One year in. Time to feed my vanity!
creepysteve
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You know the story. You've heard it before. I decided to start losing weight about a year ago, so I did. Imagine that! I took some before pics as a baseline to see progress and to cause me to feel shame when I look upon them in the future. Some of those pictures can be seen below.
Front
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/front.jpg[/img]
Side (My good side)
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/side.jpg[/img]
Over the following year I lost some pounds through diet and exercise. I started off calorie tracking, but I became too obsessed with accuracy and never EVER going over my limit. It was somewhat effective for a while, but plateaued often and the precision I insisted on drove me nuts. In July, I stopped tracking and switched over to the Paleo diet. No grains, no milk, no legumes, no sugar, no fun. It's completely insane, but effective. The main selling point of Paleo (in my opinion) is the terrified and confused reactions I get from people when I explain it to them. Truly, there is nothing quite like the look of terror in someone's eyes when they hear that I made "pancakes" using nothing but eggs and a banana. The pancake was awful, but totally worth it in a comically depressing way. I have since gotten much better at paleo cooking and I can now produce food that is actually quite delicious. Sadly, that means I only get those measly health benefits of paleo and not the confused glares of my comrades. I can't win them all, I guess.
I have also been exercising using Hasfit.com. It's has a bunch of fitness plans that are comprised of Youtube videos that show me exactly what exercises I need to each day. I don't even have to go to the gym, which, of course, means no pants! All I do is sweat in my underwear and swear under my breath about how much I hate exercising. On the plus side, my body getting lumpy with muscle. That's probably a good thing.
For my one year (within a few days...) anniversary of actually giving a damn about my body I took some new pictures to compare. I present them for your viewing "pleasure"
Front
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/Front14.jpg[/img]
Side (I forgot which side was my good side and switched...)
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/Side14.jpg[/img]
I suppose I've made some progress. I'm almost not overweight, which is a plus. I'm 6'3", so according to everyone's favorite fitness scale, BMI, I should be between 180-200 pounds. We'll see how that turns out. I still have a belly and I'd like to get muscle lumpier, but that should all come in time.
As for non-scale victories, I have some bones jutting though my skin that I didn't before, such as shoulders, the occasional rib, and clavicles, which has taken some getting used to. Clavicles can be really distracting when you've never had them before. They make a satisfying sound when tapped on. Bones are weird.
I guess that's pretty much it. I just wanted to show off my "awesome" "bod" and I wanted to let people know that I didn't fall off the fitness wagon when I stopped tracking. I've risen from the ashes, but the best is yet to come!
Beefcake!
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/32ef1ec0-4f75-416c-8688-3e2b530e810e.jpg[/img]
Front
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/front.jpg[/img]
Side (My good side)
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/side.jpg[/img]
Over the following year I lost some pounds through diet and exercise. I started off calorie tracking, but I became too obsessed with accuracy and never EVER going over my limit. It was somewhat effective for a while, but plateaued often and the precision I insisted on drove me nuts. In July, I stopped tracking and switched over to the Paleo diet. No grains, no milk, no legumes, no sugar, no fun. It's completely insane, but effective. The main selling point of Paleo (in my opinion) is the terrified and confused reactions I get from people when I explain it to them. Truly, there is nothing quite like the look of terror in someone's eyes when they hear that I made "pancakes" using nothing but eggs and a banana. The pancake was awful, but totally worth it in a comically depressing way. I have since gotten much better at paleo cooking and I can now produce food that is actually quite delicious. Sadly, that means I only get those measly health benefits of paleo and not the confused glares of my comrades. I can't win them all, I guess.
I have also been exercising using Hasfit.com. It's has a bunch of fitness plans that are comprised of Youtube videos that show me exactly what exercises I need to each day. I don't even have to go to the gym, which, of course, means no pants! All I do is sweat in my underwear and swear under my breath about how much I hate exercising. On the plus side, my body getting lumpy with muscle. That's probably a good thing.
