114 pounds lost, 8 to reach goal with pics!!
mart001
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A lot of you have asked for a before and after picture of me and this is for some of my new pals so you can see my story. I did not have many before pictures, as I never liked having my picture taken for obvious reasons.
Here is my story. I had issues mostly due to high blood pressure, As a lot of people, i didn’t even realize it was high, but it was about 260/140 when i had my stroke. I am very lucky I survived, although there was some damage to my left side which made even walking difficult and was in the hospital for about 35 days and went thru physical, occupational, and speech therapy, which continued for about 2 months after I left the hospital. I was paralyzed on the left side of my body, and gained about 50 pounds or so. One day a friend told me about My Fitness Pal and Fitbit, and just started 1 day and haven't stopped.
Like i tell most people, I didn’t look at how far I had to go, as it seemed unobtainable being about 120 pounds. so I started looking at what I accomplished and being happy if I lost 1 pound, or when i got to 10 pounds and saw what i was doing was working. To me that has always been the key. Getting on the scale and seeing any loss inspired me to do even more. Even if the scale didn't do what I expected, that also inspired me by making me do even more to get a result.
I started jan 4, 2013 at 282 pounds and now i am at 168. I began at a 48 inch waist and a xxl shirt, and now I am a 34 waist and a small shirt.
Just make sure your good days far outweigh your bad ones. The thing that helps me the most and what I learned, is how easy it is to gain weight and how hard it is to lose. not fair, is it? I know I can be bad a day and maybe gain a pound or so, but I also know it can take a week or two to lose that pound, and I hate going backwards. The other thing that helped me a lot was to pre log what i eat. So many times, I would go to eat something, and think, is it worth using that many calories eating this. And a lot of times, I would find myself saying no, and either not eating it or finding something less in calories. it would be like I don’t want to be left with that many few calories for the rest of the day so by pre logging, you can make that choice. I am at the point where i would rather lose that pound than eat a piece of pizza or cake. Just don’t worry about how far you have to go, look at your accomplishments and don’t worry about the scale. If you eat it and then log it, its to late, there s nothing you can do about it. That i think helped me the most along with being inspired with every little thing from losing any weight, even 1/4 of a pound, or going down in waist size, of someone just noticing you have got smaller, or just positive comments from people on here. I don’t think I could ever have done this without all the support i get from mfp and my fitbit. both very inspiring...I also now get in 12,000 steps a day almost everyday. To me it is like a job, I very rarely have a cheat day, as that just slows me down from reaching my goal. Also, I found short term goals help a lot as well. Like now I am at 171, so my next short term goal is to reach the 160's.
Anyway, here are the pics which I never thought that I would put on here.
This first one is from about when I started, Jan 4, 2013 with a 48 waist and weighing 282 pounds.
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And these were taken today, April 13,2014 with a 34 waist and weighing 172 pounds with 12 pounds to my goal
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And of course my little dog thinking, what happened to him!!
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ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE ANOTHER FRIEND THAT IS ON HERE ALMOST ALL THE TIME,FEEL FREE TO ADD ME!!!
Here is my story. I had issues mostly due to high blood pressure, As a lot of people, i didn’t even realize it was high, but it was about 260/140 when i had my stroke. I am very lucky I survived, although there was some damage to my left side which made even walking difficult and was in the hospital for about 35 days and went thru physical, occupational, and speech therapy, which continued for about 2 months after I left the hospital. I was paralyzed on the left side of my body, and gained about 50 pounds or so. One day a friend told me about My Fitness Pal and Fitbit, and just started 1 day and haven't stopped.
Like i tell most people, I didn’t look at how far I had to go, as it seemed unobtainable being about 120 pounds. so I started looking at what I accomplished and being happy if I lost 1 pound, or when i got to 10 pounds and saw what i was doing was working. To me that has always been the key. Getting on the scale and seeing any loss inspired me to do even more. Even if the scale didn't do what I expected, that also inspired me by making me do even more to get a result.
I started jan 4, 2013 at 282 pounds and now i am at 168. I began at a 48 inch waist and a xxl shirt, and now I am a 34 waist and a small shirt.
Just make sure your good days far outweigh your bad ones. The thing that helps me the most and what I learned, is how easy it is to gain weight and how hard it is to lose. not fair, is it? I know I can be bad a day and maybe gain a pound or so, but I also know it can take a week or two to lose that pound, and I hate going backwards. The other thing that helped me a lot was to pre log what i eat. So many times, I would go to eat something, and think, is it worth using that many calories eating this. And a lot of times, I would find myself saying no, and either not eating it or finding something less in calories. it would be like I don’t want to be left with that many few calories for the rest of the day so by pre logging, you can make that choice. I am at the point where i would rather lose that pound than eat a piece of pizza or cake. Just don’t worry about how far you have to go, look at your accomplishments and don’t worry about the scale. If you eat it and then log it, its to late, there s nothing you can do about it. That i think helped me the most along with being inspired with every little thing from losing any weight, even 1/4 of a pound, or going down in waist size, of someone just noticing you have got smaller, or just positive comments from people on here. I don’t think I could ever have done this without all the support i get from mfp and my fitbit. both very inspiring...I also now get in 12,000 steps a day almost everyday. To me it is like a job, I very rarely have a cheat day, as that just slows me down from reaching my goal. Also, I found short term goals help a lot as well. Like now I am at 171, so my next short term goal is to reach the 160's.
Anyway, here are the pics which I never thought that I would put on here.
This first one is from about when I started, Jan 4, 2013 with a 48 waist and weighing 282 pounds.
