99.8 pounds lost in 2013 lookout 2014

WallyH4EverVersion · January 2014

Congratulations!!! You look Great!!

edwardskimber · January 2014

Incredible focus and progress! Very Well Done!! Thanks for sharing your how-to plan, it's very helpful.

kingtermite · January 2014

Great job, man!! It's a great feeling. We had similar starting points and end points. Here's to reaching our goal in 2014!!

ncwingnut71 · January 2014

Great job!

Rockstar_JILL · January 2014

Fabulous work!!! You are doing fantastic!!!

allinoelle007 · January 2014

Awesome job! I like how you added some strategies to your story, thank you!

nursetammyla1968 · January 2014

Omg!!!
Super inspiring! You must feel like superman!
Thanks for sharing.

HRLaurie614 · January 2014

Awesome!!!

umer76 · January 2014

Great progress, 450 push ups really impressive!

dixiech1ck · January 2014

Absolutely awesome!! And your smile in your photo says it all.

AlanahCFit · January 2014

I love your relaxed attitude about it, you make it sound simple and easy. Congrats

oosterman · January 2014

Great progress, 450 push ups really impressive!

Thanks everyone!

The 450 push-ups was part of a workout called the kettlebell mile. Take a kettle bell in each hand (55 lbs each in my case) and walk a mile. Each time you put the bells down do 10 push-ups and 10 sit-ups. Repeat until you finish the distance.

Briargrey · January 2014

Great job!

jennykcmo · January 2014

Wow! You look awesome! That's amazing. I like your comment that it's a mental game where we get to decide who wins. IT IS SO MENTAL!!! And I've never thought of it that way - I get to decide which "side" i'm going to let win. Love it.

Braydensmommy415 · January 2014

You should be proud!! Thanks for sharing to help keep us all motivated that we can reach our goals too!

mygrl4meee · January 2014

Oh my!!! You don't even look like the same person. Looking great!!!

MadBabysMama · January 2014

Awesome results! congratulations and best of luck reaching your final goals!

vmr2811 · January 2014

Congrats are def in order!!! Your hard work has paid off--keep it up!!!

Moonlitedi · January 2014

Amazing commitment! Fantastic achievement and it feels so good! Very proud of you sir! You are almost to your goal! Wooohooo!!!

Cayjominara · January 2014

2013 Progress.. Down 99.8 pounds (approx). I went from not being able to do a push-up to doing 450 as PART OF one workout last week..from not being able to do 10 minutes on the elliptical to running 60 flights of stairs. More to come... Happy 2014..

SW:340
CW:240.2
GW: 200
HT: 5'10"

How did I do it? well like most on MFP I logged all my food and worked toward a fixed amount of calories per day. In the process I cut out nearly all drinks that were not water and nearly all fast food. There are no foods I don't eat. I just eat less of them or plan around them.

Most days at the beginning I would plan my full days worth of food in advance in order to not go over. I also committed to getting at least 30 mins of activity 3x a week at the start..

One of the biggest things is I always have a plan B so if I hit a wall and the scale didn't move for a while I know what my next step is to get around it. I.e. joining a gym with a training program, re-evaluating my nutrition. Getting a fitbit to monitor daily activity levels, etc. It think it all boils down to 80% eating better and 20% moving my butt more.

The biggest lesson I learned is that weight loss in more of a mental game where you play both sides. you get to choose who will win. I have another 40lbs to drop in 2014, its no longer a matter of If.. its just a matter of when i will hit that goal.

I'm PROUD of you, man! PROUD!!!