For my one year (within a few days...) anniversary of actually giving a damn about my body I took some new pictures to compare. I present them for your viewing "pleasure"
Front
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/Front14.jpg[/img]
Side (I forgot which side was my good side and switched...)
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/Side14.jpg[/img]
I suppose I've made some progress. I'm almost not overweight, which is a plus. I'm 6'3", so according to everyone's favorite fitness scale, BMI, I should be between 180-200 pounds. We'll see how that turns out. I still have a belly and I'd like to get muscle lumpier, but that should all come in time.
As for non-scale victories, I have some bones jutting though my skin that I didn't before, such as shoulders, the occasional rib, and clavicles, which has taken some getting used to. Clavicles can be really distracting when you've never had them before. They make a satisfying sound when tapped on. Bones are weird.
I guess that's pretty much it. I just wanted to show off my "awesome" "bod" and I wanted to let people know that I didn't fall off the fitness wagon when I stopped tracking. I've risen from the ashes, but the best is yet to come!
Beefcake!
[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c44/gamecubeaddict64/My Fatness Pal Lulz/32ef1ec0-4f75-416c-8688-3e2b530e810e.jpg[/img]
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You look amazing! Keep up the good work :drinker: awesome read as well. I thoroughly enjoyed it.0
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Great work and a great read! Thanks!0
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Great job
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You look amazing! Great job!0
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You really do look great - such a change! And you are quite humorous too! Congrats, for both! :P0
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Not going to deny, I just tried tapping my collar bone...
But good job! You look great!!0 -
Awesome success story! Not only have you done amazingly well... But you're funny to boot!
Congrats! I see good things in store for you!
But seriously... Someone kill me if I ever try to make a banana egg "pancake"! Lol0 -
You're funny.
Good job!0 -
Excellent! Love the humor!0
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Nice job with the weight loss and self-deprecating-ness. (I also just tapped my collar bones).0
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Well done!
You're gorgeous!0 -
Well Done!!0
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Great job!!!! You look amazing. Gotta say, I'm loving that "Beefcake" shirt and keep imagining Cartman from Southpark yelling "Beefcake". I also admit that I tapped on my clavicle, too, after reading your post, hahaha.0
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BAHAHAHAHA!!! the photo captions! so good! Looking great [insert thumbs up here]0
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Awesome success story! Not only have you done amazingly well... But you're funny to boot!
Congrats! I see good things in store for you!
But seriously... Someone kill me if I ever try to make a banana egg "pancake"! Lol
Ugh those pancakes are disgusting!0 -
WOW you look great I must admit the Paleo pancakes with bacon grease, eggs, coconut flour and coconut cream are way better than the banana ones
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good decision on the diet.. you did what makes it easier for you.0
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You are funny :laugh:
You look great :flowerforyou:
Congrats :drinker:0 -
Congrats and thanks for the smiles! I will still look at your paleo in horror only because I like chocolate.0
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And your vanity deserves it!! Nice job!! This made me smile after a mini break down over the scale. Thanks! And keep it up!!0
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Hairy dudes are hot
*chuckles*
Your awesome and great work!0 -
hahahaha you made me laugh! well done to you!0
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nearly wet myself looking at the Beef Cake vest.
Great job!0 -
Loved the annotations to the pictures!! Really made me laugh. Well done 0
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Here's a guy in great shape with a sense of humour! Love it!0
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Well done, give your vanilty a paleo cookie. However, I feel I should speak for women everywhere when I say not to even joke about getting a razor, that beard is magnificent.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/23-reasons-bearded-men-are-better0 -
Wow, well done, great progress! And YES DEFINITELY NEVER LOSE THE BEARD. If I could grow a beard, I would, but I can't because I'm a girl
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Are you from NI by any chance?? Funny post. Great work our kid!0
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~What a great post! Congrats on your progress AND on finding what works for YOU. Keep it fun
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Firstly, congrats! Amazing progress. you deserve it!
Secondly, Thank you for making me pee myself. Ok..maybe not really..but i totally almost did. hilarious! best way to start the morning. One should never take themselves seriously in this life!
All the best Beefcake!:flowerforyou:0
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