Lost 123 pounds 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 158.5. I began at a 48 inch waist and a xxl shirt, and now I am a 32 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 April 13,2014 with a 34 waist and weighing 172 pounds with 12 pounds to my goal
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And these were taken today, June 25th, 2014, after going from 282 to 158.5 and reaching my goal. From a 48 inch waist to a 32
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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 158.5. I began at a 48 inch waist and a xxl shirt, and now I am a 32 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 April 13,2014 with a 34 waist and weighing 172 pounds with 12 pounds to my goal
[/URL][/URL][/URL]And these were taken today, June 25th, 2014, after going from 282 to 158.5 and reaching my goal. From a 48 inch waist to a 32
[/URL][/URL]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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You truly look like a totally different person from that first picture. Truly amazing! You should be so proud of yourself!!!0
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Wow0
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Great work!! You look like a whole new man!0
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Wow ! amazing job keep it up!0
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Wow! You are my inspiration!!!0
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You look like a new person, that is amazing!!!0
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Absolutely inspirational!!!!0
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This is so awesome! What wonderful news, and congratulations on your hard work!! You look great!0
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Amazing job and story!! Keep it up! Thank you for the motivation too!0
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You are a great inspiration!0
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Wow you look great! You should be so proud of yourself!
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WOW! Here's to looking and feeling great! Thank you for your inspiring words and photos!!!0
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Wow. You look amazing and look and the smile in the later pictures Congrats! What an inspiration 0
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Awesome job Marty!!! You look amazing 0
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Great story of inspiration! Thanks for sharing.. Keep it up and maintain.0
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Congratulations! Well done and great advice! :flowerforyou:0
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Wowza!! I applaud you!0
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What a journey, very inspiring! Good for you and congratulations. I am so glad you are healthier now and how adorable is your dog!? Keep up the good work...!!0
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Congrats!0
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Great job Marty! You've been such an inspiration! Congratulations on reaching you goal! :flowerforyou:0
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Awesome, dude!0
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AWESOME0
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You are amazing! So inspirational!0
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Wow!....just Wow!0
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Congratulations on your loss! Thanks for sharing your story.0
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You look amazing and peaceful!! AND I love the Hawaiian shirt Thank you for sharing your story & update with goal pic very inspiring & blessed 0
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YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!! Great job!!!! :drinker:0
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FANTASTIC!!!
Also, thank you for raising the point about pre-logging. I find that really helps, too.
Helluva wake up call you had there! Glad you made the ultimate best of it! :flowerforyou:0 -
Wow!! Looking at your pictures make me want to get up and move0
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inspirational! great work 0
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