100 lbs in 10 months with pic

BrentGetsFit

Hi gang,

If you had asked me 10 months ago if I thought it was possible for me to lose 100 pounds I'd have said "no way". I always thought I was one of the unlucky ones, the ones with "bad genes" who were destined to be overweight with no hope of redemption. Then I found myself up against a wall with all that I'd ever worked for hanging in the balance and my weight was to blame. Nothing like a little impending doom to sharpen the mind. I threw out everything I thought I knew about diet and exercise and weight loss, I went back to the basics. I learned how to properly fuel my body and how to exercise effectively. I looked at my demons, fears and even my old comforts unflinchingly and overcame them. Commitment and perseverance became my watchwords and my efforts have been rewarded beyond all that I imagined. I received so much support and encouragement from my friends here at MFP and still do. I hope that my example can serve as a light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who is in a similar situation. It's not easy but it's not impossible either. Bless you and thank you all!

yeabby

Good Work!

Man_in_Motion

Very inspiring, man. As another guy trying to lose 100+, this is very motivating!

NoMoreThickyMickey

wow, wtg on your achievements you look awesome

fastbelly

That is amazing, such a inspiration!!
Congrats.

Nancyhusanu

Great Job! You look awesome!

sunshinesonata

If you had asked me 10 months ago if I thought it was possible for me to lose 100 pounds I'd have said "no way".

You look great! What all have you been doing? I need to get some tips from you!

lloydrt

awesome look and awesome weight loss brent.............wow in only 10 months, you set a record for sure........Congratulations.......

just wondering, how tall are you and did you meet your goal? Again, what a success to celebrate.............Lloyd

JulieBoBoo

WOW!!!

jaybee25

Go you!!! Awesome lifestyle change you've made and look and how far you've got with it!! Congratulations on the big change you look great!!

Pam3

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

KeriA

congratulations.

achapman01

CONGRATULATIONS! Your dedication and hard work paid off! Good for you!

mmstgr

Way to go! Very inspiring

Donnajoball

That is INCREDIBLE! Way to go! Thanks for the inspiration!
:bigsmile:

JoBFit

Wow you look fantastic! You look so much younger too! Well done .

chelelee96

Awesome! You are a great inspiration.

cartern1

well done, lots of hard work no doubt, I'm on target for this kind of loss (so far 76lbs in 7 months) but I'm starting to struggle a little the last couple of weeks.

Did you find the loses getting smaller/hard to obtain as you went along?
Did you struggle at any point? If so how did you keep it up (i.e. did you change up your diet/exercise)?
How tall are you?

Love to hear your advice

Cheers,

Nik

BrentGetsFit

You look great! What all have you been doing? I need to get some tips from you!

Thanks! I'm using MFP religiously to track my calories, I do my best to eat "clean", I'm doing Beachbody's Power 90 workout DVD and I started running with Couch to 5k.

BrentGetsFit

awesome look and awesome weight loss brent.............wow in only 10 months, you set a record for sure........Congratulations.......

just wondering, how tall are you and did you meet your goal? Again, what a success to celebrate.............Lloyd

Thanks! I'm 6 feet tall. I'm almost at my first goal. I'm in the Coast Guard and they say that for my height I can weigh 203 so 2 pounds to go. My next goal is 185 since that's what the BMI chart says is the upper end of healthy for me. I'm beginning to focus on building muscle now rather than simply losing weight so my goal will likely change from a weight number to a body fat percentage here in the next few months.

Edited to add: I just saw your ticker Lloyd, awesome results yourself! Way to go

janiececreasy

Congrats!!Good NO, GREAT job!!

vsyates

You are absolutely amazing and quite an inspiration. Thank you :happy:

med79

You look amazing! I hope to be able to post my 100 pound loss pics sometime in the next year as well

BrentGetsFit

well done, lots of hard work no doubt, I'm on target for this kind of loss (so far 76lbs in 7 months) but I'm starting to struggle a little the last couple of weeks.

Did you find the loses getting smaller/hard to obtain as you went along?
Did you struggle at any point? If so how did you keep it up (i.e. did you change up your diet/exercise)?
How tall are you?

Love to hear your advice

Cheers,

Nik

Keep up the great work Nik, excellent loss so far I've had a couple of small plateaus along the way and each time it was because MFP didn't adjust my calorie goal as I lost weight. It would ask me if I wanted it adjusted and I'd say yes but it didn't do it. So I'd go to the goals page and just re-save my stats and then it would lower my goal and I'd begin losing again. I haven't had to mix up the diet or exercise plans too much but I have found that my losses have gotten smaller as I go which I've learned is normal. I've recently switched my goal to a 1lb/wk loss instead of 2. The calorie goal had just gotten too small to effectively work with. As I mentioned above, I'm beginning to focus more on weight training and will be manually managing my macronutrient goals to support that. Should be fun

Edited to add: I'm 6 feet tall

Namaste1983

AWE YEAH!!!!

beckyinma

WOW! You look totally bad-*kitten* now!

cmDaffy

You look GREAT!!! Congrats on all your hard work!

2Bgoddess

you look fab! good work, what a difference!

privateannonymous

Brent,
What a great story and what great results. I'm sure you have a new found confidence in everything you do in life as a result of taking charge of your body and putting your mind in a healthy direction.

It's great to have examples to look up to in a site like this and I'd say you fit the bill. Congratulations to you my friend and keep up the good work!

iwannawearatutu

Hot damn, man! Way to rock it!

breezydae

WOW! That is amazing. Congratulations!