Down 110 pounds (325 to 215)

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  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    Congratulations! My situation is very similar to yours. I started at 329 pounds on July 10th, 2020 and am now (Sept 28th) at 306 pounds. My goal is 220 pounds, 109 pounds below where I started.

    Great start!
  • i wish i could do this
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    i wish i could do this

    Always assuming that you have 110lbs to lose, the great thing is, you can! Good luck!
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    Very well done!!

    Thank you.
  • sandysaia
    sandysaia Posts: 26 Member
    Amazing transformation.Could you please tell me what you normally eat in a day?
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    Bluetail6 wrote: »
    Amazing transformation, as well as inspirational!! :):)

    Thank you.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    brendog79 wrote: »
    I've lost 90 lbs in 4.5 months. Trying to lose another 67 lbs. Sw 382 cw 292. I have much more energy and I'm gaining self esteem and I can tell I'm getting respect from my fellow coworkers. I had to stop eating mcds and subs. I also don't hardly drink anything with calories in it. I got a huge boost losing 32 lbs in the first month. I didn't start walking until 6 weeks in. Now I go for almost hr long walks at least 4x a week and use resistance bands and do wall push ups about 3x a week.

    That's awesome. Great job.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    theyoyoer wrote: »
    Well done you look amazing!

    Thanks!
  • SSDirk
    SSDirk Posts: 10 Member
    ROCK ON man....Great hearing testimonies like yours man. Really gives the rest of us confidence. Keep on rocking to your goal man
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    lucyricky2 wrote: »
    good job alot of hard work and dedication

    Thanks!
  • yomikapasi
    yomikapasi Posts: 5 Member
    What kind of exercise do you indulge in?
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    iradi8 wrote: »
    I am so glad that you shared your story. Knowing that you are able to maintain and continue the regular workouts and eat healthier for so many years is inspiring. Congrats!

    Thank you.
  • benjaminlight
    benjaminlight Posts: 78 Member
    Fantastic work! Appreciate the share - I'm heading down the same path. Started at 345 - shooting for 195.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    sandysaia wrote: »
    Amazing transformation.Could you please tell me what you normally eat in a day?

    Just depends. In general, I cut the following things out of my daily intake: Dairy, refined sugar, soda (I drink about one can of zevia a day), quite a bit of meat.

    My wife is very healthy. We eat almost entirely organic. We are close to vegan (my wife is completely vegan). So I eat pretty well. Dairy is garbage. It destroys your system. And there are plenty of alternatives. Refined sugar is just as bad. And cancer loves it. Soda is also bad. I switched to diet for a long time, but Diet Dr. Pepper is worse for you than regular soda. So I have zevia.

    It's not easy. I love junk. You just have to eat that crap in moderation.
  • willboywonder
    willboywonder Posts: 137 Member
    Excellent. This is the king of thing that's motivating for me and for others as well. Congratulations.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    SSDirk wrote: »
    ROCK ON man....Great hearing testimonies like yours man. Really gives the rest of us confidence. Keep on rocking to your goal man

    Thank you. Appreciate that.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    50ishy wrote: »
    Too many comments for anyone to see this...but thank you for your story, it is inspiring to me (299.8 this morning after taking a year to get under 300 lbs) Lost and gained hundreds over the years. Well done staying on maintenance, that seems to be the hardest part for me!

    It definitely is. Really have to treat it as a lifestyle change and not a diet. Not easy. Good luck.
  • Butterfly_Ninja3
    Butterfly_Ninja3 Posts: 32 Member
    AWESOME! Congratulations!!!!
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    yomikapasi wrote: »
    What kind of exercise do you indulge in?

    When I was 320 pounds, I walked and ran just a little, played basketball with my dad and lifted weights. When I had the stamina, I ran mostly. From the end of 2011 through 2015, averaged three miles a day (up to eight miles on some days).

    I got EBV (mono reactivation) in 2016 and did not work out for more than a year. When I was healthy enough to work out again, I stopped running because it exhausted me. So I shifted to more weights. From 2017 to now, it's mostly weights and stairclimber, with some elliptical.
  • wmpottsjr
    wmpottsjr Posts: 42 Member
    Congratulations, I was the same weight as you three months ago (324.2 lb) when I started and have lost 48 lbs so far. My goal is to lose 139 lb. I am prepping for gastric sleeve surgery. I have lost over 100 lb twice before, I am 67 years old. Eventually it comes back, so I hope this works. Now I have a team of bariatric specialists to aid me; surgeon, medical doctor, nutritionist and psychologist plus my regular doctors. I am glad to see others losing large amounts of weight. Good Luck!
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    Fantastic work! Appreciate the share - I'm heading down the same path. Started at 345 - shooting for 195.

    Good luck. Keep grinding. Thank you for the kind words.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    Excellent. This is the king of thing that's motivating for me and for others as well. Congratulations.

    Thank you and good luck.
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    AWESOME! Congratulations!!!!

    Thanks!
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    wmpottsjr wrote: »
    Congratulations, I was the same weight as you three months ago (324.2 lb) when I started and have lost 48 lbs so far. My goal is to lose 139 lb. I am prepping for gastric sleeve surgery. I have lost over 100 lb twice before, I am 67 years old. Eventually it comes back, so I hope this works. Now I have a team of bariatric specialists to aid me; surgeon, medical doctor, nutritionist and psychologist plus my regular doctors. I am glad to see others losing large amounts of weight. Good Luck!

    Thanks. Good luck to you!
  • brendog79
    brendog79 Posts: 60 Member
    I replied before but now at 7 months in im down 115 lbs. Its been a very emotional journey for me. I wish I hadn't let myself go for so long. I got 42lbs more to get to my goal weight of 225lbs. Trying to get there in 5 months. I don't ever want to go back to 382lbs.
  • catharinocr
    catharinocr Posts: 2 Member
    W.O.W!!! U don’t even look the same 🥳. Love the new look
  • erniewebbiii
    erniewebbiii Posts: 1,174 Member
    brendog79 wrote: »
    I replied before but now at 7 months in im down 115 lbs. Its been a very emotional journey for me. I wish I hadn't let myself go for so long. I got 42lbs more to get to my goal weight of 225lbs. Trying to get there in 5 months. I don't ever want to go back to 382lbs.

    That's awesome. Great job.
  • callriter
    callriter Posts: 84 Member
    You are a true inspiration! In 2017 I was at 345 lbs. I lost a bit of weight over the next year and have been hovering between 320 and 315 for about a year. My last blood test came back really bad and I decided I need to once again get serious. Today I was 295.4 but 215 seems so far away. It seems impossible but after seeing your post it gives me hope. Thank you so much for sharing.
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