I've lost 30lbs thanks to my family!

Allison128

Ok... now I know I'm being a little silly.. but I'm just soo proud of my Cody!

Cody is my 4 year old chocolate lab. My husband and I adopted Cody when he was 9 months old from a kennel. He had a rough puppyhood!

Cody was brought into the shelter when he was 3 months old by a random man. cody was wet and smelled as if he was freshly bathed ( according to shelter volunteers). The man claimed he found the 3 month ol puppy in the street. Cody had a broken shoulder... his front right shoulder to be exact. So began his recovery.

The shelter didn't have a ton of money to invest in 1 dog...sad. So they couldn't afford surgery for Cody. They thought about amputatin the leg since it was an awful break but opted to just splint it and see what happened. He staed in the kennel for a few weeks. A wonderful volunteer saw the cute little chocolate lab and named him Cody. She took him into her own home and raised him and took him to physical therapy and all of his doctor appointments while he was recovering. Some time during his recovery and being casted... Cody hyperextened his other front leg and required another cast. Needless to say with 2 casted paws and little mobilty.... Cody was a little chunky.

We found this adorable puppy on petfinder.com. We had to adopt him because he was just so cute! He was 9 months old! When he became full grown he was over weight, after becoming over weight as a pup. He weighed 102lbs!!!! The vet strongly encouraged us to help Cody lose weight because of his old fractures and to lessen arthritis in the old fractured leg. We put Cody on a diet and walked him and took him to doggie daycare!

Maybe a year later we took him back to the vet and Cody successfully lost 30 lbs! he is 72lbs now! The entire vet office was so proud and said many owners don't listen to weightloss advice. We hopefully added years to his life! He doesn't limp as much either!

Here are some before pics. As youcan see... Cody and I were both overweight.







AFTER: Cody lost 30lbs! I've lost 21lbs!

fanny073

Cutest story on here!

Mollydolly10

awww, I love this!! Congrats to you and Cody

ashleynicoleb

Love this so much!

Allison128

Thank you!

nellie9

Great weight loss story....

MissFit0101

Wow I truly loved reading this, thanks for sharing with us. :flowerforyou:

Meghaudi

LOVE this story! As an avid animal lover and dog mom, I know how much of an impact dogs have in aiding weight loss.

yannasmommy145

SO ADORABLE...MY DOG AND I ARE BOTH ON A WEIGHTLOSS JOURNEY SHES A POMERANIAN AND WEIGHS 12 POUNDS WHEN SHES SUPPOSE TO BE 8 MAX. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THIS LIKE YOU AND CODY HAVE : )

Allison128

Good luck! I actually measure my dog's food... with a measuring cup. Ask your dr. what they recommend for your dog! good luck and thank you everyone!

ALW65

You and Cody both look great! Hurray for people like you (and me) who take in rescues and make sure they live the good life!:flowerforyou:

charityateet

This story made me smile! Thanks!

Jene1212

Congrats to both you and Cody. Such a cute story.

laurielie

Beautiful story~~~~~~Beautiful you~~~~~Cody & you are both lucky to have each other! God bless:flowerforyou:

ItsJustK

You look fantastic. I was never tiny, but I wish to be - I am about your height and about your start weight. What did you do to change so much?

tamiwinters1

Love love love this post!

SammyPacks

You all look fantastic! And this was just so cute!!! Thank you for the story

Cinnamonie

What a beautiful story, and such a wonderful dog!

You have lost about 15 years too! you look GORGEOUS!

kgb6days

What a fabulous story! I'm a real dog lover, so loved this story. Cody is lucky to have you

nationalparklover

I agree..awesome story. You both look great!

amm703

Fantastic story, congrats to both you and Cody!!

Allison128

You look fantastic. I was never tiny, but I wish to be - I am about your height and about your start weight. What did you do to change so much?

thank you! I honestly just listened to the MFP forums... took advice from the amazing people on here. I try to measure my food, eat cleaner ( brown rice instead of white), actually have one serving. I exercise...nothing crazy ( 30 min cardio/ 30 min weights) I aim for 3x a week... realistically its 1-2 x per week. I walk the dog. switched to light beer. Just take it 1 pound at a time.... it will come off. I have gained a few back since my honeymoon in august... trying to not get back to where I was.

Eat a lot of protein... eat off a smaller plate/ bowl.....

surround yourself with supportive MFP friends! Good luck!

ItsJustK

thank you! I honestly just listened to the MFP forums... took advice from the amazing people on here. I try to measure my food, eat cleaner ( brown rice instead of white), actually have one serving. I exercise...nothing crazy ( 30 min cardio/ 30 min weights) I aim for 3x a week... realistically its 1-2 x per week. I walk the dog. switched to light beer. Just take it 1 pound at a time.... it will come off. I have gained a few back since my honeymoon in august... trying to not get back to where I was.

Eat a lot of protein... eat off a smaller plate/ bowl.....

surround yourself with supportive MFP friends! Good luck!

Thank you for the reply. Your weight loss is inspirational to me - i wanna look like you!!! Congratulations to you & your family.

dlaplume2

What a great story. Thanks for sharing.

Best wishes in you new married life.

bflicker11

LOVE YOUR STORY!!!!! You both look wonderful!!!

memobe

I loved your story, thanks for sharing! Congrats to you and Cody....you both look fab!

Amandac6772

I love this story! Congratulations to you and Cody! We have a rescue poodle that someone literally threw out a moving car window...THANKFULLY my step-mom was behind them and she brought her to us. Sweetest little dog ever.

beckyinma

awe, I love it!

Allison128

I love this story! Congratulations to you and Cody! We have a rescue poodle that someone literally threw out a moving car window...THANKFULLY my step-mom was behind them and she brought her to us. Sweetest little dog ever.

That is the saddest thing I've ever heard! why do some people bother getting pets??? That's so upseting! My dogs are so special to me and are like my children! The pics with santa is Cody and my Cavalier Lucas. The newer pics are with Milo our beagle. We put Lucas done a year ago and I have not been the same without him. Milo is a rescue as well.... took a long time to socialize him...

Your dog loves you soo much I'm sure!!

Allison128

thank you! I honestly just listened to the MFP forums... took advice from the amazing people on here. I try to measure my food, eat cleaner ( brown rice instead of white), actually have one serving. I exercise...nothing crazy ( 30 min cardio/ 30 min weights) I aim for 3x a week... realistically its 1-2 x per week. I walk the dog. switched to light beer. Just take it 1 pound at a time.... it will come off. I have gained a few back since my honeymoon in august... trying to not get back to where I was.

Eat a lot of protein... eat off a smaller plate/ bowl.....

surround yourself with supportive MFP friends! Good luck!

Thank you for the reply. Your weight loss is inspirational to me - i wanna look like you!!! Congratulations to you & your family.

That is the sweetest thing. take your time it will come off. The hardest part is not giving into all the temptations around you. Good luck!

LoreleiWalks

Well if that isn't the greatest story ever, I don't know what is!! Congrats to you both. You look amazing! And Cody is one lucky and handsome fella!