[/URL]And these were taken today, April 13,2014 with a 34 waist and weighing 172 pounds with 12 pounds to my goal
[/URL][/URL][/URL]And of course my little dog thinking, what happened to him!!
[/URL]ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE ANOTHER FRIEND THAT IS ON HERE ALMOST ALL THE TIME,FEEL FREE TO ADD ME!!!
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A lot of you have asked for a before and after picture of me and this is for some of my new pals so you can see my story. I did not have many before pictures, as I never liked having my picture taken for obvious reasons.
Here is my story. I had issues mostly due to high blood pressure, As a lot of people, i didn’t even realize it was high, but it was about 260/140 when i had my stroke. I am very lucky I survived, although there was some damage to my left side which made even walking difficult and was in the hospital for about 35 days and went thru physical, occupational, and speech therapy, which continued for about 2 months after I left the hospital. I was paralyzed on the left side of my body, and gained about 50 pounds or so. One day a friend told me about My Fitness Pal and Fitbit, and just started 1 day and haven't stopped.
Like i tell most people, I didn’t look at how far I had to go, as it seemed unobtainable being about 120 pounds. so I started looking at what I accomplished and being happy if I lost 1 pound, or when i got to 10 pounds and saw what i was doing was working. To me that has always been the key. Getting on the scale and seeing any loss inspired me to do even more. Even if the scale didn't do what I expected, that also inspired me by making me do even more to get a result.
I started jan 4, 2013 at 282 pounds and now i am at 168. I began at a 48 inch waist and a xxl shirt, and now I am a 34 waist and a small shirt.
Just make sure your good days far outweigh your bad ones. The thing that helps me the most and what I learned, is how easy it is to gain weight and how hard it is to lose. not fair, is it? I know I can be bad a day and maybe gain a pound or so, but I also know it can take a week or two to lose that pound, and I hate going backwards. The other thing that helped me a lot was to pre log what i eat. So many times, I would go to eat something, and think, is it worth using that many calories eating this. And a lot of times, I would find myself saying no, and either not eating it or finding something less in calories. it would be like I don’t want to be left with that many few calories for the rest of the day so by pre logging, you can make that choice. I am at the point where i would rather lose that pound than eat a piece of pizza or cake. Just don’t worry about how far you have to go, look at your accomplishments and don’t worry about the scale. If you eat it and then log it, its to late, there s nothing you can do about it. That i think helped me the most along with being inspired with every little thing from losing any weight, even 1/4 of a pound, or going down in waist size, of someone just noticing you have got smaller, or just positive comments from people on here. I don’t think I could ever have done this without all the support i get from mfp and my fitbit. both very inspiring...I also now get in 12,000 steps a day almost everyday. To me it is like a job, I very rarely have a cheat day, as that just slows me down from reaching my goal. Also, I found short term goals help a lot as well. Like now I am at 171, so my next short term goal is to reach the 160's.
Anyway, here are the pics which I never thought that I would put on here.
This first one is from about when I started, Jan 4, 2013 with a 48 waist and weighing 282 pounds.
And these were taken today, April 13,2014 with a 34 waist and weighing 172 pounds with 12 pounds to my goal
And of course my little dog thinking, what happened to him!!
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE ANOTHER FRIEND THAT IS ON HERE ALMOST ALL THE TIME,FEEL FREE TO ADD ME!!!0 -
Fixed it for you. You forgot the / in the [ I m g] at the end. You look great! You lost a whole person! :flowerforyou:0
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Wow....you look awesome! Congrats0
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WOW! You look so great! You should be so proud of yourself. I bet your MD is happy as a clam
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Wow!! You look great and that is ONE cute puppy!0
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Congrats on a job well done....0
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Congratulations on a good job!0
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wow what a fantastic transformation! massive well done to you!
you look so healthy and happy 0 -
You look awesome!! Good for you!!0
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Great Job!!!0
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U look so awesome!
Congratulations!
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Amazing! You look great. (And your dog is cute, too!)0
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Thats an amazing loss you should be so proud very inspiring 0
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So u were losing 500g per day. Great job! U just totally inspired me. Thank you
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Wow, what a fantastic change! Great work!0
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My deepest respects! :flowerforyou:0
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You, Sir, are truly an inspiration!!!
Amazing job! WELL DONE!0 -
What an amazing transformation! The joy on your face says it all! So inspirational, thank you for sharing so the rest of us know it IS POSSIBLE! Congratulations!0
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Wow, you truly amaze me! :flowerforyou:0
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Awesome!0
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Well done! My jaw dropped when I saw your pics. I also agree that pre-logging is very important.0
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Well done you, that is an amazing weight loss. You should be very proud of such an achievement.0
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wowzers, what an awesome accomplishment ....... a huge round of applause ....... and that is a CUTE puppy
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your motivation is really inspiring 0
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A-mazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the best transformations I've seen on here and your tips are going to be very useful to me. :flowerforyou:0
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this is amazing - well done - and thank you very much for sharing. It helps my motivation!0
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Awesome job in the face of pretty significant barriers. How do you feel now? Is the loss of weight contributing to your recovery?0
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WOW that is incredible, glad you survived your stroke and made such positive changes, you look great - even if your doggie is a bit puzzled! :laugh:
As an older person myself it does good to see that older people can make these changes - I know I never thought I would lose weight - I seem to have stuck and starting to creep up so seeking inspiration, your comment is a great one:
"If you eat it and then log it, its to late, there s nothing you can do about it."
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Wow,good for you! I am so impressed. So thankful along with you!0
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Congrats to you, way to go!!0
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