Are there any MFP'ians who have gone from fat to Ripped??

rajeshvvcool

Are there any MFP'ians who have gone from fat to Ripped?? pls. post your story for a real inspiration thousands of newcomers like me.

HIRAL_NJ

Hi
I m in recomp mode

quiksylver296

Dgil1975

Amazing transformation quiksylver

smantha32

Roberta has:

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/californiagirl2012

singingflutelady

2014 but @quiksylver296's photo is worth it

wanderingarcher

I’m not ripped. But working on it.

BamaGranna

Wow!

quiksylver296

wanderingarcher wrote: »

I’m not ripped. But working on it.

You definitely have earned "ripped" status!

quiksylver296

singingflutelady wrote: »

2014 but @quiksylver296's photo is worth it

Ahhh, I got zombied! LOL, oh well!

rajeshvvcool

Hi folks. I am the OP. I had asked this question back in 2014 wen I was obese. Later due to my efforts I got my answers in 2016. pls. check the following link -

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10511781/fat-to-fit-6-packs-just-2-inspire/p1

ashleygroizard

quiksylver296 wrote: »

How did you get so fit?

ashleygroizard

wanderingarcher wrote: »

I’m not ripped. But working on it.

How did you get fit?

pierinifitness

Looking awesome @JimDew. I, too, probably had my best fitness and body appearance in my early 50’s when training only with body weight exercises. I was a pull-ups beast and junkie.

You’re going to have a great time at the beach this summer. Enjoy the fruits of your hard work and keep marching forward!

ca_josh

Me

pierinifitness

You’re my man @ca_galt, great job. Have you added to your chisel since the 2018 photo?

ca_josh

I am leaner now. I need to add one. Thanks for the compliment!

GW4321

JimDew wrote: »

Do I qualify?

Calorie control. Jogging. Body weight exercises. That’s it.

You can see the straps from my gymnastics rings hanging behind me in the second picture

Really impressive transformation. Great work!

JennyRATL

I love these! so inspirational.

aisak13

How did he let himself get like that? If I looked like that I would do whatever it took to get back in shape".

Those were the naive thoughts of a youthful twenty-something year old me. I had never worried a day in my life about my physique. I wasn't overly muscular, if anything a bit on the thin side, but I was athletic and active. Food was a means to an end, a way of fueling my body so I could live out my days. Sitting at home was a bad day but even then I was constantly on the move. Whether golfing, playing hockey, throwing a football, or playing hacky-sac I was active from morning til night.

Flash forward to April of 2012. I no longer played any sports, a nap after dinner was par for the course, and my normal nights consisted of sitting on the couch and playing video games or watching TV. Food was no longer a means to an end, but a means to end boredom. I had been this way for a while and things weren't looking to change. If it weren't for the thoughts of a twenty-something year old me that might never have changed.

I awoke one morning, no different than than another day. I shuffled down the stairs and into the bathroom. Turning on the light I stepped on the scale, the same thing I did every morning. After a few seconds the numbers came up on the screen - 216.5. "Wow", I thought, "That's the heaviest I've ever been". My eyes drifted up to the mirror and it struck me, in a moment of sudden clarity I realized I had become THAT guy. THE guy that the naive me couldn't comprehend. I was the guy that I swore to myself if I ever looked like I would do whatever it took to get back in shape.

That was it, the "aha!" moment, that moment when it suddenly clicked. I decided then and there that I had to make changes. I didn't know where the path would take me or where I would end up, but I knew I was going to be leaving the beaten trail I was on for one that was harder but more rewarding.

Since that time I have dropped my weight down and started working out, a combination of mostly lifting with running and HIIT mixed in. My weight went from 216.5 down to 176.5 at it's lowest as has fluctuated between there and 180 lbs. I did a short bulk phase and went up to 195, and eventually cut back down to around 182 lbs which is where I feel most comfortable at. I enjoy lifting and running, though to me Obstacle Course Races are kind of the perfect mix of both.

quiksylver296

ashleygroizard wrote: »

quiksylver296 wrote: »

How did you get so fit?

Calorie deficit and lifting heavy *kittens*.