decrease in proportion with the rest of your body measurements/dimensions as the weight loss proceeds, I would recommend you see your doctor and request a medication review/medical history/physical exam/hormonal panel/etceteras to rule out gynecomastia.
=> https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16227-enlarged-male-breast-tissue-gynecomastia0 -
lawsonsaysread wrote: »408 lbs when I was 44. 190 lbs. at 49.
Wow you look like Darryl from Walking Dead12 -
Wow all of you guys are awesome! Great losses going on!0
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grinning_chick wrote: »Hopefully the next 25 lbs will take the moobs off too...
If you are not seeing them decrease in proportion with the rest of your body measurements/dimensions as the weight loss proceeds, I would recommend you see your doctor and request a medication review/medical history/physical exam/hormonal panel/etceteras to rule out gynecomastia.
I went to a doctor this year and had a hormone panel done. He said everything they checked was all within normal ranges.
Based on my pictures as I progress (I've got photos for every 10 lbs I lose), they are decreasing, but quite slowly.
After I'm below the threshold for overweight BMI, I'm planning to go back to the doc. That's why the next 25ish pounds are important.5 -
The heaviest I ever weighed was 285 , that I know of. I was getting very close to the big 300! I'm 54, 6'1". Photo on the right was taken tonight before my workout. The journey continues.
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I went to a doctor this year and had a hormone panel done. He said everything they checked was all within normal ranges.
Based on my pictures as I progress (I've got photos for every 10 lbs I lose), they are decreasing, but quite slowly.
After I'm below the threshold for overweight BMI, I'm planning to go back to the doc. That's why the next 25ish pounds are important.
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Always a pleasure to learn it isn't being overlooked anymore.
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