116 pound lost, 6 to go with pictures!!!
mart001
Posts: 194 Member
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 166. 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!!!
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 166. 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!!!
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wow congrats on the loss you look great and your pooch is a cutie0
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Good story, great results, cute dog; what more can you ask for? Congrats!0
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You've done a great job! Excellent results and attitudes, too. Thanks for sharing your story and pictures, (including dog).0
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Great story and an amazing achievement!0
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Great story and some very helpful tips! Congratulations on your success and thanks for sharing!0
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Wow! Great story and lovely writing style. You started about the same time as me, glad that we both made it to a healthier weight
plus your dog is really cute. Lol 0 -
thanks for sharing!!0
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You are truly an inspiration!!! Thank you for sharing your story with us! Kudos on all of the hard work the past year!0
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Awesome job!!!0
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Love the story and am in the same boat doing the same thing... My next little goal is to get below 230. Im a little nervous about it because when I tried to lose weight about 15 years ago it was my nemesis. I plateaued and couldn't lose no matter what I did so I gave up and gained it all back and then some. Back then though, I didn't have the tools I do today. I can log easier and track my steps/exercise better so I look at people like you and realize.."there aint no stoppin' this freight train this time" smile:0
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Awesome!!!!!! You look great! Thanks for sharing!0
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I love his story. Thanks for sharing! Truly Inspirational!0
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You are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your story and pics! Great job!0
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What a fantastic story. Thank you for your inspirational post. I weigh as much as you did then and have a long way to go. I'll be looking over your post from time to time to keep me going.0
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Awesome job!! :-) you look great!!!!0
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Wow, that is amazing. Congratulations on a job well done!!:happy: :bigsmile:0
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Wow! You look incredible! Congrats to you!0
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Great job, proud of ya!0
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Well done!! :happy:0
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Wow, way to go! I enjoyed your comment "let your good days far outweigh the bad" - very inspiring. 0
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thank you...I really like your inspirational story...well done!0
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Just what I needed to see !!! I started my weight-loss journey June 2012 because of health reasons (kidney and high blood pressure). I was at your SW as well (282). I am now at about 205 so almost 80 lost (slow and steady). My goal is about 165 (I'm female, 5'7", big-boned, I think lol). Thanks for sharing your inspiring story. It can be done !!! Woooohooooo!!!0
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D Congrats! you look GREAT!0
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Excellent work!! You just added many pain-free years to your life!0
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Bloody Hell, great job! Well done!0
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wow! you are definitely an inspiration! this is amazing. thank you for sharing your story and congrats!! you have accomplished alot physically.0
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Wow, You look great. Excellent job !!0
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great job0
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Congratulations! You look wonderful.0
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You are inspirational!! Thank you for sharing…...0
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