Down 73 lbs. in 3 months: Ops Shirtless and Shameless

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  • Congratulations! I think you show that it is mind over matter. No excuses either. You were definitely the inspiration to get my act back together!!!!
  • jnewsome62
    jnewsome62 Posts: 13 Member
    thanks for being willing to share. This is the best motivation anyone can find. Keep up the good work.
  • Spokez70
    Spokez70 Posts: 548 Member
    Awesome job! Keep up the great work!
  • dalexander82
    dalexander82 Posts: 111 Member
    Way to go, keep up the hardwork! :smile:
  • Shelgirl001
    Shelgirl001 Posts: 477 Member
    Very excellent!!!! Great job!
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    Fuccking awesome post..............
  • royaldrea
    royaldrea Posts: 259 Member
    Wow..that's truly amazing. Keep up the good work and congrats! You should be very proud of yourself :).
  • vkevans
    vkevans Posts: 4
    Great job and such an inspirational story. I too had some of those embarrassing moments and got so fed up with being breathless and lack of energy that I finally had to make a change! Now I am on track with the loss of 25 pounds in less than 3 weeks and I had given myself 3 months to lose that! Only 75 more to go!
  • brojas10
    brojas10 Posts: 7
    Beautifully said! Inspiring story! This is a journey for all of us and we need to take it one day at a time, making each today better than yesterday! Keep up the great work!
  • Great job!! Keep up the good work!!
  • Way to Go and showing you are Couragious!
  • Rosered3333
    Rosered3333 Posts: 171 Member
    You have inspired me to go to gym tonight.

    Congratulations! (On your weight loss and accomplishments, not on inspiring me to go the gym).
  • PrettynWitty12
    PrettynWitty12 Posts: 30 Member
    You have given me motivation, inspiration, and renewed my dedication! I can't thank you enough...congrats on your weight loss and keep it up, I too can't wait to go shirtless...I mean shameless, not shirtless lol :)
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    I've experienced all that, I'm slowly dropping weight and getting the life I want
  • What an awesome and truly inspiring post! I can't wait to show my husband to add to his motivation!
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    Thank you for sharing. You are truly an inspiration to us all! It sounds like you have found the road to a healthier and happier self. Keep up the great job, and pretty soon you won't have to hold your breath to tie your shoes. (I've had to do that...it's not fun at all.) I bet your family is proud of you!
  • Dianne165
    Dianne165 Posts: 2
    GREAT JOB!! YOUR STORY HAS MOTIVATED ME .TO KNOW THAT I TOO CAN DO THIS WITH THE HELP OF ALL MYFITNESS PAL FRIENDS. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU MY FRIEND.
  • k1long
    k1long Posts: 4 Member
    Wow!! Congratulations on your progress and the decision to do something about your situation. I have experienced most of what you described and can identify with the pain and embarrasment. You are a hero for deciding to make a change and then following through. Continued success to you!
  • scott1646
    scott1646 Posts: 110 Member
    Awesome job, very inspiring story and you current weight loss is amazing.


    Last November I got myself to the crazy weight of 362, the heaviest I've ever been in my life ( May 2008 I weighed only 215 at 6'1", spine complications and over eating put me up to the 300 mark in less then 3 months). You brought up tying your shoes, I would have a hard time breathing when I would tie my shoes, it would get weezy and would start sweating like crazy. Climbing stairs which was fun for me before, became so much work on my legs, it was like I was carrying two people up each step. For the past 2 years I've had to cancel on my friends invites to Disneyland, due to my size and it's been a horrible feeling that I can't do the things I used to do.

    From November to now I have dropped myself to 332lbs, I know it's not amazing numbers, but it's the numbers that I'm looking at and all I can do is keep trying and get to my goal of 195lbs.
  • Kemmi1
    Kemmi1 Posts: 8
    Congrats!! :smile:
  • NeedANewFocus
    NeedANewFocus Posts: 898 Member
    You're a rock! Thanks for sharing this. I know anything is possible when I see the amazing results you just described. Pure dedication and commitment is all it takes!
  • BigBrewski
    BigBrewski Posts: 922 Member
    congrats and well said. i have also experienced all of the above the seat beat on the plane was one of my wake up calls when i returned home from that trip having to ask for an extender i went to the doctor and tipped the scale at 340. next day i was motivated a few weeks later around 290 i got turned away on some amusement park rides.

    i am sending you a friend invite. you can and will do this stay focused use the site and most of all post progress and when your shirtless and shameless we will all cheer..
  • dntwells
    dntwells Posts: 1
    You rock, man!
  • Eupho
    Eupho Posts: 201 Member
    Fantastic!!!
  • WOO HOO!! Way to go!!
  • NanaB2011
    NanaB2011 Posts: 50 Member
    Good Job! You look AWESOME!!!
  • cbeutler
    cbeutler Posts: 667 Member
    Awesome post!
  • redcollins78
    redcollins78 Posts: 95 Member
    Thanks so much again, I guess I never realized so many had to deal with the same things...it does feel bad to dread going on trips or taking your kids out to amusement parks, much less water parks...Some have messaged me and asked when I said enough is a enough...well, back on February 25th of this year, I was to attend a gala event with my daughter. The night before, to ensure I had the proper attire, I ended up buying a freaking super expensive suit, pretty much the largest suit and pants in Men's Warehouse that night (pictures of this night are on my profile if you care to see)...that should have gotten my attention but it didn’t. The embarrassment didn't come until a family friend of ours videotaped me in the event walking my 5 y/o daughter down the red carpet and posted it to my facebook account. All everyone else saw (or commented on) was me walking my baby girl and how nice I looked in my suit, but for me all I could see was myself actually waddling instead of walking down the red carpet…that’s what it took to wake me up...seeing a live action video of myself in action, and it was embarrassing! I still look at that video from time to time to remind myself how bad off I was, luckily "for me" it wasn’t an issue with my health that led me down this path, that isn’t always the case…to this day I will never forget 2/27/2012, the day I REALLY saw myself and decided to make this change.

    Again thanks so much for the outpouring of love and motivation!! I don't plan on quitting until I finish this race and I still have a loooooong way to go!
  • fervc60
    fervc60 Posts: 70
    That is awesome!!
  • cruisinskier
    cruisinskier Posts: 63 Member
    Fantastic results!! You are an inspriration to anyone at any weight!! Keep at it and I look forward to hearing you achieve your final goal!!
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